The George And The Dragon is now open.

[Mark One]

1 hour ago, Blue Star said:

I thought I'd call in seen as how it is new years and all, How ya doin Mark uno, got any Baileys I'll have a quadruple over ice in a latte coffee glass if thats ok, Man I think I'll go and play DJ over on me music thread when I am drunk enough, might end up just being me and the coat rack dancing the night away but it wouldn't be the first time.... Wishing you all the best for 2021 folks and .....

Nope, I'm not drunk enough yet....Oh, go on.... get the prosecco out. Nothing for it but a bit of fizz...... By the by, have you noticed how the crosses are the perfect 2 meters....

sorry these aren't from the 70's but still....

 

Happy new year, Babi x. There's a bottle of Bailey's at the bar *burp*

[Blue Star]

Downed the Baileys... moved on to the Prosecco, Hick, burp! Pardon... Right I'm over to the Music thread to play DJ...See yu's later's Mr Mark un....

[Mark One]

Bloody hell!  What a night.  I only offered to walk old Mables daughter home, left the boat looking after its self, we took a bottle of Mr Moons magic water with us(that stuff from MableThorpe)...we both drank it with scotch...and then this is how everything appeared...

 

woke up around 5 am shivering, wrapped up in newspaper int doorway of the post office.  My socks and shoes have gone and I found myself hugging a teddy bear.

 

I hope you guys got home ok.

Edited January 1, 2021 by Mark One

[ant0n]

Much love to Mark #001 for this brand new year of the common era!

 

Edited January 3, 2021 by ant0n

[Mark One]

Wow, did I really wear such loud clothing like that?  But thanks anyway Anton for reminding me of that holiday we spent together at Pontins in Brixton, if I remember correctly.

 

Sure beats that cold summer at Butlins. In Scotland.

But anyway sir, may I wish you and yours a wonderfully rich and vibrant new year.

[newbloodmoon]

On 1/1/2021 at 4:19 AM, Mark One said:

Bloody hell!  What a night.  I only offered to walk old Mables daughter home, left the boat looking after its self, we took a bottle of Mr Moons magic water with us(that stuff from MableThorpe)...we both drank it with scotch...and then this is how everything appeared...

 

woke up around 5 am shivering, wrapped up in newspaper int doorway of the post office.  My socks and shoes have gone and I found myself hugging a teddy bear.

 

I hope you guys got home ok.

I see a marketing opportunity here. “Buy Mr. Moons ‘Howling Luna’ elixir. This fine tonic cures depression, night and color blindness, premature balding, and for the ladies it stops unsightly sagging, age spots, and wrinkles. May cause temporary hallucinations, uncontrollable flatulence, and long term memory loss.

[Matt221]

On 12/29/2020 at 2:06 PM, Mark One said:

Well, I've seen more life in a bag of filler sand!

I did though manage to enquire about 4 fingers Jack, Matt.  A suicidal looking life guard told me about him before he returned to routing through some bins.  Apparently, jack's in a bad way after some depressed seals with airborne support from some manic and very desperate seagulls ambushed his stall.

 

After ransacking his stall he lost all of his fingers and was then carried out to sea by 55 albatrosses who, according to the Life guards mate had all lost the will to live in MableThorpe.  This additional lifeguard saw it happen but was unable to save jack on account of him having a wooden leg which slowed him down.

 

In other news, a pigeon landed on deck today with a message from weevelton.  Gotta go for now and read the message.

Oh well RIP Jack .......... ps i think the pigeons name is Rupert its one of big Nige's 

[Mark One]

21 hours ago, newbloodmoon said:

I see a marketing opportunity here. “Buy Mr. Moons ‘Howling Luna’ elixir. This fine tonic cures depression, night and color blindness, premature balding, and for the ladies it stops unsightly sagging, age spots, and wrinkles. May cause temporary hallucinations, uncontrollable flatulence, and long term memory loss.

Out of something bad came something good.  Just remember, don't go feral and remember who butters your bread.

[newbloodmoon]

1 hour ago, Mark One said:

Out of something bad came something good.  Just remember, don't go feral and remember who butters your bread.

Yes of course. A 70-30 split of profits in your favor is quite reasonable in my humble opinion.

Glances at Ruperts’ leg tag and sure enough it’s a match. Thanks to the sharp eye of @Matt221 we can get that fixed right quick like.

