# International Londope II **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 28, 2002, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153 "2002-05-28T10:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/221 "2002-07-31T18:53:18Z")
I may be joining you in the cold turkey stakes, for what it’s worth. My employment T&Cs have changed too, so I may keep my head down for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/222 "2002-07-31T20:41:10Z")
Is now a good time to say that I work freelance, from home? Thought not. ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/223 "2002-08-01T09:42:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Francesca \* > **Twisty’s not a giant either.** Oh, I dunno… depends what we’re talking about… 😃 [sub]_runs away and hides under the blankets_[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/224 "2002-08-01T19:31:47Z")
whats a **giant either** like a normal **either** , only bigger? Bad news I’m afraid I’m ill and won’t be able to make the dopefest ☹ Sorry. Put my name down for number 3. **Gartog** [sub]disapointed, but that’s life[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/225 "2002-08-01T20:10:11Z")
That’s a shame **Gartog** ☹ I hope you feel better soon, and we’ll see you at the next one. **LaurAnge** and partner are on their way to the airport now. Pity them for they will be jetlagged, and I know from personal experience that _jet lag_ makes you fall over and hit your head. ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/226 "2002-08-01T20:36:54Z")
Well, we’re actually leaving for the 'port in about… _checks watch_ 30 minutes! Wooooooooo ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/227 "2002-08-01T20:41:30Z")
What about train lag? Bus lag? ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Alex\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_B)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/228 "2002-08-02T01:49:06Z")
Following extensive research last night **shaolin** and I have come to the following conclusions about _The Mitre_: General condition: Seemed clean. The ground floor was very traditionally pub-like. The basement (with pool tables) smelled faintly of urine, it must be said. Location: Slightly farther from Paddington that anticipated, but within strolling distance. (The pub is actually closer to Lancaster Gate, geography fans.) Beer: Not fantastic. We noted the available brands: Marston’s Pedigree, London Pride, Brakspear, Boddingtons, Heineken and Stella. Pride rated only 4/10 - this was not a Fuller’s pub though. Brakspear scored 5/10. Probably best to stick to lager. Food: Pretty good. Fish and chips (£7.95) was okay. Sausages and mash (£6.75) good - the consistency of the mash was not great but the gravy made up for it. Overall 7-and-a-half/10. The food took a while arriving but plates were cleared promptly. A passing plate revealed that the pies were a bit small and did not come with much mash. (Mash is important. Concentrate.) Quiz machine: Generic. Looked like a secondhand Weakest Link machine with Ann Robinson extracted from it. Music: Seemed to be stuck on some kind of one hit wonders CD, judging by what we heard: Steve Harley, Don McClean, that bloke who sang Kung Fu Fighting, those two women from Jamaica… you know… they sang that song… Nearby restaurants: Some Italian place. An Indian called ‘The Everest’ just up the road. It was getting late, ok? In the interests of fairness we considered the following pubs also: _The Sawyer’s Arms_ Noisy, and with unusually large urinals. Unfortunately there was just no soul to the place. And the toilets were a bit grotty. _The Dickens_ Despite extravagant claims to be London’s longest pub (ok, it WAS pretty long), this pub lost points for playing an abysmal Tim Booth/James compilation. The rest of my notes are unintelligible. Alex ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/229 "2002-08-02T02:41:54Z")
That’s why I love him. He’s so _fastidious_ when it comes to research. ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/230 "2002-08-02T09:18:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Alex B \* > \*\*Beer: > > Not fantastic. We noted the available brands: Marston’s Pedigree, London Pride, Brakspear, Boddingtons, Heineken and Stella… \*\* WHAT?!?!?!?! :eek: No Guinness? ☹ [sub]_lip starts to tremble…_[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/231 "2002-08-02T09:33:42Z")
I have a hangover today. I had one on Monday. I will almost certainly have one on Saturday. Is there any realistic way I can avoid drinking on Saturday night? My health kick is currently dead in the water. ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/232 "2002-08-02T09:37:35Z")
I would just get drunk again now Crusoe, and stay that way. Then at least you wont have a hangover, you’ll just be pished! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/233 "2002-08-02T09:38:47Z")
Slightly hung over here, too. And the weekend has yet to start. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/234 "2002-08-02T09:45:12Z")
I’m supposed to be behaving at the moment, since I switched companies yesterday and I’m trying to impress with my professionalism. Ha. ---
**Author:** ![\_shaolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/9de053/32.png) [@\_shaolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_shaolin)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/235 "2002-08-02T09:45:18Z")
**Tir Tinuviel** - they had Guinness. Well, at least I saw someone drinking stout of some description. It was shoddy research, and we are sorry for any panic we may have caused. In the interests of clarity, I have posted the original notes here: [http://bigsky.topcities.com/images/mitre.jpg](http://bigsky.topcities.com/images/mitre.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![\_shaolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/9de053/32.png) [@\_shaolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_shaolin)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/236 "2002-08-02T09:48:44Z")
Hmmm, clicking the link doesn’t seem to work takes you to my hosts homepage instead), but copy n’ pasting it does. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/237 "2002-08-02T09:50:55Z")
ha ha ha! you literally made NOTES! lol! You rock! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/238 "2002-08-02T09:57:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by _shaolin_ \* > \*\*Hmmm, clicking the link doesn’t seem to work takes you to my hosts homepage instead), but copy n’ pasting it does. > > Weird. \*\* A lot of free webhosts disable direct linking to images or files. They force you (in theory, at least) to go via the web page. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/239 "2002-08-02T10:04:48Z")
My favourite part of the notes: Sheila’s takeaway (not australian) (not posh) Let’s go there! It’s not Australian! ---
**Author:** ![\_shaolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/9de053/32.png) [@\_shaolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_shaolin)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153/240 "2002-08-02T10:37:42Z")
I am slowly coming to the conclusion that I am going to have to pay for hosting, painful though that seems. I regularly frequent dining establishments on the criteria that they are not Australian. It’s a good rule of thumb. I would just like to say to all the people going out in Wokingham tonight - no excuses along the lines of “I’m not drinking, cos I’m still hungover from last night” will be tolerated on Saturday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-londope-ii/111153.md?page=13)