Hey there, you want to have a good time? Why not try a pub quiz and karaoke session for my birthday?

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Chaps. I turn 26 years old on Thursday 14th October 2004. I would be thrilled if people in the vicinity of Central London that evening would like to accompany me in any or all of some drinking, quizzing and singing, as discussed here. If the pub has a dartboard and bar billiards we can make it a pentathlon!

Kicking off at the Mortimer Arms after work, not sure when the quiz is, ho hum. Staggering to the (it's nearby, alright? I'm not saying it's a splendid example of the publican's art) Pint Pot for further ruin and karaoke at probably 10ish. No-one else is allowed to do Sk8r Boi. That is all.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:08 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd love to hear belt out 'I'm With You' actually

― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:13 (twenty-one years ago)

woo! karaoke! hurrah!

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)

alas, at the Pint Pot.

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:28 (twenty-one years ago)

will they have *** *** *****?

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:28 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll check out mortimer arms at lunch in a bit liz.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

(to check out if the quiz is deffo on what time it starts etc, as opposed to for a cheeky pint.. actually hey!)

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Its getting hot in herre...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Waaaaaaaaaah.

Someone better sing 'you said no' for me.

― cis (cis), Thursday, 30 September 2004 10:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw petal. But you will be living the life fantastico with the fresh people, no?

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 30 September 2004 11:14 (twenty-one years ago)

MEGABUS cis...

― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Thursday, 30 September 2004 11:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I will try to come Liz! Avec shiny (well, kind of matte actually) Network Card mmm :)

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 30 September 2004 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, rocking. It would be lovely to see you, Archypie (sorry).

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 30 September 2004 11:43 (twenty-one years ago)

When come London, bring Archypie.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 30 September 2004 11:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmmm - pie... Oh yeah, I'M COMING AS WELL!

― robster (robster), Thursday, 30 September 2004 11:46 (twenty-one years ago)

so sorry liz - i won't be able to make it. i'm in toronto for a wedding. but have fun y'all!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 30 September 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

You're giving Gareth a run for his money at the moment.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 September 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

BUMP!

So, what time should I be attempting to arrive at this Mortimer Arms joint then? I probably don't get out of work until 6 anyway, but will get myself on the ruin express to - is Victoria or London Bridge better? - as soon as I can...

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Can I walk there from Warren St tube?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

it's like 1 min walk from warren street station (walk down tottenham court road and it's on the side opposite)

when i looked at the board last weekend it said the quiz starts at 8:30.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=529425&y=182049&z=0&ar=Y

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

victoria is good you can just take the vicky line up to warren st.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Perfick.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm ill at the moment so trying to avoid the drinking of the booze

― Derridadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

booze kills germs though

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Believe me it doesn't, I've tried

― Derridadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

woo, i'm excited about this!

and i'm flying out of stansted the next morning at 6:30 am, which means we have to leave at some stupid middle of the night time, so i might be in a STAY UP ALL NIGHT HAVING FUN kind of mood.

either that, or in bed by 8pm.

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

If you have to be at Stansted at 4.30, that presumably means leaving home by 3.30, if not earlier. You've no chance of a decent night's sleep before that, so stay in the Pint Pot until 1, go home and get stuff together. Have a nap on the plane.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Martin is wise. I'm trying to work out whether its sensible or rampantly unfair to make Jim get a decent night's sleep, mind.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm really looking forward to this, it feels like a long, long time since there was last any pint pot action. i hope barry's working up something special.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 21:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I fear the Pint Pot.

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy Brithday Liz, have a good one.

― koogs (koogs), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 07:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks, dude. I was just thinking about reviving this thread in shameless self-promotion, but lo! it is already done. I hope people are planning on cudgelling their brains and then their larynxes tomorrow. Win me stuff in the quiz!

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I might pop along to the Mortimer Arms if I'm up to it, but I think I'll give the Pint Pot the body swerve. I've heard too many bad things about it.

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:27 (twenty-one years ago)

but if people here say bad things about it, it must be good right?

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Well yes I did consider that viewpoint, but I'd quite like still to be alive at the end of the evening, and it is my understanding that when ILxors get up to karaoke there, the rest of ILx has to form a human shield to protect them from flying glasses, fists, bullets, teargas, etc.

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:30 (twenty-one years ago)

More like overaffectionate sparkly middleaged ladies. In the case of DC.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I am so petrified that co-workers may have the same idea of coming along. I will have to use all my cunning if this eventuality arises. If not I will be there at 17.01. Dappers?

― Starry (hello chickens), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Oooh, errr, if it's Liz's birthday, then who has to make *her* the cake? My cooking skillz leave a lot to be desired...

I would like to come but depends on what day I have to work. I have more bloody NOTATUMOUR tests on my lumps early on Friday morning so I won't be much help with the drinking, but karaoke... oh my.

