Social Evening at The Hideout
Mon, Oct 29th 2018 at 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Castle Green
The lean-barrelled Colin, a deadly Quizmaster,
lured 29 Vale Desperados to a rendezvous at their Hideout in a remote corner of
the Castle Green, on the promise that it would be Miles Better.
The spooky, cobwebbed, pumpkin decorated eve-of- Halloween Bar had a skull on
the counter, with weird writing aimed at enticing more unsuspecting patrons to
cross the threshold. Cards were dealt, so they gathered in huddles of four
around their tables, as the blank answer sheets were passed around.
A volley of questions were fired at the terrified throng, using ammunition
ranging from English County Towns, European Capitals, Chemical Elements,
Obscure Balkan and former Russian States Capitals, Dr Who players ( black and
white pictures which led to lone voice asking ‘P lees could they be in
colour?’)
After flashes of lightning had signalled a break, Burger and fries and battered
onion rings were consumed with barely a crumb remaining.
Teams who fancied their chances, played their Joker for their best knowledge,
and another round of pictures of famous?? People caused a lot of
head-scratching. The final round of Football had such trivia as Capacity of
Grounds, Clubs called City, Albion or United, and the correct spelling of the
name of the late owner of Elseeeffcee.
Scores at full time added up to Runners-up “The Three Slap heads and Whitey”
aka messrs Ayres,Clasby, Greenway and Janes D, but the Winners were “The 3
Dicks plus Andrew”, (Lees, Goring, Austin and Janes A) who had to be persuaded
to each carry away a bottle of Shiraz.
Before scattering into the night, the Gang Leader, Big Tractor Keith called a
truce, thanked Colin, and reminded everyone that the Moonraker Presentation on
12th November is to be at the Racecourse.
Next Meeting is for Breakfast on Wednesday 7th November at The Stragglers.
Opt-in to Rory.