Yet Another Cycling Forum
Off Topic => The Pub => Topic started by: Oscar's dad on 14 December, 2012, 02:23:41 pm
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At this year's Essex Christmas Do (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=63129.315) I wore a reindeer costume purchased off the interweb. I have to say it proved to be quite a hit and I've never had so many people offer to shoot me. There are some pictures, and video :o , in the thread but here's one of me about to set off:
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l160/stevenr_01/Braintree-20121208-000532_zps81b0e858.jpg)
During the course of the day and evening the reindeer pelt began to develop a smell all of it's own, a provocative and musky blend of sweat, beer and mud. It was therefore brave, indeed foolhardy, of Tomsk to take over the pelt and cycle off to a CTC DA Christmas lunch on the day after the Do:
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l160/stevenr_01/utf-8BTWFsZG9uLTIwMTIxMjA5LTAwMDIyLmpwZw.jpg)
Should you wish to take the yacf Musky Reindeer Pelt of Destiny on an adventure please get in touch with Tomsk. Once you have had your adventure post some photos and arrange to pass the pelt on. Perhaps the pelt will make it back to Essex in time for next year's Christmas Do - who knows!
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After spending much of 2013 languishing in Tomsk's loft The Pelt is on the move again.
On Wednesday evening an Extraordinary General Meeting of the mid-Essex yacf Chapter was convened at The Compasses to discuss this year's Christmas Do.
Tomsk bought along The Pelt ...
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l160/stevenr_01/utf-8BQ2hlbG1zZm9yZC0yMDEzMTAwOS0wMDQxNS5qcGc_zps0edf3cb9.jpg)
... and Huggy bravely, although not entirely willingly, agreed to wear said Pelt at this year's event.
Then was there the small matter of transporting The Pelt from Littley Green back to Witham. Huggy claimed he had no means of attaching The Pelt to his bicycle. Fearing he would conveniently leave The Pelt at The Compasses I rummaged in The Magic Bag Lite TM and found a length of paracord. But, my knot tying foo deserted me and I ended up stuffing The Pelt up my jumper.
The Pelt was handed over to Huggy just after we entered Witham but not before Huggy attempted to sprint for home leaving me with The Pelt up my jumper. There was some shouting and a short chase ::-) ;D
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(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l160/stevenr_01/utf-8BTWFsZG9uLTIwMTIxMjA5LTAwMDIyLmpwZw.jpg)
There's a penguin gesticulating behind your head!
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Anything is possible at Heybridge Basin. Its a bit weird down there!
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I have a gorilla suit and it is not very seasonal.
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That would be brilliant. Can you come to our Christmas Do and wear it???
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You want a gerald gorilla....'wild I was bloody livid' or Gary gorilla, the low quality gorilla gram
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You want a gerald gorilla....'wild I was bloody livid' or Gary gorilla, the low quality gorilla gram
I don't think we're that bothered - anything will do ;D
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Rules governing the wearing of The yacf Musky Reindeer Pelt of Destiny:
1. The pelt must not be taken off during the day. Sleeping in it is optional
2. The pelt must not be covered by any sort of garment except if it is raining very hard
3. Whilst cycling you may wear the hood in the lowered position
4. But when entering a public place e.g. a pub, the hood must be up (for full Rudolf effect)
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Huggy, wearer of The yacf Musky Reindeer Pelt of Destiny 2013 ...
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l160/stevenr_01/utf-8BQ2hlbG1zZm9yZC0yMDEzMTIwNy0wMDQ5NS5qcGc_zps56a05d28.jpg)
Photo taken outside The Three Compasses, West Hanningfield.
It has been duly decreed that christophe will wear The Pelt at the 2014 Christmas Do.
PS: Anyone interested in what happened during the 2013 Christmas Do should click HERE. (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=75173.200)
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Oh deary, deary me, The Musky Reindeer Pelt of Destiny thread hasn't been updated with the goings on on our the 2014 Xmas Do, which in fact was held in January 2015, thus starting the latest craze to sweep the nation, that being celebrating Epiphany instead of Christmas as we are doing again this year ... I mean next year.
Anyhow, last year ... I mean this year ... Oaky wore The Pelt. I'm sure pictures will surface but in the meantime the opening shots of HUGGY's FILM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPQFCV6WwSk) will suffice.
