Last week in Hermit's Cave

"Typical of the bloody Taffs. Couldn't organise to wipe their arses without a set of instructions written by a committee, ratified, argued over and ignored. And they'll still need a map!" -- WELSH_BLOKE

Go to Hermit's Cave to see all these threads.

Poll Roundup
Moderator Election Flashy by a horse's head in someones bed apparently.

FNG Roll call
EDCCP PUNCHGRAPE LINDREW LLILLITH BIZOPPCENTER AJSHEPHERD MRSTCB1*

Weekly Folly
PDA Assistance guys! Mikey came by searching for some advice on PDA's so that he and the web head can format The Inq properly for hand helds.

Most of the advice focused around the iCrap, andhow well it could or could not play Quake. There was also a quick bit of chatter about the November OOFG.

Luckily the Quake talk led into some more interesting gaming talk. Don't know if Mikey got his answer, best I can tell he just got screwed out of another bottle of Talisker, somehow.

Stupid Apache tricks
What is this, the bloody Apache forum? Last week it was Flashy going on with the questions. This week SDMYHIENEY. Nothing but bloody geek talk all around. First the Apache crap, then Flashy with the damn Perl, then one of the ladies (SGF, reckon WAVEGIRL writes those books during her lunch) has to pop in with something called PCP4 or some such.

Plus talk of things like Debian and BSD. Of course Flashy has to come in and say he's not a geek, while asking that Perl question in the same frigging post.

As I go through the thread I think we have to rate Flashy as our permanent Geek++, he seems drawn to these threads and continuing them on. Post 50 he comes in about some Lass who is stalking him, ostensibly to learn his job (reckon there are setting him up to throw his arse out). Somehow this lass really got the attention of, usually quiet, BOB's your DINOSAUR. Bugger got all chatty on us.

The Hermit Goes
Well as you can expect all of the high volume discussions this week were about the loss of our beloved Moderator Don "Hermit" Martin.

We have all been concerned for some time over his absence, still the shock of hearing he had passed was hard on all of us.

I would like to thank Arne (THERMIONIC), on behalf of all of us, for taking the time in tracking Don's number down and speaking with Hermies Dotter. We are an eclectic bunch here, but we have all had the same respect and caring for the Hermit. He was very much our father here. Treating us with kindness most of the time, and spanking us when we needed it.

There is nothing I can say that hasn't been said. Visit the forum, the threads are self explanatory.

Hermie Sayings
Put your haaaaaand on the monitor and send money to...

Put a pair of vice grips (clamping pliers) on the shaft and hope for the best....

****Where do we get the heavier elements? Where ever. My first wife used tons in her cooking. Should have saved the left overs.

And I'm sure what were probably his last words as he went to moderate that great forum in the sky.

"Kiss my royal bodini!"

We'll miss you man.

Sid

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* Can't recall reporting the dear Missus, so including her now. If a repeat I apologize. Same if I overlooked you Mamm.