Thread for the drunkards

[Ayrshire Chris]

38 minutes ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Was there an official alteration to the areas designated 'dry' in Auckland, to enable a brewery, pub, and restaurant to open up in a place previously declared as 'dry'? Just wondering if it's that, or whether they have somehow circumvented the constraints within the intentions of the original wording of any 'dry' order?

 because technically it’s a brewery they get round the regulations. It’s a brand new area that’s been developed over the last decade. Seems the law harks back a long way when it was rural and only had an Air Force base.  Think it will be relaxed as most of the residents want to see it changed, hopefully before we visit again.!  

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

38 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

 because technically it’s a brewery they get round the regulations. It’s a brand new area that’s been developed over the last decade. Seems the law harks back a long way when it was rural and only had an Air Force base.  Think it will be relaxed as most of the residents want to see it changed, hopefully before we visit again.!  

Thanks for clarifying the situation. 

There used to be an area in Birmingham that was virtually 'dry' for over 120 years. It's called Bournville, and was almost dry because of covenants on the land made by the then owners - the Quaker Cadbury family. I say it was 'virtually' dry - there were two places that were allowed to sell alcohol, but believe that has expanded to several places now. It was always odd going there, as if you wanted a drink, you'd have to leave the area, go to a shop outside the area, and bring it back to Bournville. Well, this was the case when I used to go to a mate's there regularly. 

[Bryanrebe]

Alright efesters I'm drunk and I have a question. Should I wake up at 7.00am tomorrow to buy pre-erected camping or sleep in slightly later before I drag my hungover self to work?

Sleeping in means future bryanrebe will have to deal with the hassle of buying then donating a tent. But drunk bryanrebe really wants the sleep in.

P.s. Honestly didn't mean to get drunk but was doing three peoples' jobs today and felt like I deserved it.

[CJTM]

3 minutes ago, Bryanrebe said:

Alright efesters I'm drunk and I have a question. Should I wake up at 7.00am tomorrow to buy pre-erected camping or sleep in slightly later before I drag my hungover self to work?

Sleeping in means future bryanrebe will have to deal with the hassle of buying then donating a tent. But drunk bryanrebe really wants the sleep in.

P.s. Honestly didn't mean to get drunk but was doing three peoples' jobs today and felt like I deserved it.

Have another drink and leave it to fate

[Doug85]

2 minutes ago, Bryanrebe said:

Alright efesters I'm drunk and I have a question. Should I wake up at 7.00am tomorrow to buy pre-erected camping or sleep in slightly later before I drag my hungover self to work?

Sleeping in means future bryanrebe will have to deal with the hassle of buying then donating a tent. But drunk bryanrebe really wants the sleep in.

P.s. Honestly didn't mean to get drunk but was doing three peoples' jobs today and felt like I deserved it.

According to other threads it will totally depend on whether or not you plan on taking a shit in a crowd.

Personally if the pre-erected camping will be better for you due to travelling then take the hit and get up early and be thankful that you don't have to wake up at 6am.... 

[priest17]

On 11/19/2019 at 12:40 AM, ShakeyCrash said:

So this is my first post since this fateful night 10 days ago.  I had 2 pints in the airport, 1 can on the plane.  Room wasn’t ready so went to a bar close by so had another 3 pints and chatted with a retired Australian couple before checking in at 3pm (actually 4pm in the end as had the wrong hotel).  Had an hours nap which convinced me I was sober and then made my way to Bourbon street. Saw a karaoke place, and made a mental note that this is where I would end up. Bit of food with a couple of pints (lined the stomach so convinced myself I was too sober). Went to a place enticed by a band playing sweet child of mine, and stayed for Proud Mary - 1pint). Played a song I didn’t know so went to a European jazz bar which was epic... lose count of pints at this point (More than 3).  Saw it was past midnight and had an NFL game the next day so thought home time.... until I passed a piano bar which took requests... a few renditions of Piano man (and more beer) and feel it’s now time to mingle.  Wonderwall provided the perfect opportunity to start up a conversation about me being British and was duly adopted by 3 lovely locals (amazing people - 1 guy paid $10 because I said I wanted them to play tiny dancer). Now I was in the zone and convinced my new found friends that we needed to do karaoke! At this point my friends back home (who I had informed of my karaoke plan) woke up due to 6 hour time difference. We choose Mr Brightside, nailed it, and as luck would have it the karaoke place did a live stream. My mate recorded it and sent me the video.

I got back to the hotel at 5am and suffice to say I almost missed the start of the NFL game.  I have now recovered enough to regale this tale (hangxiety amplified I can tell you) and to have a few beers to celebrate the Macca announcement. I also wanted to reiterate the fact that I hold @Bryanrebe solely responsible for this.

