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Asset Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can I point out that that is probably because the > Scots didn't spend several hundred years trying to > take over England and kill the English queen while > they were at it. I would thought they should have been happy that they got the last laugh when they got to take over England without a fight when Elizabeth I died without a child of her own.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He is not as likeable as Henman perhaps - but then > Henman was a loser and Murray is a winner. And perhaps therin lies the problem - there does seem to be a tendancy to like support the plucky underdog rather than the winner in this country. I totally agree with the point Rosie makes about the England / Scotland divide too. Course Murray didn't make himself very popular early on when he made that comment about not wanting to support England in the football - but he was something like 19 at the time - how many guys of that age always talk sense? Personally I prefer Murray to Henman - the latter just never seemed to care enough when he lost and so would always ultimately be a loser in the biggest of games. Wheras I was lucky enough to be at Wimbledon to see Murray play David Nalbandian back in 2005 and despite the odds being stacked in the latter's favour, you could tell Murray was really annoyed with himself that he missed his chances to win the match, even though he was ranked way lower than Nalbandian. Tim never seemed to face up to the fact he wasn't strong enough to compete at the absolute top level - Sampras would always get the better of him in a tie breaker because he could rain down more aces. Tim never looked like he had the strength of other top players. Murray on the other hand has put some serious effort into his strength training - ok he isn't quite a Nadal, but he's got the strength now to finish off a big game that he didn't have when he was playing Nalbandian, you can really see the difference in his power and fitness now.

I'm imagining David is in his late 40s at least, I can't remember anyone of my age ever using the term "crumpet", and I'm no spring chicken... or crumpet come to that.

But is the only trend we are really spotting one for plenty of people living in ED to be getting increasingly nervous about living here because of lots of threads about alleged incidents?

bigbadwolf Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > indiepanda Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > There's a traditional place to leave porn??? > > No, more a shared agreement between brothers. I > was lazy and hid mine in the roof. Ah, I left some study files in the loft, but only someone very odd would get turned on by those. Plus I remembered and went back and collected them before the new owners moved in

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But the clown porn IndiePanda, what of the clown > porn? > Did you leave your stash in the traditional > place? > The loose brick on the left of the living room > fireplace. There's a traditional place to leave porn??? I don't think such traditions are revealed to us girls - must be something shared between men alone!

sophiesofa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bob that is craziness. My mates previous owner > took up all the wood flooring and didn't tell them > he was going to! They're are some real > weirdos/cheap skates out there. > > House moving alsways has been and always will be a > funny business. I was most suprised when I sold my first house to get a message from the new owners via the estate agent that they were so pleased with how I had left the house. I think the fact I didn't take down towel rails / toilet roll holders / curtain rails etc leaving holes in the wll, didn't pinch the light bulbs and the place was nice and clean when I left was considered to be unusually nice. Somehow I imagined anyone would be ashamed to leave it any different. Guess I can be kind of naive at times. Fortunally both times I've bought I've managed to buy from someone who thinks like me!

I get the train from Peckham Rye with my weekly travel card on my Oyster and I haven't had any problems getting it to read it, so I don't think it is a universal problem.

Anne Shirley - from the Anne of Green Gables series by LM Montgomery Stephanie Plum, Joe Morrelli and Ranger from Janet Evanovich's Plum series of novels Elizabeth Bennett - Austen Marcus Didius Falco and Helena Justina from the Falco novels by Lindsey Davis Kinsey Millhone - Sue Grafton's Alphabet novels Gandalf - Tolkien Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser - from the series of novels by Diana Gabaldon

Jane Austin L M Montgomery Elizabeth I Audrey Hepburn Cary Grant Claude Monet Pierre Auguste Renoir John Lennon

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Arising out of a brief discussion yesterday and a > comment in another thread - I ask the question: > > Do you believe it is better to be trusting and > believing of your fellow man or completely cynical > about them and their motives. > > I, personally, tend toward the former - and think > that's a better place to be. I don't think being trusting and being naive is the same thing. Having an initial stance of wanting to believe people can be trusted is fine, provided you learn to read the signs to spot when people are not and provided you take sensible precautions to protect yourself when trusting the wrong person could have serious consequences. If you take being naive and being cynical as two vices at the extremes of the scale, the virtue of thinking positively about people whilst not being taken for a sucker (which I can't think of a good word to describe) is what I would like to aim for. Mostly I like to think the best of people, but I've been too trsuting in the past - my last flat mate managed to steal ?3,000 off me - the signs were there but I didn't want to believe them.

