BS: A polite and well-mannered thread

Subject: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Hamish
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 09:40 AM

I would like to welcome you all to this thread: a haven of pleasant things written in a civilised way. Where dignity and courtesy flourish. Do please enjoy it and respect others who may also wish to.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Smedley
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 09:44 AM

I wish your well in your admirable endeavour. It will be educatinal to observe the extent to which this seed will germinate. I hope it would not be excessively discourteous to note that you are, for all the most commendable reasons, swimming against the prevailing tide.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Leadfingers
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 09:59 AM

Indeed Hamish ! You will be fine until 'Certain People' drag it down to their level .
I hope to make the Lndon Session in a couple of weeks , by the way !

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Will Fly
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:01 AM

Dear all - I think you're absolutely wonderful - I agree with every word you say - and I want to have your baby... XXX

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:01 AM

I communicate glorious felicitations to your honoured personage concerning your sublime and praiseworthy assignment.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:03 AM

cucumber sandwiches?

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:05 AM

Well, isn't this nice? It's lovely to see everyone getting along so well. I wonder if Penelope will drop in and grace us with a word or two?

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: maeve
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:06 AM

Good day to all friendly gentlefolk who visit this conversational thread. Here in Maine the sky is blue and the sun is bright.

I'm listening to Cindy Kallet and Gordon Bok singing "Them Stars"- lyrics from the University of Colorado archives, and set to music by the estimable Margaret MacArthur of Vermont.

Cordially,

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:10 AM

I'm reviewing the new Imagined Village CD and eating mushrooms on toast. It's snowing - I may have to light a fire in a minute. It's all rather lovely. Hello, nice people!

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Mr Happy
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:13 AM

This is not a 'traditional' mudcat thread!

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Hamish
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:19 AM

Thank you all: this is going splendidly. I knew that my trust and faith would be rewarded.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: maeve
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:21 AM

Mushrooms on toast. Oh, what a splendid notion!

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: olddude
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:26 AM

WHAT !! WHAT ARE YOU DOING ... PUTTING NICE STUFF ON MUDCAT ... ARE YOU DAFT !! HOW COULD YOU DO SUCH A THING !! LOL

Seriously, much love to all of you .. always in my heart

Dan

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:26 AM

Feliciations good folks -

May I most respectfully enquire as to whether you have tastefully dissected the outermost layer of the loaf from your sandwiches CS?

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Amos
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:37 AM

Who among such kindly, well mannered folks, would volunteer to add some small effort to these posts showing actual merit, substance, factual analysis or other such troublesome efforts?

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:44 AM

Isn't it nice here, I think I may get to like it after all.

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Smedley
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:46 AM

'Merit' is surely in the eye of the beholder, and to imply that merit is absent from this interface of pleasantries might, by some scallywags, be perceived as a ploy to plant the seeds of that very disharmony which so befouls other facets of the glistening Mudcat diamond.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: jeddy
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:50 AM

good afternoon seekers of niceness!

after hoovering the house i shall enjoy a nice cup, well camping mug of coffee, who would like similar refreshment?
i agree, cucmber sandwiches, need to have the outer layers cut orff to be civilised! LOL

have a wonderful evening and for all those who can see the sun, enjoy the setting of the worlds bedside lamp.

love
jade x x x x

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:51 AM

Good day to you Hamish, my fine fellow and sometime partner-in-crime in the musical enlightenment of the Good Burghers of The Backwoods. Please accept my compliments and thanks for your graciousness in opening this thread, and my sincere wishes that it continues in its current seemly fashion.

Mayhap we shall grace the stage (or even coffe-shop floor!) together once again in the future? Until the, I bid you farewell my friend.

BWM

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:52 AM

Until then even!

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:52 AM

Are we not even allowed to use Monty Python and the Holy Grail Frenchman insults?

:D

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:59 AM

There was definitely merit in my mushrooms. I think it was the truffle oil.

Snow is settling now...

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Will Fly
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 10:59 AM

Non! Absolument pas! Mes felicitations a tous.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: maeve
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:07 AM

Amos- every post I make these days takes careful thought and effort; when accompanied by the glorious music we have recently received the merit is in the peaceful posting of descriptions of daily life without stress or discord.

"Shallow Brown" sung by Cindy Kallet right now. I am hungry for tranquility.

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: mauvepink
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:14 AM

I hope it will not be too Liberal of me to join in and give regards from one of the sisters here to ALL of you ;-)

What a thoroughly SPLENDID bunch you all are and wonderfully knowledgeable, kind, courteous, intelligent and suucinct. Such eloquent personages I have not heard in some time and you are the epitomy of manners and good breeding. What a totally talented troup of taste trapes from your tongues.

Have a wonderful time here and do help yourselves to a pat on the back

How jolly this is....

