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Ms B wrote:one of the things I like about working for an investment bank Does this mean you are naturally quick at figures? Did you come top of the class in maths? Are you a very calculating female;-)

Annaj we all love you dearly, and it is not meant to be destructive/cutting/etc. You must rise above this, barely literate, inconsequential, idle chatter.

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dance

PGC>:D

though it's never too late

Ms B wrote: violence synonymous with wit All of the Bond movies had a quip at the death of his victims

To be either leaves me in fear

not in order of merit: Keef because he was the first person to praise one of my posts SeanMacGabhann my favourite pretend Irishman, not an ounce of brogue anywhere *bob* is good value Mockney Piers I find informative on lots of things Michael Palaeologus an easy guy with a difficult name love his sparring with Dulwich mum David Carnell for his youthful idealism ???? great name and his wicked humour makes me lol Jah lush also has wicked humour makes me lol Bignumber5 for his understated skill with difficult women, and his post writing like me, has made us both think things through There are many others who I have missed out whose posts I have enjoyed enormously, but the one whom I must not forget is MARK for enabling us.

It may not be about war zones but it is all about discipline. When they lost control of the classrooms the eventual spin-off is losing control of the labour force. Strikes became much more prevalent in the seventies and eighties, and the long term consequences are, we no longer have a skilled labour force. We have an excess of unemployable degree students, and yet we have to import competent builders from Poland to maintain our properties. A good many of the people I employed were arrogant and obnoxious. Doing a menial job is seen as demeaning, but I was taught 'there is nothing demeaning about honest work' and to be grateful to have any job.

Yeah, she got browned off, and left;-)

But don't shed a tear

Not in order of any merit peckhamgatecrasher she knows lots about everything, especially practical every day issues Moos is a sweet cakes and so clever, articulate, and rational about things Ms B posts I enjoy your style and good nature Mogs for being an ace scrabble'r Tillie Trotter my favourite and best poetess on the forum Kalamity Kel posts are easy to live with AnnaJ because she is high maintenance, a great husband, a great job, attractive, articulate, yet it is not enough.... Asset is a clever soul always worth reading Dulwich mum who has gone quiet, coincided with becoming a paid professional, why give it away when you can sell it Allycat who has two'd up with a certain bouyant veg Chav with a law degree who has lead such a colourful life seemingly with great humanity

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Tony.London Suburbs wrote:- Stephen answer this honestly.How many children did you know, when growing up, have only one Parent? Err me actually. My parents were divorced when I was 2 years of age. The divorce made the headlines of the local evening paper (1948) for 3 nights running. There was an obvious shortage of low-life stabbings, and murders at the time, to take the heat off, even they must have been on 'rations'.;-)

Dangerous, aggressive behaviour is nothing at all to do with poverty. Poverty was rife in the fifties, we were lucky to have a warm house, a decent hot meal and dry feet. There were very few murders and/or stabbings although there was widespread poverty. There was much better discipline and people seemed to have more pride/shame/standards. This controlled their behaviour as the neighbours would frown on the 'bad' family in the street. Not surprisingly, the police are intimidated by the potentially violent portion of the population, but they would nick you and I, as we are 'soft targets'. One year after I left school (1961) they stopped using the cane, and when I read about it in the local paper, I thought it was the beginning of the end. I could not imagine how the majority of the teaching staff could control the classroom without that threat. Most of us when we misbehaved at home got a clout, and it was non-negotiable, if you were caught breaking the rules a slap or two followed. When the schools were denied this, then the majority of teaching staff were no longer taken seriously. After bawling the child out there was nothing else to be done. Where as a 'telling off' at home was used for a less serious offence, something more serious would earn a couple of well aimed slaps, suddenly there was nothing else the schools could do, they were hamstrung.

Moos wrote:It's only me, the littlest Billy-goat Gruff..." I heard this on childrens hour at 9am on Saturday mornings on the 'light programme' now radio 2. It takes me right back to the mid-fifties, and it was presented by some old codger called 'Uncle Mack'. I presume he was old because he died soon afterwards. He would only play a portion of it spread over three weeks, because he thought it 'too long' for one show. Inevitably I would miss one of the parts due to over sleeping, or being dragged out to the shops by my mother. Another favourite was The runaway train, who went over the hill and he blewwwwwwww and the last I heard he was going still............... Yes those were the days when trolls were mythical creatures crossing bridges not 'crossing us forumistas'.

5 houses on Banfield site is expected.

Nadals arms were really too stout

klink

Jah I LOL>:D

aliens

set, and match, is the call

coated

The William's sisters are favoured of the women