Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[soundofmusic]

Faming idiots?

I'm not sure of exactly what they are; they start out as the Bosey Douglas, Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Jude Law sort...Then everything goes wrong

Mad Friday! The last Friday before Christmas, when all the local workers have their Christmas "do". All the pubs and restaurants of our little town are full of chrismas parties. The celebrants spill over onto the street and mingle with the local youth. A general pub crawl ensues. There is fighting, dancing, singing, fancy dress, snogging, throwing up and passing out. The girls from the Co-op hurl insults at the hairdressers from the high street, egged on by the lads from the tyre fitters. In recent years the Police have taken notice and increased their presence to three officers, they stroll along the street chatting up tinsel trimmed girls and warning teenage lads to "just cool it". At around midnight we older celebrants head for our warm beds, the younger end order taxis and head off to the fleshpots of Halifax.
Next week the banner headlines of the local paper will shout the extent of the debauchery,- a broken window, a man taken into custody, an abulance called to the scene, graffiti on the bus shelter.
Mad Friday. It seems to have started casually, but is now a tradition. Does it happen everywhere?

What is a Halifax fleshpot? I think in America we are not "joiners"; so our partying and snogging is rather separatist clique sort of set ups. The folks who are full of christmas spirit , own guns, and have just bought alot of Christmas cheer on credit; usually shoot a cousin or brother...they aim for the leg and hit the head. Ergo: Bob becomes "dumb Bubba"

[Paulclem]

Mad Friday! The last Friday before Christmas, when all the local workers have their Christmas "do". All the pubs and restaurants of our little town are full of chrismas parties. The celebrants spill over onto the street and mingle with the local youth. A general pub crawl ensues. There is fighting, dancing, singing, fancy dress, snogging, throwing up and passing out. The girls from the Co-op hurl insults at the hairdressers from the high street, egged on by the lads from the tyre fitters. In recent years the Police have taken notice and increased their presence to three officers, they stroll along the street chatting up tinsel trimmed girls and warning teenage lads to "just cool it". At around midnight we older celebrants head for our warm beds, the younger end order taxis and head off to the fleshpots of Halifax.
Next week the banner headlines of the local paper will shout the extent of the debauchery,- a broken window, a man taken into custody, an abulance called to the scene, graffiti on the bus shelter.
Mad Friday. It seems to have started casually, but is now a tradition. Does it happen everywhere?

Halifax - I only ever played rugby (league) there. It sounds as though we missed a treat. Did you ever get over to Wakey?

[prendrelemick]

What is a Halifax fleshpot?

Halifax: The town of a thousand trades................including the oldest one.

Halifax - I only ever played rugby (league) there. It sounds as though we missed a treat. Did you ever get over to Wakey?

I've been to Belle Vue a time or two when we were in your league.

[Paulclem]

I used to play for the colts - 1981 - years ago. I played at Belle Vue a few times, and from my house I could see half the pitch from the bathroom.

I never realised that Halifax was such a swinging town, but then I thought all Friday nights were Mad.

[prendrelemick]

Mad Friday happens in a certain small market town 8 miles from Halifax.

Didn't Wakey have a famous pub crawl all along the same street ? about 20 pubs all on one street.

[Paulclem]

Mad Friday happens in a certain small market town 8 miles from Halifax.

Didn't Wakey have a famous pub crawl all along the same street ? about 20 pubs all on one street.

Which market town was that?

Yes- the Westgate run. Good fun, which got better the nearer you got to town.

The Whinney Moor
The Union
The Redoubt
The Waterloo
The Beer Engine
The Waggon and horses
The White Horse
The Globe
The Swan with 2 Necks
The Black Horse
The Roundabout
The Elephant and Castle
The Black Swan
The Strafford Arms

Are some of them. I think some have changed, and I've missed some out. It's been a lng time, and the memory fails, especially towards the end...
You then had the city centre pubs to go to-and the nightclubs...

I'm not sure of exactly what they are; they start out as the Bosey Douglas, Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Jude Law sort...Then everything goes wrong



What is a Halifax fleshpot? I think in America we are not "joiners"; so our partying and snogging is rather separatist clique sort of set ups. The folks who are full of christmas spirit , own guns, and have just bought alot of Christmas cheer on credit; usually shoot a cousin or brother...they aim for the leg and hit the head. Ergo: Bob becomes "dumb Bubba"

Hi The Atheist.
Your post reminded me of some aspects of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the North of England that made me laugh.

I've no idea why, but there has been a strong cowboy tradition in this part of England. It must stem from the cowboy movies, but seemed terribly out of date when I lived there in the 80's. My wife once went to a Quick Draw night at a Working Men's Club she used to live near, where the entrants, (mainly local miners who'd never been on a horse) dressed up as cowboys and had a Quick Draw competition!

