HonaloochieB

Actually, it's nice that someone's still 'down with' the traditional sailors/boilermans farewell as opposed to the seemingly ubiqutous 'flipping the bird'. In fact it's not even flipping the bird properly in most cases, it's just a lazy raising of the middle finger without a carefully placed thumb on the first knuckle of the middle finger and a curling of the forefinger nail on the thumb knuckle. If one is going to give manual insult, then please give some thought to the form. And while we're at it, whither the 'w@nker' sign? I recall a contemperary of mine employing it with the instruction 'drink it'. I doubt we'll see his like again.

On the basis that's correct. I arrived and donated without acquiring anything for myself. I was then dismissed.

Pip, Great Expectations.

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bigbadwolf Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Ignatius J Reilly. > > Of course BBW. Over to you. And I added on the 'give title/author bit after BBW posted, of course.

bigbadwolf Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ignatius J Reilly. Of course BBW. Over to you.

You think of a character from literature, a song or a film. Give a brief two or three sentence clue of the character and the rest of us have to guess who it is. The person who guesses correctly sets the next clue. And so it goes. The initial clue should not indicate which genre the character is from. After a few guesses the original poster can be asked for a clue. The first clue should be to indicate the genre. Any clues thereafter are at the discretion of the clue poster. What I forgot is that the person who gets it correct gives the title/author of the book/song/film. The first one is; 'I am a large fellow, living with my mother. I record my thoughts on Big Chief tablets. I am on occasion involved in mobile catering'.

Neither is a fixed attitude. If either is a fixed response to all you encounter then I'm sorry for you. The absolute worst kind of lazy unthinking response is knee-jerk cynism, whether it's directed towards a politician, pop star, footbaler or 'celeb'. Heard from the greasy-spoon to the work place to the pub to the wine bar to the message board. Ridiculously, unthinkingly easily repeated. Time after time.

I doubt Brown will be replaced as leader before the next election, no matter what individual party members might think of him. Another leader? Too much political grist to the other party's mills I'd think. I reckon they'll butch it out with crossed fingers and hope that things can only get better that can be taken credit for at the next election. But whatever happens, political pundits/experts/soothsayers both amateur and professional will constantly change their predictions/forecasts/guesses to suit the circumstances before the next election. And won't they be lucky that for the most part, that we don't remember their steely-eyed predictions of what should/could/will be done every week until the 'fish and chip paper' day. Unless we have Private Eye to remind us. As William Goldman said about people who claimed to be able to predict trends in the film industry 'Nobody KNOWS anything'

I liked the Macey's and Bil the pharmacist was a gent and helped me out on more than one occasion. But I've found the new service and staff perfectly sound, there was one wibble with a prescription but the staff made every effort to put it right. I've found the staff to be polite and helpful, though I don't place too many demands on them. I turn up every two months for my drugs, and while I'm there I buy several packets of lemon flavoured Fisherman's Friends lozenges, whatever reduced price lip balm is going, a packet of two of bath salts, possibly some fancy-shmancy toothpaste and a bottle of Dettol. They always do right by me.

It's 8:00 AM, but as Thomas and Srawbs have said get there early if you need to get to work afterwards, there's always a queue of people. The last time I went there Mick Jagger was in the front of me and he always takes ages, you know what it's like trying to get blood from the likes of him.

Ted Max Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like www.tedmax.com. I think I look good (I'm > the one on the left). Of course you are, you utter commie, but who's the chick?

annaj Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So, snorky/blah, you asked for your account to be > terminated, then re-registered and went onto a new > neighbouring forum to boast about being banned. > > That's, like, so subversive man. Actually in my vanilla world that's what counts for subversion. BLAH, you fucken rule MAN!!!!

blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > discuss No. F*ck off. You're not the boss o' me.

New York - Sex Pistols

Good spot Ruffers, whatever happened to Robin Scott? That was him wasn't it?

andyjg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My first point about paying for a couple of drinks > on a card was more anecdotal than critical - I had > no issue with the place as a result, hence I > returned at a later date to eat there. The > barman's frankness just amused me. And my point was that for a chap to use a debit card to pay for a 'couple of drinks' in a pub is poor form. Cash is still readily available, makes for a swift transaction and doesn't inconvenience others, who may be gagging for a pint. Fair enough in paying for a meal, but two drinks? > > At the end of the day HonaloochieB, my feeling > after I left the place, when I'd eaten there, was > that I'd been overcharged for what I'd got. And > that's an impression that other people would > appear to have too. Likewise, others including > yourself clearly like it. There's no reason to be > passive-aggressive about it; I'm not being cheap, > neither am I unable to appreciate a good meal (I > didn't go for a three quid kebab by choice) - I'm > happy to pay for quality but, when I went there, > my feeling was that I'd been charged more than > what it was worth. Look back on your post Andy, it seemed to me that you were charged an awful lot for salad and chips, I was just pointing out an alternative, at the time my ox tongue may have been in my pig's cheek, so rest assured it was puree an artichoke. I hope I can buy you a pint in there one day, I'll be the one with the cash.

Oh I know I'm an old solipsist but I can't help but make regular contributions to www.honaloochiebnekkidasajaybird.com Feel free to contribute, before The Man gets to hear about it.

tommy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > mmmmm doughnuts Homer?

Zaardvark Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why don't some of you who have ripped off report > these guys to trading standards? > > Best > > Z Cuz round these parts we don't much cotton to stoolies.

Hello Hanay008, you didn't put a question mark at the end of your thread title, so I read it with a slightly rising intonation. I even mentally suffixed it with the word 'Boy'. I know you really intended it as a question, but then did you? Brian Eno once went to the trouble of having a lot of cards printed and I've just remembered they were called Oblique Strategies. Anyway one of them said 'Honour thy mistake as a hidden intention'. You would appear to be fimiliar with work of the randy polymath, who if he'd never done anything else had a hand in creating Virginia Plain when he was in Roxy Music. Garagey electronic pop at its finest. But to get back on topic, you're in a good part of town, but feel freee to visit Peckham during daylight hours. Was going to edit the extra 'e' from the word 'free', but decided in the spirit of Brian Eno's working methods to let it be.

I'm The Face - The Who

pebbles Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I went shopping today and bought crisps and dips > both of which had offers on them. When i went to > check out I remembered this thread so asked > whether they had put through the offers. The > assistant asked what they were and I told him the > two items and guestimated the amounts and instead > of checking these costs he went straight into the > till and gave me change to the amounts that I told > him, didn't even check that I was correct or > anything and didn't give me a new receipt. > Couldn't quite believe it. No surprise and no > apology. Apology for what? He took your word those goods were on special offer. You could have been tucking him up like a kipper. Mmm, kippers, are they on offer?

Moos Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hona? > > Tch. Thanks Moos. By Jove I needed that.

louisiana Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > mmmmmmmmm > > It's also the sound of enjoying chocolate. Or ice > cream. > > mmmmmmmmmmmmm Enough already with the chocolate, Louisiana. Let the ice cream melt. If you're going to be Chancellor of the Exchequer then the main 'M' you'll have to know is 'Mr/Madam Speaker...I protest' Consider yourself admonished. In advance.

Anyway it's time to stop all this Who stuff. Anyhow it's about time I was getting my head down. Anywhere I lay my hat that's my home.