No.jdaw1 wrote:Would attendees prefer Dalva Golden White 1952 to Taylor 1963?jdaw1 wrote:and my bringing a Taylor 1963.
Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
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"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: Wed 9th September 2015: E2>V
No.jdaw1 wrote:Would attendees prefer Dalva Golden White 1952 to Taylor 1963?jdaw1 wrote:and my bringing a Taylor 1963.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
So Alex is invalid, and says yes. Flash is valid, and says yes. Derek, Sinn-Fein style, has said no three times.
So far that’s a yes.
So far that’s a yes.
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I would have said Derek's tone was much more Big Ian DUP stylejdaw1 wrote:So Alex is invalid, and says yes. Flash is valid, and says yes. Derek, Sinn-Fein style, has said no three times.
So far that’s a yes.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Fair. Maybe I should wait for another vote or two.
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Or bring bothjdaw1 wrote:Fair. Maybe I should wait for another vote or two.
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Of course! Placemats updated (link in first post).flash_uk wrote:both
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Re: Wed 9th September 2015: E2>V
Most definitely yes please!jdaw1 wrote:Would attendees prefer Dalva Golden White 1952 to Taylor 1963?jdaw1 wrote:and my bringing a Taylor 1963.
(wanting to show my enthusiasm and appreciation even though the improved option of "both" appears to have been adopted).
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
And it's a most definite yes to the Dalva White from me!
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A matter of protocol. At a typical feast the Loyal Toast is done after the food, but before the Port. That sequencing ill fits our arrangements. So I propose that we keep the part of doing it before the Port: we will start, at 6½pm, with the Loyal Toast, done with the Graham Single Harvest Tawny 1952.
Objections are hereby scorned as ‘disloyal’, and ignored. Nay, cast out. The Loyal Toast will be at 6½pm, with the Graham Single Harvest Tawny 1952.
Objections are hereby scorned as ‘disloyal’, and ignored. Nay, cast out. The Loyal Toast will be at 6½pm, with the Graham Single Harvest Tawny 1952.
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or, referring the honorable gentleman to the obvious answer supplied to his previous question:
jdaw1 wrote:Of course!flash_uk wrote:both
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Double toast: works for me. Why not a duodecuple toast?
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Because that would be silly, and you might risk being sent to Selkirk.jdaw1 wrote:Double toast: works for me. Why not a duodecuple toast?
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If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
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Your Royal Highness,jdaw1 wrote:If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
A small assemblage of your humble subjects and a smattering of your German cousins will gather together in a hostelry of good repute under a bridge in Southwark on the evening of 9th September 2015 to celebrate the occasion of you equaling the Monarchical longevity of your great, great grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
Care to join us for a snifter?
Yours faithfully,
Your loyal subjects from theportforum.com
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Announcement:
- Derek Turnbull, who was ThePortForum’s Head Of Protocol, has decided to seek opportunities elsewhere, effective immediately. We wish him luck in his future.
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Is that what they call "being sent to Coventry Selkirk"?jdaw1 wrote:has decided to seek opportunities elsewhere, effective immediately
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Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
If my travel plans allow, I would like to attend. I won't know until September if I will be in the area, but it looks to be on the horizon.
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I had understood the official position of the Palace is that this date was not a date to be "celebrated" as suchjdaw1 wrote:If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
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According to the Telegraph, you are right:RAYC wrote:I had understood the official position of the Palace is that this date was not a date to be "celebrated" as suchjdaw1 wrote:If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
This does not preclude us marking the occasion respectfully with port fit for a Queen; it does reduce the likelihood that she might join us since she will be in Scotland. Have we ever had a TPF meeting north of the border?In an [url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11485439/Should-we-celebrate-when-the-Queen-becomes-our-longest-reigning-monarch.html]article[/url] titled 'Should we celebrate when the Queen becomes our longest reigning monarch?', in March the Telegraph wrote:As far as the Palace is concerned, this is not a day for celebration.
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She will spend the day at Balmoral
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The Queen’s hope is for a “quiet” day, although this may well include an engagement in the vicinity.
Last year a suggestion by Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow that the Queen relay a video message from Balmoral to crowds outside Parliament was vetoed on the grounds that it lacked dignity. A call by historian Andrew Roberts for a “proper national celebration” has also so far failed to find legs. Buckingham Palace has indicated the possibility of a photo call. Only in the event of “a spontaneous national clamour” for something more significant, Palace aides offer, will there be a change to the current, deliberately low-key plans.
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brilliant quote! Sadly DRT got new opportunities!DRT wrote:Your Royal Highness,jdaw1 wrote:If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
A small assemblage of your humble subjects and a smattering of your German cousins will gather together in a hostelry of good repute under a bridge in Southwark on the evening of 9th September 2015 to celebrate the occasion of you equaling the Monarchical longevity of your great, great grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
Care to join us for a snifter?
Yours faithfully,
Your loyal subjects from theportforum.com
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
I maybe thirsty on that day since on Friday that week i have a lengthy dentist appointment for two crowns. So am thinking of bringing a second bt in order to ensure I am in proper shape for that friday...
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WS1
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
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Mark Twain
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Thank you sir. I’m not objecting. Please sir, what will the second bottle be?WS1 wrote:I maybe thirsty on that day […] So am thinking of bringing a second bt
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not sure yet, but a Dow 70 becomes a likely contender......
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Delivery has been taken of two bottles of the 1952 Graham Single Harvest Tawny. Doff hat in the direction of the Symingtons.