― Danger Whore (kate), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh gosh, I might go to the bank after work, but will then toddle across Russell Sq and turn up at 17:30 or so.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmmm, overaffectionate sparkly middleaged ladies you say? That could persuade me, unless of course they physically resemble the stars of C4's Too Posh To Wash programme as opposed to, say, Helen Mirren or Charlotte Rampling or Juliet Stevenson or... (nurse, the bromide please, he's off again...)

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Liz what cake DO you like?

― Starry (hello chickens), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Whatever, I'm not fussy.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn xposts.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)

ALL OF IT. Haha. Um, anything that people would like to construct is fine by me. Pref. no fruit though, I'm on a minimal vitamins diet.

the xpost will get us all in the end

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish Dr C could come to this. Then we could embark upon our individualistic interpretation of "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)," or won't they have that on the Pint Pot machine yet/ever?

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Probably not, sadly. Did it actually get anywhere in the charts?

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Nope.

Also I suppose the only Annie the Pint Pot machine will have heard of is Annie "Beelezebozo" Lennox.

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Weee! I'm well up for this, but haven't, alas, got anything special lined up. Barry fans may feel his repetoire is getting a bit stale. Any suggestions for me to practice tonight?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm on a minimal vitamins diet.

probably not here, but i was once at the pewter pot in glasgow when there were people who brought THEIR OWN KARAOKE CDS WITH THEM. that's devotion.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 09:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Skipping 127 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

only the BEST CAKE EVAH
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/kenjuggle/cake1.jpg
demon bunny in full view
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/kenjuggle/cake2.jpg
bunny arse
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/kenjuggle/cake3.jpg

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 15 October 2004 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

The Mortimer is a decent boozer though. Did anyone venture into the front room? It appeared to be entirely full of 18 year old students getting to know one another. Awww.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 15 October 2004 08:12 (twenty-one years ago)

so that's where you were before the quiz!

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 15 October 2004 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey dudes, sorry for bailing on the Piss Pot immediately but it was SO DISGUSTINGLY HORRIBLE I just couldn't take it, despite EVEN! the offer of a NipperPint! I blame the feast of StudentReturn, myself. Had grebt fun in the Morty tho and v nice to meet Simon flameproof too. Also Ed's friend Simon Cowell.

― Starry (hello chickens), Friday, 15 October 2004 08:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I was going to say, you were right behind us, then *poof*.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 15 October 2004 08:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't miss anything then, apropos the Pint Pot.

The Square Tavern? Ugh. Right in the middle of Fort Apache country (Drummond Street, Somers Town, Regent's Park estate, all those to be mugged queue up on the left).

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 15 October 2004 08:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Christ that was horrible - I know it's near the beginning of term etc etc but even if there had been half as many people in the Pint Pot, it'd still have been too many. Liz and Pete did get to sing before sgs and I left, though - did anyone take my songs later on?

And ahem, no mention of who won the pub quiz??

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 15 October 2004 08:50 (twenty-one years ago)

i have worked on hampstead road for 2 years and have never once been mugged. i even queued on the cash machine several times and waved my money and juggled with 3 iPods to try and lure them, but I guess I'm too hard for them to mug me.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 15 October 2004 08:51 (twenty-one years ago)

YMOF turned up? woah

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Friday, 15 October 2004 08:54 (twenty-one years ago)

god my cake was so good.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 15 October 2004 08:55 (twenty-one years ago)

It does help to have that "DON'T TRY IT" aura about you in dodgy areas of the capital.

This'll be like that Donal McIntyre off the telly wandering around Coldharbour Lane at 3 in the morning brandishing laptops and hi-fis with flashing neon signs saying: "PLEASE MUG ME."

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 15 October 2004 08:56 (twenty-one years ago)

God Ken's cake was so good.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:00 (twenty-one years ago)

the low point of that particular hampstead road adventure was that i dropped one of the ipods. but one helpful local helped me fix the ipod and gave me £5 to buy a pint to help get over the trauma.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:03 (twenty-one years ago)

matt bottled mandy, as it were. lose yourself came on, but it seemed that someone else requested it, not mark, but whoever it was didn't turn up, and pete and steve chated "choke, choke" over the top. which was cool. steve did "god save the queen", too, didn't he?

i actually thought the pint pot wasn't *that* bad. the bottle of wine i bought being under 6 quid helped, i guess, as did mark's rendition of bohemian rhapsody.

and i've finally been to the troy club, too!

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:35 (twenty-one years ago)

They have a photo of Suzy on the wall in the Troy Club!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

What is The Troy Club?!

― Starry (hello chickens), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:53 (twenty-one years ago)

i've been to the troy club!!! once!! to buy wine!

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:57 (twenty-one years ago)

The first rule of Troy Club etc etc

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes Barry?

― Starry (hello chickens), Friday, 15 October 2004 10:36 (twenty-one years ago)

NO SMOKING

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Friday, 15 October 2004 10:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I was there two weeks ago on Friday - bad idea!

― Dataismus (Dada), Friday, 15 October 2004 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

It was good to see

1. JtN, & his special friend

2. Archel

3. Apps, in the distance

4. Mr. Farrell

5. Colette, in the street

and also, others.

