Gods of Trivia

Once again WNDC carried away the spoils in what would have been a memorable evening if Ian had not bought a final celebratory round which has meant that it's all bit of a blur. I do know that I awoke this morning to find myself wearing a magnificent Adnams shirt, having decided with the wisdom of four pints that I would wear my trophy to bed in an attempt to impress it's other occupant.

Her : "How impressed were you expecting me to be?"

Me : "Gymnastically?"

Her : "Hang on I'll just go and fetch my pole"

Yeh right... as my daughter would say. Back to the quiz. If the truth be told we came second by two points 61 - 59 to a team of at least 10 (6) and as always it's the one or two killer questions that made all the difference. The answers that were over ruled by those holding the pen. Concorde first flew in which decade - 1960's (we put 70's) , bonus for the year 1969 (1971) . Still the bookbinder concerned redeemed himself with knowing that the Canarie Islands are named after the latin for dog and for being old enough to remember the "Dr Finlay's Case Book" theme tune. Respect.

The winners honourably declined the prizes on the grounds of numerical advantage following our frosty stares and we shamelessly snatched the shirts from the quizmasters hands.

There then followed a heated discussion on Richard Dawkins and his new book "The God Delusion". Should Atheism go out of it's way to show the Theists the error of their ways? Numerically Atheists outnumber many powerful but smaller religious groups. It's time for Atheists to stand up and be counted. We rapidly split into four factions and ended the evening not talking to each other ... bring the weapon of your choice on Wednesday and we shall see who was right...

Calling Fiji... come in Fiji ....

I want to know from our correspondent in Fiji if he was in any way involved with Peter Foster (conman ex of Carole Caplan) jumping off a bridge in his swimmers to escape the police!
Come to that was he there when Keith Richard fell out of a palm tree?
We demand up to date info of these stories from our man on the spot.

Cod

For your delectation

Slovenian Potato Growers

I caught a lovely little article on the radio all about a load of Slovenian potato growers who have formed " the association for the recognition of sauteed potatoes with onions as a main dish, not as a side order".
It wasn't a spoof - but it does rather lead to the conclusion that the average Slovenian doesn't have much to worry about. More to the point I think Slovenians could be our sort of people. I suggest an exchange trip at a latter date. (Last year the Slovenians went to the Channel Islands to compare potatoes and drink lots of beer. )Top people!

Can we name any famous Slovenians with or without Google.

I love Tony

Click him, dance with him, love him too.

Tomorrow never comes.

Well it does here and as it is yesterday there and tomorrow here, I am going to have a drink today which is yesterday unless you live in Tonga, in which case it is tomorrow already. If by chance you are in Basildon, then it is probably still last week.
For those too depressed by Neville's antics, then have a quick peek at
Horse swf
Sort of says it all.

Weds Night drinking club

Bring back Beckham, as he had style and is still world class at deadball situations, unlike several of the current England set-up, who like the manager, are second rate. 6.00pm kick-off, so plenty of time to get to the pub for post-match drinkies. See you there....

Cup your Tulip

I noticed that Roger chose a stemmed glass photo for his beer vs ketchup point below. This had me thinking because I use the glass above to drink beer at home and it seems I am in good beer drinking company as the RateBeer web site suggests this Tulip shaped glass is best for appreciating your beer. Having said that I am not sure I am ready for such a glass of a Wednesday night or in laddish company for the stem hints at wine and all things continental and is a step further away from the dimpled handle mug that is the glassware our fore fathers would have expected us to use. One thing is for sure we should all avoid the Shaker straight sleeved glass that is the trendy pint glass of the last ten years. This American imposter has wooed with it's All Bar One lifestyle image and pretends to be full of plain speaking simplicity when we all know it's appealing to the ?uppie in us all. A man needs to feel a curve in his glass, it hints at the female form and the hidden pleasures within. This is why I shall be cupping my tulip tonight and expect the traditional bulb in my pint glass on Wednesday.

Dogs prefer beer to ketchup, and stuff the lawn!

Ketchup on Dog Food

Top tip heard on the radio - put tomato ketchup on your dog's food to avoid yellow patches on the lawn when it pees. Haven't got a dog, so I'm relying on others for the veracity of this tip.

Weds 4 October

Three of us made it to the Somerville tonight and had a pleasant conversation about various subjects (including the Brazilian cleaner case!). Tim G has an early start tomorrow and couldn't make it, but I can report that Ian D consumed 3 pints of Broadside and a double of whisky; Dr. Tim went for straight 4 pints of Broadside and I managed 3 and half pints of my beloved IPA and a double whisky. We also decided that we will discuss the Frayn book two weeks tonight (18 Oct). I preface these comments with another photo of a hard drinking genius (Dylan Thomas) who would approve of the philosophy of WNDC. Poetry, beer and music (and football)... the key to life!

Kerouac

A hard drinking hero who should adorn our blog!

Quiz victory in extra time

A packed Somerville witnessed a return to form for the WNDC quiz team. Ahead early on they were pegged back before winning a tie break and collecting the magnificnet claret polo shirts. Man of Match was Mr. Bain who not only recorded the answers but showed a remarkable knowledge for trivial facts. A true genius.......