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Unlikely to be a photograph, as a scammer would need both sides to get your security number as well. Card skimmers on Oyster machines are not uncommon, be good if you could text British Transport Police on 61016 or call on 0800 405040 to let them know - doubt they can do anything to catch the miscreants but they will go and check the card readers.

Fantastic, "I'll leave you to have the final word" - oh no, hang on, I won't. The richness of the irony is surely not lost on you? Your original comment was rather silly, your attempts to justify it by accusing someone who politely differs with you of misogyny - and "passive-aggressive Socratic irony", bigod! - is sillier still. I'm sorry that your apparent belief that you should be able to say whatever you like on an internet discussion forum without being challenged is not always fulfilled. Them's the breaks.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You think he would go after so many years with > Wales? I know he's a Kiwi and it's the pro era, > but still...... What I've heard (and this is subject to severe BS but the people I know are quite involved) is that for the right money he'd take over England with a view to ultimately taking NZ into 2023...

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That was how it came across but apologies if that > wasn't your intention. > > Bit weary of all the unpicking and trying to turn > it into more than it was so I'll leave it to you > to have the final word. Well my final word would be please don't accuse me of misogyny without any justification whatsoever, if that's alright with you.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think that's a genuine question, is it; > more a passive-aggessive use of Socratic irony to > 'prove' me wrong. > > You're welcome to use this thread to sound off > about all women but, for the biological reasons > above, it would be less true than of men, and as > you're a man and therefore speaking from a > position freighted with the historical power and > privilege of masculinity it would tend to come > across as misogyny. Golly, was it? I must be devilish clever, far more than I realise! I thought I was just saying live and let live, now I realize I'm using Socratic irony and whatnot... Seriously RPC, you made a generalisation about all men being a bit niffy, I made a mild polite point that not all men are, and now you're saying I'm "speaking from a position freighted with the historical power and privilege of masculinity" and being a misogynist? Seriously? How have I made the slightest attack on women in any way shape or form? Please show me where I've done that?

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > True, just less of a problem than with men as all > your lovely pheromones, relatively larger size and > unshaven body parts tend to make for a stronger > and more far-reaching smell. Yep, we're generally more pongy for the reasons that you state, RPC. Just wondering if the opposite were true you'd be happy with a man saying "women, you niff, sort yourselves out"?

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, if you're single and sleeping alone. If > conjugal rights are on the agenda you need both. > > Women love a man who's clean and smells of nice > soap. And vice-versa, I assure you! Grubsters exist in both sexes...

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Eddie did defend himself by saying he had to leave > 25 players at home. WC is a bit soon to be > changing coach now isn't it. > > Stuart Lancaster anyone? According to the summary > of a programme coming up on BT Sport yesterday, > his Leinster won the Champions Cup. Perhaps Leo > Cullen is available! A NZ friend who's quite close to the machinations of the international rugby market has suggested that Gatland would love to coach England, but he'd want around ?1M. Would it be worth it?

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yes - fair enough. sorry to react, it just really > bugs me because they are our children and so > easily turned into numbers. I know, every case is one too many, obviously.

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's a moot point as whether there in an > improvement or not, it's no comfort to the > families of the victims. The fact is that it is > still happening is THE point. > > And why are you comparing London to New York? It's > not a bloody competition. I'm not, uncleglen was trotting out the tired crap that the papers have been pushing with a political agenda to try and say Sadiq has ruined London and so I was pointing out that it's entirely untrue. Why are the papers and rightists like him pushing the comparison? Hysteria doesn't help anybody. ETA THE point, or at least one worth remembering, is that no large city ever has been, nor ever will be, free of a certain amount of murder. That's not to say we shouldn't take every possible measure to minimize it, but the tabloid-driven mindset that things are worse than they've ever been is ridiculous. I recommend Stephen Pinker's "The Better Angels of our Nature" for a more rational, less hysterical viewpoint.

