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Thread: Gambit Memorial Shipmeet, January 21
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Rarebit
Shipmate
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Great, I'm off work that night and hope to see you all there.
Happy New Year btw...
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Ham'n'Eggs
Ship's Pig
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Reuters, London 21-Jan-06
News just coming in - tonight the Ordnance Corps have carried out a controlled explosion in Central London on a rucksack containing 6 dozen copies of "Salad At The Bad Café".
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Corpus cani
Ship's Anachronism
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Whoa! Anticipating the London Shipmeets and any other Shipmeets that might involve Cusanus:-
Not sure if he's able to get online whilst staying in the darkest depths of deepest darkest Lancashire, 'cos they still have telephones that require vigorous cranking of a handle oop North - if communication regarding these meets is essential in the next few days, please note that the Ship is going into dry dock for a few days. If you're likely to need contact with Cusanus (or vice versa)this might be a good moment to exchange e-mail addresses / telephone numbers / postal addresses / carrier pigeon locations &c.
Forgive the repetition, but I shall post this again on the other threads just in case there are Shipmates who don't bother reading the Styx. (As if... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) )
Corpus
[I'm happy to spend my evening trawling the web to ensure the further success of a drinks party, even if I can't be there! Cusanus - have a Cobra / IPA / GIN + tonic for me!]
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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Saturday's coming...
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L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle.
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Maddie
Ship's cartographer
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Dave and I will be there.
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Ags
Knocked up
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I'll be there.
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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So, how about a head count… so far I have…
Definites
eyeliner
Spike
TonyK
Ags
Sophs
Daisymay
Cusanus
Marvin the Martian
The Black Labrador
Ken
Tubbs
Joan Henrietta Newperson
Wairua (& Tigglet I expect!)
Auntie Doris
A. Smith
Nanny Ogg
Lev
Lux Mundi
Rarebit
Maddie & Dave
Maybes
Jenny-Ann
Moth
Dave
Welsh Dragon
Emma
Chocoholic
Does this list look about right? I may have put some people on the wrong list (or missed them out all together – so sorry!) as some people commented on the thread and I couldn’t decide whether that meant that they were coming or not!!
Any more for any more?
Auntie Doris x
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Jen.
Godless Liberal
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We won't be able to make it i'm afraid. didn't get our act together in time to find somewhere cheap enough to stay.
Really sorry, but we're with you all in spirit.
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Moth
Shipmate
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I'm afraid we'll be "maybe's" right up to the last minute. ShadoK's father is having a very unpleasant operation tomorrow, and ShadoK's gone over to be with his mum during the first couple of days. If all goes well, he'll be back by the end of the week, but who knows?
If we can come, we will.
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Emma Louise
Storm in a teapot
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IM certainly planing on being there ![[Smile]](smile.gif) Although i may well end up asleep.....
What time is it? is it food and drink or drinks?
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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quote:
Originally posted by Emma.:
Although i may well end up asleep.....
Surely not!! ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
Auntie Doris x
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Jenny Ann:
didn't get our act together in time to find somewhere cheap enough to stay.
Nor have I ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) .
But I'll still turn up and see what happens. If all else fails, last train home's at about 9...
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Jack the Lass
Ship's airhead
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I know holly in the past has used Laterooms.com to find somewhere cheap but decent at the last minute. There's a couple of rooms in central London hotels for less than Ł30 on Jan 21st, and several more under Ł40, showing there at the moment.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Jack, you're a star
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Jack the Lass
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What a fine 9000th post Marv ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Jack the Lass:
What a fine 9000th post Marv
Oh aye, so it was .
It was worth it .
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Jack the Lass:
I know holly in the past has used Laterooms.com to find somewhere cheap but decent at the last minute.
Well, I've just booked myself into a dirt-cheap little B&B just around the corner from Victoria station through this site. Bonus .
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Ham'n'Eggs
Ship's Pig
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Try stopping me.
I shall be producing evidence of my claim (on the Narnia thread in Heaven) to having a daughter who has done a nude covershoot for a top-selling magazine.
And of course celebrating the Gambit approach to Shipmeets, with vigor.*
You have been warned.
* Medication permitting. Or enhancing. Let's find out.
[duh. punctuwayshun]
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Joan Henrietta Newperson
Shipmate
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Are we still working on a 7.30pm start time? If anyone wanted to start earlier - let me know.
See you all there
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Joan Henrietta Newperson:
If anyone wanted to start earlier - let me know.
Well, I'll be in town from about half past 3. But I'm planning to check in to the B&B, have a shower, get changed and maybe grab some grub between then and the meet starting...
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Dave Walker
Contributing Editor
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Great to see that so many people are planning to be there.
I doubt we will be there before 7.30 JHN. I think James used to sometimes get there early and clear some tables by evangelistic or other means, so anyone doing so would be part of a fine tradition.
Emma - they do serve food.
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Emma Louise
Storm in a teapot
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its looking more and more unlikely ill make it ![[Frown]](frown.gif) sadly its due to unexpectedly having to move house during the week at the same time as the second week teaching a new sylabbus in a new job.....
I so want to - so i might, but its just looking hugely unlikely
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J Whitgift
Pro ecclesia dei!
# 1981
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Nearly Saturday ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) .
I will probably be in Central London for at least part of the day prior to the Shipmeet* though I may pop home before going to the Sanctuary.
Looking forwards to meeting "as many as can be here present" to badly paraphrase ++Tommy Cranmer .
*The Museum of London looks likely for at least part of the day, though I haven't made a definite decision.
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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quote:
Originally posted by Emma.:
I so want to - so i might, but its just looking hugely unlikely
That's alright. We''l forgive you. So long as you just send us the money to buy your round in used fivers so we can drink to your health by remote control.
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L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle.
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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quote:
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
Ship's Pig
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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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quote:
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
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Agonisingly I can't make it. 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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
Don't try and type when you've had a quaffing session!
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rosamundi
Ship's lacemaker
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quote:
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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