Date: 3/09/2014 12:03:43
From: Divine Angel
ID: 587665
Subject: September 6

On 6/9/13, we lost one of our SSSFers: the wickedly funny and smart Geoff D.

I thought it might be nice to raise a glass in his memory and remember him fondly.

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Date: 3/09/2014 12:09:54
From: stumpy_seahorse
ID: 587666
Subject: re: September 6

Divine Angel said:


On 6/9/13, we lost one of our SSSFers: the wickedly funny and smart Geoff D.

I thought it might be nice to raise a glass in his memory and remember him fondly.

Gone but not forgotten

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Date: 3/09/2014 12:16:31
From: Dropbear
ID: 587668
Subject: re: September 6

Divine Angel said:


On 6/9/13, we lost one of our SSSFers: the wickedly funny and smart Geoff D.

I thought it might be nice to raise a glass in his memory and remember him fondly.

oh goodness has it almost been a year already??

so sad

Vale Geoffo

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Date: 3/09/2014 12:18:10
From: diddly-squat
ID: 587669
Subject: re: September 6

Dropbear said:


Divine Angel said:

On 6/9/13, we lost one of our SSSFers: the wickedly funny and smart Geoff D.

I thought it might be nice to raise a glass in his memory and remember him fondly.

oh goodness has it almost been a year already??

so sad

Vale Geoffo

+1

8(

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Date: 3/09/2014 12:19:29
From: JudgeMental
ID: 587670
Subject: re: September 6

never heard of him.

:-)

just cos you’re no longer here geoff doesn’t mean you get out of my humour.

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Date: 3/09/2014 12:25:33
From: Carmen_Sandiego
ID: 587671
Subject: re: September 6

diddly-squat said:


Dropbear said:

Divine Angel said:

On 6/9/13, we lost one of our SSSFers: the wickedly funny and smart Geoff D.

I thought it might be nice to raise a glass in his memory and remember him fondly.

oh goodness has it almost been a year already??

so sad

Vale Geoffo

+1

8(

Tuesday drinks then.

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Date: 3/09/2014 12:30:33
From: Dropbear
ID: 587674
Subject: re: September 6

The last pud I went to, he was there… :(

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Date: 3/09/2014 13:01:45
From: Ian
ID: 587699
Subject: re: September 6

Divine Angel said:


On 6/9/13, we lost one of our SSSFers: the wickedly funny and smart Geoff D.

I thought it might be nice to raise a glass in his memory and remember him fondly.

Yeah. I remember that morning.. I was the only one online.
You Bastards!

:(

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Date: 3/09/2014 13:32:34
From: Bubblecar
ID: 587710
Subject: re: September 6

Thanks for posting a thread DA. Somehow seems a lot more than a year ago.

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Date: 3/09/2014 13:59:13
From: ms spock
ID: 587728
Subject: re: September 6

Divine Angel said:


On 6/9/13, we lost one of our SSSFers: the wickedly funny and smart Geoff D.

I thought it might be nice to raise a glass in his memory and remember him fondly.

clinks glass on DA’s glass

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Date: 3/09/2014 13:59:17
From: Tamb
ID: 587729
Subject: re: September 6

He & I used to have some fun chats while practicing our Indonesian.
Miss you mate.

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Date: 3/09/2014 14:00:11
From: ms spock
ID: 587731
Subject: re: September 6

Dropbear said:


The last pud I went to, he was there… :(

At the V’s place, I have a couple of good photos of him and everyone that was there that day.

:(

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Date: 3/09/2014 14:00:37
From: ms spock
ID: 587732
Subject: re: September 6

Bubblecar said:


Thanks for posting a thread DA. Somehow seems a lot more than a year ago.

Sure does Mr Car.

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Date: 3/09/2014 17:46:16
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 587872
Subject: re: September 6

And the bastard took all his knowledge with him without a forwarding address.
It’s a pity he never got to go to the Peoples Republic of Cornwall, he became very attached to his roots there after he retired and had time to explore.
Champion bloke, sadly missed.

