Tony.London Suburbs

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And where are his clothes? If they're in a > suitcase... No! No! Don't mention this Guy in the context of wheely suitcases, I beseech you! Honk reminds us that some people have negative views of Guys with suitcases with wheels who choose to carry them to prevent them making a noise...

Mick-Thats Stan Boardman who you may know, made his name on The Comedians Show 30 years ago and is still going strong and still looking quite similar. Funny seeing him in that great clip. How I wish I could turn back the clock and be part of the serried, swaying ranks of the (then) finest Football Choir of all...

Sharon_H Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Fokker" hmm, could be Stan Boardman. >:D<

One of the saddest sights for me was going back to my Homeland in The Walworth Road and seeing "Kennedys" English Sausages Shop close then I realised the Camberwell one closed and the last remaining Peckham one too in Rye Lane, itself. In fact they closed them all, probably 20-odd in total. Turns out that they realised that there was no longer the demand for these traditional British/English Sausages in South London where they had been based for around 100 years... They do say you should never re-visit old haunts...(6)

honk Wrote: Yeah, there's no 'White Stuff' ........ NO White Stuff anymore? Those Restaurants in the Peckham Road used to sell plenty of the "White Stuff" "round the back" back in the day. Many a Cab passenger was dropped off there and most had already eatenB)

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tony in my honest opinion as a long standing local > resident, Peckham has certainly not improved > aesthetically and is possibly one of the grottiest > smelliest s*itholes in south London, but again > just an opinion. I do respect opinions based on personal experience and as you have been a lomg-term Resident then its fair to assume that you do know exactly what you are talking about Louisa. I just feel the area in Peckham Road near The Library and the smaller buildings off Commercial Way and the demise of some of those Estates seems to have made it look better but I certainly would not want to walk thru' there, regularly, as I used to at 3.00/4.00AM in the early 1970's for sure...

charliecharlie Wrote: which one are you referring to TLS??? Particularly the one you bought for your birthday! Stylish and Classy..(tu)

Well I miss the old "characters" from the "Five Estates" especially that nice North Peckham Estate...all them nooks and grannys....sorry NOT grannys, they were the ones who lost their Pensions on the way home from The Post Office... Nooks and Crannies..thats the phrase....

charliecharlie wrote: TLS, are you one of the Two (remaining) Gentlmen of East Dulwich? or is this just another Winter's Tale? :)) Actually this is one Antony that took his Clepatra away from The Hamlet that is Dulwich to become a Merchant of Bexley. p.s.My Cleopatra still has the needle over it, though:)

LegalEagle-ish Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What I think might be interesting is to see how > quick the demographics change as the recession > bites and those who can head for the 'burbs to > escape the inevitable rise in crime. In all seriousness I have to tell you that none of my friends or acquaintances remain in "Inner" South London, which is sad. Particularly as it IS a great place, warts and all. Virtually all these people were from Generations of London(mainly South) Families and yet they, independently of ach other moved in their "millions" from London in the 1970's-1990's....certainly 70% of all Suburbanites come directly from Inner London or their Parents did. I've said b4 only 6 out of 645 School Pupils from my school who left in the early 1970's still live in South London (Inner)..more live in Sydney,Australia so can't be many more who do want to move out...?

mockney piers. That letter is far too good to be hidden away on Page 5 of this thread. PLEASE do a seperate thread in The Lounge.(I would do butcan't do "Links".. Funniest thing I've read for a long while and it had me regularly laughing out loud and crying long before the end! Thanks for sharing.:)-D

I think hannahspanner nailed it! Totally agree.

Applespider Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ooh, let's not turn this nasty; we all have our > sporting preferences. I love rugby and American > football and can't see any point in football > (soccer) or cricket but I wouldn't hijack threads > about those to tell people that. > > The NFL is a complex game and the more you watch > it and learn about tactics etc, the more you > appreciate the game and the reason for the > playclock between downs and timeouts. If you > don't understand much of the game, they do seem > inherently pointless. When I watch soccer > football, I quite often get bored when I see > people kicking the ball around midfield with no > real purpose that I can see. Football > afficianados could probably lecture me on the > tactics, ballskills etc that are actually taking > place. > > The Euro-league had a lot of issues that didn't > help the fan turnout (although the Claymores at > the end were getting more than 10k a game which > several weekends was the third biggest sporting > crowd in Scotland). It was also a lot of fun for > the fans who did go and a great way of getting the > knowledge to appreciate the game - the > players/coaches were accessible and it really did > fire my interest more than Sky ever managed. > > For Sunday, I fear a Steelers victory (as a > Niners' fan, I don't want another team being first > to 6 rings) but am rooting for a Cards win. If > their O-line can stand up to the Steelers > pressure, then I don't think they'll find Warner > quite as easy to faze out as they did Flacco. > Part of me thinks the Steelers D and Cards O > strengths may cancel each other out and the > interest may come from which of the less regarded > Steelers O and Cards D battlesl to come out on > top. I have to say Good Post Applespider>:D<

