Out on the town

On Thursday night Callum, his mate Westie and myself went to a pub quiz in East London. I had to check several times that I was actually in East London as the pub was showing Hibernian vs. Aberdeen on the television, had a quizmaster from Dumfries, and posters advertising Burns' night. I knew I was definately in London however when a slew of derisory comments about the quality of Scottish football started coming from the adjacent table. I was offended and a little bit upset but avoided a confrontation because deep down I knew that they were probably right, and I didn't have a leg to stand on. Despite this distraction, we started the pub quiz well, scoring six out of ten on the 'science' round. (I can't believe I couldn't remember the chemical symbol for Mercury though. How foolish!). All our good work was undone by the TV & Film round, as the TV questions were all related to soaps and reality TV - which none of us watch. We didn't know who is going to be featuring in 'Dancing On Ice' this weekend but our answer of Terry Nutkins, Pat Sharp, Jimmy Saville and Samantha Mumba certainly looked like an appealing line-up. Anyway, as a result of the comedy answers we lost all focus and finished last, but only because the team below us dropped out. I like to think of it as a 'moral victory'.

Last night it was Callums' birthday so the three of us, a guy called Kevin who I knew back home, and three other friends of Callums' went to Jongleurs nightclub in Camden. The comics were all pretty good, but I refused to feel sorry for the guy in the front row who was made fun of, but couldn't take a joke. For example, it transpired he was a painter and decorator and when asked what his company was called he replied "Shite comedian!".
"You won't get much business with that name!" came the reply, followed by "Funnily enough, my business card says 'Wanky painter and decorator!'". It was a good night out, and after a pint in The Worlds End pub and a drawn-out debate on where to go next, I opted for the safety of the last tube home, and got in around 1.30am.

I'm off work today and tomorrow, but as it's the last week before pay day I'm down to my last few quid and can't do alot, but rest assured I'm saving my pennies for the next pub quiz on Thursday - as it's Burns' night there's two rounds on a Scottish theme. I think Callum and I can safely say we have an upper hand there.