Very true
but the question was "What puzzles you?" and the addition of impressive artwork to unadulterated toss only exacerbates the confusion.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:06, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

There's a fair bit I don't get, but having it just around the corner from me (relatively speaking) and free is one of life's joys.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:10, Reply)

The British Film Museum is just along the river
Go to that instead, make up for my not being able to due to the aforementioned six fucking hours. God knows your film appreciation could do with some revision.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:14, Reply)

The day we were there
we walked along the embankment from the Eye, and saw a massive jive-off on a big temporary dance floor.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:17, Reply)

I read that as jizz off.
I'm a sick woman.
( girlinthehole, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:18, Reply)

You really are.
But we love you anyway.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:19, Reply)

Don't make me think about a /talk bash

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:20, Reply)

*envies*
That must have been the Thames Festival
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:19, Reply)

We saw that.
Bloody nightmare to get through wheeling a small suitcase.
( girlinthehole, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:21, Reply)

I think it would most likely have been
when they held the vintage market. There were loads of 1950's type shenanigans going on here that week.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:22, Reply)

I didn't know it was on until it was nearly over. Gutted.
Had a great views of the closing fireworks from our hotel though. Being on the top floor has its advantages.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:24, Reply)

It was more like
handicrafts, world food, and other overpriced shit.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:25, Reply)

That's just a normal day on The South Bank, I think...

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

No, it was a festival of some description

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:28, Reply)

I was just being facetious, sorry.
I work on The South Bank and it seems there's always some overpriced something going on.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:29, Reply)

What do you do?
I'm up there a fair bit.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:31, Reply)

I'm a human statue of Mickey Mouse.
But sometimes I juggle. It's hard to combine the statue part with the juggling admittedly...


(actually I just work in an office near The Shell building).
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:33, Reply)

We saw one of them. It was quite bizarre.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:36, Reply)

I am a great fan of your work.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:48, Reply)

It was the Thames Festival that you saw.
Ignore him. Darth may have seen the gay 50's thing however.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Actually it was Melvyn Bragg's Birthday

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Bragg Hayes
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:37, Reply)

Joining the BFI (which I suspect is what you meant) is on my todo list
Last year's film festival was great, hope to make some of this year's too.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:22, Reply)

There's the BFI down by the NT
but there's also the actual London Film Museum in County Hall.

The latter is good fun, but not very educmacashional really.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Oh, that one.
Always looked pretty cheap and crappy from the outside, I'll check it out if it's any good.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)

I enjoyed it, yeah.
But it's really a collection of props and costumes and the like, doesn't really tell you a great deal coherently.

It's fun, but don't expect to learn much.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:34, Reply)

It's more whether it's worth the money really
But will give it more consideration than I had previously.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:36, Reply)

I went with the other half
on a 2 for 1 voucher, and it was definitely worth that, but full price...

I dunno, i think most London attractions are overpriced, but you can also get 2 for 1 for most of them with a valid train ticket, so I never pay full price anyway.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:37, Reply)

I enjoyed the Eye, even for £20
and I'm trying to get round all the other touristy things at some point as it seems silly to ignore them just because I live locally, might do some in the winter though when there may be less tourists.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:53, Reply)

Yes, The Eye is fantastic
that's probably the exception to the 'not worth the money' claim.

I started to make a point of doing things about 5 years ago when I had an a American friend visiting who was shocked that I kept saying 'I don't know, I've never been' to the question 'what is so and so like?'.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:56, Reply)

Similar.
My last 2 girlfriends were Russian and German, by birth, both knew London better than I. The Tower of London is the main one I want to do but haven't yet.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:59, Reply)

That's actually still on my list.
It taunts me every day, as I use Tower Hill, so I have a daily reminder of my failure to have been in there yet.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 14:01, Reply)

I think I'll try in over the winter.
and try and interest a few friends if I can. IO wonder if any of the London B3tans would be interested, it's a fair bet they've not been either.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 14:04, Reply)

I'd be happy to, certainly.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 14:15, Reply)

I will float the idea at some point.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 14:34, Reply)

BFI has a room where you can access for free anything from their archives.
Its quite cool
( WormuIus, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)