This is all getting a bit silly – this week we won by 45. For the last couple of seasons we barely won by more than 10, if we won at all. This season we haven’t won by less than 32!
Pasty top scored with 53 and he was the only person Hurricane Hellard had to pay in the Chair. I scored 44, which was just above average, with the lowest score being 39 from the Fat Controller, which isn’t too bad.
There were two other forms of entertainment though. Firstly, it was a slightly tiddled Skipper, who had been on the ciders at the Mendip Ploughing Match all day.
Secondly, there was DJ, whose birthday it is today – happy birthday, you old boozer! As it was the game closest to his birthday, as is tradition, he had to see how quickly he could drink a half of lager, a half of Guinness, a half of cider, a half of real ale and a half of double vodka and lemonade.
This sounds easier than it is, as I showed when it took me a whopping 35-ish minutes last year. Pasty has done it in 29 minutes and Nashy in 22. There are people we know who have done it is 57 seconds, but they didn’t keep it all down afterwards so that doesn’t count. DJ, though, smashed the non-chunder record in an impressive four minutes, 50 seconds.
Therefore
, my question this week for you to comment on is: how quick have you done the five half-pint challenge, or reckon you could do it in?
Next week we play away from home again, down the George at Gurney Slade on Tuesday. The George used to be our home alley, so it’ll be interesting how it has changed. Anyway, until then…
Go for wood!
Tim
Definition of the Week: Drink on nine – normally shouted when you have only one ball left and a pin on the far left and another on the far right. I’ve only seen one drink achieved out of this set-up…
Pasty top scored with 53 and he was the only person Hurricane Hellard had to pay in the Chair. I scored 44, which was just above average, with the lowest score being 39 from the Fat Controller, which isn’t too bad.
There were two other forms of entertainment though. Firstly, it was a slightly tiddled Skipper, who had been on the ciders at the Mendip Ploughing Match all day.
Secondly, there was DJ, whose birthday it is today – happy birthday, you old boozer! As it was the game closest to his birthday, as is tradition, he had to see how quickly he could drink a half of lager, a half of Guinness, a half of cider, a half of real ale and a half of double vodka and lemonade.
This sounds easier than it is, as I showed when it took me a whopping 35-ish minutes last year. Pasty has done it in 29 minutes and Nashy in 22. There are people we know who have done it is 57 seconds, but they didn’t keep it all down afterwards so that doesn’t count. DJ, though, smashed the non-chunder record in an impressive four minutes, 50 seconds.
Therefore
, my question this week for you to comment on is: how quick have you done the five half-pint challenge, or reckon you could do it in?Next week we play away from home again, down the George at Gurney Slade on Tuesday. The George used to be our home alley, so it’ll be interesting how it has changed. Anyway, until then…
Go for wood!
Tim
Definition of the Week: Drink on nine – normally shouted when you have only one ball left and a pin on the far left and another on the far right. I’ve only seen one drink achieved out of this set-up…
As Roy Castle often sung: 'dedication, that's what you need...' DJ has been in training twice a weekend for over 10 years to get this result!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the view like from the top of the table.....? Can you almost see the bottom of the division you were relegated from last season from there?! lol
Sadly, there was no photographic evidence of DJ's world record time... so that still makes me the reigning champion.
ReplyDeleteOn a separate note, should the deputy editor of the mid-somerset series of newspapersreally be promoting binge drinking?
Also, I am still waiting for the definition of a flopper... your Mrs tells me that you are an expert!
Many thanks for your birthday wishes, hopefully l may win 'the toss' next week and get in the team .
ReplyDeleteAhem. Thank you all for your comments!
ReplyDeleteGlam - the view is wonderful! If I stretch, I might be able to touch the bottom on C Division. Actually, that sounds a bit rude...
Nashy - I think DJ needs to do it again on Saturday at his birthday bash to prove who's champ. As for flopper, that will be my definition next week.
DJ - no problem, you toss away next week...
Letahby me and nashy are seperated by 16 seconds for the half pint challenge, not seven miniutes as you are claiming and saying you did it in 35 miniutes is again false, it took you just under 38 minutes. what a liberty!!!
ReplyDeleteI stand corrected...
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