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Danny Boy, why the pathetic fat wonka comment You could also say he is a bald wonka Or even that his knowledge about London, music, current affairs etc is orders of magnitude higher than yours. Now who's the winka. Such cheap comments should be saved for those who deserve it eg Bonio Agreed about GLR. A fine music station. Radio 1 seems to have tightened its audience range from 5 - 35, to 12 - 14 1/2

I don't know what all the fuss was about regarding the trench bogs at Glastonbury, provided you (a) didn't camp near them, and (b) chose one upwind furthest away (so you could have a good sit down and read the paper) When they first brought the chemical ones in, it was dreadful as they stank and there was always a long queue. But they have really advanced since then. When I was a kid and naturally hated the sound of Reading as it was all heavy metal for a short time, I recall the NME publishing a picture of a pissed up lad in the ditch urinals. NME used to be a serious music magazine, for the younger readers out there who only know of the on-line tabloid version.

I sold myself on e-bay once. The offer was that I'd come over and bore you about how Glastonbury had sold out in the 1980s. I chickened out and got a friend to buy me, but it was quite fun with all the questions that I recieved. I've sort of got over it by now and will peep at it with my eyes half closed on telly whilst trying not to vomit every time some luvvie talks about 'Glasto'. Although from what I understand Camp Bestival takes things to another level. So I wont be there.

The Morris Minor was the best car of the second half of the 20th century. You can get them refurbished and upgraded to modern standards. Don't believe all that rubbish about Beetles, 2CVs etc. They may even be able to get you an automatic. www.morrisminor.org.uk/index.php/series-iii.html

Is it emperor's new clothes or do I just not get Gervais. The Office and Extras were truly great, and he knew when to pull the plug on both. Perhaps it is the assoication with Jonathan Ross, but he says something that is pandering to the audience but is so unfunny. "What is the point of Iceland, let's pave it over". Audience in raptures. No, not funny, not clever, just said in a deadpan way. And on my list of hates, Jimmy Carr, again so deadpan I just want to punch him. I viewed Jack Dee that way, but have to acknowledge the bloke is talented, but in the past not my cup of tea. So to be positive (and I wont go on about all the greats I have seen, in particularly during their formative years), Adam Hills and chums in the Last Leg (maybe a one series wonder, but let's see).

Oh and Hulse is a class player, as is Wood (shame he couldn't have stayed in SE London as the Foxed are pants at the mo). Saw Hulse score 2, after the Hammers were 3-0 up and lost 4-3. Got the DVD if anyone wants to see it.

Dunno why this thread is on here. Millwall aren't a local club. Arse, Chels, Scousers and Manure are our local teams. East Dulwich lives outside the time space continuum and floats around the universe being drawn to whoever is big in football terms on an individual day.

Just renationalise the whole lot. I preferred it without any choice. It's a rubbish market by the way. When you buy food for example you can make an informed choice. It just totally confuses me and after I spent good time researching the pros and cons, and went for BG (who credit to them explained their price structure) they immediately put their prices up. And up. And up. And if we renationalised production we'd actually own it. Like the Germans and French do, even though their markets have been liberalised. And for every savie consumer, you get one who isn't - perhaps elderly, so they subsidise our cheaper energy. It wasn't like this in the CCCP.

OK some easy points. A bunch of rich lawyers want the government to spend much more on improving air quality and are going to the courts to try to make this happen. This is not Greenpeace of Friends of the Earth, this is a single issue group who seemed to be rather obsessed. My view here is rather than spend 100s of thousands of pounds on legal action, spend this on helping to directly improve air quality eg a publicity campaign. Point 2, should they be successful then the extra money that is spent either at national or local government level comes out of your pocket, and is at the expense of other more worthy causes. So for example should money be spent on public health campaigns to reduce obesity, increase exercise, or tell people not to breath in polluted air. Of course incresaed expercise will often mean less driving. Point 3. The media attention on air quality will hardly make the slightest bit of difference to the behavious of the public and business. I doubt whether there will be a rush at the Toyota dealers as people in ED trade in their SUVs Point 4. There is a continued growth in urban deliveries. Urban delivery drivers may not be the most eco minded of people both in their choice of vehicles, and the way they drive them, and (with black cabs) these are a particularly big contributor to poor air quality. The growth of urban deliveries is because of? Guess what. There are some larger haulage companies out there that of course very eco aware as part of their business plan. I did like how my comment on the Grauniad article got beeped out, next time I'll just say how swanky I find it at times. Not quite sure where my point on coal came into it apart from a comment that air quality was poor in the cities before the motor car as well as after. Probably was that with domestic heating swithching from coal, and ditto with power (OK there are still some coal firec power stations but with much tighter emission standards) air quality has vastly improved since the 1950s. A decline in the UK's heavy industry has similarly contributed. As you enjoyed my rant so much also look at what I had to say about wrong decisions on energy policy and the loss of nuclear capability (ie to build power stations).

