Here's one to ponder (as I work through the list drawing up potential hits):
Lord and Admiral Nelson. Different names, but same person (before you even throw in simple 'The Nelson X' places).
Keep separate or amalgamate...well if we apply the Victoria and Wellington rule it's an amalgamate (amalgamation would see Nelsons high up the list, a lot more than I thought!).
Last edited by Quinno; 17-12-2015 at 12:02.
Wouldn't it just be easier to go in 250 pubs and none have the same name or close variant that you've not been in prior/previously?
I think the problem is that to find 250 pubs he's not been into before, Quinno has to emerge from the comforts of his home county. Therefore there has to be a fair amount of planning in order to find the required pubs within reasonable distance of a) Berkshire and b) each other.
I'm not sure why there has to be so much tinkering with the "popular names" list, though. It looks as though he's trying to make his task easier by cheating, but that surely can't be the case.
Or can it?
Come On You Hatters!
Once the list is finalised it will be interesting to see how easy this actually could be. I'm sure I could just go back to Birmingham/West Midlands and do a fair whack without batting an eyelid every weekend and say hello to my parents or stay at friends.
Never!
To be fair, I work with data every day so it's my geeky side coming out.
I should also point out that any amalgamation actually makes my life more difficult, as it could result in another tranche of pubs appearing that have even less name frequency - it would be easier for me to stay schtum!
Last edited by Quinno; 18-12-2015 at 11:25.