ThinLizzy

They're working for ME ...yes, that's right Thin f**king Lizzy (TfL), so you'd better watch it

Considering that your post was made at 18.46 ...I reckon it must be the tea...deja brew ;-)

Hear hear ggirl -- imagine how happy we'd all be :) I'm inclined not to get a mortgage afterall, not for a while anyway, just to experience 'living within means' when I finish my training :)

> > Sorry TL, there are so many versions on You Tube, > think this might be the one you are alluding > to...(tu) > > Under Pressure II That'd be the one RD -- great video: and a great message, have a break before it's too late :)x

Your response is spot-on Snorky -- and very well scripted... I agree, and think it's a shame that a) we are being squeezed to fit consumer-shaped pegs and b) anyone who bucks the trend is seen as weird. I just don't get the mentality that we need to buy so much stuff, and compete with other people doing the same. Isn't it obvious that such activity is vacuous? Or do we eventually all get sucked in to the consumer vacuum that we forget/lose the ability to think for ourselves? I cannot think of anything more wonderful than cycling down a hill first thing on a sunny spring morning, or sitting in a field on a hot summer's day with my favourite book, a smile from a stranger, the first kiss from a new boyfriend. Call me an old romantic, a dreamer, or someone who lives on another planet, but I tell you what -- none of the above cost a bean (apart from my bike, a long time ago!), and I never feel under pressure to compete for status envy (even in Dulwich). In fact, I worry about myself when people who follow the consumer dream start befriending me -- because they must think I'm one of them -- so I make myself scruffy for a week or so and put them off! Don't get me wrong -- I like spending my money -- but on what I regard as good stuff, presents for dear friends, books, a nice beauty treatment, paintings, good coffee. Just not the latest phone, or the biggest car, etc. It doesn't take too many synapses to realise that if one really wants to compete for status envy, save all your cash for a 'blinging' gravestone! xx

Nooooooooooooooooooo -- this is a terrible hash of sounds! Can you post the original with the speeded up video of people getting off trains etc... that I like, this is pants x

Hey Red Devil -- meant to say, thanks for that great vid of Oh you Pretty things (I know, wrong thread, but just wanted to put in a thx!)...as you were....

Prima facie, Radio 4 seems cozy, but look what it's done to me tonight -- got me into all sorts of trouble :) So, what would you recommend investing in MM?

...I guess it's the same thing with snow :) So you reckon we should just sit pretty until it passes? I'd like to think that we can take advantage of advances in medical research such that we learn more about ourselves in time to correct maladaptive behaviour. But I guess it's too optimistic, we're just essentially stimulus-response beings, no matter how much we try to exercise delayed gratification

Ha, you would say that Quids :) Simplicity is the key to truth as a wise man once said... Yes, but although this goes way back, the 'bubble-burst' activities of sub-prime and consumer credit tipped it over the edge. See Kannerman & Tverskey's work on economic thinking... It's sometimes useful to take a reductionist stance to figure out the bigger picture methinks. Another interesting question: what affect will this boom and bust era have on our children's thinking in the future? For example, my parents, after the war years believed in tinned food etc -- wouldn't catch me eating too much tinned food, because I'm an advocate of the buy fresh & wild culture. Be interesting to see how our kids react to credit and buying big -- hippies are coming back I tell you.... Can you tell I have a lot of work to do (procrastination is great isn't it!) Don't encourage me!

I'm sitting doing some work, listening to Radio 4 talking about the financial solutions to the current financial crisis...fiscal stimulus, quantatitive something-or-other, corporate bonds, etc etc.... It strikes me that we are concentrating on the economic issues, but forgetting to explore the psychological issues that got us into this mess in the first place. a) Why did the brokers of the banking system get addicted to taking larger and larger risks? What is it in the brain that causes us to take higher risks when the going is good? b) Why are we, the consumers addicted to buying more and more stuff? Why are we tempted and courted by the banks and their offers to get more goods on credit? Is it because this 'war on terror' society makes us feel vulnerable and unsafe, and so i) like hoarders we buy more stuff to make us feel safe in our nests & ii) buying expensive stuff makes us look affluent (even though it is on credit!) and so like peacocks we strutt our stuff (MPVs, latest gadgets) to make us seem powerful and thus less under threat! The conclusion: a) (W)bankers: stop your impulsive, risky buy/sell, think before you act -- go cold turkey! b) Consumers: Stop feeling under threat! Buying more stuff is not going to make you feel safer -- and the war on terror....was it just a way to fluff us up a bit anyway, to get us to spend?? Just my opinion -- but I think we should start thinking about the psychological causes of this pandemonium, as well as the effects :) Discuss ;)

