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(Another zany attempt on Flav's part to impress Brigitte Nielsen?)

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

footage on itv; wow

― Masked Gazza, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Nick, are you back in Berlin?

Yes.

― Momus (Momus), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

co-worked" "unarmed police officer or one-armed police officer?"

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, is everyone okay? I'd heard reports that said no casualties. I was out wth work people. Thye'd done a very sweet, but totally unexpected leaving lunch on me (which is lovely as I'm freelance, even though I'v ebeen here nearly four months). So we stayed in the bar and drank and now I am three glasses of wine down andth e thread is moving before my eyes.

― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

(oops co-worked" = co-worker: )

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

3.15 has come and gone -- has isla/ian/linda/eric made his speech?

― N_RQ, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

Shepherd's Bush? That reminds me - I thought Michael Grade said there'd be no more lame repeats.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

(now it's in the open) the memo says "blue top + hole in rear of top with wires protruding from it" presumbly a hole that was blew open from the rucksack? don't know.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

no, i think COBRA is dragging on a bit. it will be tony apparently.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

or maybe some kind of richie edwards fan?

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:34 (twenty years ago)

EVERYTHING IS FINE

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:34 (twenty years ago)

The man then made an exclamation as if something had gone wrong

With nervous smile “ errrrm there goes my packed lunch”

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:34 (twenty years ago)

still very hungry :\ just going to check to see if the snacks machine a floor below has food in it (it's usually empty). otherwise i'm going to have to eat the packs of ketchups i've stored up for emergencies like this (stolen from KFC)

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

tea and biscuits with COBRA.

― N_RQ, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

Everyone seems to be okay, there are no reported casualties yet (maybe one injury at Warren Street). No-one seems to be in the area, apart from Ken who is under office arrest and Starry who was evacuated from the pub.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

GI Joe will put paid to that
xpost

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

tony blair's speech begins:

"are these FUCKERS having A LAFF or what?"

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

my boss: isn't COBRA that danish arts group?

*asger jorn enters conference room, picks up white cat and stroke it*

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

Ken it's time to sacrifice a toe.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

I thought Michael was looking out of the window because something was happening, so I looked out as well. What a tool.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

Ken, can you order a pizza by helicopter, or something?

― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

Will someone please get Ken a pizza sent in!!

x-post

oops!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

downing street man may have been an innocent tourist who spoke no english and didn't know he wz being asked to move on

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

ken's desire for lunch will provide comic relief in the movie (played by judge reinhold) -- AND he will catch the wire man.

― N_RQ, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)

YES oh my god the machine is fully stocked. now i have kit kats and skips and a can of coke.. may even have enough to share with cute office girl.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)

And now it's a love story

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

(Cute office girl to be played by Kirsten Dunst.)

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:43 (twenty years ago)

"Brought together through a shared love of hydrogenated vegetable oil products, one eventful day they conquered terrorism, saved the planet, and made it home in time for chips and a bit of the other"

― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

Blair press conference: he's thanking John Howard for working with Britain in Afghanistan and Iraq. No mention yet of the fact that these incidents form a Christian cross on the map of London.

― Momus (Momus), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:46 (twenty years ago)

is this the press conference? if so, it's LAME. australia? who cares! (ps: i want kit kat!)

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

Judging from Blair's 'speech' he seems not terribly bothered about todays events.

― mzui (mzui), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

my stomach's stood down from amber alert now. and cute girl loves me cos she hasn't had any lunch.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

Blair press conference: he's thanking John Howard for working with Britain in Afghanistan and Iraq. No mention yet of the fact that these incidents form a Christian cross on the map of London.

Thank you Dan Brown.

― mzui (mzui), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

"they just had pictures on the news of the guy with his shirt stripped
open and a load of police with submachine guns pointing at him just
outside downing street."

missive from the missus.

― N_RQ, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

No mention yet of the fact that these incidents form a Christian cross on the map of London.

I think it's pretty irrelevant given how Christians, Muslims, Jews and aetheists alike all died in the attacks a fortnight ago.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

oval, shepherds bush, warren st and hackney don't make a great cross, do they?

― N_RQ, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

I think it's pretty irrelevant given that any four points are likely to make some kind of cross!

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

so no groups are rushing to claim responsibility for this then?
"we are the Inept Liberation Xecutionorz!"

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

my mom was on a 30 bus at warren st as they were evacuating. she got off, freaked slightly at the sight of people stampeding, and went for gnocci and wine. i finally convinced her to leave the area to go to her flat in case she was cordoned in or some such.

she said it was very scary to be there. but then again, she was probably drunk when she told me that, so who knows.

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:51 (twenty years ago)

I think it's pretty irrelevant given how Christians, Muslims, Jews and aetheists alike all died in the attacks a fortnight ago.

It may be irrelevant in your mind, but it's not at all irrelevant in the minds of the people doing it.

― Momus (Momus), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:51 (twenty years ago)

Next you'll be trying to tell me that all the Hawksmoor churches in London form a pentagram shape or something!

― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

Splitters!

― mzui (mzui), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

(the incidents DON'T form a cross really, they form a T)

(cf borges "death and the compass") (for a totally irrelevant "clue")

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

so no groups are rushing to claim responsibility for this then?
"we are the Inept Liberation Xecutionorz!"

oh fuck. it's going to be Fathers For Justice, isn't it?

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

Spookily, all the Hawksmoore churches in London are fronted by grassy knolls.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

i still blame dom joly

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

God bless incompetence: I heard something had happened when I came in to work this morning, and I was half-ready to just go right back home and sit around feeling terrible for all of you. This thread's a relief, compared to what I was imagining.

Take care, everyone.

― nabiscothingy, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

or even "Hawksmoor"

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

xx-post

The bombers of two weeks ago intended to make a cross, but failed due to the Northern Line being closed. This looks like another botched attempt. Here's hoping it's not a case of third time lucky.

― bg (creamolafoam), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)

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