In article <bs2gk4dtaljrrjachbl78cpiq9mimv80nt@4ax.com>, Etan wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:57:04 -0500, NP-f31 wrote:
>
> >On 15 Dec 2008 22:50:57 GMT, "quid$ditch" <On-loan-from@hogwarts.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Yep, fellow Fortsters, heralded for a month or so, I have finally
> >>arrived & to prove it... this is me.The call, when it came, caught me
> >>unawares. I'd been to town to collect a tandoori takeaway & it was bloody
> >>gridlock. Fact I was actually banging my head rhythmically in frustration
> >>against the steering wheel when The Wiz came through loud & clear on my
> >>Bluetooth earpiece.
> >>
> >>Seems I've hit the Big Time, then. That's Life. Things happen, it's what
> >>things do. If the fates had differently conspired, I might just as
> >>easily have been re-incarnated as an Orange Pip...were it not, of
> >>course, that merit in the end always wins through. As was once memorably
> >>observed:-Some are born great, some achieve greatness, & some have
> >>greatness thrust upon them. So all you lesser mortals out there, don't
> >>give up hope. As a friend of mine was wont to point out, no one can make
> >>you feel inferior without your consent....& he stole that from Eleanor
> >>Roosevelt...& she too hit the Big Time.
> >>
> >>Some of you, understandably, may well wonder where I'm coming from....&
> >>have I any previous. Well,that WOULD be telling! What with the IWF, the
> >>FBI & the CIA all with their complimentary ringside seats in loving
> >>attendance here, not to speak of the legions of cross-posting spammers,
> >>ignorance & stupidity sadly being high among the World's Renewable
> >>Resources..... Still I can reasonably assure the diggers & the delvers
> >>that my credentials are impeccable. Good God, I was ink monitor & milk
> >>monitor at my school & all my teachers were exceedingly fond of me, so
> >>much so that...oh, I'm ignoring my own cautions.... besides forgetting
> >>that I'm now more of a rumpled Dumbledore than the frisky young dolphin
> >>from that fast-fading hinterland of childhood where we spent each
> >>shining hour racing around chirruping like robins in spring.
> >>
> >>Enough! Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived
> >>forwards. Then farewell The Wiz....Barkis is willing.
> >>
> >>So Goodbye for now every peoples and I will write again whenever.
> >>
> >>In the meantime-
> >>
> >>You just call out my name,
> >>And you know wherever I am
> >>Ill come running,
> >>Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
> >>All you have to do is call
> >>And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
> >>
> >>Your 'umble servant,
> >>
> >>quid$ditch
> >
> >My Dearest quid$ditch,
> >
> >What a pleasure it is to make your acquaintance! If you're a friend of
> >The Wiz, then you're a friend of mine. But then I like just about
> >everybody, still that puts you in some wonderful company. Since you're
> >to be the new Keeper of the Flame, you ought to give yourself a Fort
> >Badge!
> >
> >As far as the pronunciation of your name goes... am I to assume that
> >the '$' is silent? Or does it have the harder 'cha-ching' accent? I
> >would hate to go around ignorantly mispronouncing your good name.
> >Anyway, a have a little welcomign gift for you. May it give you as
> >much joy to look into his soulful eyes as it does me.
> >
> >Have A Beautiful Day!
> >
> >Doc
> >NP-f31
>
>
> Doc,
>
> If you know what Wiz is talking about, let me know. I don't want a
> fucking badge. Thanks, but no thanks.
I don't know what the problem is but I think it could be like most
human problems which are caused by miscommunications and
misunderstandings. I do know he is hurting deeply and he wrote
something about it. I hope you both can forgive each other and let the
future be better than the past. Please?
Please keep the fort badge, Etan NP-G19. It shows you are a friend of
Tommy who founded this newsgroup "Fort" and the ID system for his
friends. The badges don't belong to Wiz. He gave it to you because you
asked to be part of this community and it was his duty to Tommy to do
it. Now the new guy with the unpronounceable name will be issuing
badges for Tommy. Keep it because Doc would want you to. It means
something good to him. Please don't let a problem with Wiz (who won't
be here) keep you from being a happy part of us.
--
Grant
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