When I first met my good friend Brett whilst working in a bookshop in Birmingham four years ago he had just graduated from the University of Lampeter in the middle of the nowhere of darkest Wales. Whilst there he had spent a long time in pubs. When the beer money ran out he taught himself HTML and wrote about spending a long time in pubs. The end result was 500 reasons why you might be a Welsh landlord, all based on actual experiences of drinking in said establishments. It was one of the funniest things I’d ever read and marked Brett and someone I should get to know a tad better
Unfortunately, someone complained to Angelfire, the free hosting service, that Brett’s site was racially offensive to the Welsh and they removed it. At this time Brett’s PC had died and with it his copies of the pages. For a while you could get it on the Wayback Machine but it’s gone even from there and neither of us thought to make new copies.
Then, magically, Brett found it archived on the website of The Plough And Harrow, a Welsh pub the landlord of which had recognised the earthy truisms in Brett’s work and decided it was too good to lose. So, thanks to this great and good man we can one again present to you the genius that is
The Amazing Welsh Landlord Site by Mr Brett Tremble.
Brett is also the mind behind the The World of Mayonnaise – where condiments collide!
Hurrah! A fine find. Nice to know that someone else appreciates the big feller. Now all we need is for someone to pay him. C’mon, Chuffy – you work at the BBC, commission a sitcom by yourself set in a Welsh pub. “Fawlty Glyn Dwrs” is sure to be a cult hit for unemployed people, students and people who collect Carry On memorabilia.
What happened to that stand-up you two were going to take to Edinburgh? Or dare I not ask…
Where is the Welsh Landlords page gone?
I was directed to these web pages a couple of years ago and thought them hilarious, (and very true). I am also a student and Welsh, and did not find these pages at all offensive (I have a sense of humour, unlike some people).
Cheers
Hmm, yes. Google still have a couple of the pages cached but they’ve gone. I’ll email the pub in question!
Got it all saved and will post as soon as my web master pulls his finger out!
I am the webmaster in question and ive puleld my finger out -
http://www.theploughandharrow.com/locallandlord1.asp
Sorry about that, site redesigns etc for an ungrateful landlord ;)
Cheers
Miv