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Thread: Gambit Memorial Shipmeet, January 21
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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Originally posted by Emma.:
its looking more and more unlikely ill make it
Well, who knows? This may become one of those annual events that have grown up over the years. If so, you've got 12 months to prepare for next years meet.
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Ham'n'Eggs
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Surely a Gambit Memorial meet would be a monthly event. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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starbelly
but you can call me Neil
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Look out for Whales in the Thames.
In fact it could be the "Whale Meet"...
Sorry I won't be able to be there, have a great time for Gambits sake.
Neil
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daisymay
St Elmo's Fire
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Originally posted by starbelly:
Look out for Whales in the Thames.
In fact it could be the "Whale Meet"...
Sorry I won't be able to be there, have a great time for Gambits sake.
Neil
How many are there?
They are being watched...
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Lev
Shipmate
# 50
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Agonisingly I can't make it. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) Lost my job last week, so can't afford the travel. When I'm a bit more wealthy, I shall pop over to the big smoke and raise a glass or 10 to his Gambitness's good name.
Good to see so many people going, and also so many familiar names (Hi Ken, Dave & Maddie, Sophs, Spike-I'm-a-labour-supporter-get-me-out-of-here, and Sir Tony of K).
DON'T SPARE THE MALTS!
...Lev
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Dave Walker
Contributing Editor
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Really sorry to hear that Lev. Hope to see you at some other point.
(In case anyone is unaware, Lev invented Shipmeets.)
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Ags
Knocked up
# 204
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And was at the first one I ever went to in Feb 2000! (Not that I'm a frequent attender!)
Sorry to hear about the job, Lev.
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welsh dragon
Shipmate
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Unfortunately, it looks as though we will not be venturing forth on this occasion.
We will however raise a glass back in Hampshire, to Gambit's memory.
WD & Dave
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TonyK
Host Emeritus
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Lev - sorry to hear about the job and the consequences - I was looking forward to meeting you again!
All the best ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Yangtze
Shipmate
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Hmm, I have to meet people at the Ritz at 6.30 (fairly sure I should interject 'dahlings' here in an ironic tone - be reassured that I don't normally go around drinking in the Ritz) but if I could be sure that there would be people around, the Sanctuary is sort of on the way and I could drop in and raise a glass in Gambit's memory.
(Might be overdressed though!)
Otherwise, sorry I can't make it and have a good time.
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rosamundi
Ship's lacemaker
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I should be there, but I have managed to crack three ribs ('tis a long but slightly amusing story, so long as they're not your ribs), so please don't make me laugh too much and please can I have a seat by a corner or a wall or something?
This post was brought to you by the word "ow."
Deborah
[ 20. January 2006, 23:19: Message edited by: rosamundi ]
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Emma Louise
Storm in a teapot
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Heh- guess im shamed to admit im not coming as ive been poorly after that!!!! Heh. Well done rosamundi and i think everyone should buy her a nice glass of whatever ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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rosamundi
Ship's lacemaker
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quote:
Originally posted by Emma.:
Heh- guess im shamed to admit im not coming as ive been poorly after that!!!! Heh. Well done rosamundi and i think everyone should buy her a nice glass of whatever
Nice glasses of water are my current beverage of choice!
(I've lost the destructions for my painkillers, so can't remember if I can drink whilst taking them, so have decided to err on the side of caution)...
Deborah
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Moth
Shipmate
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Right, all is arranged, we will be there! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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I'm in town already - had to work today - so I intend to be there a bit earlier than my normal 9-ish start time. So maybe I'll see some of you I often miss.
Of course the downside of that is that with 4 hours in the pub instead of my usual 2, by 11 I'll be most squiffy...
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L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle.
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Ags
Knocked up
# 204
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Plenty of carbs, Ken. That'll do the trick!
Have a nice big plate of pasta before you start imbibing.
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daisymay
St Elmo's Fire
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Finished all the work I have to do today - heading down - I'm hungry more than thirsty....
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daisymay
St Elmo's Fire
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Hmm, a double post. Am I the first back home?
On my way there, I expected Gambit to be waiting as usual - a very odd experience.
A very good meet, with loads of shipmates and we took over the upper space. ![[Cool]](cool.gif) And it was nice walking down to Victoria with a mini-crowd.
