Big Hole (now a tree) in Goose Green Roundabout

[bawdy-nan]

I noticed a big hole in the middle of the roundabout yesterday.

I remember there being some talk of public artwork (cue fisticuffs on the subject of waste of money / artists shouln't be subsidised / oh yes they should etc etc).

Is it about to land?

What is it?

Or is it just drains?

[Cassius]

Some sort of tree I believe.

[macroban]

If it's big and sort of round, and deep and flat at the bottom, and with steep sides.

Do you mind if I make a suggestion?

Don't dig there, dig it elsewhere.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Nice one, Macroban. It will leave the children puzzled.

[Pongo]

it's the first of a trial-scheme of 'Drive-Round McDonalds'

You txt them at the top of Denmark Hill and by the time you get to the roundabout your order is ready and steaming on the end of a stick, leaving you to pick it up 'mail train style' while swooping round the roundabout. By the time you get to Franklins you'll have bum cancer.

(some / all of this may not be true)

[ratty]

Was there a bloke in a bowler there at all? Poor demented soul!

[david_carnell]

Pongo Wrote:

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> it's the first of a trial-scheme of 'Drive-Round

> McDonalds'

>

> You txt them at the top of Denmark Hill and by the

> time you get to the roundabout your order is ready

> and steaming on the end of a stick, leaving you to

> pick it up 'mail train style' while swooping round

> the roundabout. By the time you get to Franklins

> you'll have bum cancer.

>

>

>

> (some / all of this may not be true)

>:D<

[karter]

Could it be the new east dulwich tube link?

[Izodia]

Or maybe a heffalump trap to stop them terrorising Lordship Lane?

[Michael Palaeologus]

Its going to be an M&S Food or Waitrose

[SeanMacGabhann]

With only 6 or so posts to his or her name this pongo person is already impressing with some fine wit

[eccentric]

keep an eye out and if in a few days a bowler hat appears on top of a freshly filled hole we'll have the rozzers onto Bernard!

[Louisa]

I was hoping come the morning of May 2nd we could bury Ken Livingstone or Boris Johnson in the hole. I still live in hope.

Louisa.

[kford]

Wasn't there an old gas lamp stump embedded in the middle of the flowers?

Visible here: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/vale/lordship_lane_roundabout.jpg

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

That's from when Jadis had too much iced vodka.

[macroban]

Looks beautiful in today's sunshine.

Is this an art installation?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Shhh, Macroban - don't let the cat out of the bag. It's a tunnel to the wicked delights of McDonalds, KFC, Subway, etc on Rye Lane (as the blessed Ms Spark hinted at in "The Ballad of Peckham Rye").

[macroban]

Is it Irish? The colour ratio looks about right.

[snorky]

Its it the eagerly awaited Black Cherry lounge extension ?

[macroban]

It's still there.

[monica]

Southwark,as you may recall asked the residents of ED what would we like on the roundabout, the majority voted, and yes you have guessed it, its a palm tree, being flown all the way from chilli. So Southwark congrats on contributing to saving our planet and flying a tree across the world to create even more problems with the traffic situation.

[Sue]

Please tell me you're joking :-S

[dc]

All true - as seen earlier on this thread: Goose Green Roundabout

[jumpinjackflash]

A Palm tree - great! Gonna go out and buy a hammock, bikini and a good book and wait for the sun to come out! Wonder if the EDT pub can send one of their bar staff over at regular intervals to serve me cocktails...

[macroban]

Umm. You need two trees per hammock?