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On Thursday 12th, is closing time 8pm or 9pm?
| 04.02.15 - 7:18 a.m. | #
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I'm intrigued by 'complementary chocolates'. Others might have 'complimentary' ones, but not these desperate people...
Blue Witch | Homepage | 04.02.15 - 7:40 a.m. | #
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Is the shark being jumped the same one as in the Superbowl half time show?
Peewit | 04.02.15 - 7:42 a.m. | #
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"Plus with a wingman in tow, it makes it even more fun". The explanation of this is not suitable for a family publication such as Diamond Geezer's blog. Isn't it nice and kind when people share.
Anon | 04.02.15 - 7:43 a.m. | #
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Maybe I'm reading you wrong, but MAD didn't invent 'wingman' in this sense, it's been around for some time: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Wingman
I've not heard the female version before though.
(Feel free to delete this comment if I've misunderstood)
Mu | 04.02.15 - 7:54 a.m. | #
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The 'Valentines Day period' grates too. I remember the breweries/ pub chains enticing punters to come join them for St Patrick's Day weekend. Grrr.
Lorenzo | 04.02.15 - 8:02 a.m. | #
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"commuter rush" wa ha ha...
| 04.02.15 - 8:12 a.m. | #
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Gosh...why all the "concern" about single people meeting other single people...oh it another way to make money. I would go to the pub/bar on the 14th but seeing all those happy couples makes me more grumpy.
Grumpy Anon | 04.02.15 - 8:26 a.m. | #
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So... are you a fan of the cablecar or not? It's hard to tell. I wish you'd make it clearer in your posts.
geofftech | Homepage | 04.02.15 - 8:28 a.m. | #
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It would be quite ironic if DG forced himself to go on it and actually found a lovely lady with whom he hit it off!
al | 04.02.15 - 8:37 a.m. | #
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I can't wait for the Lumley-Garden Bridge Valentines day promotion.
dave | 04.02.15 - 8:50 a.m. | #
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Dangleway may be 'underused' but as a daily commuter by boat I don't think the same can be said about the Clipper.
Carlbob | Homepage | 04.02.15 - 9:03 a.m. | #
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It will be difficult to "enjoy a moonlit boat ride", the moon sets at 10:49 that morning.
Philip | 04.02.15 - 9:43 a.m. | #
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.....and rises again at 0219 that night, rather a long time to stay out for. Can we claim for misleading advertising because the promised moonlight won't materialise?
A "Valentine's Day period" would also tend to spoil the romance.......
| 04.02.15 - 10:20 a.m. | #
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And there is the "proposed" bus strike on Friday 13th...
OnTheBus | 04.02.15 - 12:33 p.m. | #
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Truth can indeed be stranger then fiction - this is exactly the sort of spoof that DG would write, but I had to pinch myself that its actually true!
I personally think a Singles event on the Thames Clipper has some logic to it (you could conceivably class a boat down the Thames as romantic), but the Dangleway is a rather odd choice for a matchmaking gimmick.
Bill | 04.02.15 - 12:44 p.m. | #
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Three pairs crammed into each cabin is going to be interesting, as surely that's going to end up being two guys competing for one girl, or vice versa. Lovely and awkward!
SamB | 04.02.15 - 1:13 p.m. | #
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I'm still not sure this isn't a wind up.
If not, this is a case of truth trumping fiction. I'm staggered.
Chris | 04.02.15 - 1:16 p.m. | #
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> "complementary"
Interesting/depressing that people can read a piece like this, and all they take from is is a simple spelling mistake.
Simon | 04.02.15 - 1:19 p.m. | #
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I noticed the cablecar was featured in the plot of Silent Witness recently.
Even in that, one of the characters felt compelled to say - 'D'you know, this is the first time I've been on it.'
rashbre | Homepage | 04.02.15 - 2:05 p.m. | #
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I noticed that too Rashbre, and had myself a little chuckle!
I think that must surely win the "Most Ghastly Press Release Ever" award! Truly awful!
And if that's the same Sarah Beeny that sells/remodels houses...shame on her! She's always seemed far too level-headed to have fallen for something like this!
Cornish Cockney | 04.02.15 - 5:00 p.m. | #
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Event sold out apparently
| 04.02.15 - 5:21 p.m. | #
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> "complementary"
Interesting/depressing that people can read a piece like this, and all they take from is is a simple spelling mistake.
Interesting/depressing that the commentator did not bother to click on the linked text - if he had he'd know that the mistake was made by the PR company.
This was the point I was trying to make. *sighs*
It is not a 'simple spelling mistake', it's a lack of attention to detail or ignorance of the fundamentals of the English language. Either way, inexcusable.
Blue Witch | Homepage | 04.02.15 - 5:38 p.m. | #
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I got an email this afternoon from a Marketing Manager called Alex who used the word "complimentary" when he meant "complementary".
Maybe it's endemic.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 04.02.15 - 5:44 p.m. | #
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"It wouldn't be right to trap a random male and a random female together in midair for twenty minutes, for fear of inappropriate behaviour."
Aerial dogging - maybe it would increase patronage.
A | 04.02.15 - 6:00 p.m. | #
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Not even tempted to attend as a way to bump up the Mystery Count?
Chris P | 04.02.15 - 6:32 p.m. | #
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I think the top reply so far is the one from Al, followed by the one from Simon.
I don't see what people are getting flustered about.
For those who can't get to a real 'city for lovers' like Venice, I can't think of any better substitute than a ride on one of these gorgeous gondolas here in good old London :)
RogerW | 04.02.15 - 6:41 p.m. | #
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Isn't it time DG for another dose of your 'best of the worst' marketing drivel sent to you?
Jeremy Dickinson | Homepage | 04.02.15 - 10:43 p.m. | #
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One of the funniest pieces from DG - can't believe it's sold out - it isn't 1 April is it?
daveb | 04.02.15 - 10:53 p.m. | #
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