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Walk home from work today wasn't so dark, not pitch black anyway, not sure if that's the position of the moon or something, or that it's really getting lighter. We went to the office at the weekend, so I could show Clare where it was, and we saw a rabbit, or maybe a hare, as well as the usual sheep. This morning I saw a flock of brightly coloured finches too. Proper countryside, lovely.
Weekend was a full round of pubbing and things, down The Harbour on Saturday night, good to see it getting busier again, and Chambers quiz on Sunday. A rare night out indeed! Thought we might have done OK in the quiz, and we did come third out of lots and lots, but we were still twelve points or so behind the winner.
I'm being amused every day at the moment by a huge poster for "Carling 2%" outside Folkestone train station, with the slogan "the swift one at lunch pint". It reminds me (every time) of Al Murray being a guest on the morning show on XFM, so back when I lived in London, in New Cross I think. Carling sponsor absolutely everything, and they were sponsoring something on the show, maybe giving out tents in time for Reading festival or something. Al Murray, in character said "Carling, that's a drinking and driving lager", and was hurriedly hushed up by the host. Well it amuses me. We used to have to pussyfoot around them in a previous job of mine too.
Speaking of weak beer though, I heard a rumour that Old Speckled Hen had been enweakened by the brewery. It always was a bit of a headbanger, but this might explain why I wasn't very drunk on Saturday, despite drinking 'Hen in The Ship. I was less drunk than my two companions, who insisted on a kebab on the way home anyway, disgraceful...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_King
"First brewed in 1979 by Morland Brewery in Abingdon, Oxfordshire to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the brewery's MG car - the mud splattered Ol' Speckled 'Un. Brewed since 1999 by Greene King. Greene King have retained the unique strain of yeast first used in 1896.
In August 2006, Greene King announced that the alcohol by volume (ABV) of draught Old Speckled Hen (cask and keg) would be reduced from 5.2% to 4.5%, though the bottled version would remain at 5.2%"
So there you go.
Johnskibeat :: 8 Feb :: 2007 :: Comment / reply
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so do you know anything about these letter bombs that have been sent out with a Cambridge postmark..?
8 Feb :: 2007 :: Comment / reply
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It was uncharacteristically bright up here last night too - I blamed the weather (or Tony Blair, or the elves).
Love Speckled Hen, but only generally drink it in the comfort of my own home. It's one of my "feet up relaxing" real ales.
In other news, do you think that your "type numbers / letters into" is a bit overkill? I've seen people doing much simpler
http://www.bloomfield.me.uk/entries/002644.htm
http://martinlittle.com/thinkthin/2007/02/03/141211.php#comments
The Bots aren't clever enough to read the question, and it's easier than trying to type a random set of numbers and letters (especially if you are a regular).
muddyfunkster :: 7 Feb :: 2007 :: Comment / reply
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7 Feb :: 2007 :: Comment / reply
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You keep telling me that, and one day I'll listen.....but I move pc's a lot and I can't always save my username and password. It takes me long enough to remember my password, I might as well have a stab at the alphanumerics. I'll try to log in more.
