This is Spud, the Great Crested Grebe. He is the mascot for our Suffolk and Norfolk Beer festival in September. He will be appearing on the front of the festival programme.
We think he needs a speech bubble. What do you think he should say?
Answers either on paper available from bar staff, or to:
becky@bricklayers-arms.co.uk
The prize for the winning entry will be 5 free pints at the festival.
(And guys, keep it clean…)
Thanks for all your entries so far – closing date is 31st July!
Ta, Becky.
Suggestions so far:
“Trouble with these beer festivals, there are never enough birds.” Andy, Putney
“Who’s that bustard over there?” John Marklew, Putney
“Bring on the Broads” – Chris Locke, Putney
“Great beer, dive in ”
“Actually, where I come from, webbed feet are quite normal” - Fraser, Putney
“Legless maybe? , but with bird on finger ” - Potts, Merton Abbey
“Head too Big! Mine or the beer?” - Joe Evinson
“It takes a really good pint to lay bricks rather than eggs” - Roy Apsey – Hammersmith
“If you’re eggstatic about beer…” or “Eggstatic beer!” or “Birds and beer!” – A
“Norfolk’n Good” – Pint of wine Phil
“I like the pulling power at the brick…” – Johan Thomsen
“These flocking tweets won’t stop twittering about The Bricklayer’s Arms” – Sarah Coyde, Putney
“Another pint landlady and please put it on my bill.” or “Ooh-err! That’s the last time I drink Woodpecker!” – Daren
“Mmm, its a massive improvement on Thames water” or “Blast. I see the herons have beaten me to the fish again” - Tony Whitehead
“Let’s get plastered”- P. Coyde
“After accidentally cementing a pint glass, a trowel, a brick and three birds to myself; being given the world’s smallest bar stool to sit on really is the last straw” - Tom Misselbrook
“The festival’s good,
Now that’s understood,
And the prices aren’t scary,
Just ask the canary” – Terry
“Shake a tail feather and dip your beak at The Bricklayers.” – Ray (Oxford)
“We don’t have Greene King at the Bricklayers’ Arms Suffolk and Norfolk Festival but we do have the King Grebe and 79 other beers.”
“So where are the chicks you promised.”
“I’m not trying that 11.3 per cent beer (insert name of strongest beer at festival) again,’ says the canary in the helmet. ‘Once bittern, twice shy.”
On of the canaries is saying: “I said that you should go dressed as a Greene King (for the Bricklayers’ Suffolk and Norfolk Festival), not a grebe King.”
PC answer: “Remember, enjoy the drinking but don’t overdo it as that leads to grebous bodily harm.” – Eddie
“Hush your chatter chaps, and Dive In!” - Genevieve Trickett
“A little bird told me that this beer is Norfolk and good. I don’t think it’s that bad!” - John Donnelly
“Me, not drinking Real Ale! Do you take me for a loon?” - Steve
“I’ve been working hard all day building an MP’s duckhouse, you can get your own”- David F. Beirne
“If it wasn’t for The Bricklayer’s Arms I’d throw in the trout” - Eddie the Shoe