Michael Palaeologus

Damn shame that the news had not reached Brendon Burns last night. Now THAT would have been funny.

"Moos darling you have such wonderful whiskers, and those teeth, to die for" "I see dear Piers has emerged from his Iberian hibernation and is amongst us again, a blessing" "I pine for a certain lactating donkey, but that was before and I have moved on" *Waves glass at Brendan* "Any laudanum left?"

Sadly the Silver Buckle is not on this year's Forum drinks rota. Maybe next year ............

"Good though Brendan" *Slips on silken smoking jacket, fez and flip flops, matching*

"Its Summer everyone!" *Walks out Library French Windows onto the sun-drenched patio* *Whisks off towel and plunges into the Olympic sized, kidney shaped pool* *Leaps out* "Who turned the heating off? There's a walrus in there and he looks rather chilly. Solar heated indeed" *Suffles to bar* "Pimms anyone?"

Drinks are held on the first Friday of the Month. EXCEPT during the Summer when it is the first Saturday of the month and start in the afternoon. Usually a good turn out of many of the names mentioned. Keep an eye out in the The Lounge for details - next one is on 4 July at The Rye Hotel. I have the list of future venues in my wallet and occasionally, for money, allow people to have a sneaky peek. Otherwise they are a state secret, in case we get a better offer from another venue. Curry Club is usually the last week of the month and attracts a variable number (anywhere between 20 and 4) depending on how skint people are. In July we might do a crafty mid-month one though as I missed last nights and I organised the feckin' thing. Occasionally a thread called "The Quiet Room" reappears for a brief burst of surrealist humour and virtual debauchery before it sinks again into the the Forum's depths. Much like Moby Dick or Brigadoon... EDIT: Hmmmmmmmmmm ......

Hmmmmm...

Were they "testing soil" on the grassy knoll?

Sorry I couldnt make it folks. Glad you had a good time.

I like these threads. They let me know when to get under the bed.

Table at Tandoori Nights booked for 8pm under Georgia's name. I hope to see you at some point - the M1 allowing.

Normally its the EDT at about 7.30 onward.

In the good olds days Concord flew over every evening, you couldnt ignore that.

Harumph! So far I think that we have about 6 people-ish. I can book the table for 8pm and am happy to do so. However, I wont be leaving Leeds until about 3.30 - 4pm and dont know if I will get back in time. So if people could just make their own way there. What I will do is book the table in Georgia's name and then you can all start without me if need be. Cheers

Not exactly a huge response. I am in Leeds all day tomorrow and so am going to struggle getting back for an earlier start. Might just need to postpone this one ....

The idea was to have Saturdays during the Summer at venues with beer gardens. Thus allowing people to enjoy the glorious summer afternoons with their children and get horribly drunk. What time is it going to start and will people pace themselves and stay on in the evening?

Summer Solstice.

Do the English need to give the Welsh half of Stonehenge as that is where half the stones come from and we probably didnt pay for them or get a signed chit?

So, who is coming? I will book the table tomorrow evening.

I suspect that it isnt the sea air that makes you tired, its the stress of your life prior to your holiday. Sea air = holiday = de-stress = time to rest = sleepy

It does on an atlas.

Technically, we may have just picked them up. I dont think the nation of "Greece" existed at the time so they didnt belong to anybody.

Sod 'em. Finders keepers. We have looked after them for all these years. We should be charging the Greeks storage costs. If Lord Elgin hadnt recued them, the marbles would be covered in atmospheric acid or more probably, nicked by the Nazis.

Professional Drivers I know quote the easterly route - Rotherhythe Tunnel, M11 and then upward until the M1 hoves into view to the left. Havent got an atlas with me at the moment.

QUIDS!! For God's sake start a book on who will be first to get to 1st, 2nd and 3rd base and of course, the full Home Run. This is crying out for a flutter.