h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Counting House and Waxy's are both good choices.

I suggest the Counting House because it's easy to find - George Square, ye cannae miss it!

Then the science centre, and then what about the Bier Halle Republic?

*makes notes*
i might put bunches in so you'll be able to tell its me
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Counting House works for me, it means I don't have far to stumble from the train before I can start drinking.

No! We're not just going to the pub! Bad EV! BAD!!!

Actually, what about meeting up somewhere other than a public house? You know what always happens, we meet in the pub, have a quick drink, then another as we wait for more people to turn up, then another as we wait for stragglers, then someone says they're going to be late so we have another, and then it's too late to do anything else so we just stay in the pub all day.

Stunned silence, I see.

I may need directions.
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Easy. Come out of Queen Street Station on the George Square side (the exit beside Burger King), cross the road, look left and you're there.

Actually EV, its probably a good idea if we dont meet in the pub... but these are hardened Scottish researchers we're dealing with. Maybe we should proceed gradually???

actually, I dont know Glasgow well enough to suggest anywhere. Is there a good cafe or something close that we could take over???

But yes, we will get stuck in a pub however good our intentions are... past experience tells us so!

We could meet in George Square? It's not too far from said pub, should anyone be desperate... which reminds me, is Wumbeevil not coming?

If it is not going to be the Counting House it would certainly help if it was nearby. I know of at least four people who have to met there before hand as Jamie has mentioned. But don't worry about not leaving, I very much want to go to this Science Centre thingy and will get all grumpy and annoying to make people go.

So, Munchkin, let me get this straight...

You'll get all grumpy and annoying, and go to the Science centre. And this makes us leave the pub HOW exactly .

Bier Halle republic has really nice beer, but make sure you've remortgaged whatever you own before you go in, coz it's an arm and a leg job.

They also have complete nazis on the door who will probably deem us not cool enough to come in.

The Bier Halle let Squiggle's stag party in, and we were hardly the epitome of elegance.

The down side to meeting in the Counting House is that signal flares are required to locate your party, due to the far end of it being over the Earth's curvature.

If you want a pub to get lost in, I recommend Waxy O'Connor's Fibreglass Oirish Labyrinth.

Also, the Bier Halle has the ambience of a concrete bunker, possibly because it is one. Unless they've redone it in the last few years that is.

Waxy's is kinda on the Oirish side, but I was thinking we should have enough numbers (and maybe Wumbie) to get one of the side rooms with a little light intimidation.

Is that where we threaten them with a little light?

No, I will get grumpy and annoying and stay in the pub.
Waxy's gets my vote for later on as it is the first Plastic Paddy establishment I have been in with decor by the designer of The Tomb of The Cybermen, presumably in his wood phase.

Oh, lord. His Doctor-Who-Monster-Psychosis is kicking in again.

Give him his shot before he starts going on about Terileptils coming out the walls.

Oooooh!

Well, I don't mind. As long as there is alcohol, and it's cheap - like the budgie.

What, budgie's are just like alcohol? I suppose both do create a talking point when thrown over a christmas pudding and set on fire.

And what would you say, in your humble opinion, tastes better?