Talk about anything but keep it polite and reasonably clean.
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by LGTrotter 23:04 Wed 04 Jun 2014
djewesbury wrote: Jonathan Meades! Indeed. He lives in Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation in Marseille and his new book is called An Encyclopaedia of Myself. I am looking forward to it.
Being as Mr Meades once frequented Taunton, and was ruthless about it, much to the outrage of the good burghers, I feel I should have got this. I may invest in one myself.
Now surely we must have covered all those west London boroughs.
Kingston upon Thames?
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by djewesbury 02:04 Thu 05 Jun 2014
Where's the question master? AWOL. Gorging himself on little gem.
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by DRT 16:19 Thu 05 Jun 2014
Borough still not guessed.
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by DRT 16:23 Thu 05 Jun 2014
Clue: apparently it is a nice place for a walk.
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by Alex Bridgeman 16:29 Thu 05 Jun 2014
Lambeth
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
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by DRT 16:38 Thu 05 Jun 2014
AHB wrote: Lambeth
Correct.
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by Alex Bridgeman 18:20 Thu 05 Jun 2014
Excellent.
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by DRT 19:26 Thu 05 Jun 2014
AHB wrote: Who should ask the next question?
Not me?
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by jdaw1 20:27 Thu 05 Jun 2014
AHB wrote: My question.
DRT wrote: AHB wrote: Who should ask the next question?
Not me?
And so the thread quietly self-destructs in a logical paradox. If Derek is correct, then he isn’t correct. And if he isn’t, then he is.
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by DRT 20:55 Thu 05 Jun 2014
It was too difficult to resist.
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by Glenn E. 21:07 Thu 05 Jun 2014
Schroedinger's Port Fanatic
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by jdaw1 21:13 Thu 05 Jun 2014
Glenn E. wrote: Schroedinger's Port Fanatic
Much nearer Gödel, or Church.
flash_uk
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by flash_uk 00:08 Fri 06 Jun 2014
I will invoke an ancient right and assume control.
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by jdaw1 00:14 Fri 06 Jun 2014
The W.
flash_uk wrote: I will invoke an ancient right and assume control.
The traditional phrase is to “seize ancient powers”, but I understood your variation.
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by DRT 00:16 Fri 06 Jun 2014
The Plaza?
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by jdaw1 00:37 Fri 06 Jun 2014
DRT wrote: The Plaza?
Ceased to be a hotel about 10 years ago.
The Waldorf Astoria?
TLW
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by TLW 01:51 Fri 06 Jun 2014
Hopefully not the dump I will stay in next week.......
CaliforniaBrad
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by CaliforniaBrad 03:53 Fri 06 Jun 2014
Le Parker Meridien?
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by flash_uk 08:58 Fri 06 Jun 2014
Not the Waldorf, nor the Andaz.
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by DRT 09:58 Fri 06 Jun 2014
A Holiday Inn?
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by flash_uk 10:02 Fri 06 Jun 2014
DRT wrote: A Holiday Inn?
No.
Some clues may be required I suspect.
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by flash_uk 10:30 Fri 06 Jun 2014
This hotel has less than 100 rooms, so is not a 40 floor massive chain hotel.
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by DRT 10:56 Fri 06 Jun 2014
flash_uk wrote: This hotel has less than 100 rooms, so is not a 40 floor massive chain hotel.
Presumably you meant fewer?
The Roger?
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by flash_uk 11:09 Fri 06 Jun 2014
DRT wrote: Presumably you meant fewer?
Sticking to my guns as discussed here !
Edit: Accepting defeat!
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by flash_uk 11:09 Fri 06 Jun 2014
DRT wrote: The Roger?
Not your turn
