If you had a pub....

[Pietro Paolo Virdis]

...what unique name would you give it?

The Little Hangover

[Guest]

If you had a pub....

The Infinite Devil, apparently.

[Cavalry Trouser Tips]

If you had a pub....

The Deer and Head according to Lodz's link.

I'd like to call it The Birdhouse in your Soul though

[Sam]

If you had a pub....

'The Slug And Jockey' if I use 'Sam Kelly', 'The Haunted Jockey' (?!) if I use 'Samuel Kelly', and 'The Haunted Winding Road' if I stick my middle name in as well, according to Lodz's site.

[willie1foot]

If you had a pub....

"The Quarter Cross "

WTF does that mean?

[Pietro Paolo Virdis]

If you had a pub....

Stop Using A Fucking Pub Name Generator!

Oh forget it, terrible name.

[Anton Gramscescu]

If you had a pub....

"The Eagle and Wheatsheaf".

Fuck me, that generator wants to put me out of business before I even open.

[Reed John]

If you had a pub....

The Red Cricketers.

I think I prefer "The Dog's Bollocks."

[Sundeporino]

If you had a pub....

The Eagle and Cricketers if I use my middle name.
The Eagle and Boy if I miss it out.
The Broken Cock if I......

[Sean of the Shed]

If you had a pub....

I got the Horse and Wheatsheaf.
I also tried some well known names in there,
Sir Alex Ferguson came up as "The Shifty Legs"

[Sean of the Shed]

If you had a pub....

Rafael Benitez came out as "Death and the Wheatsheaf".
I always wondered why he carried that scythe.

[Sean of the Shed]

If you had a pub....

Death, that is, not Benitez, he's just facing the axe.

[Glass Half Empty]

If you had a pub....

I already have mine.

[evilC]

If you had a pub....

'The Last Redoubt'

(It's an obscure science fiction reference.)

I always thought it'd be nice to have a jukebox that only contained relatively soothing classical music. It'd go nicely with the real ale.

Oh, and no bloody games machines/pool/table football!

[Guest]

If you had a pub....

Maybe the Pale Horse. Or the Seventh Seal or something. Or something twee like the Silver Star. There would be table football.

[Boris Carpark]

If you had a pub....

Oh, and no bloody games machines/pool/table football!

Eh? Dart board surely?
Oh & all pubs aspiring to aceptability need to get themselves a skittle alley. If I can ever be bothered to learn how to put pictures on here I'd show you ungrateful lot the original & best from my local.

[Third rate Leszno]

If you had a pub....

Well, the thread below this caught my eye, so maybe I'd call my boozer 'The Irish and Cromwell'. Not sure what sort of clientele it would attract, mind you.....

[Bored Of Education]

If you had a pub....

The Black Compasses, according to the link, which is pretty cool.

but otherwise

The Bluebird
The Red Dragon
The Ace Of Spades
The Lightning Bar
The Graveyard of Ambition
The Clarendon Hotel

If it was a member;s club, it would, of course, be The 1927 Club

[Gangster Octopus]

If you had a pub....

Go generic:

The Coloured Animal
The Royal's Part
The Local Industry
The Landowner's Arms
The Regional Eminence
The N Artefacts

[evilC]

If you had a pub....

Boris Carpark wrote:

Oh, and no bloody games machines/pool/table football!

Eh? Dart board surely?

Well, y'see, I think my idea of a good time in a pub is fundamentally different to that of alot of people. I believe that pubs should be a place to relax - preferably quietly - with friends and simply converse in comfort.

I find it very annoying - and rather antisocial - when people ask you to go to a pub with them, then become obssessed with table football (for instance) as soon as they spy a drinking establishment is in possession of one. It's simply the human urge toward competitiveness, I know, but I'd rather not have that get in the way of a chat.

Thus, my idealised pub would be warm and cosy (open fire, plush furnishings, subdued lighting, etc.), it would have plenty of well-kept real ales, few lagers (if any) and no games/machines. They only generate intrusive noise for the punter, as far as I'm concerned. Maybe - as previously mentioned - a classical-only jukebox would be an interesting experiment in atmosphere enhancement.

Obviously, the pub I'm envisioning would be aimed at 30-something plus ale freaks who like a quiet time. However, I suppose that if you had two floors to a pub it would be feasible to put all the noisy machines and games on one floor and have a 'cosy pub' on another, with each having a very different atmosphere.

I have to say that you're right about a skittles alley, though, Boris! Skittles is probably the only pub sport I've ever found fun, though I've only ever been to one pub that had one: The New Inn, in Coate, near Devizes. (Looks like it's been done up in recent years!) A load of us went there for a friend's birthday do, one year. They kept the bar open until about 1am for us and then we all slept in the skittle alley afterwards, lined up in rows in our sleeping bags. They had a crib team that used to travel the length and breadth of the country, too. When we left, early the next morning, we passed the transit van carrying the team - to Leeds, apparently - which had broken down less than a mile after setting off!

[evilC]

If you had a pub....

Gangster Octopus wrote:

Go generic:

The Coloured Animal
The Royal's Part
The Local Industry
The Landowner's Arms
The Regional Eminence
The N Artefacts

The Knitted Character