I was tempted to buy that Elonex shirt at the time with 'Jones 4' on the back. I was Wihemena no mates at the school gates in a strange town and thought I'd make a virtue of it. Bottled it though.

Reading back, is Lahore Karahi a decent restaurant? I always seem to end up at Dastaan whenever I fancy a Ruby, which I think is the best Indian for miles around. The nasty King is still trying to close my very (joint) favourite Indian restaurant, with his Clown Estates claiming that more office space is required in London and they need to take the entrance lobby back in June. Strange when you consider the history of the place and Charlie boy's family links to it.

... prompted ...

When I first joined the guest book my tag was Tom Sw16. It was in a "gothic" font and promoted another member (can't remember who) to ask who was Tomato Swig? And it stuck

Apologies if I have attacked previously…

What is the origin of the tag Mr Swig?

I had one bought for me 2 years ago for my 70th. It was always my favourite.

Indeed Trigg (assuming that’s not a euphemism…).

Our Scottish cousins enjoy a small dirk now and then.

Anyone going to buy the new Elonex shirt? Will have to have a look at it first - it needs to be proper, like the original I’ve still got…

Tom Swig - true, but in the wrong hands, a compass in a maths lesson or a sharpened pencil (or blade from said sharpener) can also be deadly - I always say it’s more about the person than the item itself….

A small token can still kill

Jannick Sinner is actually an ethic Austrian, not Italian. He was born in South Tyrol which was part of Austria-Hungary for 500 years, before the region was handed to Italy after WW1. One of my grandparents is from Alto-Adige which is basically South Tyrol

Afer: 👍

Anyone carrying a knife and then using it aggressively has no excuse - I taught many a Sikh student over the years, all carried a kirpan (usually a tiny one on a keyring or similar), none of them ever used a knife on anyone. I also taught non Sikh kids who were caught carrying actual knives, sometimes as “defence”, etc… Carrying a small token kirpan should be fine, but carrying an actual proper sized knife of any sort shouldn’t be fine imo.

Trouble is we have conceded stuff to Sikhs and Jews for a long time because it didn't cause us any problems. I remember being perturbed when we exempted Sikhs from wearing motor cycle helmets. On reflection I agree with Swiggy.

Student at Southampton killed by a Sikh, Trig, and his religious obligation to carry a knife was part of his defence. (A small symbolic job would have done the trick though, apparently, so I tend to disagree with Swig, but then I have a soft spot for Sikhs) Poor sod was handcuffed while he was dying .

There are many things you should not do - including plugging your laptop into a phone charger and wondering why the battery is flat

What prompted that swiggy?

Just my rant .. not trying to open a debate

You should not be allowed to carry a knife no matter what your culture or religion may be.

Thanks Pete - I'll give it a go.

Got around to watching Vinnie on Netflix last night. Yeah, good.

Ah that raised a few giggles, A4E!

This is fun… [Link]