quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
He was?
And why was he implying that?
humph!

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quote:

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I'm gonna share my every thought online, because I've mistaken these bulletin boards for a blog. Here's my latest five minute peeve that I have to share.

Wooga wooga wooga, big bad ooga people. They someone this bloke I was talking to is annoyed about something, or maybe I'm annoyed about something he said - I'll leave that cryptic. It's to do with christian bands at any rate.

Grrr wah grrr.

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Phrases like "I just come on here to let off some steam, so dont feel you have to reply, but you may if you like, hehehe" and "i am sorry if makes no sense" really don't help your rant.

Oh yeah, and "This is directed at anybody from Ship by way." - wtf? I'm guessing you missed a "n't"? Otherwise you've just flamed the entire Ship

So, cut the stream-of-consciousness writing syle, and apologising, and bring in some clarity and content. That way you might even get people ranting along with you.
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 
OK, i will rewrite it then
I am pissed off!
Its NOT directed at anyone on this board!
I dont understand why people have such a thing for idolising so called "famous" christian artists.
Do they not understand that "famous christian artists" are allowed to have friends and family...
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
 

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Posted by Sarkycow (# 1012) on :
 
There see, much better. Look what you can do when you try.

Fame glitters. Fame is exciting. Fame is a step removed from the normal, little, humdrum lives that most people lead. If they can bask in fame's reflected glory, or reach out and touch it for a fleeting moment, of course they're going to. Those of us who live with it on a daily basis (either as a famous person, or as a friend or family member) know that fame is not as exciting as it's made out to be. We know that it glitters, but this shine isn't a solid coating; rather it's an occasional sparkle.



Why does the fantasizing of the little people chap your hide so much?

Sarkycow
 

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Posted by Grits (# 4169) on :
 
Annnnnd... that's about as warm a welcome as you'll receive, Ellie.

You've apparently decided to start your thread during an attempted rebirth of the old Hell. (Well, it's not exactly the old Hell, 'cause that was really just the new Heaven.) The old, old Hell was a place where no post went untaunted; where no one dared start a thread except the crustiest and roughest old timers; where curses flew like the swallows to Capistrano; and where Hellhosts prowled like pseudo-Hitlers, verbally assaulting and disemboweling even (no -- especially!) the most innocent of Shipmates.

Soooo... unless your willing to be subjected to insinuations about your intellect, your earning ability, your sexual attractiveness, your misguided perceptions of just about everything, and/or whether or not you're a true Christian, you might want to lurk a little and see just how hot it's going to get this time -- toast, roast or flame.
 

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Posted by Mousethief (# 953) on :
 
Ellie, can I ask you to please double-space between your paragraphs? It's far too hard to read otherwise. Thank you kindly.
 

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Posted by Sarkycow (# 1012) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Grits:
Annnnnd... that's about as warm a welcome as you'll receive, Ellie.

You've apparently decided to start your thread during an attempted rebirth of the old Hell. (Well, it's not exactly the old Hell, 'cause that was really just the new Heaven.) The old, old Hell was a place where no post went untaunted; where no one dared start a thread except the crustiest and roughest old timers; where curses flew like the swallows to Capistrano; and where Hellhosts prowled like pseudo-Hitlers, verbally assaulting and disemboweling even (no -- especially!) the most innocent of Shipmates.

Soooo... unless your willing to be subjected to insinuations about your intellect, your earning ability, your sexual attractiveness, your misguided perceptions of just about everything, and/or whether or not you're a true Christian, you might want to lurk a little and see just how hot it's going to get this time -- toast, roast or flame.

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And who pissed in your porridge this morning GRITS poppet?

There is less a rebirthing of Hell happening currently (far too messy), and more a simple pruning of threads that don't fit into its remit.

Still, can't beat a good conspiracy theory can you
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 
Maybe i should withdraw from this then, now i started it.
It chaps my hide so much because it is infuriating when people dont think that "well know artists" dont have a life, and friends and a family!
Elz
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 
and i will keep the spacing thing in mind mouse!
:-)
 

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Posted by Sine Nomine (# 3631) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
I dont understand why people have such a thing for idolising so called "famous" christian artists.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sine Nomine:

quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
I dont understand why people have such a thing for idolising so called "famous" christian artists.

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Probably want to have sex with them.

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That could just be you, though, Sign
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 
ya never know do ya!
the thought makes me cringe tho.

I guess i just get so pissed off that there are some small minded people out there who dont appreciate that these people are relatively normal, with normal families, friends, and probably, on the whole, normal flipping toilet habits.

End of day, they are just normal people!
 

