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01/07/2025

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Just a note - Waverley is downstairs only tonight (main bar - ground floor) because upstairs is some private function. So if you’re planning to quiz there tonight (and it is the top jackpot of the night) then it might be worth getting there early…
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Meanwhile, I actually watched a full episode of ‘The Mighty Boosh’ the other night, which I’ve never done before. Damo out of the Ron Burgundy team always used to go on about it and said I would like it. He was right. Very good. Definitely funny.

Get’s me thinking of the kind of speed-list rounds I do at the Newsroom and Brass Monkey Drummond Street: Howard Moon, Keith Moon, Freddie Mercury, Venus Williams, Bruno Mars, Sun Ra, ….

It’s a wee bit more difficult to think of someone who names themselves after Uranus*

*The planet which always gets a snigger.

Anyway, tonight’s quizzes are as follows (we have a special guest quizmaster Manet standing in at Eastway):

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6 pm – Old Eastway Tap (with Manet)
Jackpot – £90
Free answer - MUSIC round: "BONEY M"
Book: 0131 259 3495 or Facebook
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6.30 pm – Brass Monkey Gorgie (with me)
Jackpot – £50
Free answer - PICTURE round: "WASHINGTON"
Book: 0131 327 0543 or message their Instagram
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6.30 pm – Porty Tap (with Isla)
Jackpot – £90
Free answer - PICTURE round: "PHIL COLLINS"
Book: 0131 629 6266 or Facebook
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8 pm – Waverley Bar (with Bonni)
Jackpot – £120
Free answer - PICTURE round: "BENJAMIN DISRAELI"
Book: 0131 557 9855 or Facebook
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9 pm - Safari Lounge (with me)
Jackpot – £90
Free answer: PICTURE round: "MISTER BUMP"
Book: 0131 661 4741 or Facebook
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With quiz and love,
Dr Paul


















Characters for as yet unwritten stories. Day 30: Deborah the recruitment consultant from Saint Alban's.
30/06/2025


Characters for as yet unwritten stories. Day 30: Deborah the recruitment consultant from Saint Alban's.

If you read the emails/posts then you’ll know that I was on holiday last week in glamourous England. Specifically, North...
30/06/2025

If you read the emails/posts then you’ll know that I was on holiday last week in glamourous England. Specifically, North Devon - an area I know well.

I had a great time - saw family members including my niece Emma who I’d never met before. She’s brilliant.

The most striking visual thing I saw was on a day out to Ilfracombe where we ran into a massive statue ‘Verity’, overlooking the harbour. This was created by Damian Hirst who, according to Wikipedia, lives in the town.

Wikipedia says this is Britain’s second-tallest statue: taller than the Angel of The North, shorter than the Kelpies.

It depicts a pregnant woman standing on books, holding the scales of justice behind her back and raising a sword to the heavens. One one side, some of her skin and flesh is cut back so you can see her skull, some musculature and the foetus of the child she is carrying. It fairly makes an impression.

The great thing was that I knew nothing about the statue in advance. I know Ilfracombe from the old days but this statue has been there since 2012 and I knew nothing about it, so it was nice to be taken by surprise

Great wee town by the way. Go there.

Anyway, I’m back.
Here are the quizzes tonight!

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6.30pm – Brass Monkey Leith Walk (with me)
Jackpot – £50
Free answer - MUSIC round: "KHALID"
Book: 0131 554 5286 or Facebook or the Monkey's online booking system
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8 pm - Amber Rose (with Alan)
Jackpot – £100
Free answer: PICTURE round : "ESPERANTO"
Book: 0131 226 1224 or Facebook
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9 pm – Brass Monkey Drummond St (with me)
Jackpot – £100
Free answer - PICTURE round: "LIBYA"
No bookings but you can call the pub for info: - 0131 556 1961
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With quiz and love,
Dr Paul














Street

Characters for stories yet to be written. This guy, Scobie, is pretty mysterious, pretty galactic.
29/06/2025


Characters for stories yet to be written.
This guy, Scobie, is pretty mysterious, pretty galactic.


Of all the injustices outrages I could choose to speak up on, the one I’m going to go with is the egregious use of the t...
29/06/2025

Of all the injustices outrages I could choose to speak up on, the one I’m going to go with is the egregious use of the term ‘Home Counties’ by the English.

"Home"? Whose home? Not my home.

“Home”? Because these are the counties near London? What kind of centralist, imperialist Anglo-fascist 1966 dogma is this?

Honestly, the English, what a bunch. Worse than Hi**er.

Anyway, now that that is out of my system, I’m glad to say that I’m back from a short holiday* and desperate to reacquaint myself with all of you tonight at the Persevere. See you there!

*I was in England. It was quite nice.

