2009-09-24 Thu - The Guinness Ride

A Texan walks into a pub in Ireland and clears his voice to the crowd of drinkers. He says, "I hear you Irish are a bunch of hard drinkers. I'll give $500 American dollars to anybody in here who can drink 10 pints of Guinness back-to-back."

The room is quiet and no one takes up the Texan's offer. One man even leaves. Thirty minutes later the same gentleman who left shows back up and taps the Texan on the shoulder. "Is your bet still good?" asks the Irishman.

The Texan says yes and asks the bartender to line up 10 pints of Guinness. Immediately the Irishman tears into all 10 of the pint glasses drinking them all back-to-back.

The other pub patrons cheer as the Texan sits in amazement. The Texan gives the Irishman the $500 and says, "If ya don't mind me askin', where did you go for that 30 minutes you were gone?"

The Irishman replies, "Oh ... I had to go to the pub down the street to see if I could do it first."

Bollocks! I'm bikeless 'til Sat :-(

And the Mrs is out tomorrow night

Use the force G

Geoff?

Indeed. Will call ya when I arrive and line the G up. (probably on the kerb as it'll be rammed beyond belief)

@Pistanator; give me a call if you want to borrow the Bowery as I will be on the Moser. Number on the private thread.

@Pistanator; give me a call if you want to borrow the Bowery as I will be on the Moser. Number on the private thread.

ha, would love to see G slumming it on a Bowery. reckon you will see him in a liverpool shirt before then ;)

Jonny are you going in from West? If so i'll see you at Shepherds Bush tomorrow.

What, Pistanator is not a Liverpool fan? I was sure I picked up the dulcet tones of Merseyside in his storytelling. I also think he is after a Colnago instead of the cheapie Giant, but the posh bikes are all double chained to the garage wall.

Well, who is joining me and Alexki in the illustrious, winning Saafs crew then?

Sadly I have to drive to Leicester tomorrow for a 10.30 meeting, so I'll be in the car and rolling by around half six.

Otherwise I'd love to come on this.

Curses.

see you guys, after

I'm up for doing this ride, is anyone finishing work in Soho and wants to ride to any of the start points with me?

You up ?
Wa...HaaaaaY
Me up too.
Just round t'corner from ya n all.
Think we'll be talkin' later homegal

awesome! cheers james, which start point will we be going to?

@Pickle
The nearest pub to us?
I reckon i'll be at the Toucan drinking G.soon as I finish work.
Won't have time to get to a start point and tonight's all about this :

im out of this one tonight. sorry G's & G's

Ray!

Will join you at 18.15 shoots

ok... i may buzz you G's for one. round the 7 mark. J-dub & shoots that means you.

@Pickle
The nearest pub to us?
I reckon i'll be at the Toucan drinking G.soon as I finish work.
Won't have time to get to a start point and tonight's all about this :

That sounds ideal, we can be the judges and decide who wins the race!

ok... i may buzz you G's for one. round the 7 mark. J-dub & shoots that means you.

You best be.
S'all about respect for the Arthur.

@Pickle and JG... WORD!

aleksi ,

can you just confirm where the first drink will be and at what time ?
the first post looks like there are teams and rides and sprints and i don't have a teambut do want to do the 4 pints and the toucan ? can you advise ?

Jonny are you going in from West? If so i'll see you at Shepherds Bush tomorrow.

dude, work central and the way work is going will probably just head straight to toucan. see you there.

ok... i may buzz you G's for one. round the 7 mark. J-dub & shoots that means you.

nice one dude. oh, and got 18T in my bag for you. though tonight is more about 18G

In that case I may just do the same, looks like there's no one coming from out Wests.