They will declare war -always a vote winner! P -ooter -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark Weiss Sent: 10 August 2011 14:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: riots And I've been thinking that despite their share of th blame for the underlying tension the tories will benefit from this at the polls. -----Original Message----- >From: David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Aug 10, 2011 5:59 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: riots > >Staples are evil. > >Yes, I'm very wary of the consequences of these events, rubber bullets, >water-cannon, talk of 'speeding up' the justice system. > >On 10 August 2011 07:59, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Folding a dummy while London et al burn... >> Very steady of you. >> >> Wanting a colour pic for the verse booklet I'm about to take to a local >> printer, I found my Kodak ESP 7 printer, recently got cheap at Aldi's, >> copies a colour snap well enough for my purposes. Now to get some legible >> words in place and fold it so that the pelican snapped during a rare visit >> to our lake is centred... Not easy for me. >> What irks me is the staples, what irk me are the staples that prevent the >> cover from showing handsomely a spine with words on when the booklet is >> shelved between Raworth and Rilke, should I press it on some booksellers. >> >> Max >> Not pleasant wanting tough policing to help Thatcherize the image of yr >> PM... >> >> On 10/08/11 4:32 PM, "David Bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> > I'm fine Max :) And even finished making the poetry group's leaflet: a >> > threefold zigzag including pictures of Tennyson and one of Ian Duhig's >> books >> > - the really remarkable being I managed to fold the dummy ok myself :) >> > >> > On 10 August 2011 01:53, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> > >> >> jlampon Jonathan Lampon >> >> @ >> >> @r12zo nothing happening according to @leicspolice make sure you're >> >> following them. >> >> 8 minutes ago >> >> >> >> Gosh, Dave, first time I've linked to a twitterer, how immediate! >> >> Stay safe and quiet, please. >> >> Max >> >> On 10/08/11 8:02 AM, "David Bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I've heard a flurry of sirens and a police helicopter low overhead, >> while >> >>> sitting here preparing my local poetry group's new brochure and >> >> occasionally >> >>> watching repeats of *Outnumbered. *There seems to be some small >> sporadic >> >>> rioting here in Leicester:there's a twitter feed from a BBC reporter at >> >>> http://twitter.com/#!/jlampon - he's about a quarter of a mile from >> me. >> >>> >> >>> best >> >>> >> >>> dave >> >>> >> >>> On 9 August 2011 21:46, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask] >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Riots not much about them here??????????????????????????????????? >> >>>> >> >>>> P >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> > >> > >> >> -- >> > > > >-- >David Joseph Bircumshaw >Website and A Chide's Alphabet >http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk >The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html >Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw >twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave >blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/