East Dulwich Forum - review of the year

[citizenED]

The forum is growing ever bigger and its become a buggar to keep up with everything. Might be handy to have a few highlights from the past year, you know favourite threads, best tiffs (Asset/Louisa), funniest posts, most impressive hissy fits (was it Dom getting upset about breastfeeding?) best make-ups (Atila and Jah squabbling over footie then getting all bezzy mates over music) most curious posts (take a bow, Azul) (we seeing you Friday?)

just for starters in June someone wrote this

"Where exactly is Herne Hill,is it next door to East Dulwich?

I was told by a work colleague that it was easier to travel from

Barbican to Herne Hill,then to East Dulwich.

Also is Dulwich Village West Dulwich and do they have a train station of there own?

Sorry to sound a bit daft (but Im new round here) maybe should do some exploring

Isnt Tulse Hill next door to West Dulwich?"

that just cracked me up.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Contender for best review of the year in Best Review of the Year must surely go to Brendan's sublime gig report.

[Michael Palaeologus]

He should do them professionally (Brendan, get on with it)

[Brendan]

Romance of the year is surely Alan Dale and *Bob*

[Ladygooner]

Outstanding Personality of the year should surely go to CWALD!

[*Bob*]

Osbourne Stewart

[Keef]

LOL >:D<

The cloak's missus liked my sasauge :-S

The whole needle exchange thing, comedy value for people getting wound up about nothing much.

Oh, and Maurice.

[Jah Lush]

Brendan's Sex Pistols review takes some beating and I laughed out very loudly at Allfornun's Jimmy Cagney moment.

[Keef]

One of my favourite posts ever was in a thread that was "kicking off" a bit, and getting heated. People were all coming on and having a go, and then CWALD offered these simple words.

"Your mum!"

That absolutely cracked me up!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

The phantom curry promoter tickled me

[buggie]

All the rumpus about the ladies only swimming sessions both annoyed and bewildered me!

[Jah Lush]

"Fings Ain't Wot They Used To Be" Award to Louisa.

[blinder999]

despite what Mockney says, I think the best moment was courtesy of M******* from Forest Hill:

subject: I hate all the mothers and mothers-to-be that have inflitrated East Dulwich in recent years

These women are vile, and should have remained firmly esconced in Wandsworth (or wherever it is they've wandered over from). I can't walk around East Dulwich these days without some gargantuan 'trendy' buggie blocking my path, or some enormous girth being proudly displayed by some woman (40+ years old, if a day).

Which brings me on to the ages of these women: many are so-o-o-o old. Dulwich Park really highlights the fact that these women had children pretty late in life. I've no doubt they had professional jobs in days of yore - but my God, how they've embraced mummyhood. It's all they bleat on about. Dulwich Park has become a no go zone for me these days. I hope these women avoid Peckham Rye Park.

The Dads are almost as bad. They are largely absent, earning in the City no doubt, but when they're about they're like some HORRIBLE kiddie's TV presenter. It's vomit inducing hearing them singing nursery rhymes and trying to make up for their absences.

It is getting to the point where I avoid East Dulwich as much as possible (despite being from the area, and living there too). These women are rude, and very superficial. When they're not stuffing an (organic) rice cake in their sprog's gob, they're taking up all the room in the Blue Mountain with their buggies, offspring and gaggle of acuaintances. Note I didn't say 'friend': these women don't 'do' friends but acquaintances. They deciode they have oddles in common - because they have a kid(s).

[Keef]

"Most long and really very clever words used" award to Mr Mockney Piers ;-)

[Rolo Tomasi]

Best Joke of the year award goes to - "Jah Lush for The Pianist"(tu)

[Brendan]

Most amusing frequently linked to news source ? The Daily Mash

(Mockney's fault I believe)

[SeanMacGabhann]

As I only joined in Feb, I'm going to say my Forum standout moment was going to my first forum drinks at the CPT

People have already mentioned many of the highlights - I'll add the romance that started between a Cat and an Onion, due to the forum

The best service locally thread was enjoyable, and when Nisha at Val's grocers by the library read the printout I gave her she was sooooooo happy, it was a moment

[Alan Dale]

Litter lout of the year Sean?

No prizes for naming the numpty of the year.. but he also wins wedding of the year just because he got a haircut and played the guitar..

[Keef]

Your mum.

[Alan Dale]

Definitely a contender for Mum of the year. Although my babymother comes a close second...

[SeanMacGabhann]

Gee, you leave ONE Guardian on ONE seat on the ONE day young Mr Dale spots me and suddenly I'm Mr Litter Lout ;-)

[Brendan]

That?s disgusting!

[Keef]

But alas, not a registered poster, and so not eligible for the prize (I'm talking Alan's mum here, she might actually be a top poster I just don'y know).

Think Wedding of the year should in fact go to PollyCD.

[Alan Dale]

Why? what was wrong with your wedding Keef?

My Mum did post on Camberwellonline a couple of times when i got barred back in Sept 2006:-

http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2006/09/stab-in-the-dark/#comment-6775

[Michael Palaeologus]

Oh, so NOW we hear it!

Mr FlogandburnanybodywhodrivestoasupermarkettodotheirshoppingratherthanfloggingupanddownLorshipLanewithashoppingtrolly

is revealed as a LITTER LOUT!!!

I feel sick ::o