but you're missing out the serene delicacy that was the Nags Head. Now that was a rough pub! Good fun though.
--- On Wed, 17/6/09, Tim Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: From: Tim Leslie <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] NON LU: For Betty - The Madhouse To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 17 June, 2009, 10:33 AM My abiding memory of T'Madhouse was when three callow yoofs (of which I was possibly the callowest!) with one accompanied by T'Bird went in as part of a night out for the Tetley Pub Hunt (circa 1982) appropriately nicknamed "The suicide run". We started at T'Madhouse and asked for 3 Bitters and a White Wine and Lemonade. The barman, a decidely rough looking grumpy chap, seemed non too pleased at our presence in his establishment. As he slammed the pints onto the bar he became slightly more enraged when these twats handed him 3 Tetley Pub Hunt cards. Rummaging around under the bar, cursing constantly, he eventually found the stamp and almost broke the bar, such was the force that he stamped the cards with complete indignation. "Errr excuse me mate" my chum piped up, pathetically "But have you got any ise for the wine please?" "FUCK OFF YOU LITTLE TWATS" was the prompt response. Managing to down our pints within seconds we were out of the door just as some of the regulars were starting to get up all ready to block our exits and no doubt beat the crap out of us! "The suicide Run" had started well, we moved on to: The Scotsman The Regent The Whip The Precinct The Viaduct Finishing in The Mucky Duck where I had great difficulty taking a shot in the tiny pool room, mainly due to my balls being held firmly by one of the young ladies in the corner, asking me if "I fancied a bit of business"!!! Ahhh Happy Daze > ...which says "One theory for the nickname of the Madhouse is that it came > about after a melancholic customer hanged himself in the doorway of the > tavern." > > Another theory, particularly appropriate to anyone growing up in Leeds > during the 1980s, might be "you'd had to be chuffing mad to go in there, > unless want a fight" > > I don't have fond memories of the Market Tavern at all. In fact all the > Vicar Lane area pubs (General Elliot, Whip etc), bar the Pub With No Name > (Duchess of York), were decidely dodgy when I was a young man. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Visit http://tinyurl.com/ce37mx NOW! _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Visit http://tinyurl.com/ce37mx NOW!
