New Year Drinks

To the Vice Chancellors for a drink.

New Year drinks and the various heads of department assemble in the VCs office for a complimentary glass. As I am (together with my colleagues) the head of the chaplaincy department I was invited (that makes a change doesn't it?) Unlike in previous years the heads of department were encouraged to bring some members of staff along. I didn't because I don't actually have anyone in my department, really.

I saw the Esquire Bedall,

"Did you enjoy the dinner?" she asked.
"I enjoyed the food." I replied.

I notice that, in spite of the fact the drinks were free, that most of the staff just had the one.

A couple of technicians from Computers were having quite a few drinks. I asked them if they knew the Dave.

"They know 'im down in chaplaincy, do they?" He asked.
"Oh yes." I said.
"I hear tell they be calling him the Quizmaster, down in them there parts." he said with a far away look in his eyes.
"Yaaaaar, I be hearing that too, I be." his companion noted.
"Aaar." I said "No one be calling 'im the quizmaster, because that be was he be, it be. It not be 'is name. Oh no."
"Yaaar!" his companion rejoined.

At which point I realised, I'd probably had too much wine myself.