The Bluestocking: it's the season of mulled wine, conversations about pineapple and, of course, gerbils. Confused? You will be...

[EdithStourton]

Welcome to the anarchic and marvellous women-only on-line pub, the Bluestocking. The booze won't give you a hangover, the cakes won't make you fat, and the conversations are fascinating, covering knitting, health and safety, the Muppets and anything else that comes to mind.

Climb Peak Woo, have a cuddle with Rosie the Red Panda, and watch out for capybaras busy with any necessary building works.

Welcome in (and name change at the door if you need too).

Still mostly AWOL. Will return…

This thread is insane so you'll be fine!

Stop confusing me with all your Gladys talk. I'm a puffling of very little brain.

Come now, Boily. These threads all have their own internal logic, and probably make sense to somebody for a few minutes or so.

I think the overriding principle in The Bluestocking is kindness.
And support.
And daftness.
And support.
And gerbils.

That sounds good. I could swear I saw an Elizabeth von Arnim reference here somewhere too.

And confusion.

And malt, by any chance?

Chocolate in my case. Welcome LEG, I think you can probably guess what I am!

Love and chassis.

Oooh is that a Pun? (Thinks "Elderberry" and it's purplish/black and slightly sweet and astringent ... cassis?)

Just as the drinks here do not inebriate so you can have as many as you like, the cakes are all gluten-free.

So yes, anyone can enjoy any type of malt. Single malt, malted barley, Horlicks, Maltesers, whatever you like.

Not all the cakes!

The gerbils are well known admirers of Sean O'Casey and think Captain Boyle's observation that 'the whole world is in a terrible state of chassis' is a profound and true observation. And also something to aspire to.

As indeed is cassis, now that NOVEMBERISOVER.

Sadly, the third of a bottle of leftover red wine that I had left sealed for the last month was gone beyond recall, I fear that even a slug of blackcurranty goodness could not have revived it. I daresay it will clean out the drain. And there was another bottle ready to open.

Slainte

NACALT

I find the flowing green dress distracts wrongdoers from the gun, until they're too close to do much other than surrender.

That tommygun thing I'm toting has a good rate of fire but is a tad hard to aim.

If anyone has any weaponry that requires cleaning, I have the gun oil out. I'm doing it full Redneck with a can of Budweiser to hand.

(And for the anxious, when we're not out on patrol, all shotguns, rifles, machine-guns, muskets, side-arms etc are securely locked away. We have a walk-in gun safe.)

Oops, sorry.

Are you gluten-full then? If so, please forgive me if I don’t stand close to you.

And Cher, I love the outfit. Marvellous combo with the musket.

Cake is currently unavailable.

<Licks crumbs from lips>

<brushes stray icing off chin>

I'm currently very gluten full though.

There's Lagavulin AND Maltesers AND Ovaltine? Can I move in, please?

I thought for a moment you were cleaning guns WITH Budweiser!

I hope you've got a good selection on your Christmas wish list.

Actually we now have 2 walk in gun safes. With all the armed bouncer gerbils working over December we've temporarily lost the backgammon snug, which hasn't been used since 1965, as Gutenberg has declared that it makes sense to put all the gun safes together.

Worryingly both are right next to androids lab.

I'm sure everything will be fine!!

33 and a third? Vinyl, I should think.

Oops you beat me to it 😊 I'm late to the party today just for a change