My bus was on the correct side of the Edgeware Road - there was some kind of Kurdish party (a wedding??) on the southward side, all over the road, dancing men in fancy, elegant wear, drums, singing, cars hooting in rythym, and all the traffic jammed and unable to move for miles. Fun to pass it by on the bus, and to dodge an ambulance whizzing down our side of the road as there was no way it could travel on the left. ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Nanny Ogg
Ship's cushion
# 1176
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It was a good meet with plenty of old faces and some new ones.
I was first there and managed to spread myself and belongings over 2 tables in anticipation of a crowd of shipmates (what is the collective term ?).
Gradually we managed to fill the tables, then the whole upper area, including some furniture rearrangement so people could move around and chat easily - but which made counting heads tricky (I think there were 27 of us at one stage).
Then again that should be 28 as a certain someone was there in spirit - if not in Fuller's ESB ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Don't try and type when you've had a quaffing session!
[ 21. January 2006, 23:55: Message edited by: The One and Only Nanny Ogg ]
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rosamundi
Ship's lacemaker
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Originally posted by The One and Only Nanny Ogg:
I was first there and managed to spread myself and belongings over 2 tables in anticipation of a crowd of shipmates (what is the collective term ?).
A crew, surely?
Sorry I vanished quite so precipitately, I needed to renew my acquaintance with the big friendly bottle of painkillers the nice doctor prescribed me, and also I wanted to be sure of getting home before chucking out time. (Even so, someone nearly sat on me on the bus)...
There will be photos. I don't know what they'll be like, taking pictures with one hand is a tricky business (especially when you keep confusing the "off" button and the "take the picture" button), and also I'm still trying to learn what my new camera does.
But it was good to see everyone.
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TonyK
Host Emeritus
# 35
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If Nanny Ogg's head count of 27 is correct, my list is short by three!
A Smith
Aunt Doris
Cursanus
Dafyd
Daisymay
Eyeliner
Ham'n'Eggs
Jane Henrietta Newperson
Ken
Lux Mundi
Maddie
Marvin the Martian
Moth
Nanny Ogg
Polly
Rarebit
Rosamundi
Shadok
The Black Labrador
Tigglet
TonyK
Tubbs
W
Wairua
If you were there but are not on the list, please let me know. I'll try to match the names to the photos before I post them.
Also please let me know if I have spelled your name incorrectly or if you would rather that your face did not appear in the posted photos
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Wairua
Shipmate
# 3912
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I'm finally awake again after getting home in the wee small hours of the morning. I must have had too much to drink because we stopped for kebabs on the journey home.
It was great to see so many people - sorry I didn't get around to speak to everyone. I figured if everyone moves around we all end up moving together, some people need to stay in one space and let the others move around them. I enjoyed catching up with those I knew and meeting a few new people. Hope to see you all again soon.
I thought the evening was a fitting tribute to Gambit.
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Ham'n'Eggs
Ship's Pig
# 629
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Now how would TonyK forget Spike and Tina?
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Ham'n'Eggs
Ship's Pig
# 629
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Also Ags.
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TonyK
Host Emeritus
# 35
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Thanks guys - that explains it!!
List now:
A Smith
Ags
Aunt Doris
Cusanus
Dafyd
Daisymay
Eyeliner
Ham'n'Eggs
Joan Henrietta Newperson (Not Jane as listed earlier!)
Ken
Lux Mundi
Maddie
Marvin the Martian
Moth
Nanny Ogg
Polly
Rarebit
Rosamundi
Shadok
Spike
The Black Labrador
Tigglet
Tina
TonyK
Tubbs
W
Wairua
Total - 27
and how I could forget such good people is beyond me!
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
# 440
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Glad we made it. It was our first evening out together in London for about 2 1/2 years and it was lovely to meet lots of people face to face. Apologies to those we didn't get to chat to - there's always next time. Hope everyone got home safely.
Tubbs
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Cusanus
Ship's Schoolmaster
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A great meet. Good to put so many names to faces.
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J Whitgift
Pro ecclesia dei!
# 1981
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Indeed a great meet. I've still got the hangover ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif) to prove what a great night it was. It was also good to see at least two friends I hadn't seen for a while.
