Facemasks on for a trip to the Bluestocking

[CaraDuneRedux]

We haven't had a Bluestocking thread for fucking ages.

Anyone fancy a socially distanced, tables of no more than 6, Bluestocking?

The goat has been covid tested and the patriarchy busting canon polished up to remove all possible virus traces from its surface.

Remember, MN spans the globe, and it's always before the 10pm curfew somewhere.

I don't know if I quite held it together this evening. Another bloody thread blitzed.

Still, an improvement on my usual technique. I'll be sticking firmly to ignoring and talking over their heads.

White Russian please barkeep.

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Something tells me I'll be needing my tin hat if I get involved in any other MN threads

Could someone please pass me one of those tequilas?

@CorvusPurpureus

I've got the limes & salt. Well, I hope it's salt.

I’m salty AF right now, enough for a meeeeeeeeelion tequilas!

I'm hoping the tequila will rid me of my disappointment with people. There's lots of people making me disappointed with people in these here hills.

Is anyone drunk enough to recite "They should have asked my husband" by Pam Ayres yet? Sage words in there.

May I be the drunk in the corner, muttering? Well, I am TDITCM.
'World's gone mad, MAD, I tell ye'

I'm fine with tequila. From the neck up. Everything else is paralysed. Line 'em up and slide 'em down. I may need someone to assist me - a bit like nearly-dead Wesley in The Princess Bride.

Fighting may be a traditional passtime in olde inns, but not in the Blue Stocking. Even with provocation.

Screeching Get outta my pub is tempting at times though.

I've seen a lot of inappropriate marriage proposals in some (fictional) pubs. I prefer pubs that don't encourage inappropriate engagement though.

I see they have a jukebox in the beer garden - any requests?

I have a craving to read all of Pratchett's descriptions of The Mended Drum now. Especially the scene where Miss Susan gives 'the look' at (was it?) a Bogeyman who thought he'd scare the pretty girl.

Blue fluffy blanket needed if I remember love those books.

@cinnamonroll1

I see they have a jukebox in the beer garden - any requests?

Bad Dog by Chumbawamba

Bitch won’t beg, bitch won’t lick, bitch can’t do those clever tricks...
Slip the lead fight, fight, my bark is softer than my bite...
Good girl pat, pat,
bad dog smack, smack
Here’s a bitch who’ll give it back snap snap snap snap

@DaisiesandButtercups

I've obviously misjudged Chumbawumba all these years

I’m beginning to think of the Bluestocking as the Winchester from Shaun of the Dead.

Let’s all go to the Bluestocking, have a nice cold pint and wait for this all to blow over!

A whisky, please, bar keep.

Someone on another thread mentioned that a poster who discussed issues from an intersex perspective has gone from these boards. I presume that poster would be Alex?

Could be Claire. She did some amazing posts. Also blogs here
differently-normal.com/author/clarecais/

That’s such a shame though they did say they were on a final warning :(

Yes Alex is gone. Sadly.

Alex is gone?

Could we commission holograms of the worthy patrons who have been thrown out of the MN Clog Dancing with Pointy Sticks club for having pointy sticks and pointing with them? So many fine points made, often under duress and in spite of prodding by those without sticks or points. The Bluestocking is a sadder place without them.

Best I have a small Babycham with one of those unpleasant glace cherries please. A pint glass will be fine.

I'll have whatever soft drink you have with caffeine in. Pepsi, cola, I don't care!

Oh ffs. There are a few posters with specific experience/inherent characteristics who I wish could be allowed a bit more license than the rest of us.

Also a gentle reminder not indulge in TAATing while in your cups on this thread. Even though the guidelines only prohibit rehashing a deleted thread, for some reason this very natural cross-talk seems verboten here.

unpleasant glace cherries

I've recently bought a jar of Luxardo maraschino to put behind the bar for my sole use - they all belong to me although others might be allowed a drizzle of the syrup on something.

I love unpleasant glace cherries. When I was small I used to get up in the middle of the night, climb onto the worksurface to reach the shelf where they were and feast on them.