Public service announcement

Champ wrote:

You'll need a PS2. But they're pretty cheap now.

 

There's a special sausage shop in Hove selling special sausages. Very
nice they are too.

 

Doomwatch? Ged, that takes me back. Is it the original series or some
dreadful merkin remake?

 

When I was about 12 I read some God-awful book called IIRC "The Doomsday
Book" by a chap called IIRC Gordon Rattray Taylor.

Basically it was one of the first times I came across the concept that
we were doing irreversible damage to the planet. It was truely
terrifying, yet a gripping read. I'd like to re-read it now to see how
correct he was really.

 

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You bastards. I don't miss bacon as much as I miss /good/ sausages.

Unfortunately, I don't think these would make it through the
censoring:

http://www.oldspot.co.uk/
http://www.sausagesbypost.co.uk/

 

I vaguely remember that.

I've actually got a first edition of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring".

 

"It is better to be feared than loved, more prudent to be cruel than
compassionate."

 

works for me, guy.

 

I had some smashing pork and leek sausages last night for dinner, with
proper champ[1], onion gravy and some fresh runner beans on the side.

Lovely.

[1] irish-style mashed potatoes with scallions in.

 

I'd guess it's just an over-reaction to the barrage of shite they have
to sift through every time there's a major tournament on. It's
virtually impossible to lead a normal life without being bombarded by
footie stuff. I only manage (hance my lack of comment so far on this
thread) by not watching the news or reading newspapers.

Even then, I'm obviously aware when, for example, Switzerland were
playing France the other night. Our favourite local restaurant even
closed the kitchen[1] early to let the staff watch the game, FFS.

It matters perhaps just to allow an escape valve for those who get
pissed off by how much it seems to rule the world.


[1] Only just managed to get my tournedos with apple and fois gras
cooked in time.

 

"the lord raglan. this is the best pub i have ever drunk in. this
place is a mecca to all larger drinkers! "

LOL

 

Thing is, football is popular. So it's bound to be on telly whenever
there's a major tournament.

No **** likes tennis, and you don't hear me complaining when it's on
for 12 hours a day for two weeks in June.

 

goo-goo ka choo.

 

Not for the first time, I think. Or do I?

I definitely remember having a birthday on a TOG French run. Which,
considering how drunk I was, is quite a feat.

 

At least we know where we stand. None of that "does Porl hate me or not"
nonsense.

 

Really? IME loads of people do, and unlike most football fans many of
them actually play the game themselves.

Lots of people do, IME. To be fair, the whole Wimbledon/Henmnan thing
is a right PITA, and the fact that it gets about 1000 times the
airtime of all the other Grand Slam tournaments put together tells us
a lot about the reasons the BBC choose to broadcast it.

 

Excellent - pack them all off and leave real beer drinkers in peace.

 

WHo said that then? Stalin?

 

I knew this, but now I find myself wondering what a scallion is.