Subterranean Subterfuge - Round the 2nd

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Far to deep for my likes, let's head in the opposite direction: High Barnet
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My questioning of Hackney Wick had very little to do with its elevation above or below sea level, but was more inclined to be a reference to whether the NLL actually formed part of the Tube network?

Anyhows my mother often came home with a high barnet as I recall, but on breezy days would be far happier with a.....

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Ahaaaa . . . that's local knowledge for you. Looking at a tube map (that's as close as I can get these days) I was wrongly assuming that the NLL was an overground underground, if you get my drift.

So now, with Mr. Berrie's apparent fear of depths (there must be one of those 'phobia' suffixes for that), and the recent rash of above-ground locations popping up on here, I must refer to one of the old haunts of Spike Milligna, the well-known typing error, and plump for EAST FINCHLEY.
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giner wrote: "Ahaaaa . . . that's local knowledge for you. Looking at a tube map (that's as close as I can get these days) I was wrongly assuming that the NLL was an overground underground, if you get my drift. .... "
Well, Hackney Wick might not be in Tube, but it certainly is only served by the Overground of the UndergrounD these days ; which also forms half of HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON.
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Hmmm . . . more local knowledge. Thanks, Steve. Without my banging on about my team in red and white in that neck 'o the woods, I'll just drop in a bit of subtlety with GUNNERSBURY.
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Saw that coming a mile off... what next, tennis, more football or a trip to the dogs? No I think I'll have a quick pint: Elephant & Castle

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giner wrote:Hmmm . . . more local knowledge. Thanks, Steve. Without my banging on about my team in red and white in that neck 'o the woods, I'll just drop in a bit of subtlety with GUNNERSBURY.
Oh dear...., I can only think back to that Cup Final of 1971 and my depression over the battering that we got, plus the devastation following Charlie George's winner.

So, in memory of those gallant losers I must respond with

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Sounds like SS's team faced its Waterloo.
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giner wrote:Ahaaaa . . . that's local knowledge for you. Looking at a tube map (that's as close as I can get these days) I was wrongly assuming that the NLL was an overground underground, if you get my drift.

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It is now, Giner, they call the passenger services LOROL and it's part of Transport for London. Nothing to do with RTs in Stevenage, you understand, that was London Transport. :lol:

The latest, super duper, version of their map might help:

http://www.london-tubemap.com/
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:D Woah! That's a bit of an eye-opener after the 'old' map we've all known and loved for all these years. Cheers, hq!

So as not to go off on one of my tangents, I'd better stay on track with the game. So, off the top of my head, so to speak, TOWER HILL.
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we do seem to be stuck on the District Line, must be the Air conditioned trains, so I shall take the chance to visit a fancy spot Sloane Square
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I may have dated a Sloane once, but was very very drunk. I'm not even sure she was a woman - given the sight facing me in the morning. If that is not too much information I can only reply

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as this subject has got round to meat BARBICAN
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Even if Ken can't, Boris Johnson is supposed to have a more 'can-do' attitude. And that's a very irreverent way to refer to him...

Strang Steel's fears are justified. I'm afraid the last couple of plays have sent me running to White City...
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whilst we seem to like shopping in big centres STRATFORD
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