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The January 2015 Epiphany
Oaky was the custodian of The Pelt for the festivities and wore it with pride ;D
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y505/stevepicstorage/Essex%20YACF%20Xmas%20ride%20on%20Jan%2010%20and%2011%202015/Latenighthorlicks2_zps46aaf82a.jpg) (http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/stevepicstorage/media/Essex%20YACF%20Xmas%20ride%20on%20Jan%2010%20and%2011%202015/Latenighthorlicks2_zps46aaf82a.jpg.html)
Flatbar Steve took on the honor at the end of the 2015 event
South East Essex CTC were surprised when The Pelt joined them for lunch on Sunday
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y505/stevepicstorage/Essex%20YACF%20Xmas%20ride%20on%20Jan%2010%20and%2011%202015/peltofdestinaywasawarded2_zpsadd770fd.jpg) (http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/stevepicstorage/media/Essex%20YACF%20Xmas%20ride%20on%20Jan%2010%20and%2011%202015/peltofdestinaywasawarded2_zpsadd770fd.jpg.html)
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The January 2015 Epiphany
Oaky was the custodian of The Pelt for the festivities and wore it with pride ;D
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y505/stevepicstorage/Essex%20YACF%20Xmas%20ride%20on%20Jan%2010%20and%2011%202015/Latenighthorlicks2_zps46aaf82a.jpg) (http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/stevepicstorage/media/Essex%20YACF%20Xmas%20ride%20on%20Jan%2010%20and%2011%202015/Latenighthorlicks2_zps46aaf82a.jpg.html)
Oh noes! Oaky's legs have been amputated and replaced with YACF water bottles! Top surgery by the ACME crew!
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How delightfully silly... :thumbsup:
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True story.
The mascot of Cambridge United FC is Marvin the Moose because one of their longstanding away fans "smelled like a moose". Appropriately, mascot costumes, being furry, well-insulated and impossible to wash, always smell like mooses after a few home games.
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I will update this thread shortly, but...
We're going to need a volunteer to wear it on 5th January 2019. Come on, you know you want to :thumbsup:
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It’s not going to fit me. This is a great shame*
* may contain traces of lie ;D
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It’s not going to fit me. This is a great shame*
* may contain traces of lie ;D
Does this mean you are in the vicinity of The People's Republic of Mid-Essex?
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Nope. I live a long way away from Mid Essex, and the mountain ranges between there and here in south Suffolk will be totally impassable come December.
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Nope. I live a long way away from Mid Essex, and the mountain ranges between there and here in south Suffolk will be totally impassable come December.
That's close enough, we're a broad church! You should come and play sometime, Epiphany would be ideal, 5th January :thumbsup:
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I will update this thread shortly, but...
We're going to need a volunteer to wear it on 5th January 2019. Come on, you know you want to :thumbsup:
Bobb. Would go well with his hat and cool hair...
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The Pelt was little seen after the 2015 edition. OD wondered if the Pelt did still exist? - a proof of Life was required!
It turned out The Pelt was now a west Londoner and can be seen here planning travel, looking towards his spiritual Essex home and what else we really don't know
Unfortunately it's custodian had mechanical issues and gave up on making it to that years edition
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y505/stevepicstorage/pelt%20of%20destinySM_zpsveshyaal.jpg) (http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/stevepicstorage/media/pelt%20of%20destinySM_zpsveshyaal.jpg.html)
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Pelt update...
At 2017 Epiphany Do The Pelt was passed to GavinSSN and apparently its spent the last two years living at the bottom of his family's laundry basket, hmmm, I might pop over to Bookers in Colchester to buy some job lots of Febreze. I don't have any photos of GSSN wearing The Pelt but I think FB Steve might.
Like myself, GSSN didn't make to Epiphany in 2018 so The Pelt hasn't been passed on. I hope to recover it from GSSN in time for the next Do.
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Just noticed that in the photos above, The Pelt is wearing sandals (I assume they're SPD sandals) with socks. The Pelt might be musty, but never anything other than the epitome of style and taste. :D
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Just noticed that in the photos above, The Pelt is wearing sandals (I assume they're SPD sandals) with socks. The Pelt might be musty, but never anything other than the epitome of style and taste. :D
Precisely, nail hit squarely on the head!
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Just noticed that in the photos above, The Pelt is wearing sandals (I assume they're SPD sandals) with socks. The Pelt might be musty, but never anything other than the epitome of style and taste. :D
The pelt was just emerging from Summer hibernation and always wears flip flops at this time.
....yes there are more photos, now I know name of the next custodian
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I’m now in procession of The Pelt, it got lobbed over our back gate this morning. I have yet to establish just how musky it is. The big question is, who’s going to wear it at the next Epiphany...?
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This very day The Musky Reindeer Pelt of Destiny was handed over to Nik's Nick who will be proudly wearing it at Epiphany...
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7849/45696831884_a77f49c3eb_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cC5d4N)
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Brace for impact, there’ll be an update before too long...
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Uh oh...
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As ACME's HR and Diversity Officer how fitting is it that Jem should be the first female wearer of The Musky Reindeer Pelt of Destiny...?
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49268095228_c37d73bed8_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4DSeJ)
Roll on Epiphany 2020 :thumbsup:
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You do know that as Diversity Officer you have to be sexually flexible, don't you?
