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Sprog Central = Crouch End. It is a little known fact that the Crouch End / Highgate environs are the most fecund place in Northern Europe with more pregnant/people with children under five than anywhere else in the UK, Belgium, Scandinavia, Ireland and Holland.

Pshaw Anna. You'll be telling us you've never been on the Crouch End rollercoaster next.

― Pete, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

kathleen's cafe. it's underground and there are italian lounge singers there twice weekly. i've never been though.

― maura, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

well i suppose it has to have some kind of public transport

― gareth, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I DO NOT TRUST YOU ANY MORE!

― Anna, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

where once there was innocence and delight, Pete introduces suspicion and fear. You're a bad man Baran.

― chris, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Okay - so I was lying about the rollercoaster. Give a guy a break...

(I can however be trusted on public houses, it is a subject I never lie about).

― Pete, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Luckily you can trust me as I am the honest side of the PeteEmma mindmeld. There is no rollercoaster. There are however NUMEROUS buses Gareth which surely count as public transport?

― Emma, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I hardly ever go to bars. When I used to, though, I'd go to the Union Colony Brewery where all the hippies went. They'd put Rusted Root on the jukebox and dance.

― Mandee, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

In Emma I trust then.

I am innocent and delightful (hem) that's why I keep falling for Pete's lies/

― Ana, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Removing the false veil of innocence is my burden unfortunately - but I try to do it in a harmless manner with lies about eyes and rollercoasters which hurt much less than the lies told by the government. Who is the evil man here eh? Is it me with my whimsical untruths or is it the government? Eh? Eh? Eh?

― Pete, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

(hem) indeed

;-)

― chris, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

My local pub is Gibneys. I only ever go there on Fridays despite the fact that have minor Father Ted stars like Father Damo doing stand up there. I make a point of asking them can they tell some jokes in the middle of their show every week. However they've started charging at the door now so I will have to find a new local. Or just boycott drinking all night in a pub.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I'm not having my hems thrown back at me by sex tourists.

Kathleen's Cafe sounds quite nice Maura.

― Anna, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

"The Pav". It's often full of students.

― Graham, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

future sex tourist at least please, I mean I haven't been there yet.

― chris, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ah, but you have 'friends' who know the prices in Britain ...

SEX DOMESTIC!

― Anna, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

There's a "Pav" in Trinity College in Dublin too. They let you buy 3 cans of shit beer for a fiver. Unlike my shit college bar where everything is full price and made under proper health standards.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Several of you have been to it. The Duke of York, sing its praises.

― Ed, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

a bit like an independent All Bar one for my liking. Nice beer though and they let us move the table etc, but where were the nooks and crannies I demand of a pub?

Anna, I may not be talking to you anymore.

― chris, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

My nearest pub (and not that bloody near either) is a Jim Thompson's, which doesn't really count. My nearest kosher pub is, appealingly, called the Arab Boy, and it's oaky. And okay. It does have the football on, but then I don't have any friends who live in the immediate vicinity so I always end up watching it at home or travelling into Fulham or town.

When I lived in Royal Leamington S!P!A! I lived just next to the roughest two pubs in the world, or at least I imagine they were, I never went in them. One was called the Jet and Whittle, which was nice. I had to call the police once when I saw shaven headed young gentlemen loitering outside the Jet with an iron bar, drawing a swastika onto the corner shop.

― Mark C, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

"Come with my to my nook, Thai bar girl, that I might have some fun with yours...."

― Tom, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

But you wuv me really Chris. See how my delightful innocence melts your heart ...

Oh alright then.

D of Y - strange sepia tinted television.

― Anna, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

can I plagiarise that one Tom?

― chris, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Yes "plagiarise". Of course.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Anna, what was once Ice, indeed melted, unfortunately it's turned into slush.

― chris, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

ahh bless.

― Anna, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Get a Cranny, you two!

― Tom, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

If she's going to go round melting people I best try harder at removing her innocence.

What's that mushy pile of goo on the floor? Why if it isn't Cabbage. His days of sex tourism seem long gone. Instead it appears tidal motion has set in.

― Pete, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I drive past the Arab Boy on an almost daily basis. Yet have never been in.

― dan, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I best try harder at removing her innocence

That has a terrible Tess of The D'Urbavilles ring to it.

― Anna, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

*Twiddles moustaches*

― Pete, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Go back to talking about pubs the lot of you.

