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This thread is hilarious. Specifically... This: *Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's a this point in the debate that I'd like to > introduce a picture of a man holding-up a gigantic > rabbit. and this... *Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > (swish of cape) ...made me do a real-world LOL.

You can get a flat white in London in some branches of Starbucks, Costa and other chains - one of those (can't remember which) at Picadilly Circus for example. The Old Shoreditch Station also serves them, but I appreciate they are a bit far from East Dulwich :D For places that don't have them at all (and if you like your coffee strong) a small 'wet' latte with a double shot of espresso would come quite close. It would probably still be a bit too milky, but it's normally served with only a bit of microfoam on top so at least there wont be any of the dry stuff. Mmmm coffee...

Well I don't have children (EDF resident in shock revelation) and I don't need my bin collected even fortnightly - monthly would do to be honest. And those people that cannot seem to grasp what goes in what bin at what time for what period of time...quite frankly you don't deserve to have your bins collected at all.

No. In fact if I didn't periodically dip in and out of the threads on here over lunch I might end up caving one of my colleague's heads in with my magic mouse. So, posting (or at least reading) on this forum seems to have actually helped my employment prospects...and technically those of a number of my colleagues' as well :D

I work in the web industry so the 'binary' is a bit of a tenuous link to computers.

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Southwark Life 'magazine' and its get down wit' da > yoof supplement whtvr.org. At least local > businesses don't use our tax to send us junk mail Ditto.

Why do I...

dita-on-tees Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I dont know where I stand on menstruation. I think > inconvenient is as far as i will commit. But I > hate all these gizmos to disguise it like little > flowery cases. Nop fairly happy to rummage in my > handbag, probably finding an archaic chocolate > eclair, and walk to the ladies tampax in hand > (actually more of a lillets kinda gal) maybe stop > and have a chat with someone. I am female in my > 30, I bleed, its normal and I dont want to dress it > up like an embarrassed teenager. > too much information? yeah too much information. Actually, I don't even notice my behavioural changes which is why it *is* so embarrassing - it takes someone else to point it out. Here's too much info for you: I was horrified to find out at 15 that my father knew when I was due before I did, based on my 'mood swings'. Almost 15 years later and nothing has changed. What the calendar can't seem to predict, my partner is able to. I get quite cross about it all - men get to be testosterone fuelled power-hungry junkies whilst I sit at home tearing my hair out over a forum. Haha, how sad am I and how much do I want one of your archaic chocolate eclairs!

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Once a month we have to moan about everything > Kalamity! Oh my, I hadn't even realised that's what it was! And now it all becomes so clear. Ok another thing to add to the list then; women who become victims of their own hormones...fools!

Ok, so that's five people from the forum in a day or so since this was suggested. Do you think it's worth a new thread to highlight that there may be something going on other than that that are in fact "lesbians in east Dulwich" ;D ?

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > er, how does this square with say your views on > erm Public Schoolboys or were they based on sound > research? What? I don't recall voicing any opinion about public schoolboys. I do recall voicing an opinion about my co-workers, none of whom are or were public schoolboys. ???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Me, I'm all in favour of a load of > prejudiced, anectdode as science, peddling of > myth, polemic crap that is the best part of Forums > such as this. Enough said, I think.

louisiana Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think opinions can be wrong. 'I think the > Pope should be shot' is an opinion and is as valid > as any other opinion. Quite right, I'll retract that. 'Flawed' then.

jollybaby Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Income follows a skewed distribution as > said above so it is not surprising that there is > an imbalance towards 'below average' Yes, in a capitalist society this is to be expected, but there are differences. In the UK, two thirds of the population earn below the average - it doesn't have to be so imbalanced. jollybaby Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > but that doesn't necessarily mean everyone who is below > average should be considered as living in poverty. I don't think anyone has suggested that? jollybaby Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry to go off topic but this talk of averages is > bugging me. Shouldn't we say low income instead? If we're talking about low-income, yes, but I think 'I earn less than the average person so I'm choosing a cheaper pub' is a perfectly adequate argument. And so is 'most people are on below-average income'. If you're going to quantify low-income and poverty like the gov, then only about a fifth of the population are actually living 'in poverty', but should we really need to be talking about 'poverty' when referring to popping out for a pint?

My main issue is when people make ignorant statements to back up their wrong opinions. Displaying ignorance doesn't actually bother me that much, but trying to spread nonsense about based on it does.

