I used to go in the Artichoke loads.

My Uncle and Aunt (now dead) used to own the newsagents on the corner of Magdelen Rd and Beaconsfield road, just up from the Artichoke.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on August 24th 2007 at 16:33:49

Message Thread

A horse walks into a bar, and the barman says "Why the long face?" (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 15:12:12
- a man walks into a bar, barman asks "What'll it be?" (General Chat) - blindasabat, Aug 24, 15:22:31
  - A nun walks into a bar and orders a gin and tonic (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 15:44:34
- Midget goes into a bar, (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 24, 15:14:32
  - A girl goes into a bar and asks for a double entendre. (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 15:34:45
    - who's he? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 15:37:15
      - the landlady (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 15:51:09
        
        Is that Slippery's (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 15:52:16
        
        Affirmative Pal. Been? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 15:53:19
        
        9.25/10 (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 15:57:17
        
        Very good. No, but used to live round the corner... (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 15:55:38
        
        Used to do ricklious lock-ins when it was Slippery's. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 15:58:38
        
        As a rule I don't mind (quite like) scary / sleazy pubs (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 16:05:00
        
        ASBO Pub Brigade? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Aug 24, 16:09:02
        
        Me too. Me and Tuds are planning a scary pubs tour if you want in. I think Garry Brooke (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:07:35
        
        How scary? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 16:09:10
        
        The scariest ones in Naaaadge. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:11:49
        
        Have you started a list? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 24, 16:13:37
        
        The Romany on Colman road? Might be a Joe Baxi job (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:15:00
        
        I think that's been bastardised (General Chat) - Small, Aug 24, 16:24:46
        
        Farmhouse is fine (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 24, 16:30:22
        
        It bloody well isn't (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Aug 24, 16:34:20
        
        lol (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:31:33
        
        Didn'y someone do a stab on someone in there not so long ago? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:34:25
        
        I think someone beat a girl up (General Chat) - Small, Aug 24, 16:35:49
        
        The girl does? Weird. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 24, 16:38:19
        
        Are you talking about the one next to Eaton Park? (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 24, 16:33:07
        
        Yes - corner of South Park Avenue and Colman road. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:36:23
        
        Farmhouse does have it's moments. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:29:36
        
        The Fartsease is near Garry Brooke (General Chat) - Small, Aug 24, 16:33:46
        
        Whoops! Confused The Windmill with The Castle. (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Aug 24, 16:37:09
        
        Mixed toilets? That goes straight to the top of the list. (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 24, 16:36:10
        
        I was thinking of The Castle (General Chat) - Small, Aug 24, 16:41:07
        
        lollipops (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:39:01
        
        can you clarify (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 24, 16:36:01
        
        Neither. Goutface, DJ Gout or Tumnly Over Ben. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:43:09
        
        *Tumbly obviously (or not so obviously) (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:43:48
        
        Oh (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 24, 16:45:16
        
        I'm not, no. EoM and NG do pop on occasionally - both King'sed it on Saturday with wrath (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:47:21
        
        I did pop to the Mac counter in Jarrolds (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 24, 16:49:26
        
        No. He's tumbly over Ben (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Aug 24, 16:38:48
        
        and who's his aunty? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 16:38:01
        
        Olive, off On The Busses. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 24, 16:43:13
        
        rolfes (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Aug 24, 16:51:55
        
        Joe Baxi? What kind of speak is that? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 24, 16:16:50
        
        Scotch, entut? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:17:40
        
        Austin - it's 'Austin'. Austin Maxi = cab. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:18:53
        
        Oh that's much much better. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:20:01
        
        Nah it's fine. The Fiveways is quite scary. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:15:45
        
        When you've drank in the Vauxhall Vaults on Scottie Rd, you know what a scarey pub should (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 24, 16:20:05
        
        I'd imagine any pub in that area of the city is fairly scarey (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 24, 16:19:02
        
        Never assume Brom, it makes an ASS out of U and ME. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:25:23
        
        *scary (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 24, 16:19:06
        
        Yes. Yes it is. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 16:16:59
        
        Myself and assorted mates used to go the length of Magdalen Street from Tombland (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 16:21:57
        
        I went in the Artichoke loads of times when one armed Rueben moved to Norwich. (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 24, 16:32:25
        
        I used to go in the Artichoke loads. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:33:49
        
        Pal of mine had a chair thrown at him in one of them. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:26:58
        
        Sounds about right. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 16:33:55
        
        It's got a Baker's Oven though. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:29:36
        
        Let's put a date on this. Next home game after Cardiff? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 24, 16:13:12
        
        You've been talking about this scary pubs tour for yares and yares. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:13:04
        
        Start at BSG, then downwards from there. Wet-dog-tastic. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 24, 16:11:07
        
        The BSG isn't that scary (well, not in a frightening sort of a way). In a weird sort of (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:13:12
        
        Help... (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 16:12:55
        
        Ber Street Gates (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:13:50
        
        Of course. (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 16:15:43
      - The barman (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 15:50:45
        
        Even "Knock, knock" ones? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 15:51:32
        
        Knock Knock (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:01:04
        
        Who is there? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:06:39
        
        Owen (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:07:59
        
        Who is there? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:18:26
        
        tim berry (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:07:58
        
        I see your point. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:08:24
        
        Okay, knock knock... (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:10:29
        
        Who's there? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:10:49
        
        tim berry (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:11:32
        
        Nope, still not quite there. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:14:19
        
        ha ha. Genuine stifled lol. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 16:15:44
        
        Okay. Knock knock. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:17:47
        
        Who's there? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:18:14
        
        A mouse with clogs on? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Aug 24, 16:23:29
        
        No. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:24:07
        
        malkybarkid (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:18:57
        
        it's a gesture Tim, but needs work. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:20:23
        
        it's a gesture Tim, but needs work. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:20:22
        
        Okay. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:24:38
        
        Okay, last one. Knock knock. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:25:42
        
        Who's there? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:31:32
        
        Tim Berry? Are you still there? Malky's back. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 16:36:37
        
        Excellent, but it wasn't tim berry.... (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:48:34
        
        Ok. Who's there? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 16:52:53
        
        Avon man, he came to collect the catalogue. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 17:03:40
        
        I see. Know any limericks? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 24, 17:04:21
        
        I think he's given up. Who's there? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 16:27:42
        
        Nobody anymore, malkybarkid din't answer so they left a message with his mum. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:30:50
        
        that doesn't make sense. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 16:32:06
        
        You're right, it doesn't... (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:33:24
        
        I think I've enjoyed this thread more than anything in ages (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 24, 16:28:41
        
        No. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:29:32
        
        Do I come across like a girl? (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:34:13
        
        only when you're trying to tell jokes (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 16:35:18
        
        You mean there's a way of telling jokes that is considered feminine... (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:40:36
        
        Of course there is. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:42:48
        
        Linda Smith? (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Aug 24, 16:52:01
        
        Haven't heard her tell any good jokes lately. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 24, 16:56:44
        
        Ouch. You're lucky that's tucked away all the way down here. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 17:00:35
        
        I did. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 17:18:03
        
        yes, but I don't really dare say any more. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 16:41:49
        
        exactly my point (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 24, 16:37:03
        
        Tim (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 24, 16:11:09

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