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You do know that as Diversity Officer you have to be sexually flexible, don't you?
Yes, Jem was doing really well in that regard then blew it ::-)
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You do know that as Diversity Officer you have to be sexually flexible, don't you?
Yes, Jem was doing really well in that regard then blew it ::-)
You lucky boy😀
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You do know that as Diversity Officer you have to be sexually flexible, don't you?
Yes, Jem was doing really well in that regard then blew it ::-)
You lucky boy😀
*Snork*
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You do know that as Diversity Officer you have to be sexually flexible, don't you?
Yes, Jem was doing really well in that regard then blew it ::-)
You lucky boy😀
What do you mean? It was you and your lunch box who led the poor woman astray!
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You do know that as Diversity Officer you have to be sexually flexible, don't you?
Yes, Jem was doing really well in that regard then blew it ::-)
You lucky boy😀
What do you mean? It was you and your lunch box who led the poor woman astray!
😲 I'm as pure as new fallen snow.
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In a coal yard...
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No-one with a bum as pert as ‘fandango’s can be that innocent!
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No-one with a bum as pert as ‘fandango’s can be that innocent!
Reg!!! Someone to see you...
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This thread so needs updating!
For some reason or other we didn't do Epiphany this year but we just squeezed it into the opening gasps of 2020 when 'fandango stepped as Jem was unexpectedly incapacitated. What a splendid job he did...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51175561971_25e03b41db_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kYd8Dn)
And here is he with his carer...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51176350314_e769e81fe0_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kYhaZu)
Preparations are under way for Epiphany 2022 and I am pleased to announce that Not Nik's Nick but the Other Nick has been accorded the honour of wearing The Musky Pelt Of Destiny, assuming our course we can find it :thumbsup:
Exciting times!
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Good news, The Musky Reindeer Pelt of Destiny has been found safe and sound in Jem's airing cupboard, it even had a wash before being stored away. I am in the process of arranging transfer to Not Nik's Nick but the Other Nick (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=12259).
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Last year's outing could be a tough act to follow, but if anyone can top it, they'll be found in Mid Essex!
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Last year's outing could be a tough act to follow, but if anyone can top it, they'll be found in Mid Essex!
We have every confidence in Not Nik's Nick but the Other Nick, rest assured his training will be very, very thorough :thumbsup:
In the meantime, a bit like when hostages get released after an extended period in captivity, Jem has been gently bringing The Musky Pelt up to speed with what's being going on whilst it was safely tucked away in her airing cupboard. As you can imagine there were tears, gasps of astonishment plus incredulity by the bucket load. But The Pelt, being the resilient sort that it is, now feels ready to take on the world and its challenges once again...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51627291031_cc142f8a65_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mE8mXr)
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If it has been washed it just have lost some of its special features?
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If it has been washed it just have lost some of its special features?
It won't take much for the right amount of muskiness to be restored. Some gentle hygiene interventions are permitted as it is possible to have too much of a good thing i.e. muskiness ;D
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You might be advised to check the musky pelt's crotch area, it's been subject to some incredible exertions, I may have detected something ripping and giving way, so emergency sutures may be required. :-*
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You might be advised to check the musky pelt's crotch area, it's been subject to some incredible exertions, I may have detected something ripping and giving way, so emergency sutures may be required. :-*
Lunchbox damage?
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You might be advised to check the musky pelt's crotch area, it's been subject to some incredible exertions, I may have detected something ripping and giving way, so emergency sutures may be required. :-*
Lunchbox damage?
That's just his porn name.
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You might be advised to check the musky pelt's crotch area, it's been subject to some incredible exertions, I may have detected something ripping and giving way, so emergency sutures may be required. :-*
Lunchbox damage?
That's just his porn name.
Although there are many porn stars in the ACME fraternity, I alas am not one of them.
My lunchbox is fine, thank you.
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First time I’ve seen this thread. Delightfully silly
(https://images.esellerpro.com/2448/I/111/808/FDGU41640.jpg)
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Where can I buy one of those^^^?
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Carrying-Christmas-Reindeer-Rudolph-Costume/dp/B077KH2X31
I want one too.
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I saw it at the Fancy Dress hub website
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Good news, The Musky Reindeer Pelt of Destiny has been found safe and sound in Jem's airing cupboard, it even had a wash before being stored away. I am in the process of arranging transfer to Not Nik's Nick but the Other Nick (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=12259).
Epiphany 2023 is on and The Pelt was delivered to Nick over the weekend. Let's get this week out of the way so the fun can begin on Saturday!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52630196666_04ed4074d8_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2obKvRU)
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Alas, due to unforeseen circs Nick couldn't wear The Pelt but josser saved the day by picking it up and wearing it great style and aplomb, well done sir...!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52654158138_ea950773ed_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2odSjLJ)