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Date: 3/09/2014 17:57:17
From: wookiemeister
ID: 587878
Subject: re: September 6

Peak Warming Man said:


And the bastard took all his knowledge with him without a forwarding address.
It’s a pity he never got to go to the Peoples Republic of Cornwall, he became very attached to his robots there after he retired and had time to explore.
Champion bloke, sadly missed.

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Date: 3/09/2014 18:22:40
From: OCDC
ID: 587895
Subject: re: September 6

Dropbear said:

The last pud I went to, he was there… :(
And I wasn’t. Make of that what you will.

You’re still missed, Geefer.

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Date: 3/09/2014 21:11:32
From: Kingy
ID: 588040
Subject: re: September 6

The problem with getting old is that it is better than the alternative.

Sometimes the alternative arrives before you are ready for it.

Cheers G D, I hope you are partying on down up there.

Say Hi to FSM for me.

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Date: 3/09/2014 21:13:15
From: wookiemeister
ID: 588042
Subject: re: September 6

Kingy said:


The problem with getting old is that it is better than the alternative.

Sometimes the alternative arrives before you are ready for it.

Cheers G D, I hope you are partying on down up there.

Say Hi to FSM for me.


to my knowledge FSM is still very much alive

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Date: 3/09/2014 21:16:54
From: Carmen_Sandiego
ID: 588046
Subject: re: September 6

wookiemeister said:


Kingy said:

The problem with getting old is that it is better than the alternative.

Sometimes the alternative arrives before you are ready for it.

Cheers G D, I hope you are partying on down up there.

Say Hi to FSM for me.


to my knowledge FSM is still very much alive

I am assuming he meant the other FSM.

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Date: 3/09/2014 21:18:11
From: Arts
ID: 588047
Subject: re: September 6

Carmen_Sandiego said:


wookiemeister said:

Kingy said:

The problem with getting old is that it is better than the alternative.

Sometimes the alternative arrives before you are ready for it.

Cheers G D, I hope you are partying on down up there.

Say Hi to FSM for me.


to my knowledge FSM is still very much alive

I am assuming he meant the other FSM.

but jesus comes back with bread and wine…

I like wine

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Date: 3/09/2014 21:20:04
From: wookiemeister
ID: 588049
Subject: re: September 6

Carmen_Sandiego said:


wookiemeister said:

Kingy said:

The problem with getting old is that it is better than the alternative.

Sometimes the alternative arrives before you are ready for it.

Cheers G D, I hope you are partying on down up there.

Say Hi to FSM for me.


to my knowledge FSM is still very much alive

I am assuming he meant the other FSM.


he is arisen!!!!!!

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Date: 3/09/2014 21:50:32
From: roughbarked
ID: 588058
Subject: re: September 6

I remember Geoff well. He always treated people as human beings. Which is important to me.

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Date: 3/09/2014 21:55:40
From: buffy
ID: 588059
Subject: re: September 6

So, as shown on Reality Check tonight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2NOfOeSX4k

Stavros Flatly, Britain’s Got Talent, 2009.

What I want to know is, given the energy involved in that dancing, and the hours needed to get the routine going….how did those two keep that body shape?

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Date: 3/09/2014 21:56:30
From: transition
ID: 588060
Subject: re: September 6

>…..human beings…..”

dodgy species, given to generalizations

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Date: 3/09/2014 21:57:13
From: buffy
ID: 588061
Subject: re: September 6

I’m sorry, I hit the wrong thread.

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Date: 3/09/2014 22:22:52
From: ratty one
ID: 588074
Subject: re: September 6

Dropbear said:


The last pud I went to, he was there… :(

that was my first pud

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Date: 3/09/2014 22:23:37
From: ratty one
ID: 588075
Subject: re: September 6

ratty one said:


Dropbear said:

The last pud I went to, he was there… :(

that was my first pud

and…I am glad I got to meet him. :)

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Date: 4/09/2014 13:37:56
From: bob(from black rock)
ID: 588323
Subject: re: September 6

ratty one said:


ratty one said:

Dropbear said:

The last pud I went to, he was there… :(

that was my first pud

and…I am glad I got to meet him. :)

Why are they called puds? is it because a lot of “pud pulling” occurs at these functions?

