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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 31 2006, 05:44 PM Post #1 |
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Board Statistics Our members have made a total of 50,000 posts We have 188 registered members The newest member is Zaragon Most users ever online was 37 on May 12 2006, 02:40 AM Thank You Everyone!!!
When Fiona and I set this site up less than three months ago, it was going to be a small project for people who wanted a more permissive alternative to the official McCartney board and we were hoping to get a few friends here who could have a place where they'd feel free to chat. We never imagined that this would be even half the success it has been and we're very grateful to everyone who has joined up here & made this the busy, positive place it currently is. Our Current Top 10 Posters 1. Merry (3,409) 2. maccascruff (3,128) 3. maccagirl1428 (2,578) 4. JeffLynnesBeard (2,477) 5. poster_child (2,233) 6. FamousGroupie (2,078) 7. Rose (2,025) 8. bluemeanie (1,824) 9. beep (1,357) 10. Kit_Kat (1,152) It's difficult to believe that we've only been going for less than three months when we look back on the good times we've had on here already. We hope the goodwill & chatting never ends here and thank you all humbly for posting here & making this place a great site to visit every day. With love & thanks, Andy & Fiona (JeffLynnesBeard & MaccaByrd) The Admin Team |
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| Fry | Jul 31 2006, 05:48 PM Post #2 |
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Did I get post 50,001? |
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| scottycatt | Jul 31 2006, 06:10 PM Post #3 |
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We should all be thanking YOU.
I this place and enjoy it more than I should.
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| Merry | Jul 31 2006, 06:11 PM Post #4 |
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Andy, you know we love you and Fiona...!
This is a very hospitable forum, the members are the greatest, and I know it will keep growing and growing as the word gets spread. I'm very thankful you created this wonderful place. I've said it many times, but I really mean it from the bottom of my heart...don't know where I'd be if it hadn't been for you! Now I'm feeeling a little guilty though...that post count is almost as many as I've made! ![]() Merry
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| Sandra | Jul 31 2006, 06:25 PM Post #5 |
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Is it really only three months? It feels like we've all been here together for such a long time. All credit to Andy and Fiona for the friendly atmosphere that makes that happen.
It's nice to know we are appreciated Andy.
I'm not going to even look at my post count though. Much as I enjoy reading all you wonderful peoples posts, I really don't know how you manage to have so much to say!
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 31 2006, 06:26 PM Post #6 |
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It's a possibility!
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 31 2006, 06:27 PM Post #7 |
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I know what you mean. I often sit here tapping away, my eyes fixed to the screen. Then sometimes I even put my fingers on they keys and type.
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| Peter | Jul 31 2006, 06:29 PM Post #8 |
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god i am nowhere near the top
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 31 2006, 06:29 PM Post #9 |
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Your friendship & the contribution you make to this board are both very much appreciated, Merry. If it wasn't for you and the initial group of people who signed up here, we'd never have got "Off The Ground". Plus, being member number 9 on a Beatles forum must be the coolest.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 31 2006, 06:32 PM Post #10 |
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You're very much appreciated, Sandra - I enjoy reading your posts a great deal. You write with humour, compassion and a huge helping of common sense. It's great to have you here and quality over quantity isn't such a bad thing.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 31 2006, 06:33 PM Post #11 |
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Just a have a few more nights like last night & you'll soon be there. Whether anyone will be able to understand you is another matter!
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| scottycatt | Jul 31 2006, 06:40 PM Post #12 |
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
I was thinking the same thing.
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| Kopite | Jul 31 2006, 06:41 PM Post #13 |
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All I want to say is: THANK YOU, ANDY AND FIONA. YOU ARE THE BEST. This is a very nice message board with lots of cool people. I really should post here more often. |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 31 2006, 06:42 PM Post #14 |
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Well of course, you're right... you should post here more often! Thanks, Svenn!
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| Merry | Jul 31 2006, 06:44 PM Post #15 |
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Thank you so much Andy!
I wish that could be a real hug, but for now it'll just have to do! What you said means a great deal to me, thank you! Merry
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| Beatlesluver | Jul 31 2006, 06:45 PM Post #16 |
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Thank you Andy and Fiona for allowing us to chat about alsorts.
Your hard work at maintaining this board is most appreciated.
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| Kopite | Jul 31 2006, 07:26 PM Post #17 |
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Yeah, I should! My post count is embarrassing...
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“Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say, 'We're Liverpool'.” - Bill Shankly | |
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| Peter | Jul 31 2006, 07:29 PM Post #18 |
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i was tired and emotional
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 31 2006, 07:34 PM Post #19 |
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You're very welcome - glad to have you here, Danielle!
