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Blacksword 
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Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Points: 16130
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 Posted: February 10 2008 at 07:44 |
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Points: 25210
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Posted: February 10 2008 at 07:34 |
Leg cramps  Who hates morning leg cramps?
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Man Erg
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Joined: August 26 2004
Location: Isle of Lucy
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Posted: February 10 2008 at 02:57 |
 Heavyfreight wrote:
There is a great book called "London under London" which is well worth a read and explains all about this and many other rivers, railways. etc which are hidden below the streets of London. |
Neil.I have that book and it is excellent.The Lost Rivers of London is also a very good tome.
Edited by Man Erg - February 10 2008 at 02:58
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Man Erg
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Posted: February 10 2008 at 02:53 |
stella_artois wrote:
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1.That's tantamount to flaming
2.The reason that the area around the House of Parliament doesn't flood is because of Bazalgette's Embankment.
Edited by Jim Garten - February 11 2008 at 03:48
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Points: 89372
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Posted: February 09 2008 at 14:48 |
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I saw Dan Snow on The One Show (I think that's where I saw it) down in the tunnels below London looking at what was formerly was the River Fleet.
It's very interesting, especially when you see old pencil drawings of what it used to be like.
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Neil
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Joined: October 04 2006
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: February 09 2008 at 13:45 |
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When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: February 09 2008 at 11:54 |
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Man Erg
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Posted: February 09 2008 at 03:46 |
the_id wrote:
...thirdly, how good would it be if the houses of parliament was built on a flood plain? |
Funny thing is that the Houses of Parliament (rebuilt by Augustus Pugin and Sir Charles Barry on the site of the original Palace of Westminster) was/is built on a flood plain  .It's situated on Thorny Island.The Island was formed by two branches of the Tyburn River which flows(ed) into the Thames at Westminster.The Tyburn is now culverted over. 
Edited by Man Erg - February 09 2008 at 04:47
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 09 2008 at 03:24 |
Heavyfreight wrote:
the_id wrote:
Firstly Scotch is old hat, to describe the Scots |
Say's who? |
Scotch is a drink
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Neil
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Joined: October 04 2006
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 1497
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Posted: February 09 2008 at 03:15 |
the_id wrote:
Firstly Scotch is old hat, to describe the Scots |
Say's who?
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When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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the_id
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Joined: December 11 2007
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Posted: February 08 2008 at 19:45 |
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Firstly Scotch is old hat, to describe the Scots, secondly, there are more dodgy goings on down south, thirdly, how good would it be if the houses of parliament was built on a flood plain. Last but not least, does anyone like that spewbag David (up his own @ss) Cameron? and why?????
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Blacksword
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Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Points: 16130
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Posted: February 08 2008 at 13:05 |
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Dear General Sir Marmaduke Pokethrottle (Mrs)
Cc: P.Mandeldaughter
Thankyou for your letter, regarding the 'alleged' donation to the 'portly' Scottish gentlemen, to which you refer, but I feel I should just clarify a few points.
There was indeed a donation made, but it was made THROUGH the Scottish gentlemen, NOT as a donation to his leadership campaign, but to the national 'Dogging society' of which myself and a number of fellow constituents are members. As far as I'm aware 'dogging' is not a serious crime as such, and while some may argue it's not the sort of behaviour a press officer for the Labour Party should indulge in, I have to confess that I believed it to be a 'pre-requisite'to accepting the role.
If it's any help, I'm close friends with Rupert Murdoch, and have a track record of fraud, bribery, corruption and sexual deviance.
With this in mind, I sincerely hope you'll reconsider my application.
With very sincere furrowed brow and hand gestures:
Andreas Blacksword
PS, The cheque is in the post.
Edited by Blacksword - February 08 2008 at 13:08
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Jim Garten
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Retired Admin & Razor Guru
Joined: February 02 2004
Location: South England
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Points: 14693
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Posted: February 08 2008 at 11:39 |
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Dear Mr Blacksword,
Unfortunately due to the Labour Party's membership secretary's laptop being left on the bus at Cricklewood, your personal details, bank account details, and breakdown of the £15,000 secretly donated to ***name deleted in order not to incriminate fat balding Scotsmen*** leadership campaign have been somewhat mislaid.
Given the above, therefore, it is not possible at this time to proceed with your membership application.
Yours sincerely,
General Sir Marmaduke Pokethrottle (Mrs)
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Neil
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 04 2006
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 1497
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Posted: February 08 2008 at 11:33 |
Dear Mr Blacksword,
I'm pleased to inform you that you have passed the interview for Labour Party press officer and can take up your post immediately. Try not to kick the boring, fat, scotch git hiding behind the door as you enter.
Regards,
P. Mandeldaughter.
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When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Points: 16130
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Posted: February 08 2008 at 08:02 |
Jim Garten wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
I think there is a technical term, in psychology for this approach to answering questions (cant remember what it's called), whereby on the one hand you avoid answering the specific question, but proceeed to offer up something else as both compensation for not answering, and in an attempt to change the course of the questioning. |
I think it's technically known as Blair Syndrome. |
It's a syndrome I've been accused of having, whilst answering questions at the end of presentations at work. That's come about through watching too much TV during the Blair years. 
I'm not prepared to say more on that, but what I CAN tell you, is that I would not be the man I am if I didn't believe with absolute certainty and sincerity from the bottom of my pure Chruistian heart, that this means of communicating bogsh!te, is the most effective for convincing people you know about everything, without actually saying anything constructive at all.. 
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Jim Garten
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Joined: February 02 2004
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Posted: February 08 2008 at 03:47 |
Blacksword wrote:
I think there is a technical term, in psychology for this approach to answering questions (cant remember what it's called), whereby on the one hand you avoid answering the specific question, but proceeed to offer up something else as both compensation for not answering, and in an attempt to change the course of the questioning. |
I think it's technically known as Blair Syndrome.
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Neil
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 04 2006
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 1497
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Posted: February 07 2008 at 12:41 |
Blacksword wrote:
One of their favourote diversionary tactics is, when asked a question, to respond with something like..
"Well, it's not for me to say, at this juncture, but what I CAN tell you, is that....Insert bullsh!t here"
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Yes, but George Bush's problem was that he read that out verbatim 
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When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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Jared
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Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Hereford, UK
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Points: 19915
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Posted: February 07 2008 at 10:31 |
NaturalScience wrote:
fandango wrote:
most famous interviewer's quotation in living memory??
Brian Redhead to Nigel Lawson....
"Do you think we should have a one minute silence now in this interview, one for you to apologise for daring to suggest that you know how I vote and secondly perhaps in memory of monetarism, which you have now discarded."
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Oh man  I would give anything for someone to speak to one of our politicians like that...
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Brian Redhead was a national treasure and institution....he died too young... 
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Padraic
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Joined: February 16 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
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Points: 31169
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Posted: February 07 2008 at 09:58 |
fandango wrote:
try the BBC World Service on R4 at 4am...it's  marvellous.... 
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We get that service here on our NPR (National Public Radio) stations and it is great. It's where I turn for more global news because the BBC, unlike any mainstream media in this country, realizes that there are actually people - billions of people - who just so happen to live outside the confines of the United States.
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Padraic
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Joined: February 16 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
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Points: 31169
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Posted: February 07 2008 at 09:55 |
fandango wrote:
most famous interviewer's quotation in living memory??
Brian Redhead to Nigel Lawson....
"Do you think we should have a one minute silence now in this interview, one for you to apologise for daring to suggest that you know how I vote and secondly perhaps in memory of monetarism, which you have now discarded."
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Oh man I would give anything for someone to speak to one of our politicians like that...
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