I hear they have a football team.
Riley: Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout last time. Heard I missed out on some fun. Xander: Oh yeah, fun was had. Also frolic, merriment and near-death hijinks.
'Never Leave Me'
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Nutty - Nov 09, 2006 9:42:46 am PST #8166 of 9843
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Fred Pete - Nov 09, 2006 9:46:25 am PST #8167 of 9843
Ann, that's a ferret.
At least two, Nutty. One of whom (Manchester City) is worth a cheer or two.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Nov 09, 2006 11:19:42 am PST #8168 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
No advice, really, but I like Manchester. I think it's a city that's working hard to get better, and succeeding-- with the new shopping centre etc. It also has a great youth hostel.
Theodosia - Nov 09, 2006 2:07:20 pm PST #8169 of 9843
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I hear that Cardiff has all sorts of fascinating things happening of late....
Fay - Nov 09, 2006 7:34:17 pm PST #8170 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
So, 'ffistas, any advice on Manchester? I think that's where I'm going to move to in the UK.
Oooh, good choice! Lots of culture and history and nightlife, but it's still poor enough that property prices are less horrifying than in London, say. The dodgy bits are very dodgy, but such is life. The posh bits are also pretty posh. Big city by UK standards, and it's a University town. Very buzzy. Back in the day it was home of the new music scene, whence came The Stone Roses and Oasis and all that. But that was a while ago. Good shopping, both posh and studenty. Culturally diverse.
t Yorkshire lass
Wrong side of the pennines
t / Yorkshire lass but you can't have everything.
My mate Soph (whom I sucked into an obsessive love of LoTrips RPS - from reading no fanfic I got her collecting thousands of NC17 stories just by pimping Calico's story to her...er, the same one I made you read, actually, now I think of it) works at Manchester University, and she lived there for years - although now she actually commutes there from Yorkshire every day. I've visited her in Manchester lots, though, and it's definitely somewhere I'd consider living. They have a cool German Christmas market, and excellent art galleries, lots of lovely Victorian architecture - Go Team Manchester.
erikaj - Nov 10, 2006 5:38:13 pm PST #8171 of 9843
Always Anti-fascist!
Ooh, dodgy bits...my favorite bits. (don't ask Crime Chick, right?)
IAmNotReallyASpring - Nov 10, 2006 6:07:44 pm PST #8172 of 9843
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
The dodgy bits are very dodgy, but such is life.
When I think of the dodgy parts of Manchester, I think of The Royle Family .And when I think of The Royle Family my heart explodes with love.
esse - Nov 12, 2006 12:03:58 am PST #8173 of 9843
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Cool! That's good, I thought Manchester would be a good base from a cultural-urban standpoint. Mostly I just want an established queer culture and a good music scene, so I think I'll be set.
Fay - Nov 12, 2006 7:46:47 pm PST #8174 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Mostly I just want an established queer culture and a good music scene, so I think I'll be set
Sorted!
When I think of the dodgy parts of Manchester, I think of The Royle Family .And when I think of The Royle Family my heart explodes with love.
YES! Fanfuckingtastic show, that. Caroline Aherne is one talented lady. It's excruciatingly good stuff - incisive as you like, toe-curlingly recognisable people and dialogue. I laughed my socks off, but it also had me weeping like a baby a couple of times. Damn.
...must get that on DVD. Stat.
...it always boggles my mind to think of her with Alexis Denisof. Gosh.
IAmNotReallyASpring - Nov 16, 2006 7:59:00 am PST #8175 of 9843
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
Fay, did you see the special a fortnight or so ago? It undid me; I was undone.