― Anna, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I can't believe N. was comparing me to Tom Cruise in Risky Business, jesus you're the ones making pub threads into chances to flirt outrageously. Such a bad influence.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

It's not like I do this often though Ronan, I would never be a candidate for the 1983 teen sex satire that is Risky Business

― Anna, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Hmm, closest to our house is probably Otra Parte, a tejano nightclub that bbqs during the day and always has big dodgy looking tourbuses in the parking lot at night. Whenever we drive by I joke about never getting to go there and Hank jokes about not wanting to get stabbed.

The next nearest after that is Ships, which is our favorite bar. Ships is little with one pool table and a great fucking jukebox (bob wills and lightin' hopkins). And it's next door to our fave restaurant, El Monterrey, so you can imagine we get a lot of use out of that particular block.

― Samantha, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I can't remember ever indulging in the kind of sinful innuendo that goes on here. Remember, Ireland is a good straight catholic country.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

It's Spring and the sap is rising Ronan - I'm sure it'll all blow over soon enough.

― Tom, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Gareth i am hurt. Alberta is much more classy then you give it credit for being . The closeste bars to our place is a faux pub with a sherlock holmes theme and a thai resturant that serves cocktails after 5

― anthony, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Anna, if you can do the Rebecca De Mornay bit I will happily give you the rest of my life.

Mark (still not recovered from the experience, age 9)

― Mark C, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I think closest bar to me (pubs, wassat?) is "L'Héretier" (sp?) which means The Heir, I think (as in = "The Prince of Wales"). Never been inside but I think you can buy a bolleke there, so it must be good.

― Jeff W, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Ah yes, 'The Chimneys'. This is also one of those family pub affairs. Apparently families go there and are angry because the people who own it want to sell the plot to developers. it looks scary. people park their souped-up max-power type cars in the car park and seem fairly intimidating when they sit outside drinking. I don't want to go there. ever.

― Bill, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Nearest actual establishment-with-bar is the Sam Woo's a few blocks over. Damn good Chinese food, but I've never actually had a drink there. In terms of nearest actual honest-to-god pub or bar...nothing within easy walking distance, to the distress of us who are soaks.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I have quite a few locals being in St Kilda. The Greyhound, The Esplanade and the Prince of Wales, among others. The only one I've been to since I've lived there is the Espy. I'd rather drive across town to the Empress to go drinking.

― electric sound of jim, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

wot the fuck are all you sad. lonely old twats talkin ABOUT????if u ask me u all sound like stupid ass raping faggots that have a wife, but that she's only for show to provide proof to your friends that you dont rape young children. you all disgust me!!

― Mike Palmer of Honiton, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I went to T-Bird once cause it looked intriguing. I never went back, though.

I have two more or less equidistant pubs too:

The Brownswood, on the corner of Brownswood Road and Green Lanes. Mainly used a landmark when giving people directions. I haven't drunk in there for at least two years. It's just a typical residential area pub. Middle agedish, localish, largeish, serving cheap pub food specialsish. Blackboards with coloured writing. You know the kind of place. Nondescript.

The Stoke Tup on Church St. Yeach. Once the Magpie & Stump, then taken over by the Tup chain and given the 'Stoke' bit about a year ago. Very new Stoke Newington. Boring atmosphere. About the only pub in the area to chuck you out on time. Doesn't even have a pool table upstairs anymore. A bit rubb.

― N., Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

woo! jonnie lives in my area.

closer pubs to me than peggspub and coldplayspub is the bar at the back of our kebab shop, sans atmosphere but open till 1pm, free chips, enormous measures and decorated like your grans.

in the other direction, The Settle Inn which has the finest selection of board games in the land. well... only about seven, but the alco-buckaroo challenge is a fine, fine thing indeed.

― nickie, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Our Highgate spies spotted the Pegg in the Shepherd's earlier this week sleb fanz.

― Emma, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

And I purposefully went to the off licence near the Shepherd's in the hope of bumping into him too. No luck though. But 4 cans of stella for £3.50 was some consolation.

― Jonnie, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

You would not make a very good stalker Jonnie. Unless failed to mention that you drank your Stella whilst staking out the Shepherd's.

― Emma, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Any clues where I can bump into Jessica Stevenson. (I know she's not single, still...)

― Alan Trewartha, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

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