Burns Night

[Charlie_Thompson]

A fantastic evening awaited - Red Lion in Boldon, no1. son is bar manager there and invited me and the missus and his lasses kith and kin, all on him - Champion

Now me and our lass don't go out in public much on account of my tourettes and her scary mush honest we are crap. But we both got excited about the chance to converse with adults who either -

a. weren't behind a counter of some sort
b. Were not in uniform / armed

I only had a couple of bottles of wine and no drugs before we went and our lass left her weapons at home, we got no1. son who's a confident driver after passing his test 4 minutes ago, to drive my car (he knew if he was seriously hurt in an accident I would drag his body from the drivers seat and drape myself carefully over it regardless of any potential spinal injury caused forthwith therein) anyway nice people from Gateshead mainly and a bit of Cumbria they were. Then all of a pudding they started abusing me for being a Mackem! WTF - I got asked who was the captain of the 73 cup winning side to which I bellowed Billy Hughes when I know fine well it was Kevin Keegan Then asked - righto' what's the name of Bobby Kerrs pub - I saw me last dad off in there and celebrated an old friends 50th recently so confidently screamed "The Dun Cow", WTF I am never going out ever again unless it's in Sunderland with Sunderland people (or people who were born in Stockton but really belong to old Sunderland Town)

[alan]

sounds like a cracking night Ian

[BriH]

A fantastic evening awaited - Red Lion in Boldon, no1. son is bar manager there and invited me and the missus and his lasses kith and kin, all on him - Champion

Now me and our lass don't go out in public much on account of my tourettes and her scary mush honest we are crap. But we both got excited about the chance to converse with adults who either -

a. weren't behind a counter of some sort
b. Were not in uniform / armed

I only had a couple of bottles of wine and no drugs before we went and our lass left her weapons at home, we got no1. son who's a confident driver after passing his test 4 minutes ago, to drive my car (he knew if he was seriously hurt in an accident I would drag his body from the drivers seat and drape myself carefully over it regardless of any potential spinal injury caused forthwith therein) anyway nice people from Gateshead mainly and a bit of Cumbria they were. Then all of a pudding they started abusing me for being a Mackem! WTF - I got asked who was the captain of the 73 cup winning side to which I bellowed Billy Hughes when I know fine well it was Kevin Keegan Then asked - righto' what's the name of Bobby Kerrs pub - I saw me last dad off in there and celebrated an old friends 50th recently so confidently screamed "The Dun Cow", WTF I am never going out ever again unless it's in Sunderland with Sunderland people (or people who were born in Stockton but really belong to old Sunderland Town)

Ell ,its a Boldon Thing ,the folk that bide from this area have a complex ,Not Quite from your neck of the woods (Sunderland) and not accepted from my neck of the woods (Shields) down the suspicions of sacrifices to the Gods and the likes ,bit like the scene from "American Werewolf in London " -" Stick to the path lads " and all that carry on


Copt Hill ,and Bobby is a canny bloke ,not very tall ,he has had the small man syndrome ,of being a nasty Bast*rd removed - tight as two coats of paint ,but a canny bloke all the same

[Charlie_Thompson]

Yer not rang Bri

[fishfinder]

Sorry to hear a few plums spoilt your night Ian mate.
I hope your No1 son does the right thing and lovingly waters down the offenders drinks whilst smiling nicely at them then carefully zips up as not to cause himself embarrassment!!