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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Aug 14, 2021 3:14:27 GMT
I decided the men need a place where they can chat all to themselves. As they ruined my ladies afternoon tea room.  They can choose the committee members amongst themselves. It seems a requirement that any committee men take a cut of the takings for themselves, and that the normal members have a low opinion of them when it comes looking after the expenses.   Enjoy! Ladies are allowed in the lounge and concert room, but the bar is a no no. It's all testosterone, and scruffy. I believe they have sawdust on the floor, but I couldn't vouch for this, as I've never been in one. The bar that is, I have indeed been in a W.M.C. where, who would have thought it, I was the most beautiful woman in the place! This thread is done with a loving intention. As working men's clubs are a part of Britain's heritage. |
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Aug 14, 2021 3:34:53 GMT
I of course won't be visiting in the foreseeable future, I'd have to be signed in by a man anyway, and I believe the lounge is still being decorated. It's a pity I will miss all the male chit-chat, but there you go.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Aug 14, 2021 7:40:45 GMT
I decided the men need a place where they can chat all to themselves. As they ruined my ladies afternoon tea room. Back in my teens, soon after I started drinking, one of the rules of the game that I was taught was this - NEVER drink in a flat-roofed pub. Advice that has stood me in good stead over the years. |
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Aug 14, 2021 11:20:34 GMT
Back in my teens, soon after I started drinking, one of the rules of the game that I was taught was this - NEVER drink in a flat-roofed pub. Advice that has stood me in good stead over the years. I'm afraid I can't help you there. You will have to take it up with the committee. |
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Aug 15, 2021 0:48:56 GMT
It's interesting that apart from one person complaining about the architecture, no one has bothered to post here, yet they were quick enough to comment whenever I posted on my Tea Room thread.
I may actually visit this thread at some point in the future if a man will sign me in and there is a good "turn" on in the concert room. I may even dance with some lucky man, how good would that be? But only at arms length of course.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Aug 15, 2021 7:12:28 GMT
I may actually visit this thread at some point in the future if a man will sign me in and there is a good "turn" on in the concert room. I may even dance with some lucky man, how good would that be? But only at arms length of course. Does tha know nowt, lass? Proper men don't dance to 't colliery brass band, love. Anyhow, it's my round - so that's eight pints and... another Babycham was it? |
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Aug 15, 2021 12:30:50 GMT
I may actually visit this thread at some point in the future if a man will sign me in and there is a good "turn" on in the concert room. I may even dance with some lucky man, how good would that be? But only at arms length of course. Does tha know nowt, lass? Proper men don't dance to 't colliery brass band, love. Anyhow, it's my round - so that's eight pints and... another Babycham was it? I don't mind Babycham as it happens. You are obviously a man of high culture. Here are myself and professional Yorkshireman Shrink Proof enjoying a "turn" in the club concert room. I hope it's a good one. It cost me two pounds to be signed in.  |
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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 15, 2021 12:52:17 GMT
Watch out for the green fairy -  The Absinthe Drinker by Viktor Oliva (1901) |
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Post by Swan on Aug 15, 2021 12:55:25 GMT
Can I have YOUR attention. Thank you! Now it has come to thee attention of thee committee that we have a roof leakage in the bar. This will be dealt with next Wednesday, when my nephew Kenny, who is a roofer, is going to fix it on mates-rates, he is just waiting for a lend of the ladders. In the mean time we want nee rowdiness, as there has been complaints from the ladies that several male members have been embarrassing themselves. I would ask that these male members are kept where they are meant to be, out of sight.
Now it's the time for thee turn. And what a FANTASTIC one we have for thee. Direct from Maplin's Holiday Camp, it's the SUPERB voice of Ted Bovis!
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Post by Swan on Aug 15, 2021 13:04:04 GMT
I just want to add that tickets for the meat raffle are now on sale, the draw will be after the bingo.
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Post by Swan on Aug 15, 2021 13:24:37 GMT
Now it's no use complaining about the roof leakage, next Wednesday's the only time our Kenny is available. You'll just have to keep yer caps on.
And once more I'll remind the members to behave themselves in the presence of the lady women guests, we want nee unleashing of thee krakens here thank you!
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Post by ripper on Aug 15, 2021 13:48:14 GMT
Glad to see the spirit of Colin Crompton is alive and well in the shape of our chairman.
It's all very well your Kenny being a lazy so and so and not being bothered to mend the leak (we all know what he's up to at No. 23 while her husband is away with his ferrets, and don't tell me your Kenny is just lagging her pipes), but me whippet's getting wet.
What's all this about Babycham? This is a working men's club, not one of them soft southern wine bars. Give her a vimto with a straw and a packet of scratchings and tell her she's lucky we don't make her sit on the step outside.
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Aug 15, 2021 14:15:52 GMT
What a soothing voice Ted Bovis has. I could dance all night to him.  |
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Post by helrunar on Aug 15, 2021 15:33:42 GMT
Truly heartfelt artistry.
I have no idea who Ted is or was, and I think as a Yank I am probably better off not knowing.
As always, this thread has proven educational. I heard about perry donkey's ears ago in an episode of the BBC serial adapted from the novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise, but failed to consult the dictionary (this refreshing and popular beverage is unknown in the US), and stupidly thought it was something along the lines of "applesauce made with pears." A whole new world opens up before me.
H.
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Post by samdawson on Aug 15, 2021 17:57:25 GMT
As always, this thread has proven educational. I heard about perry donkey's ears ago in an episode of the BBC serial adapted from the novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise, but failed to consult the dictionary (this refreshing and popular beverage is unknown in the US), and stupidly thought it was something along the lines of "applesauce made with pears." A whole new world opens up before me. H. It may be worth saying that Babycham was a perry (that is, a pear cider rather than an apple one), but of a particular type: sparkling, light and very sweet. The apple cider equivalent was Pomagne (beloved of partying 14 years olds in the 70s). For those who remember it, Babycham has a particular cultural significance. The perry mentioned in Dorthy Sayers will be the more traditional pear cider and should you be visiting these shores I would recommend you try it. Having almost died out, it is experiencing a small scale revival, as are craft ciders. Cold perry is very refreshing, though after one pint you may wish to switch to the less sweet apple cider. It is a much nicer drink than mead, which many of us will have bought a pint of in a very traditional pub, thought, 'hmmm that's not bad', but then been quite happy if we could finish it and move on. |
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