People who make stupid/erroneous/embarrassing statements based on flawed logic or their own opinion rather than fact. I am constantly amazed by how many people who do this, knowing full well that their claims cannot be substantiated, or even worse can be clearly and publicly refuted by known facts. My gripe at the moment (apart from spurious claims about what percentage of the population has below average income) is ignorant statements about cyclists. They normally include something about jumping red lights, cycling on pavements and/or not paying road taxes/wearing lycra/hugging trees/killing kittens and puppies. Why don't people arm themselves with the FACTS first before spurting out drivel they know nothing about??? Grr...

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Which is a 242 page 1.2MB PDF file of Households > Below Average Income: An analysis of the income > distribution 1994/95 ? 2008/09 from the DWP. > > I'm attaching a copy of page 15. Thanks. And for those who can't even be bothered to open the gif, the answer is about two thirds.

sillysue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd have thought that about 50% of people in the > country live on a below average income. Well if income was like IQ and it was meant to form a nice, equally distributed bell curve, then yes by definition *exactly* half of the population would fall within the 'below average' income section. But it doesn't form an equally distributed bell curve, take a look at the latest government data, specifically the graph on p. 15 here: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/hbai/hbai_2009/pdf_files/full_hbai10.pdf See how skewed it is to the left (that's the 'poor' end)? It doesn't matter which average we're looking at here (mean, median, whatever) most people are still below it. Ok, I'm going to go back to the grumpy old women thread to vent a bit as I'm getting a bit off topic.

dita-on-tees Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Binary - I used to work pretty much in an all male > office and I have never seen so much embarrassing > fawning in my life. I have an insight in to the > all boys public school world, there is a definite > hierarchy... Yes it's sad to watch, all that back-slapping and false smiling at the jolly good ribbings they get from each other, oh and how they fake laugh at it all...bleugh! Actually I'm thinking of starting a comic strip about it for cathartic purposes.

Weedy&/or obsequious men. I HATE them. Grow a pair, please! Example - *** seriously winds me up - he has his head so far firmly wedged up ***'s anus it actually makes me feel nauseous to watch them together...*** And apparently he's always in the doghouse with his parnter for something ridiculous like burning the toast. EDIT: Stars replace incriminating evidence because they read the forum :-$

Hi Andypandy, I've got a Dell Inspiron laptop at work and, as far as PCs go, it's not too bad (I'm a Mac user myself). It might be a good place to start.

Oh, ok this is looking promising. I am local-ish - The Actress will actually be my local when it opens, but I cycle past the Victoria Inn every day on my way home from work and it's always busy. It's not too far out of my way tbh, well within walking distance. I'm not opposed to organised nights as such, just those that aren't organised by the venue they're held in. Any time I've ever gone to something that has been organised by a group *at* a venue rather than *by* the venue it's always felt a bit, err...like we we're the guests who aren't really invited to the party but we brought our own booze so it's ok. I'm probably not making much sense, but being part of a gatecrashing group of gayers always makes me feel a bit awkward! Thanks for the link - I got a server error and then a "502 bad gateway" error (whatever that is) when I tried to visit the website, but I'll check back some other time and hopefully it will be up again. So for the record, I WOULD be interested, anyone else!?

I like these: http://chriskenyon.typepad.com/my_weblog/images/2008/07/26/img_49291_2.jpg http://www.frontyardcompany.co.uk/products/plantlock.html I've seen some outside the Roebuck on Dover St in Borough and some outside Look Mum No Hands on Old Street and I think they are actually quite attractive. When they're not being used, they just look like planters not 'bike parking solutions', which is nice.

For me going down the pub is an experience, which is why every now and then I like to go out for a drink rather than sit at home. I would rather go down the Clock, the Rye, the EDT, The Bishop, or The Actress (when it opens) and have one pint (or three) than go to Wetherspoons and have two (or six). For me, places like Wetherspoon are about the (cheapness of the) drink because there's no other attraction.

victoria_inn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > if it is a change of scenery you are after why > don't we organize a night here? > anyone tried us yet? > > Molly Err...yes! I would definitely go to a night hosted at the Victoria Inn...I've been wanting an excuse to go there for ages. The thing I don't like about going to nights that are 'organised' by the general public is that you feel obliged to talk to people and be sociable even if you've nothing in common - I never feel right just popping in for a pint or two and when I do I always feel a bit like we're all gatecrashing someone else's party iykwim. Molly - if you do end up hosting a night at the Victoria Inn, how will you let us know? I Googled it hoping to find a website where I could sign up to a mailing list or something but can't find anything.

We never normally get people knocking and wanting to *talk* but we always get the damn leaflets...if I'm in (rare) I chase them back down the street and let them know that the "No junk mail" sticker applies to Christian junk mail as well. Bloody litter bugs. Have just realised I have too much time on my hands as well :D