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I could get by without a car, a TV, at a push electricity.....do I want to?

Don't blame gender, you don,t like Poker but GG knows it's one of mankinds greatest inventions Whilst I appreciate that should be "peoplekind's" to avoid a massive irony, it sounds crap

..but she does 'quite like' Father Ted

My missus doesn't get gambling. When we were in Vegas she played 6 hands of blackjack, doubled her money and said 'this is boring' and wondered off. Madness.

FECK, DRINK etc

Wishing Well was my quiz night and football watching venue* in 90s and certainly not a shitehole then... Engalnd's exit to Germany 1996 being one I especially remember

Millwall scummer

Kemptowm Brixton Glastonbury Folkestone etc ...don't let it be said that The Times isn't well ahead of the game when it comes to emerging trend spotting

We will be going with half of East Dulwich to Camp Bestival again. It's like walking along LL on a Saturday morning.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, first, no one has said that they need to > give a levy. That's a Cypriot decision. > > So F that German shite. A cypriot decision?......This just demonstrates how little you read and understand about what is going on with the Euro. That aside, my point s general, didn,t mention you once and largely reflected the commentary in the media in the UK and elsewhere. try and google Robert Peston on this nonsensical approach for instance .you been on the sauce dear boy, you seem very angry tonight or whatever hour it is in Raffles?

I can't think of a better way to start a run on the banks in say Italy/Greece/Portugal etc than the Germans saying we'll levy a 10% tax on all savings for the cost of bailing your banks out. Money will be flying into German banks from all Southern European economies as we speak, this then means that to counterbalance this the Germans have to buy more bonds in the southern european economies, a potential risk spiral not unlike, um, 2007...... idiot policy, by the clueless, in desperation........ a situation largely made by the Euro.

An interesting documentary on Brit Funk on Radio 4 (you'll love it Salsaboy) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r5lms Summary: David Grant revisits a unique era in British music when jazz funk exploded onto the scene. With contributions from Light of the World's Gee Bello, Hi Tension's Paul P, Shakatak's Bill Sharpe and Jill Saward, Southern Freeez singer Ingrid Mansfield Allman, Level 42's Mark King and DJ's Chris Hill, Mike Shaft and Mark 'Snowboy' Cotgrove. The Jazz Funk scene developed from the Home Counties, principally Essex, along with clubs such as Crackers in London. In the South DJ Chris Hill and his Funk Mafia led the way, and in the North Colin Curtis, among others, were instrumental in its popularity. In this documentary, vocalist and presenter David Grant, who was part of the UK soul outfit Linx, revisits this unique era in British music which saw artists experimenting with a fusion of jazz, funk, urban dance rhythm and pop hooks. He reveals the origins of the phrase 'Brit-Funk' and how the pioneers of this sound, groups Hi Tension and Light of the World, presented their music with a British twist to their instrumentation and vocals. The Jazz funk scene was a British movement, a club culture unique to these shores with no equivalent in the States. As the music became popular, more and more British 12" singles started to appear with a craze for white-labels. Grant acknowledges that Brit Funk, although considered in some quarters as a pale imitation of US Jazz Funk, was nonetheless ours - and heralded a new dawn in dance and pop music. The term evolved from the club DJs - legendary names such as Chris Hill, and James Hamilton of Record Mirror whose column had a major influence in launching new records. With support from the club disc jockeys and labels such as Ensign and Elite, artists including Light of the World, Level 42, Shakatak and Freeez enjoyed chart success and made regular appearances on Top of the Pops alongside the new romantics and punk groups of this period. With club DJs gaining cult status, the scene also created many 'club hits' which, although they never achieved commercial success, are still remembered with great affection today and discussed on music forum websites and uploaded to Youtube. Many British based soul and dance bands found themselves merging under the Brit Funk banner. These included Lynx, Central Line, Imagination and Second Image - and initially pop groups such as Haircut 100 and Wham tapped into the style and sound to help launch their careers. Grant demonstrates how this scene was hugely significant in cutting through racial boundaries in the clubs and was instrumental in raising the profile of black and white musicians working together, notably Spandau Ballet who collaborated with Beggar And Co to produce the classic pop song 'Chant Number One'. He explains how, during the success of the Jazz and Brit Funk period, "chanting" materialised in the discotheque and nightclub. This football crowd style of interacting with the music and DJ underlined the voice of a new generation which can still be felt today.  SHOW LESS

It's another inpratical solution to prop up an unpratical currency, with consequences beyond the short term.... but not sure if it's as dramatic as that SF. lol at the EU respecting their duty of care 'to spend money wisely'....Huge you are like an evangelical christian nutter in your insistence on seeing nothing but good in everything EU/Eurozone. It's horribly wasteful, bloated and unaccountable I would still vote to stay in the EU but most people can see it's an overbureaucratic, increasingly unaccountable institution badly in need of reform and more democratic accountability...it's one of the reasons the Germans are so keen that we remain in the EU as they see the need for reform and the UK as an ally in this. This isn't swivel lheaded jingoism just reality. The next stage in the Euro crisis though.......Germany just buying time to work out how they are going to bale out Spanish banks and the Italian state

..he nearly fooked it up for Bobsworth, the useless lump

You can teach me nothing on rugby MM, the prediction league table tells no lies

Arguing about Nunhead and Peckham....two bald men fighting over a comb

I'm gutted for you, no really

Careful, remember Blackburn and 'the obscene effort from a relegated team' Leeds titles......"you lost the League at West Ham" :)

as good as Rd, as good as

COME ON WIGAN

seen some reasonable come backs too and a room silencer at the EDT, Comedian...a bit average...."What do you use for contraception mate? your personality?" Heckler: "What do you use for yours mate? Your act?" I also was present with someone of robust views when Lee Hurst said "is there anyone in this room who actually voted Tory?" (about '93) and this bloke says "Me", Lee Hurst says "Why?" and this fella says "Cos they didn't have a BNP candidate in my constituency"...nice atmosphere..i *think* he was joking

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mick Mac Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Italy 18 Ireland XV 21 > > Wales 34 England 15 > > France 26 Scotland 12 > > I overrated England's chances. Sorry. I underestimated Italy's chances. Sorry.

Looked at my Betfair account this morning, was a bit rose tinted thinking i was break even, a few down in reality but would have been far worse without Bobsworth! Good race too :)

On the chewy blotters again Steveo?

Italy 12 Ireland 15 Wales 8 England 12 France 18 Scotland 12.....apologies hmb/mrb