Agreed. Morrissey and Marr were equally important to The Smiths.

Would love to see a proper reunion, but I think the chances of that are slim in the extreme.

What is this DE that people keep referring to?

I assume it’s some form of terrifyingly expensive ti razor, handcrafted by bearded men in a hut somewhere in the Midlands?

There would appear to be a uniformity of opinion here!

So, to all intents and purposes, it’s like a Betamax for your face?
Will try it tonight and report back…

Does anyone else wear a 5/3 year round?

Can’t be bothered with owning two wetsuits.

Obviously, there are a plethora of waist and leg lengths available.

But, when you see ‘R’ or ‘L’ (and no number) as an option with regard to length (this will usually be on an online store) it refers to 32 inch length and 34 inch length respectively.

32 is ALWAYS the regular length for Levi’s.

34 is marked as long.

With 4 pairs of 501, 2 pairs of 506, 2 pairs of 507 and a pair of 511 in the rotation at present I can assure you that this information is correct!

Same goes Dockers, also owned by Levi’s.

Yeah, Leatherface were fantastic too.

If you like them, you may well appreciate a band called Hot Water Music from Gainesville, Florida.

seosamh77 – Member

Astounded that someone could sit at their keyboard presuming to criticise soldiers at war. Astounding.

Why? Do i need to take up a gun and go an join the afghans to be able to have an opinion? don’t talk nonsense…

Not at all.

You could do us and the human race as a whole a great service and follow the Bobby Sands diet plan for a period of no less than 66 days though.

colournoise

Weren’t Mega City 4 from Hampshire?

Husker Du were indeed very special. Too young to have seen them live, though have watched Bob Mould on a number of occasions.

I used to work with a guy who owned a particularly boisterous Labrador called Mugabe.

Upon asking why he chose that name for his pet, he replied ‘it’s cos he’s black and he’s a bastard’

Is that racist? Possibly. Funny all the same though.

maccruiskeen – Member
If it turns out it mushrooms rather than cucumbers that are the source of the contamination would that make it a morel dilemma?

Pretty funghi!

This will develop into a coleslawsuit.

Russian roulette for hippies.

I fear you may have bought one of the limited edition ‘iDave’ models.

Do you reckon they’ll let me paddle around Portland on my longboard and watch the sailing for free?

Returning to the scene of the crime!

Just you wait ’til Germaine finds out.

An asymmetrical haircut, girly jeans and a subscription to Dazed & Confused.

No, but I bought a coolbox from Tesco. True story.

Pitch Pro?

Well, somebody had to suggest it. It’s the law.

Thanks for the replies, definitely swaying towards the Alpine as I’m more of a short/sharp/shock than an all-day epic rider. That is to say, I’m quite lazy.

I belong to a French Army reenactment group.

In pursuit of authenticity, we’re staying at home.

philconsequence – Member

Tell your friend not to worry. I’ve been working in probation for three years and have never heard of any colleagues being tested for drugs or alcohol.

I have friends in neighbouring counties and it diesn’t seem to happen there either. Offhand, I can think of a half dozen or so probation employees who’ve been caning various recreational pharmaceuticals for years so it won’t be an issue for him!

freeridenick – Member
night ride tonight then a few beers for me.

Pretty exciting if you do that the other way round too! 😛

binners – Member
Biggest cuts = Liverpool, Birmingham, and Hackney
Least cuts = Dorset

Dorset (of which I am a resident, though not in the Dorset County Council administered area) was just about the most underfunded, if not the most underfunded County Council in the country.

It also had the highest differential between salaries and house prices due to it’s popularity as a retirement destination for monied London/Home Counties types. As such, the relatively mild cuts are entirely reasonable.

I was pulled over by traffic cops last Friday night as I returned to Bournemouth from a day in Brighton.

I was well over the speed limit and felt sure I was about to get some points and a fine. The policeman was very chatty, asked what I’d been up to, spotted my girlfriend sleeping in the passenger seat then said ‘Well, I don’t want to spoil your day’ and advised me to slow down a bit. With that he returned to his car and drove off.

I like the police even more than I did before now! 😀

What jobs are you guys doing?

I’m working night cover for the National Probation Service…no phone calls tonight apart from one from a colleague on the other side of the county in another outpost who is similarly bored!

I’ve wanted to go to this for years!

Sonic Youth seem to always do the ‘even’ years so will try and go next year.

I feel your pain!

8 hours and 45 minutes down with 3 hours and 15 minutes still to go.

My cereal bars are long gone, 2 cans of Red Bull down and so many cups of black coffee that I feel as if I’m floating through space. Nothing left in the fridge now, but for half a punnet of grapes.

Oh, I’m down to my last Marlboro too, desperate times.

On the upside, I get to hang out with my girlfriend tomorrow and am going to watch Explosions in the Sky at Camden Roundhouse tomorrow night with no more shifts until Tuesday night 😀

mastiles_fanylion – Member
Would there be military action against the RoI

Of course not!
On what possible grounds?

I’m assuming that this is a troll job.

Whatever that little Denon job is called.

Should be able to get it for £400, use the money saved to upgrade the speakers (which are no longer Mission) and you’ll still have £450/500 left for other things.

user-removed – Member
EDIT, wasn’t it “…live with them”?

It may have been, but same meaning ultimately.

I’m not sure whether she has just reached an age where she doesn’t care what people think of her or whether that was just an unguarded moment that she’ll come to regret.

The Southern Yeti – Member

Was this part of your date? How did it go?

Yes!

The date went really well, we’re having a beach BBQ on Monday and going for a bike ride in the Purbecks on Saturday 😀

BTW, is that a thrush in the photo? If so, the date didn’t go quite as ‘well’ as that!

If I was ultra-rich, I think it’d be quite entertaining to invest £1,000,000,000 in Partick Thistle and turn them into an Old Firm dwarfing peace ‘n love juggernaut. Just for a laugh.

Born in Rinteln, Germany.

Live in Bournemouth via Leeds, Andover, Sennelager, Tidworth, Andover, Warminster, Iserlohn, Tidworth, Camberley, Dortmund, Lulworth Cove and errr…Rinteln.

Additonally, I know I’m going to Heaven for I have lived in Hull.

I’m a dove on this issue, as opposed to a hawk.

That said, I imagine hawks are rather against this proposal too.

fourbanger – Member

Who paid?

Me. But, it was a fairly expensive restaurant and I had suggested we go there so wouldn’t have felt right about her paying half. Whatever happens, it was worth it at the time.

We’ve taken turns getting rounds etc whenever we’ve been in bars.

captaincarbon – Member

Brighton update to follow.

???

once we’ve been! 🙂

+1 for UFOrb

Coldcut’s ‘Let Us Play!’ is an old favourite too.

paulosoxo – Member

What the **** has it got to do with you?

That’s more like it!

This thread has been a right eye opener, I’m so out of touch with used car prices that I hadn’t realised these sort of motors were as affordable as they are now.

Anyone want a 56 plate VW Polo 1.4? I fancy something less sensible!

Elfinsafety – Member
Best not mention her name though cos some people get a bit tetchy over it.

Too late, Mo Mowlam has already snuffed it.