« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 ... 14   Go Down

Author Topic: 358 Guests!  (Read 17887 times)

0 Members and 5 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline Snoopy

  • Administrator
  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 54191
  • Reputation: 0
  • In the Prime of Senility
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2008, 07:01:50 PM »
Quote from: Nick on July 01, 2008, 07:00:19 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on July 01, 2008, 06:50:48 PM
We, sensibly, make a point of hiring the village hall and a professional entertainer.

Is it insured?

Hall is insured, Entertainer carries his own insurance and is CRB checked. (Smug? Moi?)
Logged
I used to have a handle on life but it broke.

Online Nick

  • Needs to get out more...
  • ******
  • Posts: 109318
  • Reputation: -115
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2008, 07:02:38 PM »
I did scent some smug!  evil:

The Boy is in the bath. His second bath  point:
Logged
Warning: May contain Skub
Cat sitter extraordinaire
Semi-professional crocodile

Offline Snoopy

  • Administrator
  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 54191
  • Reputation: 0
  • In the Prime of Senility
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #17 on: July 01, 2008, 07:03:07 PM »
Quote from: Nick on July 01, 2008, 07:01:39 PM
The half tree on top of Mrs Nick's car is one clue............ evil:

Ah!
Logged
I used to have a handle on life but it broke.

Online Nick

  • Needs to get out more...
  • ******
  • Posts: 109318
  • Reputation: -115
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #18 on: July 01, 2008, 07:04:44 PM »
The neighbour's broken window is another  evil:
Logged
Warning: May contain Skub
Cat sitter extraordinaire
Semi-professional crocodile

Offline Snoopy

  • Administrator
  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 54191
  • Reputation: 0
  • In the Prime of Senility
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #19 on: July 01, 2008, 07:08:49 PM »
So ~ next year it's the village hall OR he may select three friends and you take them to the cinema and Pizza Hut afterwards. That is what we did last time. I think it was the whole class discos that were the worst.
I have also valiantly taken 6 little friends + my own three bowling with food etc as part of the deal. The bowling alley gives you "an organiser" as part of the price ~ the one we got was very VERY  eyes:
Logged
I used to have a handle on life but it broke.

Offline Pastis

  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 14474
  • Reputation: 0
  • a continuing precarious position
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #20 on: July 01, 2008, 07:14:18 PM »
A few years ago I part of the 'transport corps' to my youngest nephew's 10th or 11th birthday party (can't remember which). It was a Scalextric party held in a barn with some chap who did it almost professionally. I couldn't believe it; he had them split into teams, drawing racing colours, making flags, charting lap times, working out pit strategy when they weren't racing, telling jokes and giving them a whale of a time. Lashings of pop and slices of pizza, trophy prizes and laps of honour all ended up with tired, smiling, happy faces. The chap was a complete natural, a magician... and certainly earned his fee that night.
Logged
Like the Buddhist said to the hot dog vendor...
"Make me one with everything"

Offline Snoopy

  • Administrator
  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 54191
  • Reputation: 0
  • In the Prime of Senility
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #21 on: July 01, 2008, 07:16:10 PM »
Works every time ~ Get the pros in and leave 'em to it. Saves wear and tear on your nerves too.
Logged
I used to have a handle on life but it broke.

Offline Pastis

  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 14474
  • Reputation: 0
  • a continuing precarious position
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #22 on: July 01, 2008, 07:23:25 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on July 01, 2008, 07:08:49 PM
I have also valiantly taken 6 little friends + my own three bowling with food etc as part of the deal. The bowling alley gives you "an organiser" as part of the price ~ the one we got was very VERY  eyes:

 lol:  Yes, done that too with my pair of lovable reprobates + 2 friends. (Mug is stamped on my forehead obviously).

