Comments on: Thanks for the latest S&B in Derby

By: andy

andy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:45:41 +0000

Great day, thanks to Kathryns Dad and Eileen for organising, really appreciated. And to John for the quiz.

By: Sil van den Hoek

Sil van den Hoek — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:28:30 +0000

I can only echo all the positive comments, so also from me a huge thanks to Kathryn’s Dad (and to … oh no, no)!

Happy to hear that some Old Warriors learnt a new word ….
Even happier to have met the Future of Crosswords – surely a bright future.

Thanks to John H for the quiz. At least I knew Pink Floyd, Cheryl Cole (but not the others) and Ronald Reagan, but apart from those I mainly had to rely on Peter B. [we were only a group of two, so I think our points should have been doubled ].

I started the day with a severe headache, but it was gone by 7pm.
This terrific day must have been the right medicine …..

By: kruger

kruger — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:27:21 +0000

Re Rusty @ 13 : and you have undoubtedly done so!!

By: Rusty*

Rusty* — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:39:25 +0000

Yes, many thanks to K’s D and Eileen for another very enjoyable day.

All I’ll say about the quiz is that we modern setters pride ourselves on being au fait with popular ‘culture’.

By: kruger

kruger — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:50:47 +0000

I’m having great difficulty accessing this site at the moment (VERY slow response times) so this is my 2nd attempt at posting a comment. Apologies if the 1st suddenly appears as well as this one.

A great day. My thanks to all – especially K’s D and those with whom I shared a table at both the Waterfall and Brunswick. Also to John H for his enlightening and entertaining quiz. I’m afraid (but secretly relieved) to say that my knowledge of Girls Aloud/Allowed was absolutely zero. I am, however, delighted to have been informed that Cheryl is apparently a very canny Geordie lass.

Advice for Liz : read the small print on the ticket!!

By: Gervase

Gervase — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:30:13 +0000

Another great day in Derby and an opportunity to see old friends and make new ones. Many thanks to K’s D (and Eileen for the highly effective nagging). More please!

I got a text from Arachne (Anarche) on the day, sending her love to all, but especially the organisers. She would have loved to be with us, but was on her way to Spain – and having some problems with diverted planes.

(BTW, I was on the same quiz team as *(RUSTY) and can vouch for his uncanny knowledge.)

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:52:52 +0000

You’re all very welcome. It’s always a great afternoon where we can catch up with the ‘regulars’ and meet some new folk as well. And if only Eileen would stop nagging me, it would be no effort at all to organise …

Paul B at no 5: what on earth can you mean? We don’t do incriminating in Derby; it’s all smooth, suave and sophisticated, dahling. Well, it starts off at 1230 that way, but by 1900 in The Brunswick …

… at which time a well-known setter made a place for himself in the history books during John H’s quiz by immediately naming all the five singers of Girls Aloud before any other member of his team could get a word in edgeways. Other members have since confirmed that his knowledge of the band comes from the fact that he thought they were called Girls Allowed, so his interest in them may have been misconstrued.

I couldn’t possibly say who he was, but (RUSTY)* will give you a not very cryptic clue.

Thanks to all for coming, I had a great day myself.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:30:28 +0000

Thank you so much, Peter (and Eileen for nagging – keep it up!). It was yet another delightful occasion. It’s so lovely to see old and new faces. Those who couldn’t make it were missed.

By: NeilR

NeilR — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:15:38 +0000

As one of the new faces, may I add my thanks to K’s D for the organisation, and to all friends old and new for a very enjoyable day – a good fippence worth (and a lot more!!)

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:55:58 +0000

B&J great to meet you…if you’d like the weekly quiz, it’s circulated every week, usually Tuesday morning.

Just get involved! Use my mail under the weekly IQ.

As someone said to me at the do, it’s not quite the same now that we know you two are not actually called Bert and Joyce.

Best,

John, from Jane’s whatd’yecallit xx