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Date: 4/09/2014 13:39:21
From: diddly-squat
ID: 588325
Subject: re: September 6

bob(from black rock) said:


ratty one said:

ratty one said:

that was my first pud

and…I am glad I got to meet him. :)

Why are they called puds? is it because a lot of “pud pulling” occurs at these functions?

it’s a reference to a pudding, a pudding that was brought to the very first ‘pud’

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Date: 4/09/2014 13:42:20
From: Bubblecar
ID: 588326
Subject: re: September 6

A pudding that was signed by all those in attendance, and brought to subsequent puds.

Actually that was a balloon. I wonder if it still exists.

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Date: 4/09/2014 13:53:33
From: furious
ID: 588327
Subject: re: September 6

Malaysia Airlines has provoked a storm of controversy by asking customers to list the things they would most like to do before they die.

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Date: 4/09/2014 13:54:05
From: furious
ID: 588328
Subject: re: September 6

Yeah, wrong thread…

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Date: 4/09/2014 14:21:58
From: PermeateFree
ID: 588338
Subject: re: September 6

Bubblecar said:


A pudding that was signed by all those in attendance, and brought to subsequent puds.

Actually that was a balloon. I wonder if it still exists.

It was aborted when someone sharped the pencil.

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Date: 6/09/2014 08:05:37
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 589262
Subject: re: September 6

Hello Honky Tonks.

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Date: 6/09/2014 08:07:36
From: Divine Angel
ID: 589263
Subject: re: September 6

May the good lord bless and keep you, PWM.

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Date: 6/09/2014 08:07:47
From: roughbarked
ID: 589264
Subject: re: September 6

Peak Warming Man said:


Hello Honky Tonks.

Would it surprise any of us if he did?

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Date: 6/09/2014 08:09:49
From: Divine Angel
ID: 589265
Subject: re: September 6

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Date: 6/09/2014 08:19:39
From: Skeptic Pete
ID: 589269
Subject: re: September 6

Good memories of a lovely man.

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Date: 6/09/2014 08:23:23
From: roughbarked
ID: 589270
Subject: re: September 6

Skeptic Pete said:


Good memories of a lovely man.

He had such a kindly visage. Which showed also in his words.

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Date: 6/09/2014 08:47:40
From: Michael V
ID: 589284
Subject: re: September 6

Here’s to you Geoff!

Pity we never got to go look at those rocks at Crow’s Nest together. But you got your book published, and had a great book launch.

We remember you fondly.

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Date: 6/09/2014 09:12:23
From: poikilotherm
ID: 589299
Subject: re: September 6

Vale Geefer.

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Date: 6/09/2014 14:11:24
From: Speedy
ID: 589439
Subject: re: September 6

Lots of fond memories here too.

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Date: 6/09/2014 14:29:48
From: OCDC
ID: 589447
Subject: re: September 6

Michael V said:

Here’s to you Geoff!

Pity we never got to go look at those rocks at Crow’s Nest together. But you got your book published, and had a great book launch.

We remember you fondly.

+1

So glad he got the book done.

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Date: 6/09/2014 14:32:28
From: Bubblecar
ID: 589450
Subject: re: September 6

He was wanting to hang around long enough to build himself a boat.

If I ever get a nice wooden boat, I’ll name it the Geoff D :)

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Date: 6/09/2014 16:27:15
From: Ian
ID: 589491
Subject: re: September 6

Here’s to you Geoff.

*raises glass

About to light Geoff D Memorial Bonfire

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Date: 6/09/2014 16:33:18
From: Michael V
ID: 589494
Subject: re: September 6

Wow!

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Date: 6/09/2014 16:40:03
From: Ian
ID: 589501
Subject: re: September 6

Michael V said:


Wow!

The heap needed burning anyway but hey..

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Date: 6/09/2014 16:40:44
From: morrie
ID: 589502
Subject: re: September 6

Ian said:


Here’s to you Geoff.

