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CHAT ARCHIVE: Sep-Oct 2001
Simon H 31/10/2001, 17:17
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Next year, I have decided we need to mark the 'Class of 92' - a
ten year drama society landmark for all those people who left
university in July of 1992, said farewell to drama soc and went
off to pursue other things. So how about a reunion !!? Okay, the
reunion will be for everyone but the tribute will be played to the
leavers of 92 - you can all have your turns during the following
years). Ahhhh, I remember it well - the very last weekend of that
summer term when we had the first 32 hour challenge (Great idea
that - don't let anyone else ever tell you they thought that up
themselves - it was me and Sion). Sam Roach as, well, quite the
most convincing vicar I've ever seen in the farce we did - 'Streuth'.
And that funny thing we did beforehand when we adapted a Woody
Allen play. I'll never forget dear dear Andy Roughton standing up
from the audience to deliver that infamous line "I'm not
fictional - this is stupid. I'm leaving". Ah, the sounds, the
smells, the lights, the greasepaint.... whatever that is, and Jo
Litt with a candle in the coffin. It does fair bring a tear to my
eye to reminise ! Come on lads and lassies, how about a little get
together. Of couse, if most of us are up in Edinburgh we can have
it there.
dave 31/10/2001, 14:8
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Hello - the web server has now moved (thank you Richard) and at
the moment all seems to be in working order... in fact it's all
gone a little to well - hmmmm! Anyway all this will mean to you,
the Madhatter on the ground is that the URL will no longer feature
'The Well' in the title, if you have any pages bookmarked with 'thewell.co.uk/madhatters'
please change them.
Simon H 31/10/2001, 12:8
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In a hotel room, Jim Morrison is in one corner with the rest of
his band and in another corner are John Lennon, Paul McCartney,
George Harrison and Ringo Star - all are naked. Monica Lewinsky
walks in, drops to her knees in front of Jim Morrisson and begins
to do what she does best. She swallows nicely then does the same
for his guitarist, bassist, then his drummer and finally the
keyboard player. When she's finished, she licks her lips and
wanders over to John Lennon and begins to do the same to him. At
that moment, there's a huge crash and Michael Caine smashes
through the wall in a Mini-Cooper. He jumps out and grabs her by
the scruff of the neck. Oi!, he shouts....... You're only supposed
to blow the bloody Doors off!
Simon H 31/10/2001, 9:56
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A father asks his ten-year old son if he knows about the birds and
the bees. "I don't want to know!" the child said,
bursting into tears. Confused, the father asked his son what was
wrong. "Oh dad," he sobbed, "at the age of six I
got the 'there's no Easter Bunny' speech. At seven I got the
'there's no Tooth fairy' speech. Then at 8 you hit me with the
'there's no Santa' speech. If you're going to tell me now that
grown-ups don't really f**k, I've got nothing left to live
for!"
Unknown Parson 30/10/2001, 8:36
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Blessings be upon this website
Unknown Person 31/10/2001, 18:40
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Cobblers!
Dinosaur 30/10/2001, 17:42
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What's in Northampton...more to the point, where is Northampton?
The Indecisiver 30/10/2001, 17:24
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Ken I'd love to...... Actually I'm not so sure I can..... No, that
should be fine.... Oh but then again maybe not actually.... er......
can I get back to you ?
Ken 30/10/2001, 16:57
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Just thought that I would let people know that a number of us
Madhatters are meeting up on Saturday night to watch the fireworks
at Northampton followed by some beverages. So if you are
interested let me know.
Unknown Person 30/10/2001, 16:4
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no
dave 30/10/2001, 14:49
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Hello, anyone want to chta?
Dinosaur 29/10/2001, 18:24
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I didn't realise that Winona (Winny) had missed so much high
school...
Winny 29/10/2001, 10:24
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Thanks for asking Andy, and i thuoght you had forgoton!...you
little devil you... I thuoght of poping over and playing with
young ferril...you know me and pussies...
Ann Dee 29/10/2001, 9:56
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Yes indeed, happy birthday Winona, haven't seen you on the site
for a while, what you been up to? Any plans for your birthday?
Steve Phipps 28/10/2001, 14:53
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...and we'll tell him to bring a friend...preferably one with a
handlebar moustache.
Dave Wid 27/10/2001, 17:48
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For the love of Jesus and all his little demons. It's simple Dave,
either tell us, or.... or.... we'll tell the RAF tp give Brian one
months compulsory leave, at your house, in your bed. With the
measles. And crabs.
dave 26/10/2001, 15:37
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Good God it's a Turkey...
Ann Dee 26/10/2001, 13:24
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So why not put us all out of our lethargy?
The person who this concerns 26/10/2001, 12:39
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I can assure you that this has definitely now got far more
'virtual interest' than actual interest. In fact, if you want to
know how interesting it really is - if you were to find out you
would probably just say.... "Oh wow... that's good.
The Concealer 26/10/2001, 11:18
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Well, I don't care. Conceal away - and the fact that my posting is
so close to Dave's is of no significance - it is concealed.
dave 26/10/2001, 11:15
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He's a professional cynic that man. Cheer up Andy - stop being so
bloody 'city'. You are right on one point though - I can say
definitely (Steve - note spelling) that the news has actually been
blown out of all proportion. Expectations are now so high that to
warrant a 'revealing' the entire Madhatters community would all
have to suitably downscale their enthusiasm for knowledge of said
'secret'.
Ann Dee 26/10/2001, 9:40
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Well, you just can't beat a bit of intrigue now can you? Gets
everyone excitedly cahtting away, until it drags on a bit, and
nobody spills the beans, then it drags a bit longer, interest
wanes significantly, then it drags some more, then it is finally
revealed and no-one gives a toss because they became so bored by
the incessant dragging.
Liz 26/10/2001, 10:23
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Jesus! Mr Burgess - don't you think one watermelon is enough?
There will be no further talk about multiple births thank you.
The Suggester 26/10/2001, 9:42
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Has Dave Wid "The Kung-Fu Detective" finally come out of
retirement at the request of Colin Powell to find Osama Bin Laden?
Unknown Person 26/10/2001, 9:39
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Is Sleeping Beauty Pregnant?
dave 25/10/2001, 23:43
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Eh?
Dinosaur 25/10/2001, 19:42
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Being a dinosaur, I have seen all this type of thing many a time,
and I am definately not 'wise beyond my years' because there isn't
enough wisdom in the world. I have looked through my memory banks
and seen a similar instance of rumour-mongering, at some point in
the mid 15th century AD. And all i can say at the news is:-
Congratulations Sir, gather ye rosebuds while ye may! (Well it
worked back then!)
Le Burge` 25/10/2001, 18:35
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No, it's not that, Mrs Smith is expecting twins, no not twins but
the world's first dectuplets! That's it isn't it? Go on, say I'm
right, say I'm right!
Le Burge 25/10/2001, 18:34
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My goodness, never before has there been such excited speculation
on this site. I know, Miss Caroline Payne's pregnant. Where's The
Revealer when you need him?
dave 25/10/2001, 17:25
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Ah yung Ken, yoo are wise beyond your years - but is it really?
Look closely, are yoor eyes deceiving yoo? Velly good.
Ken 25/10/2001, 17:12
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Dino, I can assure you that my wife (etc..) is not pregnant,
however I have been sworn to secrecy and will not reveal the
secret....oh and Davey Pee it is the same secret!!
Dinosaur 25/10/2001, 12:48
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oh...and I would wager a small house on the fact that Ken is
pregnant...well not Ken exactly, but surely his missus...and her
name isn't even Shirley...err...what was my point...?
Dinosaur 25/10/2001, 12:45
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This is bloody expense chat time for me, so I'll keep it
brief...Dave: is the secret that, according to the Gay Index, you
are very gay indeed? Or am I thinking about Brain...Dave Wid...Si
H..?
dave 25/10/2001, 10:43
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Ken - what's your secret then? How do we know it is the same as my
secret, er if I even have one?
Josie 25/10/2001, 10:29
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Ken - how can you leave it at that! Share now - some happiness
would be nice this morning!
Ken 24/10/2001, 20:56
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I too am a keeper of the secret..all I am permitted to say is that
when the time is right, this person will bring us all even more
happinessl.
Simon H 24/10/2001, 16:42
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This is why snorting is best - entirely fat free.
Ann Dee 24/10/2001, 15:42
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No, that's just his coke gut
Guesser II 24/10/2001, 15:59
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Si B is pregnant ?
Simon H 24/10/2001, 15:23
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I think it was Andy in the library with the candilabre
Unknown Person 24/10/2001, 14:40
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Could it involve Chris Hanham, a stool and a pig?
The Concealer 24/10/2001, 14:18
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A-ha! The Concealer has struck again. Dave cannot give any details
because they are concealed, and therefore cannot be revealed....
The Guesser's Gay Friend 24/10/2001, 13:20
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Is it anything to do with David Wid, a tub of Nivea and a garden
rake ?
The guesser 24/10/2001, 11:5
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Is it anything to do with Justin Flute and his girlfriend?
Simon H 24/10/2001, 11:51
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I think it's something to do with Brian. He's got married in a
secret RAF wedding in Oman.
Steve F 24/10/2001, 12:3
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Dave, Don't tell me! You are that fat bloke from pop idol in
disguise and you know you are going to win because everyone is
going to vote for you to make Waterman and his cronies look
stupid. The secret you can't yet tell because you don't know how
to break it to Le Berge is, you're going solo!!! I know I'm right!
dave 24/10/2001, 10:21
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Alas, I fear that I am unable to give these details for the time
is not yet right. But please be assured that as soon as the male
in question is ready to divulge his secret it will be with you. In
the meantime, I urge you to guess.
The Insulter's Arch Nemesis 24/10/2001, 10:0
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Apart from the fact I can't spell Nemesis.
The Insulter's Arch Nemisis 24/10/2001, 9:59
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You are a donkey flagellating amoeboid-brained pile of slag-heap
subsidence with the wit of a bed mite. I am now prepared to do
battle with you - a battle you can never win because I am far
superior than you in intelligence, wit and creative insulting. The
battle may be long, the battle may be bloody, but good will
triumph over evil.
The Insulter 24/10/2001, 23:28
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Oooo, look at you with your long words. Giz-bucket.
John 23/10/2001, 7:9
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Pausing only to wish an eternity in Satan's fiery pit the IT cunt
whose fault it is that the text I type now is miniscule in the
extreme, I would like to point out that 'concur' has only one 'R'.
John 23/10/2001, 7:6
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Dave, as a journalist, I can tell that the advice you have been
given thus far is not entirely correct. If you divulge the secret,
you will be guilty of the crime of Breach of Confidence. However,
it is ectremely unlikely that a criminal prosecution will ensue,
and so I urge you to, as Wid says, spill the beans. You may lose
one friend, but you'll engender a total feeling of positivity
towards yourself which far outweighs that through letting everyone
else have some juicy gossip. Is it about me?
Dave Wid 24/10/2001, 18:38
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I concurr with my colleagues, spill the beans, man....
Dinosaur 23/10/2001, 17:59
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...or you could tell us the name(s) and miss out the news.
Ann Dee 23/10/2001, 13:26
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What you could do then, Dave, is say what the news is but miss out
the name(s).
Josie 23/10/2001, 11:46
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Dave - you can't say something like that and then not share the
gossip!
dave 23/10/2001, 11:27
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I have a very interesting piece of news regarding a Madhatter but
am not allowed to tell you who it is. So, in the meantime here's a
joke.
Little Billy comes back from school crying and says, "Mommy
all the kids in the school say I have a big head." His mother
replies, "No you don't Billy. You have a hideously deformed
head. The other children are merely hiding the truth to protect
your feelings."
Josie 23/10/2001, 9:48
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Why do I get the feeling I'm being fibbed to?
Simon H 22/10/2001, 17:16
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John - how could you !
Josie 22/10/2001, 17:11
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Not sure about the pregnant bit, but happier about the rest...I
think.
John 22/10/2001, 16:37
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Josie, I can clear that up for you: Emporer Palpatine is a nice
cuddly character with attractive long blonde hair who greets every
day with a winsome smile. He gets pregnant in Episode Four: The
Empire Strikes Back.
Ken 22/10/2001, 16:25
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Liz: I've just checked my e-mail, yes of course you can come and
look at where I work just call me when you are in the vicinity of
Carnaby Street .
Josie 22/10/2001, 16:22
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Liz - it's not tasteless - honest! Just silly. I'm Emporer
Palpatine. Not happy - I don't even know who that is!
Liz 22/10/2001, 15:24
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Josie - I don't know what is on that website but Avon have deemed
it 'tasteless' and won't let me have a look.
John 22/10/2001, 15:17
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What a relief, I'm C3PO, although I think that was a kind result
based on me being good at languages and having no other redeeming
qualities.
