Alex 35079 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) He used to drink in The Scrogg as well. Is that still there? Very rarely venture into deepest, darkest Walker since he passed away. Edit: Me and me Dad me him in the Nelson once too. I doubt that's still there either. It was in Church Walk in Walker. Had a sign up behind the bar saying something along the lines of Smoking of Skunk not allowed, inferring they had no problem with other types of dope being smoked. It was rough as fuck but he was nearly blind by that point and was there purely on the basis it was about £1 a pint. Edited November 12, 2015 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33196 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The Scrogg is still there, it burnt down, or rather, it got burnt down. It opened up a few years later, think it's a club now? I only went in once a few years ago. Not sure about the Nelson, (and the missus worked just round the corner, too!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44872 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Who the fuck calls a pub The Scrogg. I'd sooner drink in a pub called The Scrotum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The Penis and Pamphlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33196 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Who the fuck calls a pub The Scrogg. I'd sooner drink in a pub called The Scrotum.Named after the road it is on, 'Scrogg Road'. It's nickname was the 'Golliwog'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44872 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Aye I've driven past Scrogg Road. An absolutely sensational address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33196 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I was from that neck of the woods, bit further towards Walkergate. Never drank down there. Fuck that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Just finished Dead Men Risen, superb read. Just started it. Good stuff. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 The Circle. Intriguing and well written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just read of mice and men. Feel like a dick for not reading it before. 6 short chapters and brilliant. Really should read more of the classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33196 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just read of mice and men. Feel like a dick for not reading it before. 6 short chapters and brilliant. Really should read more of the classics. Did you not read that at school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Did you not read that at school?Nah, 1984, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. Is it normal that people only read 3 books at school? I was in the top band for 5 years ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33196 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just read of mice and men. Feel like a dick for not reading it before. 6 short chapters and brilliant. Really should read more of the classics. Try the Odyssey by Homer. It's a traditional classic and you can't get much older a book. Think of the history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33196 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Nah, 1984, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. Is it normal that people only read 3 books at school? I was in the top band for 5 years ffs. We had Orwell's animal farm rather than 1984. Suffered both of those Shakespeare books too. Of mice and men too off the top of my head. I'm sure we read a lot more than three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Think we read the machine gunners in an earlier year as well. Not for GCSE. Only remember the bit with the hammer, the nail and the bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Try the Odyssey by Homer. It's a traditional classic and you can't get much older a book. Think of the history.Seen o brother where art thou. That'll cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4384 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Nah, 1984, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. Is it normal that people only read 3 books at school? I was in the top band for 5 years ffs. We did three for o level - Julius Caesar, Oliver Twist and Canterbury tales prologue. Only really enjoyed the Shakespeare. We were left to read the last 400 pages of OT ourselves and I only bothered with one of the final chapters to answer an essay question. I had no interest in knowing how it ended. - I now know what a contrived load of shit it was. We also did Lord of the flies and my family and other animals in earlier years but can't remember anything else famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35079 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Just read of mice and men. Feel like a dick for not reading it before. 6 short chapters and brilliant. Really should read more of the classics. Read some Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Read some Hemingway Started the Grapes of Wrath straight after finishing of mice and men, but will do some Hemingway after. Never read a word of either previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Been meaning to read The Count of Monte Cristo (unabridged) for ages. For all I love reading I've got a horrendous record for classics, hardly touched any of them. I thought I might ask for it for Christmas in paperback but just downloaded it when I realised the Kindle version was 48p. Should keep me going for several months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3894 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Been meaning to read The Count of Monte Cristo (unabridged) for ages. For all I love reading I've got a horrendous record for classics, hardly touched any of them. I thought I might ask for it for Christmas in paperback but just downloaded it when I realised the Kindle version was 48p. Should keep me going for several months. The Count of Monte Ceisto is one of my favourite books of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 It's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4251 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Reading Journeyman by Ben Smith. He was a kid at Arsenal but spent most of his career playing in the lower leagues. Good insight into lower league football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 The Count of Monte Cristo is fantastic, but my god it's long. Sitting at about 70% of the way through at the moment and very much enjoying the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3894 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 The Count of Monte Cristo is fantastic, but my god it's long. Sitting at about 70% of the way through at the moment and very much enjoying the experience. My favourite book of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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