0 Comments | Grimsby Telegraph, Dec 6, 2007
So, the authorities want to shut down the Pestle & Mortar then?
Well, all I can say is that if they want a fight, then they’ve certainly come to the right place in taking on the locals in this pub.
Of course, no one from the authorities would have the bottle to come and tell us to our faces, that our beloved drinking hole is going, so we have to tell you in writing.
I went in the pub recently and asked locals their opinion on the closure.
Dave ‘the Caveman’ Phillips said: “They are having a laugh. We don’t close their Rotary meetings, why are they closing our pub?”
Jim ‘Smithy’ Smith said: “Stuff them authorities. The taxes they charge have hurt me more than any blows I have taken down any local.”
Sexy Suzy (she is too shy to give her last name) told me “I met two of my ex-husbands in this place and it means a lot to me. This is where real fellas hang out.”
And Jocko Jim said “This place is kind and inclusive
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