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Quoted from Poojah

Indeed. If we didn’t like you, we’d tell you to intercourse off, you fornicator.

Quoted from Poojah

Funnily enough, 10 years or so ago I took my wife for a weekend in Manchester for her birthday. I know Manchester fairly well these days but didn’t at the time, and booked a hotel called Velvet on Canal Street.

Lovely hotel, but it was only in the evening in the hotel bar that it dawned on me that we were literally the only straight couple in there and we were, in fact, bang in the heart of Manchester’s gay district.

Ended up having probably the gayest night out I’ve ever had, but also one of the best me and the missus have had together as a couple. Different vibe altogether.

You won’t hear any homophobic nonsense from us (we don’t have a chant filter, fortunately). Not that we would anyway, but we’ll be to busy singing “c'est sera sera”. Hopefully…

Yes I discovered Canal Street when stumbling very inefficiently back to my hotel after a footy match about five years ago. I stumbled on!

Having said that have been to gay bars a couple of times with (then) colleagues on nights out in London. Actually a great vibe, same as standard pubs / clubs minus the toxic BS you often get. Also I’m pretty certain guys would have a much better chance there of pulling girls as there were plenty of straight lasses out with gay male friends when I went and no competition from other straight blokes! If only I’d known this when I was single

Weird as it is  I am so use to the filter  I actually read it as the Bvgger has shares in the concourse .....my brain has started to autocorrect words back

Quoted from Seagulls eat Haddock

   thats quality

You can turn the swear filter off in your settings so some people will have read it as originally written.

Its a weird replacement word as it definitely increases the chances of the phrase coming across as offensive, its a very literal translation of "búgger" which isn't how that word is intended 99% of the time

Quoted from Poojah

Indeed. If we didn’t like you, we’d tell you to intercourse off, you fornicator.

I think you have put the comma in the wrong place and preferably should have used inverted commas as the Brighton supporter could even take this the wrong way  

Quoted from Poojah

Funnily enough, 10 years or so ago I took my wife for a weekend in Manchester for her birthday. I know Manchester fairly well these days but didn’t at the time, and booked a hotel called Velvet on Canal Street.

Lovely hotel, but it was only in the evening in the hotel bar that it dawned on me that we were literally the only straight couple in there and we were, in fact, bang in the heart of Manchester’s gay district.

I’ve stayed at Velvet…for work.

Pull up a stool…

On a snowy, winter night, much like last night, the only choices left in the city centre were a Brittannia hotel, Sascha’s or Velvet.

So three suited gents, including two 6’4’’ egg chasers and me, of Hurstian proportions, check into Canal Street’s finest.

Lovely hotel indeed. They definitely thought we were only going to use one room but were too embarrassed to tell them. I was to be the jam filling.

One of the lads was from Whitehaven (not Scott Carson) and couldn’t believe his room had two plush, velvet chaise longues. Except the lad misheard me and thought they were called Shane Longs.

When we got back to the office a couple of days later he was telling everyone about these Shane Longs in his hotel room.

To this day his Fantasy Football team (and possibly his fantasy) is called ‘Two Shane Longs’.

Canal street is great, very unique experience but great all the same.

I stayed around there a while back whilst attending a gig, I went a night earlier to my mates and was bang in the middle so to speak.

Had some great conversations at the bar and whilst the gay scene has a dark and sinister underbelly, like every form of sub culture I guess, it was a great night and I guess it helped change my views and understanding of LGBTQ stuff…

Quoted from Poojah

Funnily enough, 10 years or so ago I took my wife for a weekend in Manchester for her birthday. I know Manchester fairly well these days but didn’t at the time, and booked a hotel called Velvet on Canal Street.

Lovely hotel, but it was only in the evening in the hotel bar that it dawned on me that we were literally the only straight couple in there and we were, in fact, bang in the heart of Manchester’s gay district.

Ended up having probably the gayest night out I’ve ever had, but also one of the best me and the missus have had together as a couple. Different vibe altogether.

You won’t hear any homophobic nonsense from us (we don’t have a chant filter, fortunately). Not that we would anyway, but we’ll be to busy singing “c'est sera sera”. Hopefully…

Haha, I got put up in Velvet for work as it was really close to where I needed to be. It was memorable for two things, 1. It was the evening of the World Cup final So watched that in my room.
2. It was difficult to watch said game as they were making a porno in the next door room. Bizarre night.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

Haha, I got put up in Velvet for work as it was really close to where I needed to be. It was memorable for two things, 1. It was the evening of the World Cup final So watched that in my room.
2. It was difficult to watch said game as they were making a porno in the next door room. Bizarre night.

Tight at the back and some good length on the passes?

Manchester is the only city I've visited where the hotels ask you if you want a room with a window. I've stayed numerous times in various hotels work send me to in the city and have come to the conclusion that windows don't add value to a hotel stay in Manchester. Quite the opposite in fact.