*Bob*

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If mobile phones are not harmful, how come I have > bad earache on the side I have used the phone > (which continues for days afterwards) whenever I > use one for any length of time? You're pressing it too hard on the side of your head, Sue.

They went to Jamaica of their own accord.

What is the difference between a Frenchman and a Belgian?

I can't believe that pubs are encouraging people to get boozed-up. It's a disgrace.

Really? Are you sure? If you wish, Monica. But for god's sake don't mention me.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > *bob* someone very close top me sold Dean > G********** off Eastenders a pill at that place in > Wandsworth (Club UK?) back in the > day....alledgedley The further down the *-list the 'celebrity' is, the funnier it gets. Dean Thingy is a good one. I've 'got' Ricky. But i think Dean trumps Sid, hands down. Or should that be 'hands in the air'?

Wrong side of bed, Jah? I just had a sudden thought that with this being the third thread in as many weeks about 'gangs/groups' of (mostly) black youths coupled with a few facts such as black youths being disproportionately more likely (than eg white youths) to be the victim of crime; to be involved in crime and last but not least to be suspected of being involved in crime even if they aren't - in a forum where most people spend more time arguing about whether you can say 'a group of black youths' if 100% of them aren't black, or black enough.. then possibly there might be other avenues for discussion here. But if you want to put it all down to hi-jinks because when you were a lad you used to hang around the off licence and throw chips at your mates, then fine.

I've seen no less than four 'Eastenders' cast members (well, ex-members now.. ooh, actually one ex-member who is now a member again ha ha) totally off their chops on Ecstacy and (in a couple of cases) in the least salubrious of venues.

Don't worry about it, SCSB79, Jah says it'll be alright. Now let's get this thread lounged, before (God Forbid) some sort of debate breaks out.

Who's Bbob?

You mean 'bite' as in 'actually start talking about something that might mean something'?

If they know where their family are. Or their family cares, of course. And both of the above are more than twice less likely to be the case if you're talking about (for example) black caribbean children. Oops! I said something that someone will probably get upset about. Despite it being true.

Sorted then. Brendan will go and have a word. Brendan? Corner of Dunstans & Goodrich.

SteveT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I thought it was derived from 'cut'(?) I thought it's origins could be traced back to the reign of King Canute, who - despite successfully achieving an alliance of the English and Danish kingdoms which lead (in part) to a golden age of dominance across Scandinavia as well as within the British Isles - was actually a bit of a c unt

Careful, SCSB.. I don't think you're allowed to say they're black these days. Even if - you know - they are.

Was it the 'Rimmer'? You remember the advert? The one with Mr T in the toilets at Substation South, and, er..

So the PM you got was someone telling you to stop telling people what to do? That's funny. Can you share the contents of the PM with 'the group'? Go on.. I could do with a laugh. Name and shame.

muffintop Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Simply because I got an irrate personal message > basically asking me to stop telling people what to > do.... I would have thought the only course of action would have been to PM them right back and tell them to stick it up their arse, not meekly delete your postings. Perhaps could agree to 'cap' the number of posts where you tell people what to do?

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've a great idea for a show...it's called "Wash > my pet" I was once tantalisingly close to pitching on a pilot for a show provisionally entitled "The Gay Team". It could have been a biggie, but apparently the commissioning editor for the channel in question wasn't so keen.

Fair enough... there are only so many things you can make an effort with. I'm particularly bad at making an effort to listen to new music - something I plan to get around to changing (providing The Great Escape isn't on. Again.) It's just that 'not listening to new music' means I'm lazy and fancy giving (insert name of cool album here) another spin. But not having a TV seems to represent something altogether more statement-y.

mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Doesn't mean there isn't plenty of good stuff > being produced. Well exactly. Just like TV. You just have to look for it - just like with music. I think the majority of telly viewers are lazy. I include myself there. I have fifty potentally fascinating, informative and entertaining programmes I've never seen before backed-up on my recorder which for some reason I didn't watch because 'The Great Escape' was on. Again. BBC4's viewing figures are a great example disparity that exists between how many people claim TV is dumbed-down and how many of those put their money where their mouth is and actually watch something challenging. It's also my opinion (and I'm not pointing da finger at you, giggirl - more at some sans-tv friends of mine) that a good many people who 'don't watch tv' wear it as some kind of a badge of honour - and so are in need of a good kick up their 'we do other things, actually' arses.

My problem with music is that it's dumbed right down to lowest-common-denominator level. Do you agree?

But I won't have a word said against the plucky Irish. And I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise for those Corn Laws, which were very naughty.

Good God.. if you can't have a go at the French, who can you have a go at? Apart from the lazy Italians, humourless Germans, boring Belgians and slightly odd Swiss, of course.

Hence: a PVR recorder (cheap, records what you want, watch it when you want to, no subscription to Murdoch etc, skip through commercial breaks in two seconds). Fill it up with a couple of hundred hours of good stuff and save it for a rainy day. You're running out of excuses and missing some really good TV all at the same time.