You've got an impressive memory, if I went through all that the above would be what I'd manage to tell from memory ahah.

[Crazyfool01]

6 minutes ago, Bryanrebe said:

Alright efesters I'm drunk and I have a question. Should I wake up at 7.00am tomorrow to buy pre-erected camping or sleep in slightly later before I drag my hungover self to work?

Sleeping in means future bryanrebe will have to deal with the hassle of buying then donating a tent. But drunk bryanrebe really wants the sleep in.

P.s. Honestly didn't mean to get drunk but was doing three peoples' jobs today and felt like I deserved it.

Think about the effect of 5 nights at the festival against one morning of potentially a small amount of hungover f5 ing ... it’s usual to do these things hungover ... that’s why they choose Sunday for the main sale 

[Bryanrebe]

So I got the timing wrong due to the time changes in both NZ and the UK, so I didn't need to book tickets until 8.00am. Had my 2 person scout secured by 8.03am. Very pleased I persevered!

[DareToDibble]

4 minutes ago, Bryanrebe said:

So I got the timing wrong due to the time changes in both NZ and the UK, so I didn't need to book tickets until 8.00am. Had my 2 person scout secured by 8.03am. Very pleased I persevered!

Good news! The next question is how's the hangover...?

[Slugworth]

19 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

Good news! The next question is how's the hangover...?

Must be feeling down under the weather

[Bryanrebe]

Mr Bryanrebe is feeling pretty sorry for himself. I'm fine considering I drunk just over a bottle of wine, two pints and two G&Ts.

Definitely will be refraining tonight..

[MetaKate]

Ended up having a couple drinkd with my friend from home who is visiting. Left my scarf on the seat when we left. Backtracked to go get it and they had thrown it in the trash. They fished it out for me but I'm beginning to question my fashion sense. 

Also I knitted that scarf by hand. Should be fine with a wash as i think the trash was empty when they threw it in. Very weird experience. 

Edited November 22, 2019 by MetaKate

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

9 hours ago, MetaKate said:

Ended up having a couple drinkd with my friend from home who is visiting. Left my scarf on the seat when we left. Backtracked to go get it and they had thrown it in the trash. They fished it out for me but I'm beginning to question my fashion sense. 

Also I knitted that scarf by hand. Should be fine with a wash as i think the trash was empty when they threw it in. Very weird experience. 

That's a little mad - the venue's reaction to finding your scarf, that is. To my mind, at least, they have a very odd lost property policy. 

The above said, if it were convenient and possible for you to post a photo of the scarf on here, then we could all chip in with our opinions on your fashion sense. Just an idea, that's all. No need to feel obliged. Personally I'd say that there's very few scarfs out there that would warrant the wearer being directed to the Emergency Psychiatric Intervention Team, at the earliest opportunity.

I once was on a mobile phone to a mate in Ireland, while also standing in the markets area in Birmingham. I was just talking to him and then this bloke walked past me and everything he was wearing (including a scarf like that doctor on Dr Who wore, many years ago) screamed out 'honky tonk' to me. I immediately wanted to stop talking to my mate, and start bowing with my arms out to the bloke, and tell him that he was top honky tonk, and that the world is a better place for it, and to conclude with thanking him for such a fine performance. I didn't actually do that. I know that it shouldn't be, but that's actually quite a significant regret in my life. Don't worry, I've got some mind bending regrets too, and the odd off anybody's scale regrets. However, that innocuous honky tonk man one still rattles me.

[Pinhead]

Dr Who. I used to drink regularly in a bar in London - The Tappt Hen - one of the Daveys chain in King Willian IV Street near Trafalgar Square. It was also one of Tom Bakers regular haunts and he used to turn up now and then with a couple of escorts totally reeking of piss.. Hellraiser.

[oneeye]

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

12 hours ago, Pinhead said:

Dr Who. I used to drink regularly in a bar in London - The Tappt Hen - one of the Daveys chain in King Willian IV Street near Trafalgar Square. It was also one of Tom Bakers regular haunts and he used to turn up now and then with a couple of escorts totally reeking of piss.. Hellraiser.

Just seeking some clarification on your post, if I may? Do you think that it was the escorts, or Tom, who smelt of piss? Do you think, if limited by an old fashioned method of calculation, that these escorts identified themselves as being male or female? 

[MetaKate]

16 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

That's a little mad - the venue's reaction to finding your scarf, that is. To my mind, at least, they have a very odd lost property policy. 

