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2006-05-23 Britain

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Posted by ryuge 2006-05-23 06:28|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Or, Livingstone could realize he's not God and stop trying to run peoples' lives. He'd probably be ostracized by his friends and party for doing so, though.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-05-23 07:43|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-05-23 07:43|| Front Page Top

#2 LMAO - try workign on ENGLISH food to begin with - its damned near as bad as Scotttish and Irish cuisine. About the only things with any favor are the kebabs that seem to be on every corner anymore, and God only knows whats in 'em (but they are tasty).

Posted by Oldspook 2006-05-23 09:48|| 2006-05-23 09:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Why do you think the British Empire was created? They were just looking for some good take-out.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-05-23 10:15|| 2006-05-23 10:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Red Ken has a point ... unless you've got a good deal of disposable income and eat out a lot, it's not that easy to find fresh good in London. Been there, tried that. The state of their food stores is .... lacking. As bad as stores in some slums in the US, but surprising to find them in middle income neighborhoods over there.

That said, they'll take away my mushy peas and shepherd's pie when they pry my fork from my cold dead fingers ... or while I'm tipping a pint of bitter and not paying attention. LOL

Posted by lotp 2006-05-23 10:32|| 2006-05-23 10:32|| Front Page Top

#5 It's the little things that really matter. And hopefully, when Red Ken is thrown out on his ear for trying to make Londoners eat tofu and bean sprouts with "lite" ale or white wine; he will curse them loud and long as unappreciative peasants who aren't worthy of his brilliance.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-05-23 10:34|| 2006-05-23 10:34|| Front Page Top

#6 I dunno, 'Moose. There's the whole "no smoking in pubs" bit and the proliferation of traffic cameras. These days there's less and less to draw me back to London.

I don't like the politics of many Scots -- all the entrepreneurial ones came to the States and Australia and such so they're left with Socialism (and the greed of the Lairds in the highland clearances didn't help either). That said, though, it's still a place where you can smoke (I don't but I understand their passion for it), drink, eat sweet things and be raucus. Lot to be said for a place that preserves those freedoms.

Posted by lotp 2006-05-23 10:38|| 2006-05-23 10:38|| Front Page Top

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