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Piel island has new king. - Lilith7 - 11-03-2022
He's a submarine electrician which is sure to come in handy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-60665515#:~:text=The%20council%20said%20Aaron%20Sanderson,alcohol%20poured%20over%20his%20head.
"Barrow Council had more than 190 expressions of interest to run the Ship Inn and Piel Island, located half a mile off the Furness coast.
The council said Aaron Sanderson, an electrical team leader at BAE Systems Submarines, is its preferred bidder.
If successful, he would be crowned the King of Piel by having alcohol poured over his head.
The 33-year-old, who plans to move to the island with his partner Anita Palfi, said he could not get the idea of taking on the pub out of his head having visited the island "many times" as a child."
RE: Piel island has new king. - Magoo - 11-03-2022
wonder what booze they would use?
a cheap bottle of chateau rumpole? a nice vsop brandy perhaps?
a purple goanna? or a flaming green lizard?
advocaat would beneficial to the hair and scalp as well its kingmaking propensity.
beer would make one smell like a parisian pissoir and we've all seen tequila outcomes.
i think im going to run with a methuselah of veuve cliquot
my favourite champagne.
RE: Piel island has new king. - Oh_hunnihunni - 11-03-2022
What a waste of good bubbles.
RE: Piel island has new king. - Lilith7 - 11-03-2022
They'd probably use the cheapest stuff they could get. There used to be on here years back called Purple death, which claimed to have been strained through dirty socks - I tried some once just to see what it was like, it tasted like cough medicine.
RE: Piel island has new king. - Magoo - 11-03-2022
nothing wrong with a couple of bottles of vicks 44 in a pinch
4% alcohol. any port storm etc
RE: Piel island has new king. - an amniote - 12-03-2022
(11-03-2022, 05:55 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: There used to be on here years back called Purple death, which claimed to have been strained through dirty socks - I tried some once just to see what it was like, it tasted like cough medicine.You can still get it! https://kingsliquor.co.nz/product/purple-death/
RE: Piel island has new king. - Lilith7 - 12-03-2022
(12-03-2022, 09:54 AM)an amniote Wrote:Surely none but the truly desperate would buy it!(11-03-2022, 05:55 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: There used to be on here years back called Purple death, which claimed to have been strained through dirty socks - I tried some once just to see what it was like, it tasted like cough medicine.You can still get it! https://kingsliquor.co.nz/product/purple-death/
RE: Piel island has new king. - an amniote - 12-03-2022
(12-03-2022, 10:24 AM)Lilith7 Wrote:It's $24 there. Any fool can buy much better for less.(12-03-2022, 09:54 AM)an amniote Wrote: You can still get it! https://kingsliquor.co.nz/product/purple-death/Surely none but the truly desperate would buy it!
I've always seen PD as a novelty: something bought out of curiosity because of its intriguing label.
RE: Piel island has new king. - Lilith7 - 12-03-2022
(12-03-2022, 10:33 AM)an amniote Wrote:Yes; framed, it might make a nice ornament.(12-03-2022, 10:24 AM)Lilith7 Wrote: Surely none but the truly desperate would buy it!It's $24 there. Any fool can buy much better for less.
I've always seen PD as a novelty: something bought out of curiosity because of its intriguing label.