John 22/10/2001, 15:9
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It's OK everyone - I found the umbrella. It was in my bag all
along! How about that? I'm about to go and find out what Star Wars
character I am, although I'm afraid I'll turn out to be 'Fifth
Stormtrooper' that gets shot dead after eight minutes, or one of
those little slimy things hanging off Jabba The Hutt. Psi: Is Leia
really a Jedi?
Liz 22/10/2001, 14:59
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Ken - yes to Sleeping Beauty - can't do Wednesday though. Did you
get my email this morning - Can I visit you tomorrow?
Ken 22/10/2001, 13:48
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Dear John.........I don't have your umbrella in answer to your
question dated some weeks ago.....I gave it back to you at Lesbo's
house of ill repute! Si B can't believe your Leia...sadly I'm Luke
Skywalker...I wanted to be Kenobi! Does anyone fancy going to see
Sleeping Beauty at UHSUDS?
Josie 22/10/2001, 13:43
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This is a very bizzare website (not Madhatters, although...) :
http://www.monkeyphonecall.com/
. 20/10/2001, 20:35
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Nothing said.
Charlie Harden 20/10/2001, 17:48
president@uhds.org.uk
Hello! Just to let you know (if you didn't already) Gina Abbatt,
Dave Poulter and Richelle Brundle are all performing in the St
Albans Operatic Society production of 'Chess', from Tuesday 6th -
Saturday 10th November 2001 at The Alban Arena (St Albans). We at
UHSUDS are planning a trip to go and watch the 2.30pm matinee on
Saturday 10th November, if anyone would like to come and join us
you are really welcome. If you would like to come could you please
contact me on 07763 012370 or via my e-mail at president@uhds.org.uk
by early next week (when I will be booking the seats) . Tickets
range from £4.00 (Side Circle) - £11.00 (Raked Stalls) and are
selling fast. If you would like any more details you can contact
the box office on 01727 844488. Hope to see you there. P.S. Don't
forget to come and watch this year's pantomime, 'Sleeping Beauty'-
29th- 30th November 2001, Prince Edward Hall. Further details
about this and other things we are up to can be seen on the UHSUDS
website.
Simon H 19/10/2001, 17:23
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Twat
The Insulter 20/10/2001, 15:50
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Surely site names like Box Bear Boys are filtered out at most
peoples place of work, unless of course you work at Fags'r'us,
like Si. Or, unless of course, you're in the RAF.
Simon H 19/10/2001, 15:39
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There was someone here at work who was Emporer Palpatine. Not sure
what that says about him ! Nice wesite Box Bear Boys !!!
The Insulter 20/10/2001, 15:26
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If only.....
Le Burge 19/10/2001, 13:53
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Mr Hopes - I can announce that I am, in fact, R2D2. I thought I
was a good communicator and OK with languages too, but it seems I
just go beep, beep all the time
dave 19/10/2001, 12:9
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Jolyon can do what he pleases, after all he is royalty.
Nick 19/10/2001, 12:9
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oops. Pressed wrong button. I seem to be Threepio, despite being a
poor communicator and crap at languages.
Nick ???? 19/10/2001, 12:8
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Nothing said.
Ann Dee 19/10/2001, 10:33
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I'm not encouraging people not to go with you Dave, it's just that
I'm not and I'd like to go on Jolyond stag do (hence the
suggestion of two dos) Go to Edinburgh everyone, it's a cracking
time (I've been 9 consecutive years now so it must be doing
something right) lots to see and do, theatre, comedy, drinking,
eating, sightseeing, fantastic venue, top top time. Is that a good
enough ad for you Dave? Can Jolyon go to edinburgh and have his
stag do in Amsterdam now please?
dave 19/10/2001, 11:13
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Andy - could you stop trying to encourage people not to go away on
trips with me. Thank you.
Ann Dee 19/10/2001, 10:11
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Personally I think Jol should have his stag do in, say, erm,
Amsterdam. (assuming I'd be invited and because I'm not in
Edinburgh the same time as you guys). Either that, have two dos!
Simon H 19/10/2001, 11:1
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Aye, by the way
Simon H 19/10/2001, 11:0
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I don't usually pass on news like this, but sometimes we need to
pause and remember what life's all about. There has been a great
loss recently in the entertainment world. The wonderful Larry
LaPrise, the man who wrote the "Hokey Cokey", died last
week at 83. The most traumatic part for the family was getting him
in the coffin. They put his left leg in - and things just started
to go downhill from there...
stevo f. 19/10/2001, 11:53
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And Jol... where's those predictions we were promised?
stevo f. 19/10/2001, 11:52
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Let's have a vote..... Hands up who thinks Jol the 1st Duke of
Hennings should have his Stag Partay in Edinburgh next year??
Anyone? I've already counted you Davey.
Simon H 19/10/2001, 10:51
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I want to know who's R2D2
stevo f 19/10/2001, 11:48
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Well. It would appear that I'm Chewbacca? What's that all about
then? Am I the only bald Wookie in Madhatter land? Still, at least
I can rip all your arms off and I will if you don't watch out.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!
Unknown Person 19/10/2001, 11:46
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Nothing said.
Ann Dee 19/10/2001, 9:13
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Boiling Kettles
Psi 19/10/2001, 8:49
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And I'm Leia. Oh well, I may be a girl but at least I'm a Jedi.
Dave Wid 19/10/2001, 18:44
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I'm Jabba the Hut. Shit.
dave 18/10/2001, 17:26
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I'm Luke as well, also.
Simon H 18/10/2001, 17:18
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Figures.
Ann Dee 18/10/2001, 16:10
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Cool, I'm Han Solo.
Simon H 18/10/2001, 14:15
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Kids - go to http://www.matthewbarr.co.uk/personality/index.htm to
find out what Star Wars character you are most like. Stupid I know
but in a job like mine you grasp at any moments of enjoyment you
can. I was Luke !! Can't work out what that means - probably that
I'm an ex farm boy with a strange hair colour who is susceptable
to suggestion. Right on two counts.
Simon H 18/10/2001, 10:56
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How about Talibananarama ?
Ann Dee 17/10/2001, 13:16
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it's a better name than The Spunk Monkies. How about a new age
band called Seminal Druid?
dave 17/10/2001, 13:2
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Dave Wid - keep this quiet but I want to form a new band. I know
we were going to be 'The Gentlemen' but I think the world's not
ready for an early Quo tribute.
How about 5000 Screaming Sitars of Sin - are you in or not?
Nick W 17/10/2001, 12:51
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I have plenty of time to waste, thank you. Much of it at the tax
payers expence. I for one am still missing those silver
candlesticks since John's last visit. Perhaps I could swap for an
umbrella?
dave 17/10/2001, 12:25
dave.patrick@bigfoot.com
Waazzupp. An interesting and amusing sentiment from the Budweiser
commercials if I'm not mistaken? Now, Ken we all want to know
whether John left his umbrella with you over the weekend. Please,
do spill the beans. John - quite right to treat this chat page as
a general 'lost and found'. I fear for its longevity now Mr Wid
and Phipps are no longer working for cowboy Internet companies.
Does anyone else have any time to waste?
Miss Sucks A Lot 17/10/2001, 2:18
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Unknown Person 17/10/2001, 2:18
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Emma 17/10/2001, 2:17
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Hi ya all need some help first time in achat room xx
Emma 17/10/2001, 2:14
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Nothing said.
John 16/10/2001, 20:33
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Ken, did I leave my umbrella in your bag at the weekend?
Dave Wid 16/10/2001, 17:42
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Unlike me.
Dave Wid 16/10/2001, 17:41
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I'd just like to confirm my interest in the Edinburgh trip, as
instructed, quite proffessionally I might add, in 'Actions'
section of the Edinburgh Trip 2001 page. I must say Dave, you are
very efficient (and very, very beautiful).
dave 16/10/2001, 14:22
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Hello everybody. Well I've had a very good response to Edinburgh
so far, can I just remind you if you haven't already to let me
know as soon as you can if you want to come. I've put the info on
the web site now as well (see link on left), Cheers.
John 15/10/2001, 11:54
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Worst joke ever...right...ITV was going to make a game show about
hat-making...but it never got off the ground...after all, who
wants to be a milliner?
sion 15/10/2001, 9:20
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we never have an argument. For, my children, I shall impart to you
the secret to a happy marriage. I am always right, and her bum
never looks big. Praise be unto Wid.
Simon H 12/10/2001, 15:52
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Where did everyone go to ? Come back ! Sion, Josie - have another
arguement - anything !!
dave 12/10/2001, 11:56
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Sorry... that was supposed to be the difference between a
"constipated owl and a bad archer". What's the worst
joke you've ever heard? Anybode? ANYBODY?
dave 12/10/2001, 10:35
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Last day at work Steve - well, look on the bright side at least
you don't have to work in London anymore. Although you do live in
London I suppose, but never mind, Enfield's out of range, er
probably. And on that cheery note... what's the difference between
a horse and a postbox? One shoots but doesn't hit and the other
hoots but can't shit.
Lord Dave Wid 12/10/2001, 19:2
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I'd just like to point out that it was not I that declared that
thou shall snog a poodle. 'Twas an imposter. Poodle snogging is
right out.
Dinosaur 11/10/2001, 17:34
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I remember the days when a joke was original and I laughed quite
heartily...oh happy days...by the way...this is my last day at
work...oh happy days...
Simon H 11/10/2001, 17:20
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Next time I'll try to write something funny
Liz 11/10/2001, 16:53
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Well that's made all the difference - Thankyou!
Simon H 11/10/2001, 16:4
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There's a town in Hertfordshire (UK) called Tillit. In Tillit is a
pub called "The Cockwell Inn". The publican there is a
lady called Lucy Likes. Her address is:-
Miss Lucy Likes, The Cockwell Inn, Tillit, Herts.
Simon H 11/10/2001, 16:0
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Liz - as you wish....
One evening, a very attractive young lady was sitting in a fine
restaurant patiently awaiting her date. While waiting, she decided
to make sure that she looked perfect for him. So the young lady
bends down in her chair in order to get a mirror from her purse.
Then just as the waiter walks up, she accidentally farts quite
loudly. The lady immediately sat up straight, embarrassed and red
faced, sure that everyone in the place had heard her. Quickly she
turns to the waiter and demands, "Stop That!" The waiter
looks at her dryly and says, "Sure lady. Which way was it
headed?"
Liz 11/10/2001, 14:25
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Mr Hopes - please could you tell us some more of your wonderful
jokes - I'm having a really shite day at work - don't you just
hate it when you don't get your own way!
Simon H 11/10/2001, 12:15
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Well I think he's doing quite well for a Staffordshire-originated
deity Three days out and he's told us all to snog a poodle and go
to the doctors. Do you have anything more useful we could quest
for in your name ? The Tal*ban get to kill and maim in the name of
God - what do we get ? Perform oral unification with a canaine and
a quick trip to the surgery. It's not that I'm complaining
but......
Lord Dave Wid 11/10/2001, 18:48
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Hmmmm, that one still reads back like I'm a right poofta. Go to
the doctors Ann Dee, I'm not coming anywhere near you. I'm a real
man, who likes girls. Or something.
Lord Dave Wid 11/10/2001, 18:46
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Let me lay my hands upon you and purify from disease. Well, when I
say lay my hands on you, I don't mean in a boy-love way. But while
I'm at it, I can sort that eye out.
Ann Dee 10/10/2001, 14:44
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Dave Wid, I enjoy the fact that that name has caught on...happy
days of International Superstar Soccer on the N64...anyone else
feeling a little poorly?
The Phophet 10/10/2001, 14:3
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Indeed David Wid is the Fatwa(n)
Simon H 10/10/2001, 11:48
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10 Facts as to why David Wid must be the second coming:
Fact 1. He comes from Stone and Moses had the commandments
written on stone.
Fact 2: He looks a bit like that bloke of Jesus Christ
Superstar - you know the one that played Jesus.
Fact 3. He smells very angelic. Well that's how he describes
it. Most people just think he smells of cheese.
Fact 4. He speaks in parables. A parable by definition is a
colourful made-up story.
Fact 5. He err.... he once did a miracle. He converted wine to
urine by passing it through his own body.
Fact 6. Umm. err.... He has never cut his hair or facial beard
showing a true following of his religion. ang on - that's muslim.
Right. Here we go...
10 Facts why David Wid is a Prophet of Allah.
Fact 1. He never cut his beard...........
Simon H 10/10/2001, 11:39
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Let us rejoice and sing hyms of praise at his name.
Dinosaur 10/10/2001, 9:54
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I remember the days when snogging a poodle was considered 'de-rigeur'
- especially after 20 pints of Newkie Brown in the Font - it was
difficult not to...oh happy days...
Lord David Wid 9/10/2001, 17:54
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Go fourth and snog a poodle.
