Derry Alli Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, Ylf said: what more do you want Not to be in Birkhill, tbh. Not a fan of Whip mate, naw. Very rarely venture there before hospo anymore. Too many jakeys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ylf Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Not to be in Birkhill, tbh. Not a fan of Whip mate, naw. Very rarely venture there before hospo anymore. Too many jakeys. there is a few people in pub who think they are better than you but the guys i drink with are good company. only a mile from my house so handy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I drove past this a couple of weeks ago. God bless em 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A96 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 15 hours ago, Herman Hessian said: The Snowdrop in Lewes (a particularly fine pub, as it happens) - nothing to do with poncy little spring flowers as you might expect: I don’t think I’m easily offended or , in any way, a snowflake (pardon the pun)....but is that sign and the pub name itself not in pretty poor taste ? Or has it become accepted as fitting , or at least not unacceptable , due to the passage of time since the tragedy in question ? Would the residents of Aberfan object to a pub called The Landslide opening up there ?.......possibly with a cartoonesque sign depicting a child’s hand reaching out from a huge pile of coal ? ....... if it’s still deemed to be “too soon” for that , how much longer until it becomes acceptable ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, A96 said: I don’t think I’m easily offended or , in any way, a snowflake (pardon the pun)....but is that sign and the pub name itself not in pretty poor taste ? Or has it become accepted as fitting , or at least not unacceptable , due to the passage of time since the tragedy in question ? Would the residents of Aberfan object to a pub called The Landslide opening up there ?.......possibly with a cartoonesque sign depicting a child’s hand reaching out from a huge pile of coal ? ....... if it’s still deemed to be “too soon” for that , how much longer until it becomes acceptable ? GPWM but in this specific instance the pub is virtually a memorial to the victims as it's built on the site of the old cottages, and it's had the same name since it was first opened having been built two or three years after the event; for many years a proportion of the takings went in to a benevolent fund for the families who were affected. As to the wider point, I guess it's generally considered "too soon" all the time there are folk alive who were directly impacted by an event; wartime things seem to be a different kettle of fish, mind, there are any number of "Balaklava" pubs which were named after some fairly grim goings on in the Crimea and I'm guessing they were all given the name pretty much in the immediate aftermath... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ylf Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I drove past this a couple of weeks ago. God bless emgenerous with his hair imo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A96 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, Herman Hessian said: GPWM but in this specific instance the pub is virtually a memorial to the victims as it's built on the site of the old cottages, and it's had the same name since it was first opened having been built two or three years after the event; for many years a proportion of the takings went in to a benevolent fund for the families who were affected. As to the wider point, I guess it's generally considered "too soon" all the time there are folk alive who were directly impacted by an event; wartime things seem to be a different kettle of fish, mind, there are any number of "Balaklava" pubs which were named after some fairly grim goings on in the Crimea and I'm guessing they were all given the name pretty much in the immediate aftermath... Interesting. I guess most folk back then had more pressing matters to concern them (like where their next meal was coming from and hoping that the landowners/employers wouldn’t throw them out of their homes) rather than getting upset at something that might hurt their feelings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 here's another one at Rusthall near Tunbridge Wells; pretty ropey place back in the day, but the sign's the thing, based on the nearby rock outcrop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Ayr's finest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 and this is a very sensible thing indeed, outside The Partridge near goodwood racecourse - with the direction and distances to the other local pubs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Noticed a real spate of pubs getting painted during this lockdown. One near me is quite busy with Jambos on a Jambo matchday. The folk who run it and work there are lovely, but very much Celtic-minded. They have painted their previously muted and stylish pub in what can only be described as very Celticy emerald and gold. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Shandon Par said: Noticed a real spate of pubs getting painted during this lockdown. One near me is quite busy with Jambos on a Jambo matchday. The folk who run it and work there are lovely, but very much Celtic-minded. They have painted their previously muted and stylish pub in what can only be described as very Celticy emerald and gold. They may be lovely but that will be under new ownership in 6 months... ..especially as Celtic won't be visiting Tynecastle on league business... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Was in this Irish supporters bar in Liverpool last summer. They actually named them Mane, Firmino and Salah. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 On 16/06/2019 at 21:37, Herman Hessian said: and this is a very sensible thing indeed, outside The Partridge near goodwood racecourse - with the direction and distances to the other local pubs Magnificent. Used to live in that part of the world ~30 years ago. Fox Goes Free was our go-to for a good fun fSaturday afternoon and I had a wee thing (fnarr) with the barmaid at The Earl of March for a wee while. No’ the brightest but legs that went on for miles. Bunch of Tories right enough. Probably all voted Leave too. Spitfires over Goodwood Aerodrome you see, wat? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duszek Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 A favorite drinking den, off Fleet Street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Duszek said: A favorite drinking den, off Fleet Street. Been in there a few times. Used to work around Holborn, Chancery Lane area. Not short of choices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) Ironically located round the back of Anniesland - before the place shut they eventually gave up replacing the "C" which they had up until then on a more or less weekly basis. Edited June 11, 2020 by Hillonearth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 2 hours ago, tamthebam said: They may be lovely but that will be under new ownership in 6 months... ..especially as Celtic won't be visiting Tynecastle on league business... It’s quite a shift in image. From classy neighbourhood gastro-pub to looking like the sort of place they’ll pass round a collection bucket for “the boys”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Humpty Doo Hotel, Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, Australia. There are bollards at the doors to stop people riding their motorbikes inside. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duszek Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Been in there a few times. Used to work around Holborn, Chancery Lane area. Not short of choices. Absolutely.. Cittie of York is another cracker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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