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Darn I can't do that night.

yeah, because you have such a packed social calendar

WHERE IS THE DRINKS PRE BURGER THREAD?!

You want the moon on a stick don’t you?

It's a bit early for the pre-burger thread. That usually goes out a week before...

So does anyone have a preference for which hotel we book as usual in order that people can get ‘cleaned up and dressed’ before the main event kicks off.

Usually Malmaison or Crowne Plaza isn't it?

I assumed hotel rooms came at the end of Rof xmas drinks not the beginning 

I shall be there for Karoke in a floor length gown,

please don’t do anything exciting in the pub, save it all for later

I will be pretty tipsy by the time I join

Well I'm not sure I can deal with the non-excitement.  No Saillaw?  You may as well say No Chambers. How are we supposed to have a party now?

It is is a Tuesday, right?

I have a sofa Pingu....

You are welcome to crash at mine if you would like. If you would not like, there are other sofas, I'm sure you'd be welcome x

I recommend Stix's sofa

Bit crowded with me and thee on it sumo san

Up to you kids

Orgy at Stixta's? I'm in

Is there a start and rough finish time?

(Old Bell drinks before moves to karaoke, rather than Stixta's orgy)

It's normally strutter who prefers the rough finishes.

Start is usually around 6. Karaoke, dunno.

Ta Meh.

Karaoke is usually 10ish

OK - listen up, here is the news.

The most KBox can do us for in the relevant slot is 7 (and yes I did try the Soho branch as well and also other alternative slots).

Now given that 7 will have to include me and then meh, feebs, fonders and stix (for obvious reasons) as well as sumo (for sack skills) that means that even with a bit of overcrowding we will be slightly limited on numbers.

Proceed anyway?

Of course we might be able to haggle up on the day, but the chances of us just bowling up like we did in the old days and finding a space without a booking seem low.

I’m sure we can all squeeze in. 

If we can't all fit in, could we go somewhere else/just keep drinking? Or alternatively get 2 rooms?

I’m dog sitting that weekend so I’m out. 

Rooms need to be paid for in advance.

Next size room is 4 people and in my experience of such things everyone just migrates to the larger room (and KBox explicitly reserves its rights to reclaim and resell the second room if this happens, so it must be pretty common).

Anyone against the idea of having me squeeze up against them quite closely?

I'm ok with squeezing in if necessary.

in fairness you do get a bit "john leslie" in confined dark spaces

do it! get the box! 

What you mean ‘scavenge, salvage and survive’?

That was actually John Leslie’s catchphrase in the much lamented 90s gameshow ‘Scavengers’

Should we check out other purveyors of karaoke services?

Bah humbug, that is the same night as a christmas ball I am going to.

So Smithfield Kbox has a 14 people room from 11 - 1, Bloomsbury bowling is way cheaper and rooms start at 10 ppl, no idea if they have space yet though. Luckyvoice looks like it has space. There's also somewhere called Brazen Monkey?

I should be there.  I, too, shall be wearing a floor length gown, like a white RuPaul.

I was working from a 10 start parameter.

Do we want to be finishing at 1? I was thinking more in terms of some of our more far flung brethren getting home.

I have been to the Leicester Square Brazen Monkey (really hard to find by the way) and it is a bit low rent, but fun.

Let me look into it and report back.

I fear we might lose people if we go too far. Getting us all round the corner to KBox is challenging enough. 

I like the sound of the 11-1 slot. 

Phoebs, a floor length gown, Fonders, a dark confined space.

Back in 5.

Yes, it really is cat herding isn’t it fonders?

I’ll wait for Brazen Monkey Holborn to get back to me so we maybe have options/comparisons and then throw it open to the mob (hopefully later today).

I had overlooked the brethren. I would be ok squeezing into a room for 7.

I agree with Fonders, a big slot is a good shout

Sumo needs a big slot because he's

Oh, I can't be bothered.

Heh at squeezing in with Fonders and Feebs in a confined space.  Boobed to death. 

Still, there are worse ways to go.

to accommodate the splash damage from thrust momentum

if you must know

Anyone who's ever overfilled a water bomb knows how Sumo must feel.

I hear it's so big it has a knee.

yeah....

...wait

when you say "knows how Sumo must feel" do you mean, emotionally or to the touch?

YOU GOT THE TOUCH!!!!!   You GOT THE POWER!!!!!!

