Weirdest thing that has ever happened while you're in a pub

Master of Games · Post by **Master of Games** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:28 am

NON VIOLENT! Violence in pubs isn't weird. I'm talking freaky incidents...

My nomination: kitchen catching fire! Fire pub, if ever there was 1!

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:34 am

A block of flats went up in smoke whilst i was playing a Battle axe years ago, i was getting a bit of heat in there having done it a few times previous, on this occasion they were all outside watching the action, still got barred on the next visit though

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:46 am

Posted this before. Was in the local estate pub some years ago, when some drugged up Irish labourer came into the pub with a pick axe, walked to the middle of the room, marked a X on the concrete flloor with a bit of chalk, and then started trying to dig a hole in the floor with the axe. Everybody scarpered, except a couple of guys who jumped on him. The old bill turned up and he was carted away in an ambulance. Don't know what beacme of him.

Stevie S · Post by **Stevie S** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:56 pm

harry2 wrote:Posted this before. Was in the local estate pub some years ago, when some drugged up Irish labourer came into the pub with a pick axe, walked to the middle of the room, marked a X on the concrete flloor with a bit of chalk, and then started trying to dig a hole in the floor with the axe. Everybody scarpered, except a couple of guys who jumped on him. The old bill turned up and he was carted away in an ambulance. Don't know what beacme of him.

I would have had a sewage works in my Kecks Harry!

titchno1 · Post by **titchno1** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:31 pm

Me and a mate used to go to sunderland in a nightclub to do a alien. Toilets were upstairs were having a major flood (we were downstairs). They were chasing every one out as the bouncer come over we got hint and step. Collected and were on our way!

blackmogu · Post by **blackmogu** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:46 pm

I used to frequent a dingy pub that was next to a dole office in a rundown area, so you can imagine the type of clientele. There was always this little old Irish guy who sat in his corner near the machine, never saying a word.. the only way you knew the old man was alive was the occasional sip of his Murphy's.

One day I went at doors to play a machine, and the old guy was already in there, sipping away as usual. I started on the machine, and we ignored each other as was our custom. The TV was on, and ready-steady-cook came on, a cheerful Ainsley Harriot cooking away.

Suddenly, the old guy sprang to life, foam and spittle flying from his mouth. Imagine the following in a thick Irish brogue :-

"... just... just look at that black fella', will ya'.. look at him go with that knife... o-h he'll stab you soon as look at ya', so he would, he'd tek' your wallet and all !"

After his tirade, he sat back down, back to his sedate pint-sipping. It was one of those totally unexpected out-of-the-blue events that left me blinking at the fruit for a while, smirking to myself and trying not to laugh in case he fired up again.

Stevie S · Post by **Stevie S** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:49 pm

You gotta love the Irish!

Drpepper · Post by **Drpepper** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:36 pm

playing a fruit machine in my local pub, whilst this is going on the pool table is being resurfaced, so this guy puts the cloth on, then draws the D on, the wrong way around, landlord comes over to inspect, and they started having a proper chat for about 10 mins, and neither of them noticed

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Came back a week later and it had been reclothed

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LordOoze · Post by **LordOoze** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:41 pm

Doing a lottaluck and turning around to see why the place had gone quiet and it turned out the 9/11 had just been shown on the news.

Back in the snake days I walked in to a village site with one I never banked and the landlord said he was going to bar me because the unit never has any money in after I play but decided to just change it for another. Ugly grin and a sarcastic 'good luckmate' later....I go and see what they had....a cop the lot...

Master of Games · Post by **Master of Games** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:48 pm

Yes, I had a brilliant swap, A Lucky Leprechaun for a Dead Man's Treasure. I was soooooooooooo gutted!

Mr Move It · Post by **Mr Move It** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:57 pm

Me and mate were checking out various pubs with AWPs in West End, Glasgow. We're not pros by a long shot, but we were getting some nice raises, including a GATW140. Next pub, a Murphy's Millions. After we collected a £15 deal, the machine gets turned off on us. We were like "blimey, the landlords haven't figured us out already?!" It turned out that a drunk student unplugged our machine so that he could charge up his iPhone...!

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:25 pm

having a free £10 note handed to us by a barmaid , stuck wet to the bottom of one of the glasses ,,,,,,,,,,, yet somehow she was totally oblivious handing the drinks to us ,

logopolis · Post by **logopolis** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:52 pm

Was a playing a Card Shark that was a bit on top. Landlord occasionally watching etc. All of a sudden there was a screech and a bang. A car was laying on its roof on the road outside. Customers and landlord went outside to the scene of the accident. Car full of teenagers were all shaken but ok. No other vehicle involved. They must have just gone too fast round the corner or something.

I got to do the Card Shark with no unwanted audience this time and got a bonus of the repeat jackpot.

Master of Games · Post by **Master of Games** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:07 am

I can't even remember how you do them anymore - the way I knew you'd get 4 if it was repeating, wasn't it?

logopolis · Post by **logopolis** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:19 am

Yes. Leave the feature to time out and if it repeats then its there. Setup the feature symbols in view using nudges beforehand. If the free jackpot repeats then the cash won't be there.

I never took the jackpot up the side, took £15 instead. Jackpot could set back the feature jackpot.