Howya Angel

Thanks a millin. Can't talk now - the press is outside waiten ta take me photysnap.

Be seein ya

GallantTed (MEMBER)

Bien congrats to you GTed.

Your membership kit is speeding on its way to you as we speak. Enclosed you shall find a handy-dandy decoder ring to figure out what all them English-American folks are trying to say (e.g. didja means did you, yall means you all) along with your official “grammar geek” badge to be worn proudly at all official gatherings.

Howya BelMarduk

I'll have the postman stalked waiten fer me kit. Thanks a millin - I'm fierce excited altagather.

Be seein ya

GallantTed

Ooh GTed - I looked up to yez even when I wuz lookin down on yez frum de heady heights of MEMBERship. Congratcherlashuns!

ye gods, it's catchin'

Well, GT, me boy! Sure 'tis grand ta see ya finally have a full member...er, extended your boardship to memberhood...oh, heck, I'm so rapturous at your advancement that the words are befuddlin' me...but I'm guessin' you can guess what I'm after?


Good to see your posts a-growin'! Good to have you here!


Your Happy Epeolatrist!

Cor, Stone the flippin' crows, guv. A gorblimey MEMBER, ey?
Next fing yer knows, yer'll be a b------g haddic!

Congratulations, GT - thank goodness for the sense of dedication and intelligent criticism that you blow through this board!

Congratulations, GT - thank goodness for the sense of dedication and intelligent criticism that you blow through this board!

Oh, is that what Ted's doing? Couldn't make it out for that thick Oirish accent, meownsel'!

Happy Membership To You Brother Ted.
May your days be gallant and your knights as well.

Ahh yes! The good old days, back before the new Secret-Decoder-Rings and back when the good young Jackie was just another cute-chick-up-the-block.

How well I remember my days as a Member- I call them my - don't laugh - my Memberies.

We were a tight-nitpicking group, the guys were all good-looking, well-dressed and intelligent, and the chicks were all out for a good time -not that they didn't have high morals, but let's just say that their parameters were broad.

Good Luck to you Gallant Ted, I raise a glass to the hope that you have as much fun as we did.

let's just say that their parameters were broad.

Giving new meaning to the line from South Pacific: She is broad where a broad should be broad.

Howye fokes

Fer yer infermation - I have a announcement ta make(this comment is just ta keep me back covered)

I'll tell ye, I'm shaken in me fur writen this, afraid that someone will give out ta poor Ted fer posten in the wrong section. Anyways, as me manners always come furst, and as a Member I have ta show a good example ta them journeymen, I felt that I just had ta thank everyone fer their good wishes on me becomin a member.

Thank ye all very much and fer yer wishes. And fer them what do be questionen me intillict - just remember that intelligince is nothin more than a state of mind.

Be seein ya

GallantTed

PS Is this the right section if ya want ta announce yer burthday or somethin like that? Also, I've just been released from prison after five days hard labour worken in Goldilock's sweat factory where she had me maken silk purses outa sows' ears. Where will I put that?

Howye again fokes

A taught just struck me. How about starten a Denouncemint of Misinfermation section? Mabee that could solve some of our* problems.

Be seein ya

GallantTed

*used very loosy - but I am a Member now after all.

Ted

You will allow us a little hesitation. We are not really used to having teddy bears in our midst and we were so concerned about you after the Goldilocks fiasco that we failed to point out that really I&E isn't the place. I think that Miscellany would be good and you are quite right to suggest that you seek out another location for your thoughts, however fascinating.

Delightful to hear from you.

Kind regards

Jo

OK o'Gallant one, here it is. Denounce all the misinformation you want, just make sure you get *right, cuz if you don't it may very well *have to be moved to Miscellany, or worse yet, Wordplay and Fun.

...some of our* problems

I see you're using the *preferred method of asterisking. They way I use it is: at the beginning of a word to note the meaning is subject to another whole discussion (possibly one that has already taken place) - or - the meaning of the word is *clearly understood by yours truly differently than most of the rest of the planet.

I hope that bit of *information helps your 'membership' grow. I'll reserve *defining the various types and usages of quotation marks for someone, no, anyone else!

Hey Juan, didja notice how he spelt 'looselee'?