Went to the Imperial War Museum yesterday. Top stuff. Only problem is: there's too much stuff in

[Berni]

there about peace and civilians. What we want is military hardware, uniforms, weapons and tales of derring-do and thrashing the hun. Talk of peace and the home front is well boring. I blame the socialists.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Clearly it's the socialists.

[Classic Jorge]

[Luis Anaconda]

Might go the new thing at the science museum as well. Quite cool actually going to London on holiday - get to do all this **** I used to take for granted

[Berni]

The rest of it was OK. Too much tedious stuff about the UN, though.

Not much mention of wars before 1914, though.

[redgunamo]

[Berni]

I've always loved it, frankly.

[Luis Anaconda]

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

were writing a book and they were more than delighted to help. I once asked to see gun-camera footage of Typhoon and Tempest rhubarbs and they happily set up a projector (!) and showed me some great stuff.

[7evens]

I thought Bedlam was originally over near Liverpool Street, or that type of vicinty

[redgunamo]

F*** that.

[Berni]

'NNNNNNYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHH!'
'DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA!'
'ACH, MEIN GOTT!' 'GOTT IN HIMMEL!'

That sort of thing. Mind you, you'd probably have got some funny looks.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Trains, vehicles, columns of troops.

A Frog farmer driving his horse and cart :-(

[Classic Jorge]

Amongst others, The Maudsley, also in South London

[Berni]

[Ashberto]

It's on the route of the old Neckinger too.

[Berni]

Be fair, the chaps had to keep their hand in.

[Monty91]

thing that Berni describes, including all the museums I've not been to for years.

[Classic Jorge]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

thought, "f**k it."

[Luis Anaconda]

[Ashberto]

[7evens]

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

You'd be better off finding a soft play area or a decent park

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Oughtn't you just keep the thing indoors until it can contain itself and not make life a misery for everyone else?

[Monty91]

Maybe I'm not cut out for this parenting lark :-(

[Luis Anaconda]

[Berni]

with the sound of shrieking brats filling one's ears while similarly dead-eyed parents watch their offspring assault each other and get stranded in ball pools.

[Monty91]

It's when he's stuck at home when he's a massive pain in the hole.

And of course, if he did kick off in a public place like a museum, I would make a swift exit.

Relax, we're on the same side here, mate. I'm not going to take him to the Delauney and ruin your dinner.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Fancy foreign muck. Messed about with :-(

[Monty91]

with other parents for my liking :-(

[Classic Jorge]

[PSRB]

It wasn't too bad, left when a kids party arrived

[Monty91]

And don't worry, the kid is not invited to either.

[Berni]

fans in a stadium. They know that the sole thing you have in common is the reason you're there (ie the kids/football team). The consequence of which is that this then becomes the only topic of conversation - even though it may be the last thing you want to talk about and that you may disagree profoundly, you're stuck with it.

[Berni]

[7evens]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Lit the fire, barricaded ourselves in, and made pea soup. :cloud9:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Hank is pretty much my role model now.

[Berni]

I made the snake and pygmy. A triumph, if I may say so. Enormous, though - we'll be eating it all week.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I'm making the beef and ale pie today. I got some shin and some feather blade from Dennis yesterday. I'm going to give the stew 5 hours in the oven, i think.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

I chopped mine up so fine all one got was the lovely flavour without the offally texture that can be off-putting.

It did make me wonder if I could have achieved the same effect by simply pissing in the stew, actually. :rubchin:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Lamb just doesn't do the same job, does it?

[Berni]

City' for middle-aged men. Only without the concentration on shoes. :-( :-( :-(

[Berni]

I used a bottle of Banks' bitter and one of those pouches of beef stock. It really was awfully good.