Soap Me Down, Mutha!

History of Soap Me Down Mutha

By David Sargent, somewhere in Germany

It’s a cold wintry evening somewhere in west London, outside a dog barks; an old man coughs into the dense smoke-filled lounge of a local pub. In the corner of the bar, next to the fireplace and the giant portrait of some old Victorian sits a group of twentysomethings deep in conversation.

“No, it’s definitely Pamela Anderson, you can tell by her massive…. sunglasses”

“Nonsense, it’s clearly Paris Hilton, check out the nose”

And so the conversation continued until the next question on flags of the world came round and attention was directed elsewhere. The pub quiz team were a well established foursome but lacked that certain something – a unique, humorous and slightly discomforting team name.

Suggestions came thick & fast with all the usual suspects popping up, but sadly the team couldn’t decide between the relative merits of “Norfolk n Chance” versus “My Granny Can’t Fight But You Should See Her Box”. At this moment, the tall lad in the corner who was there to identify celebrities and contribute random answers to questions on The Beatles or Card Games, stomped his fist on the table and bellowed “SOAP ME DOWN MUTHA” for no obvious good reason.

Delighted with this outburst, as it diverted attention away from a question on which country is the largest producer of shoes (China), the team took on this unusual & mildly comical appellation. The rest is history…