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Hello, Elle!
I am not really interested in the rhyming slang, Elle.
There is a fellow comes into my local in town.
Helluva nice guy, known to one and all as London Tony.
He married a local girl many years ago.
Anyway, not once have I ever heard him speak this slang, or say "f" for "th".
He told me home was Bermondsey.
South London?
His English is perfectly plain to us all, and there are folk and barmaids in the pub from all over.
The only folk I struggle to tune into are those from North of Aberdeen.
The Buchan dialect is a language of it's own.
Have to get Mr Rogan to get his setters up there!
Not men and women up there.
It's "loons" and "quines".
I just thought today was "shirtsleeves weather" but was not sure if it was one or two words.
Ach, Lindsey's fine. She stayed upright after doing the splits!
Just a wee double on the football today.
Falkirk (the speckled church) have already won, and Dundee who are winning. Just a wee fun bet.

Hi, Rusty!
I only drew your attention to the rhyming slang at the end of Rose's article - not because I thought you were 'interested' in it as such, but because I considered it a clever, somewhat caustic, note on which to end her article.
It brings to mind shades of "Engleby" and "Life of Pi"..............what to believe?
Does Rose agree with us? Does she agree with RR?
I think perhaps she is inferring very subtly that he will not change his attitude!
What do you think? How do YOU interpret it?
(I might write to her and ask her?)
But anyway....I think we held our own!
I have been to Aberdeen - but never heard of "loons" and "quines" for men and women!
So is a small boy a "loony"?!
Did Dundee come through and win? thereby enabling you to realise your bet?
Time to think of dinner........... have you had your dinner/ tea yet?

Hello, Elle!
Now Engleby and Life of Pi have passed me by.
North of Aberdeen is all loons and quines. Not loony. Loon.
Cows are cattle beasts or kye.
I thought Rose's column was OK, but she assumes her readers know how Cockneys speak. I for one, do not, and there are many more like me. And many folk who attempt the crossword have never been to Britain or wondered what a Bakerloo was. And I have never heard of Frith Street.
Or Thrift Street. Why would I? I live hundreds of miles from there. This is exactly my point about the London thing. They seem to think we know what they are talking about.
For instance there is a quaintly named district in Dundee called Happyhillocks (honest!), but I would not expect Londoners to know that, or even folk in Glasgow. And it certainly should not be part of a crossword.
I do not know what she is alluding to in her last paragraph.
Yes, Dundee had a fine 4-0 win at home today so all the young ones will be pleased!
What is on your Times masthead, Elle?
I had silverside and tatties for tea!

Hi I think this is the second time I have entered The Maze. As the great golden number approaches I would be very interested to see a League table of chatters, gossips and chunterers!!! I hope that someone will oblige.

Certainly all users should be eternally grateful to NORAH who initially warned that LONG ONGOING THREADS WOULD BE REMOVED. She has turned a blind eye and the chatterers remain striving it seems to reach some distant goal just for the sake of it.

I agree that PCTs do little harm but do they need a crossword forum as host -- like cuckoos.

There is no need to generate extra heat because of the above comments BUT there is an issue here about a sort of piracy.

May I conclude by wishing all users a very happy Christmas.

Yes, a Merry Christmas to all the lovely people here.

Hi, Rusty!
I have heard of Happy Hillock shopping centre! you forget I have friends living just a mile or so from you, in Invergowrie! They have mentioned the centre.
It's a small world!
I have just done today's Times 2 crossword no 6900, and found a whopping mistake!
The setter obviously thinks that "Gulliver 's Travels" were written by Daniel Defoe instead of Jonathan Swift! However can anyone make such a basic mistake as that?
Very poor!
Oh dear, you have asked me about the Times masthead before - I was supposed to check it out during the week, wasn't I? Sorry, I forgot to do so. You wondered whether it said "London".
Well, it doesn't on today's paper?
We had risotto for dinner - made out of the week's leftovers!

Helli, Elle!
You have heard of Happyhillocks?
I am banjaxed!
I remember now you have friends just down the road from me.
The setter has blundered?
I hope you have emailed Rose.
She will be Wild!
And Mr Rogan.
Someone is not paying attention!
That's fine about the masthead.
What do you make of all the puzzles in the Saturday Times?

We Southerners now have a Scottish clue courtesy of the Times Jumbo cryptic. Maybe the tables have turned.....
Footballers arrive short needing to change (5.6)

Jazzgirl, I saw that and had similar thoughts! I think Rusty probably didn't see it as he doesn't bother with the Jumbo. I don't know if Elle's seen it.

No, I hadn't seen it, Malone......!
Thank you for drawing my attention to it.
Maybe a sop to calm us down....?

Raith Rovers - anagram of 'arrive short'