None of you will beat this.
I'm going to the Edinburgh Festival.

Nothing on god's earth is as expensive as the fucking Edinburgh Festival*



*OK, this is clearly not true, it just feels it when you realise you are paying the best part of £500 to stay in a shitty Premier Inn for three nights.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 9:42, 18 replies)

so am i! but i'll probably just walk there from my flat...instead of booking a hotel
(Clashrock is being stalked by his brother on, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 10:07, closed)

Lucky sod.
One year I intend to rent a flat there for the whole month.

But not this year.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 10:10, closed)

i ususally take a week off with my mates and we do the whole fesitval thing which is great but it's a pain in the arse when you work for Edinburgh Uni and the entire campus is rammed with people. meaning a 5 min walk at any other time becomes a 20min stress fest
(Clashrock is being stalked by his brother on, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 10:29, closed)

Yay living in Edinburgh!

(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 11:44, closed)

*cough* free tickets *cough*

;)
(chuckle_h0und You furnish the pictures, I'll furnish the war, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 10:13, closed)

You have some or you want some?

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 10:17, closed)

There are a shitload of free shows.
The only way to find out if they're nay good or not is obviously to go to them, but if you have friends, booze and a good bitch about them afterwards, there's no way even the worst offenders can be a waste of time.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 11:43, closed)

Oh I know that.
I've been ploughing through the programme for two weeks trying to make judgements on what to see.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 11:49, closed)

I assume you do have friends and booze then?
Or at least friendly booze?
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 11:56, closed)

Friends, yes.
booze - see signature.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 12:07, closed)

Oh yes, you're that scarpe aren't you?
My apologies.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 19:05, closed)

God, don't worry about that.
I'm more concerned by the implication there is another scarpe out there...
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 20:03, closed)

He looks just like you, but with a goatee
and a double whisky. With ice cubes, the evil bastard.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 9:13, closed)

Clashrock says you can stay as his so that will save you some cash
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 11:26, closed)

?
must've missed that bit. don't think the missus would be too happy, we only have a 1 bedroom flat.

On the subject of free shows though, Kunt and the Gang is playing at the Hive most nights www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/kuent-and-the-gang-free
(Clashrock is being stalked by his brother on, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 12:31, closed)

This doesn't surprise me
Though I can't think where they'll put them. The place is just a series of caves.
( MatJ LOOK, Wed 3 Aug 2011, 20:53, closed)

You could just stay in someone's house. I stayed with a nice couple last year for 10 days for £120 from an ad on gumtree.com.

This isn't funny in any way but just thought I'd say.
(bope, Mon 1 Aug 2011, 20:15, closed)

I am also going to the festival
But I won't get to see any shows as I will only be there for a couple of days, both of which are full of unpleasant uni stuff.
( MatJ LOOK, Wed 3 Aug 2011, 20:55, closed)