Tuesday 13 November - a smattering of Graham and Malvedos

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RAYC wrote:What's all this "no starter" nonsense?
I don't fancy any of the fish options.
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jdaw1 wrote:First draft of the placemats.
Rob: please do check.
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Will do, and thank you.

Some behind the scenes changes to the personnel line-up may be occurring so i'll let you know when resolved.
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DRT wrote:
RAYC wrote:What's all this "no starter" nonsense?
I don't fancy any of the fish options.

I won't insult you by noting that there's also braised artichoke and fennel on the menu, but if a pate/terrine/pie/salt beef sandwich could be arranged, would that be of interest? Mushrooms with stinking bishop on toast is also available.
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"Braised artichoke and fennel" = nothing worth eating.

I don't like the look of the mushroom toast.

The pressed beef terine would probably persuade me to have a starter but Bessie told us we would need 14 people to want it before they would agree to make it.

Are you worried that I might suffer from malnutrition during the evening?
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DRT wrote:Are you worried that I might suffer from malnutrition during the evening?
He's angling for a larger portion of port...
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Update:

-CMAG :crying:
+MW :D
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RAYC wrote:-CMAG :crying:
+MW :D
Is MW taking adopting all CMAG’s adoptions?
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jdaw1 wrote:
RAYC wrote:-CMAG :crying:
+MW :D
Is MW taking adopting all CMAG’s adoptions?

Yes
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Updated draft of the placemats.
  • PopulusTremula wrote:
    jdaw1 wrote:
    RAYC wrote:-CMAG :crying:
    +MW :D
    Is MW taking adopting all CMAG’s adoptions?
    Yes
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Very sorry I have to drop out of this at short notice. Sadly have to travel for work unexpectedly. I hope you all have a great evening!
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jdaw1 wrote:Updated draft of the placemats.
  • PopulusTremula wrote:
    jdaw1 wrote:
    RAYC wrote:-CMAG :crying:
    +MW :D
    Is MW taking adopting all CMAG’s adoptions?
    Yes
+G75 (executive decision that this will be a group adoption to complete the 55-94 full blend line-up...hopefully THRA will give us a nice price!)
+GM87 (JacobH)
+sticky labels please (8xsheet)

If possible, I'd suggest a 3x7 layout in the interests of space. I seem to recall that glasses fitted ok here, but that funny parameters might have been needed (and printer testing too).
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RAYC wrote:If possible, I'd suggest a 3x7 layout in the interests of space. I seem to recall that glasses fitted ok here, but that funny parameters might have been needed (and printer testing too).
I found that too tight. Would you be OK with 1×A4 of 6, and 1×A3 of 15? And if so, in which order? (I.e., should the A4 to hold the oldest, or the youngest?)

Edit: 15 on A3 packs as a column of 3, then a column of 2, then 3, 2, 3, and 2.
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Updated draft of the placemats.
  • RAYC wrote:+G75 (executive decision that this will be a group adoption to complete the 55-94 full blend line-up...hopefully THRA will give us a nice price!)
    +GM87 (JacobH)
  • RAYC wrote:+sticky labels please (8xsheet)
  • jdaw1 wrote:1×A4 of 6, and 1×A3 of 15
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- AFNB.

Spare space now available
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Updated draft of the placemats.
  • ”“AFNB;
  • A4 page of glasses re-arranged to be more similar to A3.
Rob: please check that all is good.
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Could I trouble people for decanting advice for the 77? Past experience has been fairly long (24 hours plus) demonstrating benefit. Any thoughts?
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jdaw1 wrote:please check that all is good.
The placemats are only up to 1966 - what about the youngsters?
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DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:please check that all is good.
The placemats are only up to 1966 - what about the youngsters?
The pages are sorted, first, by paper size. So the A3 pages are not interleaved with the A4, they being, approximately, in separate blocks for ease of printing. So turn to page 87.


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Looks great - thanks.

Phil has kindly offered to take on the 1975, and should be credited for that.

at the risk of annoying you, i would perhaps prefer to order the ports differently across the two pages:

- one possibility would be to change the A4 layout to 2-3-2, with 42, 55, 60, 63 across the top row when you look at the two pages together (this will require finding another port for the line-up....let me have a think).

- another possibility would be to just go for 7 columns of 3. Possibly with 42, 55, 60 first column, 63, 65, 66 second column etc.
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I haven't been paying attention. Thank you for explaining the layout.
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RAYC wrote:- another possibility would be to just go for 7 columns of 3. Possibly with 42, 55, 60 first column, 63, 65, 66 second column etc.
This would be much uglier.
RAYC wrote:- one possibility would be to change the A4 layout to 2-3-2, with 42, 55, 60, 63 across the top row when you look at the two pages together
But if there are three across an A4, those circles would be tiny. So I must have misunderstood. Please explain more.


Updated draft of the placemats.
  • RAYC wrote:Phil has kindly offered to take on the 1975, and should be credited for that.
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jdaw1 wrote:
RAYC wrote:- another possibility would be to just go for 7 columns of 3. Possibly with 42, 55, 60 first column, 63, 65, 66 second column etc.
This would be much uglier.
RAYC wrote:- one possibility would be to change the A4 layout to 2-3-2, with 42, 55, 60, 63 across the top row when you look at the two pages together
But if there are three across an A4, those circles would be tiny. So I must have misunderstood. Please explain more.


Updated draft of the placemats.
  • RAYC wrote:Phil has kindly offered to take on the 1975, and should be credited for that.
putting the left hand 2-3-2 on A3, rather than A4, but justified to the left (leaving blank space to the right) would have to be the way to do it then.

At the moment the layout seems slightly jarring between left hand page and right hand page. Let me have a think.
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RAYC wrote:- AFNB.

Spare space now available
If this spare space has not been taken, then I am in London and would like to attend. This will, however, be my first such tasting, so somebody might need to explain everything to me :)
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Simon - you're in - glad you can come and hopefully it will be a good first tasting for you.

These are very relaxed affairs - you don't have to worry
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