Glasgow and Edinburgh: Ongoing Banter Thread XII - Twelve Monkeys

[A Simply Mesmeric Try]

A Brief History of Time-Wasting


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https://www.606v2.com/t55409-glasgow-and-edinburgh-ongoing-banter-thread-v-the-fun-continues
https://www.606v2.com/t56913-glasgow-and-edinburgh-ongoing-banter-thread-vi-banter-boogaloo
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https://www.606v2.com/t60764-glasgow-and-edinburgh-ongoing-banter-thread-x-rated
https://www.606v2.com/t61904-glasgow-and-edinburgh-ongoing-banter-thread-xi-the-undiscovered-country

Edinburgh

1872 Champions

Edinburgh's Fixtures & Results (click to show):

Glasgow

1872 Runners-up

Glasgow Warrior's Fixtures & Results (click to show):

Ladies and Gents, Girls and Boys, it's season finale!

Guinness PRO12 Play Offs
Fri 20 May 19:45 - Semi Final
Leinster Rugby 30 - 18   Ulster Rugby - RDS Arena 19,100

Sat 21 May 18:30 - Semi Final
Connacht Rugby  16 - 11   Glasgow Warriors - Galway Sportsground 7,800

Sat 28 May 17:30 - Grand Final
Leinster Rugby  10 - 20  Connacht Rugby  - BT Murrayfield - 34,550

Cinderella story or what?! Congrats to the Galway posse who were the form team of the season!

[A Simply Mesmeric Try]

Super bored at Frankfurt airport, waiting for a flight back to Edinburgh, so created "Number 12".
We reached 1000 replies on Number 11!

[RDW]

Great job!

[funnyExiledScot]

I second that. Not quite of the calibre of Thread X, but as I always say to Weegies, nothing wrong with runner-up.

[A Simply Mesmeric Try]

Cheers guys. Gotta get off my ar$e again. They've moved my departure gate. Again.

[George Carlin]

Well done Mesmeric my boy.

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Sorry to hear about Mike Blair retiring. Great scrum-half and his influence has definitely been passed on to Henry P. He did very well for us esp. during the RWC when hotter heads were boiling over. Is he The Toonster's successor in August 17 ?

Think he will get a huge ovation next Friday at Scotstoun as he became instantly popular with his attitude and all round good guyness !

[RDW]

Sorry to hear about Mike Blair retiring.   Great scrum-half and his influence has definitely been passed on to Henry P.   He did very well for us esp. during the RWC when hotter heads were boiling over.   Is he The Toonster's successor in August 17 ?

Think he will get a huge ovation next Friday at Scotstoun as he became instantly popular with his attitude and all round good guyness !        

OMG - an Edinburgh man that 21st likes!

[George Carlin]

I would be very happy if he turns to punditry too.

His columns for the BBC talk a lot of sense.
Juxtaposing Guscott and Jiffys' streams of drivel nicely.

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Sorry to hear about Mike Blair retiring.   Great scrum-half and his influence has definitely been passed on to Henry P.   He did very well for us esp. during the RWC when hotter heads were boiling over.   Is he The Toonster's successor in August 17 ?

Think he will get a huge ovation next Friday at Scotstoun as he became instantly popular with his attitude and all round good guyness !        

OMG - an Edinburgh man that 21st likes!

Its not people from Edinburgh or the rugby team that I find so irksome. Its their dull, boring supporters (yes all 200 of them - is there that many ?). They remind me of care home residents let out for the day. Actually care home residents are a lot more animated. Anyway enjoy the 1872 Cup while you have it as you wont have much else to defend esp with only 11 home games nest season. Oh and enjoy the Challenge Cup next season - Siberia is supposed to be lovely in November.

[highland_scot]

Sorry to hear about Mike Blair retiring.   Great scrum-half and his influence has definitely been passed on to Henry P.   He did very well for us esp. during the RWC when hotter heads were boiling over.   Is he The Toonster's successor in August 17 ?

Think he will get a huge ovation next Friday at Scotstoun as he became instantly popular with his attitude and all round good guyness !        

OMG - an Edinburgh man that 21st likes!

Its not people from Edinburgh or the rugby team that I find so irksome.  Its their dull, boring supporters (yes all 200 of them - is there that many ?).   They remind me of care home residents let out for the day.  Actually care home residents are a lot more animated.   Anyway enjoy the 1872 Cup while you have it as you wont have much else to defend esp with only 11 home games nest season.    Oh and enjoy the Challenge Cup next season - Siberia is supposed to be lovely in November.      

At least Edinburgh won't be out of any cups by November...

