Oldest pub in Britain closes after 1,229 years…

https://citizenfreepress.com ^ | Posted by Kane on February 14, 2022 12:45 pm

[Red Badger]

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/britains-oldest-pub-closes-ye-olde-fighting-cocks-st-albans

[irishjuggler]

A rare instance of a “Ye Olde” something actually living up to the name.

[Celerity]

I’m sure it’s been closed down in its history.

It just came back. Can’t tell me anything operates for 1200 years with nothing bad happening.

[V_TWIN]

“The Ye Olde Fighting Cocks”

There’s a joke or 10 in there somewhere

[Celerity]

Article says it was closed down as an impact from covid, but also says it survived other plagues.

Socialism is the actual plague that it could not survive.

And Jesus it survived insane kings and queens.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Angles and Saxons hardest hit!

[Larry Lucido]

I call dibs on the Frogger game!

[\/\/ayne]

More pics here: Ye Olde Fighting Cocks. Oldest pub in England

[Harpotoo]

Now that’s what I call destroying a business!

Who should they sue?

The British government or the PRCs/CCP?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Even before the pandemic pubs were in trouble as immigrants shunned British traditions and even Brits went gaga for vindaloo. Midsomer Murders is a British mystery TV show where almost every episode included a side plot of a couple struggling to keep a pub afloat.

[pierrem15]

Longer story:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/pubs-and-bars/inside-battle-britains-oldest-pub/#:~:text=Bingley%20Arms%2C%20Leeds%20(953),surviving%20pub%20in%20the%20UK.

[Red Badger]

Vindaloo?

I think Lynyrd Skynyrd sang a song about her.................

[IYAS9YAS]

A rare instance of a “Ye Olde” something actually living up to the name.

I learned something recently that I'm surprised I'd never heard before. The Ye in this case (used as a definite article and not as the second-person pronoun) is actually pronounced thee. Interesting way was lost letters when transitioning from Olde English.

[Larry Lucido]

May have gone the way of “Ye National Cheese Emporium.” Didn’t have any booze.

[doorgunner69]

“There’s a joke or 10 in there somewhere”

Think of such a place in San Fagsicko......

[pierrem15]

Usually the taxes. When I moved to the city where I live 30 years ago, there were little taverns every few blocks. Now almost all of them are gone. The liquor license went to $20k-$30k per year, plus the absurd taxes on the drinks themselves.

[Jamestown1630]

Someone will buy it.

[Leaning Right]

They ought to sue the ChiComs. That’s where this mess started, and everybody knows it. Unfortunately, such a lawsuit would go nowhere as everyone in power is covering for China.

Trump, however, put the virus blame right where it belonged. That was probably one reason why he was forced out.

[Pajamajan]

Hope the truth comes out about how much everyone has been lied to about Rona, and all the destruction TPTB DELIBRATELY inflicted on the entire world.