The Madness of Club Island

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I swaggered up to the bar, slapping my hand down.

Whisky por favor, rapido.

The barman eyed me warily. He had a patch over one eye and the other looked as mean as a rattlesnake that's been mistaken for a tampon. He moved over, polishing a glass with slow malicious strokes before slopping something brown in it and sliding it over.

Cual es tu nombre, gaijin?

I had been in Ibiza for a mere few hours and had quickly found the roughest bar in town. It was something I did everywhere I traveled. I, like all Scots had a knack for it.

I spat on the floor, one of the patrons shouted in outrage but I ignored him, for now.

Mi llamo es perro prosciutto.
in his mother tongue I told him I was the boom dog. I pretty much had this Spanish lingo nailed just by watching shitty soap operas.

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The barman looked angry and motioned to a couple of his compatriots.

Ah this was more like my kind of language, I downed the rusty swill that passed for whisky here, slapped my hands together and turned to face them. It looked like things were gonna get a bit tasty.

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We all turned and stared at the door. Silhouetted by the sun was the good lady and my daughter holding an inflatable giraffe shaped rubber ring thing. Uh-oh

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Erm, just coming darling!

I shot a glance behind me as I hurried to leave, the barman and his cabron friends were returning to their places smirking. I made a fa fangoo chin stroking gesture and shouted.

Quiero comer algo mierda!
a dread insult that had something to do with their mothers I am sure.

That seemed to shut them up. Maybe they will think twice before messing with a Scotsman.

I went off with the good lady and took our daughter to the beach. My reign of terror had only just begun on this forsaken isle.

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Bwahahaha, Classic!!
You sure told them!

With all of the lips on my face!! :0D

Good for you my friend!

:0)

I got your back boom, way back, back in Blighty!

Yeah man, good to know I can call on my posse!!

hmmm.. don't loose your poise hermano
I hope they're treating you well!
be safe and stay healthy!
hugs for the doll!

Always safe and full of poise my dear!! ;0) the holiday is almost done sadly and I will soon be back!

senor retumbo is the closest thing I can find for meesterboom...

Aw man!! That is fantastic!! I will use it!

Did you order me a whisky? haha

I will rack one up!

Stackin!! 🥃🥃🥃🥃😂😂😂😂

😁😁😁

I swaggered up to the bar, slapping my hand down.
Whisky por favor, rapido.

YEAH, that's how its done, you tell'em!

You know what they say, when in Rome!! :0D

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

:D

I have said it before but my wife is absolutely sure I'm losing it, I was laughing out loud as I was reading this, especially the bit about the inane skill that all Scotsmen have of finding the roughest bar wherever we land , Al though I do honestly think that this skill is especially strong in Glaswegians :-)

Enjoy the holidays :-)

Haha, Cheers man!!

You might be right on the Glaswegian thing!!

bien hecho, jengibre scotsman

Gengibre!!! Solo rubia nórdica qui!!

;0)

I love going to Spain seems all I need is a few beers and I'm fluent. Then a few more beers and I've forgotten my own language and trying to talk to my mates with a Spanish accent in pidgeon English

Haha, oh man. We have all done that!

I went to a bar in Inverurie once on my own to wait for a friend. Later that friend was told off by other friends for making me wait there. While definitely a bit rough (unlike all the sophisticated pubs in Aberdeen), it was one of the cheapest places in Scotland I ever bought a pint of Tennents.

Lol, there are some right though pubs! I am lol'ing at tennents. Yeek! I hate that stuff. That's usually how I judge the quality of a pub depending on if they sell it lol

I can see the three-legged, multi-pedigreed mongrel curled up in the corner, and flies buzzing around in the mid morning swelter, with the smell of bad intentions in the air. Or maybe that was the aftermath of the last gaijin who believed he could keep up drink for drink with the locals.

I hope you threw a parting, "You're all lucky, this time" over your shoulder as you exited. (Just loud enough for the patrons to hear, but not the missus.)

Of course, nothing better than a veiled threat just quiet enough for the missus not to hear!!

Knowing the exact volume is an finely honed art developed by years of living life on the razor's edge.

