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09/26/2001 Archived Entry: "Good days"

I've had a couple of good days recently. First up was poker night a few days ago which went well; huge masses of popcorn, wine and beer were consumed and no-one seemed too bothered that we only managed to half-finish one game (there were eight of us, mind, and a lot of chips to start out with). The favourite well-worn jokes were dusted off for another night and the following exchange was heard at one point in the evening.

Someone: Adrian, are you shy?

Me: Nah, I'm just quiet.

[insert mocking laughter from all corners]

Someone: Okay, that's the third time we've heard that tonight, I thought the rule was that it only got to be said once per night.

Me: Yeah, but it's only the second time that I've said it, and anyway it's my house!

Other hijinks included the highly-reflective sunglasses which were supposed to hide a player's eyes but instead showed the reflected image of his cards to everyone else at the table.

Last night was pretty good as well; it started off on a bad note since we didn't manage to get dinner at the place we wanted, but the takeaway we got instead was good enough and we found an excellent late night ice-cream parlour nearby (opposite Safeways in West Kirby, in case you were wondering - not that any of you guys know where I'm talking about) which bears all the hallmarks of being a great chill-out zone for post-sporting events.

Then we were off to the pub quiz for more drinks and much raucous calling out of answers. For example, the quizmaster asked the pub in passing (not as part of the quiz) which act was the only one from Woodstock to play at Live Aid.

"Led Zeppelin!"
"Phil Collins!"

- "No, not Led Zeppelin or Phil Collins."

"The Stones!"
"The Who!"
"The Stones!"

- "Yep, it was The Who."

"The Stones! The Stoooonnnneeesss!"

And from that point onward, our table's response to any kind of question was equally irrelevant, e.g.,

- "What links Liverpool, Derby... [insert list of Prime Minister's names]?"

"Roads!"
"No, the Stones!"

You can tell it was a good night...