The Chat Thread

[Elgarian]

I'm just wondering, here, if maybe I can - you know - plant a kind of all-embracing apology for my future actions here and now, and then have done with the whole apologising business once and for all. So if anyone makes a fuss if I'm horrible to them, I can just point them back here and say, there you go, bub - have a read of that and you'll see everything is alright, so let us now enter into the joy.

I could try it out just as an experiment. Who could I try it on? Hmmm.

OK. I hereby apologise for any future offence I may give to the excellent, the wonderful, the witty, the talented, the extremely likeable, MN Dave. Signed, Elgarian.

Now we test it:

Yah! Boo! MN Dave is a silly old fool!

Now we await results.

[MN Dave]

Yah! Boo! MN Dave is a silly old fool!

Silly, yes. Old, not quite yet. A fool? Sometimes.

[Elgarian]

Silly, yes. Old, not quite yet. A fool? Sometimes.

Dave. It's not supposed to be like this. You're supposed to foam at the mouth and stuff, and shout things like 'Blimey, the Bumptious Whipper Snapper! Just lemme get me 'ands on  'im and I'll show 'im a thing or two!!' - so I can point you to my pre-post-apology and be forgiven.

[knight66]

Is this like buying indulgencies? If so, no money has as yet come my way, I will PM my address.

Mike

[MN Dave]

Dave. It's not supposed to be like this. You're supposed to foam at the mouth and stuff, and shout things like 'Blimey, the Bumptious Whipper Snapper! Just lemme get me 'ands on  'im and I'll show 'im a thing or two!!' - so I can point you to my pre-post-apology and be forgiven.

Oh, sorry. Ahem...

Ye great bastard! If I could reach you, I'd tear out your vitals!

[Elgarian]

Is this like buying indulgencies? If so, no money has as yet come my way, I will PM my address.

If this experiment works, I'll make sure you get a piece of the action ....

[Elgarian]

Oh, sorry. Ahem...

Ye great bastard! If I could reach you, I'd tear out your vitals!

Dave, Dave. Calm down, my dear chap. Please go back to post number 1722 and read my apology therein. 

[MN Dave]

Dave, Dave. Calm down, my dear chap. Please go back to post number 1722 and read my apology therein. 

Oh. I see. Very good, then.

[Elgarian]

I hereby declare the experiment a success, and I think I can now safely recommend this general procedure to all members. I can go to bed in the secure knowledge of a job well done. Peace and Joy to all. And a cheque for Mike.

[knight66]

Yes, don't forget that cheque oh best beloved.

Mike

[Elgarian]

I hereby apologise in advance for any misleading statements I may make about cheques, real or fictional.

Yes, don't forget that cheque oh best beloved.

It's in the post, Mike.

[knight66]

It's in the post, Mike.

Like I have not heard that one before.

Mike

[mahler10th]

The last several posts gave me a literal and hearty laugh this morning.
Great you folks!

[Elgarian]

Like I have not heard that one before.

Elgarian's legal representatives refer you to post 1732 for the appropriate apology.

[Opus106]

Elgarian's legal representatives refer you to post 1732 for the appropriate apology.

You had better put up an apology for referring to earlier posts of yours frequently.

[DavidW]

I must apologize in advance because I'm sure to make more jokes about Knight's curtains!

[karlhenning]

Sorry, everyone!

[knight66]

I must apologize in advance because I'm sure to make more jokes about Knight's curtains!

Don't start to open that subject.

Mike

[karlhenning]

Oh, right in the arras!

[knight66]

Preferable I guess to in the Arsenale...oh, different play.

Mike