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I was driving home tonight and a policeman stopped me and asked me to blow into his bag
I said 'why?' 
He replied 'my chips are too hot' 

Is it too late to change my wrist slasher of the year nomination? 

I seem to recall it would be a substantial deposit due from the preferred bidder that would cover us until the remainder of the season. 

Thanks @Eddie I’ll somehow make this page for my trip.

The stories people come up with to avoid spending Christmas with David. 

We hope to go back in August, if the North Sea Beer Festival gets off the ground in Ostend.
There are 3 breweries in Bruges:
Brouwerij De Halve Maan Famous for Straffe Hendrik and Brugse Zot beers, they do a nice brewery tour (which involves ladders and climbing through a window). Brilliant view from the roof of the brewery. The brewery courtyard is a great place to drink in the summer Bourgogne Des Flandres Their flagship beer goes by the same name - it's a wonderful Flemish Red beer, a blend of Timmermans lambic and Bruinen Os. They also do a good brewery trip. They do an excellent 'sampler paddle' of half a dozen beers. Lovely balcony drinking area which overlooks the canal. Fort Lapin Just outside the old city walls, unlike the other two. They don't do brewery trips. A new brewery, they are craft beer specialists. Their Fort Lapin Quad is outstanding There are some brilliant bars in Bruges:
Cafe Rose Red Has hundreds of red roses hanging from the ceiling. If you propose there and she accepts, they give you a rose. I plan to be there on my golden wedding anniversary. The only place where I've had 10 year aged Orval. About 100 metres from the Markt. Le Trappiste Specialise in Trappist beers About 300 metres from the Markt Cellar bar with something like 25 beers on tap, they do a great sampler paddle. Watch the steps Staminee De Garre A must-visit bar, you need to be fairly early because there is no standing and only about 15 tables (on two floors) Right next to the Belfort, down an unassuming little alley. Use Google Maps or you'll miss it. Tripel De Garre is brewed especially for them by Van Steenberge (Gulden Draak, Piraat etc). At one time, it was only possible to buy it 'Het Vat' (on draught) at the bar, but it is now available in bottles (I just had 8 sent over last week - it's my favourite beer of all time) A glass of the house Tripel always comes with an accompanying dish of the local cheese (which is equally lovely) 't Brugs Beertje Another fantastic bar with 3 or 4 hundred different beers Just off one of the main shopping streets Lovely snacks/nibbles De Bierboom Run/owned by my mate Rudy Vossen Lovely little bar on Langestraat Beer and Absinthe The beer shop of Brouwerij De Vier Monniken (the four monks), brew the Monachus range of beers. Monachus XII is simply stunning falling-over water. Cafe Halte 5 Right next to the railway station nice cosy bar for the first or last beer in Bruges.

People not taking vaccines means more  people will get seriously ill. Which means hospitals will be busier than they need to be. 

No doubt you could say the same about drunks and obese people  but some of this is avoidable.
 
 
 

Not exactly in-keeping with the spirit of the thread but I always thought if you somehow took Conor Sammon’s pace, height, strength and stamina and added Martin’s technique and intelligence then you’d have an absolutely ridiculous striker.

Yes you can. Have a pint while you are there. It is in the top right hand corner of the Market Place, next to the Number 28 cafe, 

I was stoatally non-confrontational

Just about to try this little demon.

I was stoatally non-confrontational

I was stoatally non-confrontational

I'm convinced it was an immature pine marten. I mentioned it to some people we met in the Shining Cliff Car Park and this woman rubbished it and said size wise it was a stoat. However i checked when i got home and the colouring was that of a Pine Marten. The woman pissed me off so much in front of her mates that I just kept it to myself.   
I will PM you exactly where i saw it. 

The saw you coming. I would insist on seeing the test results.   

I personally think it is a cost thing. Panels shows are a cheaper quicker way of making comedy output and more easily produced by independent production companies. I think they gave replaced sitcoms more than reality shows. I'm not a fan of many reality shows but they do at least seem to have that collective watching experience where you can talk about watching it the following day at work/school. 
I don't get the 'cancel culture' explanation as the same could apply to any programme. Though it could be argued that the expense that goes into making a sitcom would require a longer lasting popularity.
 

The stories people come up with to avoid spending Christmas with David. 

The stories people come up with to avoid spending Christmas with David. 

The saw you coming. I would insist on seeing the test results.   

The stories people come up with to avoid spending Christmas with David. 

In terms of Americans ones, i loved Taxi and Cheers back in the day and Soap had its moments. Porridge, Steptoe and Son and Fawlty Towers for me are classics because they knew when to stop. 
 

Not one mention of Father Ted so far, what's up with you people?

£11 for the bottle on Angels. Practically as cost from Thornbridge 
Rather good, also had 3  pints of Porter and stour form 4 9% to 6 2% so the tea I was going to cook became a takeaway 
 
 
 

£11 for the bottle on Angels. Practically as cost from Thornbridge 
Rather good, also had 3  pints of Porter and stour form 4 9% to 6 2% so the tea I was going to cook became a takeaway