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Posted by Sine Nomine (# 3631) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Sarkycow:
And who pissed in your porridge this morning GRITS poppet?

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Her mother, probably.
 

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Posted by Mousethief (# 953) on :
 
Thanks, Ellie.
 

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Posted by Matrix (# 3452) on :
 
high profile christians are normal, people mistake them for more.

and?

M
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 
EXACTLY dee!

and i just read that book about a week ago!

Very good read!


I dont think these high profile christians should be elevated to super spiritual status.

Elz
 

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Posted by Mousethief (# 953) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Matrix:
high profile christians are normal, people mistake them for more.

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Some are normal. Some let it go to their heads. Some are messed up to begin with. The only difference is that with peons there's no fame to go to the head, so on the average the famous tend to be more self-absorbed than the non-famous -- they have more opportunity, so to speak.

Hope this helps.
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Matrix:
high profile christians are normal, people mistake them for more.

and?

M

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quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
I dont think these high profile christians should be elevated to super spiritual status.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sine Nomine:

quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
I dont think these high profile christians should be elevated to super spiritual status.

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EXACTLY, Ellie!

That's just the way I feel about the Bishop of Rome.

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But he is spiritually better than you Sign. You just fall over; he kisses the tarmac.



[ 11. May 2004, 00:47: Message edited by: Sarkycow ]
 

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Posted by Ronist (# 5343) on :
 
Ya see! It took me this long to get a bead on what you were talking about. I didn't know if;

You were a Christian artist being hounded by paparazzi.

You knew a Christian artist being stalked by adoring nut-bar fans

You had a morbid interest in their toilet habits

or something else.

Why do people idolize Christain artists? For the same reason people idolize Britney et al. Cuz they think their lives are exciting and they want to hitch a ride on them for a bit.

Still don't know why this makes ya nuts though.
 

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Posted by Sarkycow (# 1012) on :
 
Ronist - Ellie is secretly Matt Redman*, and (s)he's pissed off that people think being a famous christian is super-cool, when really it's just as boring as everyone else's life. Well, with the exception of all the recording deals, the travelling round the country, the interviews, and the little frisson of excitement that comes from hearing your songs sung in churches up and down Britain.

Nope, can't see what's so great about that.



Sarkycow

*I'd recognise the writing style anywhere
 

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Posted by sparklylady (# 4391) on :
 
Ellie: "Famous Xians being idolised pisses me off. Wah wah wah."

Someone else: "So?"

Ellie: "So it pisses me off. Grrr."

Another Shipmate: "And?"

Ellie: "And it pisses me off. Grrrrr."

etc etc etc, ad

(And this thread is still open WHY? )
 

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Posted by Lurker MacLurker (# 1384) on :
 
Ellie's posts don't have enough repetition to be written by a Charismatic Evangelical songwriter. I mean, only two Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrs.

Her post would have to be something like.

quote:

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I just really wanna say Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Oh Lord, we are the generation that says Grrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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quote:

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And who pissed in your porridge this morning GRITS poppet?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Lurker MacLurker:
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I just really wanna say Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Oh Lord, we are the generation that says Grrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sarkycow:
You just fall over; he kisses the tarmac.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Cusanus:
Damn you Moussethief. That post... and the 'depends' comment in Purgatory have resulted in my revealing to the whole faculty that I am not, in fact, doing 'research'.

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Bless your heart!
 

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Posted by Grits (# 4169) on :
 
I agree -- Mousethief's song was grrrrrreat!
 

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Posted by Zeke (# 3271) on :
 
Perhaps she is leading up to revealing that Graham Kendrick (is this right?) suffers from hemorrhoids. Except she doesn't think we will believe it, so she is softening us up with this thread.

Or maybe it's this Matt Redman guy.

[added name]

[ 11. May 2004, 01:49: Message edited by: Zeke ]
 

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Posted by Sine Nomine (# 3631) on :
 
Graham Kendrick is Pyx_e?!!
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 
i have no intention of name dropping, and i certainly aint leading up to anything either.

had no idea this would get so personal, with insults flying.

Should not have posted in the first place.

( i do like the grrr song writing you come up with!)

Elz x
 

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Posted by Mousethief (# 953) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
had no idea this would get so personal, with insults flying.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:

had no idea this would get so personal, with insults flying.

Should not have posted in the first place.

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quote:

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The sparks fly fast and furious around here, so back out quickly if you don't like the heat

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[Unhellish tangent] really, go read what the different boards are for - then you can avoid being flame-bait in the future. Friendly tip! [/Unhellish tangent]

Honestly though. If you've made more than 50 posts, you've been around long enough to know what will happen when you post in Hell. (Although you might be forgiven for thinking you can get away with little whinges, given the recent standard of Hell posts )
 

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Posted by Mousethief (# 953) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Marmot:
There. She's got it.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
had no idea this would get so personal, with insults flying.

