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Artinum · Zapper Messages: 184 Location: United Kingdom

This is a simple posting to let you know that I will be offline for a while. I'm moving house and there's no guarantee that Broadband will be up and running for a while.

I'll be back here when I can to let you know how things are going.

Emails will still arrive - they just won't get answered for a while. Mayo, if you get those interview questions answered in my absence, feel free to send them (but keep a copy of your answers just in case).

Happy building,

Artinum.

Fawlty · Mason Messages: 280 Location: Gütersloh

Good luck with your move! Do they really have something like broadband in... what was it called again? Something with sheep??

We'd all come by and lend a hand, but, well, there's this annoying English Channel, you know...

Artinum · Zapper Messages: 184 Location: United Kingdom

Further to my earlier posting, I am now back online and Broadband is re-established! Hurrah!

The new address is not sheep-related, but bean-related... Barton In The Beans, Leicestershire!

Now to examine the rest of the forum and see what's been going on in my absence...

Artinum.

Fawlty · Mason Messages: 280 Location: Gütersloh

Welcome back!
Ah, beans. I could only remember it sounded like a village surrounded by funny-shaped organic things with a tinny name. Gorn.
I guess I'm a little bit sheep-focussed lateley. Even my jokes are sheap. Cheep? Whatever...

I'm afraid you didn't miss much. It's been very very quiet here recently. And spring hasn't even started properly. I'll have to buy a notebook after all, so I can build towers in the garden...

Artinum · Zapper Messages: 184 Location: United Kingdom

Alas, towers built in the garden usually have to obey the laws of gravity. Though I suppose you could build them using these "cosmetic zappers" this forum keeps advertising.

And yes, you do seem to be quite sheepish of late.

Artinum!

Dr. · Administrator Messages: 310 Location: Saarbrücken

Zitat: Fawlty

Even my jokes are sheap. Cheep? Whatever...

Hrhrhr... you mutton't do that. That's ba-a-ad!

...

(chortle)

--
Das Lemsche Gesetz:
Niemand liest etwas; wenn er etwas liest, versteht er es nicht; wenn er es versteht, vergißt er es sofort.

Artinum · Zapper Messages: 184 Location: United Kingdom

Yes, a "shear" travesty. We are being fleeced.

Must more of this and you'll be on the lam(b)...

Don't try it - when it comes to awful puns, I am the best baa none! :-)

Artinum
(Mit böse sheepjoken... or something...)

Fawlty · Mason Messages: 280 Location: Gütersloh

I'm not quite sure if I understood you.
Do you just want to lampoon me with a lamb pun or lam my buns with a lame punch?

Artinum · Zapper Messages: 184 Location: United Kingdom

I'd prefer a rack of lamb with gravy and mixed veg, danke...

Artinum · Zapper Messages: 184 Location: United Kingdom

Rather than start a new thread, I thought I'd just recycle this one (by all accounts, Germany is big on recycling, and the four-way bins I've seen in many train stations support this rumour).

I have been to Germany for two weeks, and just got home today. I went speaking relatively little German and return speaking slightly more, which is a good thing. I've even heard the word "böse" used in a dubbed Disney cartoon!!!

Let's see now. Erste, Ich habe gehen zu Berlin. Ich habe sehen der Fluss Spree, der Mauer (und "Checkpoint Charlie"), essen früstuck im Freidrichstraße und sehr mehr.

(Entshuldigung für schlecter Deutsche!)

Zweite, wir gehen zu Kölln, und habe Krankenfuße! 509 Stufe im der Dom!!!

Dreite: Wir gehen zu Koblenz und der Rhein. Das war schön. Die Loreley im Sankt-Goarhausen, ein Schifffahren am den Fluss... sehr nett.

Nachste Halt: Berchtesgaden! Im Obersalzburg ("The Eagle's Nest") wir sehen kleine (aber wolken); auch der Königssee (mit der Reisefuhrer speilen ein Flugelhorn!).

Es tut mir leid, mein Deutsche ist scheiße! Ich halten.

Artinum
(Ich bin ein Englander. Now stop ROFLing and start correcting my grammar...)