Originally Posted by
JPaul
Mrs JP (and others) once spent a night drinking with a chap she had only been introduced to as Douglas.
They had to part company as they were told they had to go through for the speech, an unfortunate addition to the free bar. They all agreed to return to the bar afterwards, hoping the intervening period wasn't too boring.
She was predictably surprised when Douglas Adams was introduced to give said speech.
Fortunately he started by telling Mrs JP that he would try not to make it too boring and that they could compare notes afterwards.
True Story.
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