HonaloochieB

Or Charley-Boy? That's the one. "This morning presenting the news with some bint or other it's Charley-Boy 'Wotta' Stayt." Cracked it.

Or Chaz?

Or Chuck?

Behind Blue Eyes - The 'Oo

jrussel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here as promised is the text of the letter I have > just sent to the mayor's office: > > ============================================ > > Dear Mr. Boris Johnston, Mayor of London, > > Firstly may I congratulate you on your recent > election to the office of Mayor of London. > > I would like you to apply your mayoral attention > to an issue most important to London and the > planet as a whole but which is currently > overlooked. We must stop being so precious about > trees in this city. There seems to be an attitude, > mainly held by suburban-minded individuals who > will defend their own personal convenience at the > expense of amenity to the general population, that > trees must be defended at all costs and also > planted in virtually every last square foot of > empty space. One person may enjoy a view of a tree > from their window, another person may enjoy having > a small home on the piece of land occupied by the > tree rather than festering in a homeless hostel > surrounded by people who will sell them drugs and > ruin their life forever. Or perhaps a childrens' > hospital, is this less important than the > housewife who likes to glance at a distant tree in > between chores when she could just plant a new > bush in the back garden or perhaps invest in a > window box? Not only this but I have recently > witnessed a lady walking on my street late at > night whose shoe became wedged between paving > slabs lifted by the roots of a tree, who > subsequently sprained her ankle and had to receive > medical attention. I dread to think what the > result may have been had this lady been an elderly > person with osteoporosis in which case there would > have been broken bones. This tree is very > inappropriately planted in the middle of the > pavement. One of its branches overhangs my house > and the leaves from it have repeatedly blocked my > drains forcing me to often climb a ladder which is > a safety risk in itself. Mr Johnston you may think > these are trivial issues but the fact is they are > just pieces in the jigsaw of a larger picture and > that picture is that we have become blind to our > obsession with trees in this city and we value > them more than our fellow humans, it seems. > > Now I am aware that your sympathies may lie with > the suburban mentality of the outer boroughs who I > understand elected you to your position. But it is > your duty to recognise the needs of genuine urban > dwellers and also our planet which is gradually > becoming consumed by sprawl. Some of your recent > policy decisions leave me with little faith that > you have any genuine interest in environmental > concerns but I do hope that you will take a few > minutes of your time to consider the points I am > making and perhaps you will have the foresight and > vision to recognise their significance. > > I would very much appreciate if you could outline > for me your policies on the planting of new trees, > maintenance of existing trees, and preservation of > trees balanced against the need for new > development in this capital city of one of > Europe's most crowded nations. > > I have copied this letter to certain other > politicians who I am sure will be as keen to hear > your response as I am. > > Thank you for your attention > > Yours sincerely, > > Henry Root

Presenters? Thighs? In my day you had news readers and all you saw of them was head and shoulders, to this day Reginald Bosanquet's thighs remain a mystery to me, and not to speak ill of the dead, I'm grateful for the fact. Anna Ford though... (continued on the Old Fogies thread)

Isn't She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder

The Day Before You Came - ABBA

Christ, what a good actress, apparently funny on screen but doesn't exactly lard her interviews with wit.

Stay With Me - The Faces

Once Bitten Twice Shy - Ian Hunter

Just Another Night - Ian Hunter

Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart

I appear to have wandered into a showing of Scarface. Informative though.

Waiting For An Alibi - Thin Lizzy

I say we only use metric, it's what the drug dealers seem to prefer and I don't know about anyone else but I don't want to go upsetting them.

Now I'm Here - Queen #Down in the city just Hoople and me...#Eh, TB?

No Milk Today - Herman's Hermits

will dex Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > wannabe - spice girls (apols for this) I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones

LizzygotDizzy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 1) Post another song by the same artist OR > 2) Post a different song and artist, however, the > new song title must contain one of the words from > the song title before it. Not from the artist, > from the SONG TITLE. The original rules IP. Personally I prefer to pick up from the song title. But however you choose to live, it's liberty hall round these parts.

Ruddy flashbacks.

MP, I'm afraid I have to remind you that LSD is in fact illegal these days. Though, I can remember when it was a florin a tab. Mind it was all fields round here then. Red they were, with sprites living on the tip of each blade of grass.

Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Their beer prices are very strange indeed. Currently selling large bottles of Becks, Grolsch and Cobra 4 for a jacks. Just call me old Strangey McStrangerson.

Michael Palaeologus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fiona Bruce, just out of a gymslip...... oh my. > Where are my heart pills? The little orange ones. MP, for heavens sake, they're on the tallboy where they usually are. Look, next to the Virol.

Too Bad - The Faces