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quote:

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had no idea this would get so personal, with insults flying.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sine Nomine:

quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
had no idea this would get so personal, with insults flying.

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What insults?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mousethief:
Blah, blah...blah, blah, blah.

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quote:

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Now, wouldn't you guys on Sof like to ask me who Famous X is?'

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Herbert Howells?

Oops. No. He's dead. Gee, can't think of anyone living. Nobody would boast about knowing Rotter.
 

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Posted by Amos (# 44) on :
 
John Bell maybe?
 

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Posted by Luna (# 2002) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
I dont understand why people have such a thing for idolising so called "famous" christian artists.

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quote:

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Retort from Sine Nomine:
Probably want to have sex with them.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sine Nomine:

quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
I dont understand why people have such a thing for idolising so called "famous" christian artists.

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Probably want to have sex with them.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Lurker MacLurker:
Ellie's posts don't have enough repetition to be written by a Charismatic Evangelical songwriter. I mean, only two Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrs.

Her post would have to be something like.

quote:

---

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I just really wanna say Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Oh Lord, we are the generation that says Grrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,
He is Grrrrrrrr,



 

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Posted by Matrix (# 3452) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by IntellectByProxy:

quote:

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Originally posted by Sine Nomine:

quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
I dont understand why people have such a thing for idolising so called "famous" christian artists.

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Probably want to have sex with them.

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That's certainly why I idolise Graham Kendrick.

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You are one sick puppy....

M
 

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Posted by Norman the Organ (# 5477) on :
 
Matrix, if it stops him writing any more of his brain-dissolving crap, then I just hope IbyP can keep going for a month.
 

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Posted by babybear (# 34) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Amos:
I told this guy that I was friends with Famous X--or at least that I was in school with his sister and had been to their house a few times and Famous X grunted at me, and this guy said "I don't believe you."

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quote:

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Originally posted by Norman the Organ:
Matrix, if it stops him writing any more of his brain-dissolving crap, then I just hope IbyP can keep going for a month.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Ellie:
cant ya tell i am oh so new.

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quote:

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Originally posted by babybear:

quote:

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Originally posted by Amos:
I told this guy that I was friends with Famous X--or at least that I was in school with his sister and had been to their house a few times and Famous X grunted at me, and this guy said "I don't believe you."

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Well! I realise that this will only impress UK shipmates, or possibly anyone who has seen Time Team.

But anyway, one of my friends, her little brother was in the same class as 'Mick the Dig'. Mick used to come over to her house, but because he was only her little brother's friend she didn't pay much attention to him.

So, you can see that I know famous people!

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What, really? . How old is your friend, if you don't mind me asking???

Mr B. used to work for this guy who used to be a roadie for Martyn Joseph. Does that count?

MtM - you know you work out at around an average of around 7 posts a day. Not all of us can keep up with that over a year or more (and indeed, who would want to?). Life. I. A. Have. .
 

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Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Sarkycow:
I'd recognise the writing style anywhere

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quote:

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I'm coming back to the hell we're used to
It's not about Shipmates
I'm cross about the thing my friend said
Its all about Normal
Its all about Normal
He has to have friends!
He is Normal.

And all is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something quite normal
That will piss you off

I'll bring you more than a rant
For a rant in itself
Is not what you have required
You search much deeper within
Through the ways things appear
You're looking beyond my posting

I'm coming back to Hell
To let off some steam
So dont feel you have to reply
But you may if you like
And its all about Fame
All about You, Normal
I'm sorry Normal One for the thing I've made it
When its all about You
Its all about You, Normal

Famous Artist of some, but limited, worth
No one could express
How much they deserve
The same as everyone else
Though I'm weak and poor
Nothing I have is theirs
Every single Grrrrrrr

OK, ranting over
I could go on forever
And probably repeat myself
Over and over
Over and over
Over and over
Over and over
Over and over
Over and over
Over and over
Over and over
I am sorry if makes no sense

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quote:

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Originally posted by Padingtun Bear:

quote:

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Originally posted by babybear:
But anyway, one of my friends, her little brother was in the same class as 'Mick the Dig'. Mick used to come over to her house, but because he was only her little brother's friend she didn't pay much attention to him.

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What, really? . How old is your friend, if you don't mind me asking???

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quote:

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MtM - you know you work out at around an average of around 7 posts a day. Not all of us can keep up with that over a year or more (and indeed, who would want to?). Life. I. A. Have. .

