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SalubriousSyddersin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 'SEE ME AFTER SCHOOL'? I think your IP ought to be > logged and your conduct investigated. Borderline > paedophilia of the highest order! Seriously, stop > bouncing kiddies off your lap you social inbred > and shiveringly sick individual. Trolling on the forum is one thing, accusing someone of being a paedophile is not funny, under any circumstances. This crosses a really big line.

In case you didn't hear me the first time WARNING: DO NOT FEED THE TROLL

WARNING: DO NOT FEED THE TROLL

Hoochie B Do you do the ironing as well? Are you free Tuesdays? px

I second that emotion LB. p.s. Eddie Izzard comes second only to Mr Clooney in my own afections.

What Rosie said. It's best to get to know a forum community a little bit before wading in in your hob-nailed boots. I don't see any anger on this thread Darcy. This is just how we are. We like to kick things around a bit. Some of us have a code of never saying something on the forum that we wouldn't say to someone face to face. Sometimes we have whole days of everyone agreeing with each other and it's very dull. If you think we're an angry group of people then you should make the effort to visit us down in the hood at the next Forum Drinks - Friday 3rd September at the Crystal Palace Tavern, Crystal Palace Road.

PR you're wrong. The last survey suggested that as many as 7.9% of ED residents didn't know of the forum. The survey before that suggested that 97.3% of survey results were made up on the spot.

Katie, I would continue to dress exactly as I pleased. Whatever you're wearing he's going to stare at you so you might as well get comfortable in your own skin and wear whatever you want (and is appropriate for your particular work environment). Don't get weired about it - there's no point. Px

The ED Forum Netaporter Shoes of course Handbags just because Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen because you can never have too many frocks Red lipsticks which are almost identical but there's a slight difference barely visible to the naked eye Mascara because finding a decent one is the Holy Grail Coffee but I have that under control

SS, whereas on the TV Hyacinth Bucket may be mildly amusing, in real life it's not funny at all; it is just very very sad and pathetic. I don't think anyone is laughing with you. Instead I just think there's a shaking of heads because you're getting all worked up about who lives in the nicest house. I think you'll find that aside from you and Darcy, not many of us down here in the slums give a flying fuck.

Oooohhhhh Nandos - now you're talking my language. That would be worth the walk to the Village.

Hoochie B - wash your mouth out with soap and water. You can't put "Wimpy" and "Dulwich Village" in the same sentence. I think there's a new Wimpy opening in Sydders soon. Off with you to try your luck there.

SS / Darcy, Dear God is there something in the water in Sydenham (I cannot bring myself to say "Sydders" because I'm actually a grown up) that makes your posts so uber smug? You both seem hell bent on letting us know that you're very middle class and live in a neighbourhood that has some nice posh houses. Good for you but what's your point? After you've done with "my house is nicer than your house" what's next? "My dad's bigger than your dad"? It's apparent that the grandeur of some of your locality is impressing the pants of you, which is fine (I suppose) if those are your values, but what are you doing slumming it in our neck of the woods? Shall we fall to our knees and touch the hem of your garments as you pass? Incidentally, one of my closest friends has a very large very beautiful house in Sydenham and I spend most Christmases and Easters in it. It?s probably one of the houses you?re referring to. It?s a beautiful house in a street of beautiful houses. So now I?ve told you that my friend lives in a big posh house. What point did that serve? Or has it impressed you? Please God can someone tell me there?s a point to this thread? Oh, and this from Darcy: ED, which always seems like a real mix to me, with council flats, people who can/want to make an effort with their house and those who can't/don't. I?m going to shout now because I?m making an actual point: YES ED IS A REAL MIX. I LOVE THAT. BRING IT ON. IT?S WHY SOME OF US CHOOSE TO LIVE HERE. Pxx

