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Why would there be a pause in the middle of South, D_C?

Rico, that's very funny. Suggest you get Norm to carry your purse going forward, though.

ooh, and I've remembered another one - at this rate it'll only be another week before I'm at 10: - Cyrano de Bergerac with Antony Sher by the RSC - Tristram and Yseult by the Kneehigh Theatre (at the NT). Wonderful, passionate retelling of the old tale: glorious, tragic, romantic, physical theatre that makes you want to forget everything for love. If you ever get a chance to see the Kneehigh then do. Oh, and I love any review that says - "it was all shit except the bears, they were great" hee hee

*pulls thread*

I feel a new thread coming on...

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And his Richard III - he looked like a mad, bad > spider scuttling around the stage hunched over two > crutches and two long black sweeping sleeves I was at school when that production was on - we talked about it but didn't get to go.. would have been wonderful. Cyrano was indescribably elating and moving. When he died, you could almost see the light going out in his eyes. I wept without any shame, as I think everyone else did too. Mattham - hee hee :))

I think they can, Rico, they just don't. We aren't debating what the rules are (no point discussing whether facts are facts) but what they should be. Are we getting anywhere with this one? I have a feeling not.

Funny how a theatre thread (and from memory the poetry thread) can be an invitation for mockery. I don't see people posting advertising jingles on the music thread, or Cinderella on the movies thread. Strange. Why do you think that is?

Well done Wee Quinnie - congratulations on so many years of hard work rewarded. Congratulations, CambyOz on many years of hard work to come ;-) and all the joy of a new baby. I do hope your next experience at King's is a happier one! Mockers, you are a bad monkey.

I think it sounds a lovely idea - I've voted and hope to go.* *fat chance.

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh sorry, well that type of sentiment is of course > far more ingratiating. Not getting what you mean, Brendan?

can't recommend anything from personal experience but as am just booking a weekend in October in Paris, I will say book it as fast as you can! as we've found many hotels are already booked up through November. Wow. And good luck.

OK, that's where we're differing. My thought was that if someone wishes to smoke in their home (whether private or Council) they should be able to do so, but should have a mind to cleaning up when they move out - including if necessary, a top-to-toe clean or even a repaint for really heavy damage. People should have responsibility for their actions, but if smoking were not so demonised you wouldn't be able to get away with the ban. You can't ban people from dancing or cooking or eating jelly or drinking red wine - but you expect people to clean up after themselves. For me, it should be the same with smokers. Oh - and your lodgers no doubt do call their flat their home. Because it is.

Rico, with respect, you rather invited the response you got when you suggested banning people from smoking in their own homes. But I'm glad we agree that being sensible is a good thing ...

I love Keef too, so ner. Can we have a brothel/bar Western-style, with the ladies dressed up in corsets and bustles and the gents all in chaps with pistols? That would be cooooooooool.

firth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe he is in love ! let him rock ! Do you mean PGC's shagging neighbour or my car-loader? An unusual expression of the joys of love, musical car-loading? Or when spring comes and young men's fancies lightly turn to thoughts of love, are we likely to find musical car-loaders bustin' out all over? It sounds most romantic.

I think the Thames estuary plan is the best option. Heathrow just can't keep infinitely expanding.

Good to hear that it's closing down for positive reasons, but I will miss it. I do prefer to buy books in person, as it were, and think ? or two is worth it for the sake of having a local bookshop.

The discussion has gone on pretty far from here, so apologies if I'm dragging it backwards, but I suspect that the OP is mixing up cause and effect. I certainly would not rent a flat which smelled of smoke, nor would I want to rent one with a carpet with holes in. If a landlord rents out a clean-smelling flat with a whole carpet, he should expect to get the flat back in the same condition. That means that if the inhabitant wants to smoke or hold regular mass prayer meetings he will have to find a way to protect the property from damage from cigarettes or bony knees. There's no point the landlord banning smoking or praying but he has a right to expect the tenant to work out how to give back the property in good condition.

*Straightens up, glares at Annaj's retreating back* How dare you, you minx! We are all dead respectable here.

I admire those with the energy and well-regulated memory to come up with 10 - I'll start with 1, and add more if I remember more: - Antony Sher in Cyrano de Bergerac Sublime.

Michael P, did you mean Muschamp? I tend to say MUSchmp, on the grounds that one should somewhat anglecise French words requisitioned into English, and remove any vowel sounds that can possibly be squeezed out. Also SUTHuk, deCRESSpinee, but definitely, definitely LIE-doe. And unquestionably sconn! ;-) But what do I know, I'm neither (especially) old nor from Saaf London. P.S. PGC gutted re Adys I thought it was named after the alcoholic syphylitic Hungarian poet!

What about Adys? Is it Aydeez (which suggests possessive: Ady's Road) or Addiss? I was told Aydeez but have heard Addiss many times since.

I liked The Dark Knight too. Over-long car chases and fights, but I always say that about action movies. Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart were very good, Christian Bale was jumpable - oddly, Maggie Gyllenhall (sp?) was a bit disappointing. But the big set-piece action bits were good - I liked the ferry situation.

I'm sorry, but anyone who needs to use so mundane and earthly a channel as the EDF to find the paranormal club is by definition not qualified to join. However, as a special exception, I am now thinking about the time and location of the next meeting. You're all welcome to come along.* *No, not you. That's disgusting, stop thinking it at once.