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The story was broadcast on Saturday and there were 1,500 complaints by Monday. So although there had been some coverage by then, it's not just a result of the coverage. I don't disagree with anything that we're saying but the general tenor of the thread seems to be 'it's not such a big deal'. In my view, it was a horrible and incredibly puerile thing to do, and the original 'apologies' (i.e. before Brand/Ross realised how much trouble they were in) were openly mocking and insincere. I think they should certainly be punished by fine, as should the person who decided to broadcast the show.

If only we knew the actual colour that daisychain had chosen, Bob could create a whole reconstruction of the crime, possibly in 3D. I for one would enjoy it immensely, and would enjoy the ensuing 10-page row over which shade was actually better and went with daisychain's curtains..

Was it several girls attacking one other, or a general mel?e? I am indeed surprised to hear someone wish that children could be locked up so she didn't have to see them. I can see you were upset by the incident, but did you really mean to say that?

For me spending is another form of voting - people vote with the ballot box, and they vote with their dollar. Life is too short to always stop and consider how best to spend the money you have in your pocket, but it's worth trying to do it most of the time. I guess it's just a question of balance. It bothers me enough that restaurants pocket staff tips to fish around in my bag for a tenner (or whatever), and for me that doesn't seem like a big deal. If it doesn't bother someone else, that's fine. But if you never think about the choices you make when you buy X goods from Y provider then you're wasting what limited power you have to influence the way your world is going. cdonline - please don't read the above as an attack on you personally, or as any assumption about your buying habits! Your post got me thinking, and I was making a wider point. Or ramble.

To stick one cat up a drain pipe may be regarded as a misfortune. To stick both...

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can't help noticing ladies that your lists are > chocabloc with intelligent, humorous, sensitive > men rather than predictable beefcakes etc........ Choc? Cake? Mmm, yes please. Oh dear, I am getting old.

Mockers appears to have adopted the Antipodean Query? You know, when you raise your tone as though asking a question at the end of every statement?

He was really good in 12 Monkeys, as well, quite a while ago. But he never made the Moos List - I know that's unusual.

Talking of choons, here's another corker. I loved this movie. The song at the end is great too. You Don't Know Me - Meryl Streep in Postcards from the Edge

Great thread - some hilarious and lovely and bizaaaarrre (yes david_carnell, looking at you) choices Here's my first offering

Keef, where St. John's is now there seems to be a farmhouse - were you able to read the name? I printed it off, but couldn't. Something Hall Farm.

Er, lozzyloz you do know the Forum is free, right?

Nancysmum, your post is very true and very depressing. I live quite close to GG and take my small child there regularly, and almost every time we go I have to stop him from treading in, falling on or picking up dog turds. Luckily he's still fairly slow-moving! When people politely challenged by other people to live by the rules accuse them of playing 'park police' then one can only conclude we've gone beyond a situation where there is any point in discussing the issue. Clearly a significant number of dog owners just don't care that their dogs are fouling the park, or don't understand that using the dog-free area (even when they pick up after themselves) legitimises the incursions of the irresponsible dog-owners. What's the point in bringing in new regulations banning this or that when they are widely ignored and can't even be enforced by challenging bad behaviour? Once my child gets big enough to run further than I can quickly grab him we will stop using Goose Green. I don't see any other solution.

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Insert link to youtube clip of dinner table scene > from Beetlejuice here: Oh, all right then Does anyone remember those Stone Age days when you couldn't just find any clip or song you wanted and instantly post it to your acquaintance? How DID we cope?

I thought it was a good article.

That's why I think you have to ask, so that the staff know that the punters are aware of the situation - and ideally leave the tip in cash anyway, as I too have also heard that some staff are afraid to tell the truth. Reading the article SeanMac quoted, the worst that can happen is that your tip gets pocketed by your waiter when it should perhaps fairly be shared among the other staff and kitchen guys too. But I reckon the other staff would notice if someone was constantly quietly pocketing tips.

I don't think you are missing the point linzkg. I always ask for service charge not to be added to the bill, and leave the tip in cash. It's always worth asking as well, as that's the only way restaurants will be aware that punters do want to pay a fair service charge, but want it to go to the waiting and kitchen staff.

Northcross Road bread stall sells great bread. And I'm sorry to lower the tone, but Sainsbury's does a lovely multigrain loaf.

Apparently some poplet starlet put a fire extinguisher down his trousers once and let it off. Seems it hurts when those chemicals really get to your delicate skin.

Wasn't that a movie about fire fighters? A modern classic.

Sorry, didn't see the deadly black taranchla on it. Daylight come and me wan' go home. A six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch! Daylight come and me wan' go home.

Brendan, the word on the street is that the fire in your heart is out.

Call me vulgar, but I laughed like a drain (d'you see what I did there?) at that one. Did Knight have the gumption to say 'Sorry sir, I didn't know you had to belch first?'

Sean MacGabhann, ever selflessly to the defence of the innocently persecuted. I salute you, sir, and your high ideals. *goes off giggling*

*banana*