tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post1105205087475141793..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: Bing BongJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-46106713917322969082007-06-23T14:08:00.000+01:002007-06-23T14:08:00.000+01:00I can confirm as a resident of Reading, that it is...I can confirm as a resident of Reading, that it is a town rife with zombies. Particularly in 'The Oracle' the most mystically named shopping centre in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-37838526407038110062007-06-18T10:20:00.000+01:002007-06-18T10:20:00.000+01:00Minor point about "Blink"..When the Angels are hid...Minor point about "Blink"..<BR/><BR/>When the Angels are hiding from Sally looking out of the police station window, no-one's observing them.<BR/><BR/>So how come they're statues then?<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, yet another excellent episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-4904964905562666632007-06-13T23:02:00.000+01:002007-06-13T23:02:00.000+01:00I too enjoyed Blink. I thought the Weeping Angels...I too enjoyed Blink. I thought the Weeping Angels were properly creepy at times.<BR/><BR/>Because I am one of the odd few adults who don't drive, I am forced to endure the cattle-carriage conditions on our trains.<BR/><BR/>I must consider upgrading to 1st class more often....9/10ths Full of Penguinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380841087786085974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-46331741668497927872007-06-13T11:38:00.000+01:002007-06-13T11:38:00.000+01:00Ahhh Stansted the evil place that wants to expand ...Ahhh Stansted the evil place that wants to expand into 3 runways and overtake the countryside with tonnes of concrete - not to mention keeping me awake at night with noise pollution. Sorry had to have a little rant there.<BR/><BR/>Blink was brilliant and none of my three boys (aged 5, 8 and 11) were at all phased at the thought of statutes coming alive, they're more worried about sleep deprevation from the planes - I think I was more scared then them. Kids these days just have no imagination!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-59564798530110136392007-06-13T11:20:00.000+01:002007-06-13T11:20:00.000+01:00Clearly British Rail are missing a trick by not ha...Clearly British Rail are missing a trick by not having a falmouth to truro branch line blog, the shortsighted fools.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1927066519026654192007-06-13T11:15:00.000+01:002007-06-13T11:15:00.000+01:00Fear not - I've never travelled on that line.Does ...Fear not - I've never travelled on that line.<BR/>Does the Crystal Palace line count at all?Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928164168526819245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-11167077920786061692007-06-13T10:36:00.000+01:002007-06-13T10:36:00.000+01:00I like the Truro to Falmouth branch line too. Has...I like the Truro to Falmouth branch line too. <BR/>Has this blog now reached an improbable critical mass of people who have travelled on a relatively minor part of the Rail Network?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-25022923740168386972007-06-12T23:58:00.000+01:002007-06-12T23:58:00.000+01:00"I'm sure everyone has their views on where the va..."I'm sure everyone has their views on where the vampires live..."<BR/><BR/>There's a roost at Swindon and another at Didcot. Reading, definitely zombies. Nothing so exotic as a vampire would come within 10 miles. Even ninjas pass it by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-33417381993623103152007-06-12T15:31:00.000+01:002007-06-12T15:31:00.000+01:00oli – you are right, the falmouth train runs on it...oli – you are right, the falmouth train runs on it’s own fickle timetable and smells of horse-musk and damp…but it’s scenic and after the snobbery of the brighton and london transport systems it always makes me smile just to be on it.<BR/>james – i admire the fact that you gave a secret rude gesture. you win, in my opinion.kaikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110165849464317361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-51321443235264703182007-06-12T14:00:00.000+01:002007-06-12T14:00:00.000+01:00"You have to get out to Stansted"You can go via Ga...<B>"You have to get out to Stansted"</B><BR/><BR/>You can go via Gatwick now if use Air Southwest. But then there's the booking in time, and, y'know... the guilt.<BR/><BR/><B>"my favourite train journey in the world is the branch line from truro to falmouth"</B><BR/><BR/>Really? But it's always late and it smells of horses...<BR/><BR/><B>"you were in serious danger of zombie attack when you stopped at Reading.</B><BR/><BR/>I'm sure everyone has their views on where the vampires live...Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441388002744047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-41666276504052471722007-06-12T13:19:00.000+01:002007-06-12T13:19:00.000+01:00Interesting image of little local Cornish folk hud...Interesting image of little local Cornish folk huddling together, were there pitchforks? If each part of the line has an ethnic characteristic, then I'd say you were in serious danger of zombie attack when you stopped at Reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1299346667385181312007-06-12T12:46:00.000+01:002007-06-12T12:46:00.000+01:00my favourite train journey in the world is the bra...my favourite train journey in the world is the branch line from truro to falmouth – a couple of months ago a combination of pouring rain and small carriages meant that everyone was squashed damply in together and rather then bicker and moan and shove bloody shove, the situation seemed to kindle some ‘spirit of the blitz’ camaraderie in which everyone talked and laughed and, in some cases, sang*.<BR/>it was lovely.<BR/>*although the singers were, it turned out, drunk.kaikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110165849464317361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-60745577320906477532007-06-12T12:43:00.000+01:002007-06-12T12:43:00.000+01:00Oh goodness, yes, Stansted....forgot about that! ...Oh goodness, yes, Stansted....forgot about that! Took me nearly 2 hours to get there from Streatham a few weeks ago, and that was with no delay at all on the tubes and trains!<BR/><BR/>Driving isn't an option as that takes forever too.<BR/><BR/>What to do, what to do....Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928164168526819245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-12527089203972203372007-06-12T12:10:00.000+01:002007-06-12T12:10:00.000+01:00Ah the problem is, you have to get out to Stansted...Ah the problem is, you have to get out to Stansted, then when you get to Newquay, you have to get from there across to Falmouth, so you may as well get the train...James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-3106903881479433992007-06-12T11:28:00.000+01:002007-06-12T11:28:00.000+01:00I'm amazed anyone can get to Cornwall, what with a...I'm amazed anyone can get to Cornwall, what with all the trials and tribulations you seem to have everytime you travel to and from there.<BR/><BR/>Have you tried flying to Newquay? Would that be any good to you?Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928164168526819245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-64792643223158904492007-06-12T10:22:00.000+01:002007-06-12T10:22:00.000+01:00I took first class up to Brighton on the weekend. ...I took first class up to Brighton on the weekend. For the extra tenner, it’s the right way to go. However, I also had a <A HREF="http://oliverjeffery.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-nypc.html" REL="nofollow">posh twat on my journey</A>, this time armed with a mobile. Also, having the whole of the circle line down was a jolly, wasn’t it?<BR/><BR/>And yes, ‘Blink’ was bloody brilliant. Now I’m off to huddle with the rest of my little Cornish friends and talk in Cornish.Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441388002744047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-49803190919098461742007-06-12T02:43:00.000+01:002007-06-12T02:43:00.000+01:00Off topic but in the spirit of pained ranting I am...Off topic but in the spirit of pained ranting I am now officially stuck in South America for the rest of my life because I cannot remember ANY of my highly classified Secret-Squirrel phone banking passwords, or indeed how much money I last withdrew on my credit card or what the overdraft limit is on an account I haven't used in 2 years so not only can I not PAY OFF my credit card bill I can't even get them to send a new one to my co-signatory (mum). Feel a bit of a pillock, to be frank, but better for getting it all off my chest so thanks for that.<BR/><BR/>Word ver - duhvuf - noise i just made while rolling my eyes and slapping my forehead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-41985884607291999632007-06-11T23:05:00.000+01:002007-06-11T23:05:00.000+01:00"...all the little local people..."Gah! If there's..."...all the little local people..."<BR/>Gah! If there's one expression that makes me SPIT...My mother-in-law employs this one so often, you'd think she lived in Lilliput, not Buckinghamshire!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-8520045356041543652007-06-11T22:03:00.000+01:002007-06-11T22:03:00.000+01:00That may be my favourite episode ever. Especially ...That may be my favourite episode ever. Especially since today at work I saw and overheard two little children peeking around a corner at the Sphinx statue we have, clutching each other and saying 'It's a stone angel! It is!' Aww.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-52227643925799761472007-06-11T21:53:00.000+01:002007-06-11T21:53:00.000+01:00"ARE YOU BRITISH?" that is fucking outrageous.Agr..."ARE YOU BRITISH?" that is fucking outrageous.<BR/><BR/>Agree about the Dr Whos. Excellent.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>* word verification - "lktkkd" sounds like a dodgy alcopopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com