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I don't like sneering at anyone . It's a very metroplitan habit which I do my best to avoid (although it's hard with hypocritical Guardianistas for example) So all white Van drivesr are UKIP voters? You're generalising and stereotyping and being very metropilitan....*that* particular one didn't even vote for example

the pandering of the Tories and Labour to a UKIP set agenda is one of the most depressing thing in politics of the past few years....and that's saying something.

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ???? Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Antic is a 'chain' of 37 pubs with different > > names > > > > Walkabout has 32 Walkabouts... > > > > ...you see the difference? No? > > But a 'chain' is still a chain, right? I was > merely pointing out in reply to you that some > decent poubs are chain pubs. No it's not, at all. a branded chain with all the same named pubs, menus, etc and aimed at delivering the same experience to people who want the security of a brand they know is very different to a pubco that owns a bunch of different pubs with different names (although some pub cos standardise some of the offering).

No it wasn't - i used to quite like it. pool table too.

Antic is a 'chain' of 37 pubs with different names Walkabout has 32 Walkabouts... ...you see the difference? No?

Interesting... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/autumn-statement/11270333/Labour-and-the-Tories-are-only-pretending-to-be-different.html

jimbo1964 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pizzeria Castello was great. So busy and fun. Especially when John Major said he din't like them. There was less competition then though would have been good to see how good their pizzas were nowadyas. Their garlic pizzas/bread yummmmmmm

"I love all the chain pubs, they keep all the w*nkers out of the decent pubs" to resurrect one of my favourite quotes

Stalkabout in East Dulwich?

Big fat sam's claret and blue army, surely some mistake

Scarier is that it's been the major engine of UK Consumer spending for 20 or so years

,,,they say a 5% drop in central London.....you turn this into a 10-20% drop overall?

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > holloway Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > the comedienne Josie long said she performed > her > > first stand up gig in a pub in Dulwich, in > today's > > metro. that would have been 1998. probably > EDT?? > > Yeah, probably. I saw Eddie Izzard, Al Murray and > Jo Brand up above the EDT back in the 90s. I'd add Graham Norton & Phil Jupitas to that list too

All very 80s. I'm pretty sure you don't tip any of them anymore it's against their contracts of employment to take tips. Please correct me if I'm wrong and I'll remove the post( don't want to deprive them of an allowed tip!)

Yup - sort of agree Otta they did the wooden floor open space thing that was all the rage (ie All Bar One/Slug & Lettuce/Pitcher & Piano) then but it felt quite half hearted, a couple of yeatrs they did it 'properly'

'98 - Blue Mountain, Graces and Thai Corner Cafe all there; East Dulwich Tavern had knocked the bars into one and was possibly even calledthe EDT.....the first stirring had happened a few year's before before this Jah

Wot d_c said

Yup, Sema's for me too

Nope, lovely bloke but fries chips and fish in same oil...

But Bromley will be safe for you Louisa, don't worry.

Had a sniff

Because Sales frenzy and rampant consumerism is suuuuuuiuuch a new thing. Oh yes. There's better things to get angry about than this surely? Ps it's finished you can come out now

Thought provoking or a place for gullible powerless feeling people to blame others and deflect from what's not right in their own lives? CT crap.

Parking Zones in SE22 No thanks EVER

Cheese on toast place