At the suggestion of a couple of South London Shipmates a thread for a Croydon meet will be posted sometime in the near future .
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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So everyone's being too polite to mention the unfortunate "eyeliner/tart" comment, are they?
Ah well, trust a Hellhost ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif) .
As was said before: a fitting tribute to James. It was good meeting so many new people as well, though it was quite worrying how many people said variations of "you don't look scary enough for a Hellhost" to me over the course of the evening. Note to self: work harder on appearance...
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Nanny Ogg
Ship's cushion
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quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
though it was quite worrying how many people said variations of "you don't look scary enough for a Hellhost" to me over the course of the evening. Note to self: work harder on appearance...
I think it was the accent...
It's hard to take a hell host seriously when they speak pure Brummie
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Hazey*Jane
Ship's Biscuit Crumbs
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"Other planets have a Midlands"?
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TonyK
Host Emeritus
# 35
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quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
....<snip> it was quite worrying how many people said variations of "you don't look scary enough for a Hellhost" to me over the course of the evening. Note to self: work harder on appearance...
Perhaps you should talk to Eyeliner about her eyeliner - very scary
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TonyK
Host Emeritus
# 35
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Photos here - click the Photos text
First 5 up as I write - 8 to follow later today (I'm getting strong hints that somebody else wants to use the phoneline!)
If I have got a name wrong please let me know, and identify the photo in question.
Not all the pictures were usable - my apologies if you are not included.
If anyone has some photos they would like to put on this site, get in touch
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TonyK
Host Emeritus
# 35
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All pictures now up - see here and click on 'Photos'
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Jack the Lass
Ship's airhead
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Great pictures Tony - Nanny Ogg, you look stunning! Really sorry I couldn't make it - other end of the country and all - but it looked like a great evening.
[reminder edited out as I was posting here while Tony the Tiger posted to Shipmeet Photos thread)
[ 23. January 2006, 11:36: Message edited by: Jack the Lass ]
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
So everyone's being too polite to mention the unfortunate "eyeliner/tart" comment, are they?
It wasn't my fault she wasn't listening!! ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
Auntie Doris x
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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Gosh. I look like Salman Rushdie.
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Niënna
Ship's Lotus Blossom
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That might explain somethings.
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Dave Walker
Contributing Editor
# 14
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Yes, great to see so many people.
Thanks Tony for the photos. For some reason I often seem to look odd or asleep in Shipmeet pictures. I don't know why that is.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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My, what a good-looking bunch!
[edited to delete smiley above-- don't want my sincerity to be suspect ]
[ 23. January 2006, 19:26: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
My, what a good-looking bunch!
Tony is a very good photographer
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Pigwidgeon
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Tony, how do I get in without a password? (I don't see any "photos" to click on.)
![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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daisymay
St Elmo's Fire
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Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
Tony, how do I get in without a password? (I don't see any "photos" to click on.)
I got confused too - you need to click on the black word "photos" and then it opens up.
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Nanny Ogg
Ship's cushion
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quote:
Originally posted by Jack the Lass:
Great pictures Tony - Nanny Ogg, you look stunning!
Thank you Jack though credit should go to TonyK and his magic camera.
Unlike the wimps I didn't have a sore head the next day though I didn't surface until 11.30 the next morning.
Then again I am well practised at quaffing the ale.
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TonyK
Host Emeritus
# 35
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
Tony, how do I get in without a password? (I don't see any "photos" to click on.)
Sorry - should have made it a bit clearer!
Not the most obvious of places to click - but it's what the free Zoomshare service sets up and I haven't yet worked out how to change it (or even if it is possible to do so).
Hope all is OK now following Daisymay's advice!
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Persephone Hazard
Ship's Wench
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I am quite possibly the least photographic person in the universe. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif) I have never understood why this is, however.
If you think the day-to-day eyeliner is scary, Tony, just be glad that you've never seen me when I'm all ready for a night out! , etc.
The tart thing was indeed very funny. No hard feelings Doris darling, I'd have done exactly the same thing if it had been the other way around, as you know full well! And I am, after all, the Ship's Wench (or will be soon, at any rate!)
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