Brendan

Gawd the image :-S

First day on the job for a BBC editor who has recently moved from a job at the Sun.

Have you guys heard of these fellows called the Bolsheviks?

NONE SHALL PASS* *Closed until further notice for sewage works. For more information please see your local planning office.

It is fascinating stuff irony. I do like the way it points out the local sights when you go down LL a bit like a tour guide.

I woke up late, rushed out without any breakfast and promptly missed the bus because they have taken one of the bus stops on LL out of use. I missed another on my way to the next bus stop but eventually caught one which got me to Denmark Hill just in time to miss my train. I got into work late and as I was sitting down at may desk, before I had a chance to get a cup of coffee or even turn the old computer on the phone rang and I had to speak for an hour to someone who kinda wants to sue me. As that finished it was off to a presentation on market research findings. You know the sort, lots of power point and graphs and knowing nods, that kind of bollocks. Blessedly there was coffee. Then a whole bunch of boring but very necessary paperwork punctuated by lunch and some Japanese sweets that my boss got on a recent trip. I enjoyed the sweets but not the upset stomach they induced. At about 3:30 the sweating had subsided and I suddenly realised that I had an article due for 5:30, a witty round up of the last fortnight?s news. Like I really felt like being funny. I got out of the office eventually at around 6 to be faced with a gloriously sunny day, that I had missed most of. The bus on the way home smelt like poo. That is not to say that it just smelt generally bad. It smelt of actual poo. Then I got home and spent 30mins on the phone to O2 broadband support. But thanks for asking.

It has also learnt how to talk. And it has its own group on facebook. It?s a regular renaissance bus.

Or Bob Mould perhaps.

Well I think banning it is a stupid idea. In fact they should sell cold beer on rush-hour buses. The profits will easily pay for any new transport upgrades. On a sunny afternoon, on the 185 home from work I would be grateful for a few bottles of cold beer or perhaps a super sonic or three.

Wait hold on. Am I getting this right? You mean up until now I have been allowed to drink on the bus?

And there is something inherently cool about being in the basement under a greasy spoon.

I also noticed that you must ask the Waitron for stuff. It must be some newfangled electronic ordering system involving robots that are bound to end up going on a rampaging killing spree after being reprogrammed by a disgruntled employee. You know the one, specky chap, studying physics at uni, works in the Wimpy part time, always practising that diabolical laugher when he thinks no one?s looking.

Here is their new branding www.wimpy.uk.com Although the menu doesn?t look as good as the SA one. Especially the drinks. No soda floats! http://www.wimpy.co.za/menu-bev.html http://www.wimpy.uk.com/menu-bev.html

The blood of kittens isn't it and the flavour is from the tears of puppies.

Back on Wimpy Bars folks. I grew up with Wimpy as in SA. It has evolved differently over there though but is definitely more of a diner than a McD style take-out. But apparently: ?On 27 February 2007 Famous Brands, who owns the Wimpy franchise in South Africa, announced that it had acquired Wimpy UK. Having acquired the brand Famous Brands has re-branded Wimpy in the UK to bring it in line with Wimpy South Africa. The 'new' logo is actually one used by Wimpy UK from the 1960's until the 1980's. Wimpy are said to be looking at a long term plan to bring the brand up to date and increase the number of units throughout the UK.? I love the Wimpys in SA but it probably has more to do with childhood memories and the fact that now it is a compulsory holiday road trip stop off rather than there being anything particularly special about them. It is streets better than McDs or Burger King though which isn?t really all that difficult.

Asset Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Brendan Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Nando?s would be great! I love ?em. And they?re > > hardly the corporate monster that McDs and the > > like are. They were started by a couple of guys > > from round my way who had their first > restaurant > > in my home town about 15 years ago. > > > So was McDonald's (more than 15 years ago) I?m pretty sure the first McDs was nowhere near Johannesburg.

I shall be there, if I stop getting distracted by this silly forum and manage to get all this bloody work done.

Well now that all is revealed it is blatantly obvious that the problem here was that the complainee had clearly not had enough to drink.

I think the 7:51 should still be quite quiet. Although I must confess to not even being awake by that time so I really wouldn?t know.

I was not being pejorative merely pointing out the appropriate nomenclature.

South Bank shmouth bank the last one I ate in was at Heathrow.

They do nice burritos but there is no giraffe on the menu. All a bit Clapham though.

I find your comments discriminatory and insensitive to the needs of intoxicated commuters. EDITED because I can't for the life of me type you without leaving the "r" off the end.

It is never exactly pleasant though Sean. Problem is that for large scale farming to be financially viable slaughtering has to be done on an industrial scale too. It would be handy if there was more awareness of the standards in the industry and which companies maintained the better levels.

And maybe seahorses from the Thames.