The fifth Funtime, or FT5 as its known in ‘street lingo’, saw a stunning return to form of one of our founding teams. Like an old warhorse with it’s flanks smeared in gore and foaming horse sweat, ‘Crunchtime’ stood upon vanquished foes and whinnied a terrible salute to the fallen. Or something like that.
The game started brightly, with all teams quickly mastering the finer points of balloon twisting, but it was team ‘Mr Angus Was Our Landlord’ who triumphed with a specimen of just over 74 inches, easily the largest balloon bonnet seen in Edinburgh this year.

In an eventful Tower of Strength round, Mr James’ (The Reimbursed Vagabonds) arm proved to be the gibbet on which the ambitions of all other teams were hanged. A steward’s inquiry into the dismissal of the tower from team ‘Dressing Goons’ has found in favour of the complainant; and that his second yellow card was harsh in the circumstances. We hope this acts as some measure of salve to the stinging injustice received. And mentioned in despatches is the lovely Miss Ann (Sleazy Bears) as the last distaff tower standing.

And yet, despite the youthful verve of these new teams, it was the old stagers, team ‘Crunchtime’ who ran out clear winners with 72 points. Mr Trevor was reported to have announced from the winners’ podium, “ dems da breaks, suckers. We done got all da booty”. Mr Trevor is 42 years old. Crunchtime won the chromiumised flagon, the split-cam, the beer, a bottle of Taboo, and the blue teatowels. The runners up were team ‘Mr. Angus Was Our Landlord’ and won the framed ‘This Is Our Love’ by world famous artist Leslie Emery.

The winners August 2009 'Crunchtime'.