Tony.London Suburbs

You've had your final chance Guys! Its 2.40AM! I'm invading London without yer!(actually I'm going to my wee bed:))....

I'll take that as a "No" for tonight then Guys as its 1.50AM now:)

HonaloochieB Wrote: I don't know about anyone else, but today I'm going to put sad songs on the stereo, gaze wistfully out of the window and ponder lost love. That should cheer me up. Els vd Schuldt in Holland. The German girl gazing out of the coach in Majorca as she disappearred over the horizon for ever. The two Italian Girls inthe chalet next door who were really "friendly" in Ibiza..Cheryl in Corfu. Linda from Stoke Newington. Jill from Caversham.Sue from Leigh-On-Sea.Jenny/Lesley/Amanda/Anne/Rusty from work days.Chico who ran off with a German Banker to Switzerland..The Twins from West Midlands. Viv who ran off with an Afghani Guy from Dulwich,funnily enough:( The long-legged French/Brazilian Girl who lived with me,said "she would never forget me" and came back from Brazil to move in with a Hotelier from Earls Court...and a host of others since the early 1970's all gone. Thanks for cheering me up:( Where's that revolver that I was asking for today in the thread that has mysteriously disappearred? Its THE END...:( ....however there's still "J".."K" "A" and "S" on the scene so.....:):)

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There's 2 "C" Words I don't like using in November and this is one of them. Now from December onwards....:)

Disappointing response,to say the least, with the admirable exception of zephyr,asset and Al&Em. Anyone else? It really is not that easy for many people,maybe yer average East Dulwich Forumite is above such matters.....

All right Townies! Who is up for a night out now in London Town?...You "wannabe" players,I mean you want to be "players" then lets play! Which Pub/Club shall we start then?..I can be there by 2.00 AM for an early start:) Let me know in the next hour or so Guys:)

Asset Wrote: yes. I can't believe it's difficult. I think Tony is just laughing at the thought of us doing it. As if(!) As that wise sage Richard (Ringo) Starkey once wrote and sang "It Ain't Easy!"....

Hello there....I've just a small problem which I'm eager to resolve as soon as possible. Does anyone know where I can buy or hire or even borrow a small revolver? Any ideas please? I will travel, if need be, and will reward you, thus reflecting your time and trouble in this rather sensitive matter. Discretion Guaranteed. Thanking You In Anticipation.

I was actually getting ready to go out and explore this wonderful world that we inhabit for such a brief and transient moment in time. Still am,in fact.::o

Southwark Council: Application before Sub-Committee 24 (Bermondsey Section 9)...9/11/08. Enjoy Noah. Noah's Ark, 2008 -- In the year 2008 the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in Southwark, and said: 'Once again, the Earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save two of every living thing along with a few good humans.' He gave Noah the drawings, saying: 'You have six months to build the Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights.' Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard, but no Ark. 'Noah!' he roared, 'I'm about to start the rain! Where's the Ark?' 'Forgive me, Lord,' begged Noah, 'but things have changed. I needed building regulations approval and I've been arguing with the fire department on the need for a sprinkler system. 'My neighbours claim that I should have obtained planning permission for building the Ark in my garden because it is development of the site, even though in my view it is a temporary structure. We had then to go through an appeals process for a decision. Then the Department of Transport demanded a bond be posted for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions to clear the passage for the Ark's move to the sea. I told them the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it. 'Getting the wood was another problem. All the decent trees have Tree Preservation Orders on them and we have to apply for a felling licence to chop down the remaining ones. We live in a Site of Special Scientific Interest set up in order to protect the hen harrier. I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the birds -- but no go! 'When I started gathering the animals, the RSPCA sued me. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against their will. They argued the accommodation was too restrictive, and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space. I pointed out it would be even more cruel and inhumane to leave them to drown but, again, they were having none of it. "Then Southwark council, the Environment Protection Agency and the Rivers Authority ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until they'd conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood. 'I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission on how many disabled carpenters I'm supposed to hire for my building team. The trade unions say I can't use my sons. I have to hire only accredited workers with Ark-building experience. 'To make matters worse, Customs and Excise seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species. 'So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10 years for me to finish this Ark.' Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and birds started to sing. Noah looked up and asked: 'You mean you're not going to destroy the world after all?' 'No,' said the Lord. 'Southwark Council are beating me to it.' GOOD LUCK(!):))

:))If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference. It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled ? Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America. I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead. I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation's next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House. And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure. To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics ? you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done. But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to ? it belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington ? it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory. I know you didn't do this just to win an election and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime ? two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair. The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America ? I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you ? we as a people will get there. There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years ? block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand. What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek ? it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers ? in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people. Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House ? a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, "We are not enemies, but friends?though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection." And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn ? I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too. And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world ? our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down ? we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security ? we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright ? tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is the true genius of America ? that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing ? Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons ? because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America ? the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can. At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can. When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can. When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can. She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can. A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can. America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves ? if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made? This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time ? to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth ? that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America. All things considered rather a rousing,emotional and BEAUTIFUL Speech wouldn't you say!

Its already 7.24AM on Sunday. There's a wonderful World out there to explore and "some" of you(probably 99%(6)) are still tossing and turning in bed(!) Plenty of time to sleep when you are dead for eternity(which is like,at least another 100 years or so...)...so RISE AND SHINE(!)

All right this is what I want you to do,while sitting at your desk. Lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand....... Did you really manage to do it without your foot changing direction(?):))

Annasfield Wrote: "Prawn" is so much better. Tasty body discard the head. Is Prawn Cocktail the best of all Worlds then(?)::o

These wimmin' seem to have no backbone at all Guys.:X...there's us suffering manfully and they want to share with us the fact that 1 or 2 have,at worst,a slight sniffle.(6)

Most Unseemly.

Hona what was this thread originally about? Kindly refresh my memory::o

KalamityKel Wrote: Good thing ya dont know me better then eh? Ud b sporting a black eye or two :p ;-) As Ringo would say Peace and Love Baby:)

Kendo Nagasaki and Gorgeous George beat Ironman Steve Logan and Mick McManus by 2-to-1. Who would have thought it,eh?

KalamityKel Wrote: Tony.London Suburbs Wrote: KalamityKel Wrote: Kent? KENT? ::o not much good if ya live in ED tho is it! :p > > So you LITERALLY want "it" handed to you on a > > plate!...if I knew you better I would call you > a > > ********** cow but as I don't,sadly pour moi,I > > will just say start with a "39" to Peckham then > a > > Train journey for 20 minutes and you are in the > > land of Male Milk and HoneyB) > > Tis a bit of a long way to go just for a bit of > eye candy me dear! Well its 2.57AM and I'm not waiting a minute longer!:( p.s Sorry about my earlier comment,.I "meant" to write "silly" cow not """"" cow which was unnecssary and rude unintentionally. Sorry Kel:-$

Michael Palaeologus Wrote: "I am too ill to be navigating my way round bed posts." Hope you feel better M8. You are handling this with admirable fortitude I must say. "Women have no idea about suffering." Well,at least,no-one can say we whinge,whine and moan about trifling ailments.

Rock On Boris Baby(!):)-D

Given our brutal lifestyles its quite amazing how most Men make so little fuss over the myriad illnesses that burden us. Lucky we can keep a stiff upper lip in the face of adversity like my slightly sore throat now,for example. Bravo(tu)

I've started to get a mild sore throat,I think I'm actually dying here,sadly...its the end this time for sure...(6)(6)