Where are you going tonight?

[thebish]

Believe me - he won't! But pleased to see he's not a permanent burden to the folks of Harwood wanting shit free pavements...

I must say, one of the things that puts me off owning a dog of my own is the awful sensation of sliding one's hand into an ASDA bag and picking up still-warm dogshit!

that's what you get for shopping at ASDA - you don't need a dog for that!!

[Bruce Rioja]

Believe me - he won't!

You sure, Will?

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Believe me - he won't! But pleased to see he's not a permanent burden to the folks of Harwood wanting shit free pavements...

I must say, one of the things that puts me off owning a dog of my own is the awful sensation of sliding one's hand into an ASDA bag and picking up still-warm dogshit!

that's what you get for shopping at ASDA - you don't need a dog for that!!

Yep reminds me of a ready meal spag bol i bought from asda last week...

[General Mannerheim]

our Larry loves it round Entwistle, he jumps in after the ducks then they chase him back out!

[Harry Genshaw]

Went to the Met in Bury last night. Last minute job, straight from work into the car and on the Motorway. Get there and realised we'd left the tickets at home . Of course, we both blamed each other! We must have trust worthy faces because they let us in. Watched Po' Girl, a Canadian/American folk group who play a staggering amount of instruments (including a gut bucket bass!). Smashing

[Verbal]

To a gig, watching my mate's band The Louche play in shoreditch. V good band.

[Worthy4England]

Tonight I'm going nowhere.

But that's because tomorrow I'm off to the National, on a stag do.

Been years since I've been to the National.

[Annoyed Grunt]

Tonight I'm going nowhere.

But that's because tomorrow I'm off to the National, on a stag do.

Been years since I've been to the National.

Drunk Mans Everest

Not sure I needed to see that, the week before having tickets for a stag do, at the National.

Don't forget....stay away from any incline

[CAPSLOCK]

White Horse last night

Seems the building works opposite have brought extra funds over the bar and bought him some more time

[Bruce Rioja]

White Horse last night

Seems the building works opposite have brought extra funds over the bar and bought him some more time

The school?

[CAPSLOCK]

Aye, think its been a Godsend

[Bruce Rioja]

Aye, think its been a Godsend

Should keep you out The Rocket

[TANGODANCER]

Aye, think its been a Godsend

Should keep you out The Rocket

What a den of iniquity that place used to be.

[Bruce Rioja]

Aye, think its been a Godsend

Should keep you out The Rocket

What a den of iniquity that place used to be.

I noted you put a post up about the closure of The Flying Shuttle, Tango. We could do a piece on Bolton's dens of iniquity. I think they've knocked The Schooner down now on Johnny Fow. There were a good few in town, The Ancient Shepherd, The New Zealand Chief.............

[TANGODANCER]

Aye, think its been a Godsend

Should keep you out The Rocket

What a den of iniquity that place used to be.

I noted you put a post up about the closure of The Flying Shuttle, Tango. We could do a piece on Bolton's dens of iniquity. I think they've knocked The Schooner down now on Johnny Fow. There were a good few in town, The Ancient Shepherd, The New Zealand Chief.............

Heh he. What an article that would be. Wood Street Club, The Griffin, Yates's Wine Lodge (as was when they had sawdust on the floor)) The Flag, The Borough, Gibraltar Rock, One Horsehoe, The Waterloo, The Raven (LittleHulton) etc etc. Add em as you will.

[Harry Genshaw]

The Ancient Shepherd My God that were a dive. I assume it's no longer there? I remember playing the Schooner footy team on Moss Bank about 15 years ago. Since they were only interested in how many of us they could take out, I remember just being glad at getting off the pitch without an injury. I think the ref felt the same

Tansy Green in Breightmet was another where you were glad to escape with yer life.

[TANGODANCER]

The Ancient Shepherd My God that were a dive. .

As was the other Bruce mentioned, The New Zealand Chief. I played darts for a pub team for a few years and had to play in a few pubs you'd rather not be in. One of the best dart throwers I ever saw was a bloke called Charlie Wiseman who threw for the Shep. Lot of years ago though.

[bobo the clown]

The Blue Boar & the Greyhound both on Deansgate at the top end, by Whittakers, were to be avoided where I was a whippersnapper.

But asking a 'barmaid' with more facial hair than I've ever had for "a wine" in Yates was an experience. I was aged about 15. Having been coralled toward the counter by a wooden railing effort in a place with wooden floors & sawdust and huge wine vats on the wall, I did exactly that ...

"yes ?"

"a wine please"

"red or white ?"

" ... oh ... er, ..... white. White wine please"

"sweet or dry"

"sweet ... oh definately sweet"

"schooner or glass ?"

"eh ?"

"schooner (she holds up an oversized sherry glass) ... or a glass (holds a glass up)"

"... errr .. a schooner please, yes, a schooner"

She turns, fills the schooner with a clear, but without doubt rather YELLOW looking liquid ... & presents me with it.

"I wanted white" (holding yellowish liquid up)

"that is fecking white you numb prick .... " (I recall the phrase to this very day. I suppose you would really)

A mate dragged me away "before it gets ugly", which was an unfortunate term as, believe me, given the barmaid, it had already got ugly the moment she clocked on.

[TANGODANCER]

The Blue Boar & the Greyhound both on Deansgate at the top end, by Whittakers, were to be avoided where I was a whippersnapper.

But asking a 'barmaid' with more facial hair than I've ever had for "a wine" in Yates was an experience. I was aged about 15. Having been coralled toward the counter by a wooden railing effort in a place with wooden floors & sawdust and huge wine vats on the wall, I did exactly that ...

"yes ?"

"a wine please"

"red or white ?"

" ... oh ... er, ..... white. White wine please"

"sweet or dry"

"sweet ... oh definately sweet"

"schooner or glass ?"

"eh ?"

"schooner (she holds up an oversized sherry glass) ... or a glass (holds a glass up)"

"... errr .. a schooner please, yes, a schooner"

She turns, fills the schooner with a clear, but without doubt rather YELLOW looking liquid ... & presents me with it.

"I wanted white" (holding yellowish liquid up)

"that is fecking white you numb prick .... " (I recall the phrase to this very day. I suppose you would really)

A mate dragged me away "before it gets ugly", which was an unfortunate term as, believe me, given the barmaid, it had already got ugly the moment she clocked on.

Officially known as a double Australian White.

[Bruce Rioja]

Or a "Double Dock", as I recall