*Bob*

Not especially relevant (or even workable) when I first heard mention of 'The Drawing Room' with 'A Chair', I imagined something slightly different. I envisaged discussions that were both fewer and more of an 'event', and the Chair to be more of a visible personality who would add his particular influence to the discussion and thus make things all the more worth tuning-in for - Robin Day style. Possibly even name the topics, according to areas of personal interest and experience. After all.. everyone knows a lot about something. So, eg Macroban's week in The Chair would be a totally different experience to Keefs.

Back when the Forum started, I also used to have a lot less hair in various places that I didn't really want hair. So if this could also be addressed I would be most grateful.

No, BBW. That's a mediocre BBC sitcom, partly responsible for ruining Sunday nights at Grandads (along with Howards Way and snooker on a black and white television, Princes ham and tinned salmon with a bit of vinegar in it)

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I must accept > that this place isn't set-up entirely for my own > personal whim and amusement. I mean, obviously, it ought to be, but it isn't.

In general, the various changes to the Forum don't really suit me. The Drawing Room looks and feels too heavy-going, despite efforts and claims for it not to be so. It's perception as much as anything. Scatter the drawing room threads in the diversity of the lounge and I'll look-in on them and contribute. Put them all in one place and I just see the list of thread topics and can't really be arsed. The splitting-up of wanted/offered/classifieds seems to have resulted in me not looking at any of them, which is a shame as it used to be a 'you never know what'll pop up' page which you could have a quick look at; a place where surprisingly entertaining threads could develop out of nowhere. It used to be like a shop where entertaining things occurred on a regular basis, and then as a by-product of being in there, you ended-up buying something. Admittedly many of these changes probably serve the majority of users on here better than the old forum did - and ultimately, I fear I must accept that this place isn't set-up entirely for my own personal whim and amusement.

He should have considered using a publicity picture which didn't make him look like a hillbilly gatecrashing a geography lesson..

It must be hard when your name is 'Wright' and you work in television. Clearly the temptation to indulge in tiresome punning on the word 'Wright' is too great to resist.

Are you sure that wasn't Matthew Wright, Sally? They're so easy to get mixed up! There's egg on my face for one!!

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's Matthew Wright your Bobness. Oh. So they're not even related or anything then?

Hang on - apparently I might have got the wrong end of the stick. Ian Wright - white fella, ears stick out a bit, Channel Five.. Yes or No?

Don't knock it - this it top drawer 'football humour'. Ten thousand sides simultaneously split over worse jokes - every week down at the match.

I don't why she couldn't handle the job. The England Manager's job: 1. Pick the players everyone expects to get picked, plus one young 'un who aint ready! eee just aint readeeee 2. Send them out on the field to play football, like what they do all for the rest of the year. 3. Mumble the appropriate platitudes according to victory or defeat at the subsequent press conference. 4. Pocket a few million pounds. Essentially, you could give the job to a jar of pickled onions and get exactly the same results.

I love him on 'The Wright Stuff' as well. He speaks with genuine interest on a wide variety of subjects - hats off to him.

Do people actually still bother to watch television commercials? That's what the mute button, hard disk recorders and (if you must) Sky+ are for.

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Don't you like badminton, Tony?

Thanks for that, Tony, me old china

"An average of 2.88m tuned in to (Big Brother) between 10pm and 11.15pm last night Elsewhere last night, a My Family repeat brought in 3.12m (14.1%) to BBC One at 8.30pm" I think they should run BB on every channel, seven hours a day. At least 3 million people don't deserve anything better.

Tony.. you're like the grim reaper. Whenever somebody kicks the bucket you're in there with the obituary, like a rat up a drainpipe. So to speak.

Based on experience and personality it ought to be Jasper Carrott. Or Stephen Hawking. Come to think of it I think they could work well together.

sophiesofa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was also very suspicious but I thought just > incase it did happen to be genuine it was best to > offer advice. I think the person who did it is a > sad nobber who needs to re-evaluate their approach > to how they live their life. Just my 2 cents > worth. You would have thought there might be more interesting and original ways that a 42 year-old man living in Brighton could find to occupy his time. (*waves*)

I went to JAZZ tonight as well.. I thought it was pretty good, as it goes - and would definitely recommend the place (unless you specifically want specifically want to travel halfway across town to some wanky salon, pay over the odds and convince yourself you're getting something really extra special)

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That wasn't out Newfield Green way was it *Bob*? There were a few places that did it. The Lateshopper on Eccy Road used to. Even Morrison had a basket of them - before they went all hoity-toity in their push southwards.

Womad..?? Ha Ha Ha.. No, I'm off to The Secret Garden Party. They have pictures of children from last year's festival on their website and everything. Perhaps it should be called The Secret Paedo Party?

Ok class, I'm going to a festival in the morning. By the time I get back on Monday, I expect all crepe paper to be put back in the art cupboard, scissors in the scissor drawer, chairs on top of the desks and fingers on lips.