[RDW]

Sorry to hear about Mike Blair retiring.   Great scrum-half and his influence has definitely been passed on to Henry P.   He did very well for us esp. during the RWC when hotter heads were boiling over.   Is he The Toonster's successor in August 17 ?

Think he will get a huge ovation next Friday at Scotstoun as he became instantly popular with his attitude and all round good guyness !        

OMG - an Edinburgh man that 21st likes!

Its not people from Edinburgh or the rugby team that I find so irksome.  Its their dull, boring supporters (yes all 200 of them - is there that many ?).   They remind me of care home residents let out for the day.  Actually care home residents are a lot more animated.   Anyway enjoy the 1872 Cup while you have it as you wont have much else to defend esp with only 11 home games nest season.    Oh and enjoy the Challenge Cup next season - Siberia is supposed to be lovely in November.      

At least Edinburgh won't be out of any cups by November...

I don't get the 'only 11 home games' comment, but does that include the games Glasgow will have to move to Murrayfield due to Scotstoun being flooded?

[jimbopip]

Sorry to hear about Mike Blair retiring.   Great scrum-half and his influence has definitely been passed on to Henry P.   He did very well for us esp. during the RWC when hotter heads were boiling over.   Is he The Toonster's successor in August 17 ?

Think he will get a huge ovation next Friday at Scotstoun as he became instantly popular with his attitude and all round good guyness !        

OMG - an Edinburgh man that 21st likes!

Its not people from Edinburgh or the rugby team that I find so irksome.  Its their dull, boring supporters (yes all 200 of them - is there that many ?).   They remind me of care home residents let out for the day.  Actually care home residents are a lot more animated.   Anyway enjoy the 1872 Cup while you have it as you wont have much else to defend esp with only 11 home games nest season.    Oh and enjoy the Challenge Cup next season - Siberia is supposed to be lovely in November.      

He's back

It's like Father Jack being asked if he's finished with that glass of whisky.

Besides The Luvvies on here are neither dull nor boring, as long as one is fascinated by the menu in Tom English's gaff and the dreadful shortage of domestic staff willing to pay reasonable amount for ironing one's Torygraph every morning.

[funnyExiledScot]

Tom English or Tom Kitchin??

[RDW]

What are Tom English's burgers like?

Tom Kitchin's are awesome.

[jimbopip]

Is there more than one ?

Oh yes Tom English, isn't he the writer chappie?

Ah well, when we come through for the Final you can pour me a pint of Kahlua and Grenadine (or whatever it is you're buying drinking that week) and dip our Farley's rusks in it while you explain the finer points of high living and I sing , "When you're shaping to pass and you're knocked on your arse...That's Simone"

[A Simply Mesmeric Try]

I'm back in sunny Edinburgh! After 26 hours of travelling home Brazil.

It is indeed sad about Mike Blair, however I am happy about him staying on at Glasgow. I reckon he'll be a class backs coach. And with Henners, Hart and Price fit he wasn't going to really play all that often so I think his role wont change too much. It's wonderful to see those three have such an astute mentor.

The Murrayfield Library is certainly a place where one has to B.Y.O.B.
Bring Your Own Banter

As for Tom Kitchen's burgers.... All I can say is; Burger Meats Bun.


PS jimbopip

[cakeordeath]

All I can say is; Burger Meats Bun.

Burger Meats Bun sucks balls. They used to be in Glasgow. Then Bread Meats Bread came along......

On saying that Burger Meats Bun was pretentious and overpriced. So it will do quite well there.

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Well the whole burger thing sucks to Frak anyway.

I'm i double feckin deep mourning now - Prince Nelson Rogers ffs,

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

P.S, RDW or GC or whoever. When is this crappy site going to grow up and stop doing the childish sweary thing, I mean even the Frak BBC say Poopie and spunk on air and they are giant Muppet.

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Told you Bunch of nobbers

[IanBru]

All I can say is; Burger Meats Bun.

Burger Meats Bun sucks balls. They used to be in Glasgow. Then Bread Meats Bread came along......

Yes. I used to love that place.

Then my doctor told me my BMI was in danger of jumping just above Gisele Bundchen's so I thought I'd better stop.

Great page by the way, Simply Mesmeric!

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Listen to Ivor Cutler and be nice !

[RDW]

P.S, RDW or GC or whoever.  When is this crappy site going to grow up and stop doing the childish sweary thing,  I mean even the Frak BBC say Poopie and spunk on air and they are giant Muppet.

It's not our rules - it is defined by the people that host the forum!

