Mad Over Fifties Club

[nungate]

Good evening and welcome to Nungate Towers, venue of the latest meeting of the AB Mad Over Fifties club.
What have we for your delight and edification tonight?
Well, our Tailcock of the evening will be the "HowlinGale" inspiration drawn from the hoolie blowing outside! For our hot plate special we have that stomach lining dish, Stovies, hearty and filing, the very thing for a dark and stormy night! On the pudding trolley, our pastry chef has excelled himself and invented an ice cream Battenburg! Strawberry and Vanilla ice cream swathed in a golden almond sponge cake (a bit like a square Arctic Roll!) and of course the usual selection of volley vonts, canopies and horses doovers! mmm yum!
Up in the gallery, in addition to the usual selection of Madrigals and fugues played by the Minstrels, they will be joined later by the Towers' staff in the Great Hall for Carol singing (we haven't told Carol yet, boy will she be
surprised!) In the ballroom, we have our favourite local band The Tone Deafs playing a selection of oldies but goodies and just a soupcon of seasonal numbers tossed in to add a little festive touch.
The indoor pool is open to members, as is the library, where we have a lovely fire blazing in the hearth, and a fabulous selection of books and periodicals for members who would prefer a quieter evening, the snug is also available for members wishing a quiet time, there is a trolley of drinks and snacks laid out and a huge array of DVDs to choose from if members would prefer to watch something. Of course the hot tub is bubbling away on the North Tower for those members wishing to brave the elements (hopefully it has been well anchored) however I must state that owing to high winds the bungee will not be in operation this evening (the piranhas in the moat will be sorry and Igor will have to feed them later ....)
And now a short announcement for our members.
Next week will be MOFC's Annual Christmas Ball, members may wish to come in mufti if they please or dress as characters from Pantomime or any form of fancy dress of their choosing. Santa will of course "drop" in on proceedings with gifts for all!
For the rofl tonight I offer:
3 yards of purple tinsel (surplus to requirements)
1 set of fairy lights (not working)
4 boxes of Christmas tree baubles (smashed, thank you Plant aka "butterfingers" .......)
Igor will be in the vestibule to collect cloaks, brooms and any other accoutrements members wish to be concealed during the course of tonight's meeting (no guarantees of their safe return)
Queenofmean sends her apologies she has a prior engagement this evening
Daisynonna will also be an absentee owing to a better offer sigh Igor of course is devastated .......

A warm welcome awaits all who dare enter these portals


carriages at midnight

[tonyav]

Evening your nungateship, my usual bucket for me if you please, Igor. nungate I'm afraid that you will have to explain what a 'Stovie' is to me I'm afraid.
Thanks for explaining the dress code for the annual MOFC xmas ball ( Daisy has asked me to let her know ).
For the roffle, I have bought with me a sledge ( one of the runners is hanging off ) 16 Christmas tree light bulbs ( of unknown origin, voltage and wattage ) and a santa's elf hat ( pom pom missing ).

[nungate]

Evening Tony. How does one describe stovies? Let's say it's a mish mash of potatoes, onions and sausages - well at least it was the way my mum made it and how I make it. Like I said it "sticks tae yer ribs" and is a pretty good lining before going out on the ran dan (or as is oft said "the bevvy") :-)

[tonyav]

Well that sounds nice to me, nungate. I think I'll try some of that then, please.
I can have an extra couple of buckets !.

[Igor61]

Good evening Tony sir. Your bucket, and a bowl of steaming stovies I may have a bowl later myself

[tonyav]

Evening Igor, question for you, when do you think that you will be back to wearing your full accoutrement of chains ? hope you don't miss Daisy to much tonight.

[nungate]

More buckets Tony? Do you want to book a guest suite now? Just in case..

[Igor61]

I shall try not to miss Madame Daisy too much Tony sir, I shall try and keep busy. I shall of course be wearing my chains for the ball next week but I shall only be wearing a watch chain and Albert hencforward, as my "other" chains did tend to get in my way and were the cause of my tumble and broken leg, I hate to admit it but Madame was right! as always

[tonyav]

I think that might be a good idea, nungate. may get a wee bit tipsy ![i.

I shall look forward to seeing you in all your finery next week, Igor. [i]gawd I know, why are they always right !].

[DTCwordfan]

Hevening all, its hind of hairy hout there enough phind to blow hone's breeks away hover the Horth Phea.

I'd love one of the Howlin'hales, a bucket Igor plith

Hanyway, the hiffle.

One tonne of leaves, varied colours
Half a tonne of mud.
One tun of DTC's Finest Smuggler Hale - 34.86proof.
One broken rake
One broken wheelbarrow
Empty Box of Matches
One empty diesel can
One hundredweight of ash
One log
A pair of seagulls.

[nungate]

We are always right because it says so ..... didn't you look in the manual?
Chapter 3, sub section 4a - 5c

[nungate]

Evening DT. Seagulls? Where in the name of the wee man did you acquire those, or shouldn't I ask?

[Igor61]

Your drinks DT sir,

[tonyav]

Oh gawd, she's had to bring the manual into it, Doh.

Evening, DT, some fine prizes you have with you ( Tony eyes the tun of smugglers ale ). Are that pair of seagulls male and female ?.

[DTCwordfan]

The St Ives Seagull Shop, flew down there and winged it......Haven't looked at the sex of Windy and Wendy, tone.....

[tonyav]

So, there's always an element of surprise for the lucky winner then, DT.

[nungate]

oh kaaaay!

[DTCwordfan]

Whenever the tailcocks and vollies are set,
Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the Towers dark and wet,
A goat-man goes riding by.
Late in the night when the House fires are out,
Why does he goat-gait gallop about?

Whenever the Estate's trees are crying aloud,
And Igor's bath boats are tossed at sea,
By, on the A-1, low and loud,
By at the goat-gait gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then
By he comes back at the gallop again.

For when the Tower Gates are open
The Piranhas rest by threes
Nungate in her gown sheer and flimsy
The goat-man gallops in at such a rate
Igor ready, bucket to sate
Tone's in for the Tun, a thirst to saturate

[DTCwordfan]

ps ta to Bob Stevenson for the original there.

[nungate]

Bravo DT

[DTCwordfan]

They could be gay seagulls, tone.....Top and Bottom.....