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Ian

@collette @andy The code for London is 020. Just 020. Try dialling a friend in London but not dialling the 020. Whatever the next number was you will still reach them.

Some phone numbers start with a 8, some with a 7, some with a 3, but they could start with a 1-9 and it wouldn't matter. They would all still have the trunk code 020. There is no such thing as the (0208) area, nor do London numbers starting with 7 (such as mine) have any relevance to the geography. There. That's got that off my chest.

andy

Thanks Ian. You're a big nerd. Did you write this fascinating wikipedia article on the subject? <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0207_&_0208>; Can we call Ken "Mayor of London (Zones 1-3)" and Boris "Mayor of London (Zones 4+)" or are you going to write an ranty post about the zoning policies of London Overground?

Lucy

to add to the monkey discussion: @David - there are monkeys that you can have as pets - capuchins and marmosets are the main ones I think! Not very nice for the monkey though - they need constant attention, even more than Plum! @andy - gibbons are apes.

andy

@ lucy. I know. UKIP don't know anything. They promise monkeys and give us apes. More broken promises.

andy

That [wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0207_&_0208) is written in such an indignant tone. I love the phrase 'incorrectly placed pauses'. I imagine it was written by [Moss from the IT crowd](). *Numerous examples of incorrectly formatted telephone numbers may still be seen in and around London, including signwriting on shopfronts and commercial vehicles, and in newspaper advertisements. The incorrectly-placed pauses are also heard in speech everywhere: in radio and television advertisements, and said by office workers misquoting their office numbers as "0207 ... ...." - unaware that this simply perpetuates the confusion.*

Ian

Wish I had written it. And rather a nerd than an idiot.

andy

Everyone in London who incorrectly pauses between the fourth and fifth numbers of their phone number is an idiot and shouldn't be allowed to vote. I mean, an incorrect pause! How stupid are some people? The pause should correctly come after the second 0. Morons.I mean I ask you.

Colette

@Ian. I know, but thanks. Also, it's Colette. That's one "L".

Ian

@colette - just glad to give you the chance to correct.

ShaunG

Ancient Greek democracy? Compulsory voting, but no votes for women or slaves. I'm willing to bet that would return Boris by a landslide. But it's true that in ancient Athens everyone knew their correct telephone trunk code.

andy

Aristotle never incorrectly paused when giving out his phone number. He did once say "PIN number" and was never forgiven by the editors of greekipedia. He voted GreekIP, then Boris with his second preference.

tosscat

Yay Ian. A big pet noire for me - 020 shite. All or nothing on here, all or nothing. when's it announced?

sophie

oh god. i can't believe this is actually happening.

poxy

Is it time to declare the independence of the Socialist Republic of Stroud Green?

Liz

I can't find a nice coloured in map anywhere for the Mayoral results, but looking at the BBC site, it's not even so much inner/outer London as affluent/less affluent London. The boroughs where Ken won form a sort of diagonal line from North to South East London - Enfield and Haringey, North East, City and East, Lambeth and Southwark and Greenwich and Lewisham. The other constituency which elected Ken was Brent and Harrow, for obvious reasons. Grrr. Now I'm torn - part of me hopes he massively fucks it up, so casting doubt on the Tories ability to run things effectively, but then I'm not sure how much I'm personally prepared to suffer for the cause - I think I'm more pro-London than pro-Labour.

David

When I first moved to Stroud Green the first thing Andy asked me was did I have an 0207 or 0208 number. He's looked down his nose at me ever since.

ShaunG

If you look at the results for Bexley & Bromley, they voted for Boris in such numbers as to almost account for Boris's overall winning margin. So if we find ourselves suffering (though I suspect he may just turn into a non-event with little noticeable impact) we know who to blame.

(I realise I'm opening myself up now for this thread to turn into attacks on split infinitives...)