Aw. What kind of restaurant?
Quote: sootyj @ January 3 2011, 12:19 AM GMTYeh but you've got a big hunk of Aaron to take with you.
He is rather.
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Quote: chipolata @ January 3 2011, 1:03 AM GMTF**k me, I'm a day out again!
STOPTRYINGTOKILLME!
Quote: zooo @ January 3 2011, 1:04 AM GMTAw. What kind of restaurant?
Just a little traditional Italian. Amazing food and even better value. They've only just had a major refurb though, so indent know if this rather huge setback might put them out of business 
I hope not, I've been going since I moved to Newcastle.
Mmm, Italian. Yum.
NOTNOMORE
I was at the ciggy kiosk in Tesco's tonight and Chubby Brown rocked up at the lottery counter. He seemed most disgruntled because the assistant told him the lottery machine was closed. "I only wanted to check my numbers" he said, before stomping off.
Anyway, just thought I'd share.
Quote: Lee Henman @ January 3 2011, 4:11 AM GMTI was at the ciggy kiosk in Tesco's tonight and Chubby Brown rocked up at the lottery counter. He seemed most disgruntled because the assistant told him the lottery machine was closed. "I only wanted to check my numbers" he said, before stomping off.
Anyway, just thought I'd share.
And the punchline?
Oh, that really happened? I never knew that real life could offer so much comedy potential. 
Tim has taken his daughters to see panto 'Cinderella' in Croydon - starring Basil Brush as Buttons... Don't worry folks, Basil's still got it after 40(?) years in the biz!
Felt slightly sorry (and bemused) to see 78 year old Shirley Ann Field as the Fairy Godmother. Here is a woman who's played alongside Olivier in 'The Entertainer', opposite Caine in 'Alfie' and opposite Finney in 'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning'... And now she's 2nd billing to a f**king hand puppet in Croydon. It's a harsh mistress, this Business we call Show.
Of course, it was mostly tawdry, vulgar, saccharine and abysmal, but I took a certain delight in shouting out the responses (eg "Boom Boom, Buttons!") and booing the Ugly Sisters and laughing at their semi-illiterate jokes, if only to embarrass my kids - who at turns appeared bemused, appalled and horrified.
I pointed out to them that this kind of rubbish was considered sophisticated and magical entertainment when I was a child (during the war), so they should be even more grateful for their DVDs and XBox games.
In a way it was a salutory lesson for them. As I told them, read books, work hard in school, learn useful life skills, keep a sense of proportion and stay off the booze & drugs - or else you too might end up appearing in this kind of rubbish.
I often wonder how Walker would handle a Twitter account. I expect he would be driven quite mad.
Ellie is not happy that today is going so quickly.
But likes the new red style of the BCG.
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ January 3 2011, 12:14 PM GMTI often wonder how Walker would handle a Twitter account. I expect he would be driven quite mad.
I have a Twitter account, you fool!
However, I have stopped tweeting, mainly because my follower's got too addicted and expectant to the comedy gold I was feeding them in 140 characters or less.
I prefer the BCG boards because here I am free to gain full flight with my comments, which compare very favourably with anything what Swift, Twain or Proust ever wrote. 
Yeah, that and the fact that the verbosity limitations made a big vein in your brain pop.
Kevin, dear boy, I suggest you have a read through all of my 14,000+ posts on this forum. You'll not only find much wit and wisdom, you'll also notice that my posts are (and have always been) the epitome of brevity.
Chip's just back from his big shop.
Watching The Social Network. It's good, man! And it's just finished. Time for a shower.