bridge too far

^^^^ Good post. Big cock-up on the diplomatic front re Libya by William Vague.

everyone

Oh alright then

Ah ha but he's done an about-turn on that one (Cameron, that is) I do have a cartoon for that too, but I don't want to overdo it

Oh I'm on a roll now

I love Steve Bell's cartoons. This one made me chuckle

I would advise him to consider depicting Cameron as a condom

Ooooerrrr handbags! FFS why can't they all behave like grown men instead of silly little boys.

I wouldn't know - I just googled 'Spitfire Bridge' and that was the most informative link that came up.

Wowwwwwwwwsers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not sure why you've got Prescott in there. He's never been PM (or didn't you know that?) Both Milibands were and still are highly respected on the world stage. I'm not too sure that Cameron is (yet, or ever will be). He doesn't seem to do anything of any importance - he just poses about looking for photo opportunities IMO. Even the Americans seem to be ignoring his suggestions.

Spitfire Bridge From Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki Jump to: navigation, search Spitfire Bridge No pictures uploaded (Upload?) On road :A31 Open Date :c.1939 The Spitfire Bridge carried the A31 (now B3404) Alresford Road over the A33 Winchester Bypass. It was constructed in the immediate prewar period, and opened in 1940 with the rest of the bypass. It was a concrete parabolic arch bridge. In 1941 a Curtiss Tomahawk flown by George Rogers flew beneath the bridge, but had to take evasive action after meeting an oncoming HGV. The pilot clipped the bridge and lost 3ft of his plane to it, causing him to later crash while landing. He walked away with only minor injuries. The story soon spread through the local area, but it wasn't clear what plane it was. It was generally assumed that only a Spitfire would attempt to do such a thing, so the name 'Spitfire Bridge' stuck. In 1983 the bridge was demolished as part of the upgrading of the Winchester Bypass to M3, being replaced by an unimpressive single-span concrete bridge. The cutting it crossed was widened to house the motorway and parallel A272, which was named 'Spitfire Link' in its honour. The junction of Spitfire Link and the modern A31 is known as 'Spitfire Roundabout'. It wasn't until 1988 when it was accepted that the plane involved wasn't a Spitfire, but by this time the names had stuck. Courtesy of http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Spitfire_Bridge

'Glass Half Full' - by Hypochondriac

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12632311

Brighton get another goal!

Carlisle equalize

I, too, know of a great magician, ideal for something different for a wedding. Having seen him at a corporate do, I booked him for my daughter's wedding and he was a huge hit. He's since gone to be on TV and, as you'll see from his website, he does a lot of big stuff now. His rates were very reasonable when I booked him http://www.samstrangemagic.co.uk/weddings.html

It's always good to know that the government is single-minded and determined to pursue what it considers to be right. But I like his flexibility. He bends and U turns almost on a daily basis.

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I don't get to matches these days and I'm too far away to get Solent, so I rely on the match thread for up-to-date information. I don't begrudge the fiver, but I do think something should be done, especially to cater for exiles like me. Please

I know you're afloat right now, H and Mrs H, but there's an excellent programme on BBC1 right now (Wednesday 7.30) about a very handsome bloke called Guy and his narrow boat. iPlayer it when you get back. Oh and it's the first of a series.

Cricket WC is about right ATM since we're currently going right down the toilet

This with the addition of 'on away match days, the forum should be Members only for the duration of the match' (to cover Sat / Sun afternoon / early evening matches)