EDF Question Time?

[Marmora Man]

Is there scope to alter one of the EDF drinks session to have a mini Question Time for the first 60 minutes? I don't think we'd get David Dimbleby to chair it but with Sean McG, David Carnell, TLS, ????, Moos, RosieH, PeckhamGateCrasher and Peckham Rose around we'd have a pretty wide range of views on a panel.

Recent threads over BNP, chalking, the EU, the credit crunch have all been interesting but .... difficult to follow as the threaders cross each other and the debating points sometimes become wilder.

PS: There might have to be a "no fisticuffs & leave all weapons at the door" policy.

[david_carnell]

I can't imagine many people would want to sit around and listen to us windbags argue back and forth.

Mind you, I love the sound of my own voice so am happy to shoot the breeze in real life with you, MamoraMan. Name your time and place. I nominate the Dulwich Constitutional Club for the first bout with a rematch at the Peckham Working Man's Club.

[Marmora Man]

Naaah! The Constitunional Club is so depressing!

Besides - I'm more of a writer than a debater. I wasn't putting myself up for public debate.

[bigbadwolf]

Marmora Man. Can I be/play the thuggish Labour trade unionist please? Failing that I could just be the annoying little shit in the crowd that wont shut up and steers everything off topic. I'll even get multiple body piercings and dungarees.

[????]

I think the latter is more you BBW

[bigbadwolf]

We'd make a great team Quids. I'll be the trustafarian and you can be the working class kid full of ideas and expectation and true to form I'll abandon our class bridging alliance and take a 50k job with the Tories at the end of the conference. I'll probably have you fitted up with some class A so you don't reappear later on when I'm an M.E.P and if you do I'll probably just use you as a campaign tool. Deal?

[Mark]

I don't mind chairing a discussion/debate, upstairs at the Mag perhaps?

[Ted Max]

[Keef]

It's a nice idea, but would need a prearranged subject I think.

[bigbadwolf]

Topic's up for debate:

1) The Palmerston.

2) Doorstep scammers.

3) Crime and punishment.

4) The 'good ol days'. For good or for bad?

5) Cats. Just where do they go?

No BNP discussions because we'd be there till our hair fell out.

[EDOldie]

Can we concentrate on the crab at the Palmeston? I feel I'm a bit of an expert.

[HonaloochieB]

I'm quite prepared to drag up as Fiona Phillips and mouth platitudes if it's any help.

[Keef]

I'll make some teeth out of orange peel and be Janet Street Porter.

[bigbadwolf]

Can you make it Lemon peel Keef? It's just that we'll have an audience so you'll have to rely on more than role play to come across as a sour panelist.

[SeanMacGabhann]

What, no Mockney Piers?

[bigbadwolf]

Disgusting isn't it Sean.

[Keef]

Can I be chair, I'm usually "Mr Reasonable" peace keeper ;-)

[????]

Keef, you're too nice.....I think we need a bit 'more steel'....I nominate Moos

[Keef]

*shudders in boots* Not..... Moos the merciless???

Yeah fair point.

[????]

See

[bigbadwolf]

Or Louisa. Actually, could we have a guest speaker? I was thinking we could invite Snorky from the Nunhead forum.

[Ted Max]

I think we need a bit 'more steel'.

Yeah, me too. Smouldering.

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[????]

Never heard of him? is he calm, considered and reasonable?

[Moos]

Hey....

[*Bob*]

I'll watch, but if it turns out to be one of the Scottish or Welsh ones, I'm going down the pub.