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Penman
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Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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 Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 8:26 am Post subject: Bring back The Midget |
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This pub in Abingdon has been forced to change it's name because of the PC brigade. It is now called the Roaring Raindrop.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/j1KmbhWYAjiFTqye9
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Vintage Fly Guy
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| They should have changed it to The Stumpy, just to wind the PC brigade up... who probably never even use the pub anyway! |
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Ray White
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Location: Derby
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| What's wrong with 'The Midget' anyway? Have they got something against short people? |
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mikeC
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Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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If they felt they had to rename it, why not the MG Midget or the Magic Midget? I see they haven't renamed the location, it's still on Midget Close!
And no doubt someone will now object to Raindrop... it's a bit close to Snowflake, isn't it?
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Penman
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I wonder if the Midget and Sprite Club could be persuaded to have gathering there.
https://www.midgetandspriteclub.com/
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alastairq
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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They could have called the pub ''The Spridget?''
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bjacko
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 7:34 am Post subject: The Midget |
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Just shows what a ridiculous world it has become because some tiny noisy group don't like a particular name, and our "leaders" let them dictate to them, what a bunch of idiots we have elected.
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ukdave2002
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| alastairq wrote: | | They could have called the pub ''The Spridget?'' |
I'd have gone with: The Frog & Sprite 
At least the new name (Roaring Raindrop) does still pay homage to the MG car company.
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Ray White
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 10:11 am Post subject: |
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I like both 'The Frog and Sprite' and 'The Spridget' as pub names. They were of course built at Abingdon.
Sadly, there are more pubs closing down than opening so I doubt they will be needed any time soon.
Of course, 'The Frog and Sprite' might offend French fairies.....so perhaps it would need to be called 'The Ariel'...a famous Sprite from Shakespeare's Tempest ....yet still retaining an historic automotive link.?
Then again perhaps not as it has nothing to do with Abingdon. As suggested; just insert 'MG' into The ... Midget and everyone is happy. |
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