I've also been to Country and western nights, which were very popular in the North at the local pub with my Dad - who wore his cowboy hat - where we listened to a Don Williams tribute band. Perhaps it was some perceived affinity with the American Outlaw tradition. I know my Dad was a bit of an outlaw in the urban sense.

Just to validate my point, I have posted a link to The Rochdale cowboy, which was originally done by Mike Harding. Rochdale is in Lancashire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6S7agOnOTE

[The Atheist]

Mad Friday. It seems to have started casually, but is now a tradition. Does it happen everywhere?

Yep. It lasts a fortnight here - they'll stop drinking about 5 January.

Just to validate my point, I have posted a link to The Rochdale cowboy, which was originally done by Mike Harding. Rochdale is in Lancashire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6S7agOnOTE

Brilliant!

I must let my beard grow like that in a few years.

[prendrelemick]

Mike Harding would remember Billy Holt , a local character who rode around these hills during the 60s and 70s on a horse called Trigger. He was known locally as The Rochdale Cowboy. (Although he was from Todmorden.) I reckon that's where it all started

[gbrekken]

Next thing you know, Will Rogers will show up with three roping ropes and use them all at once, while Tonto watches. Wish I could be as pointedly humorous as some dead men we've heard of. Enjoy the day, days, daze, dais, ...........

[Paulclem]

Mike Harding would remember Billy Holt , a local character who rode around these hills during the 60s and 70s on a horse called Trigger. He was known locally as The Rochdale Cowboy. (Although he was from Todmorden.) I reckon that's where it all started

There's nothing like the North. Phoenix Nights nailed the club scene. The last time I was in a club -it was the Moor Top Club somewhere near Pontefract - I never usually went in for them at all - it was a local band doing David Bowie covers followed by Bingo! Wierd.

Next thing you know, Will Rogers will show up with three roping ropes and use them all at once, while Tonto watches. Wish I could be as pointedly humorous as some dead men we've heard of. Enjoy the day, days, daze, dais, ...........

Were else could we link up with Nevada and discuss one of your cultural icons and a bloke from Todmorden called the Rochdale Cowboy. Superb.

[jocky]

I was thinking of Balvenie Doublewood. Have any of you tried this variety

Now you are talking turkey, that is the chosen beverage of the Scottish legal profession. My defence lawer told me that the prosecution team had went through an inordinate amount of the stuff when I was found guilty of a crime I did not commit. Of course, they were not amused to wake up only to find the charges were dropped on a technicality. Atheist was spot on, Glenlivet Prrrr.

Truly, what possible similarities can there be between Oscar and the fellows on this forum: other than wit, broad shoulders and an appreciation for the arts, fine food and drink and intellectual women?

Soundo, I never thought I would agree with you on anything but everything you said is true, apart from the intellectual women comment. Mind you, five out of six aint bad, for a woman.

[soundofmusic]

Yep. It lasts a fortnight here - they'll stop drinking about 5 January.

Brilliant!

I must let my beard grow like that in a few years.

A two week party, I like it. Maybe I'll relocate to down under and a little to the side. I don't know, the American cowboy thing doesn't quite work in England, even with the hat and beard. They aren't...what...earthy enough?

Mike Harding would remember Billy Holt , a local character who rode around these hills during the 60s and 70s on a horse called Trigger. He was known locally as The Rochdale Cowboy. (Although he was from Todmorden.) I reckon that's where it all started

Wasn't that the Lone Ranger who had Trigger or was it Roy Rodgers?

Soundo, I never thought I would agree with you on anything but everything you said is true, apart from the intellectual women comment. Mind you, five out of six aint bad, for a woman.

Will wonders never cease

[jocky]

Now guys, you know I do ramble on a bit about extra terrestrial existence, but this is a tale that must be related. As I was watching the blizzard the other night, from the outside looking in, you guessed, I had been thrown out again, I saw some strange orange lights in the sky. I banged hard on the window mouthing aliens, let me in; and my wife and kids replied in unison, well we hope they freeze to death along with you mother something or other. I know what I saw

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Next thing you know, Will Rogers will show up with three roping ropes and use them all at once, while Tonto watches.

...Wasn't that the Lone Ranger who had Trigger or was it Roy Rodgers?

I believe we are getting things a bit mixed up;
Roy Rodgers, the actor and singing cowboy rode a horse named Trigger who is no relation to the Lone Ranger who road a horse named Silver who is associated with
Tonto who road a horse named Scout, none of which are related to
Will Rodgers, the great humorist and a master at rope tricks.

...I had been thrown out again, I saw some strange orange lights in the sky...

Relax Jocky, the answer to your lights is right here deep in the heart of Texas ---

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfCJvh6kwcQ

[jocky]

Relax Jocky, the answer to your lights is right here deep in the heart of Texas ---

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfCJvh6kwcQ

How can I relax Gilly ? I am scared and alone and there is no way you can argue with youtube. Them thar lights sure looked real to me Elmer and Jethro. Hey listen, the next time you do a bombing campaign any chance of dropping them on the bad guys?