Spanky’s post reminds me…

It was the eighties…I was playing Elite merrily on my BBC micro like the sad nerd I was late one night when my brother kicked the bedroom door open, stumbled over to my bed, and tipped a veritable armful of ‘goodies’ all over my unofficial 'Star Wars' quilt.

This monumental payload included: ‘Olde English Cider’ beermats and beertowels, ‘Olde English Cider’ Tankard Mugs, ‘Olde English Cider’ posters and, (unless I’m very much mistaken), even an 'Olde English Cider' cuddly fucking toy.

Somewhat perplexed, I decided to question him regarding his allocation of this heavily merchandised promotional bounty.

“What the fuck?” I enquired.

Slouching, yet pushing his belly out to display his ‘Olde English Cider’ T-shirt stretched over his otherwise 'all-burgundy' outfit (complete with Farah trousers) he proudly proclaimed:

“S’mine…Ahhhh fuckin’ won nit, thasch wot!”

“Hmmm...HOW exactly, did you 'win' it?” I pressed further.

“Fuh’ bein’ thuur faschtest drrrinker in th’ Unicorn Pub!" he slurred, before continuing triumphantly: "There wasch these ‘cidurrr’ pee-pull..and they hadda-comp-a-ti-shun, see...”

“Jesus.fucking.wept” I sighed as he collapsed on the bed.

He was 16 years old.

I need some clarification here…should I feel proud, or ashamed?

(Answers on a postcard to: ‘Pooflake is jealous of his brother’s drinking prowess’ competition, PO BOX 1, Coventry)
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Tue 10 Feb 2009, 11:19, 5 replies)

*click*
Genuis! Absolute genius!

Don't see many of these promotion nights anymore. Shame, really. I could really do with some new t-shirts, baseball caps, and various other booze-related twattery...
( SpankyHanky, Tue 10 Feb 2009, 11:24, closed)

:-(
If they do, there's never much in the way of drinking races... it's all "enjoy responsibly" etc..
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Tue 10 Feb 2009, 11:43, closed)

Elite
my 'Elite'career ended by attempting to rescue some refugees before the sun went supernova. I was never able to escape in time so switched to Microprose 'Pirates' instead.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Tue 10 Feb 2009, 11:48, closed)

I remember having to drink Budweiser
by the crate to get a flashing badge that my at-the-time-pregnant-and-hormonal missus wanted. It turned out to be shittier than my head felt the following morning, and she lobbed it off a bridge when I told her she looked a daft cow with it on her bag.

Yes, she's an ex, yes I learned my lesson.
(randomstupidname would really like this signature field to be bigge, Tue 10 Feb 2009, 21:58, closed)

Sod the drinking stories!
Elite fucking rocked!
It's still one of my all time favourite games
Why oh why can't they release it on a modern PC with updated grpahics.
The Radar system they employed was pure genius, never since bettered, often copied but nevr bettered.

Goes off to read his copy of "The Dark wheel"
( M o D, Wed 11 Feb 2009, 14:58, closed)