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Politics in Clapham

One of the many (though questionable!) benefits of living in Clapham is that I get to walk past The Socialist Party office at 52 Clapham High Street (I'd post a link, but apparently socialists don't have websites) every time I go to the big Sainsburys at the top of the hill. They often have afternoon lectures on Saturday afternoons, (I know because they put a large, inviting sandwich board advertising free refreshments outside the front door), and this past Saturday was no exception:

"Half day school on the Insanity of Capitalism".

Aaaah, where do I start? Actually, it reminds me of joke:

Q Why do Marxists only drink green tea?
A Because proper tea is theft.

Hee hee!

Yesterday Stu and I went for a bit of a wander around town, ending up in Crobar, a grotty little pub near Tottenham Court Road which plays proper rock music and is usually populated by frighteningly pierced patrons.

Last night, however, it was host to Pappy's Fun Club, a great little comedy troupe who have had a very successful year in Edinburgh and reminded me somewhat of the good old days of "Oh My". A nice surprise, and a great night out - culminating in me getting dragged up on stage to mime playing the bass in Bob Dylan's backing band (?!). Highly recommended!

Boilers. Can't live with them, can't live without them.

I'm working from home for most of today as I have been waiting for the boiler man to come. In light of the dramatically decreasing temperatures (and therefore increasing need for very hot baths!) the fact that our boiler doesn't really work very well (this is not the first time it's broken in the two months we've lived in this flat!!) is a big problem.

I have to say though, that the boiler guy is here now and I am not filled with confidence by the fact that he seems to be spending most of his time enthusiastically working a giant bicycle pump...

This is probably the best thing I've ever seen on the internet.




Step 1: Click on the answer that best defines the word.

Step 2: If you get it right, you get a harder word. If wrong, you get an easier word.

Step 3: For each word you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.