To eat cake, drink booze and look up people's kilts, apparently...

edit: bring mirrored shoes

even more important edit: If you're a BOY, you must wear a KILT!

Edit Feb 09 - Thanks to Davros Grandad, we now have a venue (see below). The Mr Nice Manager Man said he would reserve the wee back room for us but this only accommodates about 15 people, but he also said we were welcome to spill out into the main bar area.

See you there!

should only be done with mirrored shoes though.

K2k6 has a proper job these days

the ladies I've come across on a night out certainly aren't that subtle..

the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side

It's so far away!

I hope I don't forget.

*grins*

EDIT: After what happened last time I was in Scotland...

Cawl

I should think you're pretty much obligatory

*signs up*

Cawl

Loverly! Another bash!

Is it too early to get excited by this?

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

It's far enough in the future that I don't have anything planned, but I'll be buggered if I know where I'll be coming from then.

mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars

so you'd better buy some lube.

thealternativefact

it's never too early to be excited.

I am!

I might actually be-able to make it, yay!

I'm UP for that ;o)

There's a slight possibility of DG & meself getting hitched that weekend. Would a quickie at Gretna Green followed by beer with you guys be inappropriate/ostentatious?

Delete as required....

Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg

it'd be fuckin' ace!

crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet

for ace fucking ;o)

Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg

No getting out of it now....
We're getting hitched on Wednesday 8th April in Gretna, then SHOOTING UP to Auld Reekie to honeymoon with you loverly folks :o)

Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg

I have had my jabs!

(provisional for me at the moment, but it's in the diary!)

Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!

but only if we can play sardines!

I love fish.....

Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg

Yep -
Provisional signup from me...

Enzyme is powered by sunlight

Yous try and bloody stop me.


I've been to Glasgow and now I'm going to Edinburgh....Wooooo!

girlinthehole

A trip to Edinburgh next year would be quite nice! Consider myself provisionally signed up.

jim_bob can herd cats.

Assuming I'm in the right country at the time. Work has a nasty habit of putting me where the fun times aren'...

Fireflier La la la la, not listening on

on two conditions

1) I don't get disowned after the august london bash!

2) we get to play some golf or go whisky shopping / tasting

I will be 22. Sing for me.

Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet

but I think in the name of responsible planet-saving we should probably arrange to pool travelling resources, i.e. it might be worth getting a minibus and swooping up people from motorway services on the M1...

Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana.

Hope to come, but rubbish at forward planning.
Do I need my passport?

Is there room for an exiled Scot?

myself to attending this bash in a tache.

All those lovely blokes in kilts...

In the interest of equality (and solidarity) I encourage my fellow girlies to sport taches too.

warmfuzzies Isn't here

you have to now....

Are you serious? Not everyone on here knows each other - come along.

thealternativefact

From the chat on today's home thread, it's apparent that some people are not aware that this bash is on the Easter weekend, which means that travel and accommodation will be more problematic than usual!

Get booking!

Good place to book hotels: www.octopustravel.co.uk

thealternativefact

it's a bit of a nightmare for needing to book two nights at a weekend. a lot of places won't take bookings for a single night.

the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side

and can get themselves to Warwick/Leamington, I'll be driving from there up to Edinburgh.

Gaz me if you're interested.

rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP

You rule all kinds of awesome Mr Duck

TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at

This means I can now come to the bash!

I'm sure I'll plan accommodation stuff closer to the date ;)

Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all

I think me and BK are as well.

But also feel I may not, as it will no doubt get stuff spilt on it, and that would make me do many sads :(

kilt specialist dry cleaners I know which is only about a tenner to get stuff done.

You are indeed King Kilt of Scotland.

thealternativefact

but it's a light tartan and I'm fucking terrified of getting stuff on it. I need a sporting kilt.

the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side

(in construction material length not actual length, usually 5 yards not 8 yards) and usually made of slightly inferior quality material, so it doesn't cost so much. You wear it to the rugby and for drinking purposes, in case you get it dirty, then you don't fuck up your £400 handmade job.

the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side

You're all bloody going!

