Sly pints, balls and crisp sarnies

For the attention of Daniella:

A sly pint - this is the same as a cheeky pint. It is a pint (of ale) that one has when one knows you shouldn't really have it. In my situation I had been drinking the previous night. Around 1pm the following afternoon I decided to have a sly pint to perk me up. Not that I need alcohol to function in any way, shape or form. In fact Lyla has said on many occasions that alcohol affects me in certain adverse ways! Still, with a bit of concentration I can get the job done.*

Today, much the same as yesterday minus the productivity. The sport of kings is now on television (Snooker World Championships). Just to clarify, snooker is played with more balls than pool and on a much larger table (12ftx6ft) with smaller pockets. The object of the game is to score as many points as your opponent. At the start of a 'frame' there are 15 red (1), yellow (2), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6) and black (7) balls on the table. The number in brackets is the score that each pocketed ball is worth. In order to 'pot' a colour a red ball ball must first be 'potted.' Then if successful in the 'potting' of a colour a red ball must then be 'potted' and so on and so forth. Once all the reds have been 'potted' the colours are then 'potted' in ascending order of their points value. None of you are interested, although saying that I think that L might be. Just might.

Tomorrow night I'll be heading back down to the 'Pool. So there'll be one more blog and then probably nothing for a while as I can't get hold of a computer for love nor money in Liverpool. But once the phone line is installed in my flat and thus t'internet I can start blogging daily. Yay!

The last couple of days I have had salt and vinegar pringle sandwiches for lunch. The phenomenon of a crisp sarnie might be beyond the comprehension of the people that brought us peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but believe me they are tasty, try it. Also try making your own chips (proper fat chips, deep-fried and then put them in-between two slices of buttered bread with a bit of ketchup. Take heed people, this is culture English style.

* ..."job done." This means 'ejaculate.'