Simon H 9/10/2001, 16:37
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We must follow the new Messiah for he is the truth, the light and
the Way. Lord David Wid. Speak to us, your humble and unworthy
followers. Command us and it shall be so. Remove thy horse-hair
shirt and let us suckle from your navel of goodness and poo-smelling
belly button fluff. Lead us oh great master. What is thy wish ?
Dinosaur 9/10/2001, 15:10
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...errr...no...
dave 9/10/2001, 14:13
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Yes - and didn't he have a point?
Dinosaur 9/10/2001, 12:50
Dino@age-before-beauty.com
Alan Partridge also said "Ah hahh!"
dave 9/10/2001, 12:42
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That sort of talk starts wars you know. Remember as Alan Partridge
once inferred 'God is a gas'. I just hope it's not poisonous.
Dinosaur 9/10/2001, 12:0
Dino@age-before-beauty.com
Is that a football score?
Ann Dee 9/10/2001, 10:59
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Careful with that sort of talk Mr Hopes, could bring reprisals
from the Hull Christian 2.
Simon H 9/10/2001, 11:47
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Oh yes - I didn't see the date - huh ??? Is David Wid really the
Almighty that he can command time ? Can a jovial ex-electricity
meter make from the Midlands really be the second coming. Jesus
was a carpoenter so why not. BOW DOWN AND HAIL THE ALMIGHTY DAVID
OF WID - HE HAS COME AMONG US TO SAVE US. AMEN
Dinosaur 9/10/2001, 10:58
Dino@age-before-beauty.com
10:30, 15:30, 22:30, no difference really...it's all relative...ho
hum...
dave 9/10/2001, 10:37
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Not only that Si - he will be using this site at 10.30
tonight. How freaky is that?
Simon H 9/10/2001, 9:41
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David Wid - Why are you using this site at 10.30 at night to be
mental ?
Dave Wid 9/10/2001, 22:33
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I can now sleep again. Thankyou Jesus, and all your liittle
Demons.
Metal Mickey 9/10/2001, 22:32
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Boogie, boogie. Mmmmm Atomic Thunderbusters.
Simon H QC 8/10/2001, 13:39
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In fact I'd like to refer my reverent colleague to the 1996 case
of Dave vs Brian
dave 8/10/2001, 11:52
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...joking. Hah!
dave 8/10/2001, 9:41
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A most gracious and eloquent aplogy Nick. How could anyone take
you the wrong way after that? Anyway UHDS, what a load of arse eh?
Dinosaur 8/10/2001, 9:38
Dino@age-before-beauty.com
Did England play on Saturday? What was the score?
Dinosaur 8/10/2001, 9:37
Dino@age-before-beauty.com
...I've got a very long memory....
Dipshit, Spinnit & Twisted 5/10/2001, 20:19
Libels.r.us@moneygrabbing.co.uk
We wish to make the following statement on behalf of our client,
Mr. N. Wiggins. "Our client wishes to make an unreserved
apology for comments made on 3rd October on the Madhatter Website.
It appears that an attempt by our client to start a lively debate
on an organisation known as UHDS and a certain Mr. Rodrigues were
misguided, unamusing and churlish. The remarks were a particularly
weak attempt at humour and were never meant to be taken seriously.
The incident has caused considerable disdain and anger throughout
the Hatfield, Southampton and Milton Keynes areas, and were
obviously untruhful. In fact Mr. Wiggins is now very aware that
many (if not all) his friends and colleagues have shunned him. His
wife is livid, his family disgraced and the dog has recently moved
out. He is aware that tossers are seldon forgiven, but our client
would like to offer sincere regret for the comments and offer
particular apologies to a Mr. K. Rodrigues, Ms. L. White and all
current inhabitants of Hatfield. Our Client has made an
undisclosed donation to The MK Roundabout Benevolant Fund as a
gesture of goodwill.
dave 5/10/2001, 15:3
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Dino - have you ever considered being on one of those 'Consumer
Christmas Cracker Panels'? (known as CCCP, except in the former
Soviet republic)
You all have to sit around and test out the quality of the jokes
on one another by opening untold novelty crackers. I think that
would be suitable purgatory for a man of your obvious distaste for
'one-liners'.
Simon H 5/10/2001, 14:25
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Just trying to spread a cheer around an otherwise uncheery
world......
Dinosaur 5/10/2001, 13:21
Dino@age-before-beauty.com
Someone slay me now...
Simon H 5/10/2001, 12:21
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Three men are sitting naked in the sauna. Suddenly there is a
beeping sound. The first man presses his forearm and the beeping
stops. The others look at him curiosly. "That's my
pager," he says. "I have a microchip under the skin of
my arm." A few minutes later a phone rings. The second man
lifts his palm to his ear. When he finishes he explains,
"That's my mobile phone. I have a microchip in my hand."
The third man, feeling decidedly low-tech, steps out of the sauna.
In a few minutes he returns with a piece of toilet paper extending
from his rear. The others raise their eyebrows. "I'm getting
a Fax," he explains.
Simon H 5/10/2001, 12:19
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When Jane initially met Tarzan of the jungle, she was attracted to
him and during her questions about his life, she asked him how he
had sex. "Tarzan not know sex," he replied. Jane
explained to him what sex was. Tarzan said, "Oh, Tarzan use
hole in trunk of tree". Horrified she said, "Tarzan, you
have it all wrong, but I will show you how to do it
properly". She took off her clothes and laid down on the
ground. "Here," she said, "you must put it
here." Tarzan removed his loincloth, tepped closer, and then
gave her a mighty kick in the crotch. Jane rolled around in agony.
Eventually, she managed to gasp for air and asked, "What did
you do that for?" "Tarzan check for bees."
Dinosaur 5/10/2001, 10:5
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Actually those Stand-Up Comic jokes weren't Tommy Coopers, they
were obviously Ann Dee's old throw-away one-liners...My wife, etc.
etc.....
Dinosaur 5/10/2001, 10:3
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...and before Ann Dee chips in, you may take the term 'blowing'
any way you please...
Dinosaur 5/10/2001, 10:2
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Si: You've been following the links from the Tim Vine site. I
found a few of the 'in-your-face' American pictures and slogans a
little scary -like they came from a 'People's Militia' in the deep
south, with a penchant for shagging their own sisters, and blowing
their feet off!
Simon H 5/10/2001, 9:33
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But for true cool check this out: http://www.madblast.com/oska/humor_warnings.swf
Simon H 5/10/2001, 9:32
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Two great websites for you today: The World of Cress at http://www.totalcress.co.uk/index.html
and The World of Pylons at http://ukplus.co.uk/ukplus/clickcounter.jsp?id=523859&brand=MSN&search=pylon
Definitely check out pylon of the month ! Yes I am bored.
Dave Wid 5/10/2001, 21:52
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Shit, shit. I nearly forgot. Brian you're a fag. And so are you
Andy. You tarty puff who likes it off men in uniform.
Dave Wid 5/10/2001, 21:51
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Shit, Sixthly, we're probably doing Little Shop at Revellers up
here in Stone in the spring, so stop moaning about it, and more
importantly, where can you hire a seven foot tall man eating plant
from?
Dave Wid 5/10/2001, 21:49
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Wow. What a load of stuff. I haven't been on for ages, and look
what happens. Loads. So, down to business, firstly a massive
congrats to Liz & Si on the news. Need I say more? Dead
chuffed for you. Secondly, whats all this serious tripe about the
drama soc doing on the MH site. I mean, you don't have to ask the
old 'How great was drama soc before '89?' question cos we all now
the answer. It was crap. Dave C was a fool who, from what I
remember, blew out half his stomach with a flash-pot,
No matter what people think of the artistic quality of material
that UHDS has done in the last 10 years, at least it chose to
perform it itself. And besides, its all been a shit load better
than Macrunes Guevara
Thirdly , nice to see the Stand Up Comic doing his best to inject
a little bit of pointlessness into the whole affair. About time
to. Fourthly, I've got a new job in a place called Rugely, we do
work for the MoD which means we're not allowed to know what we do.
Finally, fifthly, I'm coming down this weekend to Sunny Herts to
see my pal Davey P. So, I hope to catch a few people for a beer or
eight.
Ann Dee 4/10/2001, 16:47
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I do hope the Stand-Up Comic is not making the schoolboy error of
attributing those gags to Tommy Cooper.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 17:17
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Tim Vine? Never heard of him.
Nick Wiggs 4/10/2001, 17:13
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Is there a particular reason why in the Bin Laden shootout game
Terry Wogan appears to run naked and bound in the background? I
feel a conspiracy coming on. I think we should be told.....
dave 4/10/2001, 17:11
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Thanks to the stand-up comic, you've made my last 2 minutes.
Anyway, I was playing football on a plane the other day, there I
was running down the wing... by the way, what do you think of Tim
Vine in the Sketch Show?
Dinosaur 4/10/2001, 16:34
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Simon...are you bored at work by any chance?
Dinosaur 4/10/2001, 16:11
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I think they've done you a favour...!
Tim Vine 4/10/2001, 16:5
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Oi, who's nicked all my material and plastered it all over the
net?
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:5
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So I was having dinner with Garry Kasporov and there was a check
tablecloth. It took him two hours to pass me the salt.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:5
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He said "You remind me of a pepper-pot", I said
"I'll take that as a condiment".
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:4
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You see my next door neighbour worships exhaust pipes, he's a
catholic converter.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:4
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So this bloke says to me, "Can I come in your house and talk
about your carpets?". I thought "That's all I need, a
Je-hoover's witness".
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:3
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Now did you know if a stick insect laid it's eggs in a jar of
Bovril it will give birth to a litter of twiglets.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:3
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But I'm in great mood tonight because the other day I entered a
competition and I won a years supply of Marmite......... one jar.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:2
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So I went to the Chinese restaurant and this duck came up to me
with a red rose and says "Your eyes sparkle like
diamonds". I said "Waiter, I asked for a-ROMATIC
duck".
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:2
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So I went down the local supermarket, I said "I want to make
a complaint, this vinegar's got lumps in it", he said
"Those are pickled onions".
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:1
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You see I'm against hunting, in fact I'm a hunt saboteur. I go out
the night before and shoot the fox.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:0
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You see I'm against hunting, in fact I'm a hunt saboteur. I go out
the night before and shoot the fox.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:0
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So I said "Do you want a game of Darts?", he said
"OK then", I said "Nearest to bull starts". He
said "Baa", I said "Moo", he said "You're
closest".
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 16:0
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So I met this gangster who pulls up the back of people's pants, it
was Weggie Kray.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 15:59
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Now you know those trick candles that you blow out and a couple of
seconds later they come alight again, well the other day there was
a fire at the factory that makes them.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 15:59
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But I'll tell you what I love doing more than anything: trying to
pack myself in a small suitcase. I can hardly contain myself.
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 15:58
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So I said to the Gym instructor "Can you teach me to do the
splits?". He said "How flexible are you?". I said
"I can't make Tuesdays".
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 15:57
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So I said to this train driver "I want to go to Paris".
He said "Eurostar?". I said "I've been on telly but
I'm no Dean Martin".
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 15:57
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I saw this bloke chatting up a cheetah, I thought "he's
trying to pull a fast one".
The Stand-Up Comic 4/10/2001, 15:56
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So I started playing the piano and this elephant burst into tears,
I said "do you recognise the tune?", he said "I
recognise the ivory".
andrew sweeney 4/10/2001, 14:27
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allo world
Unknown Person 4/10/2001, 14:26
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allo
andrew sweeney 4/10/2001, 14:26
sweenpole@www.com
Nothing said.
Jerry Springer 4/10/2001, 11:25
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Come on Nick and Ken, I'm sure there has been some
misunderstanding maybe you should come on the show and talk about
in front of 3 million people?!
Gordon Brown 4/10/2001, 11:23
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I like looking at Blair's arse - one day it will be mine!
Gianluca Vialli (Manager of Watford) 3/10/2001, 20:25
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Dear Nick, I can assure you Kenneth was not at the game because
his wife was sick and that even if he had wanted to go to the
match being as it was played on a Sunday night at 18:00 he could
not be arsed to drive down to Watford.
Nick Wiggs 3/10/2001, 18:48
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Co-ee. This is all getting rather exciting.....Mr. Carey, as you
can no doubt tell I, like many others, have very little of a life,
which is the why the MH website fulfills my need for group
therapy. I'm sure the current UHDS more than exceeds my little
talent - there may well even be some members these days who
actually know their lines and don't hum through the chorus. Well,
maybe..... p.s. Do you have a Castle in Somerset?
tom 3/10/2001, 16:50
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blimey whats going on here!?!
dave 3/10/2001, 16:35
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Are you related to the Archbishop?
