What have you got, Ratty? I'm starving!

Hi Sue. We've got goat curry and rice or chips, faggots and peas and veggie lasagne with salad. There's a big plate of olives too but if we are quick she'll not notice.

I'll have the curry thanks. Mmmm, unusual texture to this meat....

I've already eaten Ratty. Good evening by the way everyone.
I love stuffed olives, especially with orange, almonds or sun dried tomatoes.
Bev

Hiya Bev

I'm beginning to come round to olives...

I think a curry sounds nice...

I like curry.

Passes Olive's plate to Bev.


Any news old bean?

Watch it, Olive's just come out of the Ladies. She's vicious when she's had a few. You'd better put that plate back PDQ.

No great news Ratty. I have been practising Handel's Sonata in A minor today. The miner wasn't so keen on it though.
I am getting to grips with it. The notes are not hard, but it needs careful phrasing I think. My teacher says it has "vamp". That sounds right up May's street.
A large scotch please.
How is everyone??
Why are you going round to Olive's Barry?

I'm somewhat punch-drunk - been to the school play (Euripides - The Trojan Women) to watch offspring in action. Non-stop death and misery, real tears from several of the players - uplifting it was not! I'm actually rather impressed by the whole thing. Would prefer not to have to sit through it again in 2 days time, but parental-front-row-seat duty has to be seen to be done!

Well, fellow elderly haricots, shall we have another round?

Quick, run. Olive is after us!

Stand firm Ratty. In the face of Olive in full flow...........grab the loo roll and be firm.

*sticks foot out as Olive strides past. Olive lands face down in goat curry*

Dunno!

That's an Oliva lotta curry.

It's a Jamie Oliver recipe, actually..

Bev, you're on form tonight!

Nah, just sober. It's only a virtual scotch.

Evening all!

Evening Daisy

Hiya Bev! Any curry left?

Afraid not old flower pot. It's all on Olive's floor. Barry dropped it when he went chasing round there. That Jimmy chap is there too.
I've just had a scotch, and someone was drinking blue beard's beer. Other than that, everything is perfectly normal.

Just a typical evening here then.

hello

Have I missed all the curry?

Yes, but there's some veggie whatnot left, eh Ratty?

Hiya Flossie : you really wouldn't have liked the curry...

NO you really wouldn't have liked it dear. There were bits of beard in it. It was a Goatee curry.

Bev...whatever you've had tonight...can I have some please???

De caffienated tea old beam.

*wonders what has replaced the caffeine*

Nothing, honest milord.

Anyone noticed that weird smell coming from behind the bar??

Do you think William needs to change his socks a little more often?


Or has Fido crawled in there and died?

How do you know that I don't really like curry?

I've just put some fish in the oven anyway, and am going to make a nice bowl of couscous to go with it.

*vows to buy decaff tea*



Not the remains of the hairy curry, is it?...

Fido is here, under my chair - and he's definitely alive because he keeps trying to play with my shoelace.

Oh good. Maybe we could send him in to investigate the Mysterious Odour

You wouldn't have liked this curry (read further back down the thread) ...

Don't send Fido in. Everyone creep out of the Bar. There's something narsty in the cellar


Night all.

You mean there is Matter down there? Then we must fork it!

Goodnight Bev!

Is the bar open? I know I am early, but it's night here where I am, and I have completed my piano practice for the day. Would like a nice cold beer to go with my musidoku samples

*ready with the pencil and paper*

The tavern never closes, one beer coming up..

*drinks beer*

Thanks! I'm feeling great now Musidoku, here I come! Weekend, here I am!!!

Time for a guick pint of Ratale before the first lesson.

Fido old pal, where are you today?

Come over 'ere and have a cuddle before I have to go.

Meeeeeeow! Rrrrrrrrrpppppppp (Cat lovers will know what I mean).

*Fido shoots out from under the bar, lands on Ratty and starts kneading furiously*

Fido, behave yourself old bean. Here, have a lump of cheese.

I am celebrating a new arrival this evening so drinks are on the Rat.

Champagne anyone?

Hello and yes please

Congratulations on the new arrival - what is it?

A Bass Recorder?

Well done HC; almost right but a bit bigger.


Are you allowed a small glass of champers, seeing as it is virtual?

A bassoon?

I love champagne (Especially Moet et Chandon)