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Mystery bottle decanted this morning at 0730. All is good. See you before 6.

I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon. What do you plan to use as Things? My tub of pieces (circa 1991) has monopoly houses and green plastic disks. When the game takes off and tops the bestseller lists in 68 countries, there will be a craze for having your own customised set of Things ...

djewesbury wrote:I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.

What do you plan to use as Things?

This whinging little boy is not fit to manage anything if this is how he behaves when it goes wrong. It is now too late for him to man-up. His team will think he is weak and will not believe he will stand with them in a crisis. Boycott is correct - no aura of leadership = no leadership. Yes conside...

djewesbury wrote:...two of us will be there from 1430

What could possibly go wrong.

Starting at 1830 as usual? I can be there for 1745 to help with setup if required.

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Updated food order, following a PM from Mike about an email from Tony. (Post in thread chaps — it allows checking.)

I see that your bonus black pudding is still showing on my order. Splendid work.

The double negative?

Two dropped catches, but yes. I think it was undemanding and that bodes worse for the summer than the state of the batting. Test batting is a totally different animal. Test bowling isn't, at least not by the same degree. Yes totally agree on the bowling. Much more concerning. And I do think Root wi...

While this is one day competition, I think the sad conclusion overall for the England cricket team is that the promising new talent which emerged a few years ago has developed into nothing special. The batsmen are either inconsistent (Root) or lack the skill to take on opposition bowlers (Ballance)....

PhilW wrote:...such as an Ossau Iraty could work well with either.

By coincidence, when I got home last night, my wife had bought some Ossau Iraty and I tried some for the first time. We both thought it was very fine cheese.

jdaw1 wrote:Who is best able to nudge ... TC?

Done

jdaw1 wrote:

flash_uk wrote:your intentional "error".

That I am having the rare beef?

Derek having black pudding

jdaw1 wrote:The current draft of the food order. When a few more people have decided please could somebody check for errors.

So far there is only your intentional "error".

Tried my local Tesco. None available.

djewesbury wrote:I asked a question ^

I didn't know the answer, which is why I ordered something different!

jdaw1 wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Please sir, why is quinoa?

So horses don’t go hungry while their masters eat.

Orders please you two.

Warre 94

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

I'm sure we could get a food order together by Monday, even if not for everyone. It is kind of handy when the staff arrive with the food saying your name, which the emailed table of orders facilitates... I'll start, and if enough respond then great. From the B&F ‘Dining Menu’ : Potted shrimps Ch...

jdaw1 wrote:And who will print the placemats?

I can do it. Placenames on card?

De Villiers 162 off 66 balls. That is just insane. Makes England look like a village side.

jdaw1 wrote:Parts I understand. But the auctions are deeply confusing to me: I have little idea how high or low to bid.

Didn't you invent the game?

PhilW wrote:Or a few lines of Monty Python being quoted

Ni

Yuck for the circlearrays.
OK for the titles, but unlikely to be used often, as the shipper abbreviations are more often used in titles, and therefore wrapping is not required.
I guess it is too difficult for abovetitles?

djewesbury wrote:The latest version, including Phil's (and, alright, Mike's ) suggestions:

Much better Just as I had in mind