John Carey 3/10/2001, 16:25
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Nick, Nothing the current UHDS members could do would even come
close to your brilliant acting skills. So it would be best if you
didnt come along, as they would be nervous performing in your
presence. -- HAS THAT PAMPERED YOUR EGO ENOUGH? GET A LIFE!
JB 3/10/2001, 16:0
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'WWF are pleased to present the latest addition to thier wrestling
cast - 'Wound up Wiggins' At WWF's 3pm press call he was in
bullish mood, shouting "SO THE SO-CALLED ‘DON’T CALL ME
KENNETH’ THINKS HE CAN WIN HERE IN CYBERSPACE. WELL LEMME TELL
YOU SOMETHING ‘K-MAN’ YOU AIN'T GOT A HOPE. YOU COME HERE WITH
YOUR MILTON KEYNES MASSIVE LOOKING LIKE IT'S NINETEEN NINETY
GODDAM SEVEN. I'M GONNA WASTE YOUR ALREADY-DATED BUTT AND THERE
AIN'T NO SUPERIOR QUALITY ROADSYSTEM THAT CAN SAVE YOUR SORRY
ASS." The former UHDS president then performed a back flip
over the table, his silver cape billowing in the air, and walked
slowly down the central aisle, arms aloft as the sound of Tina
Turner's 'Simply The Best' filled the room. Members of the press,
shocked by this outburst are looking forward to his first match
later this week...
The Healer 3/10/2001, 15:24
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oooohhhhhhh....ladies....
Nick Wiggs 3/10/2001, 15:15
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Yeah right, Ken, I spend my whole working week in a theatre but I
don't mind driving 350 miles to sit on squeaky retractable seating
for two hours (better make it two and a half, because the shows
always go up late) followed by a swift half in the Elehouse,
before driving home. Perhaps you would like me to pop in at
lunchtimes and sell tickets in the North Refectory? Wake up and
smell the greasepaint. Not that you even know where we live
nowadays, because you can't be arsed to drive up for an all
expences paid weekend with yours truly. If I'm forced to sit
through another amateur production of Carousel, Half a Sixpence or
Annie I may just dissolve into my pants. Thank the lord for some
good musicals, such as Little Shop (I was indeed the a truly
exceptional Mushnik). P.S. Ken, Next time you cancel a weekend
because you would rather watch footie, don't blame it on your wife
being sick. It's called "doing a Lesley", and you can
get a bad reputation like that......
Simon H 3/10/2001, 14:17
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WANTED: Frustrated creative needs rent free Home Counties/London
accomadation for 4-6 months so he can get some fuching writing
done. Will work for food and do odd low skilled DIY jobs around
the house. Non-smoker preferred. No pets. Ha ! me and everyone
else !!
Psi 3/10/2001, 13:57
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Dave, I always go anyway. I'll be there.
Psi 3/10/2001, 13:56
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Speaking of money and the SU (though there are clearly others who
have more experience and knowledge in this area) I thought I would
mention that Society membership this year is £15 for the first
soc and £10 for each subsequent soc. External membership is £30.
I had already decided that last year was going to be my last year
of getting involved but if I hadn't, I think this would have
settled it. I am worried for the future of UHDS.
dave 3/10/2001, 13:54
dave.patrick@bigfoot.com
That's a good point Ken - I think maybe for the next production we
should try and organise with UHDS a 'Madhatters' night to go and
see it. I know we could have a good night whilst supporting UHDS.
What does anyone else think?
Ken 3/10/2001, 13:41
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Well said TPC, I must admit when Little Shop Part 2 was mooted I
was not very keen on it because it had been done before. However
as Psi, Kev and in particular Tom have pointed out it is bums on
seats that count and heck how many others plays are there that
will give you a decent box office that are available? There has
been a downward spiral of audience numbers since Chicago, maybe as
ex-members we should all make a more concerted effort to go to
more of the shows.
dave 3/10/2001, 12:37
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Thanks Tom and Mark. Of course UHDS should be able to choose its
own shows and not be dictated to from past history. It always
struck me as a little sad though when the SU started to flex its
financial muscle over Drama Soc funds. When I was Producer of Alec
in Wonderland, I loved the fact that most of our proceeds from the
show went into having a damn good knees-up to reward everyone for
their hard work. It was also more of an incentive for people to
get crowds in to see the show.
It's tough enough for students to scrape through Uni at the moment
and I reckon a little reward back to them should be the least they
get after doing a show (I understand that spending money on
parties is no longer the done thing). The money we made was also
used to subsidise shows and trips for all members. Saying that, I
still remember buying a keg of ale for the cast party and rolling
it over to halls after the party finished to carry on drinking -
it was disgusting as all the dregs had got mixed back into the
beer - what a waste of SU funds - tut, tut.
The Society doesn't really need the SU breathing down its neck on
this. Take that from an ex VPC&S. Live a little, it gets
really boring when you have to do your own accounts in the real
world so go piss some of it up against a wall. Hurrah.
Dinosaur 3/10/2001, 12:17
Dino@age-before-beauty.com
I remember the days when you had to write your thesis on a stone
tablet...mine was called 'The Rosetta Stone'...wonder what
happened to it...?
Mark H 2/10/2001, 13:28
mhulbert@pircher.com
Re: the can of worms. Sorry for being the one to open it. It
appears that one of the good things about not being student run
back then in the 80's was that the choice of plays was not really
an issue of contention (as all we really did was pick between the
options presented by the boss, i.e., the faculty). It might have
also helped that we did not really have any drama students back in
those days. We would just sort of show up and the start of term,
do some improv/exercises/auditions, after which David or Roger
would just pick the same old set of people they liked (not that
I'm complaining) and we'd rehearse and perform. Not very
democratic, but it worked. The really strange thing is that we
typically had full houses for everything we did, even the boring
stuff. I don't know how we pulled that off, but I think it had
something to do with David and Roger's leadership. Budgets? I
supposed we had them, but didn't hear anything about them. Not a
system I'd advocate politically, but for a bunch of quasi
adolescents playing dress up it sort of worked. Anyway -- kudos to
all of you for getting this board off the ground and keeping it
going (with very professional graphics I might add). I wish we had
had something like this back in the dark ages when we actually all
still used typewriters to write our papers, etc. (yeah, I know,
shut up you nostalgic old bastard . . . ).
Tom 2/10/2001, 19:12
tom@tompc.co.uk
Well, well, what a can of worms... Most of the points I was going
to make seem to have been made by psi kev and dave, but I'll put
my tupence in anyway. In the past few years the SU has become more
money minded - and in so doing has become very hot on making Clubs
and Socs stick to budgets. Gone are the times when you could run
over the Society's budget by a good thousand pounds and not worry
about it because the C+S sabb was invariably a drama member. Apart
from all that, there is one other fact to consider - that people
want to do these shows. Try explaining to a mainly 2nd year
Committee that you dont think that they should do a fun, easy and
big selling show because it was done 5 years ago. They dont
understand - nor should they be expected to, we had our chances to
do these show's why shouldn't they.
Simon H 2/10/2001, 17:29
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You're the funniest. And that's what I like about you. Sometimes
we just laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh
Ann Dee 2/10/2001, 16:29
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I'd prefer to get a tattoo done with a needle
Simon H 2/10/2001, 17:1
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I think the point of doing plays at Uni is having fun and Little
Shop is one of the greatest shows for having a bit of fun doing.
So is Grease - which is why they turn up time and time again. Dave
- One o'clock was great - you were the pissed brother or something
- but I'm sure that's when I first started to fancy Cath Hallett
(Yes I know - I am a shallow male). Forget David Cowan and where
he is now - what happened to Miss Tattoo on her shoulder ??
Speaking of which does anyone want to come and get a tattoo done
with me ??
dave 2/10/2001, 16:24
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Oh, yes I would.
dave 2/10/2001, 16:23
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Actually, I wouldn't...
dave 2/10/2001, 16:22
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He's got a point Le 'DA' Burge... moreso you wouldn't have had
chance to flex your sticks on the drum kit of musical notoriety if
the Drama Soc had chosen to do a Gilbert & Sullivan instead of
Little Shop for a second time.
The terms 'musical' and 'student-friendly' don't really belong in
the same universe with the notable exception of 'Grease' and
'Little Shop'. When we were looking for a musical to do in 91 and
both of those were unavailable, Howard Burrell pushed us in the
direction of 'The Boyfriend'. B*****. Although we enjoyed putting
it on, it was difficult to sell - so you can't really slap the
unoriginal vibe on the Drama Soc for sticking with the safe
option.
Actually, you can. They should have just about blummin' well gone
out and written one. How about 'Engineers - The Musical' or 'Young
Mothers of Hatfield'. Both great ideas dreamt up by Simon Hopes if
I'm not mistaken? I'd be interested to hear what Tom PC or any of
the more recent UHDSer's have to say on the matter.
Kevin Taverner 2/10/2001, 16:20
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It's not that the current society members don't want to do
'original' shows. Its just factors of script licensing, time
scale, access to the hall, money, number of available members and
the shows ability to attract an audience (as Psi said), always get
in the way.
Psi 2/10/2001, 15:45
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I don't think the Society wanted to think up original shows, it
wanted to sell tickets. I think the prevalence of Little Shop is
that it's so damn good and there's few other shows that attract a
student audience. There was five years between each version so
no-one's student career should have spanned two. (tongue firmly in
cheek)! (Actually the sum total of my involvement in the latter
two was merely building the shop front bay window in the third
version)
Ann Dee 2/10/2001, 14:1
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you'll what?
Le "Devil's Advocate" Burge 2/10/2001, 14:40
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Perhaps a disadvantage of the Drama Society running itself is that
just when people start to know what they're doing, they leave
(complete studies) and it's left to someone else. Perhaps that's
why they / it can't think up original shows to do and end up doing
Little Shop of Horrors for the third time in ten years. If anyone
would care to comment
dave 2/10/2001, 13:18
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Please Dino - careful with the poor fish jokes, also use
exclamations with extreme caution, they scare people. Simon - did
you really mean that about One 'O Clock - were you there? Ho hum,
Westward Ho!
Simon H 2/10/2001, 12:27
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I remember seeing one o'clock from the house - it was great. Kath
Whibley dragged me along.
Dinosaur 2/10/2001, 12:20
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I've never been a great lover of fish - you may stand on it for as
long as you like!
dave 2/10/2001, 12:7
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You'll not knock me from the 'perch of reasonable-ness'...
Dinosaur 2/10/2001, 11:26
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Wise words indeed mate...how you stay balanced on that fence is
way beyond me...
dave 2/10/2001, 10:48
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Jo - I of course used 'hijacking' in the very loosest sense and
ok, yes I was involved - but not as much as you! Anyway, well done
'cos you helped set the tone of the society to come for years
after that. Remember it was you, Kath Whibley and Dave Wild who
convinced me to get re-involved in 'One 'O Clock from the House'.
I do remember that first meeting with David Cowan though. It was
1989, I was looking for a society to join which would be
welcoming, fun and let me meet some cool people. What happened? We
ended up sitting around in a circle, reading a play
"Guevara's Macrune" which was chosen by Mr Cowan. I left
quite soon after, as I didn't really feel politically inspired at
the time to do the play (how that changed with my Student Union
days and time as an extremist Liberal). I think you and Dave ended
up doing an audio version of the play for Campus Radio in the end.
I wonder if anyone ever recorded it? Sure as eggs is chickens
no-one in Halls would have listened to it.
Anyway that was where I remember the Drama Society imploded for a
little while (1989-90 was the year) until regaining its feet to do
"One 'O Clock from the House". That was a turning point
as the Drama Society started to do its own shows. David Cowan left
to go yachting round the world or something (although managed a
final credit in the programme) and for better or worse, we ruled
the roost and made our own decisions. After that followed, Alec in
Wonderland, The Boyfriend, Little Shop (incidentally, all recorded
in 'The Shows' section of the site). Mark - you may want to have a
look at that. I wonder if David Cowan would like to comment on his
memories of the shows he was involved in It will be only a matter
of time before he finds the site I guess.
jo 1/10/2001, 22:12
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do you remember those fabulous wellies david cowan leant us for
one o'clock from the house? or that bloody awful play about che
gavara he tried to get us to do.... oh the "good" old
days.... ps dave - i don't remember hijacking the drama society, i
think you asked me to hold your coat while you bound and gagged
the lovely david cowan and stole his boots...
Mark H 1/10/2001, 10:32
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Dinosaur -- You are correct that there were some very serious
productions, but I think that was driven more by Roger and David
than us lot. Taking things too seriously was never really a
problem for us. In fact, I like to think that the serious tone you
encountered was merely a reaction to our antics. Anyone saying, or
even thinking, anything along the lines of "wasn't meant to
be view on the screen" would have been hastily gagged,
straightjacketed and thrown in with the mouldy old rags that
passed for costumes in our storeroom. Yes, the Poly was really,
really left wing. I seem to recall that guy on the union that did
the entertainment stuff actually went off to fight for the
Sandinistas (or at least pick coffee or something). As you can
imagine, entertainment wasn't that great the year he was in
charge.
