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Members' Lounge => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: DaveR on November 20, 2010, 09:48:49 am
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I was interested to see that one of the best known bloggers in North Wales has decided to step out of the shadows...
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2010/11/20/anglesey-blogger-the-druid-reveals-himself-55578-27683549/ (http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2010/11/20/anglesey-blogger-the-druid-reveals-himself-55578-27683549/)
His blog is excellent, probably the best in the North Wales area:
http://druidsrevenge.blogspot.com/ (http://druidsrevenge.blogspot.com/)
"...not everyone agreed with my analyses and prescriptions, but everyone was happy to engage in mostly good humoured debates about topical issues concerning our Island. And, most importantly, people didn’t want to just criticise, they also wanted to propose solutions. Readers submitted intelligent and well thought out ideas in their hundreds to improve the Island, and it was these which ended up forming the core of the crowd-sourced ‘People’s Manifesto for Ynys Môn’ -- a labour of love for many of us. "
An excellent example of how the people can work together to improve things, free of the ties of traditional politics.
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Maybe is time for Oscar to reveal himself, or herself or themselves! ;D So many rumours exist as to who he, she or they are that it would be better everyone knew, rather than just a few of us. It is going to be difficult keeping the secret if everyone starts demanding that Bloggers should out themselves. _))*
And before anyone starts, I refuse to give detailed information in reply to any PM sent to me, unless accompanied by a crisp £50 note! :P L0L
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As far as Oscar goes, it's not the person that most people think it is.....
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As far as Oscar goes, it's not the person that most people think it is.....
I think it would be a shame if people found out who Oscar is. His blog is a place where people can express their actual thoughts, however controversial they may be, not the watered down version often expressed in public, through fear of retribution. He's also very out spoken, which is why I like him. I've followed the site for years, I think he'd probably get lynched if his identity were revealed. I've been told a couple of names, one more often than others but to be honest I think those rumours were started by someone who had a personal gripe against the guy. Which is bang out of order to be fair.
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I certainly am not OSCAR... but I certainly AM Spartacus!
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As far as Oscar goes, it's not the person that most people think it is.....
I think it would be a shame if people found out who Oscar is. His blog is a place where people can express their actual thoughts, however controversial they may be, not the watered down version often expressed in public, through fear of retribution. He's also very out spoken, which is why I like him. I've followed the site for years, I think he'd probably get lynched if his identity were revealed. I've been told a couple of names, one more often than others but to be honest I think those rumours were started by someone who had a personal gripe against the guy. Which is bang out of order to be fair.
Don't kid yourself--- Why do you think my name is Nemesis?
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As far as Oscar goes, it's not the person that most people think it is.....
$lol$
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But it IS the person or persons, some people know it is! :P :P :P
?{}? $welsh$
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Only Oscar knows who he is, definitely. Anyone else is just guessing.... ¢¢##
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Oh no we're not! >>>
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Oh yes you are! He's behind you! ;D
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Oh yes you are! He's behind you! ;D
:D
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I see yet another local Blog has shut down, namely Blogllandudno. If my reckoning is correct, that leaves only myself, Ian and the legendary Oscar still operating.
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I see yet another local Blog has shut down, namely Blogllandudno. If my reckoning is correct, that leaves only myself, Ian and the legendary Oscar still operating.
Was that Victor's?
Victor used to post in the early days of his blog that he had attended the Sunday morning service at Holy Trinity but although several of us tried to pin-point who he was, there was no obvious candidate and so the "mystery" remained.
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that leaves only myself, Ian and the legendary Oscar still operating.
The word 'operating' is stretching it a bit in my case, however. Really must try to find the time to do some more.
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that leaves only myself, Ian and the legendary Oscar still operating.
The word 'operating' is stretching it a bit in my case, however. Really must try to find the time to do some more.
You can always become a guest author on mine, Ian!
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I see yet another local Blog has shut down, namely Blogllandudno. If my reckoning is correct, that leaves only myself, Ian and the legendary Oscar still operating.
