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Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Who the feck would want to live in a tower block > in the Elephant & Castle? I mean really, it's a no > brainer. It's shit. xxxxxxx But there's a whole regeneration plan for the area, with lots of greenery and trees etc, isn't there? I think property prices there will continue to rise as the area improves, and it's excellent for transport links. I wouldn't want to live there now, but in five or ten years time I might.

Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Baby I have been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you. I've seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah There was a time you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show it to me, do you? And remember when I moved in you The holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did, well really, what's it to you? There's a blaze of light In every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though It all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah

My passport expired in December. Can I still renew it, or do I have to make a completely fresh application? Also, if I can renew it, can I wait till I'm actually going abroad or is there a time limit within which you have to renew? Anyone know? Edited to say: Gobsmacked at the fee :-S

Reminds me of an owl with three eyes, but I don't like it much

Glad you're on the mend, PR

The Actress was a joke, because of The Bishop. It wasn't a serious suggestion - I think :)

ruffers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think there's loads of getting offended on > behalf of others which is wrong, the kind of > example I'm thinking of is when it's reported that > people are being asked not to wear crosses for > instance as it may offend those of other faiths. > The other people haven't objected, and when asked > tend to say that they respect others showing their > faith and have no problem with it. > > I think that's wrong, yes. > > Sorry for Off topic admin. xxxxxxxx That has got absolutely nothing to do with an offensive word being used in this thread.

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*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think we should call it 'Cash for Ash' xxxxxxx :)) :)-D

If you are aiming to be the record holder for length of lyric posted, Jah Lush, watch it or I will post the whole of Desolation Row :))

Ta :) Will save my eyes and my sanity, both of which are in great need of saving :)

giggirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's one > of my favourite smells; cloves, gardenia and > lavender. xxxxxxx Reminds me of my gran's pot pourri :)

giggirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It would bother me. People should be allowed to > grieve as they see fit without a camera in their > faces. If someone were not able to attend then an > audio recording of the service would be more > appropriate. xxxxxx Surely it's completely up to the family and friends concerned what they do. If the camera person had nothing to do with the funeral, then that's a different matter, but if so and they weren't comfortable with it they could presumably have told them to f off. Just because you wouldn't feel comfortable about it doesn't mean that nobody else would. Each to their own, exactly woof. For all we know the dead person might have asked for their funeral to be filmed. Weird, but possible.

giggirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Some of my spices are at least a decade old. I > have cloves from Zanzibar and they are 12 years > old. They age well (just like me). xxxxxxx Spices surely don't keep that long? I chucked out loads last night because they had lost their smell. If you try and make something with old spices it tastes disgusting. Maybe cloves are different though.

I can't see anything wrong with filming a funeral? What do you find distasteful about it? Provided it's not profiting from or getting off on people's misery.

Cassius Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I guess my aunt with her 26 inch waist at the age > of 73 is still relatively young then! Lets hope I > can follow in her footsteps. xxxxxxxx I think middle age spread refers to the relative measurements rather than absolute measurements, ie your waist gets bigger than it used to be in relation to the rest of your, er, vital statistics so you come to resemble an apple rather than an hourglass :))

ruffers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm not offended. > Is this one of the occasions where we're getting > offended on behalf of other people? > > > (Possibly off topic, sorry admin) xxxxxxx No, I'm getting offended because it's an offensive term and shouldn't be used. "getting offended on behalf of other people"? You think that's wrong? Great idea of society you have.

Oh OK, technology beyond my ken :) Apologies if that was the reason. Sorry admin, back on topic now.

At least they're nesting!

That's nice Ruffers, who sang/wrote that?

Just had a clear out. Apart from realising what a very odd collection of food I have (kombu seaweed? Relatively young with a sell by date of May 2005), the oldest thing was one of those squeezy containers of Heinz Tomato Ketchup - sell by December 2004 :-$ I don't even like tomato ketchup :)) Poured it down the sink and it looked like I was trying to dispose of the evidence of a murder.

It's when you start to get middle age spread. Parts of your body appear to migrate to other parts and if you're a woman your waist disappears. Or is that old age rather than middle age? AARRRGGGHHHH :-S

Yeh, you tell em, Flapjackdavey. Actually it's Wilhelm who's broken the rules, not reneet. So going back to your post, Gigolo Aunt by Syd Barrett .... er, dunno, can't think of anything :))

Well the peregrines might not have gone, but the RSPB have :)

I'm getting tired of pointing out that "Pikey" is an offensive word to use about other people.