[Mark One]

Pigeon's are fine I suppose but I'm still waiting for NASA to invent those flying monkeys.  So much more productive and with a splash of your glow in the dark space juice - eye catching.

 

I'm also thinking of MableThorpe alot of late. My boat glows now and it attracts insects but forget that and picture this...

 

Glowing clothing!  All we need to do is buy a load of high street tat, soak it all in the big drink near MableThorpe dry it out, flog it on.  May need to purchase a market stall license.

[Mark One]

Someone's hadg good swallow.

[newbloodmoon]

So that’s what a bystander sees when someone else drinks the glow in the dark seawater martinis. Perhaps we might have to set up an alien sighting headquarter.

[Mark One]

Um, I've had Angus - the tooth fairy - McTurtle on the blower today.  You know who I mean, that "cornbeef" merchant from Glasgow.  He's a fully fledged dentist now, a doctor with letters after his name.  Well that's his cover anyway...but anyways, he once took a business aaquaintance on a day trip somewhere near Newcastle.  Angus loves the open air see and he's always been drawn to the open seas where he can "clear the air" with any competition.

 

Well this geezer who joined Angus on his boating trip suddenly decided to clear all of his debts after a long chat about breeze blocks, chains and the risky art breathing under water.  But they shoved him into the big drink anyway, just for the laugh.  Guess what!  That bloke began to glow too and his hair started dropping out...oh and his teeth!!!  Imagine poor Angus a professional cornbeef extractor dealing with a punter whose managed to remove his own teeth- pain free.  He did however pay up though before he croaked himself in Anniesland Hospital.

 

We need to keep a close eye on anyone drinking that moonshine, Mr Moon.

[tcgram]

What do you have to help with sore muscles?   

[Mark One]

 

Here you go my little fruit cake.  I've poured some radox innit and here is the door key.  Mr Moon will knock you up one of his special drinkies.

 

Rashores Alladins cave would have had summit stronger innit to soothe you aching body whilst relaxing in my bath, but she seems t have got the hump.  So, spend all day in there sweetness, ring the bell if you needany drinks food, etc.

[Mark One]

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL STAFF

 

Quell All rumours AbouT a shining dog.

The Moors do not arbour a manic hound.

Dogs do not glow in the dark!

And some nut has started a rumour about a colony of man eating gerbils on the Moors which also glow.

Daniel Dooms Alsatian (Four King Frederic) isn't on the loose, foaming at the mouth and it never drank water on our premises!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[newbloodmoon]

 I know nothing about the gerbil story  despite being an advocate for free range gerbils over the domesticated variety.

[newbloodmoon]

On 1/15/2021 at 8:51 AM, tcgram said:

What do you have to help with sore muscles?   

 

On 1/16/2021 at 2:55 AM, Mark One said:

 

Here you go my little fruit cake.  I've poured some radox innit and here is the door key.  Mr Moon will knock you up one of his special drinkies.

I can mix up a variety of non glow in the dark concoctions for you to imbibe. I will even let you flip through the colored brochure of masseuses from Lenore “ham fist” Gibraltar’s establishment. Her reputation is pretty rock solid.

Edited January 18, 2021 by newbloodmoon

[Mark One]

1 hour ago, newbloodmoon said:

 I know nothing about the gerbil story  despite being an advocate for free range gerbils over the domesticated variety.

Well... it'll be tut-tut time son if I find out who it is!  Now fetch yer cloth and wipe the windows.

[Mark One]

1 hour ago, newbloodmoon said:

 

I can mix up a variety of non glow in the dark concoctions for you to imbibe. I will even let you flip through the colored brochure of masseuses from Lenore “ham fist” Gibraltar’s establishment. Her reputation is pretty rock solid.

Um, good shout mate but I heard that bloke cut his teeth by modeling his skills on the works of a certain yank by the name of Dr Crippen.

[rashore]

Good evening my lovelies... glad to see the new year is treating everyone well. 

With the new year and some... relaxations over at customs, I have to say there's about a years worth of camels at the needles eye pass that have been released to sort through. Apparently there was a huge mixup when the old place closed and the transition to a boat and receivership language and... well. Big backlog of supplies. I've already taken the liberty of culling through the lot for expired perishables and camels and have had them carted off. 

I've also arranged for temporary housing and storage of what's left- it looks like anything that could have been fed to the camels was during the wait. But quite an array of liquids to imbibe- Moon, I tried to tag camels that looked like they were for the bar for you to check out. I'm not sure if everything that sloshes in should go to the bar, but hey, make the most of it if you would please my dear. 