Was that Victor's?
Victor used to post in the early days of his blog that he had attended the Sunday morning service at Holy Trinity but although several of us tried to pin-point who he was, there was no obvious candidate and so the "mystery" remained.
That's right, I think it was pretty much agreed in the end that Victor didn't actually exist as a real person.
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I wonder who the Stig was - or is that a question for another place? :twoface:
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Its a totally appropriate question for this thread Yorkie.... and WONDER NO MORE..
I have a picture of STIG..... and here it is! Mystery solved.
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I'm always interested to see where visitors to my blog originate from, here are some of the more unusual visitors in the last 3 days
Location (Organisation or ISP):
Netherlands (Ziggo Consumers)
Martinique (Mediaserv C)
London (Visit Britain)
Devon (South Devon College)
Caernarfon (Gwynedd County Council)
Aberystwyth (National Library Of Wales)
Czech Republic (Finnish State Computer Centre)
New York, United States (Schlumberger Limited)
Markham, Ontario, Canada (Bishop Graphics Newkirk)
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States (Comcast Business Communications)
Bangor (University Of Wales)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Switchworks Technologies)
Spain (Prioritytelecom Spain, S.a.)
Milan, Lombardia, Italy (Cohn & Wolfe Srl)
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (Sbc Internet Services)
Guernsey (Cable & Wireless Guernsey)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Rogers Cable)
Llandudno (Conwy County Borough Council)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Telekom Malaysia Berhad)
London (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Dhahran, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)
Anaheim, California, United States (Sbc Internet Services)
Colwyn Bay (Coleg Llandrillo)
San Francisco, California, United States (Comcast Cable)
Budapest, Hungary (Tvnetwork Inc.)
New York, United States (Google)
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Germany (Telefonica O2 Germany Gmbh)
Midlothian, Texas, United States (Aisl-11)
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States (Optimum Online)
Nixon, Texas, United States (Awesomenet)
Houston, Texas, United States (Earthlink)
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States (Cox Communications)
Manteca, California, United States (Comcast Cable)
Texarkana, Texas, United States (Windstream Communications)
Zonguldak, Bolu, Turkey (Turk Telekom)
Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States (Toyota Of Richmond)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Nib (national Internet Backbone))
Certainly a varied mix!
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Ha ha... makes a change that CCBC are peeping at YOU!
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I think we all get the same thing. I run a Blog which has International interest and it is absolutely amazing where the hits come from. I do think a lot are people searching, and they have selected a key word associated with the Blog which just takes them too the Home page, and of course a hit is registered. If you look at the page analysis and see the hits per page it tells a slightly different story. However, it is all very interesting and just shows the World wide base that a Blog can reach. If one is using Google ads (which I don't) then who cares where the hits come from? :D
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I see yet another local Blog has shut down, namely Blogllandudno. If my reckoning is correct, that leaves only myself, Ian and the legendary Oscar still operating.
Don't forget mine :D :o
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Don't forget mine :D :o
How did I miss that one! Here's a special plug for it to make up for my omission: 8)
http://jasonweyman.blogspot.com/ (http://jasonweyman.blogspot.com/)
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Don't forget mine :D :o
How did I miss that one! Here's a special plug for it to make up for my omission: 8)
http://jasonweyman.blogspot.com/ (http://jasonweyman.blogspot.com/)
Many Thanks Dave, Best Wishes ;)
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Bit of a mistake on Oscar this evening. On a post about parcel delivery there was a mention of "Sue phoned up...." - later it had been amended to "a colleague". L0L L0L
The clues are there! _))*
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Bit of a mistake on Oscar this evening. On a post about parcel delivery there was a mention of "Sue phoned up...." - later it had been amended to "a colleague". L0L L0L
The clues are there! _))*
I noticed a comment this morning, which said that the mysterious Sue was the wife of Arthur of Arch Motors in Llandudno. Unfortunately, that's not correct, Arthur's wife is called Julie. Looks like the wrong tree is once again the recipient of some canine noises!
