Quote: Ben @ August 3 2010, 2:44 PM BSTWhat happened to your first degree, zooo?
Was that when she was studying Love?
Oh dear, oh dear. 
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Metrocentricism
I once knew a woman called Emma Love who became a doctor.
Quote: David Bussell @ August 3 2010, 3:07 PM BSTI once knew a woman called Emma Love who became a doctor.
Quote: David Bussell @ August 3 2010, 3:07 PM BSTI once knew a woman called Emma Love who became a doctor.
Is she the one who gave you gonorrhea or the one who cured you of it?
Quote: Aaron @ August 3 2010, 12:29 PM BSTWhat do they do that's so objectionable?
There is a very large percentage of the commuting masses on the tube who clearly just have no regard for any other passengers. I lost count of how many times I had been shoved, pushed or had an elbow in my face. And I was only on it for 15 minutes! Maybe I was just unlucky, but it wasn't a pleasant journey.
And a man sat in my groin... when we were stood up. I felt well violated. Had to twist myself around to I wasn't force-spooned.
There were two conscientious people though who even went so far as to help me with my suitcase, but they were cancelled out by all of the meanies.
Don't get me wrong though- I'm not saying Londoners are rude- they're really not. I've gone to London 6 times in the last 2 months with work and have found the people of London town to generally be very nice and welcoming and polite.
Just not on the rush hour tubes!
There's a necessary rudeness to riding the tube during rush hour - if you're not prepared to do a bit of shoving you're not going to get off at your stop when you need to. Londoners recognise this and consider a spot of argy bargy par for the course. You're going to get pushed and you're going to get groped - it's just a consequence of being a commuter. Do it twice a day, every day and a little physical violation won't bother you one bit.
The truly rude people are the ones who try to board before passengers have disembarked, won't move to fill the empty part of the carriage, won't give up a seat for someone who needs it and/or listens to music through their phone speaker. Those people deserve to be repeatedly punched in the throat until they sound like a fart.
Quote: David Bussell @ August 4 2010, 10:41 AM BSTThe truly rude people are the ones who try to board before passengers have disembarked, won't move to fill the empty part of the carriage, won't give up a seat for someone who needs it and/or listens to music through their phone speaker. Those people deserve to be repeatedly punched in the throat until they sound like a fart.
Oooh yes absolutely agree. Dill-holes.
I think I just need to get more ruthless. Stupid Northern naivety. I will start get all shovey from next week.
Smallness.
Feeling slightly dodgy even though you only drank about three pints.
Quote: chipolata @ August 4 2010, 11:10 AM BSTSmallness.
Poor chipolata.
Quote: Aaron @ August 4 2010, 12:48 PM BST
I was thinking more of smallness of soul.
Poor Aaron.
The music to the Lloyds Bank adverts !
Di diddi dum di dum, Di diddi dum di dum etc
At least they've always got a train in them !
I love Elena Kats-Chernin's music; it's a pity it's associated with an advert though.
I hate whistling in adverts. Especially that Peter, Bjorn, and John's "Young Folks" bit which is sent to torment me.
That music is great- it's helpful for me if I haven't sang for while 'cause it helps me stretch my vocal range out a bit.
That sounds wrong.