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October 22, 2002
London A-Z

I'm currently at "F is for Fog" on Diamond Geezer's Guide to the Circle of life In London.




Here're a couple of samples - funny, funny guy:

"E is for escalator"
5) Join thou the queue to the right of the escalator, ensuring that thou dost not trip up any ‘left-walkers’ rushing blindly across thy path. Take a deep breath and step gingerly onto the moving staircase.
6) Pull thyself together thou lily-livered oik, ‘tis only a moving staircase, be brave and step on now! Stand carefully upon one complete step to await thy glorious upward elevation.
12) Walk swiftly off the escalator, moving away from the crest with good speed. Do not stop at the very top in search of thy tube ticket, nor to mop thy brow, neither to read any newly-delivered text messages.

"M for Money"
How to gain £300,000: Sell a two-bedroom council house in Docklands.
How to lose £100,000: Move into London from anywhere outside the M25.
How to gain £100,000: Move out of London to anywhere outside the M25.
How to lose £42,000: Announce that it’s your round in a busy City champagne bar.
How to gain 12p and some buttons: Play some folk songs on a guitar in a subway.

"01 is for London"
In the 21st century, mobile phones are a permanent phone plague in the capital. Half the population appear to have a slab of plastic permanently glued to their ear, whilst the remainder stumble blindly through the streets typing text messages.

"W is for Westenders"
Harvey Nichols exists for shoppers with money, Fortnum and Mason cater for those with taste, while that big shop in Knightsbridge is of course there purely to serve those with more of the former than the latter.

Posted by Lisa at October 22, 2002 11:58 AM