Brendan

*Strolls back in* *Is that billio over there?* *I?ve heard it?s a lovely place but I?ve never been there myself.* *Near Penge isn?t it?*

*sneaks in* *opens the wardrobe to let the witch out* *buggers off*

I keep on getting friend request from people that I don't know but who are from my home town. I do not display my home town on my profile so I can only assume that I have met/known these people at some time in my past and just can't remember them. Problem is that it is quite a small town and you don't want to offend anyone because the chances are that next thing that person is married to your best mate or teaching your child at school or something.

Another one of those multi-flavoured bagels Michael.

oooohh they don't like cheese them. No sirreee. It makes you smell French and go all liberal.

Cassius Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > as we entered it was just like the > scene from 'An American Werewolf in London' AND I > have to say I wasn't very impressed with the > choice of draft beers. Cassius: I know what you mean. It can feel a bit like that sometimes especially in the weekday afternoons when there are some close-knit groups of locals in. I think it is because it is quite a small pub and someone can?t really walk in without the whole pub noticing. The good thing is that there are 2 bars and you can just go sit in the other if you don?t like the vibe in the one. That?s what I do. Most evenings, and Saturdays and Sundays are pretty normal and chilled though. On the draught beer they only do Old Speckled Hen and Adnams Broadside. Neither of which are very creative but they are good drinkable beers.

I too had a brief affair with the book of faces. After about a month the novelty wore off but I still check it once a week or so. I really don?t see the point of all the crap people keep sending me though?!? So far the only real use has been organising my wedding in South Africa especially as all my friends and family are dotted around the 4 corners of the world.

May I suggest that everyone on the upper east side (like myself) who would like a drink sans psycho-midgets on the weekend makes their way down Crystal Palace Road to the CPT. Now it is not all nicely done out like the Plough but the crowd and the staff are good and if they start doing a better weekend trade they may even get some of that nice new furniture like in the Plough that makes it look like your nan?s front room.

Somewhere a dog barks....

These are pretty clever http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7186989.stm

I dunno Jah. Eating a whole carrot cake in one sitting is pretty impressive.

I have also started to notice the tourists on Saturdays.

Built a database, appointed an adjudicator, wrote 2 articles, procrastinated about another 2, walked around St James park twice and posted a bit on the forum.

The NHS

I was in the countryside outside an ancient city (Rome or Athens or something like that) last night and I had a gun and armfuls of corporate flipchart jobbies with KPIs and sales figures etc on them.

Turnips

Cava

I?m with you on the East Dulwich Supermarket! They do biltong (which saves me having to make it in the airing cupboard which annoys Mrs B and makes the linen smell meaty) and they do boerewors and those really sweet Spanish onions that are the size of footballs.

Oh don?t worry that?s early. The first forum drinks I went to I only got home at 4:30. Thanks to Mr Lush et al.

Give it a go Kel tis well worth it and you meet some genuinely nice people. I was quite apprehensive at first too but everyone is so friendly you are soon put at ease.

Borough Market

I concur. The left side has a better atmosphere and it is easier to get to the bar. Do you think they would let us reserve it?

Clapham

Reality

Lobster