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Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee

I think I was looking in the wrong place! :-$

Your song - Elton John

Agreed, Sean. Do they not abide by their mission statement, then? Maybe I'm too naive. I do feel it's better to go with a so-called ethical bank though as surely they do more than a high street bank built on the profits of slavery (and enslaving us to their bank charges and wicked ways!)

I bank with Smile, who are part of the Co-Operative and they say this: We have a strict ethical policy, which means your money stays squeaky clean. We do work to help the environment such as sourcing 98% of our electricity from renewable sources. And, we work in our local communities. We don't do this at the expense of our rates though, so you can enjoy a warm feeling inside as we take care of your heart and your wallet. There are also banks like Triodos, but they are more for saving.

What about Co-Op or their interent branch Smile? I bank with Smile as it's ethical and online. They seem very nice and helpful and it was a swift and easy changeover from leaving HSBC. I'm sure like all banks they're not perfect, but I've never had any problems and I do feel better knowing my money is ethically invested, and with a company that delivers good customer service.

ditto Kel

Anything with lentils. Mmmmmm Spinach and feta omlette and salad for a nice quick easy one

I would definitely give them a list of what you want and more importantly a list of what you DON"T want. My best friend did this and it worked well. She also asked each guest to RSVP with a song to be played - although I guess you need to screen these (unless you have mates with exceptionally good music taste!)

?2K! Jeez! Sorry Keef. Nice one though, bet that made a difference. And well done for getting in while the going was good

Can I have Cool for Cats - Squeeze? Technically the same artist...

This is the funniest thread I've read in a long time

Especially for you - Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan *cringes at choice*

I didn't say hello either - and I think I posted wanting something. Even ruder!

Where do you work? I like the outdoor pool near Covent Garden but it's a bit on the manky side...

Ant, you surprise me. Who wouldn't want to come to Lecicester Sq? What a marvellous place it is, full of great bars and restaurants. Fills me with joy and a swell of love for humankind everytime I set foot in it. Ranks high on my list of favourite places, along with Picadilly Circus and the junction of Oxford St and TCR/Charing Cross Road... Thank heavens for short term contracts. Back on topic to the lunch thing, going out at lunchtime and smelling crispy duck, knowing I was coming back to crudites was disheartening to say the least.

Bridge over troubled water - Simon and Garfunkel

Teardrops - Womack and Womack

All I can offer you is an oatcake Ant... and you have to come to Leicester Sq to pick it up

And I'm hungry again already

Space Oddity - David Bowie

I think you're doing a great thing for your body Brendan and if you view it that way, it's much better. I once managed 6 weeks (out of 12) of no wheat, dairy, sugar, nicotine, alcohol, meat or caffeine. It was an interesting experiment. At first I felt really annoyed at all I was missing out on but after a week or two the benefits I felt were so huge they really took over. Clear skin, bright eys, weight loss, I slept brilliantly, everywhere I went people complimented me on how great I looked (ego massage can never be a bad thing!) and I had so much energy. Although this is an unsustainable lifestyle, i do think it teaches you to be kinder to your body on an everyday basis. It helped me cut down on eating sugar, caffeine and drinking (for a while at least) and more to the point I began to notice what happened to me if I ate or drank a certain thing. That has helped me make better choices from now on. That's not to say I don't eat all those things again now. I just have a balanced diet and don't feel bad for anything I eat. If I eat badly, i eat extra well afterwards to make up for it. I did a mini detox last jan too, and it saved me so much money. It is a bit of miserable time of year to do it though. i think having had so much over-indulgence at Christmas can make it harder to give it up in Jan. Lots of luck - it'll go quickly once you're into it x

Veg sticks and miso soup - not exactly what I'd meant to have but the boy made the crudites for me and I spent too long shopping to buy anything but v cheap Pret miso

I enjoyed it - found it quite odd most of the way but really watchable. Quirky is a bad word to use but it was a bit quirky (in a good way, not an inaccessible one). I had heard mixed reviews of it beforehand so maybe it was my stubborn streak liking things other people hated! All in all, I'd say give it a go

I saw Black Book last week (set in nazi-occupied Netherlands). Just before a trip to Berlin which was possibly an ill-timed screening, but really enjoyed it. Well, I say 'enjoyed' but it's kind of hard to enjoy something about genocide. Was gripping, though, lots of twists and turns. Definitely worth watching. Other foreign language films I thought were great have been Goodbye Lenin and a Spanish film Nine Queens. That one's really clever. I surprisingly enjoyed Atonement too, even though Keira Knightley and her pout can be extremely irritating. Plus: The Departed Little Miss Sunshine Hotel Rwanda (bit Hollywood though, as I think someone may have already said) Match Point Eternal Sunshine Lost in translation Anchorman And what's the Will Ferrell one where he's being written as a character in Emma Thompson's novel? Hilarious, in a downbeat way. Although I think it's unlikely he and Maggie Gyllenhaal would hook up