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« on: August 09, 2017, 20:28:20 »

My hearing is poor these days.   I'm getting used to a bit of lip reading, of second guessing what's said, and to explaining to people that I have a problem and could they repeat what they said.   Never the less, my lack of directionality still sometimes leads to confusion.    When I walk into a building and shout "hello" to see who's around, people who know me shout the name of the room they're in to help me find them.

It also means I pick things up wording a little bit out ... and it can be amusing.  Something just came up and it was - well - such a good name for a pub:
"The Wet Armadillo"

What good names can you come up for pubs near stations - they could be puns or distortions, or they could be straighter.
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« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2017, 09:41:10 »

Slow and Dreadful

Old Worse and Worse
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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2017, 13:15:20 »

The Wet Boiler
The Wrecked Engineer
The Rail and Sleeper
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2017, 14:31:33 »

With rather more than a nod ( a wink perhaps) to my forum name , what about the

'The Pouf and Billy' ?

Yes grahame, I am  quite deaf as well !. Must be all that chuffing, teaching Year 6 for 30 years !
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2017, 18:17:56 »

I've always said that if I ever got to own a pub I'd shy away from common names like The King's Head or The King's Arms.

I'd call mine The Queen's Legs. Folk would then be stood outside at 11am waiting for the Queen's Legs to open.

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« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2017, 21:41:53 »

The Weary Traveller?
The Waiting Room?
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« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2017, 22:20:00 »

For pubs near Temple Meads. I'd go for:
The Drip and Bucket
The Walking Distance
The Tempry Solution
The Electrician's Rest
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« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2017, 22:29:44 »

Not forgetting the "pop up" pub, The Bus Replacement.
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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2017, 23:21:52 »

How about:

The Feeder Station
The Headspan and Portal
The Sag and Stagger
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The Registration Arms
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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2017, 23:38:56 »

We'll have to arrange a pub crawl.   Melksham's new station bar is going to be the "Peter, Paul and Gordon". That's a more serious suggestion to celebrate three people without whom we wouldn't have a service today.  Peter, Paul and Gordon's son Mark at the opening.

The Feeder Station

Love it.
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« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2017, 08:32:42 »

The Permanent Red Aspect
The Welcome Relief
The I'm Sorry to Announce
The Low Bridge and Lorry
The Terminal Recline

I would have said The Buffet but this former favourite is seen less and less these days.
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« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2017, 08:44:18 »

The Wires Down
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« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2017, 08:52:45 »

The Snooker Junction Yellow after Red
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« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2017, 10:06:51 »

I'm sure we've all been to the Signal Arms, or even the more refined Semaphore Arms
then there the:
The Cyclic Top
The Propelling Emu
The Frog and Fishplate
The Slip Dropper
The Hot Box and Wet Bed
The Newt and Chair
The Distant Home
The North Pole and Check Rail
and of course the Feathers!
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« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2017, 10:29:26 »

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