Peckhamgatecrasher

Oh jolly good. My daughter's on study leave so at a loose end. What's the number?

I'm slightly concerned that any self-respecting child will try and shimmy up the tall wooden structure to get into the tree. Is that just me?

I had the 3rd test between England and South Africa at the Oval playing*. Random doctors kept popping in to catch up on the score. * we won by 8 wickets - pretty perfect day!

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Narthex noun 1.in early Christian churches, a porch or portico at the west end for penitents and others not admitted to the church itself 2.any church vestibule leading to the nave Origin: LL(Ec) < LGr(Ec) narth?x < Gr, giant fennel: from a fancied resemblance of the porch to the hollow stem Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright ? 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. nar?thex (n?rˈthĕksˌ) noun 1.A portico or lobby of an early Christian or Byzantine church or basilica, originally separated from the nave by a railing or screen. 2.An entrance hall leading to the nave of a church.

Advertise it as useful for making raised vegetable beds - all the rage.

Why do most countries sing in English? Trying too hard. Stick to your native language.

Armenia on Eurovision seemed to be singing about Eric Bristow.

I'm only blubbing cos Millwall won, Brendan, really.

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

Swindon aren't all bad, they were responsible for this comment in the Guardian commentary: "...and we get our first Wembley slip ? the linesman goes arse over tit..."

Fucking moronic ref: it was an own goal!!!!!

No wt u m'n.

Well it's Oak Apple Day* so I think that augurs fair. * alas also known as Pinch-Bum-Day which is what I shall claim if we lose.

Donkey? Ee bah, you were lucky. We had two coconut shells we had to bang together ...

You could also try Tadim's cafe in Camberwell. Delicious pastries (though I haven't been for ages - I think they are still in existence).

Are you and silva s on commission?

Doesn't Jane Austen use '& co' quite often? I may be wrong - it's a vague memory.

Best contribution from OBO today: "You could score a double century using a stick of celery and Boycott would (a) criticise you for not using rhubarb (b) suggest that you should've scored more and © opine that his grandmother could've done the same with the stub of an HB pencil. Boycott is the Eeyore of cricket commentators, nothing will ever remove the cloud of gloom from his vision."

Having quaffed too much wine, singing along to "I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden" with the 'phone as a makeshift microphone.

Well that's my weekend rumble organised!

Best part of the first day: an illuminating discourse on the Guardian OBO on how to extrude eggs to make Gala Pie - fascinating.

Capiche, Don Hon.

On foot? From where?

Surely Brendan should be washing windows and cars for his loose change? Not sure what inflation has done to Bob a Job.