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It "Sue" had been left in, I think that most people would have regarded it as a red herring. By removing it so quickly it becomes obvious that "Sue" is connected to the writer of the post. Unless, of course, it is a double bluff! D)
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He's been so careful for so long-- surely he wouldn't slip up now? ???
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Ah! But you see HE could actually be a SHE, or it could be more than ONE. Or the original Oscar could have been superceded by ANOTHER. The mystery deepens! L0L _))* L0L _))* ¢¢##
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People tend to get carried away with outlandish theories. It's a he. There's only one. It's been the same one since the start. It's not a Llandudno newsagent.
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People tend to get carried away with outlandish theories. It's a he. There's only one. It's been the same one since the start. It's not a Llandudno newsagent.
The rumour that it was Nigel Roberts started with a disgruntled customer in his shop, problem was the fella phoned quite a few people including me saying he'd done a search and Nigels IP address came up. Knowing the fella had had problems with Nigel and aware of his vindictive streak I didn't believe it. I've followed Oscars site for years and the clues do not point to Nigel i'm afraid. *&(
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Whoever it is has certainly changed their writing style over the time. This is obvious if one re-reads some of the first few month's posts. He (or she, or them) has also changed their style of commenting on people and places. Nowadays it just seems to be a constant repetition of mails and comments the Blog has received. The original style was entertaining and worth reading on a daily basis, now once a month is
probably definitely more than adequate.
$00$ $00$ $00$
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Maybe the style has changed because since the start Oscar himself has adapted? Or has run out of ideas?
Oscar's can be highly amusing, and I look in there most days now.... I just avoid the political stuff, mainly because I don't understand it.
But its totally different to this Forum, because you can have discussions on here in relatively 'real' time.
I don't have that much interest in WHO Oscar is... in fact its nice to have a mysery.... a bit like the masked wrestlers when I was a kid!
Lets not spoil the mystique.
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I used to love the (fake) needle match between Mick McManus and Jacky Pallo just before the Cup Final! L0L
Oscar has just turned Yorkshire - used the expression "'owt fer nowt" today. Never heard him "speak" yorkie before! *&(
Gosh, I just had a thought, maybe it's me! L0L
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Fake? Wrestling Fake? .... I won't hear of it.
I'm certain that Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy were sworn mortal enemies, and were trying to kill each other (every night)
You try and tell the 50% of wrestlers that are injured at any one time that its fake...
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That two obviously convinced you! Just shows what good actors they were! :twoface:
It was good entertainment though even if they did hurt themselves occasionally. $uk
With a name like Shirley, Big Daddy had to be good! _))*
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saying he'd done a search and Nigels IP address came up.
I just searched the IP address and Julian Assange came up!
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saying he'd done a search and Nigels IP address came up.
I just searched the IP address and Julian Assange came up!
L0L
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I used to love the (fake) needle match between Mick McManus and Jacky Pallo just before the Cup Final! L0L
I remember seeing Jacky Pallo in Llandudno, must have been the early seventies and I think it was in the Apollo?
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I used to love the (fake) needle match between Mick McManus and Jacky Pallo just before the Cup Final! L0L
I remember seeing Jacky Pallo in Llandudno, must have been the early seventies and I think it was in the Apollo?
The Winter Gardens
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I used to love the (fake) needle match between Mick McManus and Jacky Pallo just before the Cup Final! L0L
I remember seeing Jacky Pallo in Llandudno, must have been the early seventies and I think it was in the Apollo?
The Winter Gardens
Correct Trojan. Winter's it was. One of my favourites was The Mighty Chan!
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I lost all faith when I found out they were all members of Equity. :-\ I wonder what political motives drive Oscar :-\ :-\
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He used to be very keen on Guto Bebb...until he got elected. But, really, what has he done since he was elected?