There is no other edge I would rather live on! ;0)

So I just had to google translate some things: Quiero comer algo mierda! = I want to eat some shit! Your the man. I wouldn't even go in a bar like that . Thank you for that adventure.

Hehe, that was my favourite line! Cheers man!!

It was funny!! Nice compilation btw

Cheers man!

Wow, this is the story of your trip that memorable, you are in the bar in a state of trouble, but you can handle it well. That's a very good defense in my opinion you can handle it.

Good job for you @meesterboom ^^
I love this trip.

Thanks @barvon!

Toughest man with an inflatable giraffe around...that's what you get for hitting the gym that one time...lol

I am a rippling muscled brute. Lololo!!!!

lol hope you're having a great time man!

I am, is fantastic, still have three full days after this!

Just rub it in why don't you! Hah, eh I can't complain though, I just had two weeks off, only been back for a week and a half. Hope the kiddo isn't keeping you too busy and you've been able to relax a bit.

She has been a dream compared to the last couple of holidays. Still, it would be nice to get some sun somewhere other than my back from building sandcastles all day lol!

Great post! Keep it up :)
By the way, I'm following you now
Cheers

Why thank you!

Damn your Spanish sucks.

It's awesome funny sucks though ;0)

Had me cry with laughter. Can't wait for the next installment.

And it's just up!! Cheers :0)

You're a scream. If Dave Barry was a Scot, he'd be you. You really need to come to Japan, I'd love to see what you come up with with that kind of blog fodder.

Japan would be awesome, its one of my top destinations to go to. I have no doubt the would be much to blog about too!!

Bop 'em with the inflatable and run like hell, that's what I always say.

I say exactly the same thing too!

Lol great post and awesome narration. Really enjoyed this!

Why thank you, I try to make em entertaining :0)

hahahah funny read! stay safe :D

quiero comer algo mierda means: I want to eat some shit....

Hehe, I know!! I was pretending my grasp on Spanish is worse than it seems :0D

ahhh gotcha! funnier now lol

;0)

Hahahha, The Boom Dog! I like it!

Hehe, I wish I knew what boom was in Spanish properly!! :0)

I live close to the Mexican border and my Spanish is seriously a sad story. I barely know anything.

I know enough to say something then look shellflshocked when they speak to me enthusiastically and quickly and my brain is still translating the first three words hehe!

Yeah they can talk fast for sure. Then I'm like Que....... :-(

I keep saying puede hablar mas despacio pot favour. But saying it every sentence kills the effect lol

I'm still pondering the "rattle snake mistaken for a tampon" comment. But me likes it! Good stuff. I rawfulled a few times. :D

Hehe, Cheers dude! Them rattlesnakes are never pleased at that!

A very great story, you are a brave man. I salute you :-)

I salute you straight back!!

lol
really funny "adventure" ^_^ Spanish is very similar to italian :P

I am glad you noticed those bits!! ;0)

wiskey porfawor... Did you enjoy the beach.. now its time to visits beaches..

I have been beach daft. Never built so many sandcastles!

Ah come on now...you were a little worried....that the good lady would miss her cue! hahaha

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Haha! It's been a while since I caught one of your stories, and I realized there was something missing from my life, so I came right over to see what you've been up to. Awesome!

Quiero comer algo mierda! jajajaja - even my high school level Spanish can translate that one!

Hehe, I am very glad you dropped by just for that line :0)

My son read this over my shoulder, you have a new fan haha! He has dreams of being the guy who walks into the roughest bar in town and stares everyone down...he's already five foot ten and nearly two hundred pounds (and he's not at all fat) at just under fourteen years old, so I'm a little concerned that if he holds onto such dreams he's going to realize them along with some potentially unintended consequences... Fortunately he's also not too shabby in the IQ department and has a morally upright older sister who keeps him in line (much better than I can for some reason- might have to do with that fluke moral upright gene LOL ;)

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HAHAHA! I bet you do well in Spanish speaking countries, dude! Classic Boom! Even in a foreign land, you don't miss a beat. The hook with your wife and daughter really made me laugh out loud. Actually, the whole time I was reading, I felt like I was keeping fits of laughter at bay, but that point really made me burst like a volcano. A laughing volcano. Disconnect in language is always a source of hilarity, but you take it to another level, mi hermano :D