Details for tonight:
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6pm – Persevere (with me)
Jackpot – £30
Free answer - PICTURE round: "CADILLAC"
Book: 0131 554 0271 or get in touch with them on Facebook
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With quiz and love,
Dr Paul











Day 27 gives you the reaper, with his funeral balloon.
27/06/2025


Day 27 gives you the reaper, with his funeral balloon.

Ooh baby do you know what it's worth?North Devon is a place in Earth. Funnily enough, met someone from Carlisle earlier....
26/06/2025

Ooh baby do you know what it's worth?
North Devon is a place in Earth.

Funnily enough, met someone from Carlisle earlier.

Holidays are crazy.

OK - my holiday is nearly over. As with all the emails this week I’m writing in advance. It’s actually last FRiday night...
26/06/2025

OK - my holiday is nearly over. As with all the emails this week I’m writing in advance. It’s actually last FRiday night right now, but the magic and mystery of scheduled emails and posts make this possible.

I remember when I was a kid and got a typewriter and it took several hours and smashed fingers and an inky mess to type anything at all.

Now I’ve got this. It’s insane.

Mind you, the ribbon I had for that typewriter lasted for years.

Anyway, I’m getting un-necessarily nostalgic. What you want is there here and now… the current… the relevant and the real.
OK, here you are:
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6.30 pm – Brass Monkey Grange (with Stuart F)
Jackpot – £50
Free answer - PICTURE round: "STAR TREK"
Book - 031 667 2335
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7 pm – The Sandport Tavern (with Alan)
Jackpot – £90
Free answer - PICTURE round: "PANGOLIN"
No bookings taken but you can call the pub on 0131 554 9999
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7.30 pm – The Willow (with Brigid)
Jackpot – £100
Free answer - MUSIC round: "BULGARIA"
Book - Willow Website or Willow Facebook
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9pm – Newsroom (with Bonni)
Jackpot – £50
Free answer - PICTURE round: "HONDA CIVIC”
Book: 0131 557 5286 or Newsroom online booking
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With quiz and love,
Dr Paul


















Hey. I’m on holiday, but the quizzes are as per normal. This post/email is scheduled. I love you all and I’ll see you ne...
25/06/2025

Hey. I’m on holiday, but the quizzes are as per normal. This post/email is scheduled. I love you all and I’ll see you next week. Try my stand-ins tonight!

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6 pm – The Joker & The Thief (with Bonni)
Jackpot – £90
Free answer - PICTURE round: "DAVID JASON"
Book: 0131 556 3274 or Facebook
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6 pm – Oz Bar (with Stuart F)
Jackpot – £30
Free answer - PICTURE round: "GREEN DAY"
Book: 0131 259 6295 or Facebook
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7 pm – Ship Inn, Musselburgh (with Barry)
Jackpot – £30
Free answer - MUSIC round: "LIZZO"
Book: 0131 665 2642 or Facebook
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8 pm – West Port Oracle (with Stuart F)
Jackpot – £30
Free answer - PICTURE : "LOIS LANE"
Book: 0131 283 1960 or Facebook
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8.30 pm – Brass Monkey Shore (with Stewart F)
Jackpot – £50
Free answer - PICTURE round: "GOBLIN"
Book: 0131 555 7306 or Facebook
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With quiz and love,
Dr Paul

















I’m currently abroad. Well, England.I wrote this last week and scheduled it so it sends when I’m away. Wild stuff. If yo...
24/06/2025

I’m currently abroad. Well, England.

I wrote this last week and scheduled it so it sends when I’m away. Wild stuff. If you’re reading this, I’m probably asleep.

There again, I might be awake and having to do things because of the other people involved. I’d really like a holiday where it’s just me and total silence. Maybe next year…

Anyway, tonight’s quizzes as usual (mine are being covered by fully-competent stand-ins - there is nothing to fear).

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6 pm – Old Eastway Tap (with Bonni)
Jackpot – £60
Free answer - PICTURE round: "TAE KWON DO"
Book: 0131 259 3495 or Facebook
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6.30 pm – Brass Monkey Gorgie (with Alan)
Jackpot – £50
Free answer - PICTURE round: "WINSTON"
Book: 0131 327 0543 or message their Instagram
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6.30 pm – Porty Tap (with Isla)
Jackpot – £60
Free answer - PICTURE round: "WARTHOG"
Book: 0131 629 6266 or Facebook
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8 pm – Waverley Bar (with Bonni)
Jackpot – £90
Free answer - PICTURE round: "GOD OF WISDOM"
Book: 0131 557 9855 or Facebook
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9 pm - Safari Lounge (with Barry)
Jackpot – £60
Free answer: MUSIC round: "BUCKS FIZZ"
Book: 0131 661 4741 or Facebook
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With quiz and love,
Dr Paul


















Character 23: Captain Henry Brightwater, (1916). Very much a victim.
23/06/2025

Character 23: Captain Henry Brightwater, (1916). Very much a victim.

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