ConnedswiftyisNOTevil writes, "I have recently become obsessed with the BBC Three show 'The Real Hustle' - personally, I think of it as a 'How To' show for aspiring con artists."
Have you carried out a successful con? Perhaps you hustled a few quid off a stranger, or defrauded a multi-national company. Or have you been taken for the wide-eyed, naive rube that you are?
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chthonic, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 13:02)
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SheiksNot sure if this counts as a con or a rip-off, but neither is anyone else by the looks of it.
While I was at Uni, the local club was a dive called Sheiks. Two floors: one cheese and one 'popular' (read chavvy rnb club 'bangaz' and middle of the road trance/house music). The student night was on a Thursday and cost £2 to get in with NUS, £3 without. They occasionally churned out some decent rock tunes (Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, The Killers) and a reasonable amount of danceable cheese.
Fast forward to Friday nights. No students, no cheese, 'jungle and ragga' night on one floor, the same brand of Clubland-esque shite on another. More chavs, more chance of getting bottled/accosted/molested etc. Drinks exactly the same price.
And the entry fee? £7. For what is a far less enjoyable experience on what should be the biggest night of the week.
Club Vision (the owners) are a bunch of con artists. They also run a nearby club called Thursdays, which, as well as not being open on a Thursday, has no air-conditioning, and is always populated with rowdy wigga types and Polish guys who don't obey the dress code. That too costs £7 to get it. Bye bye fun.
(, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 18:41, 2 replies)
I'm not surprised Thursdays has ended up in here...So you went to university in Chichester or thereabouts, yes? He he he, Thursdays is a dive. I think the fact that it's called 'Thursdays' and yet is not open on a Thursday is possibly the most genius con ever. No one ever questions the logic... Personally I avoid the place like the plague (unless I'm reeeeeeeeeeeally drunk).
(, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 23:39, closed)
I did indeed go to Chi Uni. I had 4 great years, even though I lived in Bognor for all of them, and really enjoyed my degree (1 false start of Primary teaching and 3 years of English). But I must admit, the lack of decent clubs in the area was a bit galling. Especially as my hometown is Brighton.
Mud was always ok, but just a bit too small and poorly ventilated - either too hot or too cold.
And that didn't even have any mud in it...
(, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 22:36, closed)
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