BRITAIN HAS A NIGE-FEST

British pub owner Nigel Smith, who runs the Fleece Inn in Worcestershire (promounced wuss-ta-shur), England, discovered a few years ago that his name – Nigel, remember? – had become officially extinct, according to new birth records in 2016 and 2020. So, he created the ‘Nige-Fest’ (* Yes, NIGE-fest, not NIGEL-fest.) inviting anybody named Nigel. Saturday’s Nige-Fest brought together hundreds of Nigels from all over the world together for a pint. All attendees brought photo ID and signed the ‘the book of Nigel’ kept at the pub. 372 Nigels passed through the Fleece Inn this weekend. Mr. Smith plans to host it again in 2025.
* Although next time, he’s not going to waste money on name tags.
* He could pair it was a Smith-Fest, but there aren’t enough hotel rooms in Worcestershire.
* Well, they were all in town for the Queen’s funeral anyway, so, why not stop in?
* Speaking of Worcestershire – did they get sauced?
* How did he not call it Nigelpalooza?