RIDE no :: 118
– the AGPU 2001
Sat 13th Oct Golden Ball, Boxworth
Hares:: HeadGirl, TongueJob
The weather was unseasonally warm, the trail tantalisingly crafted to make us think we were heading back to Cambridge, and the pubs hospitable. This being the AGPU Mr Bossy made it a point of honour to visit every hostelry on trail. Unsurprisingly there was plenty of shiggy and the White Horse at Barton probably had to have the premises de-contaminated after our lunch stop. There was a distinct lack of flour especially in the afternoon – perhaps because the family of hares had no cross-country transport, TongueJob having locked their bikes to a lamppost and thrown away the key!
The On!On! had been hurriedly rearranged for Crabbo‘s studio owing to a lack of movement by HeadGirl and TongueJob, and their pub being shut. After a few preliminary beers the circle got under way with Rory being named WeakestLink for his delaying tactics before lunch, plus the usual suspects for the usual misdemeanours.
The AGPU proper was cranked up with Umplebore presenting the stats for last year. Several people certified them as completely incorrect, and he was therefore duly re-erected as BashStats/HandleBar. Umplebore was also made NashBash coordinator, at which point it was observed that HeadGirl had cunningly avoided having to do anything at all this year, so in recognition of her unstinting familial behaviour of late was made Baby Minder.
Mr Bossy thought that being made Spokesman entitled him to rabbit on all night, but got his comeuppance by the morning when he discovered that he’d lost his voice. The awakening overnighters felt priviledged to have witnessed this rare occurrence. PertBlobs pleaded ignorance when made Tandem, TalkingBollocks feigned incredulity when made Big Wheel, and Crabbo said ‘oh no, not again!’ when no-one else volunteered for Scoutmaster. Finally we welcomed the return of Thumper as Wheelwrite.
The meeting was put out of its misery without further ado, and curry and beer were consumed in vast quantities.
On!On!
Crabbo
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