Several camels of what seems to be foodstuffs the camels didn't eat are set aside for the kitchen staff to unload. A lot of pickled goods, and various forms of pickled, packed, and salted seafoods. Dried meats too- not sure if they started out the trip here like that, but that's what they are now. I was assured by a few of the camel drivers that some of the cargo that smelled terribly was indeed food, and really should smell like that- it's "aged right". 

A few camels of stuff for the old place- gallons of paint, some light fixtures, and an oddly large amount of sidewalk salt. I've gone ahead and donated the salt to the dock workers that have to deal with using only sawdust and coffee grounds to keep paths clear through the winter. As a thanks, our dock and slip is guaranteed clear and usable all winter- and next winter. 

There's still a score or two of camels that need further sorting, but I think that's best left up to our dear man- I have no idea what they are, so it must be from your orders my sweet. 

And a delight- found a camel with some goods I'd forgotten about... including a couple pairs of lovely dancing shoes for me and a couple rather nice suits for Mark. If I'm recalling correctly, there was a promise of dancing once those articles came in. I suggest stringing the rigging with fae lights, and set up bar and grilling on the aft decks... with a dance floor for everyone to enjoy for a moonlight evening. 

[Mark One]

Mr Moon!  Come quick and watch the portable telly!

Looks like someone beat us to it!

[newbloodmoon]

1 hour ago, Mark One said:

Mr Moon!  Come quick and watch the portable telly!

Looks like someone beat us to it!

Dag nabbit you’re right, we’ll go with plan B. Robert “the we bruce” McNeary in Glasgow has some 200 proof whiskey called McShakeys, I’m sure I can procure some for a reasonable price.

[Mark One]

13 hours ago, rashore said:

Good evening my lovelies... glad to see the new year is treating everyone well. 

With the new year and some... relaxations over at customs, I have to say there's about a years worth of camels at the needles eye pass that have been released to sort through. Apparently there was a huge mixup when the old place closed and the transition to a boat and receivership language and... well. Big backlog of supplies. I've already taken the liberty of culling through the lot for expired perishables and camels and have had them carted off. 

I've also arranged for temporary housing and storage of what's left- it looks like anything that could have been fed to the camels was during the wait. But quite an array of liquids to imbibe- Moon, I tried to tag camels that looked like they were for the bar for you to check out. I'm not sure if everything that sloshes in should go to the bar, but hey, make the most of it if you would please my dear. 

Several camels of what seems to be foodstuffs the camels didn't eat are set aside for the kitchen staff to unload. A lot of pickled goods, and various forms of pickled, packed, and salted seafoods. Dried meats too- not sure if they started out the trip here like that, but that's what they are now. I was assured by a few of the camel drivers that some of the cargo that smelled terribly was indeed food, and really should smell like that- it's "aged right". 

A few camels of stuff for the old place- gallons of paint, some light fixtures, and an oddly large amount of sidewalk salt. I've gone ahead and donated the salt to the dock workers that have to deal with using only sawdust and coffee grounds to keep paths clear through the winter. As a thanks, our dock and slip is guaranteed clear and usable all winter- and next winter. 

There's still a score or two of camels that need further sorting, but I think that's best left up to our dear man- I have no idea what they are, so it must be from your orders my sweet. 

And a delight- found a camel with some goods I'd forgotten about... including a couple pairs of lovely dancing shoes for me and a couple rather nice suits for Mark. If I'm recalling correctly, there was a promise of dancing once those articles came in. I suggest stringing the rigging with fae lights, and set up bar and grilling on the aft decks... with a dance floor for everyone to enjoy for a moonlight evening. 

 

Oh what such a splendid surprise x

I hope this is to your liking, my dear.

 

Those camels might be a bit of a bind though.  Storing such animals at this time of year in bracing Britain could be a right puzzler.

[rashore]

2 hours ago, Mark One said:

Oh what such a splendid surprise x

I hope this is to your liking, my dear.

 

Those camels might be a bit of a bind though.  Storing such animals at this time of year in bracing Britain could be a right puzzler.

Wonderful! As always you are complete with details. Think a dozen tables like that could fit on the deck and still leave room for a goodly dance floor?

And the camels are in indoor storage. Not the best, but it will work for the short term of unloading.