A new name for the ANU Bar?

Back in prehistoric times, when I was on the Union Board, we used to serve a stew in the Refectory called ‘Oliver Twist’ stew, known as “Ollie’. You could bring back your bowl and say ‘please sir (or Maria), I want some more. It was lamb or beef (whatever was cheapest) plus carrots, onions and whatever else was cheap at the markets.

Many of our ‘movers and shakers’ dined on Ollie.

sid said :

Why not just call it the Refectory like it used to be? Or was that the cafeteria bit?

sid said :

Why not just call it the Refectory like it used to be? Or was that the cafeteria bit?

I thought it was the Refectory too. At least thats what I told my Mum it was, when I went there under-age to see the Choirboys, so she wouldn’t think I was going to an actual pub. Aaah the olden days.

He he yes,the Refectory that churns up some memories of a time when the bar had a weekly pool night and local & international bands played and the other drink spot of any worth was the cock’n’bull……………

Pommy bastard said :

Oooh! Ooh! Ooh!

I will be paying my first visit to the ANU bar in a couple of months, why?

Former Stranglers front man Hugh Cornwell will tour Australia in April this year. The show will feature two sets – the first will feature a collection of Stranglers hits and classic solo material, with the second featuring The Stranglers seminal debut album ‘Rattus Norvegicus IV’ being performed in its entirety for the first time in Australia.

Oh Pommy Bastard, you Pommy Bastard! My envy knows no bound! The Stranglers provided a great part of the musical background to my youth, but I will be flying overseas on the 27th.

At least on the way out, for one brief second I will be 60 feet above the ground, just hangin’ around…

The ANU Union students are typically far from the smartest students at ANU. More concerned with how many friends they have on Facebook and how many posters they have their name and face on. It’s unsurprising then that the same people who think an election is based on handing out free candy think that the fundamentally poor design, layout and service the ANU Bar offers can all be glossed over with a new name.

I particularly like how most of the reps speak of having to “sacrifice high marks” so that they can do this important work.

Is the ANU bar a drinking hole, a casual cafe, a music venue? It seems to have no aim. The layout of a sushi bar with the decor of an Irish pub alone demonstrates this.

It was always a terrible bar, soul-less, charmless, and very badly run. There used to be a little bar with food around the back called Knotholes, and it was heaps better, but they got rid of it.

astrojax said :

‘australian national university students’ bar’ – or ‘anus’ for short..?

the tute and lecture? a few have been missed in here over the years, i’m sure…

ANU Security already have that acronym…

The Spew Bucket, The S*** Creek Saloon.
Or just call it Lectures.
“sorry mum/dad, I can’t talk now, i’ve got to get to Lectures.”

sid said :

Why not just call it the Refectory like it used to be? Or was that the cafeteria bit?

I thought it was the Refectory too. At least thats what I told my Mum it was, when I went there under-age to see the Choirboys, so she wouldn’t think I was going to an actual pub. Aaah the olden days.

Does that fat old twat with the 70’s tash, mullet and Forestry Department rugby top (even though he was never enrolled) still hang out there poncing about with his made up martial art?

Rebranding – the last refuge of the desperate.

I was on the Union Board many years ago, and even remember the Bar (it was just called The Bar, everyone knew what it meant) in what is now the Chancellery. We made money like gangbusters. I haven’t been there for years, but have to wonder how they have stuffed it up to the extent that they can’t make money with a captive market of thousands in walking distance.

IIRC, our main selling points were cheap booze, quick service, and being able to buy (inside) and smoke (outside) reasonably priced dope. Plus, a cast of regulars worthy of a Hunter S Thompson novel. I’m guessing most or all of the above no longer apply. If so, a new name isn’t going to make any difference.