If I can get up there (might try hitching!) and find somewhere to stay, I might join you.

Did someone mention a hostel? And a six-person threshold? Is anyone else doing this on the cheap? Cos this sounds like the option to me!

Either that or kipping in someone's bath :)

Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs

*spluffs*

You may have to beat me off with a stick if I've had a few.

girlinthehole

*softens hands in preparation for inspection*

thealternativefact

Seriously!

Well, ok then, although I don't have a sporran and am not even remotely Scottish or Celtic (apart from my name, I suppose).

I will be wearing teh boxers underneath though!

Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all

That's every bloody kind of wrong.

the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side

the black bull in edinburgh is right by the steps that were used in the film trainspotting when renton's running around.
nice little pub, i was in there on monday night watching people play guitar hero, hehe.

gypsy turnips

Oh dear...could be squashy.

thealternativefact

anyone up for sharing a room? I don't snore and unlike Cowl you wont wake up in the morning to find someone in a clown mask holding a set of knives and laughing

oh no



I'll just axe murder you in your sleep, I don't fuck around me.


nah im kidding.




honest

and im planning to drive up on the thursday, so if anyone lives north of Cambridge and close to the A1(M) your welcome to a lift

(I cant drive and axe murder at the same time)

I live in Wakefield, not too far from the M1 at all. I'm quite happy to help with petrol money as well.

jim_bob can herd cats.

you sort out somewhere to sleep in scotland, and i'll worry about petrol money :)

Hostel sound ok? Or would you prefer a hotel room?

jim_bob can herd cats.

and somewhere to shower, not fussed about anything else!

Hostel is fine sir.

I pity the poor fuckers sharing a room with Kaol.

thealternativefact

Is this shaping up to be the biggest bash ever or something?

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

want to car share?

Road trips ftw!

warmfuzzies Isn't here

If there's still room in my b3ta wagon, we'll most likely be driving up the M6 to get there, passing not far from you. You'd be welcome to join the fun.

rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP

Now it's much nearer the time, have you guys all made arrangements yet? Is there space? And when are you travelling?

I'm an awkward bugger though... dunno how much time off work I can get, or if indeed my presence will be required here/in Ireland as my Fella is very inconsiderately moving over there round about that time.

But if it can at all in any way shape or form be done, then I am coming to fucking Edinburgh. I have to. I made a promise that was shook on and everything.

warmfuzzies Isn't here

I looked at this, considered it, then decided against it.

Then when I heard we may also be celebrating a wedding, I couldn't say no!

Looks like it'll be national express for me!

Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora

I still hadn't signed up for this!

*signs up*

Captain V

Any excuse to wear a kilt.

Now I'll be coming twice in a month. For, at the start of May, I'll be starting a hitch-hike around the whole coast of the UK for charity.

Hitch-hiking from Buckinghamshire to Edinburgh sounds like great practice, so count me in.

I'm not wearing a kilt, though :)

Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs

Me and my friend Becky may be in Scotland around that time too, so can we come see you lot?

Mellicious is made of candy

I guess so...
The more the merrier :p

Cawl

I should probably do something about this now.

there is a very good chance im going to be working that weekend, so sorry but gonna remove myself for now

when did it get this big?

It's a biggie and no mistake.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

booking an entire somewhere rather than wandering from pub to pub.

Don't forget to allow for a few more people signing up before April.

The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner

we should move the start-time back to mid-day like what we did with the big summer-bash last year.

Also, bear in mind that many people often drop out at the last minute.

mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars

really, don't. It's totally and utterly souless. I know somewhere big is required but that place is just properly wrong. and it'll be full of skulldestroyignly drunk arsey Neds on a saturday.

I suggested the Secret Arcade to happylittletulip but I'm not sure if you can book the whole place at the weekend.

the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side

Was in a few bars along George Street on Friday night, decided to go in the Standing Order for a pint as we hadn't been there for a while. Walked in took one look then left. It is murder.