:-)

mp

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: bobad
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:15 AM

Would that be the 1959 definition of polite and well mannered?

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: olddude
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:16 AM

anyone for tea my friends?

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Bill D
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:17 AM

Oh how nice....not an umbrage on the horizon!

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: maeve
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:22 AM

Bill D. I enjoy toasted unbrage with any fine cheese.

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:24 AM

I thought Umbrage was that fine English town where Ruth hails from? The epitome of good manners and courtesy:-)

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:27 AM

Umbrage is two stops along, D el G. I live in Lower Wittering.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:28 AM

There is a simple way to ensure that you will be communicating with the best of the Mudcat. Post something that actually requires the playing or singing of music.

The nutters and squabblers will head for the hills. You still have to deal with a pedant or two, but they are easier to take.

The glow you get when someone on the other side of the world says 'thanks' makes it all worthwhile.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:31 AM

Ahhh - Thank you so much for the clarification, dear Ruth. It makes one feel good to know that one can make such errors and be corrected in a civil and erudie manner. May your cucumbers grow ever longer.

:D

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:32 AM

And may your aspidistra never wither. Earl Grey?

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: theleveller
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:32 AM

Please, would anyone mind if I posted something? Thank you.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:34 AM

I pray your forgiveness and patience a moment longer, dear fellows. erudie = erudite of course.

Humblest of apologies from your lowly (literaly :-) ) Servant.

DeG

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:34 AM

Yeah, cucumber sandwiches have had the rough and uncouth crusts (how it offends me to even consider them) discreetly eliminated. This precaution will at least ensure that we keep the kind of grubby riff-raff who willfully indulge in online brutishness orf of this thread (wot is for elegant laydies and gentlemen only!)
Would you like ketchup or HP with that? And I'll pop a pickled onion on a doily for you (mind fingers).

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: GUEST,Ebbie, housesitting
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:34 AM

Today again I shall take the three Cairn Terriers to Sandy Beach and let them run there with all the likeminded other dogs. They will come home and drip and spray sand all through the house and when their coats are dry I will brush the last bits off them, then bring out the broom.

Life is good.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:38 AM

For your delectation may I offer to share with you this pleasing portrait of an umbrage on the horizon

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: maeve
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:38 AM

Speak, friend theleveller. May I offer you some fresh scones?

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: olddude
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:52 AM

Ok just posted this on the main page
for all you lovely people, this absolutely beautiful guitar hits the spot for sure

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S.Bach

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:54 AM

CS - in such refined polite company how could I consider anything other than
"Cette sauce de haute qualite est un mélange de fruits orientaux, d'epices et de vinaigre."

As this is a music site I humbly apologize that some less well mannered person has removed Marty Feldman's glorious, if melancholy, tribute to Charles Aznavour from the esteemed youtube but, if you have access to spotify you may spot 'La Sauce HP'

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: theleveller
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 11:56 AM

Thank you, Maeve, but it's of no importance...after you...I'll just enjoy these wonderful scones.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: GUEST,Mike Rogers
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 12:02 PM

This thread is like a refreshing breeze blowing through my undergarments on a humid day.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 12:04 PM

"I'll just enjoy these wonderful scones."

Hmm, now that we have such a nice thread filled with nice posters, how can we ensure it stays as nice as it is?? What if other posters come along who 'lower the tone' of our quiet and refined thread? I think to assuage all our anxieties, the quality of poster allowed into our splendid little oasis of nicety aught to be asessed by some means sure to route out 'bad eggs' and such-like beastly personages. I hearby propose a sort of 'test' to determine if new posters are 'our sort' or not.

So, what is it to be Leveller "Scone" with a short 'o' or "Scone" with a long 'o'? Hmmm..

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 12:07 PM

and please.....

don't post any Non U tube stuff in here please

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Bill D
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 12:07 PM

Oh, Emma dear...are those Connochaetes gnou or
Connochaetes taurinus?

They are indeed lovely, but mayhap a slight miscommunication has occurred? We already have one 'ungulate' on our local horizon, and I am sure he will be around shortly.

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Ebbie
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 12:10 PM

"I hearby propose a sort of 'test' to determine if new posters are 'our sort' or not. ""

May I humbly suggest that's not nice?

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: Bill D
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 12:27 PM

My DEAR wife, Rita, has gently suggested, after laughing her head off, that perhaps those ungulates are under an 'umbrella', and that I should retract my attempt at a correction....

hmmmmm...

Subject: RE: BS: A polite and well-mannered thread
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 18 Feb 10 - 12:42 PM

Oh how lovely, I've set up some tables for Whist in the parlour. To my great misfortune, I do not know the game.

I don't suppose there are any kind and generous players in the thread who would be willing to educate me?   Or am I already the wrong sort due to this woeful lack in my upbringing?