Modern Vespa

15th? Sounds a Good Idea.

That is unfairly cute, Kam. I was temporarily deprived of the power of speech, thought or anything other than grinning goofily.

I hate cats.........

Well then you won't want to come around to the new WM abode.

After a lot of looking and umming, we're finally moving home at the end of the month, to a nice Victorian house in Forest Hill. Suburban but close to the centre.

Not better for scooters, but space, a garden with shed (yeah) and outside bog (don't worry it has an inside too), two beds and most importantly of all, we can have a cat! Woo hoo!

I think my parents moved out of the Forest Hill area back in 1967.......

went norf.......i love being a Townie!

Oh, i hate all animals. 8)

All animals? Are you vegetarian?

Excellent news! I hope I can come round some time to make the acquaintance of the as yet unacquired kitteh.

I always had cats as a child but went right off all domesticated animals when my children were very young - maybe it was some sort of instinctive protective behaviour on my part.

I got the kitten primarily because my kids wanted a pet but mrs Kam and I are totally smitten and like nothing more than sitting by the fire with a glass of red wine while daisy luxuriates on the rug in front of the fire.

That's the thing about cats - they always look like they are having a better time of it than you are.

When it gets to the right stage you can buy it a bag of nip to add to the amusement.

I'm looking for a tabby or a Jellical. Alice, we'll not be very far from you at all, so you're welcome to come around (as indeed you all will be).

excellent news. your present on-street parking is a nightmare so at least you won't be any worse off. forest hill is rather posh [extends little finger in tea-drinking gesture] - crawling with ponies as i remember - i've got cousins there. if you run into any hainses they're probably my kin

re. kittehs - yes the plural is intentional. i'd suggest more than one. if my orky didn't hate all other living things except me, i'd have gotten her a companion some time ago. a small herd of cats isn't that much more expensive to keep than a single kitteh, and they will keep each other company when you and mr. wonder are away.

Me, I'm a bit scarred from the time of having 7. Even when we got down to 3 they still fought like cat and er, cat. Too many cats, not enough territory.

If we had two to start, it might be okay. I don't want two mad beasts who are constantly taking lumps out of each other, so if they grow up together that might be alright.

you should be okay with two from the same litter. i had a pair of sisters once (that didn't come out right) ... they loved each other to bits and got on very well. take some time to observe litter dynamics when you go to pick your kitteh(s) out. if you get your cats from battersea, staff will be happy to help you with this as it's one of the things they observe when litters are born there.

Litter dynamics!

Thanks for the tip, I'll talk to Battersea and ask their advice. I tend to pick cats which have a lot of chutzpah, so perhaps it is not surprising they fight.

Congrats Kate on finding the house in Forest Hill. When do you move?

28th, so currently going through the flat to find things to chuck so I'd don't have to pack them.

So, gratis to Donk folk, I have the following to offer:

Alpinestars Drystar Gloves (Ladies M) never used and still with tags
Arai Condor - Silver Size M

no, no, no, no, no, no!

I love eating animals, I just don't like owning them!












ps.....it's a phobia of fur really.

I AM THE STIG.....

Sweet ! What does mine say ? Dude ! What does mine say ?

Joke for one person.

Yours says "I like mine minty"

Someone please finish the joke.

Can't you finish your own then?

Is this a quote from some crap American kids film dude?

You guessed it big fella. Someone say the line.

Bill & Ted?

No it's Dude where's my car ?

In the New Knightrider KITT - the voice of Val Kilmer has just asked Micheal "Is there a back door in my programming?"

I have no idea why I found that funny.

Sorry to intervene, but as part of my move, I'm having a huge book giveaway. If anyone wants these, then let me know and its yours, GRATIS. Just take it away!

History

Robert Kee - The Green Flag - A History of Irish Nationalism [taken]
Philiip Bobbit - War Peace and the Course of History
Peter Hennessy - Muddling Through (Postwar British Government)
Rats, Lice and History - Hans Zinser

Fiction

Alan Bennett - Telling Tales
Anthony Burgess - Earthly Powers
Philip Roth - The Human Stain
John Le Carre - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
David Gilbert - The Normals
Magnus Mills - The Scheme for Full Employment [taken]
Alan Panton - Cry, the Beloved Country
Rupert Thompson - Divided Kingdom
Annie Proulx - Brokeback Mountain
Liz Jensen - The Ninth Life of Louis Drax
John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey
JG Ballard - Kingdom Come
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
Alan Hollinghurst - The Line of Beauty
Susanna Clarke - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Poetry

Tennyson - A slim hardbacked volume of poetry with dust jacket for sensitive soul

Journalistic

Polly Toynbee - Hard Work - Life in Low Pay Britain
James Gleick - Fstr - The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Michael Moore - Stupid White Men
Craig Brown - This is Craig Brown [taken]
James May - May on Motors
S J Perelman - The World of S J Perelman
Nick Clarke - The Shadow of a Nation (How Celebrity Destroyed Britain)

Crime

Reginald Hill - An Advancement of Learning
Reginald Hill - On Beulah Height
Reginald Hill - Death's Jest Book
Colin Dexter - The First Inspector Morse Omnibus


Travel

London by London - with contributions by yours truly
Bill Bryson - Travels in Europe
Eccentric California
Edinburgh City Guide

Blimey, there's some heavy reading there........got any Viz?

Yes, and I'm keeping my copy of "The Spunky Parts".

I love Viz.

may i have the following: not enough novels in this house. would you like some derrida in return?

a few years ago i got my dad a copy of 'roger's profanisaurus' for christmas. it wasn't quite his brand of humour but mum and i wept with laughter.

remember madbadger? he claims to have been responsible for the term 'wizard's sleeve'.

Done.

Ah yes, very creative.

I remember "chutney ferret". In fact I think once upon a time I was going to buy a small scooter and call it Chutney Ferret.

I'll take this if no one has dibs on it.

Genie that's a big list, The Ballard one sounds interesting but you beat me to it.

i usually pass novels on once i've read them. you're next on the list for the ballard

If it is still going could I claim James May?

Stewart

Kate can i take the Alpinestars gloves too? always looking for more ways to keep my hands warm - and i've discovered that motorcycle gloves are quite useful for skiing.

Damn! Double damn!! I didn't think it ever finished, I thought it just went on and on and on and on! Fun film tho.

Excellent that the free books are going toot sweeeet..

You can come and collect, or if you aim to be at the Pilot next weekend, I ill bring and you can takeaway.

Don't worry about the remainder or if you can't pick them up, they will go to a good home in the shape of the Hammersmith Amnesty Bookshop.

hehe just a little too late. I thought the poetry would be interesting and to my surpise (I hope the google search was right) there's a Ulysses connection

You should enjoy "The Lotus Eaters" then, Muad Dib.

One of my favourites!