Mad Over Fifties Club

[nungate]

Good evening and welcome to Nungate Towers, venue of the latest meeting of the AB Mad Over Fifties club.
What have we for your delight and edification tonight?
Well, our Tailcock of the evening will be the "HowlinGale" inspiration drawn from the hoolie blowing outside! For our hot plate special we have that stomach lining dish, Stovies, hearty and filing, the very thing for a dark and stormy night! On the pudding trolley, our pastry chef has excelled himself and invented an ice cream Battenburg! Strawberry and Vanilla ice cream swathed in a golden almond sponge cake (a bit like a square Arctic Roll!) and of course the usual selection of volley vonts, canopies and horses doovers! mmm yum!
Up in the gallery, in addition to the usual selection of Madrigals and fugues played by the Minstrels, they will be joined later by the Towers' staff in the Great Hall for Carol singing (we haven't told Carol yet, boy will she be
surprised!) In the ballroom, we have our favourite local band The Tone Deafs playing a selection of oldies but goodies and just a soupcon of seasonal numbers tossed in to add a little festive touch.
The indoor pool is open to members, as is the library, where we have a lovely fire blazing in the hearth, and a fabulous selection of books and periodicals for members who would prefer a quieter evening, the snug is also available for members wishing a quiet time, there is a trolley of drinks and snacks laid out and a huge array of DVDs to choose from if members would prefer to watch something. Of course the hot tub is bubbling away on the North Tower for those members wishing to brave the elements (hopefully it has been well anchored) however I must state that owing to high winds the bungee will not be in operation this evening (the piranhas in the moat will be sorry and Igor will have to feed them later ....)
And now a short announcement for our members.
Next week will be MOFC's Annual Christmas Ball, members may wish to come in mufti if they please or dress as characters from Pantomime or any form of fancy dress of their choosing. Santa will of course "drop" in on proceedings with gifts for all!
For the rofl tonight I offer:
3 yards of purple tinsel (surplus to requirements)
1 set of fairy lights (not working)
4 boxes of Christmas tree baubles (smashed, thank you Plant aka "butterfingers" .......)
Igor will be in the vestibule to collect cloaks, brooms and any other accoutrements members wish to be concealed during the course of tonight's meeting (no guarantees of their safe return)
Queenofmean sends her apologies she has a prior engagement this evening
Daisynonna will also be an absentee owing to a better offer sigh Igor of course is devastated .......

A warm welcome awaits all who dare enter these portals


carriages at midnight

[DTCwordfan]

Was the garden centre in Thorn Hills?

[nungate]

A simple Hail and farewell then Mammar, thank you for the use of the chocolate cupboard most kind. I do hope you will join us for the Christmas Ball next week

[nungate]

ouch! DT and no, it was outside of Aberdeen but it was so long ago I can't remember it now

[tonyav]

Evening Mammar am I hearing things, help your self to the choc !.
Have you got over the flood ?.

[Blackiequine]

Ah, Anderson's roses, those were the days, there was Cockers too - yes, really! All garden franchises now. Thank you for the tailcock, the flavour of the stovies is enhanced with the hint of malt vinegar, an excellent vintage, about 1954 I'd guess.

[nungate]

We aim to please ....

[tonyav]

Hey that wasn't a jar of Mammars pickled onions was it ? she always saves the vinegar for my chips.

[Blackiequine]

Don't worry, Tony, Igor has saved the vinegar in a receptacle, it looks like a teacup but it's much bigger.

[nungate]

Of course not Tony, chef always lays down a selection of pickles and chutneys every year, he just used an open jar that's all. Mammar's special ones are in the cellar with the others in a place of honour (naturally) You'll
be alright for vinegar for your chips

[tonyav]

Thank gawd for that, I can't have chips without Mammars special pickled onion vinegar. Looks like a teacup but bigger, wonder what that could be ?.

[nungate]

If Igor is involved it might be best not to ask .....

[tonyav]

Anyhow, what sort of choc has Mammar got stashed in that cupboard of hers.

[tonyav]

nungate
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If Igor is involved it might be best not to ask .....

Ok, nungate, I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

[nungate]

that could be a debatable point there Tony .... I dread to think what he may have used ....

As to the contents of Mammar's cupboard, try an leave her something please

[tonyav]

Will do, nungate. Tony breaks off a finger of Kit Kat to save for Mammar.

[DTCwordfan]

It should be obvious, tony; it's buried in 'mammars bars'....

[nungate]

that's mighty generous of you Tony ... a whole finger of kit kat! I hope Santa will be kind and replenish it for her

[tonyav]

It should be obvious, tony; it's buried in 'mammars bars'....

Mmmm, so she has bars, wonder if she'll pull me a pint.

[DTCwordfan]

chocolate beer - who does that?

[DTCwordfan]

http://www.wellsandyoungs.co.uk/home/our-beers/ales/young-s-double-chocolate-stout