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Reply | General Election Thread
at 18:23 3 Jun 2024
There was a young man named Farage
Who spent quite some time in his garage
He always hated the French
They made his buttocks clench
But called the Beach Boys “ Les Garcons Du Plage.” |
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Reply | Nearest pub to where you live
at 16:24 3 Jun 2024
Years ago in the early days of CAMRA, I had a job that gave me Wednesdays off. I used this day as a Real Ale day and spent the day in various places within a train trip of London.
Portsmouth/southsea was a good 'un with Gales, Brickwoods and Burts with a trip on the hovercraft to IOW.
Happy, boozy days. |
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Thread | Clever Shop Names
at 14:52 2 Jun 2024
Just heard about a fish shop called “Oh My Cod!”
I have a mate who swears there was a shop called R.Soles and Co in Goldhawk Rd.
Any more ? |
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Reply | Nearest pub to where you live
at 23:34 1 Jun 2024
I never used the Vic in the old days as it was the hated Watney's.
But the western extremity of Hammersmith/S Bush has some cracking pubs.
Clive's beloved C&S being one.
I did a nostalgic crawl with a mate over from Oz recently:
Raven, Thatched, Prisoner of War (Prince of Wales), Andover, Askew (much changed) and The Duchess.
Marvellous!
Er, may not have been in that order - can't remember ! [Post edited 1 Jun 23:43]
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Reply | Hi-Fi Buffs
at 20:43 1 Jun 2024
Hi-Fi Pig magazine listing the latest Wilson Benesch Omnium speakers at a mere £98,000 a pair.
I'll pick up a pair first thing Monday morning… |
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Thread | Hi-Fi Buffs
at 18:09 1 Jun 2024
I know there are a few of us on here.
I've just received an email from Linn informing me of the latest version of the LP12 turntable that I've had for over 25 years…..a snip at £25,000 !
Blimey O'Reilly ! |
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Reply | Earworms
at 14:10 1 Jun 2024
I think Aiee acham La means “ buy a f*****g striker “ in English. |
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Reply | Earworms
at 13:57 1 Jun 2024
They say the earworm thing increases as you get older. I have catholic tastes and sometimes I can't immediately identify said peace of music for quite a time. |
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 22:25 30 May 2024
My guess would be……call it a benefit and it could be subject to cuts. That said there is the Triple Lock in place. Puzzling. |
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Reply | great song writers......
at 15:59 29 May 2024
I was talking to a bloke in the pub once about Brian Wilson and I said “and, remember he writes the words AND the lyrics”
I don't think the penny dropped. |
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Reply | great song writers......
at 09:56 29 May 2024
Cole Porter…what a lyricist:
In Spain the best upper sets do it
Lithuanians and Letts do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love.
In shallow shoals English soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 20:43 28 May 2024
I wonder what our forebears would think - green bikes lying on the pavement or blocking entrances, conventional bikes chained to rails but with bits missing.
Someone was killed by a cyclist in a London park but there were no charges that could be brought.
When cycles first appeared there was a charge of “furious riding” that could be used but it must have disappeared off the statute book donkey's ago. |
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Reply | Away games revenue
at 18:51 28 May 2024
That's quite clear. Of course the inclusivity of VAT in regard to the aggregate ticket sales could of course be offset against fluctuations in ticket price levels and paid in to the exchequer calculated on a half yeary basis but paid monthly a fortnight in arrears. |
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Reply | great song writers......
at 16:29 28 May 2024
By coincidence,there's an article on Jimmy Webb in today's Times.
He says many/most songwriters are unhappy people and somehow this gets turned on its head by producing beautiful music.
He cites Rodgers and Hart, possibly the greatest writers of the 20th century but both alcoholic depressives who hated each other's guts. |
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Reply | great song writers......
at 14:49 28 May 2024
George and Ira Gershwin were interviewed on the speaking wireless in about 1937.
The compere said “when you guys write a song, what comes first, the words or the music?”
George replied “the contract” |
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 11:40 28 May 2024
I was alarmed by Starmer wishing to lower the voting age to 16.
I would raise it to 53 and smoking a pipe. |
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Reply | Iconic Graffiti
at 20:52 27 May 2024
In the 70s we were at home to Spurs one Saturday.. About that time there were various organisations like Rock Against Racism being formed.
I went into the bogs in the Builders in Hammersmith post-match and a Spurs fan had written Spurs Against The Nazis on the wall.
Next day I went in again and someone had written underneath Spurs 2 The Nazis 0. |
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Reply | Don Goodman
at 21:58 26 May 2024
Who's Don Goodman ? |
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