Bruin Fisher

Well, firstly, I'm sure I speak for the community when I say thank you to the team for the hard work that has resulted in this upgrade. Secondly, can someone explain it in a bit more detail for me? I understand that a webpage with an address that begins https:// instead of http:// is a webpage that is in some manner more secure, there's some assurance that the site must be what it claims to be, and communication between the server and the client (me) is encrypted, which should ensure that no nasty spooks have intercepted (and possibly changed) the data before it arrives on my screen. But I thought that all happened automatically in a modern browser, so why do I need to install https-everywhere? What does that do? Bruin, a bear of very little brain...

Cole Parker, a talented writer Writes stories both darker and lighter Than the work of his peers Despite blood sweat and tears And he makes it look easy, the blighter!

Abso-bloomin'-lutely!

Lord Ivar Mountbatten gets married

Oh, and I never spotted that!

My old mate Vern, he has a lot to answer for... don't you, Mr Acular?!

Don't underestimate my capacity for confusion, Colin! Although you're correct, of course, that particular date is not ambiguous. If only you illogical colonials would write dates correctly: day/month/year, the logical order... ?

(Does little Snoopy dance)

Three cheers! Breath bated, loins girded, all ready, waiting patiently...

Colin you are always welcome inside my posts!

Wot he said...! Incidentally, there might be a software glitch rearing its ugly head. Two posts above this (at least on my screen) is a post that purports to be from me. However the content of the post seems to contain a quote from my original post, and a comment on it from Colin. My actual post doesn't appear anywhere in the thread. Can others see the same thing, or is it just me? Bruin - a bear of very little brain and therefore easily confused...

My tongue... reaches the parts other tongues cannot reach; perhaps I should name it Heineken? (Possibly a Brit in-joke, if in doubt google it....)

... and of course, it will be immediately clear to everyone who knows Cole, and me, that I would never have posted such an incendiary comment without my tongue firmly in my cheek. Also wouldn't have posted thusly if I had not been fully confident that my dear friend Cole would get the joke, and not take offence. In case anyone didn't get the joke, I responded to Cole's post in which he used the word 'short' three times in quick succession, with a post engineered to use the word 'long' four times. I didn't really mean any of what I said. Cole posts stories more frequently, I suspect, than anyone else on this wonderful site, and therefore is the least deserving of my criticism... Cole I love you to bits, as you very well know! B x Oh, and sorry to the AD Admin - I had forgotten I shouldn't have posted comments here other than story announcements - and now I've compounded the error. Mea Culpa. (Hangs head in shame)

Let's hope we don't have too long to wait before it comes a-long. I'm long-ing for a Cole Parker story, something new from him is long overdue....

If only he'd married a woman whose first language was not English. Then she might have said "what for you say 1-2-3?) - and he'd have been fine. Brilliant joke, Cole. Right up my street!

.. Since then I've been finding opportunities to insert the word sennight into daily usage, it's an archaic word that I reckon deserves a resurrection...!

Thank you for your kind comments, guys!

That's very nearly me...

Am I right that some of his stuff posted elsewhere deals with sexual attraction between adults and underage children? Like 12 year olds? I think I did see something by him, either on Gay Authors or Nifty, which dealt with a father being sexually attracted to his young son, and decided not to read it. Not that I consider that should necessarily preclude his work being posted here, we all have our own views on such matters, but if I came across a story here that seemed to transgress my own feelings of propriety, I probably wouldn't read it.

This touched me:

I'm a complete sucker for a sweet proposal video clip, and these are delightful. Thanks, Dude!

Heartwarming. Love these. Thanks for posting, Dude.

A couple of enchanting video clips from the BBC. Enjoy!

The population of any group can be split into 10 parts: those who work in binary, and those who don't.

Last month, a world-wide telephone survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was:- "Would you please give your honest opinion about possible solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world. The survey was a complete failure because: In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant. In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant. In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant. In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant. In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant. In South America and Russia they didn't know what "please" meant. In the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant. And in Australia , New Zealand , Canada and Britain everyone hung up as soon as they heard the Indian accent !