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Tiger p***s saw him right in the end. Nice work by Jay of La Hive at Brass Monkey Gorgie.
02/09/2025

Tiger p***s saw him right in the end. Nice work by Jay of La Hive at Brass Monkey Gorgie.

What's this woke nonsense? Hot honey Jaffa cakes?
02/09/2025

What's this woke nonsense? Hot honey Jaffa cakes?

The "HELLBENDER" must be the species where the threat implied by its name is the most out of proportion to the threat im...
02/09/2025

The "HELLBENDER" must be the species where the threat implied by its name is the most out of proportion to the threat implied by its physical appearance.

It's a kind of salamander.

==================QUIZ NEWS: Bonni is back at Waverley tonight with a hot pot of £120 to get things started.============...
02/09/2025

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QUIZ NEWS: Bonni is back at Waverley tonight with a hot pot of £120 to get things started.
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There was nearly a hate crime last night at the Brass Monkey.

They were, as usual, playing some random old stuff from youtube on the pub’s screens. A lot of the pubs do this. Examples of popular themes in the last few years have been train cab videos and marble olympics.

But suddenly last night there was a bit of a gasp and a scramble for the remote.

Causing the stramash was an old Warner Brothers cartoon, possibly from the 1940s, whose depiction of non-white characters was, as they say, “of its time.”

The bar staff were fast on the draw and quickly replaced the outrage with monster trucks. Safe ground!

It’s partly a generational thing. By the time I was growing up, depictions of non-white people had moved on quite a bit, but it wasn’t so far in the past that anyone my age would think to scramble to turn off a cartoon.

Are we touchier these days? Or just more aware?

Anyway - biggest pot tonight is at Brass Gorgie. Here’s tonight’s line-up:

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6 pm – Old Eastway Tap (with Bonni)
Jackpot – £90
Free answer - PICTURE round: "SOUTH AFRICA"
Book: 0131 259 3495 or Facebook
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6.30 pm – Brass Monkey Gorgie (with me)
Jackpot – £150
Free answer - MUSIC round: "CULTURE CLUB"
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: "CRAPS"
Book: 0131 629 6266 or Facebook
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8 pm – Waverley (with Bonni)
Jackpot – £120
Free answer - PICTURE round: "THE SIMPSONS"
Book: 0131 557 9855 or Facebook
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9 pm - Safari Lounge (with me)
Jackpot – £60
Free answer: PICTURE round: "PAPAYA"
Book: 0131 661 4741 or Facebook
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With quiz and love,
Dr Paul


















Yikes on your bikes.It’s September and you know what this means: it means the rapid downfall of leisure and happiness as...
01/09/2025

Yikes on your bikes.

It’s September and you know what this means: it means the rapid downfall of leisure and happiness as the tragic grind of winter looms ahead, like a flag on a motorway bridge that could fall at any moment.

Speaking of flags, maybe I’ll go into business as a flag guy. Seems to be boom business at the moment.

I’ll sell ‘em all.

My personal favourites (in terms of national flags at least):

North Macedonia
Guyana
Botswana
Argentina

What’s your favourite?

Anyway: tonight:
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6.30pm – Brass Monkey Leith Walk (with me)
Jackpot – £100
Free answer - PICTURE round: "STING"
Book: 0131 554 5286 or Facebook or the Monkey's online booking system
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8 pm - Amber Rose (with Alan)
Jackpot – £150
Free answer: MUSIC round : "GUNS N ROSES"
Book: 0131 226 1224 or Facebook
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8 pm - Ryan’s Bar (with Manet)
Jackpot – £50
Free answer: PICTURE round : "SPANISH"
Book: 0131 226 1224 or Facebook
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9 pm – Brass Monkey Drummond St (with me)
Jackpot – £150
Free answer - PICTURE round: "SALT"
No bookings but you can call the pub for info: - 0131 556 1961
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With quiz and love,
Dr Paul














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Remember: there are two quizzes to choose from tonight: Persevere at 6pm and Oliver's Bar on Restalrig Road.
31/08/2025

Remember: there are two quizzes to choose from tonight: Persevere at 6pm and Oliver's Bar on Restalrig Road.

31/08/2025

Just found a note on my scoresheet from last week at the The Joker & the Thief.

Andy was mentioning some kind of youtube gold which had something to do with Celine Dion, on bus in, Edinburgh.

Just done a wee search. Can't find it.

Any further light, Andy? Or does anyone know what he was talking about.

  Gary's a real ray of sunshine, which is sarcasm, because he isn't.
31/08/2025


Gary's a real ray of sunshine, which is sarcasm, because he isn't.

=============QUIZ NEWS: Oliver’s on Restalrig Road have shifted the quiz to Sunday evenings, and it’s been difficult to ...
31/08/2025

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QUIZ NEWS: Oliver’s on Restalrig Road have shifted the quiz to Sunday evenings, and it’s been difficult to get started properly. Last chance tonight? Maybe. Give ‘em a go. Jackpot stands at £60
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Some parts of the city we live in have “a reputation” but even in my lifetime I feel this has calmed down a lot. The words “Niddrie” or “Muirhouse” used to inspire terror.
Not so much now.

But even at their worst they were probably nothing compared to Papua New Guinea.

I met a bloke at the Newsroom quiz the other night who used to work in Papua New Guinea (building a mobile phone network).

I asked if it was a wild place. He said yes, almost all of the expats working there would carry guns. I asked if they would find themselves using these guns. He said yes.

He said that after PNG, he moved to South Africa for a while and, in comparison, South Africa was “like Disneyland”.

Blimey. What safe lives we generally live here. Come along and enjoy the safety, tonight:

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6pm – Persevere (with me)
Jackpot – £90
Free answer - PICTURE round: "FROGGER"
Book: 0131 554 0271 or get in touch with them on Facebook
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7pm – Oliver’s (with Stewart)
Jackpot – £60
Free answer - PICTURE round: "ERNEST HEMINGWAY"
Book: 0131 554 0271 or get in touch with them on Facebook
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With quiz and love,
Dr Paul












Monday night is Union Night at the Joker...
30/08/2025

Monday night is Union Night at the Joker...

Got any questions about workplace issues or hospitality unions? Patrick from Unite will be in The Joker hosting a drop-in every Monday, 7-9 pm, from now until the new year. Come by and chat to him!

Same letter round:
30/08/2025

Same letter round:

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