Sorry to hear you've had a difficult time with First Direct - I've always found their service to be very good and I've been with them for 14 years. I am not sure where I would go if I was unhappy with them - but I know I wouldn't touch Nat West or Lloyds after their shoddy service before I was with First Direct. Maybe try Smile?

------------------------------------------------------- > louisiana Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > "you can't be a critic until someone is willing to pay for your services and you can claim to have a mandate." Not sure I agree with this. I think there is a place for internet reviews of things. I love perfume and find blogs and reviews on forums give much less biased reviews of the fashion magazines. As far as I can see the fashion magazines will promote any new perfume provided the company that makes it places advertising with them. I think I've never seen a critical review of a perfume in a magazine, and yet there are lots of scrubbers out there. The honest reviews you can get on line is a much better way of finding out about what real people who love perfume think about them. Only other option is reading Luca Turin's book - now he really is a great critic.

Hopefully will make it in the evening, got some work do during the day. Shame the weather forecast looks dire, meant to be having a champagne picnic at the polo at Hurlingham park - won't be the same huddled under waterproofs!

If I could have one shop we don't have I would like a branch of Hobbs. Totally not essential, and it would never happen, but would be nice. A good perfumery wouldn't go amiss. Though just being in the same town as Liberty and Selfridges has been enough to create a large drain on my finances and a full drawer of different perfume.... so maybe not!

CURLYKAREN Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Brian and Glyn...weren't they in the series > Teachers? No, that was Brian and Kurt.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Who remembers "Ice Magic"? A chocolatey sauce you > squeezed onto your ice-cream, at which point it > set solid. > > http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2009/03/18/birds-ic > e-magic/ I remember it. Mum used to carefully ration how much we were allowed to have, used to get a ticking off it we were too greedy. Was yummy though.

Flumps!

Sherwick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I remember something called space dust in school > (in the late 70s) - it kind of crackled on your > tongue.. I remember that too. Am sure it wasn't healthy but was great fun. And Wham bars that were chewy bars with what tasted like chunks of space dust in them.

I saw her being wheeled towards the ambulance a bit later, but I am afraid I have no idea how she was. Thoughts go out to her and her family.

Mikecg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How comes you said you were single after 7 years > and you were looking for a good night out in > another thread?. precognition.... knew he was going to come home and lie about it again and the next time she would walk? ;-)

But asking them might have removed the chance to make a nice judgemental post on the forum about their behaviour ;-) I'm with pk though, with limited resources this really doesn't seem like the kind of thing the police should be investing lots of time in solving.

Agree it's bad that anyone would stoop to stealing from a charity shop - but don't most have signs outside begging people not to leave their donations outside for precisely that reason? If people wants to ensure their donations make it to the people who need them rather than getting stolen, then waiting till the shop is open to drop them off is a good idea.

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yeah... I'm a wind specialist... I blow things... > tis often misinterpreted too. I hear ya! oh yeah! > hehe lol, I'm sure I read a novel where a female character tried to advertise flute lessons and got all sorts of responses. I wasn't sure if it was just pure fiction or if that sort of thing happens in real life.

bigbadwolf Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's a financial expert who deals with risk and > uncertainty. I have the same problem indie, most > people haven't heard of a Civil engineer either. > The conversation picks up a bit when I mention I'm > also a demolitions expert. Lol, I should try saying things like "I know when you will die" and make it sound like I am a shady mafia boss. The reality of "I can predict when the average person your age might die" doesn't sound so threatening. And to be fair, I look about as threatening as the average marshmallow so I doubt anyone would take me for a mafioso!