It's Fucking Friday!
Over the last 10 years, the world has evolved with fancy mobiles and computers, but culturally we have gone backwards... its mostly frowned on to go for a pint at lunchtime. Do you still uphold the traditional British rules of a Friday lunchtime pint then spending the afternoon opening and closing documents on your computer to appear busy cos you had 5 pints and you are too monged now to work?

Alt: Its sunny, I have golf with a mate who has flown in for the weekend, much beer, wearing sunglasses and a BBQ on Sunday with a hot tub lined up. What have you got lined up?

Alt Alt: have you got your lucky boxers/gstring on for your Friday night out?
( b3tz, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:36, 52 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

At my workplace
Drinking at lunchtime is a sackable offence.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:38, Reply)

Same here apparently.

Alt: mothers 60th this weekend
Altalt: They're waiting to be washed.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:41, Reply)

Soz too pissed to reply to this

( broadsword w⚓, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:43, Reply)

In my last workplace we went out every Friday. There was a pub literally 10 yards from the office.
In my new workplace it's frowned upon.

However, the old buffer who sat behind me goes to the pub EVERY lunchtime. ON HIS OWN. He's a fucking alky of course. He doesn't say a word to anyone in the mornings, but by mid afternoon he's fucking hilarious - usually inadvertently though. One day he managed to fall out of his swivel chair, he was so pissed. That's a swivel chair - with arms and everything. Christ knows how he managed it. We still laugh about it now, years later.

Now I work from home I can go to the fridge and get a beer any time. But I don't. IT professional, me.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:45, Reply)

Sorry, forgot the Alt.
I'm attending a Scottish Second Division football match tomorrow. The twist is that I'll be in hospitality. 3 course meal and a free bar. Happy days.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:46, Reply)

I hope one of the courses is antidepressants

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:12, Reply)

Cheeky cant.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:33, Reply)

During the summer months we have Beer Friday
at 4pm a ton of bottles of beer magically appear in the canteen in ice buckets.

It would be more civilised if
a) they served bitter - it's just cider, lager and guinness
b) the peroni didn't run out really quickly leaving becks or budweiser
c) there was more than one bottle opener in a company of 500 people (I get round this by having my own)

This is the last one as it's officially Autumn next week. :(
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:51, Reply)

I've started drinking Budweiser again recently
Been fortunate enough to not have a bad one yet
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:53, Reply)

Everyone is a bad one. It's fuckin shit.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:55, Reply)

Lunchtime drinking = Dismissal
Not worth it.

Alt: Lebanese BBQ, friend's leaving party, and an old housemate coming over.

Alt Alt: No.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:52, Reply)

Dave?
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:55, Reply)

No, Sophie

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:59, Reply)

The fit masseuse?
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:00, Reply)

No, the fitter one

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:48, Reply)

"Lebanese BBQ" sounds like a euphemism.
So does "friend's leaving party".

EVERYTHING SOUNDS LIKE EUPHEMISMS.

Fuck I think I'm still drunk.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:01, Reply)

Oh great.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:18, Reply)

I'm going to come to your bash and kiss you with tongues.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:24, Reply)

I'll kiss you with the tongues of my fucking army boots.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:27, Reply)

kiss you with the tongues of my fucking army boots

get an erection
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:29, Reply)

Alt: I'm off up to Birmingham for lunch followed by watching the football followed by dinner with mates.

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:52, Reply)

I was asked at work ages back why my breath smelt of booze.
I replied "I've been to the pub". They couldn't really sya anything, as it wasn't written into their petty fucking rulebook.
I was refused service once in Sainsburys buying a bottle of wine on my way back from the pub. I wasn't arseholed, I'd only had a few teatime sharpeners, but the jobsworth cow wouldn't let me buy it, as "I'd been drinking. Would you like someone to explain our policy?" Twat, I had to go to bloody Asda instead.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:54, Reply)

I have a whiskey hangover.
Alt: Seeing the in-laws and visiting Bath.

Alt: All my pants are the same.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 11:57, Reply)

Alt: all black, and moody....and.......dark............

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:17, Reply)

Hope it was a decent single malt.

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:23, Reply)

Laphriog
I like it.

LikeD it.

Not so friendly with it now.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:25, Reply)

1. Laphroaig
2. Whisky, no E
3. DYAAKY

x
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:26, Reply)

Laphroaig isn't even that good.
It's mass market unsophisticated shit.

My current tips are Bruichladdich 10 yr old, Naked Grouse, Auchentoshan Three Wood, an Cnoc 12 year old and Glenfarclas 105.

You pleb.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:16, Reply)

a decent single malt Domestos
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:25, Reply)

That's exactly what I have planned for my lunchtime and afternoon as it happens
Alt: birthday Sunday so drinks with an old friend tonight, pub lunch (with drinks) watching the lunchtime kick-off with my best mate tomorrow, drinks with several friends in the evening, meal with my parents (drinks may be involved) on my actual birthday then a pub quiz (mandatory drinking) in the evening. Monday I've got the day off to batter my hangover into submission with drink.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:14, Reply)

I cannot drink in the day, and work. I tried it once and I hated it.
I'm going to have pretty shit weekend.

1. Staying in on my tod tonight, missus is working til perhaps 3-4am.
2. Mate coming over tomorrow day, that will be great. Lunch at mine, few beers and a smoke.
3. Missus working again Sat night so another quiet one.
4. Missus going to Spazlympics, so quiet one again.

No daughter this weekend, it's my ex's boyfriend's birthday, you see. Over the course of six weekends I will have seen my child on TWO of them.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:16, Reply)

American beer is like making love in a canoe.
Fucking close to water.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:25, Reply)

I rather like Blue Moon.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:27, Reply)

Huge Showaddywaddy fan, me LOLOLOLOLOL

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:27, Reply)

I saw them play a few years back!
Top night.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:29, Reply)

Sam Adams is nice as well.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:31, Reply)

Thanks Mr Idle
Now do the theme song from One Foot In The Grave
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:31, Reply)

He's the worst Python by far.
I get the impression the rest of them slightly sneer at him about his money-grubbing ways.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:33, Reply)

Especially Chapman
Better to burn out, etc
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:39, Reply)

rn m
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:04, Reply)

i think i would do my job better if i were about quarter cut the whole time

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:49, Reply)

Right I'm off to the pub
I expect to find myself a good deal more amusing this afternoon
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:54, Reply)

alt: gym tonight, rochester for the day tomorrow, not sure yet on sun
altalt: no, g-strings and the gym are not a good mix.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:56, Reply)

CAUTION NSFW NSFW!!!!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ClmC-pBIv8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Like this maybe?
( b3tz, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:38, Reply)

Alt: meeting a mate for an early beer this evening.
Saturday - something shed related in the day. Staying in.
Sunday - farmers market, work on a new website, cook nice food from market, pub.

AltAlt: No. I am married.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:07, Reply)

Roight, mersh?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:10, Reply)

All good ta. Yourself? See my comment below.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:11, Reply)

Straight home tonight to die quietly.
Up the 'Ammers tomoz. And have a little rest on Sunday.

I think lunchtime drinking should be mandatory.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:09, Reply)

Fancy some lunchtime drinking one day next week? I am in London all week.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:10, Reply)

Sounds like a plan. Where will you be?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:11, Reply)

All over. Will text you at the start of the week.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:11, Reply)

OK, cool.
I am free for lunch all week. *sobs*
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 13:14, Reply)