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Drawn his wages and claimed his allowances and expenses, that's about all that they all do! ¢¢##
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I don't know much about local politics, but I heard Guto make a couple of pretty passionate speeches at Westminster this week.
Nothing tangible I suppose, but quite impressive nevertheless.
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...and the benefit to the people of his constituency was....?
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Absolutely nothing, like I said...nothing tangible.
But first you have to establish and assert yourself at Westminster, forge alliances, get involved in horse-trading to finally leverage some progress for your own constituency.
Someone might need his vote, and he will get something for it for Llandudno....one day...soon I hope.
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Absolutely nothing, like I said...nothing tangible.
But first you have to establish and assert yourself at Westminster, forge alliances, get involved in horse-trading to finally leverage some progress for your own constituency.
Someone might need his vote, and he will get something for it for Llandudno....one day...soon I hope.
Yeh..and I'm Julian Assange! :laugh:
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And a flying pig has just passed my window.
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Yeh..and I'm Julian Assange! :laugh:
I thought you'd been arrested with an application in to be extradited somewhere??
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I thought you'd been arrested with an application in to be extradited somewhere??
That was a lookalike! ;)
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Oscar is suffering from more speeling eRrors at the monemt than I hv evr seen. Or is it just thet the poeple hoose stuf he is repeetin kant speel? _))*
Or is it a depooty doin the bisniss 4 him? L0L Fings jus aint wot thay use to be - init? _))*
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Tut tut ............ who bringed you up L0L
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I see Oscar is now on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/thoughtsofoscar (http://twitter.com/thoughtsofoscar)
Are there any other local Twits? L0L
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It certainly seems to be Oscar by the spelling and turn of phrases ;D
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It certainly seems to be Oscar by the spelling and turn of phrases ;D
It certainly does. Good on him!
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I think Oscar's following them, rather than the other way around.
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I think Oscar's following them, rather than the other way around.
What are you rambling on about now Dave?
You sound like a right twit. _))*
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Always best to be frank about these things, Trojan.
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Always best to be frank about these things, Trojan.
WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW
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:laugh:
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;D
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I see Oscar is now on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/thoughtsofoscar (http://twitter.com/thoughtsofoscar)
Are there any other local Twits? L0L
I have confirmed that it is the real "Oscar" tweeting
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Always best to be frank about these things, Trojan.
WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW
What are you insinuating Dave. :D
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What are you insinuating Dave. :D
;)
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There has been a great deal of speculation on Oscar's blog over the past few months about the location of the 'Gloryhole'. I can reveal it is, in fact, in Rhyl:
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Looks an upmarket type of place !
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Established over 30 years and still ain't got a dog and bone! _))*
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It didn't look any better when it was in business
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Did you ever visit the Gloryhole, BrumBob? :P
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I'm in and out of it all the time ;D
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:o :o 8)
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I'm in and out of it all the time ;D
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A new blog on the block:
http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/ (http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/)
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Don't know what thats about.... but its bloody funny!
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That clearly has to go on our recommended Blogs listing.
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I thought it was a load of unfunny rubbish, myself. L0L
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I thought it was a load of unfunny rubbish, myself. L0L
A vain attempt to get a spin off from Oscar - and succeeding - by posting a similar load of bull! :laugh: :laugh:
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Maybe its a one off, in view of the referendum.... but there were some hilarious touches thrown in.
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I thought it was a load of unfunny rubbish, myself. L0L
I totally agree, just look at this rubbish: http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/2011/03/pensioners-hypnotised-by-wind-turbines.html (http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/2011/03/pensioners-hypnotised-by-wind-turbines.html)
I believe I have been completely misquoted.
I also suggest that nobody follows his banal ramblings (http://twitter.com/ThinkingofOscar (http://twitter.com/ThinkingofOscar)) on Twitter.
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I thought it was a load of unfunny rubbish, myself. L0L
I totally agree, just look at this rubbish: http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/2011/03/pensioners-hypnotised-by-wind-turbines.html (http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/2011/03/pensioners-hypnotised-by-wind-turbines.html)
I believe I have been completely misquoted.
