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BritGaf meet up Episode VIII: Christmas Special
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One thing I'm confused about is accommodation, where we all staying? If we're staying anywhere at all. Because London to Birmingham at that time of night, in the state I'll be in, will not be nice..
Some of the guys are close anyway, a couple of people have mates they're crashing with and I think a few (at least last time) got hotels to crash at.
Might be worth seeing if there's anything cheap near Last Resort?
dapperbandit
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I'm glad that's the case actually
While a christmas dinner has a certain something, the food itself is kind of bland. And there's a reason nobody eats roast turkey and sprouts any other time of the year
phisheep
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Easiest (but riskiest) way is to leave it to chance. In the past I've managed to find plenty cheap places to stay at short notice, usually around Paddington station - they are usually spectacularly unpleasant but do at least provide a horizontal surface for lying on and a light that turns off.
Just get there before the bars close and ask around, never failed for me. Of course, that was in my younger days. Probably wouldn't try it now.
Yeah, just did a Google. I found a Premier Inn but it's like £98 which is way too much for one night. Found another for something like £317 which is crazy.
NinjaBoiX
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I've never understood the fascination with a Christmas dinner/Sunday roast.
"Oh hey, it's a plate of cooked vegetables with some meat. Yay."
I mean it's good eating, don't get me wrong, but people go nuts for it! It's a fairly bland meal IMO.
I'd go for something Indian or Italian any day over plainly cooked ingredients in individual piles on a plate. I don't get the big deal, it's like a huge treat for some people.
phisheep
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Take a risk and hang around Paddington and you should manage about £35.
I'd go with this.
Worst case scenario you're in the position I was in this March -
We finished the meet at like 3am, I went to Waterloo and waited for the first train in the morning. I was freezing and fucking knackered, but it was worth it.
phisheep
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Hey Mike. The more you post the more I think you are my kind of guy. Been there (Waterloo) done that (froze). Bloody awful station that one.
I think it may be the draftiest place in Great Britain.
They also did a fire drill while I was trying to sleep there, but I try not to hold it against them.
Musha_Soturi
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Messofanego
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You're gonna get stabbed and mugged at either place, so don't worry!
Rubbish King
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Tell that foni I'm going
I could potentially make it, might be a bit short on funds though. Going to a whole load of gigs that month and i'm supposed to be buying a house as well. Still, i might.
I did this after the September one. If you get really drunk, it's not a problem at all! In fact, the station opened and became fully operational without even doing me the inconvenience of waking me up.
I did this after the September one. If you get really drunk, it's not a problem at all! In fact, the station opened and became fully operational without even doing me the inconvenience of waking me up.
are you going to stay the whole meet though?
NinjaBoiX
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This is true fräulein. To be fair, I'm reliably informed that they are indeed proper bonzer.
Convince me of the virtues of the humble roast Soturi.
Sold!Not gonna be around for this.
Big Red is cool, was there for Halloween. They've got table football
RobotNinjaHornets
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Deaf Spacker
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A shitload of vegetables is not nice, meat on the other hand...
Little Old Man
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If that is your opinion on a roast dinner, then you've never had a good one. Christmas is even better, and excuse for chipolatas, copious amounts of roasties, yorkshire puds, cauliflower, broccoli, and turkey which has been slowly cooked slathered in bacon strips.
Christmas dinner for me IS a shit load of veggies - with the meat, obvs. but there's so much vegetable choice, that's what makes it awesome.
This.
Christmas dinner in my family (when we're all together for Christmas) involves the turkey in the oven, then everyone having a go in the kitchen making their vegetable dishes/sides
We normally have roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots and sweet potatoes, chestnuts with bacon, spinach and cale (my dish - so good dot gif), cocktail sausages in bacon, cauliflower, sprouts and broccoli, 3 kinds of stuffing (mum, grandad and I do a different one each), sausagemeat, mashed suede, and more I'm probably forgetting.
So much you that I don't think anyone ever has everything - but that means there's plenty of stuff to put in the bubble & squeak for the next day.
I'm going to try and convince everyone to do it for my birthday this year, as we won't be doing it on Christmas. If they complain I'm going to book a holiday for myself over my birthday weekend instead & they can go fuck themselves.
Noisepurge
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Damn, should've know about this a little earlier i would have invaded your party coming from Finland! Next Time
Next TimeRobotNinjaHornets
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QuicheFontaine
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Anyone else have those sausages wrapped in bacon at Christmas? I only see them at Christmas, but I don't understand why they aren't a year-round roast dinner item.
i love me some bacon wrapped cock doggies
You get them all year round in mainland Europe, they're great on the barbecue.
RobotNinjaHornets
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See my previous post about pigs in blankets
QuicheFontaine
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Yeah, they're amazing - you can also do cheese wrapped in bacon. Excellent.
I don't see you in BritGAF much anymore, Cumpkin. Whatsup with that??
Musha_Soturi
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Damn, should've know about this a little earlier i would have invaded your party coming from Finland!
Moi moi! Are you saying you're going to be in London then anyway? Or that you would've planned to come over specially for it?
Tru dat. My brother, who is probably the best cook I've ever known, once did a bird in a bird in a bird in a bird in a bird.
Tell you what, when I'm incredibly rich with a huge house I'll invite all of BritGaf round for Xmas dinner one year, and everyone can chip in in the kitchen
QuicheFontaine
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I used to check it every day, but I was sans internet for about a month (in China). When I got back, the thread was titled differently (something about Being Alpha) and I just thought it'd take too long to catch-up.
Sounds kinda silly now I that I think about it.
RobotNinjaHornets
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Hooooly shit. Are there even that many edible birds?
I eagerly await the invitation.
Get back in there and pretend you've never been gone. There's also a Whatsapp group if you want more text to constantly catch up on.
miss u bruv
How was China?
dapperbandit
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Only if we all break into song no one has rehearsed but everyone knows while dancing around the kitchen
Noisepurge
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I travel a lot and that would have been a holiday weekend in Finland due to our Independence Day. i'm coming back from China the weekend prior. Now the flights are abit too expensive. I'll keep an eye out for special offers though!
A weekend in London is always fun and it's one of those cities that seemingly has a large Gaffer concentration, would love to join a party one of these days.
This summer i met a few Gaffers around europe in Cologne during GamesCom and in NYC too in a Barcade evening.
QuicheFontaine
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Yeah, alright I'll pop my head in the BritGaf and stop derailing this meet-up thread.
In short, China was awesome. If I had to liken it to a food, it would be pigs in a blanket.
Musha_Soturi
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I travel a lot and that would have been a holiday weekend in Finland due to our Independence Day. i'm coming back from China the weekend prior. Now the flights are abit too expensive. I'll keep an eye out for special offers though!
A weekend in London is always fun and it's one of those cities that seemingly has a large Gaffer concentration, would love to join a party one of these days.
This summer i met a few Gaffers around europe in Cologne during GamesCom and in NYC too in a Barcade evening.
Ah ok cool, fingers crossed but if not maybe next time then?
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