Paul-Henri's made a better start in the second though - I'd expect him to win this one, although I think I'd prefer Andy to play Querrey as a big serve doesn't seem to worry him.
The bigger they come the harder they fall

Cheers - will check it out.  

I said THIN, not skinny or really skinny!

The exact words you used and what they mean are two very different things - in a culture in which a size 10-12 celebrity is considered "curvy" then you would be hard pushed to persuade me that "thin" and "skinny" don't mean the same thing.  

But even if you were right, it would be contradicting the general consensus from the experts in the relevant fields, not me.

I'd be interested to know who your experts are, if they are the same as the ones I have read then the suggestion is that men are genetically predisposed to find women with a high hip to waist ratio attractive (Joanne is right about that, curves are great for so many reasons ) - which again is very different to being thin/skinny/whatever you want to call it.  Without getting into a nature vs nurture debate, it is clear that the media are guilty of perpetrating a great many untruths about beauty, sex, etc - but then we are all guilty of buying into it to one degree or another.

How about calling the thread "does my bum look big in this?"  

we are physical beings and look for women to be thin because it suggests they are healthy and therefore subconsciously we think they would make a good mother for our children.

Women being so skinny they need to have c-sections rather than give birth naturally seems to contradict that argument Mark - surely you should be subconsciously attracted to curvier ladies if you are looking for a mate to breed with?

My feeling is this whole thread is indicative of modern societies tendency to objectify everyone (and women in particular) based on how they look - but that's a bit deep for a Monday afternoon.  I'm off to the corner shop to let my kids spend their pocket money

Empire give it three stars - for what that's worth... Their reviews seem a bit hit and miss lately though if you ask me.  Comes out on Friday

http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=135205

And also think where Andy could of been if he had not of had that bad injury.

Do you think the setback has helped him grow up a bit though - the change in Andy's attitude over the last few months has been great to watch

My gym membership gives access to all the leisure facilities in the North East (all the leisure facilities within the getactive scheme anyway), I can pay £4.00 for an indoor court off peak, and around £.6.00 on peak... it's pretty cheap. The lessons and training are where the prices just get out of hand though

Where abouts are you based Sarah?  We r trying to find a good place to take our kids in the NorthEast.  Our eldest had some lessons through the Chester-le-Street club but the the times are awkward so we're looking for somewhere else with good facilities

I thought he announced it prior to the Aussie Open - my mistake.

"Bad form" meaning two GS finals and a semi - it's all relative I suppose

Finally managed to persuade my better half to watch Wanted with me last week - not bad.  Didn't take itself too seriously and the final battle was the best OTT shoot out since the foyer scene in The Matrix

Suspect this means it'll be a chickflick next time we go to the movies though You win some, you lose some

Forgive me if this has been covered already (and for attempting to get this thread vaguely back on track), but wasn't Fed diagnosed with glandular fever at the end of last year? I read an article a while back that compared just how many matches Federer and Nadal et al play every season compared to Conners, Macca and the rest.  These guys are pushing themselves to the limit, and it doesn't surprise me that Roger's form has slipped a little this year.  Rafa will thoroughly deserve the No1 spot when he inevitably takes it in a month or two's time, but I worry that he will burn out too if he doesn't slow down a bit...

El Fed's playing style also means his age (such as it is) shouldn't hamper him too much, so let's not write the old boy off yet - the greatest all-rounder the sport has ever seen may have a few more tricks up his sleeve yet.

What encourages me is that Andy is playing well enough at the moment that he doesn't need the other guy to play badly to win (apart from against Rafa, although that's true of everyone in the world now, and possibly Djokovic) - he just needs to keep his own head in the game.

Who needs the net when you can have the real thing?

Amen to that, Bevc - these young men will go blind if they are not careful...

Right!  Logging off now: will exert some self control and get working.  Let's pray for good weather in Cincinnati, and an AM vs RN final when our boy finally breaks the Rafa jinx for his first (of many) MS titles

I think I've watched them all twice through this year alone, can't wait for number 6, the game is out on Halloween too.  

I'm absurdly overexcited about No 6 - they did such a good job of Phoenix I'm sure this will be even better

Darn it this forum's addictive - I may never work again

I haven't read LOTR that much, but close! And I'm one of the few people who hasn't watched any of the films. But that probably takes away from the book, I dunno.

I enjoyed the films - thought PJ and the gang did a good job of staying true to the books while also making brilliant films in their own right.  The level of detail they included to do justice to Tolkein's work is incredible.

For the record I'd like to say that the book I would most like to see made into a film is "Use of Weapons" by Iain M Banks.  Anyone else got an ideas?

My wife loves these books - I haven't dared as I fear I'll never be able to live up to Jamie Fraser

Rereading LOTR for thousandth time at the moment, plus some obscure academic papers that are making me want to curl up into a foetal position and cry coz my brain hurts