Dave to the Grave

When I go, I would like something with a little more dignity. I am sure this chap would be available for funerals.

Yowsa! How the hell do you survive that? Lots of bubble wrap?

He is at it again.

Things seem to be looking bleak for the President

Alan Sillitoe has been mentioned before, but he has not been well and although upbeat, he is nearly 80. Worth considering perhaps, if only for a 1 in 7 chance of being able to use, 'Saturday night and Sunday mourning'. Or, if discovered several days after death, having collapsed while preparing a meal, 'A kitchen stink drama'. etc etc. And he was born in Nottingham. No, he raleigh, raleigh was.

I've given this some thought today. Being on a roof all day makes you think of the strangest things. I forget my own Mother's birthday so 'the post of the year' and anything specific, pass me by, but 'poster of the year' and 'best newcomer' are things you get a feeling for. The results for these two categories from the 'Graves' (like any one cares) are: After much deliberation it was decided that the 'poster of the year' should be someone who contributes to the forum regularly, helping it to flow and move on. As with any social group, whether a football club, chess club or whatever it is the regulars who keep it alive for the rest of us. Cowboy Ronnie, Anubis, Notapotato, Godot, Banshees Scream and a few others were discussed but we feel the award should go to...............Maryportfuncity. As for 'newcomer of the year', we couldn't separate Harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy and Lord Fellatio Nelson.

Illegal immigration is a serious problem that 'Rudy Giuliani' 'who I feel' 'If he is elected president' is definitely capable of dealing with. After watching both debates the agreement of 'get out of Iraq as soon as possible' seems to be popular but the argument is 'when is that?' I don't think I've even heard 'when' once. Hillary is making a lot of promises but put Bill on the couch for a minute and 'what has she really done?' ... what has she really done? Guliani is much more experienced then she is all together. If Hillary wins it's going to be 'The Clintons' and I'm not saying it would be a nightmare but I see much more controversy in her being elected then I do Giuliani. And I think Bush needs to weigh his options a little bit more rather then boom badda bing. Bush said if Iraq has 'the knowledge' it might go nuclear and that's a far out statement if you were to ask me. I think enough people have died and everybody needs to back down from all this. I think Bin Laden is going to become more and more surreal 'possibly soon' start claiming Farrakhan sort of visions you know 'I talk to Allah Allah' and all that bullshit. 'Allah said this' 'Allah claimed that' Well Allah said invest into Geico' .. I think he is going to become more and more religious based in his future videos I could be wrong Banshees, but I think that St Peter was commenting more on the inevitable collapse of 'Empire'. Just like the Romans, British etc. America seems to think it will always be the most powerful nation on Earth, when history tells us otherwise. It has been said (by me at least), that an 'immigrant proof' barrier between the USA and Mexico, will never be built. Mainly because, at great expense, the Americans will help Mexico stem the future flow of economic immigrants from the USA into Mexico. Isn't the 'must have', amongst the great and good in New York a Mandarin speaking nanny? Or have I made that up as well?

John Dankworth and his wife are both getting on a bit. Possibly my least favourite form of music (including country and western), probably because I don't understand it. For this reason I'm going to spend some time studying a jazz mag I happened to find.

Not exactly Glen Goins making the mothership connection, but as a keen amateur haka-ist I found the use of a nursery rhyme inspirational. I've got 3 hours to work on, 'Bobby Shaftoe' the Haka, before the children get home from school. I really need to get out more.

None offered HCW, although, I believe, his Grandfather was Scottish. Just thought, it bloody would be with a surname of Carson! When you add the involvement of an individual with the surname 'McLaren', a sinister pattern begins to emerge.... Also isn't Carson's first name Diego? Or similar.

We had a pet goat ................when I was a kid. .........you guys!

I would very much like the Scots to make it, I think they can. This is not a sentiment that is generally reciprocated! As for the wild celebrations, should your valiant soldiers pull off the once unthinkable, would this be an excuse for you, LG and the Bear to lose another week, what with all that booze you will both consume? According to FIFA, Scotland are not quite the underdogs they think they are.

Do you Raleigh think so?

For somebody who was doing nobody any harm behind closed and locked doors, he got a pretty rough deal I find. He should have run away, but perhaps he was feeling two tyred.

Or, to keep on recent topic, his brass from his oboe. Oh dear.....

Can I recommend a little bedtime reading. Of course you can Godot. I do have some understanding of what is libel. I just thought that it may be interesting for some members to read, who post on football or other fora. For example, question the accuracy of the announced gate at a game of football, you could be risking legal action, as recently happened on a Hereford United forum.

I was not sure where to put this but in case anyone has missed the story, moan or libel?

No, it's you. My heart goes out to Gunjaman (as hard as it is to admit) the best team in the comp by a country mile has gone. All that remains to be seen is whether the next best will take the trophy: if the Spingboks do, it'll be a hollow victory with the All Blacks missing. If some other team wins, then it'll be like watching the carrion feeders after the big predators have left the kill. I'm surprised Australia lost to England, but today's performance was truly woeful. Possibly the worst I've ever seen from the Wallabies. That England failed to score a try and won off 4 out of 6 off Wilkinson's boots hardly bodes well for the, ahem, World Champions. I really don't like South Africa, but now find myself in the unenviable position of having to support (the final remaining) quality over opportunism. Win it for the Antipodes. The winners of a competition are not decided by a committee based on the form book. Did Australia and New Zealand think that all they had to do was turn up and lark about until they play someone 'good'? Come on Fiji.

Allez les....Northern hemisphere. Just those pesky South Africans, Argentinians and Fijians (Love that emoticon)

Once again England fail to score a try Until the rules are changed to reward the scoring of tries to such an extent that kicking has less influence in the outcome of a game it doesn't matter. I am sure as a neutral you enjoyed the game despite the lack of tries. We all know the 'big one' is tonight. What do you reckon Dave to the Grave? I thought I had better answer this here The word on the street in down-town Agen this morning is 18-10 to the All Blacks. That said the same pundit also forecast 40-10 to Australia against England. Safe to say France will score at least as many tries as England.

Once again England fail to score a try Until the rules are changed to reward the scoring of tries to such an extent that kicking has less influence in the outcome of a game it doesn't matter. I am sure as a neutral you enjoyed the game despite the lack of tries.

An explaination of sorts here. PS. tmib, I appear to be your Ronnie Hazlehurst thread stalker.

Terrible news; Armitage Shanks in crying into his fourth pint of mild of the morning as we speak. "he conducted the British Eurovision entry on seven occasions ... as well as the German entry in 1977. In 1977, he famously conducted Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran's "Rock bottom" with a rolled-up umbrella instead of a baton". Chap! They wuz robbed! By the last French winner of the Eurovision Song Contest..... Ronnie in action. I think the best song won.

The whole, 'today is ... years since the death of ...' thing. Buy the compilation CD, T-shirt etc. That said, as a student of dance, the dancer in the pink top on 58 seconds and 1 minute 42 seconds in this clip has a truly rare talent, and should be in whatever the room for really good things is called. As of course should the singer, who died 30 years ago today .

Some discussion on when is dead, dead.