Well arriving at the JF it was clear that something had changed but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Ah, that was it, everything. All the bar staff were different, a lot of the clientele were new, the place had been painted, as advised by Tina later and even the hot nuts machine had moved. To make matters worse, the regular Hound table was occupied by interlopers.
Hounds are creatures of routine; they don't like change and as such we viewed proceedings with suspicion. Hounds were few in number this week, just Daren and myself but, with fewer opportunities for disagreement, we approached things with optimism.
The first thing to notice about Round 1 was the noise level. One of the new oiks, a lady with much larger breasts than her brain started to shout out some interjections. Thankfully, a few appeals for calm things settled down a bit. Round 1 was a solid affair, actual 27 - credited 29 but still one point behind the Usual Suspects. The main thing I remember was a debate on the position of Uruguay.
Onto the music and this had more of a retro feel, in fact I'm sure some of the songs had featured in previous quizzes, The Promise, Backstabbers etc. I managed to mistake the Searchers for the Seekers but otherwise a decent round. Onto round 3 and the usual mixed bag. Daren came up with a fine effort on the films though and we actually managed 4 out of five on true or false, we went all true. So a decent round and our efforts were rewarded with second place and the wine!
We were 4 behind all the way winners, the Usual Suspects though who suspiciously had managed a perfect score on the first two rounds. Mmm.
It was at this point Tina arrived and, knowing Daren's 0 from 1 record at carrying the wine the 5 minute journey home, swiped it from him and took it for "safekeeping". Much of the rest of the evening was spent debating the various changes taking place in the JF, clearly a result of a new manager taking over from Matt. Initial signs are not promising but the league is entering the home straight and with £1,000 in the pot, we're not going anywhere for now.
(authored by RobsonHound)
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A rum do and there's no mistake. We all know what a hellhole the JF used to be, let's hope there's no slipping back that way. We need to gather intelligence.
ReplyDeleteLast night I had a conversation with the bar maid about the change of management now that Matt has gone and she said they were really keen to bring the place more upmarket. I said 'Well you can start with the men's toilets'. Later she came over and said she'd spoken to the manager and they will start redecorating them next week - so watch this space
ReplyDeleteTheo - is that you.... ?!
ReplyDeleteHave they sorted those toliets yet, they have to be the stinkiest loos since the Rose & Crown closed down?
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