Be Excellent To Each Other

That leaves 30 minutes for something to come up to prevent me coming, of course. That said, the kids have already come down with chickenpox this morning, so it'll have to be the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

It depends. She says ‘SHOW ME YOUR BATTLECRY!’

Remember to set the lag-switch to off, nick, especially when carrying drinks.

Just be brave and get in the cold water like I did for about 3 seconds

made the train... Just!

My hotel room actually has two beds in it, should anyone be desperately short of somewhere to stay.

I am packed and will be leavign at 4

The excuse-oh-tron is thrashing madly:

After being out til goodness knows what time last night I have somehow managed to wake up! Going to go for a shower, then I think we're getting a lift to the station. I notice there is a Gourmet Burger Kitchen in Manchester...I may have to pay them a visit

Shirley you mean "spinning"

Oh! I might have to go to that for dinner. Or lunch. Or both.

PROPOSAL

An official Museum of Science And Industry meet tomorrow, say, late morning or early afternoon?

I'm going to The Salisbury soon. That's by Oxford Road station, isn't it?

Might need some food. Quite hungry now.

Yeah, behind the Grand Central.

Kalmar doesn't look at all like you'd expect.

I was born in the same hospital as Pod.

Kov is teaching everyone how to shake hands properly.

Mr Dave may die laughing.

Myp is still awake!

Pix or it didn't happen.

such fun. Me and MrsP are on our way home.

Don't worry. He's been asleep now for hours!

Pics to follow soon. There are plenty!!!

But... did Mr Chris actually show up?

Yes! And there are pics to prove it!

Mr Chris DID show up. We were staggered.

Me and MrsP are home safe. As far as cunts go, you lot are the best bunch of cunts in the world. Expect me and the missus at other meets in the future

The train journey for Jen and I was made a lot kore pleasant when we bumped into Mr and Mrs DavPaz at the station. Got some good banter on the train.
Took a weird route home from the station and I think I may have climbed a fence. Now drinking tea and eating crisps and sandwiches in the hotel room.

Eating chips in the hotel room! Phone battery <10%! Nice to meet you all

I well love Mrs P.

*apple sours*

What the fuck am I doing up at this time?

Getting a head start to secure the affections of michelle moist before these other slackers that's what. Expect to be introduced to michelle moist-trousers at the next meet.

Also "I'm not paying £7 for an kebab" as performed by Kovacs is my new favourite line. See the kebab shop staff smile yet with fingers hovering over the panic button.

BikNorton is truly the host of champions.

Quality day's entertainment even if half of you are twelve.

This just made me laugh far, far, more than it should have.

I head hurts.

I have survived. Now, where's my fucking burger?

Come on, you've all had your fun now get home and post some pictures so I can see what everyone looks like!

I wish to know more about the £7 kebab.

Are we hosting the pictures in a central location like Flickr or Eggwan?

Gaywood has SUCH a treat for you all.

I feel like I have a mild hangover this morning and I ache all over, what did you do to me??

Are myp and Pod still alive?

Uh-oh.

she was ace, Dave you must bring her along again.

Most of you missed the cakes, by the way. We gave some boxes to Gaywood to hand out if he saw anyone, but he's probably eaten them. Either way, they seemed to go down well at the pub!

That would be funnier if he wasn't being such a twunt. I would probably have said something if I had been with that lad tbh.

BeeX CleeX!

We got our cakes, they were excellent! A fantastic evening, truly the best 'organised' meet ever.

The Gaywood has distributed cakes to the rest of the Premier Inn Massive.

I am now on a train.

In which case, I hope Craster enjoyed the message at the bottom of his Ginger box.

Cakes???

Bastards.

Oh, indeed. I left the empty box on the bed in the hotel to confuse/insult the cleaners.

Forgot to mention, for those still in Manchester, downstairs in the big HMV outside the Arndale is a games zone with about 20 networked PCs and Xboxes. Also, Heavy Rain as being previewed behind a curtain

That was ace. Great to meet you all finally.

Special thanks to Curio for the hotel room, Bik for the original offer of somewhere to kip which I didn't take up and Mrs Malibu Stacey for the cakes of a frankly boutique-cake-shop level of awesome which we had in the pub. Not so thanks for her saying I looked old enough to be her dad, or whatever it was. MR FROWNY FACE.

There were cakes in the pub? Did you wait for us to leave?

You left while it was still daylight. No cakes for quitters.

Gaywood forced us to drunkenly go to the car and get them at about midnight.

Bah. Stupid last train leaving at 11-ish. We did have Gill and Jen for company tho, so bonus!

Me too, and I think I had one. Donner, shish and chicken mix, maybe?

Everyone's left mine now, before I got round to baconating them, so now I have to eat 10 rasher myself. Tut. Good day and night, thanks everyone.

'Twas a corker of an evening, I'm really chuffed I joined you all, you're all excellent! Was also a wonderful surprise to be re-united with my long, lost brother, Zardoz! Separated at birth, I tells thee

Back home safe and sound - easy journey back.

Apologies to people I didn't get much chance to speak to but here's some thoughts on those that I did / can remember;

Gaywood - Actually taller than I thought he was having built an image of him in my mind for 10 years as a 3ft high midget.
Albino - If anyone is looking for him I have taken him home for my 4 year old daughter to play with.
DavPaz - The most unlike my mental image of him of all the posters. Dunno why but because I associated the name with "spaz" I had this kind of uber nerd pictured and he's nothing like.
BikNorton - I want him to be my new mummy.
MrRussell - Frigid bastard wouldn't let me spoon him last night.
Perkies/Meaty/Branch - My new best American friend. He really is a great American. From America.
Zardoz - Stood next to him in the toilet - not long. (ThankyouverymuchI'mhereallweek)
Kovacs - My new favourite narcoleptic and kebab shop intimidator
Mr Dave - Firm handshake - manly.
Throughsilver - Metal encyclopaedia
Pupil - As above but with extra Backgammon pieces.
Pod - Amphetamines are bad mmkay.
Myp - My favourite narcoleptic with a wobbly neck.
Grim... - Still laughing about "Or Or Or" and many other things he said while watching that late night art show.
Wullie - Must have MASSIVE testicles.

Everyone was awesome of course but there wasn't enough time to really speak to everyone properly to include you in the above list of insults.