Brendan

Well I?m not just a mere ?incomer? but a heinous foreign invader from South Africa who has been marauding across this green and pleasant land for the last 5 years, cricket bat in one hand and bottle of brandy in the other. Taking your jobs, ravishing your woman & committing such unspeakable acts as keeping my bottled ale in the fridge and assuming the best in those I meet. Anyway I decided I liked ED a few years ago and therefore did not knock it down and set fire to it. Mrs Brendan comes from a place called Up North and says she will do some very unpleasant sounding things to me involving whippets and canals if I try any more of the ravishing bit.

I think you may be right CWLD in which case I'm going to step away from the computer, make some coco and think about fluffy pink bunnies.

So Keef you must be able to remember a time when you could sit on the sofas in the Lounge/Saloon bar without them trying to eat you.

I?m sure I?m not the only one who has noticed but everyone on this forum has been rather ?excitable? over the last few days. There have been numerous mud slinging contests and even the proposal to arrange a full on barney. What the hell is going on people? I suggest you all take a walk down Northcross Road this weekend and buy a crystal or something. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that it is currently the second full moon in 1 month. A blue moon I think it is called? I just love all of you guys man?

Manbags gentlemen.

*groans*

Yeah I have to say once again. When I first read this post I assumed that the tone of the entire thing was tongue-in-cheek. But then I suffer from the terrible affliction of not being able to take anything too seriously.

Does anyone know what is happening to the shop at the top of LL next to Amazing Grace that is being redone? It used to be called McGuire?s.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. "Class Shmarse!"

Penge? I've heard its a nice place but I've never been there myself.

I thought about halfway through this thread became tongue-in-cheek.:-S

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East Dulwich was completely isolated until the first intrepid explorers discovered the borough in the early seventies. This is not surprising as without a tube station the outside world would have no reason to assume that there was anything there. We must remember that back then our ancestors did not have the benefit of technologies such as streetmap.co.uk and sat nav and had to rely entirely on the London Tube Map and dashboard mounted compasses for navigation. The first brave soul adventuring south from the city got out of his Ford Capri atop Dog Kennel Hill, wind blowing through his newly permed hair, and surveyed a rural scene of locals scurrying between wattle-and-daub lean-tos. As the realization of his discovery dawned upon him and he started to picture the potential of the area he was hit from behind by his Ford Capri. His car was being driven by a brace of muck-covered locals and careered at full-tilt to the heart of the borough where parts of it still survive as fixtures behind the bar at the CPT.

I object to your insinuation that there is no place for hunter gatherers in the modern urban biosphere.

Well I think from this thread it is obvious that what LL needs is a place for the discerning ED gentleman to buy various tweed garments and hats. Also a well stocked tobacco counter with a good selection of snuff would be a welcome addition. I shall contact the White Stuff via the medium of electronic mail with these suggestions.

From what I?ve seen the flats around the gardens are Victorian conversions. Rather big old 3 ? 4 story houses that have been converted into flats. Welcome back! It's top here:))

I'll bring the ribs and beer Madworld! >:D

lol. It was the the post thing that became my bbq.

I have just taken these signs down myself on a few occasions. One made quite good firewood as it happens. Was I not supposed to? oops.

You mean you don't already have one? ::o

Yeah the house price topic has spiralled as out-of-control as house prices themsleves. There is nothing that can be done. Things will cost what people will pay for them. Bottom line. Foxton or no Foxtons. The way the buy-to-let market and letting laws are exploiting a growing portion of society is another issue (but not for this thread or right now as my head hurts) I'm sure nobody has any complaints about more money coming into the area and things being smartened up and I'm sure we all agree that the original cahracter of the area should be respected etc. but I'm not going to hug any of you because I'm an emotionally repressed male who gets uncomfortable when things get too touchy feely. I'm much better at fighting. ;-)

I just want to know where the guy in cap_Bs picture shops.... hmmm.... Perhaps there is a reason why Mrs Brendan has started to buy my clothes. I mean why can't I wear plus-4s to the pub and I don't see why you can't wear an iron maiden T-shirt with a kilt!

There is a difference between expressing your opinion and reveling in the glee of pricing locals out of their hometown.

As someone who made their living as a waiter for a good 3 years I find it abominable that the restaurant should even consider taking a waiter?s tips. Sharing the tips between the staff is also wrong as you tip in direct relation to the service you got from your waiter. Why should others get the money if I leave a large tip specifically for the person who served me? If this practice is in fact happening I would not patronise the restaurant.

It looks like one of those trophies that you find decorating the front room of a student house-share. Probably acquired en-route back from the pub after spending the gas bill money on snake-bite. *wipes a nostalgic tear from his eye*