Mudcat Man's Marriage? (2001)

Subject: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 22 Apr 01 - 09:32 PM

EDUCATED YOUNG GENTLEMAN BOWLED OVER BY IRISH BEAUTY...

that is the report which has reached New York City! Has he proposed? Proposed what? And what will be the outcome? And, by the way, who am I talking about?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Sorcha
Date: 22 Apr 01 - 09:34 PM

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?.........(I have no clue!!)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: JedMarum
Date: 22 Apr 01 - 09:38 PM

... sounds like the makings of a song.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Brendy
Date: 22 Apr 01 - 09:45 PM

Dubya isn't thinking of drilling up half of Ireland, is he?

B.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Big Mick
Date: 22 Apr 01 - 10:26 PM

DISH................I WANT DISH..........LIAM'S BROTHER, THIS IS A CRUDDY THING TO DO, JUST BEFORE I GO BACK TO WORK FOR THE WEEK........WON'T BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE........mutter, mumble, carp, mumble, grumble..........

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Sorcha
Date: 22 Apr 01 - 10:31 PM

Didn't that Jed Marum used to be Liam's brother.......???Jed, you holding out on us???

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 12:23 AM

Well, let's see.....you put a link to this thread on Fionn's thread about the interview in Irish Music magazine........so, is Fionn he man of the hour?

-chanteyranger

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 12:25 AM

That should read "the man of the hour," not "he man of the hour," though he could be that too! :-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Matt_R
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 12:25 AM

No no no...Dan Milner is "Liam's Brother". Jed Marum was "Liam Devlin".

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 12:27 AM

Oh, OK.....sorry.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: catspaw49
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 01:19 AM

So here I am, ready to go to bed after catching up on threads....and I find this! Now I may be watching "nero Wolfe" but I'm a lousy detective and I hate a mystery so......

COME CLEAN MILNER !!!!!

What's the deal here? C'mon, c'mon, c'mon....Out with it man!!! Get it off your chest and you'll feel a lot better.....................I'm going to bed and I expect an answer PDQ or I'll send a 'rip' right through the ether that will foul your monitor and trash your keyboard!!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 01:41 AM

YEA SPAW!!! THAT'S THE WAY TO TELL 'EM!!!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 08:45 AM

?????????

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: MMario
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 08:59 AM

Will curiosity kill the 'Catters? Will satisfaction prevent someone from coming back (to the cat)?

Will Liam's brother who is not the brother of liam who is now jed ever tell us what the heck he is talking about?

Stay tuned...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Big Mick
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 09:13 AM

Is there a yenta in the house??????????? Somebody call KOKO, she will work it out of this recalcitrant Paddy................damn, all day, want to know..........SPAW...............DO SUMPIN.........SEND IN REG AND THE BOYS..............shit, can't stand this........shitty thing to do, Milner........after all we've meant to each other...........wait, wrong Mudcatter on that one...........grumble, mutter, sputter, bitch, moan..........

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: gnu
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 09:24 AM

I know. I know. I know. It's aarrrrgggghhhh. S*** !!! I can't gossip.... sorry. But I'll say this much. It's a true romance, head over heels stuff... and it looks good on him !!!

I'm sure he'll post as soon as he's good and ready.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 09:27 AM

What's more serious, sounds as if we've missed the stag party!
RtS

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: gnu
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 09:32 AM

Oh, we'll have a stag. Has the Mudcat ever had a stag thread ? And I can just imagine the thread it will be. I'll bring the beer.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 09:53 AM

Mick and Alison have finally decided to join hands in matrimony???? Rumors are fun.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: catspaw49
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 09:56 AM

Look gnu, the last "stag" we had took one helluva' beating, 6 of the guys were arrested for unlawful acts with a........uh, let's not get into all that.........

C'mon Dan......Mick's losing his thong, Skiff has forgotten about his arrest at the last stag party.............the place is falling apart. Fess up to the thing or I will send Paw, Cletus, and the Reg boys in your direction........

Spaw

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 10:51 AM

Archie should eject him from the room if he does not fess up.

Or take his Mudcat credentials away.

Maybe it would be easier to figure out who's the bride. But if she is marrying one of theose relatives or Liam's, we'll never get her right name. And then what would her last name become??

~S~

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 10:56 AM

Mrs. Mudd?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:05 AM

HARCOURT FENTON MUDD!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: JedMarum
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:08 AM

.... still a mystery?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: MMario
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:09 AM

Matt - I used to think *my* mind was full of an incredible amount of trivia and prone to tangential thinking.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:19 AM

Guest? Who, me?

Regards

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:22 AM

Lol Mario...I have a knack for non sequiturs that make perfect sense, if that makes sense. NORMAN! VERIFY NORMAN!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:28 AM

I'll bring the inflatable sheep and the handcuffs for the stag party if I can remember where they are.
'Spaw: bring the phone number of our bail bondsman.
RtS

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:29 AM

Matt, can you nail this one? "Deputy Dan has no friends."

