newbies welcome here

gilo · Post by **gilo** » 31 Dec 2006, 00:53

Hi Messalina.

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 31 Dec 2006, 00:54

Hello from me too Messalina.

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 31 Dec 2006, 09:42

Hello everyone. Thank you for your lovely welcome. Even the resident grump, Ali (is that short for Alistair or long for Al?) I'll find out more about the rest of you as I go along I suppose and vice versa.

And as for Nelson Hatstand. Bing Bong?? Are you trying to do a Leslie Philips impression like that??

My bf thinks he's being incredibly funny when he does Hello and Ding Dong. He's not!

ali · Post by **ali** » 31 Dec 2006, 10:05

Messalina wrote:Even the resident grump, Ali (is that short for Alistair or long for Al?) I'll find out more about the rest of you as I go along I suppose and vice versa.

Its short for muhammad actually, after the greatest boxer who ever lived.

He was a gifted poet too.

""Ding! Ali comes out to meet Frazier
But Frazier starts to retreat
If Frazier goes back any further
He'll wind up in a ringside seat

Ali swings to the left
Ali swings to the right
Look at the kid
Carry the fight

Frazier keeps backing
But there's not enough room
It's a matter of time
Then Ali lowers the boom

Now Ali lands to the right
What a beautiful swing!
And deposits Frazier
Clean out of the ring

Frazier's still rising
But the referee wears a frown
For he can't start counting
Till Frazier comes down

Now Frazier disappears from view
The crowd is getting frantic
But our radar stations have picked him up
He's somewhere over the Atlantic

Who would have thought that
When they came to the fight
That they would have witnessed
The launching of a coloured satellite!"

Messalina wrote:And as for Nelson Hatstand. Bing Bong??

I can assure you that "Bing Bong" sums up the situation quite accurately, as you'll find out.

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 31 Dec 2006, 10:31

I'll look forward to it.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 31 Dec 2006, 10:53

Hi Messy. Welcome back to nursery!

rathbone · Post by **rathbone** » 31 Dec 2006, 11:12

Bob Jefferson wrote: I think you will find that most of us are very shallow and easily impressed by anything under 5kb that can move in this way.

I'm impressed!

Welcome to the forum Messalina

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 31 Dec 2006, 11:28

Messalina wrote: And as for Nelson Hatstand. Bing Bong?? Are you trying to do a Leslie Philips impression like that??

My bf thinks he's being incredibly funny when he does Hello and Ding Dong. He's not!

er, it was ding dong, but I thought I'd give the letter B a try-out.

I can't do any impressions, apart from a semi-accurate Richie Benaud and a quite good Henry's Cat. (They're pretty much the same.)

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 31 Dec 2006, 12:41

That's okay Nelson. I think you've made the best impression you could for me already. Shame. isn't it?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 01 Jan 2007, 22:12

Hi welcome ,Messalina.
Is the name from the wife of Claudius as in Robert Graves I Claudius or from Alfred Jarrry's works?

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 01 Jan 2007, 22:29

It is indeed from the wife of Claudius, Valeria Messalina. No doubt you've googled it.

Because I went through so many bf's (see the First Love thread), my mother started calling me Messalina. Intrigued, I researched it and went through even more bf's, so my mother kept calling me it.

Five years ago I changed my name by Deed Poll to Messalina, much to my mother's dismay.

Bring on the guys I say!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 01 Jan 2007, 23:36

Welcome Messalina. My OH just saw your avatar and said "she must be cold at this time of year, dressed like that." Maybe the wiggling keeps you warm?

If you changed your name by deed poll, you're not from these parts, are you? Or at least, weren't here five years ago?
BB

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 02 Jan 2007, 00:40

Hi Messalina, just got caught up on the boyfriend thread.

I'd googled ,a while back, Jarry as I was intrigued by a character in The sacred art of stealing by Christopher Brookmyre. Just remembered in one of Jarry's 'pataphysical works Messalina was included. I also have a very well thumbed copy of I Claudius. Well thumbed as I kept having to check who was related to who.

My sister changed her name by deed poll but not to anything as interesting as yours!

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 02 Jan 2007, 00:54

That would be telling wouldn't it?

My mother always thought I was perhaps TOO hot blooded.

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 02 Jan 2007, 02:42

Messalina wrote:That would be telling wouldn't it?

You're not... ENGLISH, are you Messa?

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 02 Jan 2007, 10:36

Now look here, furniture boy ....... I haven't insulted you ...... don't do it to me. Even if I was English (which I'm not!) don't get racist. I don't like that kind of thing. Even as a joke. Anyway, I bet you have a wart or carbuncle or three you didn't want to talk about!

And I didn't give you permission to call me Messa or Messie or Mess either. Desist ..... or I'll find out where you live!

It'll be Messalina ...... or Divine One ........ until you all get to know me a little better.

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 02 Jan 2007, 11:06

Messalina wrote:Now look here, furniture boy ....... I haven't insulted you ...... don't do it to me. Even if I was English (which I'm not!) don't get racist. I don't like that kind of thing. Even as a joke. Anyway, I bet you have a wart or carbuncle or three you didn't want to talk about!

