Nobody gets out.

[alexsarll]

Pubbing to mark a rare London appearance by rentaghost31, I find myself once more randomly in the same pub as Seeing Scarlet, who are clearly my Pub Stalkers. A fun evening, with a special mention for kiss_me_quick who had clearly drunk all the booze in the entire world before she even arrived.

publicansdecoy directed my attention to this petition in support of free speech, inspired by the c*rt**n row. I've signed it, of course, though I doubt it'll do the least bit of good - none of the good guys are making credible threats of violence, after all. And thinking about all the petitions I've signed over the years, I can't remember a single one which has succeeded. Tuition fees, the Arthur Simpson Library, ID cards, Routemasters, Gillespie Road, opposition to various Midlands building projects...lost causes, every one.

The man who raped his drunk underage stepdaughter while she was dying almost sounds like a hypothetical, doesn't it? An example constructed such that even Mail readers would be obliged to admit that, regardless of whether she was wearing a short skirt, his behaviour was definitely wrong. Alas, it was not. The human race there, marvellous.*

A new ad at Victoria claims that 98% of Londoners who move to Milton Keynes prefer it. Well, that's as maybe, but they moved to Milton Keynes, and as such their opinions are of no interest to me. Although that said, I shall myself be deserting the Smoke for the weekend, so do take care of it, won't you?

*This being the internet, it can pay to make sure - that last sentence was uttered with bitter, leaden irony, OK?

Comments

[my-name-is-anna.livejournal.com]

How horrible.

Where are you going for your weekend away, Barry?

ps: don't worry, I won't follow you there and go through your bins or anything stalky like that!

[pippaalice.livejournal.com]

DO DO! I bet he would love a lovely stalker! :D

[my-name-is-anna.livejournal.com]

I sometimes think that I would like a stalker, cos I would feel liked, but then I think no that's very silly.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I sometimes complain that I've not had one recently, but then I remember what a hassle it could be.

[my-name-is-anna.livejournal.com]

Oo did you used to have a stalker then?

I have a vague idea that David might have had a slight one once, but they would probably have been a bonkers Suede fan, and only stalking him cos they were working their way up to stalking Brett A.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

So he's like training wheels, then?

I've had a couple, but the most accomplished one is now married to somebody else, phew!

[my-name-is-anna.livejournal.com]

Oo gosh, what did they do?
Did they go through your bins?

I've been a bit stalky before eg: walking up the road of an ex-boyfriend when I didn't need to go that way, but it was only cos I was heartbroken, wah!

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

It was at college, and I used to get unexplained visits to my room at all hours - and once found her apparently waiting outside my door for me.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh gosh. Was she just a sort of random person then, and not a friend?

How did you resolve it?

(Hah I am being nosy again!)

[my-name-is-anna.livejournal.com]

Oh that was written by me.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I guessed it might be. ;)

She was...somewhere between the two. Ask me about it in person sometime.

[my-name-is-anna.livejournal.com]

I shall add it to the every-growing list!

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Visiting the parents on the south coast.

[my-name-is-anna.livejournal.com]

Oh, did they retire to the seaside then?
I thought you came from the Midlands.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Correct on both counts.

[angelv.livejournal.com]

Are you going to go to Monkey World???

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I could face the explanations of why I find 'Ben and Pip' so funny...