That was a hard three weeks

Yes, the Joe Cocker version is much more powerful somehow. The Beatles' offering was much more sing along and 'bouncy' if you see what I mean.

My favourite record is 'Get by with a little help from my friends' by the Beatles, but the Joe Cocker version, the one he first performed at Woodstock and took. I think, to No.1.

Even the Beatles preferred his version.

Elegran I bought a record of that song. Loved it. I also used to dance to it with a chap wearing a suit, clean shirt, tie and shiny shoes. I believe he had a hanky in his breast pocket. Them was the days...

I repeat, it was not aimed at any one poster, it was a general statement that the main reason for a lot of the obviously provocative posts that have appeared on Gransnet recently is the predictable responses. It must be great fun to plant something insulting every stereotype and then watching them all get hot under the collar about it. If it didn't work, it wouldn't be done on every social networking site on the internet.

And I still think that is a great recording by the Tremoloes.

Let me repeat for you Elegran and others I have just said 'Let's stop all this'

What part of this gives anyone the rght to jump in and out the boot in?

Yes, Elegran a touch of silence on your part would not go amiss, and like Ana I'm surprised at you.

Good night.

I read you as anya, mistaken identity, sorry.

I didn't think anything was aimed at me at all, Elegran, although it obviously was!

I certainly haven't been perpetuating this thread...

Please can we end this thread now.

But I've always like the Tremoloes singing that song - I used to dance to it, with blokes in suits, and my hair was just like some of those girls. Those were the days.

Mine was aimed at EVERYONE not just you. Why perpetuate this thread at all? Let it sink.

Silence is golden.

If you rise to a taunt, from anyone, you give them the feedback they want. Why do you think so many posts recently have been ones that poke people into responding angrily? Because they can, that's why!

Oh, can't people just leave it? jane and Elegran, I'm really surprised at you two.

Get those haircuts!

The Tremoloes had the right idea. Why not copy them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n03g8nsaBro

Good in't it?

That was to Jane

FGS isn't that what I'm just doing?

Am I not the one who's just said 'let us stop'? Why are you doing this? What have I ever done to you that you should take this stance?

Well Rigby46 said on her post that she was going away for a few days, but intended to return, and I'm fairly sure that Casawan was posting earlier today, so does "I came, I stirred, I went away again" really apply to them? Is it possibly the sort of comment that puts new members off? Just wondering.....

Anya Let's stop all of this as the eyes of GN is on both of us.

Perhaps you could take your own advice, as you said you would earlier in the thread.

Or should it be 'are'?

Does it matter who you directed your 'less than kind words' at DB? You clearly meant to insult someone.

Let's stop all of this as the eyes of GN is on both of us.

Ps. I like GN but I don't like the nastiness that seems rife recently

I shop in Waitrose. Would prefer M&S but they don't deliver.
I shop at house of Fraser, John Lewis and M&S ( on line)
I live in the SW
I have a cleaner and a Gardner
I'm about to open a bottle of Chateau Neuf du Pape
I like cruising and pearls

Mine is still brown Ana (not dyed)

I do hope we can return to calmer waters and put Winegate behind us.

Less of the 'grey-haired' thank you, Jalima!

I too assumed db referred to casawan and rigby.

And we shall all revert to our usual saintly selves, Jalima

Saintly little grey-haired old ladies sitting clacking our knitting needles or doing our embroidery .....