Brixton news, rumours and general chat - September 2012

[Minnie_the_Minx]

So, I popped to the pub earlier and someone told me that they'd seen these being put up earlier today, and I called bullshit. I was however wrong:

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Yes that is Christmas decorations that have gone up in Electric Avenue today. On September 2nd

However there's never been any down there in the 8 Christmasses I've lived locally do I guess that's a positive

Yep, I noticed one outside the Town Hall on Friday and thought they'd forgotten to take it down from last year

 

[editor]

My girlf tried to get involved with a 'local' art project at the Brick Box Angel and got rejected.
I guess she wasn't local East London enough.

 

[Gramsci]

And in wider Brixton (Vauxhall) news I see that a Sainsburys Local has opened at Vauxhall station (under the arches to the right of the ticket office where the car hire place used to be), I wonder if this is instead of or in addition to the Waitrose shop announced last year - http://www.johnlewispartnership.co....11-little-waitrose-is-coming-to-vauxhall.html

Looks like in addition. Address of new Waitrose store will be 1-9 Bondway.

Sainsburys already have Nine Elms.

 

[Gramsci]

My girlf tried to get involved with a 'local' art project at the Brick Box Angel and got rejected.
I guess she wasn't local East London enough.

Rejected? I thought they were in need of locals for the art projects?

 

[el-ahrairah]

badgers, i want a compote update.

 

[snowy_again]

Looks like in addition. Address of new Waitrose store will be 1-9 Bondway.

Sainsburys already have Nine Elms.

The Waitrose is the ground floor of the holiday inn / budget hotel that's going in next to Bondway...

 

[DietCokeGirl]

I am willing to bet a tenner that there is a Tesco Express somewhere in the grounds of Brixton Square.

 

[DietCokeGirl]

How does one get rejected from Brick Box? I thought they needed submissions of stuff.

 

[Onket]

It was super-busy last night.

Super fucking busy? What the fuck does that even mean?

 

[editor]

'Nuff film crew people all over Coldharbour Lane.

 

[editor]

How does one get rejected from Brick Box? I thought they needed submissions of stuff.

Wrong kind of local, I expect.

 

[leanderman]

Super fucking busy? What the fuck does that even mean?

It means every table was taken

 

[Onket]

Use the word 'very', then.

 

[leanderman]

Use the word 'very', then.

I might claim it was a portmanteau word, saying Brixton Village was both super and busy!

 

[Greebo]

I might claim it was a portmanteau word, saying Brixton Village was both super and busy!

You might, and I might claim to have long legs. Both of us would be deluded or mistaken.

 

[leanderman]

First the thought police, now language nazis. Whatever next?

 

[lefteri]

I might claim it was a portmanteau word, saying Brixton Village was both super and busy!

portmanteau would be 'superbusy'

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[DietCokeGirl]

If any of you were 5 foot tall and tried to squeeze and shoulder your way through the dithering crowds that gridlock the avenues, all the time dodging those who stop suddenly right in front of you to take a photo, you'd understand that the swearing in a phrase like 'super fucking busy' is necessary.

 

[Onket]

First the thought police, now language nazis. Whatever next?

Continue coming out with fuckwittedness like that, and we will see.

 

[editor]

I'd love to add something here but I'm too super fucking busy.

 

[TruXta]

Is it somehow news to people that super is/can be used instead of very?

 

[editor]

Is it somehow news to people that super is/can be used instead of very?

Apparently so.

 

[TruXta]

Oh, it's Onket. As you were then.

 

[Winot]

Oh, it's Onket. As you were then.

He's super-cilious.

 

[TruXta]

He's super-cilious.

Very silly?

 

[Brixton Hatter]

I'm back from my holidays (which were super) - did I miss anything? (Apart from the controversial renaming of the chitter chatter thread...)

 

[Orang Utan]

Does anyone know how to get Sam Wheels' attention? Just keep going back to see if he's in?

 

[Onket]

Is it somehow news to people that super is/can be used instead of very?

It can't be without ridicule.

And it's not news, no. Why do you think that?

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Does anyone know how to get Sam Wheels' attention? Just keep going back to see if he's in?

Yes. He's normally there all day during working hours.....(not much good if you work Mon Fri 9 - 5 tho!)

 

[Orang Utan]

Not today! Perhaps he's sunning himself in the park!