Horsebox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Touched a nerve did i, tony? Read it again and > you'll see i said appreciate rather than > understand the game. Quite different things. Think it was the "ignorant" comment that I appreciated, particularly as I tried to follow the game as far back as when Baltimore were the "Colts". I'm an Adrenaline Guy,whether its the thousands of matches(Racquet Sports, mainly) I have played in or watched and its so irritating that its "Stop=Stop=Stop=Start=Stop=Stop=Stop=Stop=Start" ... It is nice to to see that you are actually taking a leaf from the NFL and inserting more breaks when you post. Thanks.It was you that wrote:- "Touched a nerve did i, tony"......as above? Would you mind awfully if I took my Grammar Lessons from someone else...:))

TillieTrotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I believe that was my mate Willy who said that > actually Tone;-) As you like it TT, this all seems a Comedy of Errors about a Fellow carrying a suitcase...:)

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Never been able to watch an American football game > without falling asleep through total boredom. Thats YOUR loss if you are unable to appreciate such a complex sport. (please see the comment from Horsebox directed to me):)) Just ask Horsebox-He KNOWS about these things and LEARN Jah! LEARN and be ENLIGHTENED!B)

Horsebox Wrote: Am typing this from my phone so can't be bothered to try and remedy the ignorance shown by TLS, other than to say it's his loss if he is unable to appreciate such a complex sport. I'm sure you are correct in that,in my ignorant state,I haven't the intelligence to understand the "complexity" of this fascinating game. At least I'm in good company though as only a minute handful of The United Nations 178 Constitute Countries play or have the slightest interest in the game. In addition they plugged and plugged The European League and told us how wonderful it was and it collapsed ignominously. It collapsed in England and in London(population 7/8 Million) the Team had a regular attendance at the end of 10,000 for The UK Team. They promoted this Sport on Channel 4 and Channel 5 and several other Channels extensively, and it had only Minority appeal, and was thus,removed from the Airways. The ANNUAL Game at Wembley is watched by a very good crowd, as its a "One-Off"...I very much doubt if a 3rd/4th Game would draw much of a crowd. So it seems only Non-ignorant Members of the Sporting Intelligensia like yourgoodself are equipped to understand and thus enjoy the complexity of this Sport Horsebox.... :))Congratulations!

TillieTrotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alls well that ends well. Let's put this one to > bed now.:)) Are you saying that its Much Ado About Nothing TT?

You should be on the bleedin' Radio wiv stuff like that Brendan!

Applespider Wrote: My American friends wonder why the Brits complain about 30 second timeouts and 3 hour games but will happily watch snooker and cricket which have meal and sleep breaks. :)-D I suppose its because its "continuous" whilwe they are playing!:)) I must say I find it impossible justifying a FIVE-DAY Cricket International Test Match that often ends in a Draw anywayB)

Rhinestone Cowboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > An Englishman wanted to become an Irishman, so he > visited a doctor to > find out how to go about this."Well" said the > doctor, "this is a very > delicate operation and there is a lot that can go > wrong. > I will have to remove 50% of your brain"."That's > OK" said the Englishman. > "I've always wanted to be Irish and I'm prepared > to take the risk". > The operation went ahead but the Englishman woke > to find a look of horror > on the face of the doctor."I'm so terribly > sorry!!" the doctor said. > "Instead of removing half the brain, I've removed > 80%". > > > The patient replied, "No worries, mate!!" I'm just going to plagirise this and put it on an Australian Forum:I'll let you know the responses:))

Bacon? Shakespeare? Does it really matter?..Its all Much Ado About Nuffink as far as I'm concerned....

charliecharlie Wrote: Impressive Car charliex2!

ThinLizzy Wrote: And as Francis Bacon said: 'We're born, we exist for a moment, we do what we can with our lives, and then we die' Bit of a rash statement. Why did Bacon say that?

charliecharlie Wrote: .. and one of my all time favorite past times is laughter, One of your "past" times?? Isn't laughter one of your Pastimes anymore?:)) Sorry:)-D I'm not really pedantic. In fact I never even mentioned Sean's spelling of Calibre, immediately below...::o