Steve Phipps 1/10/2001, 15:54
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Dave: See you later...
Simon H 1/10/2001, 15:22
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Oh yes he bloody well did. As often as he could. Errr are we still
talknig about pantomime ?
altogether now 1/10/2001, 14:27
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Oh no he didn't...
dave 1/10/2001, 14:27
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You took it any way you could get it if I remember rightly 'Widow
Twanks'.
Simon H 1/10/2001, 12:57
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And when I joined in 1990, no one could ever accuse us of taking
it too seriously. In fact after playing after the highlight of my
career as a pissed Australian Widow Twankey I'd say we were
completely the other way.
Dinosaur 1/10/2001, 12:20
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Before anyone asks...no I don't know any of those names! Mark,
welcome aboard: the main thing I recall, was that the society was
a bit...well...up its own arse in those days...very serious plays
were the order of the day, and consequently, it was very difficult
to get people to come along and see them. In those days, Edward
Bond passed off as a humourous dramatist!?! It think it was very
true to say (and your comments echo it), that the Poly was VERY
left wing in the eighties, and consequently, that affected the
make-up of many of the clubs & societies. The Dramasoc
attracted a lot of 'serious types' who ruminated over different
forms of acting, making a political 'point', and techniques learnt
on their drama courses - I joined in 1988 just because I enjoyed
acting and wanted a laugh, but I know a lot of Freshers were put
off by the tone of some of the people - I almost gave up initially
because the director wasn't prepared to give a new member a
difficult role to play. In the end he did it because he didn't
have anyone else to choose from. When I arranged for the play to
be videoed on the last night, he kicked off because his production
"...wasn't meant to be viewed on the screen" - crikey! I
and some others only wanted something to remind us of the play! Do
you remember that Si Smith?
Mark Hulbert 28/9/2001, 10:20
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Thanks for the welcome folks. Simon H -- No, those names don't
ring a bell. Liiz -- David Bennett sounds sort of familiar, but
can't place him. Dave -- Thanks. I'll try to remember what I can:
There were two arms to the Drama Soc back then -- Hatfield and
Balls Park. I was in the Hums course at the main campus, but got
put in those little houses in Balls Park in my first year. The
result was I spent all three years bouncing around between the
campuses and acting in productions at both. David Cowan and Roger
Something were the faculty and they were great. I was particulary
fond of Roger. They took it in turns to direct the productions. I
did the miner's strike play in my first year (I'll try to figure
out the name) and also The Trojan Women (I was Talthibius (sp?) --
one of only two blokes in the play). In the following years we did
several shows, but I only really remember Restoration (Bond) at
Hatfield and The Homecoming. The Homecoming was with the core
group of Drama Soc people and was sort of a one-off production
outside of the normal course of productions. The players were me
(Teddy), Jef Mullins (Lenny), Paul Roberts (Dad), Rick Crook (the
other brother whose name I forget) and Gillian Something (Anne).
We almost got to take it on the road (to Holland) but the funding
fell through (as you can imagine, funding for the arts was really
pathetic during the Thatcher/Post Thatcher years). The names I
mentioned may be familiar to those of the era. Add Bob Lockie, who
was also in a stack of productions. Oh, and Marlon Wolner, who was
a local Hatfield person not enrolled at the Poly that we somehow
managed to sneak into several productions as he was just so much
fun. Marlon was a real character -- he was the kind of guy who
would strike up a conversation with the landlord of a pub then
offer to sell him the couple of fruit machines, or hundredweight
of toilet rolls, that he just happened to have in the back of his
van. I have no photographs -- predigital I'm afraid. I do have a
program somewhere and will try to scan it an send a copy to the
address you requested. --Mark
sion 28/9/2001, 15:54
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and people say I'm mean to her!
Liz 28/9/2001, 15:31
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Isn't it great then you finish work at 3:30 on a Friday. Bye Bye.
Have a good weekend everybody.
Simon H 28/9/2001, 15:1
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Isn't it great that we're all just great.
Kath 28/9/2001, 14:55
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Hi, do you know it's gorgeous blue skies and warm here in Mancland
too, makes a change. Just wanted to say congrats to Liz and Simon,
fantastic news, really happy for you!
dave 28/9/2001, 14:54
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I'm off to Devvin. Wast Countreee, ma boody but thanks anyway.
Liz 28/9/2001, 14:51
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If anyone would like to take the opportunity to experience the
beauty of MK please come and join us (Simon, Shona, Justin, maybe
Ken & Sarah, Chris H and myself) tomorrow night for a few
drinks. Give us a call/email for details.
Josie 28/9/2001, 14:6
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I think it's more a case of it being a beautiful sunny Friday
afternoon in MK, and we're all stuck inside and would rather be
outside. Picnic by the concrete cows anyone?
Le Burge 28/9/2001, 14:28
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Intersting that MK is such a lovely place that its residents would
rather chat on the web rather than go outside and talk in person.
By the way congratulations on the 'ol preverbial bun!
Dinosaur 28/9/2001, 13:37
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Dave Cowan was a self-important, egotistical git, with an awful
taste in Green espadrilles with white socks! I gather he knew
quite a bit about stage lighting however...
...
sion 28/9/2001, 13:30
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yes we're always this bad. I'm online more cos I've been stuck in
the office for a couple of weeks and I get bored easily. Next 2
weeks I'm out on site again so liz can be as rude as she likes and
I won't have a clue
dave 28/9/2001, 12:49
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All I know about the pre 1988 Drama Soc is from some of the
posters and programmes we found backstage. We did not want to
forget the fact that the Drama soc existed way before we got
involved. The only problem was that their wasn't anyone about who
remembered it.
I'd be interested Mark, if you could give us an update on your
time in the Drama Soc. Can you send some pics and stories to
dave.patrick@wellstudio.co.uk. I know that the society was strong on all
campuses and the acting and shows were of a higher quality when
David Cowan was involved. He was a member of Poly staff who
promoted Drama accross the campuses before it became solely
student run. i.e. before it was hijacked by Jo Litt, Dave Wild and
Kath Whibley.
Simon H 28/9/2001, 12:34
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Can I just say how pleasant it is to have the MK cell so active on
the chat site recently which can only be attributed to the new
baby news. Perhaps we should be encouraging others to have a first
child so they start chatting further. Now let me see...... drop a
sprog and win a tenner anyone ? By the way are you MKers getting
more catty to each other or has it always been this bad ??
Josie 28/9/2001, 12:16
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One of my colleague's wife did - but she did teaching type stuff
and is very, very young.
sion 28/9/2001, 12:24
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My boss used to go to the poly, an env student from 86-89 called
Brett Durden. What use this is to anyone I have no idea
Liz 28/9/2001, 11:50
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Mark - have you heard of David Bennett - I used to work with him
at Avon Cosmetics. He mentioned once that he was a Drama Soc
member around '86/'87 but I think he might of been based on a
different campus.
Liz 28/9/2001, 11:45
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Sorry
Josie 28/9/2001, 11:43
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Elizabeth - be nice
Liz 28/9/2001, 11:40
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Oh, I'm sorry Sion, have I got you in trouble again?
Simon H 28/9/2001, 11:40
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Welcome Mark Hulbert - how did you find us ?!! I'm not sure if
there are any members from then - I only know the Drama Soc on the
Hatfield campus as far back as 1988/89 with a production of 'The
Sea' (was it ? - that pre-dates me). If you know people like Mike
Haver, er..... Si Smith ? then er...... David P can you help out ?
Josie 28/9/2001, 11:35
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Sion - Liz has asked me to have another 'little chat' with you.
Remember what I've told you about not being mean to our frineds...
Liz 28/9/2001, 11:17
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Dangerous ground Mr Hughes!
sion 28/9/2001, 11:6
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maybe Shona (63) remembers him
Ken 28/9/2001, 9:58
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Wow... a drama soc member that predates Phippsy?! Sorry Steve...do
you fancy meeting up for lunch today?
Mark Hulbert 27/9/2001, 11:33
mhulbert@pircher
Re the time stamp on my last message: its out of sequence as it is
California time (I live in LA).
Mark Hulbert 27/9/2001, 11:28
mhulbert@pircher.com
"From 1988 onwards the University of Hertfordshire/ Hatfield
Poly Drama Society produced a wide range of shows, musicals,
pantomimes and comedy revues." What about us old bastards
that were around before 88? The Drama Soc was kicking around when
I was at the Poly in 84 to 87. There was a core group that
peformed during that period in a number of productions (the
following come to mind . . .Pinter's The Homecoming, Bond's
Restoration and some awful political musical about the miner's
strike of the 70's -- yes, it really was as bad as it sounds). Any
people of my era involved on this board?
Josie 27/9/2001, 17:10
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In chapter 12 we all win the lottery, live happily ever after and
never have to worry about money or getting to work on time again.
dave 27/9/2001, 16:57
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What happens in Chapter 12? Has anyone read until the end of the
book?
Josie 27/9/2001, 16:14
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Really sorry to hear about your job. We've just had our monthly
meeting about how the comany's doing - we've had the best summer
1/4 ever, but have the worst October ever forcast. Just hope we
pick up in November - we went through the waiting for the bank to
close the company down last December - don't want to have that
again this year.
Steve 27/9/2001, 15:51
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Well, because of the law regarding redundnacies, I have to be put
'at risk' of redundancy first, before they then confirm the fact a
week later - just draws the whole bloody thing out if you ask me.
I used to be quite big in web-hosting Simon, but now I'm quite
small in the job market - I'm not downcast though, I've been
making some progress on the job front recently. Has anyone seen
this website: http://www.uglypeople.com/ ?
Josie 27/9/2001, 15:46
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At risk from what? Man eating spiders? It's never anything
interesting like man eating spiders. Only boring things like
companies going down the toilet. Ho hum.
Simon H 27/9/2001, 15:46
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Sorry to hear that mate - what is it you do again ?
Steve 27/9/2001, 15:34
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Can we steer the conversation to something more healthy, like
insults, or incisive political comment? By the way, I'm officially
'at risk' now, so just coming in to work to browse the internet
and look for jobs - hopefully some good news next week. And my
company just went Chapter 11 today - good eh.
sion 27/9/2001, 12:49
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Nothing to do with me
Unknown Person 27/9/2001, 12:38
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Yeah - can you set these guys up with their own website please.
Unknown Person 27/9/2001, 11:51
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Yeuch!
Josie 27/9/2001, 11:34
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Married life is fab - especially when you're married to Sion.
sion 27/9/2001, 10:25
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ah the bliss of married life. I recommend it to you all
Josie 27/9/2001, 9:58
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Sorry Liz - I did, but you know he doesn't listen to me!! Sion -
do some work!
Liz 27/9/2001, 9:51
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Josie - I thought you said you'd explained the birds and the bees
to Sion.
Liz 27/9/2001, 9:50
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Sion - holding hands does not count.
sion 27/9/2001, 9:54
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And you told me I was the only one!
Liz 27/9/2001, 9:37
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Did that night at Gary's party mean nothing to you?
Simon H 27/9/2001, 9:24
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I'm just pleased my prediction about who would conceive next was
correct (as predicted at Bruce's birthday party earlier this
year). Althought I can officially tell you I was not involved in
any birth fixing.
sion 26/9/2001, 17:17
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Born free. (then caged and spayed)
dave 26/9/2001, 16:55
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Calm down you guys. The 'Domestics' chat page will be up and
running on the site very shortly. Were the kittens in any danger
by the way?
The current Mrs Hughes 26/9/2001, 16:48
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Oh, yes, I remember now... Incidentally dear - I'm sure you'll
have been worrying, so thought I'd let you know the kittens are
OK!
lord & master 26/9/2001, 16:51
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mmmmm, I'm tellin' ya. Mr Lover Lover
The current Mrs Hughes 26/9/2001, 16:39
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Charming! Does anyone know why I married him?
your lord and master 26/9/2001, 16:42
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get back to work wench
The current Mrs Hughes 26/9/2001, 15:59
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Mr Hughes - are you actually doing any work today, or are you
spending the day on the web?
Josie 26/9/2001, 15:58
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How about Lock?
dave 26/9/2001, 15:39
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How about 'Word' for a first name? It's probably good for both
sexes and will be a sure fire way to get ahead in literature. Ah,
he's a canny wee Word Smith. I'll get my digital coat.