Stu71 ....bad money dies, I love the scene

I would have suggested Whistle Binkys but you can't really have a conversation in there.

Ah well. Am in Edinburgh Thursday & Friday; maybe inspiration will strike.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

'My Scottish mate Dominic keeps telling me how well he knows Edinburgh nightlife – time to put him to the test (he came up trumps for me in Glasgow). Another colleague lived there for years and has given me many a good tip – I’ll feed the info through as and when I get it.'

I'll add anything I get to here and maybe we can find something. It would a shame if we can't find somewhere for us all to be together; defeats the object a bit!

/London interference

thealternativefact

I have a few regular haunts when I go to Edinburgh, but they're either too small, or too loud.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

Everywhere will be busy, it's a Saturday. A place you can reserve an area of would be the way forward, but I can't think of anywhere that would happily reserve an area for 50+ people on a saturday night without a deposit or payment.

Was in 99 George Hanover* St last night, which is a lovely bar, but I'm guessing it would be packed on a Saturday.

*teach me to trust my drunken memory.

the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side

quite by accident yesterday. Think Tulip's gonna put a linky up soon...

*Plays suspenseful music*

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

Nope! Don't all scream at once.

girlinthehole

*grins like an eejit*

*licks BGB's face*

*does a Snoopy dance*

*shags arthritic hips in the process*

Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg

I'm booked.

Edit - Well I could un-book it but I'm not gonna.

*salivates over thoughts of kilt-wearing men*


Edit 2 - I shall be there from Friday to Monday if anyone wants to meet up. I'm making a holiday of it.

girlinthehole

We'll be there Friday - Monday too, as will ancrenne.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

Watch out Edinburgh, the B3ta posse are coming.

girlinthehole

I've decided to forego the trip to Japan I was originally contemplating, and instead make a holiday out of it.

Would any other Scotland or far-Northern English b3tans be up for a microbash?

mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars

when, and where?

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

Having just found out I will be in manchester on the day of the manchester meet, but cannot make it due to prior engagements, I randomly look at the calendar to see if there are any other meets I *can* get to, and I find this......which is on the OTHER day in the coming months I have a prior engagement.

Ah well, next time I hope - theres quite a few people attending I'd like to meet someday.

I wasn't entirely sure if I'd be able to make it but I'm going to quit my rubbish job to make sure I can go!
*shakes fist in determination*

Mellicious is made of candy

Hmmm... I might sell a kidney to fund my trip.
I don't need to, I'm just feeling competitive...

Cawl

:)

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

Or, to any Londoners out there "a Monkey".

Cawl

To be fair, he did say a kidney.
This doesn't necessarily mean one of his own.

thealternativefact

But I actually have the money to catch a plane and go there now.


But I can't. I have work the next day.

/sads.

That this wasn't scheduled for the two-week period out of 5 months when I won't be in Edinburgh...

MatJ LOOK

if you spill out, there's always the Cafe Royal next door. Twin pub dominance ;)

the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side

I could do with blagging a lift is possible, I'll obviously chip in for the juice.
Destroyed for cash this month and the next.

putting a plea on OT, more people might see it.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

As my tartan is muchly difficult to get, and a proper set will put me back £600. I cannae afford it on a student's wages.

.

girlinthehole

And having just moved here, I am sadly lacking.

Would but a fucking kilt! Oh my god - it's one of the crap things about living up here all that fake misplaced nationalism (and kilts are soooooo rubbish having been invented by Walter Scott to impress the King and having nothing to do with genuine history of Scottish clothing)

It's all about the legs sunshine, nothing to do with the history : )

girlinthehole

kilts are traditional highland wear. have been since at least the 15th or 16th century. The whole "tartan" thing is a bit overplayed, but the kilt is the real deal.

the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side

As long as I have the cash I'll be coming... Don't think I've met any of you in real life yet, so that'd be fun.... It's a 12 hour journey, so I think I'll be bringing a good book!

