James

Charlie you sound hilarious. Do you go to the rainbow drinks at the Rye?

Sorry if I sound naive but what is teabagging? Is it something Dulwich mum might do at Le Chandelier?

To be honest I am often a bit taken aback when I see other gay men making PDA's. Most surprising for me was two blokes kissing quite passionately on a packed 12, late at night. I wouldn't dare! But then, I probably wouldn't want to either.

Just out of interest, what would I get if we "went the whle hog" in the Silver Buckle in Camberwell? I am a bit skint you see.

I feel I need to up the ante. I might grab my boyfriend and snog him outside Iceland's.

So what's the best way to avoid this tax then? If I get mum and dad to gift the house to me, can they still live there?

East 17 were the paradigm-shifters surely!!???

On the subject of "just a band"... I reckon that for something to be more than "just a band" it has to shift the paradigm - as distinct from simply being in the right place at the right time. I would put the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, T-Rex, the Stone Roses, Bowie, Prince and Bjork in the first category. These are artists who have performed a kind of musical alchemy, reprocessing influences to create something entirely new and wonderful. I place Pete Doherty firmly in the latter. There is nothing innovative about his music. It is pastiche (of The Clash - themselves paradigm-shifters), performed with a kind of junkie panache which, along with the cult of his celebrity status and all this Albion bullsh*t is seductive to some. Especially teenagers, gawd bless 'em.

Just got back from holiday in France, walked past the place & it feels like I'm still there... all they need is a bit of dog poo outside. No seriously, it is so chi chi it makes Sarah Jessica Parker look frumpy. Looking forward to paying a visit.

Coming from Bromley it's a relief to live somewhere where the Daily Mail (aka The Daily Fear) isn't the paper of choice for most people.

The Village - Waitrose North Dulwich - M&S food hall West Dulwich - Sainsbury's East Dulwich - Iceland/M&S (delete as applicable)

What I don't get is why North Dulwich is south-west of East Dulwich.

The main building has also been beaten repeatedly by the ugly stick I reckon.

What exactly is the pecking order anyway? i.e. 1) The Village ("chaise longue") 2) North Dulwich ("sofa") 3) West Dulwich ("couch") 4) East Dulwich ("settee") Any thoughts?

Well said Boosboss! I am in a long-term relationship and intend to stay that way! But am interested to meet other gay & lesbian people as we often tend to have a lot in common, facing similar situations in life - just like any other minority group. If you're not in a minority yourself, you wouldn't know. That's not meant to be rude, it's just the way it is.

I have a man bag. But no geek glasses or skiing fetish. So perhaps the man bag belongs to the bit of the Venn diagram that doesn't overlap with anything else? If you know what I mean.

Haha, the resident clerk's "leave at short notice." What for? does he have a "bad leg", like that Tube worker who was spotted playing squash whilst on paid sick leave? Perhaps they could have drafted in a ticket inspector to provide cover? Or is it more profitable to have more of them and less station staff? I've got an idea. Why not cut costs by abolishing staff & ticket machines at suburban stations altogether. Simply replace with an army of ticket inspectors, trained to target professionals & respetable-looking people (they cough up more easily). Leave the serious fare-dodgers alone - they won't pay anyway (and you might get punched). See what profits have been made from parking enforcement... Apply the same theory to train travel and it's ker-ching for Southern Railways!!!

Do what? A woopsie?

Why do so many men's clothing retailers assume that all men like dull blandness? Have they never heard of the metrosexual?

Topshop is a great idea!

Jenny Eclair will be upset!

Great stuff. While we're at it can we exchange the Post Office for a branch of Paul? And we could replace the ticket office in East Dulwich station for a Pret A Manger.

Enough about White Stuff, where's our M&S?

I say sell it! Rather an M&S than a cop shop

Privatisation has been a total disaster for British Rail - Southern is a prime example of this. Any money left after the shareholders have taken their cut seems to be spent on designing new logos and liveries. East Dulwich station is a shabby third-world shed with third-rate facilities and absentee staff, surrounded by a rat-infested embankment covered in piles of litter. Southern are clearly investing nothing in the infrastructure in case they lose their franchise. I wonder how many ticket machines they could have bought with the money they p*ssed up the wall on their atrocious tv commercials recently? I'm amazed they're allowed to do this. If there are minimum standards for the services they run, surely there should also be minimum standards for the stations? Like, for example, something so basic as being able to buy a ticket!