Thirsty Relic

5 competitors already - with a few days to go... the excitement rises!

2 hours ago, Padders said:

I think Mr. Bloke is the title holder, wonder if he'll come out of retirement to defend his title?

I'll go for ITALY and FRANCE.

I hope he does try to keep hold of his title - the more the merrier!

5 minutes ago, BigPP said:

The Netherlands and Belgium, please Thirsty Relic

Welcome on board!

Hi,

You may have noticed that there is a football comepetion between nations starting on the 14th of this month - the European Championsips (or Euro';s for short).  I am holding a fun competition to add a bit of fun to it (I did the same last Euro's), and you are welcome to join in.

Most of us (I know there are some ex-pats living in other competing countries) will be wishing England on, but my take is to pick 2 of the other nations to "follow".   That will give me an interest in other matches, and a conversation/banter with others (as it did last year), on this thread, and in the world famous Padders Bar.

How do you play along?  Simply pick your 2 to follow and name them on this thread.

To start it off, my 2 are:    Portugal and  Slovenia

Just thought I'd tip regular member of Padders Bar of the return of "2 for the Euros",  that gave some of us a bit of laugh and banter round the big screen back in 2021.  I am placing it in the Sports section, as "2 for the Euros 2024" - I hope those who played it last year and newcomers will enjoy it.  Will start it off shortly...

Are we really going to be safe from nuclear weapons by digging big bunkers for ourselves, while conscripting our youth, giving them guns and send them to board the boats to go across the water to fight Russians who may have got as far as somewhere in Europe?  Perhaps that digging and mass mobilisation would somehow repel the nukes?

Somehow, I think not!

Perhaps when/if Russia next goes to the polls, a Russian may say something like "Vote for me and our Nukes, otherwise the Brits will start digging holes in their own country and send all their kids on 18-30 holidays to us..., carring guns as well as cans of lager!".... in Russia of course.

17 minutes ago, YorkieontheTyne said:

My ex asked me to buy her an animal skin coat. I bought her a donkey jacket.

I take it that was just before she became "ex"?

The attack planes onboard really don't look as if they would be of that much use in defending the UK.  Not wishing to be sizeist, but.......

6 minutes ago, Padders said:

Good cricketer as well...

Was a good cricketer - he died in 2021

Aircraft carrier......Sheffield??    Surely aircraft carriers are big things that patrol oceans etc..  If I am right, are you sure one of them would fit in the River Don?

Get a room, you two!

Wow - Congratulations on that major feat of engineering, logic, or....perhaps the emoji is indicating it was simply brute strength?  Do you need to redecorate after collecting enough of the product to eat from around the house?  You could advertise on SF for a decorator....

Well Padders, I did the quiz and was really pleased that I didn't get less than 10, so I'll not join the Boy Scouts.  However, neither did I fall into any of the other categories either......  as I scored exactly 10.

Hmm, you are an excellent forum member, excellent bar landlord, but as for scoring quizzes......

They up the rent they charge tennants until they can't make it pay and leave, then put in cheap "temps" who run a pub down, then they close it, send teams in to "refurbish" it, then re-open it as a plastic "themed" bar - usually aiming at the youth market.

5 hours ago, pattricia said:

Wouldn’t you think after all these years that Fray Bentos had changed their tin to a better one, that could be easier to open ?

I used to do the "Quick" crosswords, but stopped doing them as they were not really very challenging, so I moved to Cryptic ones. 

Perhaps sales were dropping, and FB listened to customer feedback that they wanted a more challenging tin, so they made one that required a bit of (or a lot of in some cases) thought to get into.  Before people start thinking that can't be the case, people DO like challenges - how many people do you see walking the length of the Moor for a challenge as opposed to doing the Sheffield Marathon for example, or climbing the sand dunes at Mablethorpe as opposed to climbing Ben Nevis? 

Worth thinking about ....

At Morrisons, the price of a Fray Bentos has suddenly dropped from £3.25 to £1.99.....  I wonder if others are also having the same problem as Padders?  If so, surely they should also find a tool that can get into it, and sell them next to them?

Carry on Padders - we're all behind you.  You can't let a metal box defeat you

1 minute ago, Padders said:

You've been served Thirsty..

yes -but after I posted that!  No worries, you have other customers to serve and (like me) are on multiple pages of the site.  Another pint when you are free, and one for you as well!  You deserve it!

Thankfully, it's a bit cheaper at your place!  By the way, I'm still waiting for a pint AND before you ask, I'm moving slowly as I'm weighed down by all the "badges" I keep beig emailed by the landlords of the forum.  Not sure what's happening, but that's why I am a bit late in tonight!

NO!!!!!

Give me some pleasure in my final years!!!

Never mind the can - do I order my beer on the usual page, or this one?  I've just got in and I'm THIRSTY!!!!!

....the anticipation is rising...another novel from Padders is due to land.....

I would hope that the landlord himself would post on this page, when he finds it. 

Poor guy, I saw his avatar on another thread - it looks like somebody has thrust an ice-cream cone in his face - he deserves more respect that that!.

I'll have a pint of what you have clearly had mate!

United to be mid-table, Owls the same (if they hold onto the manager), Chesterfield mid-table......don't know enough about the others to guesstimate!

The first rule of Padders Bar is to not talk about Padders Bar - there are those on this site who are tying to close it down.

It is an inclusive virtual bar, full of smashing people who pop in occasionslly for a few drinks (non-alcoholic are also sold), chat, get on, feed the parrot, watch the (large screen) TV, and so on.

There are those (one in particular) who make up stories about odd goings-on, who try to give the place a bad name (as they have been barred in the past).  Sad, but a fact of life!