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Here's a quick History for you Mad'

The meets started off when a few of us, (sometimes referred to as the accy mafia or 'the clique'), had the first accyweb Christmas party (organised by Mez and Mick), shortly afterwards, it was suggested that we have a more regular get together to fit the faces to the people posting and that this could be from 2.00 in the afternoons on Sunday for a couple of hours.

The meets grew in popularity however the length of them soon got to include Sunday evenings as no-one wanted to go home. This proved a lttle disasterous for the local economy as it lead to alot of accywebbers not turning up for work on a Monday!

Due to this it was decide amongst us that we move it to the last Saturday Evening of each month at the same time the 'accyweb meetings', had the name changed to 'accyweb meets' because a meeting sounds like it's going to be something official instead of what it actually is which is an unofficial p*ss-up.

Mez and Mick, I feel deserve a great deal of thanks for keeping the meets going in the way that they do.

The only rule for the meets being 'No matter how you argue on site, a meet is for us all to get together and enjoy ourselves'.

The agenda for them is:-
Talk about anything you like, not just computers and the site, but remember the rule.

I believe the next meet will be on the 27th of May at the Stag and all accyweb members that can make it are always welcome and if your a first timer to one of these meets, once you have announced your arrival to the rest of us within about five minutes you will feel like you have always known the others.

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Thanks less for the brief history ...the past pictures in the gallery should also help,you got the date right less, but the venue is different this time . annoucement due .

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Brilliant description Less.
They really are a good crack. You’ll be surprised when you actually meet the people that you've been arguing (debating?) with when you find that they are no different than yourself, just ordinary people.
Everyone is welcome just take the plunge and go for it.
:)

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I thought it was an official **** up and drinking too much was compulsory. :D

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No, Neil if it was 'official' most of us would never turn up!

Also we need a few 'soft drinks', users to turn up just to remind the rest of us what sort of fools we made of ourselves at the last meeting!

By the way due to the generosity of the other accywebbers at these meets, this chronicler may have suffered a few lapses in memory causing a few errors, one of which I will correct now.
The first Christmas meet was all Micks fault in the organising, it was only after this that Mez volunteered? (was pushed), into arranging the others.

For those statistically minded,
The venue for it was at the Oak Tree on Blackburn road and the total number of members that attended was nine! Which was excellent because we had thirteen raffle prizes ensuring that each of us went home with at least one prize!
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Aaah, what memories!!! I still have my raffle prize from the first meet somewhere. If I remember rightly it was on a Sunday night. The Oak Tree was dangerously close to running out of beer as the bar staff did not know how to change a barrel. Tealeaf came in and saved the day by changing it and the beer flowed all night. There was a little buffet with sarnies and jammy wagon wheels. We all wore a name tag that night because some of us had never met and we thought it would be easier than just having to keep introducing ourselves over and over again.

Of course, we don't bother with the name tag thing now. I can't read or speak after a few Strongbows anyway, so there's no point for me. After the first 'meeting' where there were only a few of us, the meet ups have taken off and attract quite a crowd..........We even have a mascot..:D

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Who or what is the mascot?

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Hehehe, it's Barry from the Stag....:D

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The man that licks my face, and told me I reminded him of a boy he met in New York in the 50's, when he was in the navy.:(

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Anyone noticed that Rindy's avatar looks like Pendy?

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I can verify that the meets are great fun. The only thing to do is remember not to carry any arguments/debates over into real life.

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agree with gayle the meets are good fun, and i love to pop by for a couple of hours if poss,some great folk and some great pi** heads.:D

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Ian looks around to see who Cashman is referring too :D

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Thanks a bunch!!! - shall I wear a bag over my head at the next meet????

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No love don't wear a bag, they will just have to get used to it, like they have to get used to me being a miserable sod!:D

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Very well said..
15 years online I have met a lot of people in the 3D world and 100% there never the same as when online.. I argue with loads on here (its fun) but would happy stand and have a pint with them and have done.. (Although best to sit as far away from garinda as possible) ... I have been to a couple of meets and met some peeps at stanley..

Unfortunatly mez keeps organising them for saturdays knowing full well accy play on sats.

We (AccyRed - Julie - Missus) might be able to make another one now footy season is nearly over :)

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we sometimes do a sunday one on bank holidays ........

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I saw you eyening me jealously when I was in the middle of Roy's gang bang at one meet.

Jealous springs to mind.;)

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Oooo not a good excuse except when a meet falls when stanley have been playing away as I have always managed the meets!!!! And you know I go to all the home matches tony

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my lips are sealed.:D

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Don't you find you spill a lot if you don't open your mouth matey? :)

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to be right on the money less the first meeting was at the oak tree on blackburn road church and there was around 6 of us and we all cried because we had no friends lol remember mick u cried the most :Banane13: :not_ripe: :Banane25:

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2nd meeting we had grown to around 13 thats when mez showed us how to eat a mars bar hehehehehe:D :Banane13: :not_ripe: :Banane25:

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now jim you promised ...you really did ..ssshhhhhhhh.

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Well you told about the egg just thought i would tell them u was not whiter than white lol :Banane13: :not_ripe: :Banane25: bring a mars bar along MEZ i need a rerun lol

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No Way !!!!!!

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I will bring 1 Cream Egg and 1 Mars Bar to the meet just in case you both get hungry hehe

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mick !!! your as bad as him .........encouraging him .......

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well MEZ u currupted me :Banane25: :Banane47: :not_ripe:

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I've only just noticed this. Thanks less, I did turn up, It was at the brewers. Mez tried to send me the opposite way to get rid of me but I got the pub name of rindy. It was supposed to be a mystery trip, the mystery was mez was the only one who didn't know that everyone else knew the venue.

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Oi, Mr. Dobber!:D

Mez and Mick had worked hard so that the 'mystery' meet would be a suprise. I told you because you may have been late, because you were travelling so far. There was arrangements were late comers could phone a mobile number to reveal the location, but that seemed a bit too much like my illegal rave days, so I took pity on you...oh, and Neil as well.

Moral of the story, never share your secrets with me.:o :p

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That, my friend, is one of the most sensible things you have ever posted. :D

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Mum's the word.;)

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And a very nice mum she is and, if that lazy a**e brother of yours would get out of bed earlier enough I might be able to get a large bacon from his shop at 9am instead of waiting til lunch time :D

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Shut up.

You know I can keep a secret.

I've told no one you've voted Conservative dahling.

You little Ribble Valley born poppet.:D

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Any idea yet as to when the next meet will be?? I managed to get to the Xmas one for about half an hour, but obviously want to go to a full one. I've booked the last Saturday in January off, hoping this is when the meet will be. Any clues???

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yes lolly it will be the last sat which is jan 27th but not sure where yet

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Thats fine not bothered where it is, as long as i've got the right date as i've booked it off work.

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Well ill be there and its my birthday a few days after