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11/05/2008, 9:03 Quillan Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 3,644 Re: New London Mayor I was wondering what the names of Boris's children have do with with running London? Are we saying that because somebody has used names that differ from the boring norm is a sign of stupidity? Would the same apply to somebody like Bob Geldof? Perhaps I could consider a person who named his son after all English players that won the 1966 word cup as being different. http://www.chambresdhote.com    Report

11/05/2008, 9:10 woolybanana'sbrother Joined on 18/01/2008 Posts 1,321 Re: New London Mayor Depends on their environment or class Quillan. Lettice might be acceptable in Henley or amongst the Eton set but give a kid a name like that in Tower Hamlets and he would either become very, very tough or very, very splattered. Remember the boy named Sue! Names are just as susceptible to social conditioning, you know, as other behaviours. As to naming kids after a football team, what a prat. Now if it had been a rugby team, that's a different matter. More choice for a start. Do not try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.    Report

11/05/2008, 9:30 Quillan Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 3,644 Re: New London Mayor  woolybanana wrote: As to naming kids after a football team, what a prat. Now if it had been a rugby team, that's a different matter. More choice for a start. I often wondered what it would have been like when the poor kid had to write his full name on his first job application form. Bet he was thinking, when he got to the second sheet of paper and was still writing his name, "I hate you dad I really do". I also wondered if they have extra large driving licences and passports to cater for such people. http://www.chambresdhote.com    Report

24/05/2008, 8:36 now just john Joined on 28/04/2005 Montignac le coq Posts 370 Re: New London Mayor Going . . .  Going . . .    Report

24/05/2008, 11:09 Quillan Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 3,644 Re: New London Mayor Yep it was a 'bye bye' election  . I also see there is a move to get rid of Brown, I guess they will replace him with another leader whose policies have not been subject to a national election. I liked his interview statements about not doing enough to sort out education and health, so they were not his main pririties after all. He is also going to address the issues that worry people in the street the most, high interest rates (drop them then it will be inflation) and the cost of food etc. Perhaps if he had dealt with these things properly in the first place he would not have lost the 'bye bye' election. http://www.chambresdhote.com    Report

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