littlenemo

Umm... errr... I'm lost for words! So have some music instead nemo (p.s. - note that I didn't do the first thing that came to mind: changing my avatar to something even more embarrassing! )

I spoke too soon Do the BNP really call themselves Nationalist Socialists?!!!!!! (For those who don't know that's what 'Nazi' is short for!)

You have to select the text you want to change so that it's highlighted first, then choose the colour/size you want it to be. hope that helps nemo

Sorry to bore folks, but I rarely get to use what i learnt in my 3 years at Uni, so... The communists were very up front with their policies - abolish serfdom (slavery by another name), get out of WW1 and feeding the people. And they did honestly try to do all 3. Then they killed all the anarchists (except Bakunin ), then all the communists and ended up with a totalitarian socialist state under Stalin . After the first 10 years communists weren't tolerated in the USSR, and most were sent to the gulags as 'bourgeois idealists'. Socialism was meant (in classic Marxism) to be a stage along the way towards communism, but those in power never wanted it to go that far because it would mean them losing their power and privilege. Which is why the USSR described itself as Socialist, not Communist. Communism is much closer to anarcho-syndicalism than any socialist state, which is why there is some crossover between left-wing anarchists and socialists (at least in their ideals) I've always found British socialist organisations to be extremely dogmatic and narrow-minded - and really easy to wind up... Thank you for listening - you can get back to the real world now.

Me too - oxford is just a little too far for a coffee morning Z

I don't. I dance like an anvil! nemo

You rang? nemo

<'> <'> <'> Has your GP tested for the human version of Parvo? Your symptoms sound very similar to what my sister had - it took ages to diagnose, and a couple of years to get over fully, but she's back to her old active self again now. Take care and good luck nemo

Have a great one! N and Z

I looked it up to find out more information and found this from the Jobcentreplus site: "The Government has announced a review of Remploy Ltd - which employs and recruits disabled people. In her statement to the House on Thursday (March 16th), Anne McGuire, Minister for Disabled People, said the review would look at opening up more employment opportunities for people with impairments." The TGWU and GMB blame the disproportionate size of the management. And there's a useful article in Worksop Today. It looks as if the review was wanted by everyone (except possibly the managers) but the fear is that rather than fix the system, the Government may decide to quietly take the money and run. If they do, I suspect that they end up with another PR disaster.

That only seems to happen when you're not logged in

Ah, but how many of said techies have had to go on M$ accredited courses to learn how to fix M$ problems? Heads they win, tails they win .

Using Frontpage to make a website is like using a German to Spanish dictionary to produce a French essay! There are various universally-agreed languages for websites (html, xml, etc); Frontpage doesn't use any of them, it uses its own! Which is why the file sizes are larger, the pages load slower and they only work if you're running the right version of Windows. I've been having to rewrite Frontpage sites that clients have set up themselves for ten years now, so I shouldn't complain as it does bring in the money, but even so... There are dozens of Freeware and Shareware web design packages (try http://www.tucows.com) that do work and produce code that is harder to hack, too. However, it sounds as if either your site has been moved to a different server or that the settings on your computer have got 'lost'. If you are sure your settings are right, contact admin at Firefly to see if they can help. good luck nemo

seadaisy

When i first looked at this thread, it shook me up a bit as social interaction is a major problem for me too. Like Richt I'm in my forties and don't have a formal diagnosis, just a 'nod and a wink' from the psychiatrist. "at 40 I've learned too many coping strategies and do I really need it?" kept going round my head (i brought it up on a thread here, but it was the wrong time and wrong place (social interaction problems again )). The first point is that we learn coping strategies - it might be harder than for NTs, but after a while it becomes second nature, allowing you to get on with life. And it does generally get easier over time. The second point is that you don't need to label it, but it helps to understand what makes you different for better and/or worse. In the end understanding AS helped work out how its symptoms affect me, rather than what the label would make me. Hopefully a better diagnosis will give you better insights into what you need to be happier. It's like having the box the puzzle came in, with the picture on the top. Though i must admit in the jigsaw analogy it feels as if i've got two really big bits of sky (the hard parts) done, but no idea where they go! good luck nemo

We'll do what we can on this one (Z has contacts ), unfortunately it's just a wee bit late for us. After all Com has been through, we'll happily push hard to stop it hapening to others. It's good to see the NAS working from the bottom up this time. Glad to see Josh has 'pinched' my sig. It gets more appropriate with each reading.

This thread seems to have vanished I blame photon torpedoes! But at least we now know who to blame for mobile phones, interracial kissing and iPods!

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I was chauffeur-driven mental years ago, these days I just pedal around Loopy on Sea, with occasional days out to Little Huffy in the Marsh! As for the avatar, I suspect that it's a preview of the next Scissor Sisters' stage show!

How to make a 20's cartoon fan very very happy. Is that pj's with a picture of Betty Boop on or a Betty Boop outfit worn as pj's? (don't tell Z )

Cinders and the techno squirrels wake from their hibernation (a bit later than usual because the constant rainclouds (we're not in Kent any more, Toto) have kept it darker than usual). Cinders is horrified at the state of the Batcave. "What's happened to Vish?" he wonders. "He should have been running his maintenance program, keeping things ticking over till we woke up." Treading gingerly between the puddles and the slime, he leaves the grotto to investigate... "Considering the amount of slime in here, it's no wonder everyone has slipped off, but I wish they'd left a note." Cinders muses. "I wandered lonely as a cleaner That floats on high o'er pools and spills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden Hobnob crumbs" He follows the trail which leads to the Debriefing Room, pushes open the creaking, newly-rusted door to see... The Answer. There, on the Comfy Chair, surrounded by empty pinot bottles, furry coffee cups and covered in a two-month layer of crumbs, smelling like a rugby club changing room and groaning like Marley's ghost (It sounded like 'No woman, no cry', but Cinders couldn't be sure, and the words sounded more like 'I egged the senco, but I didn't egg the deputy head') was the Judge! Cinders couldn't believe his eyes - in two months, the judge had gone from his Man of Action Captain Kirk look to Mr. Blobby. And where was Vish? It didn't take long to find out. The smell from the kitchen could only mean one thing: JT had reprogrammed Vish to cook curries and rich chocolate pastries and act as wine waiter, completely overwriting Vish's cleaning programs! Right, Spring Cleaning Time! While the technosquirrels reprogram Vish (with added security measures to stop anyone else trojan horsing around with him), Cinders manhandles the judge into the shower. Not as easy as it sounds, due to the Judge's inability to get out of the Comfy Chair, so Ciders just wheels the chair and all into the shower, closes the door and turns it on full. Half an hour later, Vishnunu is back to his old self and cinders starts his new programming: "I want you to clean the cave until it's so clean it shines - first pressure wash every nook, cranny and orifice you can find. Then go over everything again with a stiff brush and some disinfectant till it smells of nothing but pine freshness. Finally a good buffing-up with some polish and we'll be as good as new and we can invite the girls for a 'Welcome back' party. "Oh yes, technosquirrels, as the Judge seems to have become the personification of the Batcave, give him the same treatment!" So the day passes, with Vish's arms a blur of activity, while Cinders (in his new Spiderman outfit) practices his dancing for the party to the sound of JT's screams from the Debriefing Room.

That'll be me then (Early christian teachings and heresies are one of my 'things')

GO ON WHOEVER THEY'RE PLAYING AGAINST (sorry just had to do that for the sake of balance)

So those were the right answers, how about the best of the wrong 'uns? No-one needs to be named and shamed, but there must have been a few goodies... (I know someone answered 'Phasmid' for any mod question...