saint francis

Not even the forum's biggest....

Also, bear in mind it is far easier to adopt a child than a mother. In fact I've never even heard of a mother adoption agency. Something he might have considered at the time, although I imagine he was probably feeling pretty rushed and stressed.

Does it say who was driving?

Good? Did you even consider the thoughts of the families of those lost in the tsunami when you made that comment? Do you really think any of them would describe the sorrow and anguish in this way? I despair (but not in a good way).

Melvins - Nude with slippers, cheap lager, cheese and biscuits in a nice comfy chair.

As has been mentioned, steel strung acoustics are tough work for a beginner. The cheese wire will make easy work of your softie fingers. What I did was to buy a £17.99 spanish guitar from Argos which has the benefits of being cheap as chips, stays in tune, strings don't hurt your fingers, can be played like a normal acoustic. After six months if you're still enjoying it you can upgrade if you want to. If not, no harm done.

I never understand this city. We are currently engaged in conflict in the Middle East, battling against the Taliban. It's a controversial occupation, but the soldiers who come from Southampton and elsewhere who battle for the freedoms of the innocent, in my opinion deserve our fullest support. What I don't understand is the indifference we show in this city to the terror reeked by those 25 miles East of here. They wear blue, their 'city' is certainly inferior to ours, they sing disparaging songs, swear, and here's the worst part, geographically they are really quite close. If for no other reason than civic pride, they should be overcome.

I'm 'watching' a Honda C90 on ebay, a blue one. I want it but have to justify its purchase financially. It'll probably save cash in the long run with its excellent MPG, but the initial outlay plus equipment and CBT all seems a bit frivolous. That's right; frivolous. A Honda C90. Certainly a design classic, mind you.

I liken discussing the existence of ghosts with ghosty types to discussing the existence of god with the religious. If you ask for proof you won't get it, look for evidence and you won't find it. And arguing that because their might be unknowns about the universe, about life and death does not automatically prove, or make more likely that something supernatural must exist, even if people would like it to be the case. Ultimately the discussion will end with one half having some sort of 'faith' in the supernatural and the other half not.

He's like a camp cyberman.

I don't think Pankake takes bribes.

I've eaten winkles before, but didn't really like them. They have recently been listed on the National Official Vermin Register on the basis that they eat sand from the beach, contributing to coastal erosion.

No, I never did, you had to pay for those. I was in the grey camp, all the best posters were. In those days I likened donating to leaving an apple for the teacher (which I never did either, I kept them all for myself and made crumble).

You'd have got four little footballs for that in the olden days. Not any more though. I reckon Baj popped them all and took them home.

Ridiculous. Piece of cheese? Yes please!

A murder by the sounds of it.

I'm sure I read somewhere that 44% of muse fans in the South East were virgins, the second highest proportion, just pipped to the post by Metallica fans. I'll see if I can find the link. I like them, then again, I'm a complete bender and a virgin.

Read the site, it's laughable. As predictable anti Muslim propaganda goes it's a bit shallow, like it's written by frustrated schoolboys. Of course you should believe what you want, but replace the words "Muslim extremists" with "Muslims" or "Asians" and it won't matter. You'll have the same minority support spouting the same tired propaganda which quite frankly I got bored of hearing years ago. Sour nonsense, poorly evidenced and no doubt with a large ulterior motive.

I didn't realise we were at war. I'm not at war.

A statement from the Met said: "The dress code states only approved corporate badging may be used." Madness. Complete madness.

Kung fu actor bids left hanging, expected to swing to a loss.

I don't mind having him on board as long as we don't have to start paying Emu a salary?