I also suggest that nobody follows his banal ramblings (@ThoughtsofOscar) on Twitter.
Can we take it that you are the author of this blog? :roll:
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Welcome aboard, Michael :-)) I thought it was good. 'Onest!
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The day I met Oscar
http://www.north-wales.police.uk/portal/blogs/conwywest/archive/2011/02/25/face-to-face-with-oscar.aspx (http://www.north-wales.police.uk/portal/blogs/conwywest/archive/2011/02/25/face-to-face-with-oscar.aspx)
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He's magnificent-- the owl that is !
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It seems that the husband was found perched on the bandstand crowing whilst his wife was convinced that she was a ten year-old girl. The woman who was eventually found in the Golden Goose Amusement Arcade, after a frantic search, received treatment in hospital for a broken wrist; the injury was thought to have been caused by a vigorous game of Air-Hockey, with a young schoolgirl.
Michael, it hasn't been called The Golden Goose for years!
Get a grip with reality man!
8)
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Michael, it hasn't been called The Golden Goose for years!
Talk about living in the past - he must be a council employee. :P L0L
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Michael, it hasn't been called The Golden Goose for years!
Talk about living in the past - he must be a council employee. :P L0L
Or related to "Fat Chris". :D
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That's where my Son learnt that it was the quickest way to lose his hard earned cash! ¢¢##
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Michael, it hasn't been called The Golden Goose for years!
Talk about living in the past - he must be a council employee. :P L0L
Or related to "Fat Chris". :D
Chris Burton - he was a funny guy. ;D
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Come on DaveR, don't let voter fraud go uncommented on: http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/2011/03/stuffing-ballot.html (http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/2011/03/stuffing-ballot.html)
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Come on DaveR, don't let voter fraud go uncommented on: http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/2011/03/stuffing-ballot.html (http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/2011/03/stuffing-ballot.html)
This is a discussion forum, not a place to post endless links. Please either contribute or find somewhere else to post. :)
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We could discuss the definition of 'endless', if you'd like? You seem like a patient man.
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It seems that the 'Thinking Of Oscar' blog has already died a death after only 3 weeks:
http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/ (http://thinkingofoscar.blogspot.com/)
Like the saying goes...winners never quit, and quitters never win. $walesflag$ ¢¢##
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I saw this site and thought for a second that Yorkie had reactivated his old North Wales Forum.... _))* :twoface:
http://northwalesforums.co.uk/forum/ (http://northwalesforums.co.uk/forum/)
No posts in a month on there, though, and only two members...
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This one has gone very quiet too,
http://blackpool-local.blogspot.com/ (http://blackpool-local.blogspot.com/) ;)
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I saw this site and thought for a second that Yorkie had reactivated his old North Wales Forum.... _))* :twoface:
http://northwalesforums.co.uk/forum/ (http://northwalesforums.co.uk/forum/)
No posts in a month on there, though, and only two members...
Except, of course, that Yorkie has never had a North Wales Forum. WWW
And certainly would not have a bi-lingual one as he can hardly speak English properly! L0L
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:laugh:
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This one has gone very quiet too,
http://blackpool-local.blogspot.com/ (http://blackpool-local.blogspot.com/) ;)
I think you will find that this was put on as a spoof in an effort to belittle Craig Ollerton and despite rumours to the contrary is nothing to do with him. ZXZ
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This one has gone very quiet too,
http://blackpool-local.blogspot.com/ (http://blackpool-local.blogspot.com/) ;)
I think you will find that this was put on as a spoof in an effort to belittle Craig Ollerton and despite rumours to the contrary is nothing to do with him. ZXZ
I don't think anyone ever thought it was anything to do with Craig, as it belittled him at every opportunity.
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Who's Craig Ollerton? ???
