Talking of snobby spastic, I'm going for lunch tomorrow with several friends and

[Sir C]

family members to celebrate the birthday of the glw. We are going to a rather nice seafood restaurant in Brighton.

A visit to a seafood restaurant means certain things to me. It means foaming tankards of black velvet, half a dozen natives and then lobsters or Dover Soles. It does not mean fillets of sea bass or pan-fried cod or any other standard fish dish I could cook for myself any day of the week. However, if I order what I would like, when it comes to splitting the bill, the majority of those present will shít themselves.

What should I do, Awimb? Compromise my beliefs and eat ordinary people's food? That would be dishonest. Insist on paying for everyone? That would be humiliating for the other gentlemen present. Just get on with it in a cheery spirit of 'fúck you'?

Lunch report: Black Velvet, oysters, Dover Sole, Chocolate Marquis. Excellent in every respect. Service exceptional. Lunch evolved into a 10 hour drinking session. There was even some cider. Allin all, a successful day.

[IUFG]

Lunch report: Black Velvet, oysters, Dover Sole, Chocolate Marquis. Excellent in every respect. Service exceptional. Lunch evolved into a 10 hour drinking session. There was even some cider. Allin all, a successful day.

how was the bill split?

[Sir C]

how was the bill split?

Oh, I paid it. There was never any other likely outcome, I'm afraid.

[IUFG]

Oh, I paid it. There was never any other likely outcome, I'm afraid.

you're a soft touch, sc.

[Sir C]

you're a soft touch, sc.

I'm a idiot, i. But I suppose it's important for a chap to remain true to himself.

[SWv2]

Oh, I paid it. There was never any other likely outcome, I'm afraid.

Would black velvet be seen as a normal beverage to accompany seafood or is this merely a personal thing?

[Sir C]

Would black velvet be seen as a normal beverage to accompany seafood or is this merely a personal thing?

It's traditional with oysters. To be honest it may become my drink of choice on those infrequent occasions I am in a pub and ordering beer feels appropriate.

[SWv2]

It's traditional with oysters. To be honest it may become my drink of choice on those infrequent occasions I am in a pub and ordering beer feels appropriate.

Perhaps troublesome unless you have a partner in crime as a bar may be unwilling to open a bottle of champagne in such an event.

You could of course simply commit to leathering the whole thing.

[Sir C]

Perhaps troublesome unless you have a partner in crime as a bar may be unwilling to open a bottle of champagne in such an event.

You could of course simply commit to leathering the whole thing.

Pubs don't sell champagne by the glass?