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PAX UK '07: PIP PIP WHAT WHAT
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PAX UK '07: PIP PIP WHAT WHAT
"F" to the "A" to the "QUIZZLE":
Q: When?
A: July 14th to July 15th (Saturday to Sunday)
Q: Where?
A: London. It's the easiest for everyone.
Q: What?
A: We'll all get together and play Warhammer in someone's basement for a couple of days... Ok. That's a lie. But there will be drinking, and plenty of sweet WiFi multiplayer, and arcades, and bowling, and karaoke, and rape. Especially rape.
People Who Should Be Coming If They Know What's Good For Them:
Ben0207 (21) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Centipeed (19) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Japan (24) - (May be attending. Doesn't need accommodation.)
Ziggymon (21) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
LewieP (20) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation. 1 friend.)
Jensen - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Rohaq (21) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Rook (25) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Major_tom (23) - (Will be attending. Doesn't need accommodation.)
Bad-beat (18) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Beefsandwich (23) - (May be attending. Doesn't need accommodation.)
Red Albatross (20) - (Will be attending. Doesn't need accommodation.)
Bob The Monkey (18) - (May be attending.)
Hotlead Junkie
Saint2e
LightReaper - (1 friend.)
Carnivore
Edcrab - (May be attending.)
"F" to the "A" to the "QUIZZLE":
Q: When?
A: July 14th to July 15th (Saturday to Sunday)
Q: Where?
A: London. It's the easiest for everyone.
Q: What?
A: We'll all get together and play Warhammer in someone's basement for a couple of days... Ok. That's a lie. But there will be drinking, and plenty of sweet WiFi multiplayer, and arcades, and bowling, and karaoke, and rape. Especially rape.
People Who Should Be Coming If They Know What's Good For Them:
Ben0207 (21) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Centipeed (19) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Japan (24) - (May be attending. Doesn't need accommodation.)
Ziggymon (21) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
LewieP (20) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation. 1 friend.)
Jensen - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Rohaq (21) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Rook (25) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Major_tom (23) - (Will be attending. Doesn't need accommodation.)
Bad-beat (18) - (Will be attending. Needs accommodation.)
Beefsandwich (23) - (May be attending. Doesn't need accommodation.)
Red Albatross (20) - (Will be attending. Doesn't need accommodation.)
Bob The Monkey (18) - (May be attending.)
Hotlead Junkie
Saint2e
LightReaper - (1 friend.)
Carnivore
Edcrab - (May be attending.)
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You have friends? I'm going to have to ask you to turn in your G&T badge, and get out.
Hookers. When he says friends he means "Hookers".
Plus, yeah, bring friends. Plus, you have to come anyway LightReaper, because I want to meet you.
I lol'd
Sounds good LightReaper. Shall I book 4 tickets for megabus now? I may get Sammy to come.
These times -
11:00 Depart Manchester Chorlton Street
Arrive London Victoria, Greenline Coach Station 15:30
on friday
then
18:30 Depart London Victoria, Greenline Coach Station
Arrive Manchester Chorlton Street 23:00
on saturday?
Comes to just over £20, and we just split it between how ever many of us end up going?
I'm still a maybe. It's going to be very dependent on whether/when I get a new job (interview next week) and the arrangements I can make for time off.
I would bring my Wii if others bring 3 Wiimotes and Nunchucks.
Also Lewie, i'll ask my friend if he's interested first.
Either way I'm still going on Holiday on the sunday - so I almost definitely won't have time to hang out. So I'm declaring myself out....
...But if I get a free hour or so, I may get chance to see what you're all up too.
But also - if you're still thinking of going to Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes - you may want to think about booking soon - it's quite in demand. http://www.bloomsburybowling.com/
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I also bought Mario Strikers today and have to say that it's the untold wonders of its multiplayer are... untold. But we have discussed the possibility of doing such a thing, and people have rightly said that they'd rather not sit indoors all day and play video games on a console.
.... rape-ERS or rape-EES?
Good question. They will come from the same pool. That is, some of us will be rape-ERS and some of you will be rape-EES. My use of "Us" and "You" in that sentence should serve to let you know which group I will be part of.
cool, let me know asap, coz the earlier we book the cheaper it is ;-)
Anyway, I've had an awful lot of real life come up, so I'm sort of handing the reins over to, well, whoever wants them. I'm still definitely coming, I just have far too much work on as it is without this on top (and since the other things either pay £7 an hour, contribute towards my career or give blowjobs, they come first)
We do need to find suitably cheap accommodation for everyone though. I wonder if they have Travel Inns in the city centre?
EDIT: I think Travel Inns are a bit expensive, but then again so are Comfort Inns and Holiday Inns, if I'm reading the pricing correctly (They don't exactly explain it very well on their websites). We could stay in a youth hostel or something.
Well there's the accommodation (for obvious reasons I'd prefer we were all staying at least in the same post code, if not the same hotel/whatever), but also there has been much talk of this place:
http://www.bloomsburybowling.com/
For all sorts of karaoke driniing nonsense, but which I think we'd need to book a bit in advance (I was planning on doing a double check with everybody a month before the event via PM), then booking accordingly. To be honest I hadn't really worked out the kinks*.
*Fatal, cataclysmic flaws.
Friday 13th might be the cool and spooky date and all, but some of us work on weekdays, and missing half of the event is rather annoying
And stuff being closed on a Sunday really isn't a huge problem; this is London, there are plenty of places open on a Sunday.
