Getting The Blank Message

Swindon Centric couldn't quite pass the Magic Roundabout end of Shrivenham Road without smirking and feeling rather proud at the 'Bluh Out' graffiti.

Proud because it might show that Swindon now leads the UK in modern political graffiti and smirking because it was unexpected and entertaining!

As suddenly as it appeared, it had been cleaned off.

Swindon Centric wonders if the homeowner cleaned it himself, if he contacted the graffiti-removal team, if some other concerned citizen contacted the graffiti team or if Swindon Services were proactive and contacted the homeowner about removal themselves?

Swindon Centric Says ; "they spelled my name correctly", remarked Councillor Rod Bluh, Swindon has educated graffiti artists, at least some standards in Swindon are going up.

Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 135

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10. Little meeting, then a big lunch.

9. That bag has been there for two weeks.

8. Was I asleep?

7. I'll be annoyed if you've made me miss our stop.

6. What does that guy look like, not like the last one?

5. Please tell me you didn't do that stupid thing we talked about without asking me before?

4. Let's go upstairs before we get to the bridge.

3. Burns Night, why did nobody bother this year?

2. Looking like a shriveled up meatball isn't this season's look, but she didn't get told.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. I've hidden his manhood in the one place he'll never look, it's in the washing-up bowl.

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Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 134

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10. Best cup of tea, this side of Thamesdown Drive.

9. I'm really appreciating your aesthetic value.

8. I've been doing... nothing!

7. He is currently being spoon-fed by his mummy.

6. Get out the tape measure and check the size of Nan's pasties.

5. Look out, here comes Porno Pete.

4. I didn't even know where Haiti was, now I'll never forget.

3. I need three spoons of sugar in a glass full of liquor to get over you.

2. Party food has a lot to live up to and rarely does it justify the name.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. She's got a boyfriend, who's okay, I just get the feeling he should appreciate her a thousand times more than he does, I know I would.

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500 Not Out - Citizen Democracy Swindon Thrives

This is Swindon Centric's 500th post and we're as surprised as you that it's still here!

It appears that Citizen Democracy is alive and thriving in Swindon, Komadori's hawk-eye on councillor's practices, and the ramping up of Talk Swindon and it's range of contacts resulting in the highly-addictive 'leakline'.

Swindon Centric Says ; Swindon's new media is leaving Swindon's old-media coughing and dazed in it's wake, maybe even irrelevant?

Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 133

"Don't worry, there'll be another one along in a minute."

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10. I put my legs in gear and nothing happens.

9. We were never quite as comfortable with each other as we thought.

8. It'll never settle.

7. There's more on the way.

6. Anything hot, easily edible and available within a 350 yard radius.

5. That's his spooning face.

4. It's the most pathetic excuse imaginable for entertainment, further down the barrel than X Factor.

3. If he'd been on the watch list, there'd be no need for the enhanced security.

2. There was ice on the inside of the windows, inside I say.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. It's crystalline water ice, it's not magic, it's weather.

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Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 132

"Do you go up Victoria Road?"

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10. I'm about to be magnificent, stand by.

9. It ended with us all singing 'Vienna' whilst walking down the central reservation of Great Western Way.

8. Lovely stuff there and indeed over there.

7. Nerve-racking in the extreme.

6. The world always sounds a worse place when he voices an opinion.

5. Scones, date and walnut cake, and gingerbread, how English is she?

4. You can relax and take the weight off your ego.

3. Face backwards, or die.

2. I'm not going to Gatwick.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. I like your flower.

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Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last (Last) Week ; 131

Blast from the past there!

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10. I want to publicly apologise for that now.

9. It's all respectable, until we get a seat to ourselves.

8. Open the window and throw out the rest of your personality.

7. There's no swimming money left.

6. I think she looks absolutely beautiful, but he doesn't seem to appreciate her at all.

5. Methinks it's time for a little visit.

4. The agony means things can only get better.

3. I've done my best, what more is there?

2. Can I have a private word, on the top deck?

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. I'm not going in there unarmed, have you seen the size of those chicken wings?

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Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last (Last, Last) Week ; 130

Who cares if it rolls over now!

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10. No, I'm not a photographer, but I do take pictures.

9. Obsessive, but never dull.

8. That's a custard I have never tasted before.

7. Tiger Woods, sounds like somewhere you'd find at Longleat.

6. Lust at the Abbey, what a title.

5. It was released on DVD before it was on the TV, what's the point?

4. That isn't even an excuse, it's a dead pice of roadkill.

3. The guy with the beard from The Boat That Rocked.

2. Whatever you do, don't make me laugh.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. Get your jaffas out.

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Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last (Last, Last, Last) ; 129

This is what the new generation of Routemasters are planned to look like.

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10. Fish and chips, woohoo!

9. Never let go, do you hear me?

8. His name was Sam and believe me, he WAS the man.

7. 7 tins of biscuits for a quid, best bargain of the shopping season so far.

6. How much do you think I owe you?

5. It makes me who I am.

4. This is the age of the pain, namely you.

3. The project needs to be done by the first week of January.

2. Chutney is a curious case indeed.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. Take me back and take me there, lets see what was lost.

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