Tooting found on mars
“Planetary expert Pete Mouginis-Mark, 53, has applied to get a meteorite crater on mars named after his birthplace.
He discovered the 17.4-mile wide crater in September, close to one of the Red Planet’s small river valleys, which reminded him of Tooting Bec.
Among Tooting’s other claims to fame is its status as the setting for the 1970s comedy Citizen Smith, and for former Tooting Bec Grammar pupil, now Conservative leadership contender, David Davis”
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Hmm. Yes Jo the Kastoori is indeed a fabulous place to eat. However I had the misfortune to work at St Georges Hospital in Tooting just after I graduated. I was thrilled to get my first proper job in the bright lights of the capital.
The reality was planning my lunches around a walk in the cemetary or perhaps a trip to Woolworths. The choice of post-work pubs was also uniformely dire.