{"id":122527,"date":"2023-12-05T11:09:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=122527"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:09:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:09:15","slug":"nan-and-grandad-unwittingly-roped-into-wetherspoons-game-and-end-up-hammered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/nan-and-grandad-unwittingly-roped-into-wetherspoons-game-and-end-up-hammered\/","title":{"rendered":"Nan and grandad unwittingly roped into &#8216;Wetherspoons Game&#8217; and end up hammered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An innocent nan and grandad were unwittingly roped into Wetherspoons the Game by their grandson and ended up not knowing &quot;what hit them&quot; as their table was covered in alcoholic drinks.<\/p>\n<p> Mark Hamlet from Sandbach, Cheshire, brought his nan and grandad to The George Inn for a &quot;nightcap&quot;, but the elderly couple ended up being faced with pints, wine and even shots. <\/p>\n<p>The game is a simple one. You go to your preferred \u2018Spoons, settle in and send a picture of you and your table number to a Facebook group of devoted \u201cWetherspoons the Game!!\u201d players and they send you anything from the menu for the duration you&apos;re at the pub. <\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Mystery China &apos;Covid-like&apos; virus now has eight symptoms Brits should watch out for<\/b><\/p>\n<p>But Mark&apos;s grandparents weren&apos;t aware of the game until they got there, and pictures from their crazy night last week show the pair looking confused, and then quite merry. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31599593.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GAfXt1rWkAA-5BRjpeg.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Hey, brought nana and grandad out for their early night cap. Explained to them about the game&#8230; I know it works as I&apos;ve given a few in past,&quot; Mark wrote on Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Nana thinks she about to be cloned and pension account emptied. Let&apos;s show her we mean business. She&apos;s partial to a glass of malbec or merlot red. Grandad likes a pint!!! Nothing crazy guys I&apos;ve gotta put them to bed. Table 15.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Then madness ensued and pictures were shared of the group&apos;s table covered in alcoholic drinks. &quot;That&apos;s it folks&#8230; no more drink please. Got plenty,&quot; Mark soon pleaded. &quot;Remember I&apos;m putting them to bed!!!&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31599590.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2023-12-05-at-084451.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31597752.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_main1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Ukrainian who ran off with Brit bit cop dragging her out of lover&apos;s home<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post soon transcended social media sites and made it to X (formerly Twitter) where a bloke called Rob shared it and said &quot;Nana doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s hit her.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: &quot;Reason 52 why I can\u2019t delete Facebook: a group called \u2018Wetherspoons The Game!\u2019 in which you put up a couple of photos of yourselves &amp; explain the occasion, alongside the spoons you\u2019re in. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you\u2019ve got a good post, people will send you a drink. Nana doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s hit her.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking <\/i><\/b><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/nan-grandad-unwittingly-roped-wetherspoons-31599210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An innocent nan and grandad were unwittingly roped into Wetherspoons the Game by their grandson and ended up not knowing &quot;what hit them&quot; as their table was covered in alcoholic drinks. 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