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Weekends. The. At. Post. I. Don't. Much.
 

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Posted by Padingtun Bear (# 3935) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Weekends. The. At. Post. I. Don't. Much.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Padingtun Bear:

quote:

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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Weekends. The. At. Post. I. Don't. Much.

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Which takes your weekday average up to... 11 posts.

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I'd better slow down then, this is already today's 12th and it's only half past one!
 

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Posted by babybear (# 34) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Mick the Dig (mid-twenties digger), not Mick Ashton (late sixties professor).

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Um, fessing up time. I got the wrong Mick. It is actually Prof. Mick Aston who was my friend's brother's best friend.

My friend is a lady, and would not like me to reveal her age. (Her husband reads the boards ) However, Mick was a friend of her little brother. That should give an indication of my friend's age.

And Mick is not in his late sixties! Late fifties is much more like it, perhaps 60 this year.

[ 11. May 2004, 20:04: Message edited by: babybear ]
 

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Posted by welsh dragon (# 3249) on :
 
Thank you Ellie. I have greatly enjoyed this thread, especially the spoof worship songs courtesy of ken, Norman et al. (Laughing that hard with a laptop balanced on your tummy is in a fact a little uncomfortable).

But it does sound a bit as if Tony the Frosties Tiger is doing choruses...
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 
HI dragon
Glad ya had a laugh!
Hehehe,
LOVe
elz x x
 

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Posted by Sarkycow (# 1012) on :
 
I aim to please, Sine

(Unlike others around here... *cough*mouethief*cough* from what his wife says )
 

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Posted by Mousethief (# 953) on :
 
What's a "digger"?
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by welsh dragon:
Thank you Ellie. I have greatly enjoyed this thread, especially the spoof worship songs courtesy of ken, Norman et al.
But it does sound a bit as if Tony the Frosties Tiger is doing choruses...

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When I read the OP, I thought that Ellie was more than a day late and a dollar short for "Talk like a Pirate Day" (using the alternate for "Arrrr").

But now I, too, am thinking Tony the Tiger, when I am NOT thinking just how much I would NOT like to be the object of that sort of attention from Sarkycow. (Had me on the edge of my chair, I tell you.)

Charlotte
 

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Posted by Zeke (# 3271) on :
 
Sir Kevin went to high school with Worf! Or Michael Dorn, anyway. But for some reason he has never offered us a ride on his Mig fighter plane. Wonder why; not like it's been 30 years or anything.
 

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Posted by sparklylady (# 4391) on :
 
Ken -

I take one day off the Ship, and I miss one of the funniest posts i've seen in a long time!
 

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Posted by dotdot (# 5048) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mousethief:
What's a "digger"?

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An archaeologist with a trowel, in this case connected with a TV programme "The Time Team".

To see how the 2 Micks differ have a look at this page
 

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Posted by Padingtun Bear (# 3935) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by babybear:

quote:

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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Mick the Dig (mid-twenties digger), not Mick Ashton (late sixties professor).

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Um, fessing up time. I got the wrong Mick. It is actually Prof. Mick Aston who was my friend's brother's best friend.

My friend is a lady, and would not like me to reveal her age. (Her husband reads the boards ) However, Mick was a friend of her little brother. That should give an indication of my friend's age.

And Mick is not in his late sixties! Late fifties is much more like it, perhaps 60 this year.

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Hah! This bear was right! (but for the wrong reason - does that still count?). My telepathy must have been in overdrive yesterday .

Sorry - perhaps it's all those weather-beaten days outdoors that make him look a little older than he is. (Cor, that Time Team - puts years on you, it does...). No 'fence meant.

How nice it must be to have famous friends...
*sigh* .
 

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Posted by Sine Nomine (# 3631) on :
 
ahem...Her Majesty waved at me once.

No, really. Just me. I was the only one on the street. It was that little side street that runs up beside St. James Palace. I swear to God. I'm not lying.
 

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Posted by RooK (# 1852) on :
 
How do you know that HRH wasn't actually trying trying to shield her eyes from your ugliness?
 

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Posted by Sine Nomine (# 3631) on :
 
You mean hide from a gawky, acne-riddled American teenaged tourist, wildly jumping up and down waving? Why on earth would she want to do that?

[Actually RooK, that would be "HM" not "HRH"]

[ 12. May 2004, 23:30: Message edited by: Sine Nomine ]
 

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Posted by Grits (# 4169) on :
 
Ooooh... are we namedropping now? Do they have to be Christian icons?
 

