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er, Jayne

If you don't want to F*Ck me baby F*ck off - Wayne County and the Electric Chairs

*Waits for a *bob*'s pearl necklace joke*

I wouldn't be seen dead having a knee trembler in the Co-op car park, Waitrose only

Nope, but if I do it two times in a row I am.

I want to be an equal not a patrician, and I'm tapping on...amazing to me it's the 21st Century and yet people are even talking about this.

:))Oh alright then Wot Kells said and from way, way, way back in the day from a good old ding dong with Sean Some arguments against points made on here 1) Betting shops are largely empty Betting is not like going for meal or even going for a drink - a great deal of betting business is a single relatively straightforward transaction, except for the hardcore all day user (more of which later). Therefore, a bookmakers doesn?t have to be ?full? to justify its existence - I hardly ever see (no pun intended) anyone in the opticians. 2) Gambling is the ruin of all gamblers and bookies result in all sorts of social ills Er?no, or certainly no more, and actually probably far less than pubs/off licences are the cause of far more widespread social, criminal and health problems. Of course, some people get into problems with gambling as some people do with drinking, some with drugs, some with sex etc. The vast majority of gamblers genuine enjoy the ups and, mainly downs, of gambling and pitting their wits. They may lose, and the majority do but MOST gamblers lose a little and have an occasional nice win and enjoy this well within their means, 3) Bookies are anti-social full of misfits A bookies is actually quite a social place with quite a lot of banter and collective commiseration (hey, and even celebration sometimes.) There are a hardcore of punters (mentioned in point 1) - who spend a great deal of time in the bookies, have mates their, bring in a daily budget and pass the day in likeminded company without getting in to any financial problems. They are, in the majority, not the sort of people many EDF types probably mix with?but so what. 4) Bookies somehow cause social harm to surrounding areas and attract the wrong crowd In east Dulwich pubs, I?ve seen several pretty unsavoury incidents including someone getting bottled, numerous fights, frequent highly aggressive behavious, abuse of passing people, people throwing up on the streets, Anti-social noise at closing time, not personally seen any of this in or by bookies 5) You only need one As any punter knows, it?s about the odds you get. The more the merrier - in reality it would be best if there were about 5 in a row so you could easily check odds/prices Let?s face it EDF?you don?t like them because you have prejudiced PB attitudes about the the whole gambling thing plus you don?t like their hardcore demographic?

*looks at worm, swims by*

sod the thanks etc WHO BLOODY WON?

SNDC

*chortle

...yet

Narnia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw someone throwing litter on the street today > and I told them off. I've no idea if it was their > first offence or if they do it all the time. > > I didn't actually. I just wondered what the > reaction of forumites would be if I had done so. > You probably wouldn't have told me I should mind > my own business and some of you might have > congratulated me. > > I haven't read all of this thread but it occured > to me that there isn't a great deal of difference > in this scenario and the one the thread is about. > So what have I missed because surely I can't be > right about this? smoking is not illegal

er...it's a link

yup

Posh people's car tend to be nicer to look at and reasonably new. I'd be happier to make this regressive and torch any of the myriad old, ugly, clapped out, polluting, dangerous bangers that London's streets are full of.

I was actually referring to Haringey, Barnet and the northern parts of Islington

Alec John Moore Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is in the Family Room Discussion but it seems > to have hit the ground running: > It's going nuclear now

I bet this thread ends up with a whole load of bus drivers slagging us all off again whilst claiming they care about their customers....but not the arrogant, yuppie ones with babies, who weren't here in the 60s etc...that's what happened on the Nigel thread.

ratty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Eh? Did you cry?

Another vote for Moro

Aristotle went there to tutor Alexander

I was talking about 1940 not the whole war

That looks like a typical Harry dig at Levi to me about funds. I don't think spuds will challenge for the League if they get into the group stage of Europe. However....*gulps*.....without that, I do think they have a decent enough squad to be a reasonable outside punt... *spits out bad taste from mouth*