― the bellefox, Friday, 15 October 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

well fuck you too.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

You guys missed out on the Troy Club. I threatened to fall asleep repeatedly (Colette kept watch), scared Col with my zombie impersonations and came up with a brilliant new username that I subsequetly forgot (Toby, help!). Good times.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Friday, 15 October 2004 20:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't meet the pinefox, but when he walked out a long mystery wind followed in his wake.

PS "Barry, nice shirt".

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Friday, 15 October 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

i was quite drunk by the time barima, sorry.

i also forgot about the bon jovi singalong! and the guy doing "i believe in a thing called love" with a very impressive falsetto. the more i think about the pint pot the better it seems.

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 15 October 2004 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

The trick was that there were two guys on "I believe in a thing called love". I also cannot remember the username, and I have less excuse.

Starry: The Troy Club is upstairs from The Spanish Bar, which looks almost tacky in comparison.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Saturday, 16 October 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh hell, remember The Makeout Club at the Troy Club? Plus, when I stepped in there, I felt like I'd actually stepped back in time.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Saturday, 16 October 2004 18:17 (twenty-one years ago)

did you make out?

― ken c (ken c), Saturday, 16 October 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Colette declared that Toby and I should make out. I told Colette I'd rather make out with Toby than her. Apparently, she believed me.

In the end we all settled for heckling a rather horny couple at the bar, who I've subsequently dubbed the Makeout Club.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Saturday, 16 October 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Why, do you want in?

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Saturday, 16 October 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I need to investigate this here Troy Club.

― MarkH (MarkH), Saturday, 16 October 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm banned from the Troy Club. :-(

Because someone *else* threw my shoes across the room.

Sorry I bailed so early, I am starting to believe this "hypoglycemic" rumour, because I felt like I was going to glass someone if I didn't get to eat. Mmmmm, dosas.

― Danger Whore (kate), Monday, 18 October 2004 07:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Dudes, it was a fun evening, possibly including the horror that is turning up to the Pint Pot around 10:30. Arrgh. It sounds like people had fun, but next time I should make more effort to actually have some dinner at some point rather than drinking solidly from half past work to midnight.

D! E! M! O! N! B! U! N! N! Y! C! A! K! E!

In other news, YMOF is still an utter madman.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 18 October 2004 09:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, I've been to the Troy Club then, "hurrah", o, I mean, NOT! I didn't know it had a name apart from "THE HORROR".

― Starry (hello chickens), Monday, 18 October 2004 09:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Those aren't my shoes! You're looking for some other barefoot person!

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 18 October 2004 09:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Colette declared that Toby and I should make out. I told Colette I'd rather make out with Toby than her. Apparently, she believed me.

I so don't remember this! Should I be insulted?

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 18 October 2004 09:59 (twenty-one years ago)

You should be complimented - being more desirable than Colette is clearly high praise.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 18 October 2004 11:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree - but not *sincere* praise, it would seem.

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it's important that we don't let the golden light of fond recollection linger too long on the Pint Pot: it was actually pretty terrible (but got better after midnight). Angels followed by Wonderwall, anyone?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

would've been alright if any of the buggers could sing/use a mic...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)

You want the moon on a stick.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:28 (twenty-one years ago)

mmm, sticky moon

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

yes let's talk more about the mighty pwning that went on in the quiz instead! Sorry I left before I could use my share of the winnings in the accepted way for buying more drinks... but I can't remember knowing many answers except the Blazin' Squad one, so maybe I didn't really earn it anyway.

I had a very good time btw, hope the birthday girl did too.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

It is the law that every time ILX enters a pub quiz, one of our teams must win first prize.

Personally, my team was poor, but I was just happy we overhauled Ken.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish I hadn't just typed 'pwning'. Never type something you can't pronounce, is my internet rule.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

The corrent pronunciation of 'pwning' = 'owning', in a Cartman voice

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 18 October 2004 12:46 (twenty-one years ago)

jim and i nearly got YMOF killed that night, as well. we went back to my place, cleaned up and grabbed suitcases, and took him in our minicab to the airport.

he fell asleep promptly, and SO DID THE DRIVER! he was swerving all over the road, and kept veering into other lanes. we were in the middle of the motorway in the middle of nowhere in the middle of a rainy night, so we didn't have him just stop, but it was so fucking scary. i actually thought we were going to crash. we ended up calling the police at the other end, with jim (normally terribly mellow) shouting at this guy, and the driver shouting abuse at all of us. andrew slept through the whole thing. awww.

nice start to a holiday. at least it got better from there.

i'm glad i got there in time to see liz, it was fun to sing along with all the people that sucked at the pint pot.

sleep now.

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:29 (twenty-one years ago)

fucking hell, that sounds terrifying!

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 04:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I started a thread here about it, but should have realised that it would have sank by the time Colette came back.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 07:14 (twenty-one years ago)

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