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.

Another Bunbury falls. Let's raise a glass in its honour 🥃

It would be a shame if the pub was closed down for inappropriate talking points. (Especially given the recent arrival of a special jar of cherries)

It would indeed R0wantrees. But a censored pub is a sad thing to be sure, and an increasingly difficult thing as that jar of cherries is consumed. I would suggest that we all pop to the ladies to powder our noses and plot but popping to the gender-neutral doesn't have the same ring.

Perhaps one of these pickled eggs will cheer me up.

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But a censored pub is a sad thing to be sure, and an increasingly difficult thing as that jar of cherries is consumed.

There is a long and proud history of pubs and hostelries remaining open despite concerted attempts to prohibit talk, imbing and libation.

Ah, for the days when a lock-in meant fun instead of plague aversive misery.

Oooo, can I have one of those cherries in my snowball? It's way beyond Fuck This Shit O'clock.....

Maraschino cherries always seemed fantastically glamorous and decadent when I was young. Can I have a pint of those? With a shot of ... amaretto or something?

Can I have my cherries nest please, as they come?

Another Bunbury falls. Let's raise a glass in its honour

Cheers

I was strolling over to the Bunbury Arms to just harangue people about "Don't feed the trolls" as my general bit of old lag/old crone** advice.

** Clearly, as I"m in my early 60s I am in near-death territory according to MN, and it's a marvel I even know what a computer is, let alone a mobile phone.

@CardinalLolzy

Maraschino cherries always seemed fantastically glamorous and decadent when I was young. Can I have a pint of those? With a shot of ... amaretto or something?

Can I have a pint of Amaretto with a cherry on top please?

I once made a fruit sponge with maraschino cherries. It was amazing.

Oooo, I love a rum-soaked cherry in cake. Would it work with a maraschino?

Tiptoes in warily eyeing up the piles of maraschino cherries, Snuggles into a corner with a cherry free hot chocolate and adds a large slug of brandy.

Do you have any of those fancy pants green glacé cherries?

Ooh, cherry hot chocolate. Basically black forest gateau in drink form, non?

Nice one Badass - good to see that the Bluestocking patron's reputation for wit, sass and a somewhat strange fixation with glace cherries is being upheld.

I'll have some twiglets to go with the pickled egg please and I might go and sit by Persistent and admire her slug (if that's ok with you Persistent?)

Another badger I'm still traumatised by the offer of badger milk last night.
Carefully hands the slug over to Badass .......

Makes space for Olderstyle1 and finds another slug for her. Ponders on..... slugs, cherries and ......liquid black forest gateau

Ah so only one and the original. So that means the BaBA awards are still ongoing!

Nice one.

Loved my Badarsed Badger award from last night. Still chuffed.

I'm getting a bit bored with the new slug TBH. I might come over and admire your award instead Helleofabore (no offence *Persistent).

Do we know what we are allowed to talk about in the Bluestocking? Other than slugs, cherries and badgers that is. Could I for instance mention that Safe Schools Alliance have just let rip with a 17 tweet thread pointing out that NSPCC are not fit for purpose? Or not?