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Could those of you who have signatures go back to your profiles and delete them? As an old timer, who isn't even an old hand yet, I'm getting some private messages about how annoying these signatures are (and I agree) so I figured I'd alert The Man Behind the Curtain and those who use the signature file that we don't really need to see a good quote after one or two times (twice?  ) Thanks. Some have greatness thrust upon them.
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With you all the way on that one, Anna. On ya!
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I pointed out to someone (via private) that I thought the "signature" field was meant for a 'signature' (as for instance see Bingley) and not a permanent quote... got a scathing reply -- but no posts since. that's not really what I had in mind.
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 hmmm, would that more aptly be described as a diasyrm, or a diatribe? as one of the two (or are there more?) offending parties, i'd like to proffer my apologies to those who have been annoyed (50 times, no less  ) by my sig line. do i get any brownie points for removing it within an hour of your first request, anna, on the other thread?  seriously, i suspect that some of us newbies may have been confused because a 'signature line' outside of AWAD is by definition more than simply your name in a different font. without exception [somewhat esoteric giggle at Jackie emoticon] all of the addicts/old hands/etc have been most gracious in welcoming me and other neophytes to this board, which is not unappreciated. have patience; we'll get the hang of it btw, is the little flower thing by my name another faux pas? i suspect i could deracinate it as well by deleting the ICQ number from my profile. so much to learn....
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Bridget96, that was noble of you to 'fess up. I'm very sorry that I appeared to be an irascible old curmudgeon; I usually manage to keep my real self hidden. Hopefully she'll go back into hiding before long. Anna, what say--want to join me and we'll drown our sorrows? 'Scuse us, folks--we'll be back. Y'all go ahead and take the opportunity to get more comfortable, and we'll try not to be so ornery when we return.
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And what is an ICQ number? And is it pronounced <ick>?
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ICQ is an instant messenger that was begun by a company in Israel, but has since been bought by AOL.
ICQ members are primarily identified with a number and their name can be customized otherwise, so there can be more than one person with the name Princess.
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Dear AnnaS So THAT's how they do it. I have a signature now and this is a try to see if it works ... you may be sorry you told me how to do this ... but I promise no repeated "quotations." Wow wow 
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As a Usenet junkie, where sig. lines are common, I was very grateful for a discreet private message when I first started posting here, explaining the accepted practice among this community. Having read this thread, I am tempted to include a "proper" closing salutation sort of signature in my profile, but will wait and see how such an idea is received. Salaam alaikum
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..."old curmudgeon" - Gee, I can't wait 'til a comment like "Repetition is the Whetstone of Boredom" gets me a title like that (Hi, Marty)...I will apologize to Chickie (are you still there?) for rubbing my heart off my sleeve, however, it's a big world out there, and some of us have foolishness thrust upon them! Jackie - Don't let it be about appearances AnnaStrophic - All it took was a cattle prod (ps - I wanna go out drinkin' wit yew two) Bottoms Up!
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old curmudgeon
Isn't that a tautology, like "old geezer"? I've never known of a young curmudgeon (I don't believe even Bill Buckley was one at college age) and there's no such thing as a young geezer.
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I've never known of a young curmudgeon I don't know that a curmudgeon necessarily has to be old, although it does seem to help in my case. Nor do I think there can be only "old" geezers. I have known quite a few weird geezers who are not all that old. lusy
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lusy is exactly right; there is nothing inherently old in either of these words...
geezer - [slang] A term of derision applied esp. to men, usu. but not necessarily elderly; a chap, fellow.
curmudgeon - ‘An avaricious churlish fellow; a miser, a niggard’ [Johnson]
{this almost certainly is yartish...}
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curmudgeon - ‘An avaricious churlish fellow; a miser, a niggard’ [Johnson]
I'm surprised at the good Doctor's definition. I had never thought of the term applying in any but the final sense - perhaps usage has changed or refined over the centuries. And I have certainly been acquainted with young curmudgeons (although, admittedly, not so many as old ones, who seem to abound!)
The use of "old", in the UK used to have little to do with actual age - it was a sort of term of endearment, as in, "What are you having, old chap?" When I first moved in to the East Midlands I was amazed to hear men talking about their "old boy" in terms which did not befit the grandfather to whom I thought they referred. In fact, they were referring to their young sons.
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Hence the use of the term "old salt" to describe an 18-year-old sailor.
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Absolutely, ol' man!
Although in this instance, there is probably some expectation that s/he has some sea-time in. My naval brother used to declare to his less experienced shipmates, "I've spent longer on one wave than you have at sea!"
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has some sea-time in
and even more true of the Napoleonic era navy, eh Rhuby, when cabin-boys might join a ship aged six! So if they survived 'til 18 they really were old tars.
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... all of which reminds me of Captain Pugwash and Roger the Cabin Boy. 
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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.. not to mention Seaman Staines.
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How did we get back to American Presidents again? I thought we'd left the politics behind in another thread.
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and Master Bates ...
Although my favourite nautical character has always been Nipper, the cabin boy featured in the saga of HMS Venus, that good ship.
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You can find a Precedent for most things, if you look in the right places
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...whch reminds me of a great headline (USA Today?) I read a few weeks into the court battles to decide the result of the US election:
Without Precedent
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the saga of HMS Venus
Just remind me again, what was the figurehead?
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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sinistre, une femme déshonorant couchant: dexter, le coeur d'or
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Mais oui, Rhuby, as far as I can remember. And the masthead? lusy
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The mast was personally erected by the Captain of the lugger!
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aside: I haven't been so befuddled by a sub-thread since the days of weird sports talk....
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You'll have to ask one of these matelots for a private script, I reckon AnnaS - The Good Ship Venus has the kind of rhyme schme suggested by lugger! (Do not go here if easily offended) http://wumea.tripod.com/venus.htm
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thanks, mav. I admit I'm borderline gutter (hi, Jackie!) and did get the "nudge-nudge wink-wink" stuff... Now I shall go to the site to learn the full context!
girding loins, off she tramps
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>Now I shall go to the site to learn the full context!
Mmmm. It looks like it could be a rugby song. I've obviously missed out on that one.
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(Do not go here if easily offended)Well, I am offended, Mav. Not by the language, but by the fact that it is a very corrupted version. Not at all how I rememebr it, apart from the odd line here and there. lusy
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the odd line here and thereSo do tell - which are not the odd lines?
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