Robert Poste's Child

Thank goodness for SLad. Excellent posts.

Face it, this is pure self-interest. And asking for a donation to the campaign - Jesus wept! The fear and greed index at work. It's almost a form of narcissism. It was really noticeable in the Brexit, London mayor and last general election campaigns that politicians now expect voters only to care about what's in it for them. It makes it all the more heartening when someone does do the right thing. Good for you, SLad.

Has his face shrunk or did they just choose a specially piteous-looking one for the front pages? God, I'm getting old.

Ruffers, know what you mean. Weaseling is unethical, disrespectful and doesn't actually work any more as people got wise to it thanks to Tony B Liar's world of spin. Politicians should stop listening to any head of comms who tries to tell them the truth is a technicality.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Poste's Child Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > rendelharris Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Robert Poste's Child Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > No more 'toilet' signs. It will be lavatory > > or > > > > loo, as indeed it should be. > > > > > > Don't know about that, lavatory derives from > > Latin > > > and loo from Waterloo - a European language > and > > a > > > European placename? Tut. Bog derives from > > Middle > > > English from the Gaelic... > > > > Are you blaming the EU on the Romans and Saxons > > then? > > Absolutely, we should strip the language of words > of Latin, Germanic and other nasty foreign origins > then we can all go back to the good old ways of > grunting at each other in caves whilst painting > ourselves with woad, the real Great Britain before > we let all the damned foreigners in! Except if you're going back that far, nearly all of us are 'damned foreigners'. I know, let's give the UK back to anyone who can prove they're 100% Celtic (those with red hair are out, they have proto-EU genes) and the rest of us clear off back where we came from.

Due out later today. So, did Tony Blair lie or not? Look forwarding to finding out. It already sounds like it will confirm there was no plan.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Poste's Child Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > No more 'toilet' signs. It will be lavatory or > > loo, as indeed it should be. > > Don't know about that, lavatory derives from Latin > and loo from Waterloo - a European language and a > European placename? Tut. Bog derives from Middle > English from the Gaelic... Are you blaming the EU on the Romans and Saxons then?

Give the girl a break, she was 17! She's grown up and had children since then so has probably clarified her ideas a bit.

No more 'toilet' signs. It will be lavatory or loo, as indeed it should be.

Passiflora Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You have a crochet needle point ahead for that > Robert. > > I'm trying to finish off a scarf. Knitting or crochet? Scarves get boring after a while, don't they. I mainly do hats as they're nice and quick, and there's enough of a pattern to keep you interested.

civilservant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Poste's Child Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I just finished crocheting a bag. No English > word > > for crochet. > > actually there is - it's "hooking"... Isn't that for making rugs? I have vague memories of my grandmother hooking a rug, anyway, but she was Welsh so in the mists of time it may have got muddled up with rugby (easily done, I think you'll agree). Any synonyms that don't sound like a sexual aberration?

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can I suggest 'crutching' RPC > > Yeah, it sounds a bit rank I know > > But this is the life we must bear I fear that may cause more problems than it solves, Seabag. Perhaps we could just pronounce crochet 'crotchet'. That's just as bad, actually.

Yes, but faultlines arguably go back to America's policy in the Middle East. Cameron's a short-term tactical operator and all about the soundbites so was never going to be up to being PM in these times. I'm not sure who is.

I just finished crocheting a bag. No English word for crochet.

Beneath all the righteousness, though, there's an important parallel with the referendum topic: once you open the door to sexist, objectifying comments and tell women who - perhaps for reasons they don't want to share on the forum -feel uncomfortable, that it's just banter they have to accept, not only do those women feel bullied, the what's ok / what's not ok threshold moves to the next level and the thing escalates. As in this thread, in fact. One of the things I hate most about working in a large corporate environment is that a lot of what used to be overt is covered up that way.

It certainly looks like Boris - having said he feared Gove would smear him (which in turn makes you wonder what he's got to hide) - is now driving the smear campaign against Gove. I don't get the impression he's stepped down yet. To misquote Amy Winehouse, he only said goodbye with words.

Presumably due to the weaker pound rather than to an actual price increase though.

English sparking wine. It just sounds like a bad party feels. Presumably lager's off the menu generally, so it looks like it's beer or cider.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > p!ssing in the wind but p1ss on by all means Bit unfair; people are entitled to exercise their freedom of speech and protest, surely.

Radio London talk shows (and I'm sure those on other stations) have been discussing very little but Brexit aftermath in the last ten days. Perhaps you could call in to raise awareness of the petition that way?

Le renard de Dulwich may mean frites, so we may have to extend it to thin chips and thick chips. Eek, no more champagne or (gulp) prosecco. And the history books will record that the collapse of the chattering classes of the South East began at that moment.

Excellent analysis. Lightweight that I am, I've always been uneasy about GO by association with the spoilt, selfish, profligate George Osborne of Vanity Fair. Hard to imagine why he chose to be called that over his real name; I understand not wanting to go by Gideon but he could have used his second name.

As opposed to oil and vinegar sauce for vinaigrette and butter, egg and vinegar sauce for hollandaise? This may need work.

We'll need an English word for mayonnaise.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How many places around ED will have to be renamed? Could be the shot in the arm that Cafe Rouge needs, anyway. They're getting closer to the top of my 'how on earth do they keep going' list and need to reinvent themselves. Also in the village alone: Rocca, Pizza Express (first bit), Au Ciel, the deli whose name I can't remember.