My best friend from Uni is coming home from Italy for Easter with her new baby and I have to go and play auntie (NOT Auntie Sandra, Sexmonkey).

crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet

Just a flash of leg will be enough for me, honest.



What the other B3ta ladies will do is anyone's guess.

girlinthehole

Ok, maybe 42 of them are Bert but it still will be loads of fun.

girlinthehole

Who is going from the sarf coast? Can car share if required.

Now just need to see if I can convince my Edinburgh friend to let me crash for the night!

DavyBoyInGravyJoy Grey Goose Vodka on Ice, nothing finer

This should be in Aberdeen.

Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet

.

girlinthehole

OK everyone, Aberdeen it is.

thealternativefact

We're all lying, emo, aspergers ridden qotwers who wouldn't know sick humour if it came up and introduced itself with a big neon cardboard sign saying HELLO I'M SICK HUMOUR.

Or is he one of the nice ones?

girlinthehole

but it is 450 miles away.

Anyone on the south coast other than me (according to the b3tamap)?

gareth_alien will be human again at

apparently.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

I'm going to have to drop out of this owing to a preponderance of Things... Damn, damn, and damn some more.

:(

Enzyme is powered by sunlight

When I get there I shall have to drink more to be happy.

girlinthehole

Bert Monkeysex is coming. Best give him a towel.

It's not the bert monkeysex. Somebody nicked his username a while back.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

I shall keep the towel. It is quite a nice one, after all.

To find the Guildford Arms, you need to be at the Waverly Station end of Princes Street. Look for a Burger King* situated on the corner of a block of shops - the pub is on the corner of the street immediately behind it.




*other fast food chains are available. Terms and conditions apply.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

Should I stand on the corner and collect a few lost unfortunates? I am rather tall, might as well use my gifts for the greater good.

But I'm sure everyone will find us easily enough.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

but being pissed in edinburgh is worth it.

Not everyone going knows each other anyway.

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

Too nervous of straying B3ta ladies hands : )

girlinthehole

I completely forgot about my Mum's birthday being on the 10th April, so I'll be at her birthday dinner. Maybe next time...

on the friday you know...

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

A man needs something to carry his small change in : )

girlinthehole

Can I get away with not wearing ridiculous long socks, and just wear trainer socks?

I hate socks.

Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all

That's quite an odd thing to hate :\

Cawl

But it's one of the many things I hate.

Maybe hate's too strong, I much prefer being barefoot though.

Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all

I won't judge, what with my sand-phobia...

Cawl

Labs, if you hate socks, what does it matter? Size isn't always important, you know.*

*lie

thealternativefact

I tried on my kilt the other night.

Reeeeeeally obvious bulge which shall have to be hidden with the sporran.

Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all

that's not where you're supposed to put your socks...

thealternativefact

I bet you won't though. You bunch of internet fun time people.

wanderlust

Does that count? I may be thinking of you and have to excuse myself though ;)

TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at

I haven't even met you and I wish you were coming : )

girlinthehole

So it'll sort of feel like I'm there.

Actually, on second thought maybe that's not the best idea. I have a feeling certain people would take advantage and put the cut out in rather compromising positions.

TGB, your sig is very sweet. If I was there right now I'd give your face a good rubbing.

wanderlust

So if anyone needs some space I got a double matress and an incredibly comfy sofa up for grabs. Flats a bit of a mess but if someone is going to stay then I wou;d have to do some tidying!!

Gaz me for mobile number to discuss.

Nostrebor can't be everything all the time.

just back on b3ta after an absence.. and i find this is on the weekend before my honours project draft has to be handed in!

i feel very upset now, i hope you have a great night at this and the mini-bash the night before!

always pop in for a quick one... students aren't students without panicked deadlines!

Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics.

would love to but unfortunately aberdeen is a bit too far for me to be able to make it through and back.
plus, i'm spending money on a mad scientist themed birthday, test tubes are on the way!