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| Queenbee | Jul 31 2006, 07:36 PM Post #20 |
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I LOVE THIS FORUM~~STRAWBERRY FIELDS :-) I use to go to PM.com everyday. Now I find I go there a few times a week. It's just not the same. All the COOL PEOPLE are here. This is HOME to me. Thanks Mom and Dad (Andy and Fiona)((((Love, Hugs n Peace))))) Judy |
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| scottycatt | Jul 31 2006, 07:39 PM Post #21 |
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Judy, I wonder if there's a way we can "import" our "Las Vegas" thread. Maybe we can get Anna to start a new one over here. (Are you listening, Anna??) |
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| Samwise | Jul 31 2006, 07:41 PM Post #22 |
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| jayjay | Jul 31 2006, 08:35 PM Post #23 |
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I agree, Judy! I find myself coming here more and more and going 'there' less and less! Although I do like to check in there from time to time. Thanks, Andy and Fiona for making this available to us! I appreciate it! So now I'm considered COOL??? Thanks, Judy! lol
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| BikerLikeAnIcon | Jul 31 2006, 08:39 PM Post #24 |
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I love it here. I give Andy and Fiona a big virtual hug for this place! |
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| Queenbee | Jul 31 2006, 08:40 PM Post #25 |
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Your always cool I think of you as my little GIDGET, only more wild. LOL
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PEACE and love to my friends, Judy When the Power of Love over comes the Love of Power, the world will know Peace. -Sri Chinmnoy Ghose Till me meet again ~ I Love you Mike! You were one of a kind. | |
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| Sher | Jul 31 2006, 08:44 PM Post #26 |
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*Puts feet up on her Desk* And We're not goin' anywhere.
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| Peter | Jul 31 2006, 08:45 PM Post #27 |
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you forgot to put your knickers on this morning |
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| audrey | Jul 31 2006, 08:58 PM Post #28 |
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me either, but without us, they wouldnt have hit 50000 yet |
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| Sher | Jul 31 2006, 08:58 PM Post #29 |
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Sorry. . . it's laundry day.
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| audrey | Jul 31 2006, 08:58 PM Post #30 |
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doncha wish |
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| Rose | Jul 31 2006, 09:18 PM Post #31 |
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Well, here's another clue for you all, the Walrus was Paul...
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I love this place.
I actually feel like a MEMBER of this forum and that I 'know' people here... and I have always had an ongoing respect for Andy and Fionas ability to be honest and true to who they are. Its what made me want to join their board in the first place! THANK YOU!
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| MaccasGirl | Jul 31 2006, 09:47 PM Post #32 |
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Sorry to be repetitious....but I LOVE THIS PLACE TOO!! I thank you Andy and Fiona for creating this forum and making it such a fun and happy place. I don't always have a lot to say, but I do come here a lot and feel like people here are my friends, too.
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| bluemeanie | Jul 31 2006, 10:20 PM Post #33 |
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is now a happily married woman x
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Flippin eck well done to us all esp Andy & Fiona for bringing us over to this magical place
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| Emilee | Jul 31 2006, 11:12 PM Post #34 |
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Wow.. Thats great!! I love it here.. This is a truely great place. Cheers to Andy and Fiona for creating this wonderful forum!
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| BeatleBarb | Aug 1 2006, 12:16 AM Post #35 |
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Yes, this is a great forum. In fact, it's just about the only on-line place I visit except my email and ebay! I, too, feel like I'm welcome and feel like I know so many of you so much more than before. There is a very welcoming, friendly atmosphere here full of fun, compassion, and friendship. We have a wonderful community here and great hosts that have made it all possible. Thanks to everyone. |
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| Jacaranda | Aug 1 2006, 12:59 AM Post #36 |
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More love and kudos to Andy and Fiona, for a wonderful community and a wonderful way to waste...ahem
...I mean, spend my time. I love it here and I love being able to meet and socialize with so many cool, friendly folks from around the world.If you all you need is love we're blessed here...because there is plenty! Thanks everyone.
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| beatlechick | Aug 1 2006, 01:07 AM Post #37 |
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Ahh, how cool!! Love this place, well actually I think my boyfriend hates this place I spend more time here than I do with him!! It's always "sh*t you're there again?!?"
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| Deleted User | Aug 1 2006, 01:33 AM Post #38 |
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Strawberry Fields: Proudly sucking the value out of personal time and human contact for over three months.
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| Merry | Aug 1 2006, 01:35 AM Post #39 |
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:lol: Hey, don't feel bad! If I have to spend online time, I'd rather it be here among friends! Merry
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| beatlechick | Aug 1 2006, 01:48 AM Post #40 |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:16 AM Post #41 |
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Yup - all the cool people are here - and you let me tag along too, which is nice of you. Thanks Judy.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:16 AM Post #42 |
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Thanks ((Tassy)) - it's good to have you here & to have gotten to know you better over the last few months.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:17 AM Post #43 |
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You're welcome - thanks for being here! ...and yeah, you're cool - you always were.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:18 AM Post #44 |
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Thanks very friggin' much.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:18 AM Post #45 |
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...and we're very glad!