Before the game was through I found out they were playing the 1 armed bandits (Unc, have you got any spare 50p's?), chatting up the girl who was giving out the bowling shoes and seeing if they could scam extra burgers claiming the first ones were cold  eeek:



Logged
Like the Buddhist said to the hot dog vendor...
"Make me one with everything"

Offline Snoopy

  • Administrator
  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 54191
  • Reputation: 0
  • In the Prime of Senility
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #23 on: July 01, 2008, 07:26:27 PM »
That sounds about right ~ We did the Sea Life Centre for one of ours. They do a full party thing there too.
Things got a bit difficult when the little sods tried to take the creatures from the "Touch Pool" to share the chicken and chips with them.
Logged
I used to have a handle on life but it broke.

Online Nick

  • Needs to get out more...
  • ******
  • Posts: 109318
  • Reputation: -115
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #24 on: July 01, 2008, 07:33:26 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on July 01, 2008, 07:26:27 PM
That sounds about right ~ We did the Sea Life Centre for one of ours. They do a full party thing there too.
Things got a bit difficult when the little sods tried to take the creatures from the "Touch Pool" to share the chicken and chips with them.


 eeek:
Logged
Warning: May contain Skub
Cat sitter extraordinaire
Semi-professional crocodile

Offline Snoopy

  • Administrator
  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 54191
  • Reputation: 0
  • In the Prime of Senility
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #25 on: July 01, 2008, 07:34:57 PM »
Quote from: Nick on July 01, 2008, 07:33:26 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on July 01, 2008, 07:26:27 PM
That sounds about right ~ We did the Sea Life Centre for one of ours. They do a full party thing there too.
Things got a bit difficult when the little sods tried to take the creatures from the "Touch Pool" to share the chicken and chips with them.


 eeek:

'spect you are feeling better now Nick.  lol:
Logged
I used to have a handle on life but it broke.

Offline Pastis

  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 14474
  • Reputation: 0
  • a continuing precarious position
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #26 on: July 01, 2008, 07:43:38 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on July 01, 2008, 07:26:27 PM
That sounds about right ~ We did the Sea Life Centre for one of ours. They do a full party thing there too.
Things got a bit difficult when the little sods tried to take the creatures from the "Touch Pool" to share the chicken and chips with them.

 happy001 happy001

The younger of my nephews who clearly has a bright future in front of him attempted to dismantle his Grandad's hospital bed whilst he was in it. He was underneath, being very quiet, whilst we were being the models of caring and sympathy. There was a sudden crash as Grandad's feet and legs lowered ever so suddenly  ;D

"I was just trying to find out how it worked"     sad24:


Logged
Like the Buddhist said to the hot dog vendor...
"Make me one with everything"

Offline Snoopy

  • Administrator
  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 54191
  • Reputation: 0
  • In the Prime of Senility
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #27 on: July 01, 2008, 07:48:58 PM »
Whoops!  lol: lol: lol:
Logged
I used to have a handle on life but it broke.

Online Nick

  • Needs to get out more...
  • ******
  • Posts: 109318
  • Reputation: -115
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #28 on: July 01, 2008, 07:52:27 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on July 01, 2008, 07:43:38 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on July 01, 2008, 07:26:27 PM
That sounds about right ~ We did the Sea Life Centre for one of ours. They do a full party thing there too.
Things got a bit difficult when the little sods tried to take the creatures from the "Touch Pool" to share the chicken and chips with them.

 happy001 happy001

The younger of my nephews who clearly has a bright future in front of him attempted to dismantle his Grandad's hospital bed whilst he was in it. He was underneath, being very quiet, whilst we were being the models of caring and sympathy. There was a sudden crash as Grandad's feet and legs lowered ever so suddenly  ;D

"I was just trying to find out how it worked"     sad24:




Excellent  eveilgrin:
Logged
Warning: May contain Skub
Cat sitter extraordinaire
Semi-professional crocodile

Offline Pastis

  • Power Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 14474
  • Reputation: 0
  • a continuing precarious position
Re: 358 Guests!
« Reply #29 on: July 01, 2008, 07:55:52 PM »
Whoops indeed. One of those beautiful moments when you're trying to chastise the misbehaviour yet applaud the ingenuity...

 shrugs:

Personally I went for the ingenuity with a slight tap on the wrist for the rule infraction  cool14:

Logged
Like the Buddhist said to the hot dog vendor...
"Make me one with everything"
Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 ... 14   Go Up
« previous next »