Right

All Brazen Monkey can offer us is Archway so I guess that means:

1. start at 10 and squeeze in; or
2. start at 11, have more space but pay a bit more for the room and of course the chauffeur’s overtime.

Speak!

At KBox Smithfield, obv 

Yay!  I can come along!  Woo hoo!  Very much looking forward to the RuPaul number, Badders!  But what will I wear?

Me, like a cheap suit.

And I for my part will be wearing badders.

He will effectively be my flesh condom.

Now both of you answer the frickin’ question.

You smooth so and so.

Now that's an image I won't be able to shake very easily.

Later at a bigger venue, for my part.

Actually, re-reading that last sentence, you can move the comma to just after "Later".  Thx.

Throw me a bone here people.

You know how I feel about money and I ain’t laying down personal strutter cash without more of a steer than this.

Thanks a bunch - I'm glad my opinion means so much to you. 

This is what happens when you let someone treat you like a flesh condom.

Your opinion means the world to me.

Why else do you think I ask you if ‘you like that bitch’ so often?

But I was actually seeking a wider sample.

So might I, if you keep treating me this way.

probably 11 works best

more booze

more silliness

I now have visions of a hot sweaty karaoke booth filled with roffers, boobs, beer and strutter shouting "baggy trousers" through a mic. I so wanna see this. I'm just no good at drinking tho and sober karaoke is miserable.

Then abstain until half an hour before we leave for karaoke.  Happy medium, innit?

Upside of that ofcourse is that there's no weird Dutch woman lurking in the corner taking up way too much space.

I think it's usually gone 1 by the time we stagger out there, so can't say I'm overly concerned about the chauffeur's overtime.

Awww, don't do yourself down, Tricky.  You're smashing.

So we’re agreed, what we’re looking for is KBox, larger room at 11 for 2 hours, plenty of beer (except for tricky) and feebs’ gown in an elegant puddle on the floor around her feet at some time to be agreed?

Deal?

not at singing... trust me.

Ja wohl, herr kaleun!

g&t for me and no burger beforehand and I might just join in and sing I'm every woman whilst offering some added cringe by cupping my boobs

Excellent.  You can't be any worse than the live singers on Strictly Come Dancing. 

And I have a specific request whilst singing "A mouse lived in a windmill" whilst tap-dancing in clogs. 

that's racist

No it's not.  Nor is it xenophobic.  It would just make me piss myself laughing and I wanted to see if you would actually do it.

Done. 

No cancellations. No refunds.

You lot are now in my debt. One day (and that day may never come) I may ask you for a service.

Or cash.

Cash is more likely.

The band singers.  Sometimes they get it right, but more often they sound like a cat with its tail stuck in the door.

I haven't worn clogs since I was about 3 years old....

Heh.  I knew you'd worn some at some point.  That makes me inordinately happy.  Did you have a cute little traditional Dutch bonnet too?

Oh, would someone be good enough to convey the karaoke booking info to the other lot? Pliz and thank you.

Will do.  And I insist on cash payment.  I'm not servicing your foul old boiler.

No bonnet. And ofcourse I had clogs. Every kid has/had them.

Strutter: GBP or EUR?

Strutter prefers Scottish notes.

Unless he's walking around with a pint glass in which case it's a pound coin.

Some of you are presenting this to lurkers as somewhat akin to entering the Gates of Hell, which it rarely is.

I haven't decided.

Chambers16 Nov 18 19:08

Some of you are presenting this to lurkers as somewhat akin to entering the Gates of Hell, which it rarely is.

I haven't decided.

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what would you know Davros, you've never even been to drinks, you're thinking of that time you were wheeled into the Royal Variety Performance and got briefly brushed on the knee by Su Pollard

BUMP

I should probably book the venue eh?

Well given that I have booked the after venue, yes.

Any idea how many of us there are likely to be?

Davros? I've been to plenty of them you little Mancunian/Scottish midget. I even chatted with you once.

I should be there for a bit

are you pair of doddering old fooks done over analysis forum posts

of course you chatted to me Chambo, there is oft a queue and you brought a "random" which confused the fcuk out of me because I was wracking my brain trying to remember who posted as "random"

Every time I've met Chambo he's turned up with his wife.  Bit rude of him to call her a random.  But then again, he knows his rugby so she probably doesn't like to complain.

Not going to be able to make it :( we have guests over that evening...

'twas the missus I think. If it wasn't, don't tell her.