Somehow, no matter what the topic last night, we kept coming back to "an4l reaming" (i've used that spelling so the net nazis don't crack down on us.) I think it was Mana's influence, but whether it was Miles' phobia of hard prison time, Mana's 'Tales From The Emergency Room' or my own "How To Start A New World Order", the answer (or the problem) always seemed to boil down to too much an4l reaming, not enough an4l reaming, or just the right amount of an4l reaming (whatever it is.)
We've all agreed to start preparing for an Asian Bird Flu epidemic by stocking up on a particular kind of face mask, and Mana's going to get us the brand name so we can buy shares in the biggest mask manufacturers. We're liquidating all our non-cash assets, and stashing the cash and gold (the other epidemic-proof currency)... umm... where are we stashing it again? Oh yes, of course, it's just a matter of sufficient an4l reaming. Mana's going to tough it out saving lives at the ER until the moment the troops arrive to prevent him and other essential staff from leaving, at which point he's going to try and sneak away to protect his family without causing a general panic amongst the staff remaining (anybody else spot the flaw in his logic?)
Miles' dad has read a lot of good books about the coming epidemic, and as usual, his dad's main takeaway is that there's loads of money to be made. As long as it doesn't land him in jail ("can you squeal like a pig, pretty boy?") Miles is all for it.
Mana still carries the world's most ancient mobile phone, connected to a phone plan so old that human operators connect each call with one of those big boards with plugs and leads. Not that Mana ever calls anybody from it - that would cost money. We may club together to raise money to buy Mana a more advanced phone - probably one of those Bakelite ones with the rotary dial on front. It may take Mana a while to stop trying to wind the handle and yelling at the operator to connect him to Ashfield-101.
Alan is off to mobile phone nirvana with a tiny company going places. Hopefully Alan won't be left behind by the company. Alan's mobile phone is so advanced that Spock would swap his Tricorder for it in a heartbeat. He demonstrated a free mobile phone application for the determination of blood alcohol levels. An an4l reaming application for mobile phones is only weeks away.
And that is all I recall of last night's pub night (say, I think we should end all our posts that way - a signature of sorts!)
Here it is again:
And that is all I recall of last night's pub night.