To be honest I'm so busy with work and seperately I'm going to Oxford, London (again) and Sweden in the next month or two, as well as moving 500 miles. That's why I've passed over the organisation to you fine gents.
Balls in your court, as they say (lol balls)
Who's the main organiser now?
I currently live in London, and as far as i'm aware i've got nothing on that weeked, so i'd be quite amenable to the idea of joining up with you guys. Plus, putting faces to some of these avatars would be pretty cool. Is there room for one more?
Righty-ho. I'm going to send PMs to everyone on the list asking if they're more amiable to Saturday-Sunday. Some of us can arrive on the Friday previous though, if anyone wishes to do that. I was going to arrive Friday and go home Sunday in the first place, anyway.
Also, I need ALL of you to help. I've decided that staying in a Hostel is the best idea, because they can be quite cheap (£15 a night, or whatever), and we can get big rooms. Here's the plan:
I NEED YOU ALL TO LOOK UP SUITABLE HOSTELS AND SUGGEST THEM HERE. I'M NOT DOING IT ALL ON MY OWN. WHEN I FIND SUITABLE ONES, I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND ASK THEM IF THEY CAN TAKE OUR PARTY.
The fact that we'll be booking accommodation means that we'll need definite numbers of who's coming soon enough. This whole thing is happening in just over a month's time, so we need to start getting serious:
I just found this place, for accommodation, and I like the prices:
http://www.hostellondon.com/hosteldetails.php/NorfolkHouseHotel-London-14935
It costs £90 a night for a 10 person room, with a shower and toilet, which is only £9 each. Then any extra people we have along can get a smaller room, such as a 5 person, if we have 15 etc. and the prices for those aren't that much. Then we can just tally up the total and divide by the number of people so that we're all paying the same rate.
BUT THIS MEANS WE NEED NUMBERS.
At the moment it looks unlikely, but goddam if I get half the chance I am so there.
EDIT: I'm changing the dates, "officially" to the 14th-15th, because I just realised that it's kind of silly not to, now that quite a few people have agreed, and it does seem like a better idea all around. If anyone has a problem with this, let me know.
Also, we have sticky, you can thank Tube and my silver tongue for that.
By which I mean I asked him nicely, not that I orally pleasured him.
Edit: Nope I failed. I can't think of anything that makes that statement any more amusing than it is.
You know that makes it sound like I got Tube's semen all over you, right?
On a more serious note, because we have been stickied, and it's probably best not to abuse that by making this into some kind of chat thread:
I need some things from all of you, over the next couple of weeks. I'll likely be confirming by PM closer to the date, but I'd just like to get some stuff down in the thread, next to each person's name in the OP. So, can everyone on the list (And if you're not on the list, but will be coming, tell me) give me the following information:
1. Whether you think it likely that you'll be coming (ie. You'll definitely be there unless something else comes up that you can't avoid)
2. Your age. Some hostels have a problem with age, and it'd be nice to know in advance for organisational purposes.
3. Whether or not you NEED accommodation. Some people are coming in because their relatives will be in London, or they already live in London, so some people may not need to stay in a hotel.
That's all I can think of right now. If anyone else can think of something else I need from each person, I'm all ears.
EDIT: Just realised a third thing I need to know from you, so I added it to the list above as number 3.
PSN ID - S-Starwind (Playing Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, Gundam Battle Ops)
Final Fantasy XIV - Masamune Server (Moving to Sargantanas) - Rykosho Hoshikaze
Steam ID - The Starwind
Definitely coming unless something major comes up
Age: 21
Accom: Indeed
Also, people who are coming, PM me your mobile numbers closer to the date, I'll request it again later, but I'll do what I did last year: Collect numbers, then mass text everybody the night before with everyone's numbers. It means we have a means of contacting anybody if they get lost, and works better than a buddy system.
EDIT: I'm a little anal when it comes to lists and collections and whatnot. You'll notice, if you read the OP (And you probably should. It changes somewhat every now and again) that I've started updating the list of people who are coming with details of their visit. I'll be your best friend in the world (All of you) if you help me fill out the details on the list. I'm currently putting in notes for your age, whether or not you're coming, your accommodation needs, and if you're bringing any friends. The best way to organise something like this is to be... well, organised.
Age: 20 (21 at the time though)
Accomm: Yeah, definitely. As I'm sure Cent will agree, Cornwall is lovely but it's in the middle of fucking nowhere.
2) Really old
3) I will need accom
Well, not that old. But old enough not to want to admit it, especially on a comics web forum devoted to playing games.
Age: 19 (although will be 20 by then...)
Accom: Indeed
Change of date is not a problem for me. I'm gonna book my ticket over then next few days. I may be inviting a mate who lurks here, I'll find out for sure as soon as I can. Hostel sounds like the best option, and my experience of hostels is that the cheaper the hostel the better the time had by all.
Edit: I'm having a look for potential places we could stay now ;D
Edit2: I just realised I already said I was probably bringing a mate...I will confirm it 100% asap.
As such, I now can't say for certain whether I'll be available on the dates chosen, or whether I'll have the cash for such a trip. So, to avoid fucking up any arrangements you guys want to make for accomodation and such (which I'll also need), I've decided that for now I'm changing my status to "probably not coming." If the stars align and the Gods are generous, I still might be able to get down for the weekend, but it's probably better if I make my own arrangements for accomodation nearer the time.
tl;dr: I'm probably not coming, but with a bit of luck I might be able to, and I won't know for certain until pretty much the last minute. Don't count me when planning accom, etc.
For the record, I'm 24.