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:20 AM Post #46 |
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Very true - you don't have to post until your fingers ache to be appreciated here! Everyone adds their own special ingredient to this place - not matter how subtle, the taste wouldn't be the same without them.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:25 AM Post #47 |
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Thank you, Rose - I'm very glad you joined... I definitely feel as if we all know each other better since we started posting here - there's something a little more personal about this site. Maybe it's the smaller membership, but we definitely have quality rather than quantity here. This feels like a community, where everyone knows each other, without those little cliques which existed on the Macca board - everyone talks to everyone here and that's the way it should be. Long may it continue!
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| FamousGroupie | Aug 1 2006, 07:26 AM Post #48 |
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It's embarrassing how much time I spend here. But thanks, anyway.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:27 AM Post #49 |
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That's the kind of repetition we never get tired of! Thanks for being a great part of this forum, Diane.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:29 AM Post #50 |
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Thanks Jayne - and thank you for being a real star here... it's never dull when you're around!
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:29 AM Post #51 |
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You're welcome, Emilee - we love having you here!
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:33 AM Post #52 |
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Thank you so much, Barb - you really have a way with words. Just going through the posts on this thread is a reminder of all the fantastic people we have here... and you're right - people have a lot of time & compassion for each other - people actually care. There's a lot of true friendships here, not just acquaintances, and they really shine through.
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:35 AM Post #53 |
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Beautiful words well put - thank you, Lisa... I enjoy wasting, I mean, spending my time here too. Especially when there are lots of pictures of possums to adore. |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:36 AM Post #54 |
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We're sorry! :lol: |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:37 AM Post #55 |
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Woo-hoo! |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Aug 1 2006, 07:40 AM Post #56 |
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Thank you Clare for being such an important part of this place right from the beginning and for being our moderator, spending your time reading threads you may not ordinarily have opened & keeping this place ticking over & 'in order' - it really is appreciated. Having said that, with the people we have here, I honestly think we're the most underworked moderators there are! :lol:
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| maccascruff | Aug 1 2006, 12:09 PM Post #57 |
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May I add my kudos to about how much I love this place? Thanks, Andy and Fiona, for giving us a forum where we feel respected and loved instead of the way I feel at the other place. |
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Thanks to Andy and Fiona for creating this nuthouse and to Clare for maintaining it.
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| ohnotjimagain | Aug 1 2006, 12:44 PM Post #59 |
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I've only been here a short while yet spend a lot of time here. It's a great site. Thank you Andy and Fiona for starting it. ( Don't forget.more London meets
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Yeah, more London meet-ups!!
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There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on the earth http://www.myspace.com/colin_o_m http://www.flickr.com/photos/27864525@N08/ | |
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| Colin | Aug 1 2006, 02:15 PM Post #62 |
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You? Emotional? :rolleyes: Pull the other one :lol: |
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Glad I could lend a hand to that 50000. |
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| bluemeanie | Aug 1 2006, 10:14 PM Post #64 |
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| Jacaranda | Aug 2 2006, 02:03 AM Post #65 |
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There can never be too many possums...
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| bluemeanie | Aug 2 2006, 02:54 AM Post #66 |
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Our possums look like this and can be vicious little b*stards.
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Jayne and Clare: Our possums, also known as the Virginia opossum, look like this as full grown adults: ![]() They are generally gentle and harmless fellows, whose major defense is opening their mouths to show their many teeth, then falling over "dead." I think they are cutest, though, when they are babies, like this:
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| scottycatt | Aug 3 2006, 12:59 AM Post #69 |
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The post count is now up to 51, 738.
(Well, now I guess it's up to 51,739.) (No, it would now have to be 51,740.) Sod it, I give up. :hmm: |
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| Beatle King | Aug 3 2006, 01:08 AM Post #70 |
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Yes! Very Very Well job done! Your statistics are simply amazing after 3 months. I have only seen something like that happen twice now, and you're continuing to grow! Not to mention you were planning to have it a small little forum! and now you have the highest member growth rate in Beatles forum history and you have a website that has more Musical Information then any other Beatles website. Haha so you have yourself a keeper! |
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| youngformyage | Aug 3 2006, 02:46 PM Post #71 |
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This is the best messageboard I have seen and its great that people can debate controversial topics here without becoming insulting and personal which makes them a pleasure to read. Thanks Andy & Fiona for making it all possible.
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