*raises glass

About to light Geoff D Memorial Bonfire


raises glass too

cheers, Geoff.

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Date: 6/09/2014 17:51:11
From: Ian
ID: 589563
Subject: re: September 6

GDMB burning brilliantly..

*opens another bottle of not inexpensive but unsurprisingly delightful local Rose

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Date: 6/09/2014 17:52:53
From: Michael V
ID: 589565
Subject: re: September 6

Ian said:


GDMB burning brilliantly..

*opens another bottle of not inexpensive but unsurprisingly delightful local Rose

That’s the way!

:)

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Date: 6/09/2014 17:53:09
From: OCDC
ID: 589566
Subject: re: September 6

raises a G&T in Geefer’s general direction

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Date: 6/09/2014 17:56:18
From: Divine Angel
ID: 589569
Subject: re: September 6

OCDC said:


raises a G&T in Geefer’s general direction

Alex is going all out!
I’m sticking to sparkling water with a twist of lemon.
Cheers Geefer.

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Date: 6/09/2014 17:57:37
From: Bubblecar
ID: 589570
Subject: re: September 6

Divine Angel said:


OCDC said:

raises a G&T in Geefer’s general direction

Alex is going all out!
I’m sticking to sparkling water with a twist of lemon.
Cheers Geefer.

Dry weekend this end. I raised a glass in his direction last night.

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:00:59
From: OCDC
ID: 589573
Subject: re: September 6

Divine Angel said:

OCDC said:
raises a G&T in Geefer’s general direction
Alex is going all out!
I’m sticking to sparkling water with a twist of lemon.
Cheers Geefer.
I didn’t have a G&T at the minipud he, Carmel and I had at work one day, but I did have just a few at the puds at 1005’s…

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:04:27
From: Michael V
ID: 589576
Subject: re: September 6

So, I am trying to install a hotmail account on my phone. Keeps telling me username or password are incorrect (I have done this and checked multiple times – they are correct).

Any suggestions as to what else might be wrong?

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:04:59
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 589577
Subject: re: September 6

Michael V said:


So, I am trying to install a hotmail account on my phone. Keeps telling me username or password are incorrect (I have done this and checked multiple times – they are correct).

Any suggestions as to what else might be wrong?

The thread.

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:07:16
From: Michael V
ID: 589581
Subject: re: September 6

Peak Warming Man said:


Michael V said:

So, I am trying to install a hotmail account on my phone. Keeps telling me username or password are incorrect (I have done this and checked multiple times – they are correct).

Any suggestions as to what else might be wrong?

The thread.

Orange or black cotton is all I’ve got.

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:09:53
From: buffy
ID: 589587
Subject: re: September 6

Michael V said:


Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

So, I am trying to install a hotmail account on my phone. Keeps telling me username or password are incorrect (I have done this and checked multiple times – they are correct).

Any suggestions as to what else might be wrong?

The thread.

Orange or black cotton is all I’ve got.

Can I be of assistance?

 photo SewingThreads15Dec13_zpsb5575753.jpg

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:10:20
From: Michael V
ID: 589589
Subject: re: September 6

(Sorry for the wrong thread.)

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:25:04
From: sibeen
ID: 589607
Subject: re: September 6

raises a glass in fond memory of a great bloke

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:28:14
From: Skeptic Pete
ID: 589612
Subject: re: September 6

sibeen said:


raises a glass in fond memory of a great bloke

Cheers. I’ll leave a glass on the counter for our mate.

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:29:43
From: roughbarked
ID: 589614
Subject: re: September 6

sibeen said:


raises a glass in fond memory of a great bloke

ditto.

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Date: 6/09/2014 18:50:26
From: Neophyte
ID: 589633
Subject: re: September 6

Bubblecar said:


A pudding that was signed by all those in attendance, and brought to subsequent puds.

Actually that was a balloon. I wonder if it still exists.

Bob the balloon was trusted to Wen’s care, IIRC…I’m guessing he’s still tucked away, powdered, in a drawer somewhere

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