Liz 26/9/2001, 15:19
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You are so helpful!
sion 26/9/2001, 15:22
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Ah yes, the welsh god of Smiths. Or how about Indiana Smith, after
the god of archaeologists
Liz 26/9/2001, 15:7
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Torquil? I thought you had chosen Gofannon.
sion 26/9/2001, 15:4
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not yours, baby torquil's
Liz 26/9/2001, 14:50
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I didn't realise that my head would get bigger as well as the rest
of me!
sion 26/9/2001, 14:49
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books are being run on all variables - boy or girl, maximum girth
of liz, birth weight, whether the Gaffer can remain concious
throughout the delivery, head circumference (ouch), etc. Any other
suggestions?
Josie 26/9/2001, 14:40
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I think it'll be a boy - it's already being naughty enough!
Ken 26/9/2001, 14:18
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Well done and congrats to the Gaffer and Mrs Smith I must say that
we are all thrilled for you bot. I'm giving odds of 2-1 on a boy
and 2/5 evens on a girl...all proceeds will go to the Smith Youth
Development Fund.
Liz 26/9/2001, 13:57
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Thankyou!
Liz 26/9/2001, 13:57
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Thankyou!
dave 26/9/2001, 13:12
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There you go Liz and can I wish you many congrats!
Liz 26/9/2001, 12:55
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Thank you & thank you. You will all be pleased to hear that we
went to have our first look at Smith Jr yesterday and he/she is
human - much to Sion's surprise. Anyway, joking aside, it really
was the most amazing experience and the best birthday present
ever.
Simon H 26/9/2001, 12:25
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And happy birthday.....
Simon H 26/9/2001, 12:24
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Many congratulations to you both. Simon's extension obviously
worked.
sion 26/9/2001, 11:22
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Cos your birthday is wrong in the birthdays bit. Happy Birthday
mommy!
Liz 26/9/2001, 11:11
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Mr Patrick - Can I sulk cos your magic website has not wished me a
happy birthday this morning?
Sion 26/9/2001, 10:49
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I remember a certain Mr Smith saying earlier this year "We
must go skiing now before a baby comes along and ruins
everything". Who says romance is dead?
Josie 26/9/2001, 10:28
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Hurrah! We get a baby to play with - without having to have one
ourselves! Congratulations Mr & Mrs Smith.
Sion 26/9/2001, 9:48
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Congratulations to Liz & Simon Smith on the expected arrival
of Gaffer Jr. next April. Couldn't be happier for you both.
Dinosaur 25/9/2001, 11:37
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Happy Birthday Mr Roughton - succour those early years, they fly
by so quickly...I remember th.....
dave 25/9/2001, 9:57
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Happy Birthday Ann Dee, hope you got lots of presents, I have a
comedy tin of cat food from Brian for you.
Dave Wid 25/10/2001, 19:23
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Yes, I remember him to. Jim Clagg wasn't it?
dave 24/9/2001, 13:46
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I knew someone who was a 'manure' student. Does that help?
Steve 24/9/2001, 12:58
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Well I worked bloody hard for my degree as a mature student. I
made a lot of sacrifices to get it and I'm proud of it. I don't
give a toss what anyone else thinks of theirs.
Simon H 24/9/2001, 12:0
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Come on you lot - where's your sense of history... of tradition ..
of base gratitude ?? I for one am proud of my background with
Hatfield University of Polytechnic. If it wasn't for the fact that
KST was an absolute breeze of a course with a questionable history
of having grades raised for entire years because it was the latest
course programme, I for one would never have got a 2:1 and
wouldn't have been able to enjoy the succession of miserable
corporate bullshit jobs I have since endured. And as for the clubs
and societies, if it wasn't for Hertfordshire University
Polytechnic of Hatfield, I would never have met and enjoyed a
short sexual relationship with Brian Benson. University Alumni ? I
think of it as an honourable way to give back to the place that
gave us so much. But I don't want to come to any meetings thanks.
Dave Wid 23/10/2001, 13:11
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Now now John, the less we know about your arse the better.
John 21/9/2001, 20:35
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If I was ever in the position of hiring someone, and I found out
they had the social sciences degree I've got, I'd file their CV
straight in the round hole.
anon 21/9/2001, 16:43
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Here here.
Ann Dee 21/9/2001, 15:13
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Surely you got the job on your own merits and experience though
(if not it's hardly helping self-esteem is it?) If you must do
'networking' surely better to do it with contemporaries, peers and
industry luminaries - not people who used to go down the font.
Dinosaur 21/9/2001, 15:9
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Strangely enough, It helped me get my job here because of the
reputation of Hatfield...but there you go...
Ann Dee 21/9/2001, 13:21
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Would anyone really give a contract to, or employ someone on the
basis that they went to the University of Hertfordshire and so did
you? I mean really, come on...
dave 21/9/2001, 13:57
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I would like to draw an end to this before it gets too bloddy.
Andy, I understand your views on Alumni and, well that's fine,
yah, boo, sucks. Steve, some good points there too though you do
sound a bit poncy if you don't mind me saying. I myself don't see
the point in much at the moment but they do do a nice finger
buffet.
If you want to come and see what the Alumni Association is all
about I still urge you to come. I myself would like nothing more
out of the committee than a large bundle of cash, though seeing
how they won't even put a link to this site from the Alumni Web
site I don't hold much hope. I go simply because I have pleasure
in re-iterating this point at every meeting.
Also it's the 2002 ball coming up next year and we are looking to
get the font filled with the old crew. Now, I do think that's a
worthwhile cause (especially as there is probably a gig in it for
Speakeasy).
By the way - why do you think that after four years of me arguing
for a link to this site the University still refuses to do it? You
know my thoughts on this subject - they're scared - and at the end
of the day they can't be arsed. It's too much to deal with. Well
bollocks. See you at the AGM.
dave 21/9/2001, 13:46
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Oh, get you.
Dinosaur 21/9/2001, 13:11
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Andy: If the Alumni Association was just about meeting old
'friends' from Uni, then you are correct in that it would be a
complete waste of time, but that is not the case. The intention is
to use the network of graduates, former staff members and others
associated with the Uni to bring positive benefits to those who
need them (and probably those who don't). This could mean giving
input into courses, to providing mentorship for current students
as to their chosen industry. You can contribute in a small way or
fully or not at all - it is your choice, but bigger, more
successful universities all have active Alumni associations and
the UK is moving more to an American model where patronage comes
more from successful Alumni than from the government.
Ann Dee 21/9/2001, 11:47
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For what it's worth I think the Alumni association should smell
the coffee and realise that it is an anachronism. The size of the
university and range of courses mean that people just didn't know
people outside of Clubs & Societies or within courses (and
even there not a huge amount of people). The University would be
better off devoting its money elsewhere, perhaps reducing fees or
contributing to worthwhile 'keep in touch' organisations such as
Madhatters or the Football club old boys. Get a grip, I don't care
what Kai Cheu from KST (Computing and Statistics) is doing, or
Kerry Brown from MEch Aero - and the chances are that nor does
anyone else other than the people they are already in touch with.
Sorry to piss on your bonfire Dave but I'd give the whole thing up
if I was you, or just get money from them for running madhatters.
Dinosaur 21/9/2001, 11:58
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...apparently the vol-au-vents are nice...
dave 21/9/2001, 9:48
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Just a quick reminder that the AGM for the Alumni Committee is on
Monday 1st of October in E350, Hatfield Campus.
As it is the AGM we need a good strong attendance, therefore I've
been asked by Trudi Stickland at the University to emphasise the
message, "Please feel free to encourage fellow Alumni or
staff to come along." This obviously extends to all
Madhatters. Let me know if you would like to attend. Cheers.
Nick W 20/9/2001, 20:33
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Having just watched a God awful American quiz show on Granada
Breeze, my faith has been restored in the US of A. Two consecutive
questions: Q: Gouda, Brie and Gorgonzola are types of what? A:
Pokemon. Q What is the maximum throw you can achieve from two
regular gaming dice? A: Seven. Bless. Maybe there was someone
coughing in the audience?
Nick W 20/9/2001, 20:24
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The Star Trek odd ball also has a two page spread in this month's
FHM. I quote "I made the transponder console as therapy after
the wife left me in 1993....... I've had a few emails from people
telling me I'm a tosser, but you've got to expect it." Enough
said.
Dinosaur 20/9/2001, 14:22
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How did my message come out before yours???? methinks your time is
set incorrectly on your PC.
Dinosaur 20/9/2001, 14:21
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Is that fence you're sitting on uncomfortable Le Burge?
Le Burge 20/9/2001, 14:34
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er... yes. Or is that no? Hmm. You decide
Dinosaur 20/9/2001, 13:32
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Am I the only cynic who thinks that Wacko Jacko is only
spearheading a charity record for the recent atrocities, to
attempt to revive his flagging career? No coincidence that he's
just released a new album then..! If he was really feeling
philanthropic, he would donate all proceeds from his crap album to
the fund.
Dino Saur 20/9/2001, 13:23
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...famous Jewish historian...
dave 20/9/2001, 13:10
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Have you noticed that all famous people have two firstnames, e.g.
Robin Williams, James Dean, Dean Martin. Can you think of anymore?
Hmm, makes you think doesn't it?
dave 20/9/2001, 13:7
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Hi, anyone want to caht?
Dinosaur 20/9/2001, 12:56
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Grunt
Le Burge 19/9/2001, 21:25
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Hello to you sir
dave 19/9/2001, 16:42
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Hello.
Badger 18/9/2001, 16:32
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I also saw that programme about the man who has turned his bedroom
into the Enterprise. More concerning than the decor was the fact
that this man seems to sleep with a life size cardboard cut-out of
Patrick Stewart in uniform. I couldn't help notice that a hole had
been made in this effigy where Patrick's mouth should have been. I
can't imagine why though. Ken, I was reading your posting about
this and your principal concern seems to be that ‘none of it
works’. Would this have been more impressive if the man was able
to beam himself in and out of bed and use his kitchen to travel at
light speed? I suppose the answer to that would have to be ‘yes’.
Dinosaur 18/9/2001, 15:11
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I remember the days when to pass brown sausages meant that whole
villages would pass out - once I deflected the Gulf Stream, when a
rasping fart swept across the Chilterns....ahhhh happy days...
dave 18/9/2001, 13:28
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Shit unit to Donkey
The anagrammer 18/9/2001, 13:27
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Here's a thought for all you anagram fans out there: Hideous nitty
knot. Makes you think, doesn't it?
Simon H 18/9/2001, 12:59
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By the way, is sitting on the UH Alumni Committee anything like
running a small South American paramilitary regime country ?
Simon H 18/9/2001, 12:57
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Dino: No problem - I have action figures as well. You should see
my Jabba the Clagnut.
Steve Phipps 18/9/2001, 10:30
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Dave: I'd be interested. Let me know what I have to do. Cheers.
Dinosaur 18/9/2001, 10:28
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Simon H: Thanks for sharing that with us.
dave 18/9/2001, 10:27
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Any Madhatters fancy serving on the UH Alumni committee with
myself and Si Bennett? The committee is seeking nominations within
the AGM on the 1st of October.
If anyone is interested in contributing and supporting to the
growth of the Association I encourage you to put yourself forward.
I am happy to have a chat with anyone to give a background.
Meetings are every 3 months at the UH campus. Please can you let
me know asap as the nominations will close by the end of next
week. Cheers.
Simon H 18/9/2001, 9:56
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Star Trek is great but I haven't turned my house into the
Enterprise yet. I did however recently construct a Sarlach pit
from Return of the Jedi in my toilet though. My poos are slowly
being digested over a period of a million years.
dave 17/9/2001, 16:53
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Ken - surely you're being a bit hard on the trekkie's there. The
world needs nerds. I'm sure if they weren't making their home look
like the Enterprise they'd be out doing other more dangerous
things. Like playing with explosives.
Everyone needs a nerdy hobby - some would consider DIY bracketed
as such an activity. Or stamp collecting posted into a similar
class. Hmm, makes you think? Not for very long though.
Ken 17/9/2001, 16:19
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Well said Josie and Dave, watching the news last night and hearing
some of the Americans being interviewed did make me wonder what
George Bush is actually going to do. However I suppose we will
just have to wait and see. By the way I saw that Star Trek night
programme last night Dino; how sad can you get by that bloke who
transformed his apartment into a section of the Enterprise (and
none of it works!!).
Josie 17/9/2001, 15:47
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The world's definitely a very weird place. It's frightening to
hear people talking about the violence they'd like to do to
terrorist organisations in return for last weeks horrors. Doesn't
bombing the hell out of inocent people, even if they are if
Afganistan, make us as bad as the terrorists? Incidently, I found
out at the weekend that an old family friend was working in the
WTC, and my dad is unable to contact him to see if he's OK.
Thought I'd share that with you.
Dinosaur 17/9/2001, 14:43
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Ahhh...in that case, were you watching a little too much Star Trek
last night...?
dave 17/9/2001, 14:24
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No - I was in Italy, they had a CNN news feed on in the cafe I was
in.
