PhilIf anyone wondered, apparently the real point of a mummers play is that when you finish the last spot you’re guaranteed a seat.
(Rumour has it that besides the concertina the inhabitants of these tables had reached their limits and may have been on the verges of becoming tired and emotional - it wasn’t just us.)
soaproot@Phil Hey if we take credit for causing the sun to rise for a year by dancing on May 1, surely we can take credit for emptying out a pub even if told "oh no you are lovely we were about to leave anyway"?
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I think it was more that the young patrons realised maybe they should jump before being pushed by the landlady!
I think it was more that the young patrons realised maybe they should jump before being pushed by the landlady!
The Hoodeners@Phil Scene: a rural pub in East Kent, c.1990, early evening, just one punter. Enter the @hoodeners ... Moll: "Would you like to come round and watch us?" Punter: "Naa, you're all right". Dobbin the Hooden Horse and his team proceed to enjoy a quiet round of beer before heading to the next venue...