I’m looking for a Christmas venue for our staff party which is proving to be more difficult than I first anticipated. A colleague at work suggested I considered The Cock pub. Anyway, to cut a long story short I called The Cock and checked the size of the venue. We require a big capacity – over fifty guests – and I was informed that the venue was too small. Dead pan, I reported this back to my colleagues with the words: ‘the cock is too small!’
Cue much laughing… Oh my!
Thereafter, not content with the way things were going I googled other possible pubs and discovered a feisty possibility called The Wrestling Cocks. This wasn’t big enough but I was impressed by their passionate pride to their pub! They pointed us in the direction of another venue – the name escapes me – but sadly this didn’t meet my exalted expectations either…
So after much soul searching and a protracted period of titillating I’m now considering a more simple approach. Perhaps a venue with a numeral in the name such as The Three Buttes, or The Eight Ding-Dongs...
ALL PUBS NAMES IN ITALICS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THEIR PRIVACY!
The pressure’s growing
To find a perfect venue
A decision soon
Be it big, or small in size
Carry on… up the pub dears!
Synonyms: For influence (I used pressure) and perception: (feeling)
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Oh! Marje that is just too funny! It is no fun organising works did, especially Christmas ones. Been there and done that!.
I take it you did not get too much flak about the cost of the BBQ or else you would not be doing Christmas.
Good luck Marje, you can do this. By the way love your Tanka.😆💜💜💜💜
Thank you Willow. No I got a special thank you about the bbq as everyone enjoyed it so much. Glad you enjoyed the silly tanka! I enjoy organising events but it can be a bit stressful. Lol.
It can indeed 💜 so glad you got a thank you for the work you put into the BBQ.💜💜
Me too. So pleased. 🙂
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I meant “no fun organising works dos!
That’s hilarious, Marje! It was like something out of a sitcom. Great Tanka! 😀 xo
Glad you enjoyed it Vashti. Bit different ftom my usual blog fare but why not. Lol!
I had a great laugh over your Tanka and accompanying story. I always loved the names of British Pubs! This was a fun Tanka. <3
Thank you Colleen. A little different from my usual but I’m all for a giggle!
The pub names! You could write a book of short stories just using the name of a pub for each chapter! LOL!
Now that’s a thought! Lol.
LOL 😂