Dinosaur 17/9/2001, 14:13
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Dave: Were you actually in NY last week then? Hmmm...too close for
comfort eh? Glad to hear you're okay then - I would have been
worried if I'd known you were there.
dave 17/9/2001, 13:57
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Isn't the world a strange place? People say the world's gone mad,
but that's not true. I reckon only a few people are - and they
probably had a few screws loose anyway. Nostradamus, was probably
a nice chap also. True - a little depressed - but then maybe his
mother didn't give him enough attention when he was a child. I'm
sure he would have been well chuffed to be associated with every
disaster on the planet though. In my book, no-one can predict the
future. Even if they could their very presence would change the
outcome of events, which in itself would cause parallel timelines.
A scenario which his highly impractical. Very silly.
I have a theory - and it's not a particularly clever one - that
the world's population comprises of tossers and good people. From
time to time circumstances arise that turn good people into
tossers. Sometimes, though not very often, tossers turn back into
good people. The tossers are in all walks of life. Whether they
are high profile suicide bombers killing innocent people, to
parents who shout and slap their kids. They still all contribute
to the malaise of society. Though my sympathies lie deeply with
the USA the contemplation of revenge attacks and talks of 'war'
and more 'American casualties' are too silly to comprehend. If
there is one thing that conflict around the world has taught us,
violence breeds violence. You only have to look at adult
Protestants throwing bombs at Catholic schoolchildren in Northern
Ireland to see that.
When people stop feeling the need to label themselves as one thing
or another, when people stop fighting over borders which are to
all intensive purposes, just lines on a map, and most importantly
when people put themselves in their neighbours shoes and think for
just a few seconds what their point of view is then, maybe, just
maybe we can all get on with the business of being alive.
The cycle of violence has to stop for us to move forward. Please
don't plunge us into WW3 Mr Bush. Sit down and have a cup of tea
before you do anything else.
I was on holiday last week. Whilst buying an Ice Cream I saw a 767
smack straight bang into the World Trade Center. That image will
be with me forever. If I was religious I would have lost my faith
at that point. I didn't eat my Ice Cream either...
I would be interested to know if any of this changes the way the
world would react if a comet was heading on a collision course
with the Earth.
Finally, a word following Badger's remarks. Madhatters is a great
place to talk about whatever, serious or silly. Some things are
just too big to be ignored. Nice to be back though and
congratulations to Richard (Sully) and Kirsty who got married in
Italy last Thursday.
Simon H 17/9/2001, 12:10
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I heard that too Brian - apparently it was reported last Thursday
on page 48 of The Sport.... just before the horrorscopes.
Brian 16/9/2001, 1:23
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Apparently the Conservatives have a new party leader. Did anyone
else hear that?
Nick W 15/9/2001, 20:11
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I dunno. I would bloody choose the two weeks to go on holiday when
the world comes to an end. Sad as this may seem, but being stuck
out on the Outer Hebrides (truthfully) I wasn't too sure what to
come back to on the mainland today. Are we at war yet - answers on
a postcard please. Last year at the exact same time we had the
fuel farce, this year mass slaughter, what the feck is going on in
this world? The best we had to go by was BBC Radio Garlic. Or was
that Gaelic? Anyway, the three minutes passed peacefully, as one
would expect. However on a more worrying note the feeling of the
locals was very much "it's all the fault of these Muslim
Asylum Seekers. Throw all the Muslim's out, I say". Not the
solution, I fear. My brother-in-law works in city for an American
company that had 5 floors of one building. At the desk next to his
was a woman who is on secondment from the US office, and they
watched events unfold together as the American end of the company
was wiped out. He deals with these people everyday, and over 600
are still missing presumed dead. Not a good week for him. Justice
and prevention of future attacks yes, WW3 no.
John 15/9/2001, 12:7
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The USA should put a stop to this killing by killing lots more
people...oh no, that doesn't work, does it? Damn. Someone tell
George W before it's too late.
Badger 14/9/2001, 22:40
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And I'd like to second that. Ken, you are indeed a beautiful man.
Simon H 14/9/2001, 17:55
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Ken.... You're.... beautiful
Ken 14/9/2001, 15:14
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Badger, I feel your anger, In Carnaby Street a workman was
persistantly carrying on with his work until a member of the
public told him to shut the f**k up. I know there are so many bad
things happening in this world which sometimes we don't have the
power to deal with, but at least we know we have friends who are
like minded and that certainly keeps me sane.
Ann Dee 14/9/2001, 13:36
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8:14 PM ET Sep 13, 2001 Market Overview What did
Nostradamus know? By Nicole Maestri, CBS.MarketWatch.com Newswatch
More Headlines SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- "In the year
of the new century and nine months, from the sky will come a great
King of Terror...The sky will burn at forty-five degrees. Fire
approaches the great new city..." So begin the lines of one
version of an e-mail flying across the Internet claiming the 16th
century soothsayer Michel de Nostredame, or Nostradamus as he has
come to be known, predicted Tuesday's terrorist attacks in the
United States. But experts say that it isn't quite so: The lines
being sent in many e-mails don't come from one consecutive
quatrain, or four-line section of verse, written by Nostradamus.
Rather, they are pulled from different writings by the predictor.
"It's a collage of different quatrains," said Victor
Baines, an author and the director of the Nostradamus Society of
America. An interpretation on Baines' website said the quatrain
being referred to in the e-mails should read: "In the year
1999, in the seventh month, from the sky will come the Great King
of Terror, bringing back to life the great king of the Mongols.
Before and after, Mars to reign by good fortune." While some
experts say the lines circulating in the e-mails have no meaning
when put together, Baines said he "absolutely" believes
Nostradamus predicted the attacks. "When you put them all
together," he says of the different lines, "you get the
real picture." Others caution that some e-mails contain lines
that were never written by Nostradamus or are incorrect
translations of his writings. Some say the lines put together are
nothing but a hoax. "There are a number of spurious and bogus
prophecies of Nostradamus surfacing concerning 'York's'
destruction, etc.," said the Web site of John Hogue, author
of numerous books, including "Nostradamus: The Complete
Prophecies." "These frauds are mixing lines out of
context from several authentic Nostradamus quatrains with phrases
that are complete fabrications. Do not believe them." The web
site www.nostradamus-repository.org refutes the e-mails being
circulated and says the following quatrain, contained in some
emails, is a hoax and was not written by Nostradamus: "In the
City of God there will be a great thunder, two brothers torn apart
by chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will
succumb. The third big war will begin when the big city is
burning." Writings by Nostradamus are believed by some to
have predicted numerous world events, including the rise and fall
of Napoleon, Nazi Germany and the bombings of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.
Steve Phipps 14/9/2001, 12:40
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We all stood outside of our offce building and everything was
going well until some retard put loud music on inside one of the
bars nearby - a burly construction worker soon put a stop to it!
Josie 14/9/2001, 12:35
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It was beautifully observed at ASK too - but then one of our
programme sthis week had 2 US tutors, 4 US delegates and a French
delegate who found out yesterday that his best friend who works in
the twin towers is missing.
Simon H 14/9/2001, 12:38
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We observed it as well but I still have a problem with mankind.
We're all a bit f*cking retarded is the problem. Anyone who read
the newspaper a couple of days ago would have seen the first seven
pages about the tragedy in the US and then the following section
was about the poor little boy who was tortured by rebels in Sierra
Leone by being put on a spit over a fire and half cooked while his
mother was forced to dance and sing by his side. Combine this with
the other miserable stories about misery that mankind inflicts on
itself, add in a smattering of 'commercialistic greed is seemingly
the most important thing on the planet' and you come up with the
problem of - in 2000 or more years of recorded time we haven't
really come very far have we. As a race we are retarded. Anyway.
lunch anyone ? I've got some great pickled eggs.
Ann Dee 14/9/2001, 11:20
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Have to say it was impeccable observed at Dennis Publishing, isn't
three minutes a long time.
Badger 14/9/2001, 12:0
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Forgive me for my last message. I just made the mistake of using
Madhatters as a soapbox. Dumb idea, but I was a bit wound up and
looking to vent. It won't happen again. Sorry.
Badger 14/9/2001, 11:40
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I sometimes feel it's wrong of me to have such little faith in my
fellow man, but I decided to go and sit in my car for the three
minutes silence today as I knew that people in my office not
observing this would have upset me. I'm very glad I did get out of
the building as one of my colleagues just told me that a lot of
people totally ignored the silence (and the company even marked
the start and end of it with a bell). People were talking and
phones were ringing. I'm just glad I wasn't in here to see it as
that would have really upset me. Is it just the evil world of BT
Cellnet where this occurred or did some people chose not to care
at your places of work?
Psi 13/9/2001, 16:15
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I disagree. A convention of septuagenarian shoemakers is a load of
old cobblers.
Ann Dee 13/9/2001, 13:31
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Fitzgerald
Dinosaur 13/9/2001, 14:0
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What does the 'F' stand for?
The Sceptic 13/9/2001, 13:51
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It was that great Historian Ann Dee F Roughton once so eloquently
said "Religion, it's all a load of old cobblers" I open
the floor for anyone else to comment......
Weird 2... 13/9/2001, 12:46
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The calculation is flawed, as they didn't add the number they
first thought of.
Weird... 13/9/2001, 11:13
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I'll try again: Here's an interesting one ... (only 'cause of the
date posted and date mentioned!) From: Steve Gray (stephenbgray@home.com)
Subject: Re: Finally, a "prophecy" from End Times, and
one for him from DAVIS Newsgroups: alt.bible.errancy Date:
2000/06/29 ENDTIMES The Lord came to me as I was in prayer, and
this is what He told me. On His orders, this will be my last post
until 2018, as it is the will of the Lord that I will return then
to try to convert the lost, as the Lord has revealed to me that
the Rapture will be in 2018, 70 years (a generation) after the
formation of the political state of Israel. While the Jews have
rejected Christ, there will be an outpouring during the
tribulation and most Jews will finally accept their Messiah. In
the meantime, I will gather and prepare my flock as we anticipate
His glorious Second Coming. The Lord has also provided for my
family so that I can go into ministry full-time. On Earth as in
Heaven, the WILL of the LORD be done. Amen. GRAY: The rapture will
be too late. A careful calculation by the late Terence McKenna
shows that, according to BOTH the I Ching and the Mayan calendar,
the world will end in 2012 !!! But Terence and you are both wrong.
An even more careful calculation by me is as follows. (See, I'm
not afraid to reveal the details!) Obviously we start with the
number of the beast, 666. Now, because the Great Event will turn
the world upside down, change 666 into 999. Next, because Jesus is
both Man and God, therefore having two identities, multiply 2 by
999, giving 1998. (Hold it! We're not done!). Since God is Triune,
add 3, giving 2001 !!! Now for the day: When the Great Event
occurs, everyone who's not saved will desperately dial 911, which
has immense symbolic significance. So the BIG DATE is, without
question, based on the inerrant Bible, is SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 !!!
God has not yet revealed to me exactly what will happen on that
day, but it will be BIG BAD NEWS. Be ready or be sorry !!!
Weird... 13/9/2001, 11:11
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This is a load of bollocks - but incredibly ironic, given the date
it was posted! From: Steve Gray (stephenbgray@home.com) Subject:
Re: Finally, a "prophecy" from End Times, and one for
him from DAVIS Newsgroups: alt.bible.errancy Date: 2000/06/29
Nostradamus 13/9/2001, 11:10
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Bastard. Took me ages to come up with that
Ken 13/9/2001, 9:54
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In one of the tabloids yesterday they talking about Nostradmus
with not only the story mentioned in the chat site but also how
the great anti-christ could be identified as Madus and if you
reverse that it nearly becomes Saddam....I can't begin to tell you
how much I think of Nostradamus as a complete waste of time and a
bumbling French Monk who clearly had nothing better to do. As for
the people who reinterpret his mumblings...please....do me a
favour. Rant over....
Steve Phipps 13/9/2001, 9:32
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Makes you think though - if the US government piled all those
millions into getting the FBI to interpret Nostradamus' writings,
they might be a bit more effective, because they would always know
in advance what was going to happen - well, it would seem like
that in retrospect anyway.
Nostradamus 13/9/2001, 9:27
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Actually...I only said "A red & green...garment....would
be seen....flying...over the fields...of che...ps..tow... at
15...and 3...9 and...15...new millenium" and not necessarily
in that order.
Nostradamus 12/9/2001, 17:8
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Actually, while I'm here, can someone lend me a fiver - I've got a
little tip on an outsider, 'Lucky Monkey' in the 3.15 at Chepstow
on Saturday. I guarantee he's a winner.
Ann Dee 12/9/2001, 14:25
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Well done The Sceptic, and if you are wrong at least nobody will
be around to say I told you Nostradamus was right.