That turns me on even more.

See www.itv.com/itvplayer/first-among-equals-the-laurie-cunningham-story/series-1/episode-1-first-among-equals-the-laurie-cunningham-story Or my postings on racism in football for something more interesting/less shallow.

Excellent documentary on ITV last night (I don't usually use excellent and ITV in the same sentence) on Laurie Cunningham. First saw him when he was at Orient, who were about the only team who regularly had black players. Sadly a wasted career after too many injuries at Real Madrid. Shame there is not more footage, particularly in Madrid, and that BBC could not have shared some of their's. www.itv.com/itvplayer/first-among-equals-the-laurie-cunningham-story/series-1/episode-1-first-among-equals-the-laurie-cunningham-story

A group of rich single issue lawyers who could use their money much better by working with communities rather than spending 100s of thousands of pounds on the wrong pollutant. I bet they will all get in their Chelsea tractors after the court case. It is as much about you dear readers, do you want a 21 century lifestyle with cheap flights, commodities moved around the globe, delivery vans leaving their engines running whilst they deliver your Amazon purchases to your door, and your right to drive? Or would you like to return to Victorian times with few of these benefits but ironically even worse air quality due to industry and coal smoke. And as an occasional Grauniad reader it can be a load of wank at times. I know all you journalist live round here in any case so bring it on. Its not a UK thing anyway, its global and is governed by European air quality standards. So when we have to close hospitals due to these clowns as money is diverted on less important public health issues you will know who to blame. On a more positive note Boris is dead keen on air quality and we will all be in our electric cars in the next few years. Discuss.

I find her very sexy, even more that Teresa May. Has anyone got her contact details? Sadly I am being serious, well at least about the sexy bit....

Oh complete and utter bum. I'll be manamana-ing as I cycle past the Rye tomorrow. Do do do do do

Two things: A Millwall fan who directed racist abuse at a Leeds United striker has been banned from football matches for five years and ordered to pay more than ?500. Gerrard Scanlon, 53, was arrested after Sky Sports News broadcast footage that appeared to show some of the London club's supporters abusing El Hadji Diouf. Scanlon, a delivery driver, admitted his foul-mouthed tirade when he was brought before magistrates on Wednesday and fined ?425. He was told to pay further costs of ?85 and a ?15 victim surcharge, the Metropolitan police said. And the incident at the Emirates that kicked off my thread, where someone was abusing one of the empty seats (red, fat and empty); I jest of course, he was abusing the players. This bloke has been done as well.

My poll of cyclists was perhaps about 5%, maybe up to 10 if you considered poor lighting. Not all were the I couldn't give a fuck variety. On the odd occasion that I forget my lights I do my best to make sure that I am out of traffic's way or can be well seen. Don't understand those in black, on a black bike, with no lights, cycling past the traffic at speed on Rye Lane. Anyway more importantly pedestrians should wear lights, indicate, and be banned from texting and mobiling whilst pedestrianising. There needs to be a new offence pedestrianising without due care and attention. In the old days wearing something light, carrying a torch and a rolled up newspaper would have been fine. But for as many bikes without lights I see someone all in black crossing the road without bothering to look.

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She is a bit of nutter though (no issues with the charity I hasten to add, which I have no problems about supporting). That is Celia Hammond not Sarah. Nutter of course is a term of endearment not a derogatory term. Perhaps I should have said eccentric. Have I dug myself in deep enough yet?

Subtle as a sledgehammer, but I did not want to drag this out/couldn't be Arsenaled. If anyone is interested then I am happy to explain. Perhaps you PS3ers could predict the attendance at the Emirates, or is that too easy?

Fell asleep in MOTD this evening and woke the find deja vu, before realising it was the Boro Millwall match. Capacity crowd I see at the Riverside (twinned with the Emirates), 35,000 (although for some reason it was recorded as 15,377 Similarly there was also a sell out at the Emirates, recorded as 60,079 when the ground holds 60,361 so 282 unsold seats which is a shame for such a big club

Can anyone tell me why so many (supposed)Arse fans were dressed as red seats today?

After hearing that there was a serious fire in Forest Hill, pleased that it was only a fire drill at the Emiriates.

Cull would be quite dangerous as foxes may enter the foochain. Fox and badger lasagne anyone?

Do you remember when Eric Clapton's child fell out of window to his death? They never used the name of the mother, who sadly was there at the time. It is even quite hard to find her name on line - Lori Del Santo Eric Clapton's son's mother was in the appartment at the time....