Leadfingers - having been here a while, I've not noticed madness. Does that make me mad, too?
Ms.Azizi - thanks, I run stuff past you and take my chances.
Peace - just to clear this up, dude, tho' my therapy trainer , she said I had a well-developed feminine side, you know, listening, empathising, a willingness to express my feelings. Which combines interestingly with a philosophy degree. "One strange...." As the 40s film had it,"That's an interesting comment, but it leaves me rather in the dark."
Rapaire - thanks. There are these new thingys that I sometimes wear, specitaterles or summat. Topham Hatt indeed. I haven't even got a top hat. ahem, have you not come across a soccer team called T-o-t-e-n-h-a-m H-o-t-s-p-u-r?
Bert - hi. I'm the sort of Spurs supporter who is not anti any other team, even A-s-n-l. So may I wish the irons well. I went to work last week in an unironed shirt. I described it as an "individually sculpted shirt". Went down quite well.
Flamenco ted - greetings to sunny Hull, and good luck to all who sail in her.(They'll get better)
Also hi to Dead Horse and Joe. I'm fighting my technophobia. Slightly.
Greetings to "giok" (I'll look it up) and alanabit.
Dave the gnome - Hi. Hiya is a bit like hello, but not as silly as I'd like, but meant to be friendly, if not actually cuddly.
gnu - neat pun. I'll work that into my act, when I have my own rather than Jackie Mason's.
Severn - I look forward to that, too. I used to be opinionless till I discovered some of myself.
Troll - very droll Troll Looking forward to trying to keep up, tapping my unconscious, and having fun.
fat B****rd - oh, that Newton Aycliffe.
aussie bloke - Northern Australia. Blimey. All of it? Hi, anyway.
dianavan - no blame. Yes,I call it thoroughly enjoying it rather than addiction and thanks for the warning. Does Mudcat come with a booklet about how to make good use of it without losing the plot?
Georgiansilver - thanks. Your moniker and habitat suggest a collector of "kwalatay". Am I on or off the scent?
Liz the Squeak - greetings. Love the name. It's fascinating conjuring images of peole out of their passwords. Oh yes, here in Norfolk, we've got loads - roads, pencils, internet, motor cars and everything. Even a Jazz Society. And kiwi fruit. How they grow them here beats me.
harmony - yes, very friendly (even the questionable ones. Perhaps we can love them to death. Is your name from your sun-sign, love of music, or should I mind my own?
jacqui.c. - rather nice to be greeted from Maine. It sounds like it could do with be knowing better. Certainly friendly.
leftydee - hi. Well, Detroit, as well as paper and stuff, cars have reached here, too. And the course on Marx and Hegel at the University of East Anglia here in Norwich was terrific. (I may be , like the parachutist, whose parachute failed, jumping to a conclusion.
Kaleea - watcha (obscure 1930s English slang.) IleftoutmusicquotationsLPs'n'bookscurrentaffairsmeedyaandparalleluniverses.