Tah Dah!

[Gern]

HI Dave (Gern)
you mean to tell me ive been typin on here for over 70 odd hrs WOW no wonder that tiger an'it finshed yet lol:rolling:

an i love your INSANE CACKLIN AN SUCH as your blogs have given me so much laughter over the yrs like your rocket dio had me in fits of laughter when you start invokeing the gods lol :rolling: :smiling: an ive got that blog in my faves as if i feel a bit depreppesed i look that up an have a read an im laughin again an a lot happyier:thinking: you have a very weird sence of humour Dave (an no offence intened ) an while im on about you where does your (GERN ) handle come from as ive always wondered ? :rolling: :smiling::smiling: does it mean anything as im not that well versed in the english lanqaue as you can tell by my spellin lol ps an ive missed your blogs while you was off with your hand trouble but hope you are back now an lets have another funny blog off you ?
chrisb

My 'handle' as you call it is from a Terry Pratchett book and the result of my poor memory. In the book, the kingdom of Djelibeybi (pronounced 'Jelly Baby') is ruled by a Pharaoh. Over the centuries, so much treasure has been buried with the dead Pharaohs that the kingdom can no longer afford to put any in the pyramids. Instead, dead Pharaohs are supplied with models of all their treasures - boats, chariots, palaces etc. I wanted to name myself after the guy who made all the models - Grinjer. Instead, I picked the name of his rather hapless and dim witted assistant - Gern - which sorta suits me better!

[The Smythe Meister]

My 'handle' as you call it is from a Terry Pratchett book and the result of my poor memory. In the book, the kingdom of Djelibeybi (pronounced 'Jelly Baby') is ruled by a Pharaoh. Over the centuries, so much treasure has been buried with the dead Pharaohs that the kingdom can no longer afford to put any in the pyramids. Instead, dead Pharaohs are supplied with models of all their treasures - boats, chariots, palaces etc. I wanted to name myself after the guy who made all the models - Grinjer. Instead, I picked the name of his rather hapless and dim witted assistant - Gern - which sorta suits me better!

I do love a Discworld book :smiling3:....
...and the occasional bag of Jelly Babies too actually!!

[Gern]

I do love a Discworld book :smiling3:....
...and the occasional bag of Jelly Babies too actually!!

They should oughta be compulsive reading in schools. Much better than those old books written in a language no-one uses any more. What's the point of trying to learn the language from them? Might as well try teaching English in French or Latin!

[Andy the Sheep]

They should oughta be compulsive reading in schools. Much better than those old books written in a language no-one uses any more. What's the point of trying to learn the language from them? Might as well try teaching English in French or Latin!

I was almost always taught English in Italian... but on-line dictionaries often (and I really mean "often") save me from disaster! :tongue-out3::nerd::smiling6:.
Probably, I also own many to some Mr. Wodehouse, Mr. E.A. Blair and Mr. Cornwell :smiling4: and to the gentlemen on this forum :relieved:

Andrea

[Gern]

Not read any Wodehouse but Messrs Orwell and Le Carre have kept me occupied for many, many hours.

[Dave Ward]

C.S. Forester, John Wyndham & Nevil Shute..................
Dave

[Tim Marlow]

Not read any Wodehouse but Messrs Orwell and Le Carre have kept me occupied for many, many hours.

Try them Dave. There isn’t a bad Jeeves and Wooster out there. Worth the ticket for the names alone. I mean, what’s not to like about Spode and the Black shorts, and Aunt Agatha, she is Matron with money .

[Lee W]

Well done Dave!
Looks like I need to trap off some more, been here since 2014 and managed just 2500 messages, I am the quiet type... honest! :nerd:

[Gern]

Well done Dave!
Looks like I need to trap off some more, been here since 2014 and managed just 2500 messages, I am the quiet type... honest! :nerd:

Don't worry about it Lee! Only reason I got so many posts is 'cos I don't have much else to do.

[Tim Marlow]

Don't worry about it Lee! Only reason I got so many posts is 'cos I don't have much else to do.

I resemble that remark LOL….