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dickieC · 10-31-2003, 06:44 AM

Hi all

Well, Rune and I went drinking in Oxford last night. I will post more and some photos when I have sobered up a little and the photos come back from the developers. But I will say that Rune is a terribly wonderful chap and just like you all imagine, except not in drag (usually). No herrings either.

dC

bealeblues · 10-31-2003, 06:47 AM

dickie!!! i'm pissed too!!!

tell me more about your pub with herring-laden rune!

chuckie egg · 10-31-2003, 09:26 AM

pics pics pics...

rmr · 10-31-2003, 10:27 AM

OOOH!! That sounds wonderful.....can't wait to see pics!!

jaymirror · 10-31-2003, 12:31 PM

Yes, me too!!

Frieda, we should also meet!

Frieda · 10-31-2003, 02:17 PM

sure, jay! let me know when you're coming to amsterdam!

and dammit, dickie, rune! buy a DIGITAL CAMERA!

now we all have to wait for the pics to get developed!!

10-31-2003, 04:51 PM

caint wait to see the pix.

dickieC · 11-01-2003, 12:33 PM

So, the tale of last Thursday...

I met Rune and his girlfriend at the scenic splendour of Oxford's Gloucester Green bus station, after I'd watched about three or four coaches pull in from London and given every bearded arrival close scrutiny. Susie was off to meet some of her old Oxford friends, so Rune and I headed to Gino's, the nice Italian restaurant nearby. As has been reported from other reunions, we got on really well right from the start. Rune wanted rocket salad for his starter (=rucola in American-speak) but they didn't have it, so we both had melon and parma ham. Nice bottle of red wine, then some hot chilli amatriciana pasta. I had some tartufo, while Rune had some sambuco which just about flamed in a thistle-shaped glass. Then we had a couple of big shots of grappa because Rune wouldn't believe me that it can actually taste nice. Nothing like some hard-core ethanol to get the evening off to a good start.

Got the camera out, and after Rune had assured the waiter that we weren't gay, he took a couple of photos of us. By this time we were getting on famously, so we headed off to my favourite Oxford pub, the Turf, for further refreshments, in the rain. It was busy as usual, so we had to stand to drink our Old Speckled Hen. We discussed Rune's fantastic new house and his illustrious naval career, and I accidentally spilt the glass of wine being carried past me by a woman I turned out to know but whose name I couldn't immediately remember, to my acute embarrassment. Eventually I could remember so we went and had a chat, and Rune and I talked about how cool it was to meet ZeMonkeys and how we have to go to Amsterdam to get drunk with Frieda.

After two or three pints, it was 11pm and the ridiculously early British closing time which prompted Rune to declare for the second time of the evening "You've got to serve me, I've come all the way from Norway!". So it was time to head for the Love Bar, a late-night drinking establishment, which turned out to be closed for a private party. Sooo, we went to the Purple Turtle which is the student drinking nightclub type place. Fortunately by this point I was too drunk to care about meeting any of my students. We were taking photos of ourselves all the while, but by this stage of the evening Rune was starting to get his finger stuck in front of the lens. We had a dance and a drink, and a dance and another drink, and this is where things start to get hazy.

At some point in the evening we'd bumped into my mate James, I think it was in the PT, so we headed back to my old graduate college to go to the 24-hour bar. I don't really remember a whole lot about this phase, except that we drank Hoegaarden and danced and sang some more to early-1980s classics. It finished about 3:30 or so, and I sent Rune off in the direction of the railway station while I headed off to find a taxi home.

I got home about 4 am, and after three hours sleep and not enough sobering up, I had to get up and go to work. I had arranged to see Rune and Susie next day at 11 to show them around my college, but there was no call from them, so I tried to call. There was no reply on Rune's mobile, so I'm now worried that something bad happened and Rune didn't make it home.... I struggled on and taught my tutorials on superpower detente in the 1970s.

Rune! Are you OK? Talk to me!

Klynne · 11-01-2003, 07:42 PM

Dickie,

Where is the body? Come on, you can tell me.

bealeblues · 11-02-2003, 03:46 AM

i think a certain woodchipper was involved...

11-02-2003, 04:27 AM

ohhhhhh yeaaaaahh

Frieda · 11-02-2003, 02:35 PM

not the woodchipper again!!

rune!! talk to us! are you ok?

RuneT · 11-02-2003, 06:11 PM

I'm alive and well! Phone died.

lapietra · 11-02-2003, 06:15 PM

*ahem*

Were there no pay phones?