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Posted by Sine Nomine (# 3631) on :
 
Grits, if you tell us you once met Ira North, I'm not going to be impressed.
 

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Posted by Sine Nomine (# 3631) on :
 
[Sorry. That was a tasteless in-joke I shouldn't have made. For many years Ira North was the pastor of the biggest, most influential church of Christ in Nashville.]
 

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Posted by Sarkycow (# 1012) on :
 
Sine, the Thread Killer.
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Should we continue namedropping, or let this thread die a natural death?

Not that I can name drop. I've only ever met cricketers or footballers, and no-one's really interested in them any more...
 

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Posted by Grits (# 4169) on :
 
Sine has apologized to me in an elaborate and obsequious PM, so the namedropping and this thread may, indeed, continue.

Marvin, I think it's perfectly fine to talk about your Mouseketeers and others, even if we've never heard of them. That will make it easier to make fun of you.
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Neil Radford? Dirk Viljohn? Graham Roope? Andy Flower? Steve Ogrizovich? Bobby Hope? Martin O'Connor? Andy Sinton? Chris Waddle?

Nope?

Not that I'm really good mates with any of them, you understand. I've just met and spoken to them, in a context other than "autograph please".

PS- what's a Mousketeer?
 

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Posted by IntellectByProxy (# 3185) on :
 
MrsByProxy once tripped over Jarvis Cocker, and my friend James was knocked over by Monica Seles wielding a cumbersome bag full of tennis racquets.

And I once saw Philippa Forrester in a bikini in Cornwall.

When I close my eyes, she's still there.
 

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Posted by Og: Thread Killer (# 3200) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Sarkycow:
Sine, the Thread Killer.

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Got two of us in one line.
 

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Posted by Grits (# 4169) on :
 
You're right, Marvin -- I've heard of none of them, but I'll bet they are all very cute and very buffed, which always counts for something, in my book.

The Mouseketeers began in the 1950s on television's first "Mickey Mouse Club". This is the group that spawned Annette Funicello, among others, and more recently, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christian Aquliera (or however you spell it.) The original group were quite the cultural icons of that time.
 

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Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on :
 
Fame--Grrrrrr
I wanna live forever
I wanna learn how to fly--Grrrrrr
I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry--Grrrrrr...

 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Spooky. I was just thinking exactly the same thing
 

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Posted by Glass Angel (# 5779) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Neil Radford? Dirk Viljohn? Graham Roope? Andy Flower? Steve Ogrizovich? Bobby Hope? Martin O'Connor? Andy Sinton? Chris Waddle?

Nope?

---

quote:

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Fame--Grrrrrr
I wanna live forever
I wanna learn how to fly--Grrrrrr
I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry--Grrrrrr...

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quote:

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Originally posted by Glass Angel:
My claim to fame is the time the phone rang in the middle of a supervision in College and it turned out to be Jeremy Paxman. Hands up if you know who he is.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Glass Angel:
Does seeing famous people from the back benches of the debating chamber count?

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As much as going to a football match means you've met the players.

I.E. not at all
 

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Posted by Sarkycow (# 1012) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Belisarius:
People will see me and cry.

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Bel finally realises the truth about himself


 

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Posted by Zeke (# 3271) on :
 
We once got a phone call from Arie Luyendyk.

(Two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.)

(Which is a big auto race in the USA.)

(...so I bet nobody cares anyway...)
 

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Posted by Mousethief (# 953) on :
 
I once looked at a picture of a famous woman while I -- er, never mind.
 

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Posted by Grits (# 4169) on :
 
I know Ellie says she's from Lincolnshire, but I'm wondering if perhaps she's really Canadian.

Don't tell RooK. Grrrrr...
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 
Charming! ;-)
 

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Posted by Sarkycow (# 1012) on :
 


Grits is reinstated in my good books
 

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Posted by Ellie (# 4430) on :
 
Never gonna live this mistake down am I?
 

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Posted by RooK (# 1852) on :
 
So, you've learned the first unwritten rule of the Ship - every mistake anyone makes is remembered by everyone else.
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 

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Originally posted by Ellie:
Never gonna live this mistake down am I?

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Possibly. Ask Sine about his indiscreet (um, Sine, "discrete" means something else. THANK you) original mention of his ice cream forks.

If you're lucky, it will become a part of the "in-joke" general stock and not follow you, personally, around like a lonely puppy.

Charlotte
 

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Posted by Grits (# 4169) on :
 
Yes, you've got a 65-75% chance of that happening.
 

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Posted by Norman the Organ (# 5477) on :
 
It's 65-70% dammit - if you're going to hound someone for a mistake, at least get it right


 

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