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I'll be telling you more about the Old Gits themselves later but first of all I'll explain the existence of the Old Gits’ Diary, (The Anals of History). Those of us who attend the Roebuck public house on a Wednesday afternoon put the world to rights and discuss many interesting topics. We then get home to our wives, loved ones and pets and they ask us what we talked about.
Unfortunately none of us can actually remember. And that's the reason why at the beginning of 2009 I decided to start keeping a diary. There are regular topics which we ensure are discussed at every meeting. These include, the Abercorn Arms, Roger, Richard’s friend Vern, the price of beer, cameras, dogs and Linda the Barmaid. The full diary is published on my website if you want to read it at length to find out the real truth about what we discuss but for now I'd just like to give you the history of the Old Gits.
Writers such as Dan Brown with his best selling book the Da Vinci Code have made secret and mystical societies very interesting in recent years. Here in Teddington we have our very own unsecret and unmystical society, the Old Gits. Quite why we are called the Old Gits has never quite been discovered. We are certainly not old! Legend has it that Gits possibly stands for something, such as Gentlemen In Their Sobriety, or Grumpy In The Saloon. Who knows? Who cares? According to legend some of the members, even have names which actually stand for something.
Regular attendee Richard Payne tells me that Richard actually stands for Retired In Comfort Has A Regular Drink. Another member, Dick, his name apparently stands for Drinks In Clare's Kitchen, Clare being his daughter. Our host today Alan, his name actually stands for his afternoon enjoyment A Lager And Nap. Anyway, enough about us, but if you'd like to join us and find out what your name actually stands for come along any Wednesday afternoon. Finally, excerpts from The Diary… Click any image to expand.
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