Saturday, November 20, 2021

Sherlock's Birthday Week Friday Pub Night!

Attention all scalawags, layabouts, rapscallions, and full grown street urchins of the Sherlockian, Holmesian, and Watsonian worlds!

On Friday night, January 14th, a pub of legend is opening its Zoom doors for an evening of distraction, gossip, merriment, and feats of mental brawn, as the Dangling Prussian plays host to the Montague Street Incorrigibles Non-Annual Non-Dinner!


What’s that you say? You’re not a member of the Montague Street Incorrigibles? Doesn't matter! This is a virtual pub night party for Sherlockians and Holmesians of all affiliations or no affiliations. If you've got the time, we've got the cheer.


Here's the registration link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsd-mspzosGNWrY5QEPzpJIR0YFCGCQMfL 


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Schedule (all Eastern Time U.S.)


6:00 to 8:00,  Happy Hour


Join for general chat and wander the tables of the pub for conversation and friendly faces. Zoom might call them “breakout rooms,” but we’re reserving them under the names …


The Brett party’s table (perhaps to discuss television)

The Rathbone party's table (perhaps to discuss movies)

The Starrett party's table (perhaps to discuss pastiche)

The Watson party's table (perhaps to discuss the Canon)

The Morley party's table (perhaps to discuss the Sherlockiana)


I mean, folks at any table can talk about whatever they’re going to talk about, of course. And from 7:00 to 10:00, pub trivia questions will be randomly sent out to the tables. If the occupants of said table at that moment can answer that question in a private message in the chat to the host, their table scores a point, and a winning table will eventually be announced. (Not being a formal competition, you can always jumps table and beef up an underdog’s points — it’s really just about the fun.)


Also, you can get inducted into the Montague Street Incorrigibles upon entry, should you so wish. There’s a small ceremonial bit.


8:00 to 9:00, As Formal A Program As You’re Going To See


There will be toasting, first and foremost, and some entertainments are currently being lined up. Again, this is going to be about the fun. No serious presentations on pub night.


9:00 to Midnight, Anything That Didn’t Get Done Earlier


You’ve heard of rap battles, but have you ever heard of a limerick brawl? Now you have. Singing? Dancing? Reports from any other events or misadventures in the rest of the world that night? Who knows, it’s a Zoom party. 

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