The main point of this post is to offer this piece of advice: if you are pushed into an already packed car on the Tube by a group of people, one of whom is being particularly rude, tutting and fussing and being generally curmudgeonly in a very British-in-a-bad-way manner, it is probably the man with the silk paisley ascot, pinky ring, and large, curled moustache. The good news is, he will provide entertainment for the rest of your journey, as he is not only disdainful and furious when getting on the Tube, but also horrified by the incorrect subway etiquette of passengers in general. Let the theatrical eye-rolling, exaggerated sighs, and somewhat terrifying sneering begin!
Ladbrokes also runs a tasteful event called 'the poker cruise'.
Also: LADBROKES. Ladbrokes is an English business that I had presumed was a place for betting on sports games and horse races and the like. Turns out, you can bet on anything you want. Anything. People who got wind of the William and Kate engagement were rushing into Ladbrokes' all over London before the news broke in an attempt to get that bet in. You can still bet on where the Royal couple is going to get married, though, so good news. Ladbrokes is the commercial equivalent of saying to a friend "Oy, mate, bet you it's going to rain later today." "Bet it's not." "You're on." That is a real business here. Also, why would you name your gambling business Ladbrokes? That just seems like a bad plan, from a branding perspective.
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