Thought England were dreadful today, utterly lacking in creativity (apart from the splendid back three). Mako Vuinipola should be told he can't play for England again until he can stop his utterly petty cheap penalty-costing shots, he's pathetic (not that I'd say it to his face, mind). I was a fan of Eddie Jones but I feel he's lost control of the squad now and run out of ideas, can't see him taking us deep into next year's World Cup.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- .I took it to mean a > continuation of the bloodbath we have been > experiencing in London...especially since we > overtook New York in February for the number of > stabbings. We overtook New York for a very brief period in February as a statistical blip, NY for the year to the end of May was up to 113 while we had 71. In any case, New York has experienced a remarkable reduction in its murder rates which is far more pertinent than London's statistics, but it's easier for the febrile everything's going to hell brigade to ignore that. In 2003 there were 204 murders in London, even if this year continues at its current rate (which it won't as rates tend to decline in the winter) we won't even get close to that. Were you calling it a bloodbath back then? Why not? Nothing to do with wanting to rag on our current Mayor, I'm sure...

Calling women: in this day and age, why generalize about 50% of the population? Yours fragrantly...

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Off to Carcassoonne shortly so interested in > recommendations already made and ones to come. Not too far from the Pyrenees climbs - Porte de Paliheres and Plateau de Beille would be nearest - both utter bastards - not tempted to take your bike?

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I googled antonyms to 'subtle' as NONE of them are > subtle (unfortunately) and it said- 'crude, lurid' > and an archaic antonym- 'artless'- imvho just > about sums it up- I did not vote As usual, nice bit of cherrypicking there - the thesaurus also offers as antonyms for subtle "bold", "honest", "open", "forthright" and "striking". Cheer up uncle, there will still be plenty of blank concrete walls in the neighbourhood for you to stare at whilst moaning about...well, just about everything, in fact.

Please alert the bank to what looks like a failure in their procedures: most (all?) now say they are aware of these issues and check carefully before authorising the withdrawal of large amounts of cash by older customers, checking with relatives etc if suspicious. Hope the lady's recovering from such an unpleasant experience and that they catch these [redacted] soon.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Upsides, decent curry houses, restaurant, Slatters > bakery/the cakeshop, community arts performance > place, gallery, Rolf Harris, Sydenham Festival. How is Rolf Harris an upside?! Anyway I believe he doesn't live there any more, that's an upside!

M&S is ?8 for a 35cl bottle, not much less eye-watering than the posh wine shop! I haven't bought any this year yet but last year Tesco was doing a very acceptable own brand one for ?8 (I think) for a half litre.

The far right are becoming more and more emboldened every passing day, they're not even bothering to try and dress up their nastiness any more. Storm's a-comin'. What a coincidence that of all the "rage-filled ranty men and women out there of all races" uncle should choose to name one of Britain's most famous black men.

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Trumpy needs to brush up on his maths before > telling porkys... > > Trump claims, preposterously, that parents of > Korean War veterans came up to him during the 2016 > campaign and said, "when you can, we'd love our > son to be brought back home -- you know, the > remains." > > The Korean War ended in 1953. They'd only have to be 101... ETA He also said "they came up to me on the campaign trail and said 'when you can, president, we'd like our son's remains to be brought home...'" So they were calling him president back in 2016...

Curious, why did you say the party had been shut down by Southwark noise control when it hadn't?

Penguinpost Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Se22cat - you can?t give blood if you had received > a blood donation. Just incase you are in that > position. Just to add, you can if the transfusion was pre-1980 (it's an anti-CJD measure).

There's a free 4x A4 one in this week's Radio Times, sure most of the weekend papers will be offering something similar.

That might be useful for someone as a bike shed, as you could lose the bottom planks and still have enough height. Recycled pallets make a good shed floor.

A quick glance at Facebook shows there are lots of Haley Smiths in London, you might recognise one of the photos?