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Thread #104869 Message #2176315
Posted By: Valmai Goodyear
22-Oct-07 - 04:15 AM
Thread Name: Copper Family @ Lewes Arms, 20 Oct
Subject: RE: Copper Family @ Lewes Arms, 20 Oct
You can see why Waterloo Bonfire Society are generally held to be a bit soft and modern by us crusty blighters in the older Societies.
According to the landlord the Coppers accepted a challenge to drink him out of Harveys and made a good start, but couldn't quite see off the 1,000 plus pints in the cellar.
Bryan is being very restrained in not pointing out that 'sentimental' could have been more accurately rendered as 'thoroughly trousered'.