The above said, if it were convenient and possible for you to post a photo of the scarf on here, then we could all chip in with our opinions on your fashion sense. Just an idea, that's all. No need to feel obliged. Personally I'd say that there's very few scarfs out there that would warrant the wearer being directed to the Emergency Psychiatric Intervention Team, at the earliest opportunity.

I once was on a mobile phone to a mate in Ireland, while also standing in the markets area in Birmingham. I was just talking to him and then this bloke walked past me and everything he was wearing (including a scarf like that doctor on Dr Who wore, many years ago) screamed out 'honky tonk' to me. I immediately wanted to stop talking to my mate, and start bowing with my arms out to the bloke, and tell him that he was top honky tonk, and that the world is a better place for it, and to conclude with thanking him for such a fine performance. I didn't actually do that. I know that it shouldn't be, but that's actually quite a significant regret in my life. Don't worry, I've got some mind bending regrets too, and the odd off anybody's scale regrets. However, that innocuous honky tonk man one still rattles me.

I submit the following scarf as evidence. This is it placed on a flat surface and it looks either different or exactly the same when draped around the neck. All the tassle bits hang in the front. 

I've decided it's now my favorite scarf.

I also have no clue what a honky tonk is! Maybe you can tell me I'm a top honky tonk and it will recover the trauma of the past? 

[Bryanrebe]

1 hour ago, MetaKate said:

I submit the following scarf as evidence. This is it placed on a flat surface and it looks either different or exactly the same when draped around the neck. All the tassle bits hang in the front. 

I've decided it's now my favorite scarf.

I also have no clue what a honky tonk is! Maybe you can tell me I'm a top honky tonk and it will recover the trauma of the past? 

That scarf certainly does not belong in a bin!! It's seriously messed up that they just threw it in the bin ?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

2 hours ago, MetaKate said:

I submit the following scarf as evidence. This is it placed on a flat surface and it looks either different or exactly the same when draped around the neck. All the tassle bits hang in the front. 

I've decided it's now my favorite scarf.

I also have no clue what a honky tonk is! Maybe you can tell me I'm a top honky tonk and it will recover the trauma of the past? 

I know it's wrong, but in the interests of honesty, I must confess that I'm struggling to come to terms with your scarfs very existence. That said, I am also aware that it should also be noted that by no stretch of the imagination can I be called a fashionista. I don't know what to do here. I've put myself in a position that I didn't think would occur. No, I must be truthful and say that I'm having problems achieving neutrality on this one.

I can't actually tell you what honky tonk fashion is, as after looking it up it would appear that honky tonk fashion is not and never will be aligned to what I thought it was. 

As a sort of conclusion, I think I'll go back to my village now, as I hear that they are missing their idiot.

[Pinhead]

On 11/22/2019 at 7:26 PM, Pinhead said:

Dr Who. I used to drink regularly in a bar in London - The Tappt Hen - one of the Daveys chain in King Willian IV Street near Trafalgar Square. It was also one of Tom Bakers regular haunts and he used to turn up now and then with a couple of escorts totally reeking of piss.. Hellraiser.

It was definately Tom I'm afraid to say and he did look quite a state. I saw him once - the bar manager is a friend of mine and he saw him on other occasions. Windsor Davies used to come in as well (in a better stage I might add). Also remember David Mitchell coming in a number of times with friends. Also 'Lauren' from Neighbours and Juliette Binoche...

[Pinhead]

Ive also been drinking with Lee Thompson and Suggs from Madness and Mark Chadwick from the Levellers.....

[Sargey Babes]

Think I might still be a bit out of it from last night at a Fuck Boris rave, lads 

 

I was on the red stripes and the tequila 

Edited November 24, 2019 by Sargey Babes

[Bryanrebe]

I had a dream last night that I was friends with Taylor Swift and she bought me shots.. I didn't drink last night so assuming it was my brain telling me I was missing out.

Would love to be friends with Taylor purely so I could get a backstage Pyramid pass. As they say, dreams are free ?

[John the Moth]

Just got home from gig night. As I work in the city this means me taking a change of clothes to work, going to the pub at 5ish and waiting for people to catch up. I’m a bit “tired” now.

ps Newton Faulkner was top drawer tonight

 

[Bryanrebe]

So my Uncle died today and I'm having a few beverages to cope with the shock/it's what he would have wanted.

He gave me the most music memory I have from my childhood. Basically, him and his mate would babysit me but take me out driving then hotbox their car. While doing this, they would put me on the roof and blast my favourite song, "what's up?" by 4 non blondes.

Anyway, to cheer me up could you tell me a song you remember from your childhood? The story behind would be cool too