[F] Ipswich 2.0 - Meet report
Dinolush
And so it came to pass that on Sunday 14th December a small but select
group of afpers and associated hangers-on did gather together and make
merry in the hostelry known as the Brewery Tap.
In the beginning there were but Two - not Adam and Eve in this case but
Tap and Carol. A third was drawn from the North to join their number,
and this third was the great and good ppint. without whom no afpmeet was
complete. These three didst start the party early with much confusion
and sureality (and, naturally enough one set of piggy ears, a man in a
white coat and another with a big chopper) on the eve of the afp-event.
Returning to the day in question, afp-things atarted to happen at a time
approaching noon when yhn was discovered and one Funky Love Aardvark did
phone from the railway station. Said Aardvark was collected, fed and
shuffled off to the pub along with the afpers previously assembled and
the notorious (but strangely sans-lycra) Jim Darby, cycle-freak and
harbinger of weirdness.
Drinking happened. *RRRRRRRRRRooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrr*
Shortly thereafter Barry Vaughan added to our number, only to be
followed by Tom Pearson. The Red Salamander Zaruga, his artwork and the
cute and not at all annoying Thomas Pratchett were also collected from
the station at around this time.
More drinking happened - although mostly to the Red Salamander.
The conversation ranged far and wide, covering Basque (the language not
the lingerie), Concrete, The Afpchristmas party, Cleavages, Computers,
The Legal System and diverse other subjects.
The delightful Mz Pen entertained the masses with a phone call from
darkest merkia, and was muchly appreciated and admired. The Welsh end
was held up by Darran, who phoned in his apologies.
More drinking happened - once more, mostly to the Red Salamander.
People drifted away... first Barry, Then TFLA and Thomas and finally all
of us that were left.
Zaruga was introduced to Mince Pies and Brandy Cream, coffee was served,
Tom toyed with Tigger, Zaruga made friends with a crocodile and Jim
kicked Buttmunch back into action.
The fray was re-located to a quiet country pub with real ale and even
realer folk music.
More drinking happened.... to? well that should be obvious by now
Song were sung, choruses were chorused, conversations were conversed.
Until eventually food was thought of and we wended our weary ways back
to Ipswich.
The evening wound to a close by Tom missing the last train, (courtesy of
Tap), Zaruga having his head stroked, salad being eaten and everyone
falling asleep.
Oh yes, Zaruga *didn't* wake up with a hangover. Splitter!
And now it is time to draw a veil over our sleepy friends and end this
tale - all that remains is the quote file....which I'm sure will be
added to by those who took notes at the time:-
I don't mind paying to see people humilate themselves...... Tom
I'm cute aren't I....... Zaruga
I got chased at 60 mph by a desk ................ TFLA
*VOM* ............ Tap's T-shirt
Barry Vaughan
In article <3495BE...@lart.com>, Dinolush <ice...@lart.com> writes
>I don't mind paying to see people humilate themselves...... Tom
>
>I'm cute aren't I....... Zaruga
>
>I got chased at 60 mph by a desk ................ TFLA
>
>*VOM* ............ Tap's T-shirt
A hundred yards over there there's a brewery that's
older than your country......Tap (I think)
BJV
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Tom Pearson
In article <lN$4PMAXQ...@samael.demon.co.uk>, Barry Vaughan
<Ba...@samael.demon.co.uk.REMOVETHIS> writes
I think "Splitter!" was probably me as well.
>>I don't mind paying to see people humilate themselves...... Tom
Ooops.
>>I'm cute aren't I....... Zaruga
And ticklish.
Tom.
ppint.
- hi; in afparticle, <lN$4PMAXQ...@samael.demon.co.uk>,
ba...@samael.demon.co.uk "Barry Vaughan" additionally recalled:
>
>older than your country......Tap (I think)
>
- "you don't like mine; you've not stroked mine since *he* got here"
- sulked tap, very convincingely, to the dmwc 14/12/97
- "five ! that's deluxe in a man" - the uatsspdrfodmwc 14/12/97
[- and there were two good ones from the lrp on saturday night,
but this ppint.'s uncertain as to whether they'd be allowable.]