[A Simply Mesmeric Try]

I have one question. What the hell happened to BMB? Been there twice since it opened in Edinburgh and had a foodgasm each time. However, there beer list is all super hoppy uber-cool hipster beer that really wasn't so great. Delicious burgers, from what i remember!

[EWT Spoons]

Great thread Simply Mesmeric Try.

Edinburgh really seems to have gone all out on the burger places recently, with BMB, byron burgers, 5 guys, Boozy cow and Belted Burger all opened relatively recently.

Anyway, shame to hear about Blair retiring, but better to put his health ahead of playing a few extra games.  Hopefully he learns a lot from toonie and goes on to have a great coaching career.  He certainly seems to know what he's talking about so if he can translate that to coaching he should make a decent fist of it.  I suspect he may replace Gregor down the line, but I would much rather he came back to Edinburgh, if he's any good, if not Glasgow can keep him.  

[highland_scot]

Great thread Simply Mesmeric Try.

Edinburgh really seems to have gone all out on the burger places recently, with BMB, byron burgers, 5 guys, Boozy cow and Belted Burger all opened relatively recently.

Anyway, shame to hear about Blair retiring, but better to put his health ahead of playing a few extra games.  Hopefully he learns a lot from toonie and goes on to have a great coaching career.  He certainly seems to know what he's talking about so if he can translate that to coaching he should make a decent fist of it.  I suspect he may replace Gregor down the line, but I would much rather he came back to Edinburgh, if he's any good, if not Glasgow can keep him.  

Not to mention Wannaburger, Burger (*2), a Burger Meats Bun, "Just burgers and beers" and many many more.

Bread meats Bread is the best one of the new bunch imho. And it's very close to my office which is bad for the waistline., It's hardly "uber-cool hipster beer" either Mesmeric - pretty sure their house lager is universal pisswater with an "own" label stuck on it, Williams Bros is nice but hardly hipster - it's by far the only good thing to come out of Alloa, then they have a Brewdog beer (also hardly hipster, as much as they'd like you to think it) - no? I'm saying this from a position as a massive fan of super hoppy uber-cool hipster beers...

Still can't beat the Cambridge bar though!

[jimbopip]

Great thread Simply Mesmeric Try.

Edinburgh really seems to have gone all out on the burger places recently, with BMB, byron burgers, 5 guys, Boozy cow and Belted Burger all opened relatively recently.

Anyway, shame to hear about Blair retiring, but better to put his health ahead of playing a few extra games.  Hopefully he learns a lot from toonie and goes on to have a great coaching career.  He certainly seems to know what he's talking about so if he can translate that to coaching he should make a decent fist of it.  I suspect he may replace Gregor down the line, but I would much rather he came back to Edinburgh, if he's any good, if not Glasgow can keep him.  

Isn't that what you said about Al Kellock just before he lifted the Pro 12 trophy?

Just to clarify; that's lifted in the Nouveau Glasgeau style, as in "We've won it's ours", not in the traditional "Some thieving bugger's lifted my telly/microwave/ portable goods of your choice" style.

[jimbopip]

Great thread Simply Mesmeric Try.

Edinburgh really seems to have gone all out on the burger places recently, with BMB, byron burgers, 5 guys, Boozy cow and Belted Burger all opened relatively recently.

Anyway, shame to hear about Blair retiring, but better to put his health ahead of playing a few extra games.  Hopefully he learns a lot from toonie and goes on to have a great coaching career.  He certainly seems to know what he's talking about so if he can translate that to coaching he should make a decent fist of it.  I suspect he may replace Gregor down the line, but I would much rather he came back to Edinburgh, if he's any good, if not Glasgow can keep him.  

Not to mention Wannaburger, Burger (*2), a Burger Meats Bun, "Just burgers and beers" and many many more.

Bread meats Bread is the best one of the new bunch imho. And it's very close to my office which is bad for the waistline., It's hardly "uber-cool hipster beer" either Mesmeric - pretty sure their house lager is universal pisswater with an "own" label stuck on it, Williams Bros is nice but hardly hipster - it's by far the only good thing to come out of Alloa, then they have a Brewdog beer (also hardly hipster, as much as they'd like you to think it) - no? I'm saying this from a position as a massive fan of super hoppy uber-cool hipster beers...

Still can't beat the Cambridge bar though!

Since we're talking mince about burger joints with silly names: my favourite is Burgers And Cocktails in Brighton. It does what it says on the label. The burgers were tasty and the Happy Hour was from 5 till 11. I can recommend the Flaming Cocktails. The only downside is there's a Los Iguanas across the road so Fes would never make it.

Speaking of things Flaming; was anyone at the Flaming Groovies gig in Sauchiehall St last night? I only ask because Tom the Guitar's band were the support act and I was wondering how they got on.

