Lad I worked with
Way back when I was 18, I worked in a department where 18 was about the average age. All of us were employed for the first time and living at home, so the £540 a month takehome pay we got was a fortune to us. Because of this, there was a group of about 10 of us who would go the pub just about every might. There would be ten rounds of beers which made it easier - everyone got a round in, everyone got a pint each round.

one lad though, was not happy with this. Most people drank lager, but two of us drank bitter. At that time, the lager was £1.10 (told you it was a while ago) but bitter was £1.30. This was not fair, according to this lad. his beer was cheaper and he didn't see why he should have to pay more for someone elses. Fuck off, says everyone else and the grumbling stopped.

Then, he commited the cardinal sin. Eight of us were out one night. Seven rounds had been bought and drunk "Mark, says we, for that was his name "get the fucking ale in will yer, softlad?". "Can't", says he "I've only got 2p on me". At no point during the night had he mentioned this, but we thought we'd let it go. Instead we all chipped in a quid and a bit and got another on in, plus some crisps.

The next night, he did it again.

Soon after he started bitching and moaning that 1) we would never invite him out and 2) when he did end up in the same pub as us, we left him out of the round. Fuck off, says everyone else, you're a tight-arsed fucker and should sit elsewhere. I don't think he spoke to any of us after that.

I think we were right.
(ScousersPet, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 15:58, 1 reply)

on the subject of rounds
i hate those cheeky fuckers who will order a double bacardi and coke on your round and then order an orange squah (half pint with tap water) on their round...

tight and rude and the kind of behaviour that justifies being excluded from rounds
(jenko83, Sun 26 Oct 2008, 12:55, closed)