Mrs Bloggs 'At Home' Etiquette/Protocols
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I was detached (along with Fincastle 84) to ISK from 'The Gallant Forty Twa.
Catching up, I seem to remember that in the good old days it was either G&T or brandy drys (horses necks for our fish head readers), served from a jug, occasionally with ice. Wine was reserved for dining in nights (this was pre Hirondelle).
I have happy memories of Mrs J de M Severne declaring on her BoB cocktail party invitation, pinned to the OM notice board, that she would be wearing ''hat & gloves''. There was mass horror at the thought that was all she would be wearing.
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Were you around the college of knowledge between '66 & '69?
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Musclemech
I'm glad to report that Mrs F & myself are available on Dec 5. We reside on the Hants/ Dorset border & are therefore in striking distance of you & your generous host & hostess.
Should you need top cover for your likely misdemeanours please acquire us an invitation. A forgery will suffice. I can assure you that our appalling social habits will mask any of your perceived faux pas. Please PM the details in order prohibit the rest of the animals who have subscribed to this thread from gate crashing your career terminating event.
Should you need top cover for your likely misdemeanours please acquire us an invitation. A forgery will suffice. I can assure you that our appalling social habits will mask any of your perceived faux pas. Please PM the details in order prohibit the rest of the animals who have subscribed to this thread from gate crashing your career terminating event.
MM,perhaps you could try Ops at Odious to provide a frequent flypast of Wokkas,Merlins and Pussycats ,to show your host you have `friends in high places`; perhaps a `Google Earth street map` so we can locate the correct hamlet,and the Colonels stables ....
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I think your photo is of the 'plastic' device discussed a few post above.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
parabellum, worry not, at least you provide a reasonable excuse for ISK to have these obvious Aussie inventions. They clearly left a pallet load after an Aird Whyte.
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Fincastle84
I indeed spent the latter end of the 60's at Towers - short back and sides didn't mark us out at all when all around were excessively hirsuite !!
I indeed spent the latter end of the 60's at Towers - short back and sides didn't mark us out at all when all around were excessively hirsuite !!
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From memory I was sure that a hotel in Tomatin had a record number but from a few minutes Googling it appears that this one in Craigellachie must be in with a chance.
Great thread..! (& great thread drift too!)
sv
PS BTW The George at Leadenham (just down the road from Sleaford 'Tech') boasts that it has the largest collection of single malts in the UK - can't vouch for that; only managed one row during my 18 months there.
Great thread..! (& great thread drift too!)
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10 year old? Pah
Depending which way you look at it, I am fortunate or unfortunate to have a Scottish mother who appreciates fine Malts ..
... and who knows my preference for a fine Speyside over a spadeful of liquified peat presented in bottle format.. a la the stuff from the northern Isles
Unfortunately, a while back, my mum splashed out and bought me a bottle of 18 year old Macallan for Christmas. Ahh .. nectar .. but which rendered just about every other bottle of malt in our house virtually undrinkable because what had previously been great suddenly tasted like soap compared to The Macallan
... and who knows my preference for a fine Speyside over a spadeful of liquified peat presented in bottle format.. a la the stuff from the northern Isles
Unfortunately, a while back, my mum splashed out and bought me a bottle of 18 year old Macallan for Christmas. Ahh .. nectar .. but which rendered just about every other bottle of malt in our house virtually undrinkable because what had previously been great suddenly tasted like soap compared to The Macallan
Musclemech
Whilst I would be very surprised if any of these excellent whiskies would be on offer at an At Home, may I offer a word of advice. Do not, under any circumstances, even if you completely run out of other topics of conversation, mention to Pongo and Mrs Pongo that your favourite website is PPrune!
Jack
PS On second thoughts, if you discover that you have made a serious error of judgement in accepting the invitation in the first place, ask if they have a computer and offer to show then this thread!
Whilst I would be very surprised if any of these excellent whiskies would be on offer at an At Home, may I offer a word of advice. Do not, under any circumstances, even if you completely run out of other topics of conversation, mention to Pongo and Mrs Pongo that your favourite website is PPrune!