[highland_scot]

There's also a place down a close off the Royal Mile called "Wings" - they serve about 100 varieties of chicken wings. Pretty sure they do buckfast ones for our Weegie brethren to feel welcome.

[RDW]

If you don't mind paying £14 for a burger (and a fiver for a pint) then I would thoroughly recommend Scran and Scalllie in FES' home town as serving the best burger I've ever had.

I thought a burger was just a burger but I was wrong - this took things to a whole new level!

[EWT Spoons]

Great thread Simply Mesmeric Try.

Edinburgh really seems to have gone all out on the burger places recently, with BMB, byron burgers, 5 guys, Boozy cow and Belted Burger all opened relatively recently.

Anyway, shame to hear about Blair retiring, but better to put his health ahead of playing a few extra games.  Hopefully he learns a lot from toonie and goes on to have a great coaching career.  He certainly seems to know what he's talking about so if he can translate that to coaching he should make a decent fist of it.  I suspect he may replace Gregor down the line, but I would much rather he came back to Edinburgh, if he's any good, if not Glasgow can keep him.  

Not to mention Wannaburger, Burger (*2), a Burger Meats Bun, "Just burgers and beers" and many many more.

Bread meats Bread is the best one of the new bunch imho. And it's very close to my office which is bad for the waistline., It's hardly "uber-cool hipster beer" either Mesmeric - pretty sure their house lager is universal pisswater with an "own" label stuck on it, Williams Bros is nice but hardly hipster - it's by far the only good thing to come out of Alloa, then they have a Brewdog beer (also hardly hipster, as much as they'd like you to think it) - no? I'm saying this from a position as a massive fan of super hoppy uber-cool hipster beers...

Still can't beat the Cambridge bar though!

Can't say I've been to any of them, but I'm reliably informed Belted Burger is pretty good, mate of mine (former TH) has been there something like 5 times in the last couple of weeks. Williams Bros do have a few decent beers. They are also on offer in High Spirits in Dalry, £1.69 a bottle, if anyone in that neck of the woods is interested.

[highland_scot]

I've been tempted by Scran and Scallie but just never really taken by the menu - if I want posh grub then I'd rather have posh choices rather than an "artisan steak pie".

Give my the foie gras terrine any day!

On the other hand, my local does £1.99 doubles and you can get a steak and chips for £7. I would certainly not vouch for the quality, and would never set foot in there past about 8pm. My other local closed down not too long ago after a drugs bust...

Spoons - Aldi usually do a good price on Williams Bros. £1.50 for any of them, I believe.

[EWT Spoons]

Spoons - Aldi usually do a good price on Williams Bros. £1.50 for any of them, I believe.

Good to know, thanks

[RDW]

I've been tempted by Scran and Scallie but just never really taken by the menu - if I want posh grub then I'd rather have posh choices rather than an "artisan steak pie".

Give my the foie gras terrine any day!

Comments like this probably don't help the Edinburgh stereotype...

[highland_scot]

I've been tempted by Scran and Scallie but just never really taken by the menu - if I want posh grub then I'd rather have posh choices rather than an "artisan steak pie".

Give my the foie gras terrine any day!

Comments like this probably don't help the Edinburgh stereotype...

Ok. Duck pate, for the great unwashed.

[RDW]

I've been tempted by Scran and Scallie but just never really taken by the menu - if I want posh grub then I'd rather have posh choices rather than an "artisan steak pie".

Give my the foie gras terrine any day!

Comments like this probably don't help the Edinburgh stereotype...

Ok. Duck pate, for the great unwashed.

Or, mushy brown crap for the proper weegies.

[jimbopip]

If you don't mind paying £14 for a burger (and a fiver for a pint) then I would thoroughly recommend Scran and Scalllie in FES' home town as serving the best burger I've ever had.

I thought a burger was just a burger but I was wrong - this took things to a whole new level!

No RDW, it's comments like this that don't help the Luvvie stereotype.

BTW, did Mr Mesmeric Try really have a Brazilian that took 12 hours? Is he really Archie Gemmill?

[TheMildlyFranticLlama]

There is a good burger place in Cardiff called The Grazing Shed, I went there to drown my sorrows after the 6N match this year, very nice burgers and some suitably mental combinations of toppings

[highland_scot]

If you don't mind paying £14 for a burger (and a fiver for a pint) then I would thoroughly recommend Scran and Scalllie in FES' home town as serving the best burger I've ever had.

I thought a burger was just a burger but I was wrong - this took things to a whole new level!

No RDW, it's comments like this that don't help the Luvvie stereotype.