Also, if anyone has that great link to Under Pressure, with all the crowds etc, stick it on... I would if I knew how to post vids :)

Blinkin' brilliant! Thanks Tony -- Oh you Pretty things video is great -- he was and is a legend, who needs to come to ED to marry ME -- ditch Iman David, she's a minger :)

I have his greatest hits playing constantly on my IPod -- how's that for a genre mix :) My favourites: Starman, Ziggy, This is Not America, and the one that goes... "Oh you crazy things...don't you know you're driving your mamma's and pappa's insane..." Brilliant stuff TL

Yes, I'll try very hard to make this one -- sorry I was unable to make it last night :( Look forward to meeting some forumites (and sampling some tasties)...*food that is, I'm not a vampire!* TL

...I'd take Mike and Matt's advice; in my opinion, when a person is suffering from a mental ill-health, care and time should be taken to ensure correct diagnosis -- that means a) being fully trained to recognise conditons/symptoms, b) listening carefully to how the patient describes their experiences, c) using well-established measures that are evidence-based. Unfortunately, many doctors, particularly GPs feel under pressure to meet targets -- but I think a good doctor is one who is able to think flexibly to navigate patient needs AND NHS targets.... I hope you feel better on Thursday Bathsheba TL

Yup -- cycled past them again this evening and I agree that they're v good -- feel sorry for the lamb being stalked by the wolf though, there's gonna be an incident...

Same here Hillside -- I thought it was either my imagination or they had been there for ages and I just hadn't noticed them --good to clear up that they are a new addition to 'the village' FFS!

I've given up TV for lent -- hence why I'm juicing up the forum :)

...ahh, that's where it came from I see -- Hmm, I never watched The Office *hopefully restores some cred* Mmmm, yeah the kid hassle wasn't cool was it, tum-tee-tum

Someone told me this yesterday, and I just have to use it.... I won't assume that I'll get a free coffee because... It makes an 'ass' out of 'u and me' Well, I liked it ;p

...Shame if I find out he's Mr Magnolia's son hehe ;)

I had a similar experience with one kid on the way back from surgery -- I jumped on a 345 from Clapham back to King's -- sat on the top deck *bad mistake during school time, down the Cold Harbour Rd* -- anyway, headphones on, happy as larry, seat to myself -- until a young, slightly chubby, slightly geeky-looking lad with glasses sat down next to me. *Phew* I thought, thinking he was a nice little respectable kid on his way home from school -- *doh, wake up and smell the coffee TL* -- I happened to glance for a second at him as he sat down -- "Did I give you permission to look at me???" he sneered... "Eh?" I said, barely hearing him through my headphones.... I was quite amused actually, I think he was trying to do 'street' infront of a couple of girls behind him wearing the same uniform as him, in a desperate attempt to impress! I then shuffled my foot slighty ..."You trying to stamp on my foot?" he sneered! "Nope" Said I..... "Huh, all women are liars!" he retorted! To which I used an oxymoron.... "Yes, we are aren't we!" Love it :)

....Plus, I reckon I might have boosted the takings a bit, AND got loads of hot women to come and check him out hehe -- methinks a FREE coffee is in order next time *I'm an opportunist who loves caffeine*

Oh no -- that's terrible -- I haven't been in since that Saturday afternoon, and I promise I'm not a mad stalker with a bunny in her handbag :) I do feel really guilty that I've made him a bit infamous on here, without his permission eek! Anyway, I think it was the Valentine spirit that got to me :) Haven't really got the time for a man at the minute unfortunately -- but it is nice to tell someone they are cute :)