Peckhamgatecrasher

...had to really fight not to kick through the leaves at the edge of Goose Green that the road sweeper had put into neat little piles.

Many congrats on your forthcoming nuptials. May God be with you and bless you. May you see your children's children. May you be poor in misfortunes and rich in blessings. May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward

Oddly enough I don't particularly find swearing the usual stuff offensive, and 'bollocks' is my all-time favourite and is usually apposite. What does make me cringe is blasphemy and it's used so commonly I don't think most people have any idea how repugnant it can be to some folk.

I had a nose today - they are advertising for full and part-time staff if anyone is interested. Apparently one drops a cv to the chap inside.

When James Cagney gets the chair in "Angels with Dirty Faces"

Oh I love that film too and always cry at the organ playing. Glue man is very creepy though.

Just finished watching "Cool Runnings" - I blub everytime they carry the sled over the line. Also most war films, esp "Went the Day Well" and "Carve Her Name with Pride"

Does Oscar Wilde live?

As long as it wasn't me.

Little Red Rooster - Stones - only when I'm inebriated and on my own.

Had a blood test also last year by lovely man who gently coaxed me because I am such a coward and used a baby needle and I never felt a thing.

Billy Whizz of the Beano never lived in East Dulwich.

Snorky could invest in a snorkel?

I can do a posh accent!

Still don't know who Eva May Davies is ...

Albino squirrels are common in Ruskin Park. No idea if they're posh.

Thanks chaps.

Hi Barrym At the last swap we started quite orderly, said a few words about the books we'd brought to those nearest us and offered them up - not for a direct swap, just whoever fancied it. By the time the free wine was flowing everyone just nattered about anything and sauntered round the table helping themselves as they pleased. Enormous fun and nothing formal. I even forgot for an hour and a half that I am a heavy smoker! Do come along, everyone welcome. Steve puts the left over books on a shelf in the pub with a charity tin next to it or you could take them back again if you prefer.

I wish someone would let Blue Mountain know the outside seating is for smokers. I was told I couldn't smoke there so moved my business to the Drum where I was very welcome.

I think Emily's is great but be prepared to wait because he always insists on frying fresh fish. The Codfather changed hands recently and the chip quality and portion size have gone down. It was a good kebab/basic fish and chip shop but is branching out a bit too much into other things. Keep it simple I say. Best kebab now is Sam's on corner of Oglander/Bellenden Roads, but chips not much cop. A propos of nothing, last time I went to Prenton/Tranmere on the Wirral I went into a kebab shop where the owner used to work in a kebab shop in Lordship Lane. How spooky is that?

Yum - sounds good. Thanks

Pasta and cheese. Three days before pay day. What else is v.v. cheap and doesn't consist of jacket potatoes and beans which I'm sick of?

Am reading "Emotionally Weird" by Kate Atkinson. It was hard to get into at first but I'm glad I persevered - it is very funny. . Also dipping into Ian Botham's biography which is good for the odd 10 minute read. Got both at the Book Swap so do come along to the next one peeps. ps - loved "Short History of U. T"; also enjoyed "Small Island" but it left me slightly wistful by the end.

There is something called sleep apneoia (sic) which can cause breathing/heart stopping problems during the night and can be quite serious. If you are not already a heavy snorer, I think you can probably not worry about it.

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