What's Going On in Poland?
james
Two wedding invits in one week for all expenses paid trips to Poland is
just too weird for my poor addled mind to cope with!
To hold one wedding in Poland is unfortunate. One wonders what the
devil's going on there. Another stab at WWII? Surely the finest hotel in
'the beautiful medieval city of Warsaw' didn't accommodate their
visitors in 'five star luxury back in 1939'?
In a week of surprises I also learned that air departures and arrivals
are from Bournemouth. Bournemouth! I knew that the place had a beach,
but an airstrip!
Wot's wrong with proper English weddings in proper English hotels with
proper English breakfasts?
I think I'm definitely living in a Monty Python sketch.
--
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Mack A. Damia
wrote:
>
>
>Two wedding invits in one week for all expenses paid trips to Poland is
>just too weird for my poor addled mind to cope with!
>
>To hold one wedding in Poland is unfortunate. One wonders what the
>devil's going on there. Another stab at WWII? Surely the finest hotel in
>'the beautiful medieval city of Warsaw' didn't accommodate their
>visitors in 'five star luxury back in 1939'?
>
>In a week of surprises I also learned that air departures and arrivals
>are from Bournemouth. Bournemouth! I knew that the place had a beach,
>but an airstrip!
>
>Wot's wrong with proper English weddings in proper English hotels with
>proper English breakfasts?
>
>I think I'm definitely living in a Monty Python sketch.
You put on women's clothing and hang around in bars?
--
mad
Ben Newsam
wrote:
>Wot's wrong with proper English weddings in proper English hotels with
>proper English breakfasts?
The price of the beer, I should imagine.
Humbug
wrote:
>
>
>Two wedding invits in one week for all expenses paid trips to Poland is
>just too weird for my poor addled mind to cope with!
I get some of those sort of emails as well.
>To hold one wedding in Poland is unfortunate. One wonders what the
>devil's going on there. Another stab at WWII? Surely the finest hotel in
>'the beautiful medieval city of Warsaw' didn't accommodate their
>visitors in 'five star luxury back in 1939'?
It sounds more attarctive than a trip to Nigeria :-)
>In a week of surprises I also learned that air departures and arrivals
>are from Bournemouth. Bournemouth! I knew that the place had a beach,
>but an airstrip!
>
>Wot's wrong with proper English weddings in proper English hotels with
>proper English breakfasts?
There's nothing wrong with proper English Breakfasts, as all can
palinly see!
>I think I'm definitely living in a Monty Python sketch.
"That'll teach you to be normal."
--
Humbug
Humbug
My local has eight (yes eight) hand pumps on the counter, but only two
are ever in use. Well ... sort of ...
They used to have a variety of sensible bitters, but now it's only
aging barrels of Old Speckled Hen and Abbot.
And yes, I do mean aging - they haven't been changed for months :-(
Most of their sales now seem to be bottles of stuff with names like
Tyskie, Lech and Zywiec.
Or Guinness or Fosters.
Bah!
--
Humbug
(Am I in the wrong froup again?)
Clot
Here in the heart of Liesestershire, SWMBO'd decided that we would go out
for lunch. After visiting one hostelry that could not accommodate us for an
hour, we went to another. I was insistent that we would not go to a McD type
place.
Went to what I thought was a Mom & Pop pub that turned out to be microwave
magic much to son 1's mirth! The steward had been there before but did not
think to advise me. He was wetting himself after we had committed ourselves.
He's getting b�gg�r all for his 30th in a few months!
Needless to say both he and your younger son and girl friend ate mountains
of food.
Me? I had two and half pints of Tribute that were spot on and made up for
the microwave.
Humbug
wrote:
>Humbug wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:04:35 +0100, Ben Newsam
>> <ben.n...@remove.this.gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:55:26 +0100, james <ja...@marage.demon.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wot's wrong with proper English weddings in proper English hotels
>>>> with proper English breakfasts?
>>>
>>> The price of the beer, I should imagine.
>>
>> My local has eight (yes eight) hand pumps on the counter, but only two
>> are ever in use. Well ... sort of ...
>> They used to have a variety of sensible bitters, but now it's only
>> aging barrels of Old Speckled Hen and Abbot.
>> And yes, I do mean aging - they haven't been changed for months :-(
>>
>> Most of their sales now seem to be bottles of stuff with names like
>> Tyskie, Lech and Zywiec.
>>
>> Or Guinness or Fosters.
>>
>> Bah!
>
>Here in the heart of Liesestershire, SWMBO'd decided that we would go out
>for lunch. After visiting one hostelry that could not accommodate us for an
>hour, we went to another. I was insistent that we would not go to a McD type
>place.
Quite right too.
>Went to what I thought was a Mom & Pop pub that turned out to be microwave
>magic much to son 1's mirth! The steward had been there before but did not
>think to advise me. He was wetting himself after we had committed ourselves.
>He's getting b�gg�r all for his 30th in a few months!
>
>Needless to say both he and your younger son and girl friend ate mountains
>of food.
>
>Me? I had two and half pints of Tribute that were spot on and made up for
>the microwave.
A fine Cornish Ale, and to be recommended :-)
--
Humbug
(Am I still in the right froup?)
purplehaze
"Humbug" <hum...@tofee.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:42:45 +0100, "Clot" <clo...@ntlglobe.goon>
> wrote:
>
> --
> Humbug
> (Am I still in the right froup?)
(No.)
Are you two timing me with Cheerslove? The Landlord will have something to
say about this...
Hazel
Humbug
I think that you might be confusing me with Mr Torders.
He does look a lot like me.
--
Humbug
purplehaze
I know! My pinny doesn't know whether it's coming or going.
Hazel
Mack A. Damia
<hazey....@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>"Humbug" <hum...@tofee.net> wrote in message
>news:ctc9651ptu04uafu4...@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:13:25 +0100, "purplehaze"
>> <hazey....@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Humbug" <hum...@tofee.net> wrote in message
>>>news:v2j865dd7u6m0utgh...@4ax.com...
>>>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:42:45 +0100, "Clot" <clo...@ntlglobe.goon>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>><snip>
>>>> --
>>>> Humbug
>>>> (Am I still in the right froup?)
>>>
>>>(No.)
>>>
>>>Are you two timing me with Cheerslove? The Landlord will have something
>>>to
>>>say about this...
>>
>> I think that you might be confusing me with Mr Torders.
>>
>> He does look a lot like me.
>
>I know! My pinny doesn't know whether it's coming or going.
May I squeeze your buttocks, bouncy, bouncy?
--
mad
Ben Newsam
You need to move oop North, mate. My local has always had splendid
hand-pumped Tetleys (yes it really can be a decent pint), and an
excellent locally-brewed guest beer such as Seven Hills or Five
Rivers. On Thursdays after ringing at the cathedral I go to the Fat
Cat in Alma Street (part of the Sheffield Valley of Beer), and there
are at least ten hand pumps packed side by side and all contain the
real thing. The poob round the corner, the Kelham Island, recently won
CAMRA Poob of the Year, but I prefer the Fat Cat so nyer.
Humbug
<ben.n...@remove.this.gmail.com> wrote:
I shall be going to Earls Court next Thursday for the Great British
Beer Festival.
I'll have a look out for those.
--
Humbug (who wonders if there's a Six Bells between the other two)