The Sceptic 12/9/2001, 14:31
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Nostradamus...unfortunately rather stupid people appear to be
twisting your very vague words and ramming them into events...when
did you say the end of the world was going to happen(1987, 1992,
1997,1999, 2000......the years go on)
Ann Dee 12/9/2001, 13:31
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That should, of course, say second millenium. I agree with Psi,
wait till the facts are in. And could everyone please stop
treating the Israelis like the poor oppressed, they have to get
over the holocaust at some point and perhaps have a look at the
many crimes against humanity they have perpetrated. Seems they
have very short memories.
Ann Dee 12/9/2001, 13:27
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Well that is one translation of the work of Nostradamus. Feel free
to interpret it in any way you like, funny how nobody ever
mentions all the shit he got wrong. I seem to recall the world
ending during the gulf war after Nostradamus had said their would
be great fires in the middle east and everything would be over by
the end of the sendon millenium. Please, let's not panic and cling
to misinterpreted words of a monk as some way of bringing meaning
to our existence.
Nostradamus 12/9/2001, 12:6
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Nostradamus' prediction on WW3: "In the year of the new
century and nine months, From the sky will come a great King of
Terror... The sky will burn at forty-five degrees. Fire approaches
the great new city..." "In the city of york there will
be a great collapse, 2 twin brothers torn apart by chaos while the
fortress falls the great leader will succumb third big war will
begin when the big city is burning" - NOSTRADAMUS He said
this will be bigger than the previous two. 2001 is the first year
of the new century and this is the 9th month. New York is located
at the 41st degree Latitude. Nostradamus, 1654 "In the City
of God there will be a great thunder, two brothers torn apart by
chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb.
The third big war will begin when the big city is burning. On the
11th day of the 9th month that...two metal birds would crash into
two tall statues...in the new city... and the world will end soon
after"
Psi 12/9/2001, 11:50
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You've made three leaps of reasoning here that I think are
unjustified. Once I think it's OK to debate the events I'll
explain if anyone is interested.
Dinosaur 12/9/2001, 11:21
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The scariest thing about this whole thing is: if people are
prepared to do this, then one of the states that supports these
madmen, is more than prepared to attempt to use nuclear or
biological devices against ordinary citizens in capital cities
around the world. What is the difference apart from the Arab world
claiming an even greater 'victory' (sic)....?
Kevin T 11/9/2001, 21:55
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ditto. Lets hope it doesnt lead to world war 3.
Ken 11/9/2001, 18:20
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Dino, I echo those same sentiments, I just hope George W Bush
doesn't over react with nuclear warheads.
Dinosaur 11/9/2001, 16:35
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What's going on in the world....hijacking of jets, death, and
general misery....I hope these people burn in hell - if there is
one...
thebigone 11/9/2001, 16:28
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I am HUUUUUGE!
Dinosaur 11/9/2001, 12:26
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All this talk about vacuum cleaners is sending me back into
hibernation...zzzzzzz
Simon H 11/9/2001, 11:51
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Psi - The thing is - I can't work out how it works ?? If I put my
hand in front of the brushes when it's on, I can't feel any
suction yet it still seems to be sucking everything up including
most of the carpet ! I don't understand ?
Steve Phipps 11/9/2001, 10:55
stephen_phipps@hotmail.com
Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone - would you believe I'm 25
this year? No? Oh... ;-( Anyway, I'm off to the Shaston Arms off
25
this year? No? Oh... ;-( Anyway, I'm off to the Shaston Arms off
Carnaby Street at 12:30 if anyone wants to join me? Cheers!
Psi 11/9/2001, 10:29
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I have a DCO4 Absolute (which has the Hepa filters) It nearly
sucked my dining room carpet off the floor. I always was dull.
Simon H 11/9/2001, 9:33
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Happy birthday Steve
Simon H 11/9/2001, 9:33
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I love my new Dysen - it sucks. Psi, I couldn't afford the new
DC07 - because I wanted the Hepa filters so I have a DC03. Oh
dear. I have become dull.
Ken 11/9/2001, 9:30
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I think I am domesticated now...last night I spoke to Mr Hopes and
we were talking about Dyson hoovers. Who else else has joined the
Dyson revolution? Happy Birthday Steve Phipps, how many candles on
the cake this year?
Dinosaur 10/9/2001, 16:16
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yes...I distinctly remembering you 'bum-sucking' a fag - boy, you
had a lot of spunk in those days...
Simon H 10/9/2001, 15:42
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I remember now - didn't we go for cigarettes behind the labia ?
Dinosaur 10/9/2001, 13:4
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I remember playing a game once called 'Take the Brain' - it was a
bit like Chess...did they have Brain (sic) in mind? Just
wondering...Si H: I remember you as an egg as well!...you and your
'gang used to ignore me...but I got my own back by dividing you
up.
Simon H 10/9/2001, 11:24
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Brian, I couldn't help ...er noticing you recently and ... um
...was wondering if you fancied going for a drink one night ?
Brian 8/9/2001, 18:53
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Just a quick little question for Dino and Ken.....What the hell
are you two on about??????
jo litt 7/9/2001, 19:7
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hello thought i'd take time out of a groovy theatrical existance
(we're in the middle of a run of return to the forbidden planet
before) to say hi. but my photographer has turned up ..... so i've
got to go. oh well, such is life... ps dave - i know what you mean
about the re-finding of photos and programmes, isn't amazing how a
move can transport you back 10 years...
Simon H 7/9/2001, 16:56
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I remember the days when I was an egg. I used to wander around
those fallopian tubes for hours. Sometimes, me and some friends
from over the road would camp out all night in the cervix. Oh
happy days. How I miss them so.
Dinosaur 7/9/2001, 14:42
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I remember the days when a Vodka Luge was 'de rigeur' for a
Madhatters moot. I for one would be glad of the opportunity to
envisage flying centipedes for a couple of hours...
Simon H 7/9/2001, 12:29
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I was thinking about this whole 32/46/72/98 hour challenge and I
think it's high time we had a change of format. My suggestion is
to have a 4 hour challenge: put every single Madhatter in a locked
room including the ones who don't like each other, throw in 100
acid tabs, a vodka luge and a few revolvers and see what
improvisational wonders occur naturally.
Simon H 7/9/2001, 12:23
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Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian,
Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian,
Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian,
Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian,
Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian,
Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian... How are
you ?
Ken 7/9/2001, 9:31
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Dave, I will check with the wife to see if we can come to
Edinburgh next year. Oh Dino give Brain a break, if he wants to
bring his harrier jump jet with him please don't deny him after
all you will have a very happy Brain.....Happy birthday Rob
Slinger
Dinosaur 6/9/2001, 22:14
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Brain: You can't call your batman your 'wife'! For a start he
doesn't wear a dress (not in public anyway) and more importantly,
you don't have a batman. And, no, we can't fit your Harrier Jump
Jet in the en-suite shower room! Over and out!
Brian B 6/9/2001, 20:12
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My wife and I will go.
dave 6/9/2001, 16:8
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Aug 10th - 17th.
Ann Dee 6/9/2001, 13:37
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What week have you booked Dave?
dave 6/9/2001, 12:3
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Steve - yes, no problem matey. I thought I may have missed you
out.
Steve Phipps 6/9/2001, 10:22
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Davey: I do believe I requested the reserving of two places for me
wife and I as well?????
Dave Wid 7/10/2001, 9:22
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Oh, you already have. I suppose I should read all the message
before I go jumping in and making a bit of a fool of myself.
Dave Wid 7/10/2001, 9:20
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Save me a room! Save me a room!!!
dave 5/9/2001, 17:19
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Moi, aussi Psi...
I have now secured six flats each of 5 rooms for Edinburgh for
next year. The dates are confimed as Aug 10th-17th. The room cost
is about £85 - that's it. I have already filled four flats so
please let me know now if you are interested as they are going
fast.
So far I have from the Madhatters who regularly contribute here.
Nick and Sarah Wiggins, John (and Lesley), Kath Whibley, Dave
Wild, Psi, Brian, Caro, Dave, Andy, Mat & Jen, Nathan, Si
Burges and Sarah, Jolyon, Steve French and Jo, Si Hopes. How about
some of the MK posse? Let me know - it's going to be fantastic!!
Simon H 5/9/2001, 17:2
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Psi - your birth means a lot to me and, rest assured, if I am in
the country and not running to Plan A of going somewhere sunny to
escape yet another UK Christmas I will be there.
Psi 5/9/2001, 14:22
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As you may have deduced I'm going to be 30 this year on that most
inconvenient of days my parents managed to organise for me. The
question is: Would people be available / willing / remotely
interested in coming to Canvey Island for a party on Saturday the
22nd of December or is that just too close to Christmas. Please
email me at simon.bennett@ntlworld.com if you have an opinion on
the matter.
Dinosaur 5/9/2001, 13:0
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Well Dave...congratulations on the house move....I remember the
days when you only had to pick up your bedouin tent and shift it
down the sand a few feet to move and the whole bloody lot came
with you...happy days....
dave 5/9/2001, 9:50
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Thanks Dave - I knew you would understand. By the way Caro and I
have now moved from St.Albans to St.Albans. (Kept the same phone
number though) and will be looking to do a housewarming in
Oct/Nov. Lovely.
Dave Wid 5/10/2001, 23:9
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I rang an institution. They'll be round in a bit Dave, to pick up
you and Caro......oh and Dave, I faked your signature on a form
giving me power of attourney of all your assets, so, cheers for
the house you old senile fool!
Psi 4/9/2001, 21:6
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God, Dave. I nearly cried reading that!
dave 4/9/2001, 18:17
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Happy Birthday Michele for today. So do you remember those heady
days of Drama Soc pasts when we would all gather together and put
on, what was it called? A play - or maybe a musical of some
description. Well, whilst moving house this week I got to looking
through some of the old show programmes, photos and memorabilia.
Something struck me... and it wasn't my fake plant pot falling off
the shelf - no, that landed next to me. What struck me was this. I
don't remember as much stuff as I used to, I had letters, notes
and signed programmes and I couldn't quite recall the times with
some of the people and faces in them (whom I really should have
been able to - no names though) or why exactly Sandra Courtney had
written that sweet sentiment in my programme. Ahem.
Before I sould like I'm on the descent to dementure, Caro admitted
she had the same thoughts as she trudged through her shoe box of
memorables. So my point is this, as I wish a happy birthday to
Michele - I am prompted to push the clock back, go through my
photo albums and remember why it was that I became a Madhatter in
the first place. The good news is, it doesn't take long before you
remember and the best bit is - the memories that are in your brain
from those times, don't go away - they just take a little
encouragement to come out again. Unless you get your head chopped
off.
I just wanted to mention it that's all. "Hope I didn't take
to much of your time (courtesy A.Pearson 1994 - Chicago)".
Steve 4/9/2001, 17:38
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Ensign Benson: Please resend your email! Cheers!
Gary 3/9/2001, 17:47
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I'm up for the 32hr/48hr/24hr/35.2hr challenge .... as long as I
can do lights PS what's this white on black all about?
Dinosaur 3/9/2001, 16:34
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I remember the days when the only way you could get butter was to
put your goat into a cement mixer...not only did it produce
loverly butter and cheese, the sound of the horns clanging against
the metal were quite rythmic and soothing while I was squeezing my
udders...er I mean my cows udders...
John 3/9/2001, 15:20
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Edinburgh - yes. Dave, it appears I've let you down so severely on
the subject of posting chat on the site that you don't even list
me as one of the people who've let you down. And talking of poor
marketing slogans, my single serving of Coutry Life butter on the
plane home from Italy said: 'You'll never spread your bread with a
better bit of English butter' or some such arrythmic drivel.
Whatever happened to 'You'll never put a better bit of butter on
your knife'? Hmm?
Dinosaur 3/9/2001, 15:14
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I remember the days when, not only did we beat Germany at home,
but we went on to win the World Cup - O happy days...
Kath 3/9/2001, 14:28
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'football is not a matter of life or death; it is more important
than that' Liverpool rule!
Unknown Person 3/9/2001, 13:6
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ITS ONLY A GAME!!!!!!!!!
The Voice of Reason 3/9/2001, 12:40
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Well done indeed England a great result in Munich, though the
press would have us believe that we have won the world cup.Let us
not forget altough this was a fantastic result and deserves to go
down in history as one of the best England results ever we still
need to beat Albania and Greece. Lets be honest against a better
side our defence would have slaughtered to shreads.
Le Burge 3/9/2001, 10:36
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All together -Engerland, Engerland, Engerland. There's only one
Michael Owen, etc. 5-1 up the Kaiser! Excellent stuff. Apparently
Tescos was selling a record 100 gallons of lager a minute in the
build up the the game and sales of eggs, bacon orange juice and
painkillers were up 3 times on normal in the morning.
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