Dear RosieH, I've thought long and hard but no I'm not. It's a dear old do isn't it. I could live to regret my decision so I hope you have a wonderful time and come back shouting "more fool you". May the sun shine down on you. Pxxx

darcy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lousia, er, do fried chicken munchers like to: > 1. visit a month-long classical music festival > featuring (practically all of them) some of the > best musicians in the country (many of whom > actually live in Sydders)? At Sydenham > International Music Festival, in case you haven't > heard of it? > 2. Visit over 25 resident artists' houses as part > of the Sydenham Arts Festival and attend a > multitude of literary and cultural events over a > two/three-month period? > 3. Live in houses worth ?500,000 plus on the > Thorpe Estate, or ?1.5million plus Cator Road, to > mention just a few? > 4. In just my road there are at least six > classical musicians, four designers, a > programme-maker at the BBC, an ex-BBC world > service journalist, a solicitor, a retired > accountant....and this is in one of the more > modest roads.... Darcy - I don't understand your post. To be fair, most of the thread is leaving me at a loss, but please tell me what point you are making. As I read it, you seem to be saying "hey, look at me guys - I'm middle class". Is that your point?

Rozza - whatever Derek Hough and Cheryl Cole are getting up to is none of your business - why not leave them alone?

Hey Tallulah, How's it going? Been on that date yet? Personally I wouldn't go to dinner on a first date. Dinner presents too much pressure. If you don't like the guy you're stuck there for the duration. Go for a drink or something so you can leave fast if it's not working out (I'm such a romantic). I would be happy with a cup of coffee and a walk in the park - but that's just me. If I thought he had potential I would watch his face very carefully when the bill arrived and check his reaction. If he didn't look happy with it then I would offer to pay half but I wouldn't see him again. There have been a few comments on here about how this shouldn't be an issue in this day and age but the thing is, I think it is a massive issue. Here's why. A first date is like playing poker in that you're trying to weigh a person up (a potential partner) in a really short space of time. So everything comes in to play; his manner, what he says, what he does, non-verbals, how he's dressed, how he talks to wait-staff, whether he's happy to pay the bill, whether he tips, etc. The first date is you both checking each other out - so anything that helps you with that is fair game. And whilst all of this is going on - you need to relax and be sociable because ultimately you're just two people! In my experience someone who isn't generous in one area (financially, say) is unlikely to be generous in other areas (their time, their heart, their emotions). So, for me, him paying the bill and tipping, all done with a good spirit and without making a point of it, is a bit of a test. Exceptions are: I would offer to pay half if it was someone I didn't want to see again - I wouldn't want him to be out of pocket. Dating has its own rules and these are nothing to do with nights out with friends - I would never dream of not paying my share on a night out.

Did you know how to spell that Hooch or did you Google it? Tell the truth and shame the devil? Px

Guys - more fool you for judging a book by its cover. It's riddiculous to assume that someone reading the FT is trustworthy. Incidentally, I never touch in on the number 12 because I have a bus pass so please don't assume that everyone who doesn't touch in isn't paying the fare; not everyone is pay-as-you go. I for one will be glad to see the back of the bendy buses - I never feel safe on them.

King Kong falling from the Empire State Building. Really upset me when I was little, EVEN more than Bambi's mother taking a bullet.

Yes Salma is a stunning woman. Definitely ding dong.

And George Clooney was totally hot in that film. Slightly off topic but needs to be said.

It's just a frigging shop! Who cares. So Sydenham has a Waitrose. Good for them. I'm so pleased. I like Sydenham; I have lots of friends there. So if SS is right and the only way ED can get a Waitrose is to get a more upwardly mobile demographic (or words to that effect) then I'd prefer not to have one because I don't want a more upwardly mobile demographic. But what bothers me most about this whole thread is that people really seem to be bothered about it. I don't understand. Personally I use Ocado and I'm very happy. Brendan - if you want to send me your address I'll ship you a Monster Munch care package because I don't like to think of you as being unhappy and going without in Surrey. I wouldn't sleep nights.

I don't answer my front door after dark when I'm alone. Everyone who knows me knows that. Therefore, anyone who knows me will ring me to tell me they are standing on my doorstep and would I answer the door. No phone call, no open door. My house, my rules.

On ebay Scottess - for real?