Ahh bless, the old Cos still lurks just beneath the surface....
Then there were a few guys like Mantis. Still adamant that he was one of the most eloquent, yet entirely inherently unintelligent people on the forum. I should have just ignored him but quite enjoyed our back and forth at times - like i said, just because i had nothing better to do.
Can't really agree with that. I think most of it was tongue-in-cheek, mischievous stuff. Seemed to me to be a very bright chap, & - like you - writes & punctuates wonderfully.
I'd say you & he are bound to bang heads as you are both Alpha Males.
PS - post more, tell us about your Dog Project.
Beauty of the forum!
Anyway, I wish everyone well.
I even bumped into Mr Flushy a few times doing his thing with Triton. He was someone I looked up to a lot when this forum began. He seemed very happy in his role there.
While I was posting yesterday, I thought of so many posters that added to the forum and its community in one way or another. I think the internet has become a worse place now in this sense. There's no sense of community anywhere. There's just garbage everywhere. Have to be very careful with my kids as to what they can or can't be exposed to. Little things like youtube 'shorts' designed exactly for them are so bad for them. Teaches them to not focus on anything for more than 3 seconds.
What is Tighty upto now? Are there still forum mods?
Have there ever been efforts or strategies over the years since blonde quitened down to either get it busier again or move it on commercially in any way?
Yup, "beauty of the forum".
Interesting to note you seem to have forgiven everyone except Rob & Mr MANTIS, but also that "new" Cos wishes everyone well.
Tighty? He still looks in regularly, but he's moved on with his life I think. Writes a lot for Mr Channing & Beevers Betting Emporium - & writes beautifully, works for Party last I heard, & has a home life & a dog he dotes on. He's earned his break from blonde, nobody did more than he did for us. Remember his Live Updates? Fabulous, just fabulous.
I agree as to what "the internet" has done to life generally, & by extension, to blonde. Pleased to hear the line you take with your kids, too.
Efforts to rev blonde up again? None really. In my personal case, I was 100% busy with my life, whilst with Sky I gave them 100%. Then I got back into golf, & then started pokering again, plus Gill & I like to travel at every opportunity. Not much room for anything else, tbh.
It's sad really, but there are only 24 hours in a day, & we don't live forever, & I have a lot of boxes that still need ticking. I still love blonde to bits though.
Internet life has changed though, hasn't it? WhatsApp is great, even though I alternatively love & loathe it, but really, it is SO good for communicating & bants with mates.
I do miss writing this Diary though. I love writing. There's a downside though. A few weeks ago, some old articles I wrote for Bluff Magazine popped up on my 'phone in the random way they do. OMG, I've never cringed so much at my style of writing or attempts to inject a little humour. It's a little like when you look back at the clothes we used to wear 40 years ago, or the hairstyles we had. Cringe City.
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