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Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's addressed nicely at nitwits, not Moos, as > were my other posts. > > Even so Moos, you present a number of grammatical > problems. > > I hope some bruiser isn't going to suggest that > Plato was Greek, any more than George and the > Dragon were British. Dearest Hugo, I have no idea what you mean but I find it perfectly plausible that I may have made grammatical errors in my post. Wasn't George a Turk or summink?

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Whilst I'm not suggesting there should be some > intellectual elite that governs a society's moral > compass it is silly to suggest we should have the > opposite./quote] > > Plato would be turning in his grave. > > > Cat's eye anyone? Would he? He would have been astonished at the breadth of the democratic mandate in most modern democracies? Women?! Non-landowners?! On topic, it is interesting that such a lot of noise is made around these particular marbles, rather than looking at the general topic of art in foreign museums vs art in place of origin. The Getty would have to close without its foreign art, bought mostly from bankrupt post-war Europe. That said, I think you could make a unique case for the Marbles in that to see the original marbles in a perfectly-preserved museum on the site of their original display would be wonderful. But unlike previous posters I'd like to see and understand the evidence that proper care is to be taken to retain their relatively good state of health. Compare the clear, chiselled features of the B. Mus' creamy-white Caryatid from the Erechtheion with those of her blackened, stumpy sisters in their home museum for a case in point. Or look at the general state of the Akropolis, as the marble perceptibly melts each year under the weight of un-restricted tourism and horrendous pollution.

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I love to go to Greenwich, the Naval College, the chapels, the beautiful park. Fun to go by boat, and to stop off at St. Katharine's Dock. Actually, the river trip is a lot of fun, and the watermen and lightermen (I forget the distinction, I'm afraid) are genuinely enthusiastic and have good patter. Towards the other end of the river, Hampton Court takes some beating.

aicardo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry But I have little pity for the boys that got > stabbed, boys or not, they know what they're > getting into... they've seen the stories and > campaigns in newspapers and on TV. But aircardo we don't know whether the people stabbed were in gangs or were carrying knives themselves. What makes you assume that they were? It's perfectly possible, I agree - but it's also perfectly possible that they were quite innocent.

I'm so glad no-one was killed, poor kids. Hope they recover quickly.

Beee-elzebub has a devil for a sideboard (what?)

Happy B-day, Kel.

Absolutely, what happened to all the country and sea that was here when I was a kid? I feel ripped off now.

Well, yes, I suppose that's true. OK, so, top tip: even if you don't manage to have a natural and hormonetastic experience of a birth, and can only manage to do the biz with the help of two or three days, a bath, a pool, gas and air, vomit, Mozart, 4 midwives, the sudden discard of a very detailed birth plan, a clipboard with a consent form, huge needles in your back, a large suction cup attached to a senior registrar, a bearded anaesthetist, a sharp knife, 95 other vaguely perceived medical personnel and a blue curtain, don't worry. It's only the start..

PGC In Laudable Attempt To Reduce Birth Rate In East Dulwich. I'd give tips about giving birth too.... but turns out I'm rubbish at it.

Is it just me, or are you a lunatic? Oh sorry, you won't be reading this, will you? You're off to the Nunhead forum.

Molly, I think I'm probably being a bit dim, but I'm not sure I get this. Are you kneeling on the floor in a sort of hurdling position?

"Some of my closest friends live in Peckham". Tee hee!

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I dunno Moos "Today I had a cream pie thrown in my > face by a two clowns on Barry Road, avoid these so > called 'funsters'" strikes me as a short but > valuable description (and advice). *rejects kindly offer of sense of humour transplant* Au contraire, Blackadder. There are very few clowns (qua: clowns*) in the East Dulwich area, so this fulfils my requirement that a description suffice to catch the criminal. Forgive my usage of a tired old EDF hilarity, but if you were to say that you had had an organic sausage thrown in your face by a thirty-something, designer-jeans-clad, sunglasses-adorned, Bugaboo-pushing, middle-class Mummy then I'd have to pull you up for perpetuating a stereotype without actually helping narrow down the relevant population much. *In other words, I mean people dressed as clowns and employed in circuses rather than any reference to posters on the Forum in general.

Citizen, in that particular example you could be right (although the behaviour did sound very strange to me). But my point is that it was a good and recognisable description. If someone says 'I was burgled by two black guys' then I don't think anyone could use that description to help solve the crime. And that is exactly the labelling problem that you refer to. (I think we're agreeing with each other, by the way).

"Move To Peckham - It's Pronounceable"

Of course! I wouldn't want my acquaintances to think I'm under-privileged, goodness me. "Goose Green Triangle" is new to me, though, made me smile.

At the risk of being a foolish bait-taker, I don't think people get lambasted when they give sensible descriptions of criminals, i.e. descriptions that would actually allow someone to recognise a criminal. A good example would be the recent 'dodgy blokes' thread. I think if one had read that thread and saw the people in question then one could be reasonably certain of a positive I.D. It's when people use one-word descriptions that cover a significant proportion of the population that others pick up on it. A one-word description won't help a criminal be caught, but it could do wonders to reinforce a stereotype. Moos (who should know better)

Like Daizie, I am too old and un-Asian so I'm really only speculating but I think - I think - that if I were of the right age and Asianness (?!) then I would still find this ad unappealing. I wish you well in your search, but I wonder whether you could improve your chances by giving more information about yourself, and perhaps including something about the woman you're after other than her age and the fact that she should be Asian.

AllforNun Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't see why this topic couldn't be discussed > here just as well as in the East-Dulwich-specific > part of the Forum. Far from being the 'main part' > the Lounge actually gets more traffic. > > Oh please because the forum has been overun by the > moral police.....it's songs of praise 24/7 ! I have no idea what this means. Please explain?

Good call on Piers Morgan. Definitely Gary Rhodes. Although you might impale your hand on his hair. Paris Hilton or Victoria Beckham?

Oh, and if some crazed 'counsellor' tells you that breastmilk is the Only Thing for cracked nipples and everything else is a Waste of Money, take it with a pinch of salt. (do not apply the salt). It works for some people, but not at all for others, who much prefer using Lansinoh, or similar. P.S. sb, great post but do you really miss the yellow poo?!

You can't win, can you. Either it's a desert miles from anywhere and rife with crime, or it's up-and-coming and full of yuppies. I just smile and think about how happy we are living here. In Peckham, that is...

lenk, thanks for that, it was interesting. Parts of it do give the impression of having been written by a 16-year-old fresh in from Hampshire, though. Who doesn't know the difference between a banana and a plantain? And "an assertive, face-and-elbows-forward, don't-meet-eyes stride is usually called for"? Really. Woof, why are young heifers no good to the dairy industry? I would have thought young bullocks would have been cheaper, unless they were to grow up to be stud bulls.