Tony.London Suburbs

HonaloochieB Wrote: I'm very like Ena Sharples in that respect. Martha Longhurst and Minnie Caldwell were different class to the old battle-axe..and they got their round in... Loochie: Here is your 4-pointer question and you must get every answer correctly: 1/ Who played Minnie's lodger ? 2/ What was her name for him and his name in the show? 3/ Which series did he Co-Star in?

Georgie also displayed his skills with the much harder old-style Footballs that do not bend all over the place and he showed his ability on pitches that were a disgrace, sometimes, like the infamous mud-bath that was The Baseball Ground, Derby, for example..>:D

To the sound of "Yellow Submarine" to frighten the opposition: "At Number 1 is Georgie Best, at Number 2 is ..Georgie Best, at Number 3 is Georgie Best, at Number 4 is..Georgie Best." etcetc Bestie: Nae contest Wee Man...(tu)

up for a big night tonight though, oh and I'm out again tomorrow 41 ?? Perfick! Hang on you are not one of them rowdy types are you? Curtains drawn at 10.00PM SHARP!! ( Except in my household where its normally around 3/4.00AM-g/f said the other day that I would fit in very well in Jamaica, where's she is from, as I'm a "Rebel"..B)

Actually, in all seriousness there probably is a very good reason why there are not more children ( 11-17) in Middle-Class East Dulwich. Lets be honest many of the contributors on EDF ARE representative of the area in that they, originally, came from other parts of the Country and wanted to experience the stimulation and sheer variety of London. They would prefer to live in a pleasant area which they are in a position to do, so East Dulwich ( and a few other similar areas) are perfect for these people. They are probably early20's-Late 30's etc and enjoy all that London, uniquely in the UK, can offer. Then their Family starts and its no longer the top priority to simply have a good time. There are other considerations to "want the best for their children" so its not unreasonable that they would want to live further out in "safer" areas which often provide much cheaper accommodation. Seems perfectly natural that a fair proportion will move when they reach around their early40's when they have children. Also if people do have the financial flexibilty to live anywhere they often prefer more space and appreciate our Countryside as they get older so many are inclined to move to the Country or "by the sea" at a certain stage in their lives. Some, probably, return home to where they were brought up! Then THEIR children want to experience the "bright lights" and come to London as single people and the whole cycle continues....

Mick Mac Wrote: I have said before I do not want to leave the area but we may have to. Good and bad news Mick! Good news is that you can buy a nice house near the 180 acre Danson Park in Bexley for around ?225,000 and send your children to the excellent local Grammar Schools. Also you can catch a Train to Charing Cross ( 30 Mins) or Victoria/London Bridge/Waterloo etc. Also far less traffic and polution on the roads. Easy access to North/East London, as well and the heart of Kent is 15 minutes away with all its beauty. However, I HAVE to tell you the bad news. I'm afraid this area is not really "edgy" and I've not experienced any crime in the 26 years I've been here though the Pubs in Bexleyheath can have a row ( or 2) after closing hours. Spoke to a couple of PCSO's the other day and they are reduced to leafleating all Businesses in the area as there isn't a great deal to do. ...and Peckham is only 18 away by train... "Come and join us, Come and join us, Come and join us over here We're the exiles We're the exiles We're the exiles over here..":))

Tony.London Suburbs Wrote: Any chance of lending me a Cockle Mumsy? Charming. Any chance of a "Lady" instead?

Any chance of lending me a Cockle Mumsy?

lard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One wot makes them spell fings correctly too. But > hey. let's not PURSUE this. :-) I see you PERUSED that thread lard....

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's one season to go first! > > winter indeed! Of course, Autumn! What a fall I am..:-S

Cor Bloimey, thats good stuff from DM... "Sighs" wish I had gone to a good School and could write like that..."tails off wistfully"....

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tony - the "right on brigade" is alive and well in > ED it seems. Too Right Bruv! I'm joining them for one, I've had enough of this namby-pamby, softly-softly attitude! Edited to say...hang on a minute, I might have got that last bit wrong... In fact, you just try to stop me joining their ranks!

Gotta love this thread. Takes me back to the halcyon era of '72ish... "Ban Grammar Schools" for blah/blah... "Working-Class Kids will then miss the chance to elevate themselves" "No, they won't!" "Yes, they will!" Answer 35 or so years later..we listened to the "Right-On" Brigade of the time(probably the ancestors of todays "crop") and YES endless of thousands of bright, able kids from working-class stock DID get dragged down in the mire where the finest achievement of "some" classrs in "some" State Secondary Schools was to ensure no-one got hurt during the disruption of the lesson. As for actually learning anything during the lesson, forget it!

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BTW ask Diane Abbot, Tony Blair and other 'Labour' > architects of the Academies where they sent their > kids to school....... Wish I had thought of that. Good point Quidsy and thank you for confirming what I have thought for many a long day---that my posts are, indeed, invisible...::o

I fink hall kyds to mix lyke a "social experiment"--( I cut 'n pasted that phrase cos I can't rite propa) but i fink iz realy good that em clevor kyds from Dylwych go to skool in Peckham and playses. lay will sea lyfe as it iz. They can len keep it real, yougetme? My teechur said it aint bout xams but learnin to spake to everyone innit. Innit? After all if Tony Blair, Harriet Harperson and Diane Abbott can send their kids to the local "Academy" then so can you Guys.:X p.i.s My Mum rote dat lyne above..

I'm sitting here doing a CV for a 31-year-old friend from London. She wants help with all the multi-choice questions but she only has to re-take one module to gain a decent Degree. Something doesn't quite add up.

East Dulwich is an oasis of affluence in a desert of effluence that surrounds it...

Rained incessantly this evening. Winter is almost here Guys....

The rain has arrived, again and the Summer tans are soon fading......

KalamityKel Wrote: Plenty of blackberries still to be had in the woods... apparently they tasty quite nice. They tasty quite nice? Were they Chinese blackberries KK?

?250,000 question on Milionaire. Which Country owns Zealand? I bally knew..you wait 'til I get on that show, I'll show St, Christopher Of Tarrant....

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ..as though of Stella I had drunk Is Stella Artois the same Girl who takes part, regularly, in a Menage A Trois ? Suddenly Autumn don't seem so bad.... p.s. I claim the left-hand side Quidsy...:-$

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > September is often warm and sunny, I like the > Autumn and the seasons...Jan/Feb are the grimm > ones for me Don't spoil the mood, Sunshine... Edited to say I don't mean "Sunshine" in this context..:X

Its September and The Carnival is well and truly over for another year. So lets get real Guys, summer is now finished... Conkers are will soon be falling, blackberries, mostly, tantalisingly out of reach, have disappearred. The apple-picking season, usually associated with autumn, began around two weeks ago. It will soon be cold, wet and the shops will soon be full of winter clothes. Are we in autumn already? Clocks will soon be turned back and you will leave your work in darkness as the gloom descends around you. You will probably arrive home bedraggled as you contemplate the dark, long, evening in front of you before you return to the sanctity of work again. At least we will have those cheery Christmas adverts to look forward to as we while away the hours until next Summer comes. ( Its about 6,500 hours until June, 2010). Anyway, have a nice day y'all....

Heinz classic "Cream Of Tomato" Soup recipe. Buy tin. Open it. Put in Saucepan. Heat. Pour into Bowl. Enjoy. p.s. I put "Enjoy" as I wanted to conceal the fact that I didn't know whether to eat or drink it....