Voyageur Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 woodrot Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I dont think I have ever been to Penge - its> somewhere I see on road signs - is this Penge a SE> London Shangri La ?Far from it! It is down at heel and largely provides Poundland and Wilkinson type shopping experiences - with some notable exceptions - and typically old school South London pubs. It does have plenty of lovely old houses though and is great for transport links, and up until recently boasted the oldest Nick in London. Funnily enough it reminds me now a little bit of LL/ED when I lived there in the early 80s (ED was the cheapest place we could find to rent!)..... hopefully it won't travel in the same direction ;)It evidently had its glory days in past decades, and it is fondly remembered in the 'Penge Papers: Confessions of an Unwaged Metropolitan Husband' by Brian Wright. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopamine1979 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Fell asleep on the N176 once and ended up in Penge. There was no cupcake shop open so I had a kebab. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 It's all a lie - there is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Only Penge. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabel42 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 According to the Evening Standard property section yesterday, West Norwood is the new East Dulwich . Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLogCo Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 There's a Subway on Sydenham roadAnd that is considered progress Careful what you wish for eh! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
womanofdulwich Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 WEst Norwood has the Blackbird Bakery, Roseberys, The Cemetary, Good train services, Co-op, B and Q, Tesco and Sainsburys and Feast. ;) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I think when you're forced to list an auction house, a place to bury the dead, and the UK's worst DIY shed as 'appealing local amenities', there is clearly some room for improvement. There is a eye-popping vintage shop though. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilservant Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Pengians? Penguins?why MUST we always rate a place by the quality of its beer? at that rate Belgium would be close to paradise (or so I'm told) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pibe Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Haven't more people been killed in Belgium than anywhere else, or something weird like that? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodrot Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 mebbes WW1 did skew the numbers a bitThe contemporary winner is the Congo ( in all its recent forms ) which is up to about 6 million or so. Yes, 6 million. Even Penge looks attractive compared to the DRC Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 El Pibe Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Haven't more people been killed in Belgium than> anywhere else, or something weird like that?Well I haven't. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 El Pibe Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Haven't more people been killed in Belgium than> anywhere else, or something weird like that?It's down to mass schizophrenia... that and mayonnaise-smothered chips in little paper cones. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salsaboy Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 The KFC in Penge has just had a major re-furb, so things are on the way up. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 El Pibe Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Haven't more people been killed in Belgium than> anywhere else, or something weird like that?Tin Tin - prolific serial killer and Poirot's too thick to see it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilservant Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 ???? Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> El Pibe Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > Haven't more people been killed in Belgium than> > anywhere else, or something weird like that?> > > Tin Tin - prolific serial killer and Poirot's too> thick to see it.Poirot probably got a headache from the honking of all those saxophonesED has ukuleles, but they were invented somewhere else, I think Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-582847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Salsaboy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> The KFC in Penge has just had a major re-furb, so> things are on the way up.In penge Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-583257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Salsaboy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> The KFC in Penge has just had a major re-furb, so> things are on the way up.We've been Penged.* Bring on the ED Nandos and let's make a fight of it.*From Urban Dictionary - To be "Penged" - a grudging acceptance that Peckham and Brixton are out of one's (ED's) league and that Penge is the true oppposition. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-583273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 No need to get Nandos, let's start twinning ED with some obscure French Meilleur village fleuri...Penge won't know what's hit 'em... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-583276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyageur Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 red devil Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> No need to get Nandos, let's start twinning ED> with some obscure French Meilleur village> fleuri...Penge won't know what's hit 'em...To be honest, I very much doubt Pengians would give a toss :) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-583292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 David Bowie lived in Penge...*Bob* - what does mrs bob do with snake oil? I'm intrigued. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-583421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Going along Lordship Lane yesterday made me think that although night time LL (bars and restaurants) may not have improved much in recent years I think it's daytime buzz has certainly improved. Better shops, streetside eating, northcross market etc. Which is good. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-583458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
local bastard Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Woodrot, may I suggest a winter pullover. Or a change of borough? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-584245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
local bastard Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Woodrot, may I suggest a winter pullover. Or move to a warmer climate? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25944-ed-you-need-to-up-your-game/page/3/#findComment-584246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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