Grass is alot greener over here

[Michael Palaeologus]

The Lounge provides for any non-ED specific items, surely?

I agree that the strength of the ED Forum is its close and local focus.

[Keef]

I believe people prefer associating their area with a name such as East Dulwich rather then a code like SE22/SE15 borders. It's nicer to relate to a name, "Where did you grow up?" "Well I was born in RH12, lived in HS1 for a bit them settled in BA14", doesn't quite seem as personal.

Yeah totally agree, sorry wasn't suggesting this be the SE22 forum. I personally just don't like the name "the lounge". But hey ho, I'm not losing sleep over it, and I'm sure the world will keep turning either way...

[Ted Max]

I personally just don't like the name "the lounge"

Sitting or drawing room would be preferable, I am inclined to agree.

[Moos]

I suppose if we had 'ED Issues' and 'Beyond ED' there might be less of a feeling that what is now 'the Lounge' is for trivia: it's sometimes referred to as the 'less serious' part of the Forum. In reality quite often the ED Issues is full of threads about very minor things like bus times and what someone thinks of the service in a particular caf?, whereas the Lounge will be full of passionate debate about politics or ethics.

Of course there's room for all kinds of discussions, and clearly people want to talk about serious issues both local and general, and have a laugh as well - I'm not suggesting either is less valuable.

I'm not a big fan of calling it 'the Lounge' either, but I'd never have thought to mention it had someone else not brought it up, the title is really not important.

[Keef]

What Moos said (in a far clearer way than I managed)

[Mark]

well at least our verb "Lounged" comes at to top of the Google hit parade http://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB261GB261&q=lounged&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK

[Michael Palaeologus]

I have taken it upon myself to register on their site and invite them to the Xmas Drinks.

A bit of solidarity in trying economic times does no harm.

[mockney piers]

Good plan Bat Man, a forums drinks means more people to meet and an even wider emit of pubs to go to! Hurrah!!

We'll be at the Hobgoblin in no time!!

[Michael Palaeologus]

Quite so Holmes - also an excuse to try out their Curry establishments.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

And will the phantom proctologist also be inviting the West Dulwichites?

[mockney piers]

Do eet,dooo eeeeeeeeet

[Michael Palaeologus]

Can do - there's only 3 of them though.

Done and I put a proper invitation on SE23.com rather than a post on another thread.

[Michael Palaeologus]

The SE23.com lot seem to have deleted my post inviting them to the drinks!

[Moos]

no, I think it's still there, MP.

[Keef]

Seems to be.

[Michael Palaeologus]

well, I put a post on the "Grass is Greener" thread and then put a Thread up as an explicit invite.

[Brendan]

Dead exciting this today innit. Initiating hostilities with Nunhead on one front whilst offering an olive branch to Forest Hill on the other by inviting them to neutral ground in Peckham who is also poking its head into proceedings.

I?m just waiting for someone to invade Poland.

[Jah Lush]

I predict it'll all end in tears and soiled trousers on the Russian cold front.

[Brendan]

Russian front: That?s Nazi rhyming slang that is.

[Michael Palaeologus]

You are having a Giraffe.

[HonaloochieB]

Or indeed a Turkish.

[Igor]

Perhaps we need a thread about ten reasons not to live in Forest Hill. #1 A control freak running their website

#2, they had a Blue Mountain Cafe and look what happened to that?!

#3 They stole our cabaret, whoops just shot myself in the foot.....

[SeanMacGabhann]

Igor. . . For a first post i cant disagree with the sentiments expressed!

I quite like forest hill tho. . Hob. . Dart mouth arms. . Chipper equal to none

[Keef]

Views, nicer housing stock...