BTW, did Mr Mesmeric Try really have a Brazilian that took 12 hours? Is he really Archie Gemmill?

I'd been trying to come up with a witty Brazilian remark for a while but am not quite smooth enough...

[jimbopip]

Bless me Father for I have sinned, (and take your hand out of my trousers, I'm not really an altar boy) but I have been promiscuous and posted on another site.
However, on the Glasgow Warriors Index I did mention that as far as a nickname for Leonardo Sarto goes, when he arrives, since we have a Simone (Favarro) we should call him Jean Paul. They'd make a good couple; in a Platonic way of course.

However, one of the posters just pointed out that they should be called the Weegie Luigis.

[RDW]

Bless me Father for I have sinned, (and take your hand out of my trousers, I'm not really an altar boy) but I have been promiscuous and posted on another site.
However, on the Glasgow Warriors Index I did mention that as far as a nickname for Leonardo Sarto goes, when he arrives, since we have a Simone (Favarro) we should call him Jean Paul. They'd make a good couple; in a Platonic way of course.

However, one of the posters just pointed out that they should be called the Weegie Luigis.

That's strike number two - any more of that and you're out!

[des]

The best burger I've ever had was made by me.  Some thinly sliced ribeye from the butchers chopped into small cubes (not minced).  Mixed with some finely chopped shallots, a few panko breadcrumbs, an egg to bind and lightly seasoned with salt and pepper.  Then cooked on a BBQ.

As for burgers out and about, Hollyrood 9A used to do the best one I'd had but I've not eaten there for a year or so.  Great beer too without being filled with master baters.

[RDW]

The best burger I've ever had was made by me.  Some thinly sliced ribeye from the butchers chopped into small cubes (not minced).  Mixed with some finely chopped shallots, a few panko breadcrumbs, an egg to bind and lightly seasoned with salt and pepper.  Then cooked on a BBQ.

As for burgers out and about, Hollyrood 9A used to do the best one I'd had but I've not eaten there for a year or so.  Great beer too without being filled with master baters.

Holyrood 9A is a great shout - very good burgers, although their 'death sauce' didn't kill me so I was quite disappointed with it. Was pretty spicy though!

[IanBru]

Moving on from burgers to something a little more refined... the best steak I've had was at Iris on Thistle Street in Edinburgh. Really simple, lots of pepper and a bit of lemon juice. All topped off with some sweet potato fries and a nice fruity Pinotage.

I booked my table there four months early for me and Lady Bru on the day of the Pro12 final. Come and join if you're about!

[cakeordeath]

I just want to tell you how proud I am of you guys. 44 posts in and we have spent more time talking about burgers and beer than rugby. Brings a tear to my eye. Keep up the good work

[EWT Spoons]

For steaks I highly recommend Los Argentinos on Preston street, or McKirdies on Morrison Streeet.

[jimbopip]

Moving on from burgers to something a little more refined... the best steak I've had was at Iris on Thistle Street in Edinburgh. Really simple, lots of pepper and a bit of lemon juice. All topped off with some sweet potato fries and a nice fruity Pinotage.

I booked my table there four months early for me and Lady Bru on the day of the Pro12 final. Come and join if you're about!

I can't make up my mind which is more optimistic: your faith that the Warriors will make yet another Pro 12 final, OR your ungrounded optimism that the Hagia Sophia will continue to tolerate your "foibles".

p.s. If this Iris bird does proper chips and the steak costs less than your weight in Doubloons then I'm in. No nippy sauce though, I don't do foreign food.

[RDW]

Moving on from burgers to something a little more refined... the best steak I've had was at Iris on Thistle Street in Edinburgh. Really simple, lots of pepper and a bit of lemon juice. All topped off with some sweet potato fries and a nice fruity Pinotage.

I booked my table there four months early for me and Lady Bru on the day of the Pro12 final. Come and join if you're about!

I can't make up my mind which is more optimistic: your faith that the Warriors will make yet another Pro 12 final, OR your ungrounded optimism that the Hagia Sophia will continue to tolerate your "foibles".

p.s. If this Iris bird does proper chips and the steak costs less than your weight in Doubloons then I'm in. No nippy sauce though, I don't do foreign food.

Iris is one of my favourite Edinburgh restaurants. The swordfish is awesome there!

Kyloe does the best steak in Edinburgh I reckon.

[jimbopip]

Kylie does steaks too.

Kylie and  Iris making me steak and chips. Now that's what I call a threesome.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/hilarywardle/hipster-Poopie-in-scotland-that-needs-to-be-stopped#.ip6meYvqQ

For a little bit of sanity.

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