Peckhamgatecrasher

rather scary to see Marylin morph into Maggie when on the front of a bus!

Went to The Duke for the first time last night, I was really looking forward to it after the positive reviews following the EDF drinks. Boy, was I disappointed. The web site opens with the statement "Welcome to The Duke, a traditional pub and dining room". NO it's not. Since when did a traditional pub have only one ale on tap? No choice, but I was happy to settle for a pint of Youngs but when it was pulled the barmaid declared the end of the barrel. Fine says I, I'll wait while you change the barrel. Oh no, the beer has to settle for 24 hours (true if it's real cask beer) but in a well managed pub this should be foreseen. Okay, thinks I, I'll settle for bottled beer. I was offered a German beer or a bottle of cider. Is it too much to ask for a pint of English beer in a traditional pub? It really upset my enjoyment of a night out and blew my budget out of the water. I don't like lager and ?3+ for a thimbleful of wine rankles. If it wasn't for the fact that I was in a large party who arrived in dribs and drabs, I would have encouraged us to leave and go to a real pub. One miserable night on not much alcohol has left me feeling very pissed off when I'd rather be pissed.

Two men in their forties are walking towards each other on Lordship Lane, both are dragging their right legs. First one nods and says "Falklands, '82." Second one says "Dog shit corner of Frogley Road."

As you were, Private Frazer.

Sean, you're so right - that's what two glasses of wine does for one.

Finished Caro Fraser's The Pupil earlier this week. The hero comes from East Dulwich and at one point says: Also read Rebecca for the book club - quite a gothic romp. Have started White Teeth which I enjoy for short periods but can't settle down to a long read with it. As a little aside, have started reading Alexander McCall Smith's online book, Corduroy Mansions, which is here if you fancy it: C. Mansions My guilty read this week is Deathly Hallows for the umpteenth time.

On the bright side: congratulations.

Have a huge G&T.

That is such a shame - I loved that mural.

Rubbing salt into the wound

It would benefit from dedicated IN and OUT signs - that would alleviate some of the confusion.

That could explain why Jah is still feeling mean.

Sean, if I were to give you several gallons of water ....

I can't stop singing "Let me roll it to you" now.

At least there's a precedent for having a plague pit at Goose Green.

I will try and put in my annual visit.

With regard to apostrophes she is right, but she is very sloppy on other stuff (eg, starting sentences with conjunctions). That's fine in everyday use and particularly on a forum like this, but to use it in a grammar book is very irritating. To save this from the lounge, well done Toby for responding.

You wanted onslaught James, here it comes: how can you hold up Truss as an arbiter of good grammar? I flung the book away, unfinished, in disgust.

Cocktails for breakfast - yum.

Happily handbags were invented for swiping at cyclists who run the lights at pedestrian crossings.

Maybe we could discuss the parlous state of education instead?

p for peckham

Tony - from the original post:

"It only takes an objective observer to notice this." At least they teach us not to split infinitives!

When I'm calling you - Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy