The ELEPHANT and HIPPO...?
Still, it's doubtless a handy hostelry for any big-game hunters who happen to be on safari in South West London...
Thursday 29 November 2007
INN THE WILD
I've heard of pubs being called The Bear, The Cock and The Bull, The Tiger's Head, The Red Lion and The White Hart - even (disgustingly uninviting though it sounds) The Slug and Lettuce, but---
The ELEPHANT and HIPPO...?
Still, it's doubtless a handy hostelry for any big-game hunters who happen to be on safari in South West London...
The ELEPHANT and HIPPO...?
Still, it's doubtless a handy hostelry for any big-game hunters who happen to be on safari in South West London...
...but think of the floor loading Mr B !
ReplyDeleteBtw my random combination of letters has dropped a subtle hint as to the nature of this establishment
'raudi'
What a brilliant name! I love elephants and your namesake here in my small Belgian village love hippos! I shall have to tell him about this!
ReplyDeleteLordy, & I thought there were just deer in nearby(ish) Richmond Park. Is it a nod to the mammoths wandering the Thames in times gone by?! Do they serve suitably sized food & drink? Is there a dress code?
ReplyDeleteJEN - Dress code? Well, pith-helmets are, apparently, de rigueur!
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