RuneT · 11-02-2003, 06:21 PM

not with his number programmed into it

10-31-2003, 06:44 AM	#1
dickieC Professional ZeMonkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Back in Oxford Posts: 1,841	Euro mini-meetup Hi all Well, Rune and I went drinking in Oxford last night. I will post more and some photos when I have sobered up a little and the photos come back from the developers. But I will say that Rune is a terribly wonderful chap and just like you all imagine, except not in drag (usually). No herrings either. dC __________________ "Why do I keep falling in love with every woman who shows me the slightest attention?" Joel, ESSM

10-31-2003, 06:47 AM	#2
bealeblues where's my salt? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: finally writing Posts: 6,929	dickie!!! i'm pissed too!!! tell me more about your pub with herring-laden rune! __________________ still jackasinine, make no mistake

10-31-2003, 02:17 PM	#6
Frieda in limbo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 19,503	sure, jay! let me know when you're coming to amsterdam! and dammit, dickie, rune! buy a DIGITAL CAMERA! now we all have to wait for the pics to get developed!! __________________ zoek waar je wil, maar het zit in jezelf oh yeah

11-01-2003, 12:33 PM	#8
dickieC Professional ZeMonkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Back in Oxford Posts: 1,841	So, the tale of last Thursday... I met Rune and his girlfriend at the scenic splendour of Oxford's Gloucester Green bus station, after I'd watched about three or four coaches pull in from London and given every bearded arrival close scrutiny. Susie was off to meet some of her old Oxford friends, so Rune and I headed to Gino's, the nice Italian restaurant nearby. As has been reported from other reunions, we got on really well right from the start. Rune wanted rocket salad for his starter (=rucola in American-speak) but they didn't have it, so we both had melon and parma ham. Nice bottle of red wine, then some hot chilli amatriciana pasta. I had some tartufo, while Rune had some sambuco which just about flamed in a thistle-shaped glass. Then we had a couple of big shots of grappa because Rune wouldn't believe me that it can actually taste nice. Nothing like some hard-core ethanol to get the evening off to a good start. Got the camera out, and after Rune had assured the waiter that we weren't gay, he took a couple of photos of us. By this time we were getting on famously, so we headed off to my favourite Oxford pub, the Turf, for further refreshments, in the rain. It was busy as usual, so we had to stand to drink our Old Speckled Hen. We discussed Rune's fantastic new house and his illustrious naval career, and I accidentally spilt the glass of wine being carried past me by a woman I turned out to know but whose name I couldn't immediately remember, to my acute embarrassment. Eventually I could remember so we went and had a chat, and Rune and I talked about how cool it was to meet ZeMonkeys and how we have to go to Amsterdam to get drunk with Frieda. After two or three pints, it was 11pm and the ridiculously early British closing time which prompted Rune to declare for the second time of the evening "You've got to serve me, I've come all the way from Norway!". So it was time to head for the Love Bar, a late-night drinking establishment, which turned out to be closed for a private party. Sooo, we went to the Purple Turtle which is the student drinking nightclub type place. Fortunately by this point I was too drunk to care about meeting any of my students. We were taking photos of ourselves all the while, but by this stage of the evening Rune was starting to get his finger stuck in front of the lens. We had a dance and a drink, and a dance and another drink, and this is where things start to get hazy. At some point in the evening we'd bumped into my mate James, I think it was in the PT, so we headed back to my old graduate college to go to the 24-hour bar. I don't really remember a whole lot about this phase, except that we drank Hoegaarden and danced and sang some more to early-1980s classics. It finished about 3:30 or so, and I sent Rune off in the direction of the railway station while I headed off to find a taxi home. I got home about 4 am, and after three hours sleep and not enough sobering up, I had to get up and go to work. I had arranged to see Rune and Susie next day at 11 to show them around my college, but there was no call from them, so I tried to call. There was no reply on Rune's mobile, so I'm now worried that something bad happened and Rune didn't make it home.... I struggled on and taught my tutorials on superpower detente in the 1970s. Rune! Are you OK? Talk to me! __________________ "Why do I keep falling in love with every woman who shows me the slightest attention?" Joel, ESSM

11-02-2003, 03:46 AM	#10
bealeblues where's my salt? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: finally writing Posts: 6,929	i think a certain woodchipper was involved... __________________ still jackasinine, make no mistake

10-31-2003, 09:26 AM	#3
chuckie egg a peach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 4,627	pics pics pics...

10-31-2003, 10:27 AM	#4
rmr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 10,595	OOOH!! That sounds wonderful.....can't wait to see pics!!

10-31-2003, 12:31 PM	#5
jaymirror anartist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: out there Posts: 1,420	Yes, me too!! Frieda, we should also meet!

10-31-2003, 04:51 PM	#7
rapscalious rob Posts: n/a	caint wait to see the pix.

11-01-2003, 07:42 PM	#9
Klynne monkey Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 4,543	Dickie, Where is the body? Come on, you can tell me.

11-02-2003, 04:27 AM	#11
fodder Posts: n/a	ohhhhhh yeaaaaahh

11-02-2003, 02:35 PM	#12
Frieda in limbo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 19,503	not the woodchipper again!! rune!! talk to us! are you ok? __________________ zoek waar je wil, maar het zit in jezelf oh yeah

11-02-2003, 06:11 PM	#13
RuneT baaaaah? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: No(r)way Posts: 4,733	I'm alive and well! Phone died. __________________ RuneT RuneT, respect!!

11-02-2003, 06:15 PM	#14
lapietra half baked Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: just ducky Posts: 12,078	ahem Were there no pay phones? __________________ “As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.” ~ Mel Brooks

11-02-2003, 06:21 PM	#15
RuneT baaaaah? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: No(r)way Posts: 4,733	not with his number programmed into it __________________ RuneT RuneT, respect!!

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