Club Meeting

Would I lie to you

In the manner of the TV panel show, Ray Allan led us all on an exploration of members’ moral standing as we tried to determine whether the improbable stories we heard were a lie or the truth.  Eight victims volunteers had prepared two stories and, on the night, randomly picked up an envelope containing a card, ‘Truth’ or ‘Lie’ before launching into their tale.

The order of raconteur was similarly drawn by lots, but for convenience of recording our guesses on our ‘scoresheets’, they were in alphabetical order (of first names).

President Annette told of tipping a meal over the head of her (then) husband, not Bill.  Bill in turn spoke of tipping a dead camel on a front loader into the sea, while Christina explained how she came to be painting a white lane marking in the road.  Iain told of being asked to tone down his apparently loud and distinctive laugh in the studio when ‘A Question of Sport’ was being recorded.  John recalled how, as a youngster he had stolen (as a dare) from the Woolworth store in Liscard.  Manojit had been asked to provide a Death Certificate for someone, but on arrival, the body had gone!  Mike was of course (pun intended), related to horse racing when, as a racing journalist, he had ridden over three Grand National fences – being unseated at two of them!  Tony upstaged all by telling of his diving the wreck of the ‘Mary Rose’ (before it was raised in 1982) and meeting King Charles (lowly ‘Prince Charles’ at that time).  

Prizes were awarded to the person who had deceived the most people (Christina) and to the person who had correctly divined the most correct answers.  After a tie-break story of Ray Allan running naked in a hotel to get a key to his room from ‘Reception’, Vic achieved a 100% score – must be his years sitting as a Magistrate. 

Thanks to Ray for a very entertaining evening and to the Golf Club for a splendid Buffet part way through.