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I saw this site and thought for a second that Yorkie had reactivated his old North Wales Forum.... _))* :twoface:
http://northwalesforums.co.uk/forum/ (http://northwalesforums.co.uk/forum/)
No posts in a month on there, though, and only two members...
Except, of course, that Yorkie has never had a North Wales Forum. WWW
http://llandudnolocalblog.blogspot.com/ (http://llandudnolocalblog.blogspot.com/) ?{}?
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Interesting - seen this one?
These sort of free forums often contain viruses, so I have removed the link - Daver
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There's nothing on there yet ???
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Ah... but there might be soon, if this one disappears!
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Look who I spotted whilst lurking in Caffe Nero this evening..... he's gone mobile!!
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Seems to be a bit devoid of its pictures! _))*
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They're displaying okay for me.
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Amazingly I can see them! {}{} $bounce$
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Amazingly I can see them! {}{} $bounce$
I get the first few then just blanks. Unless they are postings without pictures, or my ipad playing up!
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Amazingly I can see them! {}{} $bounce$
I get the first few then just blanks. Unless they are postings without pictures, or my ipad playing up!
:rage:
Mine's the same. It says they should be YouTube videos but the iPad doesn't recognise a link.
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The iPad won't, if they're Flash movies.
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The iPad won't, if they're Flash movies.
There is always a simple explanation! Thanks Ian, never crossed my mind! :D
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The iPad won't, if they're Flash movies.
Go to the app store, find a browser called toucan, buy it (couple of quid) and use that instead of the normal browser and you'll find anything with a flashplayer in it will work.
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This Morning, When I saw there was a posting in this thread, I thought, at last this Oscar Fellow is being exposed! Maybe as a result of this recent altercation between, Oscar and Guto Bebb. Instead of that we are directed to a new browser. Many thanks for the info, I will give it a try. $thanx$
As far as Oscar is concerned I will just stick with what I know already! ZXZ
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Go to the app store, find a browser called toucan
Photon is specifically designed to enable Flash use on the iPad. I thought Toucan was a file management app.
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I can find all sorts of toucans, toucn this and toucan that but no browser! $walesflag$
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This Morning, When I saw there was a posting in this thread, I thought, at last this Oscar Fellow is being exposed! Maybe as a result of this recent altercation between, Oscar and Guto Bebb. Instead of that we are directed to a new browser. Many thanks for the info, I will give it a try. $thanx$
As far as Oscar is concerned I will just stick with what I know already! ZXZ
I second that. I've never been a pro Oscar supporter, stating the obvious there. Don't get me wrong some of his articles are great but you only have to look at recent events to see why i'm at wits end with him. I have been a member of this forum albeit inactive, though recently a few threads caught my eye that I felt free to join in. Then next thing you know the usual stream of comments come in, unprovoked. 'Ollerton have you give Anne-Marie her photos back', 'the village idiot is back', if you're going to provoke Oscar, expect some backlash from me. It's not a matter of 'public interest' for one, who cares? And I wouldn't mind it if there was at least any truth in what your saying or your anons were prepared to use real names to make such claims, but there isn't because there is more to the story. I could tell my side, but really is there any point? Need I waste my breath?
As provoked, and if you want to go down that road, I happened to mention to Bebb I would help him with his enquiries, that was before I removed my private twitter account as one individual thought it was amusing to advertise my user details. I have since removed the account. Following that this Mr Llandudno twitter pops up, call it coincidence, call it uncanny, but it is nothing to do with me. And if the mentioned tweeter can refrain from republishing this, I would be very grateful.
Sorry to raise this Dave, my comments are only constructive here and I enjoy being part of this community. This is the only outlet where I can express my voice in a well respected, trusted and moderated environment, where I feel people like to get along for the good of the forum at least.
Kind regards.
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It seems that Oscar's Twitter has stopped twittering. The Nightingale has stopped singing! Don't really understand the reason but possibly something to do with the recent open letter to Guto Bebb. Anyone know the reason? Maybe Oscar has got a thought on the matter! ZXZ