Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Post AGM pub

2012-05-11 Thread Stevie Benton
auk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> *Sent:* Thursday, 10 May 2012, 21:03 *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Post AGM pub That sounds more appropriate for Saturday 8am than 8pm. But maybe that's because I grew up in Hong Kong. Deryck On 10 May 2012 14:49, Fae

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2012-05-11 Thread james . farrar
ad you said that, Deryck - I was wondering if it was just me who >>> fancied a pint on a Saturday evening! ;) >>> >>> (Sorry Fae!) >>> >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> From: Deryck Chan >>> To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimed

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2012-05-11 Thread Stevie Benton
evening! ;) (Sorry Fae!) Harry *From:* Deryck Chan <mailto:deryckc...@gmail.com> *To:* wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> *Sent:* Thursday, 10 M

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2012-05-10 Thread James Farrar
d that, Deryck - I was wondering if it was just me who >> fancied a pint on a Saturday evening! ;) >> >> (Sorry Fae!) >> >> >> Harry >> >> ------ >> *From:* Deryck Chan >> *To:* wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia

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2012-05-10 Thread Gordon Joly
On 10/05/12 22:25, Deryck Chan wrote: This meta-discussion about whether we're on-topic, on the other hand, isn't quite on-topic. Thank you for playing. Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailma

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2012-05-10 Thread Deryck Chan
imediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org > *Sent:* Thursday, 10 May 2012, 21:03 > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Post AGM pub > > That sounds more appropriate for Saturday 8am than 8pm. But maybe that's > because I grew up in Hong Kong. > Deryck > > On 10 May 2012 14:49, Fae wrote: &g

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2012-05-10 Thread Gordon Joly
Chan *To:* wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Sent:* Thursday, 10 May 2012, 21:03 *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Post AGM pub That sounds more appropriate for Saturday 8am than 8pm. But maybe that's because I grew up in Hong Kong. Deryck On 10 May 2012 14:49, Fae mailto:fae...@gmail.co

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2012-05-10 Thread HJ Mitchell
I'm glad you said that, Deryck - I was wondering if it was just me who fancied a pint on a Saturday evening! ;)  (Sorry Fae!) Harry  From: Deryck Chan To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2012, 21:03 Subject: Re: [Wikimedi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Post AGM pub

2012-05-10 Thread Deryck Chan
That sounds more appropriate for Saturday 8am than 8pm. But maybe that's because I grew up in Hong Kong. Deryck On 10 May 2012 14:49, Fae wrote: > Could we pick a place that serves a decent cup of loose Jasmine and > grinds their own fresh coffee beans, or am I in La La Land? > > Cheers, > Fae >

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2012-05-10 Thread David Gerard
On 10 May 2012 15:00, Stevie Benton wrote: > To be fair to Aussie lager, it is abysmal. Some of it is actually nice - lager is almost all you can get, but there are tiny breweries that do stuff that verges on drinkable. The mass-market piss is piss. > Top marks to some of the fantastic wines

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2012-05-10 Thread Thomas Morton
On 10 May 2012 15:00, Stevie Benton wrote: > To be fair to Aussie lager, it is abysmal. > > Top marks to some of the fantastic wines from down under though, > especially your awesome cabernets. > > In Australia/New Zealand they taste lovely. In the UK, bleh. My second favourite lager is Tui (fro

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2012-05-10 Thread Stevie Benton
To be fair to Aussie lager, it is abysmal. Top marks to some of the fantastic wines from down under though, especially your awesome cabernets. On 10/05/2012 14:56, David Gerard wrote: On 10 May 2012 13:45, John Vandenberg wrote: haha. Even Fosters is better than the stuff you lot drink

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2012-05-10 Thread Roger Bamkin
Gets my vote Fae. Ithink that quiet is my first choice however On 10 May 2012 14:49, Fae wrote: > Could we pick a place that serves a decent cup of loose Jasmine and > grinds their own fresh coffee beans, or am I in La La Land? > > Cheers, > Fae > > __

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2012-05-10 Thread David Gerard
On 10 May 2012 13:45, John Vandenberg wrote: > haha.  Even Fosters is better than the stuff you lot drink. :P Did I mention that one of my reasons to move here was the prospect of never drinking Australian piss lager *ever again*? (so of course English people keep greeting me with Fosters. AAA

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2012-05-10 Thread Fae
Could we pick a place that serves a decent cup of loose Jasmine and grinds their own fresh coffee beans, or am I in La La Land? Cheers, Fae ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-

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2012-05-10 Thread WereSpielChequers
And for the grownups we have [[Real ale|proper beer]] as well. WSC On 10 May 2012 13:41, Richard Symonds wrote: > We have Fosters in pubs here too John ;-) > > > > > Richard Symonds > > > > On 10 May 2012 13:39, John Vandenberg wrote: > >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:00 AM, HJ Mitchell >> wrot

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2012-05-10 Thread Jon Davies
Just don't mention the last Test series On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Richard Symonds < richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > We have Fosters in pubs here too John ;-) > > > > > Richard Symonds > > > > On 10 May 2012 13:39, John Vandenberg wrote: > >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:00 AM

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2012-05-10 Thread John Vandenberg
haha. Even Fosters is better than the stuff you lot drink. :P On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:41 PM, Richard Symonds wrote: > We have Fosters in pubs here too John ;-) > > > > > Richard Symonds > > > > On 10 May 2012 13:39, John Vandenberg wrote: >> >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:00 AM, HJ Mitchell

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2012-05-10 Thread Richard Symonds
We have Fosters in pubs here too John ;-) Richard Symonds On 10 May 2012 13:39, John Vandenberg wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:00 AM, HJ Mitchell wrote: > > Well as long as there's decent beer involved, I'm in. > > You'd have to come down under for that .. ;-) > > -- > John Vandenberg

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2012-05-10 Thread John Vandenberg
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:00 AM, HJ Mitchell wrote: > Well as long as there's decent beer involved, I'm in. You'd have to come down under for that .. ;-) -- John Vandenberg ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimed

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2012-05-09 Thread HJ Mitchell
Well as long as there's decent beer involved, I'm in. Harry From: Michael Peel To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 15:45 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Post AGM pub I'm sure the Science Museum staff will know

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2012-05-09 Thread Thomas Morton
Star Tavern, in Belgravia, isn't bad at all; I am a bit snoobish over pubs and it was perfectly acceptable to me :) But it might be a bit too far away. Tom ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listi

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2012-05-09 Thread Michael Peel
I'm sure the Science Museum staff will know (scientifically and quantifiably!) all of the best pubs in the nearby area - try asking them for an expert recommendation? ;-) Mike On 9 May 2012, at 16:34, Stevie Benton wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Just thought I'd drop a line to see if anyone has