Also, "I was a cock-teaser at Roosterama."

~S~

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:32 AM

Um, no.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: gnu
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:39 AM

Saints be preserved !!! What kind of language is that for an Irish lass to be introduced to ? Surely we should try to project a good first impression for the man's new love ?

Roger.... inflatable sheep ? Then, why the handcuffs ? Oh, I get it !!! For his nibs. I had my waders out, but...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 11:43 AM

You asked for a hint. Well, here's a start...

A NEW BALLAD CALLED 'JOSEPHINE'S DOWNFALL'

In a neat little town called Dublin where the River Dodder flows
And the Liffey's water strong and green irritates your nose,
A bucko boy was born one day in a palace fine and grand
I'd sing ye a song about that bloke but, sure, he's not the man.

This song's about another - modest, slow and strong,
Ordinary, tall and tough, thirsty and sometimes wrong -
Handsome as starling and prickly as a rose,
Speech just like a barrowman and a voice just like the crows.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: CarolC
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 01:15 PM

Firesign Theater

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Naemanson
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 01:20 PM

Gnu, does our friend know Liam's Brother? If so I would say I agree with you about the identity of the Mudcat Man in question. And that means, of course we know the bride-to-be's identity as well.

Ain't secrets fun?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: CarolC
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 01:28 PM

Talk about 'secret inner cliques'.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: gnu
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 03:09 PM

WHOA !!! We are going to have TWO stags or one big one. Naemanson and I are still in the guessing game as to the Mudcat Man with the Irish lass.

I did some research after I couldn't make the "hint" song work with the details and I just got a PM from the Mudcat Man I thought was the subject of this thread - not so. His lass is Welsh !!!

Now we have TWO MYSTERY MEN. Since I have #2's permission to start a thread, perhaps we can just use this one and call them #1 & #2.

Naemanson, you are invited to provide hints. I don't know if #2 wants to announce the good news himself or not, so I'll just leave the number of hints I am going to drop at this time to this one.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 03:32 PM

Wait. Don't we need to set up a pool?

CarolC-- good catch! Have that one? Mine's gone!

~S~

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Naemanson
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 05:48 PM

Well, let's see....

I wonder where he "dug" her up? She isn't "old" enough to truly pique his interest, is she?

Or maybe that isn't a hint but a tease...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Jeri
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 06:02 PM

If somebody doesn't drop a flippin' hint I can flippin' pick up on pretty soon, somebody's gonna get FLIPPIN' FLAMED!!!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Amergin
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 06:04 PM

You tell them, Jeri!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: CarolC
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 06:05 PM

"There goes another one, just like the other one..."

"She's no fun, she fell right over..."

Nope. They're all gone, more's the pity.

Naemanson, your last hint makes this thing sound rather unsavory, if you know what I mean...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Jeri
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 07:44 PM

Naemanson's hint screams "archaeologist," but I don't know who he's talking about.

Can't figure out who Liam's Bro is talking about who sounds like a crow. Does Martin Ryan sound like a crow? He said "Who, me?" up there, presumably about being a guest, but who knows...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 07:46 PM

Well, let's just continue...

A NEW BALLAD CALLED 'JOSEPHINE'S DOWNFALL'

In a neat little town called Dublin where the River Dodder flows
And the Liffey's water strong and green irritates your nose,
A bucko boy was born one day in a palace fine and grand.
I'd sing ye a song about that bloke but, sure, he's not your man.

This song's about another - modest, slow and strong,
Ordinary, tall and tough, thirsty and sometimes wrong -
Handsome as starling and prickly as a rose,
Speech just like a barrowman and a voice just like a crow's.

His mammy wanted a girl, ye see. Mary to be the kid's name
But out came he with a bat and balls! Be Jazus, wasn't that the shame?
The first 3 letters she'd stitched on his frock, she kept them just as they were
And Made 3 new ones at the end just sewing along with a whurrr.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 07:52 PM

Mar---????? Dug = Doug? Am I warm?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: CarolC
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 07:52 PM

Mar - tin. Could be, Jeri.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: Jeri
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 07:58 PM

I think I got it, and Dan just doesn't want to admit it. I'd like to hear the rest of the song anyway! Let's just pretend I haven't guessed...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: gnu
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 07:59 PM

So... Mar??? There are a lot of six letter names starting with Mar in the membership list and I don't know over half of them.

I don't what #2's voice actually sounds like, but I hear he sings WITH the crows.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: gnu
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 08:02 PM

That should be... I don't know what #2's....

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: CarolC
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 08:05 PM

I think I might know who you're talking about, gnu. Does his screen name refer to something that happens at midnight?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Man's Marriage?
From: gnu
Date: 23 Apr 01 - 08:08 PM

Marcel.