How: when you clicked on this article, you saw the misspelling in the headline, and you have just thought: ah, the editors of Tweakers was fixed on the Barely last weekend, and so can the word ‘band’ doesn’t even games.
That’s not completely true. Now we readily admit that it is not inconceivable that, here and there, an editor is still struggling with the physical consequences of the Barely, but the header refers to the location where Barely XII took place. After a few years in Brabant, the organization decided that the ‘Bra’ was superfluous and in the region of the Barely down in Bant, a village in the middle of the Noordoostpolder, where, according to real tweakers seven people too much to live – namely, 1344. Now yes, if it’s really picturesque was virtually no crewmember can determine, because we were a guest at holiday park Own Way, a few kilometers outside the village, and that generous place has offered 136 crew members with any followers and children.
Now you will think: if all of the moderators with each other, the parties are at a remote location, then there is no one that the forum monitors and ensures that your ahem… the worry of getting banned. Nothing is less true: the park had a wifi connection and there was a part of the park, even 4g, it’s an absolute first for the Barely. Also, there were moderators who were not in a position to come. When, therefore, in spite of all the strict secrecy several forum members doorkregen that the Barely was busy and so it was time to riots, were these attempts are nipped in the bud.
Within a minute! Kudos Gambieter
Without worrying about riots on GoT could the crew so enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the epic party that is Barely hot. That began on Friday night, of course, with a schranspartij for all the hungry crew members from all corners of the country around feeding time, the park reached.
Fortunately, there was plenty of choice: Ch3cker – ‘here, who is now the snack bar, thou or I?’ – guiding the frietkot and served there luxury snacks, and fries. Iisschots had an organized bbq for the meat lovers and Korakal proved a true pannenkoekenkeizer. The funny thing was: who in Ch3cker or Iischots asked for peanut sauce, was invariably referred to Pancake Central. But what have peanut sauce and pancakes now to do with each other?
The answer is the Pancake Special, a novelty in Pancake Central. That is as a wrap folded in aluminum foil-wrapped pancake with peanut butter sauce and onions. It may sound weird or even disgusting, but dozens of tweakers have very much taste eaten. Barely-veterans are also familiar with the now classic caramel waffle, Double: a sort of calzone-pancakes with big pieces of waffles, which this year went like ehhh… cake.
In the meantime, also the bar is open and burst the party. At ten o’clock opened Sieve the Barely official with a speech, in which we also have complete stand-still when the appointment of the new Tweakers-director fredvdpoll – which reportedly, when the sun already in a hurry arose, turned off the lights in ‘Party Central’ – and the recent farewell from editor-in-chief Wilbert and up-and-coming DUTCH star Joost.
We had the videoteam from the editor due to the retirement of Wilbert and Joost hilarious videos made, which soon was clear that the public is never allowed to reach. About things that the public are not allowed: there turned out to be during the party in Party Central, a not hereafter present with an offline schlager – and skihits-playlist in Spotify, and rising the astonishment of all present he seemed to be pistils as ‘Nur nor Schuhe an” out of the naked head to be able to sing along.
But not only in Party Central was the party. Some people were the variety of preventive fled and spent the night with classic Barely-components, such as the poker table and the whisky-tasting. Also turned the games back on the Barely, to the delight of many. So was the Tweak Battle-arcade machine, and there was also place for other games to play, where the antizwaartekracht of Mario Kart 8 is a great combination with the slight dizziness that the consumption of alcohol sometimes can bring.
The undisputed highlight for many people was the hot tub, that DaMarcus was encountered when exploring the site, and that he before his cottage had. In combination with good weather, lots of beer and snacks proved to be a good place to relax in the bath, although the burning is still a skill in itself turned out to be: at a given moment, the water was much too hot, so it just seemed that the evening meal would consist of boiled tweaker, but after a few fanatical crew three minutes of hot water out had been removed and cold water added had done, he was again ready for use. Strange side-effect: sometimes it was the drink, and then came under the influence of tweakers in swimwear or underwear at the bar beer immediately. That did the eyebrows frown, but it was actually quite quick, a normal face.
The infamous hot tub. Bottle of vodka for scale.
Who on that Saturday a huge hangover and was therefore mainly rests on the head wanted, had bad luck with the activities. On the one hand, there was clay pigeon shooting, where the experience with games that many tweakers have very well came in handy and the scores were also above average high.
Also, there was wine tasting, where the idea was to the taste of a certain wine to make by three other wines to the mix. Of course you have good taste everything. It seemed some of the crew, the instructions incorrectly to have understood. No, guys, for wine-tasting should be one third of the glass full, not one-third of the bottle empty in one go.
For the children allowed the organization to a trio of large air rock. In this respect the word ‘children’, of course, well be conceived, because a lot of people that childhood is biologically are long behind itself had left behind, pulled the shoes off and went loose in the ‘discotent’, a dark cushion with hard, often Dutch-speaking, music, and on the ‘bouncy castle’, a type of small assault course for adults many vermoeiender turned out than for children. For those who don’t believe, here’s an animated gif for proof.
After the dinner was followed by the now traditional pub quiz. After a few hours of tricky questions, for example, ” What two mammals lay eggs?’ and ‘Except Space Oddity, in which two David Bowie songs is Major Tom?”, came team ‘Ode To Crisp’ as the winner, followed at one point by a disappointed team Crazy Goat.
A erevermelding on the Saturday night is going to Floppus. Not because of his contribution to the pub quiz, but because he is ‘peanuts from hell’ on the table put. There were people who unsuspectingly a handful of nuts in their mouth names, and thirty seconds later, as fire-breathing dragons at the bar stood for ‘something fresh, no matter what’ to ask for their almost ontvlamde throats.
Saturday night is traditionally quieter than the Friday, because many crew members quickly find their bed to look up after a long night and day – but there are always die-hards that night and pick until dawn. Like ants on a dunghill came, many of the remaining attendees on the brazier, which, among others, whisky, and old coffee is roasted and narrowly prevented a wooden bench with a flame took hold. But also the hot tub has developed into a natural Party Central, where late into the night, beer and bags of potato chips consumed.
On Sunday was the traditional brunch, the finale once again a very successful Barely, after which everyone again with hangover/soreness/fresh and fruity* home returned. There is going to be again exceedingly many thanks to the organizing committee under the leadership of forumbaas Sieve. This Mother of all Meets was an awesome party and we can’t wait for edition number thirteen/fourteen/fifteen*!
*strike out whichever is not applicable