And I didn't give you permission to call me Messa or Messie or Mess either. Desist ..... or I'll find out where you live!

It'll be Messalina ...... or Divine One ........ until you all get to know me a little better.

OK Cleo.

By the way, I'm English.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 02 Jan 2007, 11:14

And on that bombshell.

ali · Post by **ali** » 02 Jan 2007, 11:20

Nelson Hatstand wrote:
Messalina wrote:Now look here, furniture boy ....... I haven't insulted you ...... don't do it to me. Even if I was English (which I'm not!) don't get racist. I don't like that kind of thing. Even as a joke. Anyway, I bet you have a wart or carbuncle or three you didn't want to talk about!

And I didn't give you permission to call me Messa or Messie or Mess either. Desist ..... or I'll find out where you live!

It'll be Messalina ...... or Divine One ........ until you all get to know me a little better.
OK Cleo.

By the way, I'm English.

ali · Post by **ali** » 02 Jan 2007, 11:22

ali wrote:
Nelson Hatstand wrote:
Messalina wrote:Now look here, furniture boy ....... I haven't insulted you ...... don't do it to me. Even if I was English (which I'm not!) don't get racist. I don't like that kind of thing. Even as a joke. Anyway, I bet you have a wart or carbuncle or three you didn't want to talk about!

And I didn't give you permission to call me Messa or Messie or Mess either. Desist ..... or I'll find out where you live!

It'll be Messalina ...... or Divine One ........ until you all get to know me a little better.
OK Cleo.

By the way, I'm English.

another fine Mess!!!!!

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 02 Jan 2007, 11:29

When people jump to conclusions in Portobello, they must do it from a very great height, perhaps the belltower???

I was warned by an admin certain of you would do this and look, it's the usual suspects.

Guess again boys.

Isn't Ali Cleo??? I thought that was the current theory?

Izzie · Post by **Izzie** » 02 Jan 2007, 11:39

As I have said before Clee has GONE

I haven't a clue who Messalina is,but I do know it is not Clee,and this is getting boring now

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 02 Jan 2007, 12:04

Well apart from the sex change, the style, timing and posting rate is so remarkably similar, it's hard not to jump to that particular conclusion...IMHO

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 02 Jan 2007, 12:19

Messalina wrote: I was warned by an admin certain of you would do this and look, it's the usual suspects.

Messalina wrote:But I suppose if it was the first love I ever "did it" with ... that would be Bob.

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 02 Jan 2007, 12:25

I wondered who would jump on that! No, it wasn't the Bob from this forum. Honest!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 02 Jan 2007, 13:06

Messalina wrote: No, it wasn't the Bob from this forum. Honest!

Shame!

ali · Post by **ali** » 02 Jan 2007, 13:08

Messalina wrote: And I didn't give you permission to call me Messa or Messie or Mess either. Desist ..... or I'll find out where you live!

It'll be Messalina ...... or Divine One ........ until you all get to know me a little better.

quote Cleopas

"Please don't call me Cleo .... I'm gay ... not a girl! And as for being absorbed .... how absorbent do I have to be? I ask because my vacuum is broken and no longer sucks!

Cleopas also said

"Whine??? I asked you (and everyone else) never to call me Cleo ... that's not a whine, it's a request. My family don't do it ... no-one else has my permission to either ... capisce?

ali says "You can see why people begin to wonder, can't you?"

ali · Post by **ali** » 02 Jan 2007, 13:09

Izzie wrote:As I have said before Clee has GONE

I haven't a clue who Messalina is,but I do know it is not Clee,and this is getting boring now

Oh just ignore us Izzie.

Oh - and don't call him Clee, for goodness sake!!!

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 02 Jan 2007, 13:10

Well Ali would say all of this just to confuse the issue further, wouldn't you Ali, sorry Cleo.

ali · Post by **ali** » 02 Jan 2007, 13:27

Messalina wrote:Well Ali would say all of this just to confuse the issue further, wouldn't you Ali, sorry Cleo.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 02 Jan 2007, 13:36

foxy wrote:Well apart from the sex change, the style, timing and posting rate is so remarkably similar, it's hard not to jump to that particular conclusion...

i agree

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 02 Jan 2007, 14:44

I'm Spartacus!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 02 Jan 2007, 14:47

Dadaist wrote:I'm Spartacus!

...can we call you Spar?

Messalina · Post by **Messalina** » 02 Jan 2007, 18:52

Dadaist wrote:

I'm Spartacus!

And I'm his sister, Voluptua Messalina!

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 02 Jan 2007, 19:13

Messalina wrote:Dadaist wrote:
I'm Spartacus!

Cleopas wrote:Nelson "I'm gonna spoil your greetin-face party" Hatstand wrote:
Oh get a *** grip the lot of you.

Cleopas wrote:Izzie wrote:
Smile my father sang it to me every time I was down about something
There has been lots of cover versions but I like them all

If you're still struggling with quotes, try here

And before you say anything, I'm just trying to be helpful. I don't care what you call yourself, I'm just thrilled that you're back.