The “pissed as newts” tour

November 28, 2006 By

Meet at the Eros statue in London at 1 p.m. on Friday to go on the “pissed as newts” tour. I love how they use language over here, by the way. While walking around Cardiff yesterday I realized where a lot of those weird Web 2.0 names must have come from: Wales. The Welch language seems to be missing a few vowels. I should take a picture of a sign to show you what I mean.

Anyway, we won’t just visit pubs. Hopefully the locals will show us around some other fun things in London too, so if you’re not into getting “pissed like newts” please come along too. I promise not to get too out of control. After all, Maryam’s coming along and will slap me upside the head if I drink too much.

On other news, we’re off to London today. I just read all my feeds and put up a few dozen new items on my link blog. There’s lots of good blogging going on lately.

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  • http://www.darrenstraight.com/blog Darren Straight

    Hey, Anybody else going to the UK Firefox 2 Launch & Birthday Party?

    http://www.firefoxparty.com/parties/view/13

  • http://www.darrenstraight.com/blog Darren Straight

    Hey, Anybody else going to the UK Firefox 2 Launch & Birthday Party?

    http://www.firefoxparty.com/parties/view/13

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ Robert Scoble

    Darren: we are. That’s part of the “Pissed as Newts” tour. :-)

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ Robert Scoble

    Darren: we are. That’s part of the “Pissed as Newts” tour. :-)

  • http://xo.typepad.com/ Robert Gale

    Here’s a good example of a Welsh sign – http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/52463/2/istockphoto_52463_welsh_sign.jpg

    Have a safe journey and come visit again soon.

  • http://xo.typepad.com Robert Gale

    Here’s a good example of a Welsh sign – http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/52463/2/istockphoto_52463_welsh_sign.jpg

    Have a safe journey and come visit again soon.

  • http://blogs.opml.org/tommorris Tom Morris

    For those who don’t know where the Eros Statue is, here’s how you get there. Go to Picadilly Circus on the tube or bus. Then look for this thing:
    http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/gallery/leicester-square-piccadilly-circus/eros.htm

    Can’t miss it. I certainly won’t be.

  • http://blogs.opml.org/tommorris Tom Morris

    For those who don’t know where the Eros Statue is, here’s how you get there. Go to Picadilly Circus on the tube or bus. Then look for this thing:
    http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/gallery/leicester-square-piccadilly-circus/eros.htm

    Can’t miss it. I certainly won’t be.

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ Robert Scoble

    Tom, looking forward to seeing you.

    Robert, yeah, that’s the kind of sign I was thinking of. Thanks! I hope to be back. Maryam’s brother lives in Newport, so it wouldn’t surprise me to be a regular visitor of Wales.

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ Robert Scoble

    Tom, looking forward to seeing you.

    Robert, yeah, that’s the kind of sign I was thinking of. Thanks! I hope to be back. Maryam’s brother lives in Newport, so it wouldn’t surprise me to be a regular visitor of Wales.

  • http://athousandbookstoread.wordpress.com/ eifion

    Welsh has seven vowels: a,e,i,o,u,w and y, so words full of ‘w’s and ‘y’s aren’t actually lacking in vowels even though they may appear so to English speakers.

  • http://athousandbookstoread.wordpress.com/ eifion

    Welsh has seven vowels: a,e,i,o,u,w and y, so words full of ‘w’s and ‘y’s aren’t actually lacking in vowels even though they may appear so to English speakers.

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ Robert Scoble

    eifion: thanks, didn’t know that.

    Actually, when I was talking with the guy who named Wifi, he said his firm keeps dictionaries of a ton of different languages. Often times they’ll find a good name from another language.

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ Robert Scoble

    eifion: thanks, didn’t know that.

    Actually, when I was talking with the guy who named Wifi, he said his firm keeps dictionaries of a ton of different languages. Often times they’ll find a good name from another language.

  • http://hauntingthunder.wordpress.com/ Neuromancer

    Oh a better landmark to meet at Hyde park being a bit big.

    Robert just rember the traffic is on the other side of the road and the double deckers don’t take no prisoners.

  • http://hauntingthunder.wordpress.com/ Neuromancer

    Oh a better landmark to meet at Hyde park being a bit big.

    Robert just rember the traffic is on the other side of the road and the double deckers don’t take no prisoners.

  • http://pythian.com/blogs/about-log-buffer Dave Edwards

    Don’t forget that the world’s longest domain name is Welsh: http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.com.

    Dave Edwards.Log Buffer

  • http://pythian.com/blogs/about-log-buffer Dave Edwards

    Don’t forget that the world’s longest domain name is Welsh: http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.com.

    Dave Edwards.Log Buffer

  • Nick

    Hi there,

    Just so you know, it’s not actually Eros that statue, but try asking for it by it’s real name (Agape I think) and you’ll never find it.

  • Nick

    Hi there,

    Just so you know, it’s not actually Eros that statue, but try asking for it by it’s real name (Agape I think) and you’ll never find it.

  • Timbo

    visit Tate Modern and try the big slides !

  • Timbo

    visit Tate Modern and try the big slides !

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  • http://www.darrenstraight.com/blog Darren Straight

    @Nick: Let’s check wikipedia! ;)

    Although known as the Statue of Eros, the figure itself is actually of the Angel of Christian Charity. When changing the name from the Shaftesbury Monument, the childlike statue complete with bow was mistaken for the Greek god of love, and since then the name has stuck.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros_%28Statue%29

  • http://www.darrenstraight.com/blog Darren Straight

    @Nick: Let’s check wikipedia! ;)

    Although known as the Statue of Eros, the figure itself is actually of the Angel of Christian Charity. When changing the name from the Shaftesbury Monument, the childlike statue complete with bow was mistaken for the Greek god of love, and since then the name has stuck.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros_%28Statue%29

  • http://raz.cx/ Raz

    s/Welch/Welsh/

    Welch means something else entirely…

  • http://raz.cx/ Raz

    s/Welch/Welsh/

    Welch means something else entirely…

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