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Thread: Host & Admin Day HAS FINISHED
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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We have two days until Lent, so the hosts & admins are having a period of fun and madness. It's H&A Carnival - anything could change whilst the hosts and admin people enjoy themselves by moving things in random ways for a while. Check the Styx each day for a notice on when things are back to normal!
[ 13. February 2013, 11:06: Message edited by: Marvin the Martian ]
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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I need an H or A volunteer.
[ 11. February 2013, 06:47: Message buggered about with by: Kelly Alves ]
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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![[Angel]](graemlins/angel.gif)
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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lowlands_boy
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It's rather unfortunate that that important chap in Rome has chosen now to announce his resignation. Now lots of new visitors might come reading the boards and completely misconstrue posts like
"I'm glad that the **** has resigned"
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Horatio Harumph
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does this mean we are able to change our names, and if so can someone remind me how to please? thanks x
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Horatio Harumph:
does this mean we are able to change our names, and if so can someone remind me how to please? thanks x
Haha, no. This is our festival, not yours! ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
# 36
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quote:
Originally posted by lowlands_boy:
It's rather unfortunate that that important chap in Rome has chosen now to announce his resignation. Now lots of new visitors might come reading the boards and completely misconstrue posts like
"I'm glad that the **** has resigned"
Well, he should have thought of that before announcing his resignation.
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AberVicar
Mornington Star
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Originally posted by lowlands_boy:
It's rather unfortunate that that important chap in Rome has chosen now to announce his resignation. Now lots of new visitors might come reading the boards and completely misconstrue posts like
"I'm glad that the **** has resigned"
Rubbish - they might have a good time instead!
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Ariston
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Given the current War on Hull, that may not be a bad idea.
And comrades, there are two, and only two, sides in this war; it is a war between good and Hull, between the Velodrome and utter, depraved evil. Join us, the mighty of the Velodrome, as we crush the den of inequity that is Hull once and for all.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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quote:
Originally posted by Ariston:
utter, depraved evil.
flatterer!
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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There, I told you they'd all go to pot as soon as I left. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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Originally posted by Chorister:
There, I told you they'd all go to pot as soon as I left.
Wasn't so much the pot as the crack.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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I see plenty of craic, for sure.
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kingsfold
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Thank you all.
I've had a bit more time around the place than usual over the past couple of days, and I've rather enjoyed the mayhem.
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And in that light of life I'll walk 'til travelling days are done
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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Dear H/As:
Thank you so much for doing this! I've been wanting another such day for a long time. When I saw, in the middle of the night here, before anything was announced, that the Hell thread titles had mostly gone generic, I thought the game might be afoot!
![[Cool]](cool.gif)
All praise and thanks to all who run, run, and/or maintain the Ship!
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--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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Vulpior
Foxier than Thou
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It's been great fun. It's very difficult to share a sense of it with Mr Vulpior; normally I can say, "In a thread about x, someone said this which was funny/witty/incisive," but saying, "It's all gone crazy and here's some of it," doesn't work so well!
The green warning across the top of the home page is just the right level of advice, too, thinking back to previous discussions. Good call.
You all deserve lots of chocolate; after Lent, of course.
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
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Now folks will wonder why such words as 'C@n0n L@w' have been used in otherwise serious posts.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Originally posted by Vulpior:
The green warning across the top of the home page is just the right level of advice, too, thinking back to previous discussions. Good call.
You're welcome ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Hail Gallaxhar
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
# 4360
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And with that:
H&A DAY IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER
Everything will be back to normal shortly. We hope you enjoyed the festival.
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Hail Gallaxhar
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claret10
Ship's Paranoid Android
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Thank you, it's been a very distracting and entertaining couple of days ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
Keep up the good work
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Incidentally, if anyone spots something we forgot to change back to normal please do let us know so that we can claim it was deliberate.
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Hail Gallaxhar
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The Midge
Shipmate
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Trillian: Probability factor of one to one. We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem.
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tclune
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Incidentally, if anyone spots something we forgot to change back to normal please do let us know so that we can claim it was deliberate.
Well, I'm still a p***, but that may well be a conscious decision of the powers that be...
--Tom Clune
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Mrs Shrew
Ship's Mother
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The decluttering thread is still mistitled "hoarders"...
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Was "mummyfrances".
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
# 4360
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Originally posted by tclune:
Well, I'm still a p***, but that may well be a conscious decision of the powers that be...
I haven't changed any of the titles back yet. See the thread for why.
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Hail Gallaxhar
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the giant cheeseburger
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Incidentally, if anyone spots something we forgot to change back to normal please do let us know so that we can claim it was deliberate.
