INQUIRER UK hackdom cerebrates New Year, early

So we had to do it one more time yesterday.

Pictured here, in high spirits, is the whole mob minus Paul "I missed the train" Hales, who took the snap.

From left to right are Eva Glass (part work), Paul Dutton, Hilda Breakspear, Tony Dennis, Jan Magee, Arron Rouse, the Evil Doc Spinola (Andrew Thomas), Lord Bostoon of Barking, and the Mageek.

Pictured below is Arron "I make my chocolates in Dachet" Rouse. Arron wooed an otherwise rather sniffy gal in the Cork & Bottle by offering her and the other long suffering staff in the wine bar his own home made chocolates, which all agree are winning little numbers. He laughs in the face of adversity [surely advertising, Ed.]

Here's dashing Tone the Phone Dennis and INQ display tracker Hilda Breakspear, wondering just what mischief they can get up to for the rest of 2003 and the whole of 2004.

This lovely couple is Paul "Gimme some red wine Mikey" Hales, and Hazel "Purple Haze" Ward. Haze tracks the Jerusalem beat for French wire AFP, while Halez tracks the Luton beat for Britwire the INQ.

Can anyone doubt now why Andrew Thomas, in the foreground, is described by some as the Evil Doctor Spinola? In the background is Hales, fingers splayed, while Jan Magee on the right gives him the right royal thumbs up.

Paul "You only live once" Dutton, brings a Churchillian note to the proceedings as he explains to bemused theatregoers the real difference between a Prescott, a Yamhill and a Tejas microprocessors.

By unpopular demand, the INQ brings you a picture of the door of the famous "Porcupine" pub in the Charing Cross Road, home to roadmaps from every microprocessor firm in the entire cosmos. Reflected on the door is the famous region which contains not only the Hippodrome, Chinatown and the Cork and Bottle, but also the crazy person who ought to have turned the flash off to capture the picture.

Cheers! [hic] µ