I know I'm new but...

[dslex...dislex...confused]

DDC...Mince...it's a novel idea...but wrong...

Many thanks for the kind words from one and all, DDC works for me, I obviously wasn't thinking too clearly when I came up with the long version, but I'll keep it as a reminder about keeping it simple, talking of which, how are you "Your Majesty"?  Well I hope.

As for being a retired accountant I'm not, I more sort of escaped just over a year ago and got into something else by pretending not to be an accountant.  Now I interact with other people, use words instead of meaningless numbers and say thank you every day to anyone's g-d who cares to listen.  Now even my wife likes me...which is truly weird but very pleasant.

I am looking forward, with a little trepidation, to my time here, and will try not to worship too loudly at the feet of Mince although that sounds more like a meal than a promise.

[The Peepmaster]

Mince isn't important, you know! He just turned up one day, rather like you have. We've all been humoring him for ages now.

[dslex...dislex...confused]

Denial is such an ugly thing, clearly Mince is the driving force around here...would it make you feel better if I went and found something funny you wrote?  I don't have too much time but I can try.

Actually I quite liked "There should be a semi-colon after spelistraffaladi." in the posting answers totally unrelated bit, surreal yet funny.

[dslex...dislex...confused]

Changed my mind, I really liked "Mince's life is perfectly useful?" in the annual plea for help thingie, I may be fickle but I know what I like.   I guess his majesty just met his Nepal.

This is my last trip down memory lane, there are too many potential g-ds of humour here to stay faithfully in worship, as a last resort I can always post humorous accountancy anecdotes.

[peter]

Mince could get to you DDC He has been known to cross the Irish sea.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Mince could get to you DDC He has been known to cross the Irish sea.

On foot. So he tells me. He must have an extremely long snorkel.

Yo, DDC!

[Fyodor]

I've never heard any posthumous accountancy anecdotes. Bring 'em on!

[dslex...dislex...confused]

Well...as you asked so nicely, once I was adding up some stuff on a spreadsheet and no matter how many times I did it I could not get it to balance...turns out it wasn't a spreadsheet at all but the back of a cornflakes packet...duh!

Okay the game is up, there are no humorous accountancy stories...shame it took me twenty years to realise it but I don't recall saying I was funny or quick.

[Jack]

Welcome Dixie! I think you may be right. This forum must appear to so may as a bit of a cliquey lunatic asylum at times, that new blood feels alienated.

New blood? It's so much of a cliquey lunatic asylum that OLD blood feels alienated! Oh, for the good old days when only 4 people posted, and there were maybe one or two new messages a week. The good old days, before the board moved, turned fancy, and - of course - Mince turned up.

The other option is to hate football and like Doctor Who.

I like both, which surely means my posts are twice as valuable to this forum than anyone elses. Right? No? Okay then.

[Vulture]

The other option is to hate football and like Doctor Who.

I like both, which surely means my posts are twice as valuable to this forum than anyone elses. Right? No? Okay then.
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I hate both!