I do appreciate the commitment to debate the topic of My Little Pony in a serious manner.
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A.Pilgrim
Shipmate
# 15044
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The GIN thread in Eccles ended up being entertaining and informative. Could it perhaps be moved to the appropriate board for its subject matter (Heaven? Though I'm probably not a good judge of that) and re-opened, please?
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JoannaP
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# 4493
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Not all of the All Saints thread titles have ben changed back, so we still have "I ain't got nobody...", "Just shut the hell up already" and "People who stockpile their PM's so they can get loads of frantic pleas to purge".
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"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Benjamin Franklin
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seasick
...over the edge
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Originally posted by A.Pilgrim:
The GIN thread in Eccles ended up being entertaining and informative. Could it perhaps be moved to the appropriate board for its subject matter (Heaven? Though I'm probably not a good judge of that) and re-opened, please?
Go on then, as I'm feeling generous and love GIN.
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Gee D
Shipmate
# 13815
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Just a small request. On one of the threads, Enoch said that as it was now Wednesday, the fun and games would be over. The trouble is that here and in NZ, it was by then Thursday. In other words, the party day had included our Ash Wednesday. Could future days be organised to avoid clashes like this please?
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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We deliberately kept going until the end of Shrove Tuesday in the USA, so that our American friends could have all the benefit of the festival as well.
We'd rather go on too long for some people than stop too soon for others. That's just the way it is.
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Hail Gallaxhar
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The Rogue
Shipmate
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Originally posted by JoannaP:
"People who stockpile their PM's so they can get loads of frantic pleas to purge".
And the problem with that title is?
By the way, has the fun interfered with the board indexing at all and will this need to be done again soon?
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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Jengie jon
Semper Reformanda
# 273
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I am not against H&A but please not the next on at Shrove tide 2014. Earlier is fine, later is fine but it should not be predictable.
Jengie
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seasick
...over the edge
# 48
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There wasn't one around Shrove Tuesday last year, so it's hardly a fixture. In fact, I believe this H&A day to have been the first since I was made a host back in summer 2011.
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Jengie Jon:
I am not against H&A but please not the next on at Shrove tide 2014. Earlier is fine, later is fine but it should not be predictable.
Jengie
Did anyone see it coming? Be honest.
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the giant cheeseburger
Shipmate
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Originally posted by seasick:
There wasn't one around Shrove Tuesday last year, so it's hardly a fixture. In fact, I believe this H&A day to have been the first since I was made a host back in summer 2011.
They never told you what really happened when Kelly "accidentally closed the boards" that time?
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seasick
...over the edge
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Of course not, I am just an 'umble Eccles 'ost.
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Jengie jon
Semper Reformanda
# 273
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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
quote:
Originally posted by Jengie Jon:
I am not against H&A but please not the next on at Shrove tide 2014. Earlier is fine, later is fine but it should not be predictable.
Jengie
Did anyone see it coming? Be honest.
No I did not but previously they have not fitted with the season. I can see when there is a possibility of a pattern and being a Non-conformist where as the joke goes what you do twice is traditional, I did not want a tradition to happen by accident.
Jengie
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Autenrieth Road
Shipmate
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Originally posted by seasick:
Of course not, I am just an 'umble Eccles 'ost.
Shouldn't that be 'umble Heccles 'ost? In which case, just let me know when you'd like some heckling. (Or does this mean you're the one that does the heckling?) .
(None of this should be construed to mean I would violate Commandment 6, oh no, not me. Only the most respectful heccling from 'ere.)
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
# 36
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Originally posted by seasick:
There wasn't one around Shrove Tuesday last year, so it's hardly a fixture. In fact, I believe this H&A day to have been the first since I was made a host back in summer 2011.
The previous one was May 2011 in honour of Erin's birthday.
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RooK
1 of 6
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Originally posted by passer:
I did.
What an amazing exception to your otherwise spotless record.
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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Originally posted by passer:
I did.
And the Pope's retirement too, no doubt.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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This is the Ship of Fools. Everybody is never going to be satisfied, whatever is done. We are the present-day incarnation of 'Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells'.
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Originally posted by Chorister:
This is the Ship of Fools. Everybody is never going to be satisfied, whatever is done. We are the present-day incarnation of 'Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells'.
Amen.
I, for one, always get a kick out of H&A days. This one included. And Marvin invented a delightful new title for me which I paid to make permanent. It's all good!
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Horseman Bree
Shipmate
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Please make sure that the next such days are scheduled during Lent.
This would make it easier for me to do a Lenten Ship-free fast. Might even be good for me.
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