It's that time of year again (oh yes it is!)

[patricklondon]

If there are three Princess Leias outside a pub in Greenwich, apparently engaged in what must be called a bun-off, there's got to be a simple explanation. There is. For some reason, the Pantomime Horse Race in Greenwich incorporated some Stars Wars elements: but what that reason is, well, who knows? Or cares.


It seems that panto horse races are quite a thing. They attract attention and get people into a jolly mood to let their cash be extracted for good causes. This particular race requires a canter round a short urban course with several refreshment stops (what the rest of us would call a pub crawl):


Preceded by a somewhat lacklustre procession (hardly a parade) of Star Wars stormtroopers and characters (see the video below), it involved TV's most annoyingly flamboyant racing commentator (to maintain some vestigial association with the sport of kings, though each stage of the race turned out to be a little short for serious analysis of form).

Some spectators joined in the spirit of the occasion, but most preferred to look on with a glass in their hands, though to judge by the sound of rattling tins, plenty of money was being collected:



There was some serious reportage going on as well: and if the reporter's getting a tip from the horse's mouth, then it's only fair and balanced to give the other end a say as well:







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[Deleted]

God bless Great Britain, such an unusual country.

[mossie]

No NO Kerouac. We are all quite normal, it is the rest of the world which is crazy.

[Deleted]

I LOVE it.

[htmb]

Great fun!!!! Thanks, Patrick.

[tod2]

I loved it Patrick! Thank you so much for bringing whacky races to our screens!!
There is definitely something different about British fun....

[tod2]

Every year we treat our staff to a Xmas party - this year it was the third time we have taken our staff members to their favourite venue.
It is a buffet to satisfy every taste but at the same time lets you eat enough for the next week.
Something that is very enjoyable to our African nation - eat like there is no tomorrow - and quite frankly that is so true...one taxi ride home and there could be ..

On the positive side here are some photos of my staff enjoying themselves and a few of the Rockafellas staff happily on duty. As I left I heard singing and leaned over the balcony to see a table of ladies singing a departing song. I asked my girls what words are they repeating and it is something like "there is no-one that can compare with Jesus".



Our staff at the lunch party:

[lagatta]

Fine-looking bunch of ladies!

As for the panto, cue the inevitable jokes that start "A horse walked into a pub and..."

[htmb]

Brilliant, Tod!

[Deleted]

Great spread! One of the best things about that kind of buffet is that a lot of people always discover items that they never think to eat.

[questa]

My 80 year old neighbour, very fit woman, went on a 12 day cruise around the Pacific last month. She raved about the food...quantity, quality and choices. I asked her what she had eaten that she had never had before, "Oh no, Dear, I didn't want to eat anything that was strange! I just stayed with the foods I knew"

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My grandmother and her sister received many cruise brochures for senior cruises and one of the things always mentioned was "healthy and familiar food."