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Brum Link 5th July

July 5th, 2008 9:00 am by bounder

Found this on teh interwebs:

  • The Guardian look for cafe culture in Brum - "the Bull Ring Tavern, which looks unchanged since about 1962. Here, surely, is one of Parkinson's gritty, shitty bits? The average age of the regulars must be about 74 and almost before I'm through the door, I am buttonholed."


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What some people have said:

  • "Have you ever tried getting a drink in Bournville? That's the Quakers for you. They might know a thing or two about porridge but they know nothing about beer."
  • "Turns out, if you know what you're doing, Birmingham really isn't that shit." The Guardian
  • "You feel as if you've been projected into the 21st Century," says Mr Savalas, before signing off: "Yes, it's my kinda town. So long, Birmingham. Here's looking at ya." BBC News
Birmingham: It's Not Shit RotundsFrom our forums:
    • "a local comedian called Dr Carl Cheek , used the made up fact of the number 50 bus being the most regular bus route in Europe"
    • "Go to any Birmingham pub and some local will claim 'Tolkein used to drink in here'. If true, his apparent hobby of city-long pub crawls explains the p**s-poor quality of the Lord of the Rings."
    • "I was at the Frankfurt Christmas market today and when the carousel started up, I thought, “that tune sounds familiar” I listened for a little while just to be sure... Dambusters!"
    • "Where else would you see Dave Hill in a Little Chef?"
    • "Add your vote for Brum's Hardest Pub.
    • "Claire Short sent me a birthday card for my 18th Last week. It was a day late, and had a 2nd class stamp on it, but at least she made an effort..."
    • "But what about Kavs for Lav's, is Kav's still there?"
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