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> > The north has some redeeming qualities. Add Balti to the list. > > But the "talking on the bus" thing is very > strange. Even stranger, saying "Thank you" to the driver when getting off the bus.

I Need A Situation - Wreckless Eric

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But what about the beer? When I migrated south more years ago than I care to remember, the beer in London was certainly nothing to write home about. As my chemistry master pointed out, you can't brew good beer in London because of the water. Damned near turned me into a lager drinker. Salvation could be found in occasional visits to The Raven at Ravenscourt Park, where the permanent guest beer was Brew XI. And yes. Tetley's is cr@p, but the cream flow idea was probably the brainstorm of some southern marketing man. (posted from the Midlands, where I shall enjoy much Purity beer tomorrow).

Everything You Say Will Destroy You - The Auteurs

Breaker.

QC and VP for elderly aunts. Brandy and Babycham. And I once met somebody whose usual tipple was Mackeson and Barley Wine

I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement - The Ramones

Very much a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't. And looking at the game from Howard Webb's point of view, it must have taken a lot of the enjoyment out of the biggest occasion of his refereeing career. He was probably only to happy to get of the pitch at the end of the game and sink a few beers!

Did a three week trip round the island 18 months ago and it was brilliant. Warm ,friendly, welcoming, humorous, unique...

Love Me Tender - Elvis PS Think it was Ms Streisand and its bringing back nightmares.

I Believe - The Bachelors

Diamonds In The Mine - Leonard Cohen

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

It's nothing to worry about. Many footballers have had successful careers at the highest level being blissfully aware of the offside law.

The sight of a string of four balloons being carried on their way by the breeze high above ED.

FIFA explain this in very clear terms in the following instructional video: Law 11 Explained See how far you can make it through the video before reaching for the revolver/vodka/referee's whistle.

Crime Of The Century - Supertramp

Maybe the entire England squad should have some soon to be revealed story available to distract us from their abjectness.

Mango - definitely friend. But none of that neat, prissy Delia Smith methodology for me. I hack them to pieces with my trusty knife.

Until now, I had never realised that fighting was a problem amongst gerbils. If I were a gerbil and somehow involved in a menage a trois with Ash and Richard, I would put up maximum resistance.

Too close to the truth. Try again. Edited to say it was a gerbil not a hamster.

King - UB40

Getting knocked out of the World Cup by Germany and finding out that it's bratwurst and sauerkraut for tea (followed by Battenberg cake).

This is the only are where technology would be appropriate to football. The referee would know almost immediately that the ball had crossed the line and could give a goal. There would be no interruption to the game for endless replays.

And an excellent article on the history of the feture. from The Observer