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Subject: Re: I'm proud to announce that I have finally bought a bar
From: summieone
Posted: Thu Oct 25. 2007, 22:53 UTC
Followup to: "Re: I'm proud to announce that I have finally bought a bar"  by Dan the Melon Man  (Thu Oct 25. 2007, 22:13 UTC)
> 
> > Anyway the current name is "The Old School Yard" and we already have 
> > 
> > some very cool ideas based on a public school theme.  The tagline for 
> > 
> > the bar is "welcome to your playground".
> 
> I'm imagining a "liqourice strap" drink, built on black sambucca ... 
> and ouzo? Hm, better be a shooter.
> 
> !
> Ice-cream-sodas are under-appreciated, and I remember them as an 
> extra-special after-school treat. Bring them back with a kick! I feel 
> serious nostalgia with that idea.
> rum-coke-soda. vodka-pop-soda. Call them anything you like
> 
> My impression of UK school days is formed mostly from "Grange Hill", 
> so I'm not sure how accurate it'll be.
> 
> Spit-wads on the ceiling
> 
> Stick a blackboard & chalk in the toilets for the graffiti-ists. Get 
> the jump on them by painting up lots of your own slogans!
> Drill a peep-hole through to the girls loo :-B (I saw a doco on odd 
> restrooms recently, and some place has a full glass wall between the 
> mens and ladies. Very popular apparently, but I can't find a link)
> 
> Your smoking area MUST of course be 'bikesheds' theme.
> 
> Private 'Teachers lounge' VIP room? Maybe not for initial opening. 
> 
> Hang a few classic satchels on your coatrack/coatroom
> 
> Stick a test or quiz on the last page of your menu.
> 
> If I was a sound engineer, I'd imagine a way to rig up the effect of 
> a class full of kids running down the corridor outside and play it 
> now and then. I don't know how it's be done however :-) ... a bit 
> exotic I guess.
> 
> Pencil-shaped Swizzle sticks!
> 
> .dan.

All these ideas are amazing - I thought of the bike shed but peep hole is 
amazing!

This is what i need.  I'm sure you'll come up with some more.

I was thinking about putting a webtender tribute.  So how do people feel about 
being in a year book?  This will be like an open book on the wall!

D

-- 
www.myspace.com/summieone


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