Underage drinking

Mine was The Black Swan. Used to love drinking Norwich Mild in there on a Friday when I was 16 and getting the bus home really pissed. I used to take £10 with me buy 20 Marlboro, have about 8 pints and still have a bit of change. That was about 1989 I think.

Posted By: Cat and Canary on September 18th 2007 at 15:03:33

Message Thread

In re mbk's quiz below (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 15:01:19
- loaves and fishes in beccles (General Chat) - megson, Sep 18, 15:46:24
  - were the two lesbians at the bar there during that time? (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 18, 15:49:32
    - oh jesus yeah, i forgot them two! (General Chat) - megson, Sep 18, 17:00:39
- The Ber Gates, we would go in the back room & play pool all night whilst drinking (General Chat) - lovely old job, Sep 18, 15:34:07
  - oh & The Cock (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Sep 18, 15:41:07
    - Lovely old cock (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 18, 16:09:09
    - Probably know you then (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 18, 15:43:14
      - for some reason I have always had a feeling that our paths have crossed. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Sep 18, 15:47:08
  - Did it smell of wet dogs back then too? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 15:34:55
    - we created the smell of wet dogs it never recovered from us spotty, stinky 14 year olds. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Sep 18, 15:36:10
- the crown, goldwell rd norwich, lovely old memories (n/m) (General Chat) - Fuel_rox, Sep 18, 15:26:12
- Spread Eagle in Bury St Edmunds (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 18, 15:23:51
  - Oh actually I occasionally had a g&t at the grapes (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 18, 15:28:31
    - Were you a BSE person then CC? probably there same time as me. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 15:29:41
      - Do you know many Norwich fans in BSE? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 18, 15:41:34
        
        No (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Sep 18, 15:52:49
        
        A few, yep - Dave Chaplin, Craig ?, Rich?. The barman at The Queens was a City fan I think (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 15:48:57
        
        not sure on the other people - I used to say hello to a few Bury boys (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 18, 16:17:04
        
        yay...thought you might know someone I did! (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 18, 16:14:53
        
        Do you know Matt Drury, Kris Keymer, Matt Billings et al? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 16:19:09
        
        no - I'm terrible at knowing people in Bury as I moved away when I was 18 (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 18, 16:23:18
        
        Pretty sure he knows Matt and Kris has been banned from there a couple of times. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 16:27:42
      - Had a boyfriend from there when I was in sixth form (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 18, 15:31:52
  - Alan and Rita? out of The Otter had that for a while (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 15:26:58
    - Don't think her name was Rita ... (General Chat) - meeky, Sep 18, 15:37:55
      - Yep - bang on Meeks! Sylvia it was - she used to wince when announcing our quiz team names (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 15:40:57
        
        'Itchy Mary, Queen of Scots'? (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Sep 18, 15:45:55
        
        When did you use the Otter then? ... (General Chat) - meeky, Sep 18, 15:42:30
        
        '95 - '02 - Paul, Dougie, Ipswich Tony & Walker, Bushy et al (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 15:51:42
        
        Feck me! We must have been in there at the same time then ... (General Chat) - meeky, Sep 18, 15:54:06
        
        Yep I remember Scott from there - did two of the Newmarket trips. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 15:56:47
        
        Yep she still goes in there I believe .... (General Chat) - meeky, Sep 18, 16:02:23
        
        Yeah she does. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Sep 18, 16:05:52
        
        Mmm the stories I could tell you about her ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Sep 18, 16:06:29
        
        rolf, me too. The trophy and the song on the jukebox. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 16:12:58
        
        Diff to them ones then ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Sep 18, 16:13:33
        
        I bet they're related! (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 16:14:40
    - alan and rita (General Chat) - Fuel_rox, Sep 18, 15:30:37
- I didn't. (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 18, 15:20:11
  - was it all 1.5 litre bottles of vermouth from the off-license for you then? (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 18, 15:27:29
  - There's always one (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 15:24:53
- Fox and Hounds in Lyng. Brewery House in Reepham. Trowel and the Fezzy in Norwich. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 15:20:04
- Coachmakers in dereham and downstairs to cap the night off (n/m) (General Chat) - Danny, Sep 18, 15:18:35
  - Thats my neck of the woods (General Chat) - donkeydublin, Sep 18, 15:44:18
    - downstairs was nothing special though! (General Chat) - Danny, Sep 18, 17:23:04
- Yeah, and also ... (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 15:15:43
  - Oh, now he's giving it Billy Big Bollocks, claiming very pub in Norwich (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 15:18:40
- The Downstairs in Dereham - qwalidee clubbin! (n/m) (General Chat) - HairyBobbingManAss, Sep 18, 15:14:23
- Bull and Chain, Langworthgate, Lincoln (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 18, 15:11:29
  - Very risky though innit (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 15:14:18
    - Not when BC was at sixth form. It was study or up the chimbleys in those days. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 15:28:27
- Chicagoooos, in KL (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 18, 15:10:07
  - how old are you? (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 18, 15:35:17
    - 27... (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 18, 15:59:18
- sometimes the Territorial (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 18, 15:09:52
- The Woolpack in Colegate (General Chat) - Small, Sep 18, 15:07:51
- The Globe, in Wells. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Sep 18, 15:07:25
- Can't remember the name of it, but it's the one on Earlham Road (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 15:05:47
  - The Mitre? (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Sep 18, 15:08:56
    - No. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 15:09:05
  - The Mitre (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 15:08:40
- White Horse in Crostwick ... (General Chat) - meeky, Sep 18, 15:05:07
- The Black Swan, Exchange Street, served by Billy Steele Snr. And then (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 18, 15:04:48
  - Ah yes, the Festival House (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 15:09:23
    - Yup (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 18, 15:12:20
    - Another one of those "not nearly as old as he claims" clues. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 15:10:17
      - You're right (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 15:11:46
- Underage drinking (General Chat) - Cat and Canary, Sep 18, 15:03:33
  - At least you were drinking pints (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 15:10:51
    - roflle tops (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 18, 15:14:02
      - I did not (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 15:16:17

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