tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post7519590927691856399..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Knotty solutionCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-58037359015466249752015-03-27T13:04:11.179+00:002015-03-27T13:04:11.179+00:00I too make triangles. Don't think I'm a ps...I too make triangles. Don't think I'm a psychopath but I do have a black belt in origami.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-46954456903822939132015-03-24T13:40:14.419+00:002015-03-24T13:40:14.419+00:00I have an original Tandleman knotted crisp packet ...I have an original Tandleman knotted crisp packet on a chain around my neck with a certificate of authenticity. Picked it up on a twissup. Genuine beer blog heirloom. Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-17986038093421245932015-03-24T12:27:16.360+00:002015-03-24T12:27:16.360+00:00I do mine with a knot. Spotted an old mate of mine...I do mine with a knot. Spotted an old mate of mine in Scotland doing it in about 1976 and have done so ever since.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-20384651794402215412015-03-23T19:48:58.907+00:002015-03-23T19:48:58.907+00:00It is an art form, nutter or not.It is an art form, nutter or not.Citrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362292814716606046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39263758470117358532015-03-23T12:40:06.925+00:002015-03-23T12:40:06.925+00:00"'People who fold the packet into a tight..."'People who fold the packet into a tight, precise triangle are psychopaths.' This is clearly rubbish, as I have done so for more than 40 years."<br /><br />Hmmm.electricpicsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-35314348713375628302015-03-21T22:44:45.641+00:002015-03-21T22:44:45.641+00:00"People who fold the packet into a tight, pre..."People who fold the packet into a tight, precise triangle are psychopaths."<br /><br />ah..guilty as charged.<br />and nothing more annoying than a packet that wont fold precisely.arnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046512935179787759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54735999696429662342015-03-21T18:13:46.736+00:002015-03-21T18:13:46.736+00:00I remember picking up the habit of folding crisp p...I remember picking up the habit of folding crisp packets, back in the late 1970’s; from a girlfriend I had at the time. I don’t bother now, as for starters there are no longer any ashtrays in licensed premises, but also because most pubs charge an absolute fortune for what is already an over-priced commodity. A quid for a bag of crisps; you’ve got to be kidding.<br /><br />ps. I see Cookie’s on form. His last comment about allowing the air to clear reminds me of a particularly uncouth school mate. He wasn’t normally joking though when he came out with that comment, but that’s more than enough on that subject!<br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-20311522088031248422015-03-20T23:21:07.453+00:002015-03-20T23:21:07.453+00:00'People who fold the packet into a tight, prec...'People who fold the packet into a tight, precise triangle are psychopaths.' This is clearly rubbish, as I have done so for more than 40 years. Good thing they're no longer flammable though. Back in nineteen seventy something the confluence of empty, greasy Smiths packets and tab ends in the ashtray caused a small but spectacular blaze one Monday night in the Red Lion in Earsdon (far to the north of your home turf Curmudgeon). To this day I can hear Big Margie the landlady: "gan on son, set the rest of the fuckin' place alight. Ye're barred, aal barred! Noo fuck off!!" Ah, those were the days.Peter Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-78147790798730510532015-03-20T23:03:46.526+00:002015-03-20T23:03:46.526+00:00An archeologist friend of mine pointed out anther ...An archeologist friend of mine pointed out anther delightful aspect to tying crisp packets into knots. If enough of us do it, they'll survive into the archelogical record, and in a few hundred years some poor bugger of an archeologist is going to have to come up with a theory to explain them. Chances are knotted crisp packets will be probably ritualGiolla Decairhttp://www.anonymong.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-9699614721566562762015-03-20T19:00:49.832+00:002015-03-20T19:00:49.832+00:00Trust Cookie to miss your serious point. I always...Trust Cookie to miss your serious point. I always take glasses back to the bar but you'd never leave other rubbish in the counter, would you ? The iss UE of hot nuts container disposal was only keeping me awake this week.Martin, Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-92146307014482773182015-03-20T18:46:33.551+00:002015-03-20T18:46:33.551+00:00The ashtray is for ash and for extinguishing cigar...The ashtray is for ash and for extinguishing cigarettes, cigars and pipes. Nothing worse than crisp eaters ruining the ashtray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-86718026657883620162015-03-20T18:27:24.709+00:002015-03-20T18:27:24.709+00:00On wiping your arse, from a punter perspective the...On wiping your arse, from a punter perspective the bog roll, if there, is free. Use as many sheets as you like per wipe, double 'em up so your finger doesn't go through. Flushing is optional and it's always good to leave a floater. In a small pub where it's one in one out, always say "I'd give that ten minutes, pal" when you leave.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com