Jack
PS On second thoughts, if you discover that you have made a serious error of judgement in accepting the invitation in the first place, ask if they have a computer and offer to show then this thread!
Gents (& ladies),
don't know much about aviation, but I've had plenty of experience of whiskies.
As such -
it's uisge beatha (tr. the water of life), pr "ooshke baa"
it's Slainte Mhath (tr "Good Health"), pr "slanche va"
Tain's most famous export is Glen morangie (the morangie rhyming with orangey).
There's only one proper way to drink Malt whisky, and that's exactly how you want to drink it. Me, I prefer it with a generous helping of ice cubes which melt into a delicious whisky flavoured water. If you wish it with water, or lemonade, or coke, or whatever else takes your fancy then that's just fine by me. Although it should, wherever possible, be drunk out of a nice wide, good quality crystal glass.
There, feel better now, off for a wee snifter before bed, Highland Park at this time of night, me thinks.
don't know much about aviation, but I've had plenty of experience of whiskies.
As such -
it's uisge beatha (tr. the water of life), pr "ooshke baa"
it's Slainte Mhath (tr "Good Health"), pr "slanche va"
Tain's most famous export is Glen morangie (the morangie rhyming with orangey).
There's only one proper way to drink Malt whisky, and that's exactly how you want to drink it. Me, I prefer it with a generous helping of ice cubes which melt into a delicious whisky flavoured water. If you wish it with water, or lemonade, or coke, or whatever else takes your fancy then that's just fine by me. Although it should, wherever possible, be drunk out of a nice wide, good quality crystal glass.
There, feel better now, off for a wee snifter before bed, Highland Park at this time of night, me thinks.
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One can be in danger of seriously offending one's host by drinking whisky exactly how one wnats to drink it. A chap I know was offered a glass of very expensive and rare highland malt. He poured a generous dollop of dry ginger into it and was raising the glass to his lips when he noticed his host's eyeballs popping out of his head in horror. By all means drink it as one likes it, but its best to do so rather discretely.
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I doubt very much that the plastic contraption was an Aussie invention, as the receptacle is not large enough to hold a 'Stubbie.'
Ayrd Whyte is the internal RAF competition to decide which crew goes forward to the international competition, which is Fincastle. I was the skipper of the Aussie crew on Fincastle 85 at ISK. We brought pallet loads of Stubbies and good Aussie wine, but I assure you, nothing plastic.
I doubt very much that the plastic contraption was an Aussie invention, as the receptacle is not large enough to hold a 'Stubbie.'
Ayrd Whyte is the internal RAF competition to decide which crew goes forward to the international competition, which is Fincastle. I was the skipper of the Aussie crew on Fincastle 85 at ISK. We brought pallet loads of Stubbies and good Aussie wine, but I assure you, nothing plastic.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
NR, of course you are right, slip of the fingers.
That plastic thingy however does have the advantage of low coeficient for heat thus keeping the drink cooler, but of the stubby one cannot argue about that.
OTOH with an expanding wine industry?
That plastic thingy however does have the advantage of low coeficient for heat thus keeping the drink cooler, but of the stubby one cannot argue about that.
OTOH with an expanding wine industry?
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Then you might say, "you should see the banter I created on pprune about a supposed problem for attending your party" - haw haw haw.
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Then you might say, "you should see the banter I created on pprune about a supposed problem for attending your party" - haw haw haw.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
diggin, that indeed was the point, he needs to be able to be prepared for
"I see you have been on pprune about our little soiree", haw haw, haw
Oh ****
"I see you have been on pprune about our little soiree", haw haw, haw
Oh ****
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Surprised no one has recommended to MM to 'bone up'
on PPRuNe's 'Friday jokes', just in case conversation dries up. There's also a good assortment from the Limericks thread, he may wish to recite.
on PPRuNe's 'Friday jokes', just in case conversation dries up. There's also a good assortment from the Limericks thread, he may wish to recite.
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BT
I seem to remember reading somewhere, that developing the skills for the brewing or distillation of alcohol is the definition that a society has become civilised.
It does it for me
I love the way brewing and distilling alcohol is such an easy way of making money out of people.
It does it for me