- love, ppint.
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"decadence, n: the finest flowering of civilisation" - ppint., 8/72
"...And even if it is autocombustion, at least it's keeping me warm...!"
- gsteemso 971020 (20/10/97) (10/20/97 for merkins)
Andy Fawcett
In message <882462...@i-m-t.demon.co.uk>
vafp...@i-m-t.demon.co.ukv ("ppint.") wrote:
> - hi; in afparticle, <lN$4PMAXQ...@samael.demon.co.uk>,
> ba...@samael.demon.co.uk "Barry Vaughan" additionally recalled:
>> In article <3495BE...@lart.com>, Dinolush <ice...@lart.com>
>> writes
> >>I don't mind paying to see people humilate themselves...... Tom
> >>I'm cute aren't I....... Zaruga
> >>I got chased at 60 mph by a desk ................ TFLA
> >
> >A hundred yards over there there's a brewery that's
> >older than your country......Tap (I think)
After speaking to Carol, we think (okay, Carol is _certain_) that this
was Jim...
[...]
> - "you don't like mine; you've not stroked mine since *he* got here"
> - sulked tap, very convincingely, to the dmwc 14/12/97
I don't remember saying this.
Oh, I can believe that I did say it, I just don't remember it!
> - "five ! that's deluxe in a man" - the uatsspdrfodmwc 14/12/97
I can't remember the context this was said in, but then again with my
memory that's not surprising...
> [- and there were two good ones from the lrp on saturday night,
> but this ppint.'s uncertain as to whether they'd be allowable.]
Please remind me.
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Flash Gordon exposed himself to all sorts of danger.
ppint.
- hi; in afparticle, <47FACFC5A4%t...@lspace.org>,
t...@lspace.org ["tap"] variously confirmed, conceded, and confided:
> In message <882462...@i-m-t.demon.co.uk>
> afp...@i-m-t.demon.co.uk ("ppint.") [me!] wrote:
>> - hi; in afparticle, <lN$4PMAXQ...@samael.demon.co.uk>,
>> ba...@samael.demon.co.uk "Barry Vaughan" additionally recalled:
>>> In article <3495BE...@lart.com>, Dinolush <ice...@lart.com> writes
>>>>I don't mind paying to see people humilate themselves...... Tom
>>>>I'm cute aren't I....... Zaruga
>>>>I got chased at 60 mph by a desk ................ TFLA
>>>A hundred yards over there there's a brewery that's
>>>older than your country......Tap (I think)
>
>After speaking to Carol, we think (okay, Carol is _certain_) that this
>was Jim...
- yup, that sounds right; iirc, he was smiling as he said it;
>[...]
>> - "you don't like mine; you've not stroked mine since *he* got here"
>> - sulked tap, very convincingely, to the dmwc 14/12/97
>
>I don't remember saying this.
>
>Oh, I can believe that I did say it, I just don't remember it!
>
>> - "five ! that's deluxe in a man" - the uatsspdrfodmwc 14/12/97
>
>I can't remember the context this was said in, but then again with my
>memory that's not surprising...
- and i'd not had pen & paper (well, the back of an envelope),
i'd've "remembered" them, but not _what_ any of them were; bits
of the meet were too hectic, and the lrp was too twisty, to keep
track of, without paying them pretty full concentration;
>
>> [- and there were two good ones from the lrp on saturday night,
>> but this ppint.'s uncertain as to whether they'd be allowable.]
>
>Please remind me.
>
- "i'm *not* festive - i'm _supposed_ to be this colour"
- peter pan (rachel)
- "i didn't see *what* it was - i was in a dark closet with you"
- cinderella (michelle)
- love, ppint.
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