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|  10-01-2009, 02:58 PM | #3361 | 
| Shade with a Blade | 
			
			Greetings and salivations to all.
		 
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|  10-02-2009, 08:08 AM | #3362 | 
| Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials 
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|  10-02-2009, 05:51 PM | #3363 | 
| Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location:  A green and pleasant land 
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			Back again! Evening all.    
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|  10-02-2009, 06:07 PM | #3364 | 
| Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla 
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			Welcome back, SPM!  You've been missed! ... Please don't sue me for libel!   
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|  10-02-2009, 06:12 PM | #3365 | 
| Shade with a Blade | 
			
			The Saucepan Man himself! Welcome, indeed!
		 
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|  10-02-2009, 06:18 PM | #3366 | |
| Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location:  A green and pleasant land 
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  Hello, Gwathagor. Nice to meet you.   
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|  10-02-2009, 06:29 PM | #3367 | 
| Shade with a Blade | 
			
			The pleasure is all mine!
		 
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|  10-02-2009, 06:53 PM | #3368 | 
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			I know I'm supposed to be on silent retreat--and I'm being a good boy, mostly, I promise!--but I can't let SPM's return go unmarked! Welcome back, sir, very welcome back! 
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|  10-02-2009, 07:00 PM | #3369 | 
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			Oh my. . . I never thought this day would come. I guess we no longer need tor read about your adventures in "The Downer", we can just get the stories from you. Anyways it is good to have you back. | 
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|  10-02-2009, 07:22 PM | #3370 | 
| Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location:  A green and pleasant land 
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			Well met, Formy and Rune.   Good grief! What has that scurrilous rag been printing? Still, whatever it is, I am sure that it is far more interesting than anything that I might come up with ... 
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|  10-02-2009, 07:23 PM | #3371 | 
| Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 
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			SAUCEY!!!! does this mean I'll get to play more cryptic clues?  WELcome Back! 
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|  10-02-2009, 07:56 PM | #3372 | 
| Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep 
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			Well met, SPM. I'm afraid I was rather inactive when you were around a lot. Here's hoping to see more of you from now on.
		 
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|  10-02-2009, 10:09 PM | #3373 | 
| Ghost Prince of Cardolan | 
			
			Holy Elbereth!  *swoons* ...Sorry. Sauce, allow me to introduce myself as an inveterate lurker. I became addicted to reading the 'Downs right around your heyday (I think your WW game was the first I read) but only actually joined less than a year ago. It is an honor to be in your presence, sir. ~Mnemosyne 
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|  10-02-2009, 10:34 PM | #3374 | 
| Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone 
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			Welcome back. We have not yet met anyway nice to meet you.
		 
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|  10-02-2009, 10:43 PM | #3375 | 
| Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America 
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			The Great Saucepan Man has returned! I am humbled in your presence! ~The(NotSoGreat)ElvenWarrior 
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|  10-03-2009, 05:21 AM | #3376 | 
| A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea 
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			Whaaaaaat? Impossible! Well, I guess reactions like this will be all over the place now   Yay! I was hoping for your return, sir SpM, but looks like my hope was still not "real" enough, I am surprised and amazed  Welcome back! Well, and I hope you are planning to also stay around. 
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|  10-03-2009, 05:23 AM | #3377 | 
| Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here 
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			Wow. The return of SPM. Just goes to show that you can never truly leave the 'Downs after you reach a certain point (and SPM has obviously reached that point further than most of us). And yes, I joined just about when you were leaving, which at the time seemed a shame, but now you've returned so it doesn't matter. Welcome back! PS. It's great when the legendary 'Downers of old return. 
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|  10-03-2009, 08:42 AM | #3378 | 
| Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall 
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			Delighted to meet you, SpM! I'm another former long-time lurker and have always enjoyed your posts. Great to have you around again!
		 
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|  10-03-2009, 09:36 AM | #3379 | 
| Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... 
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			Splendid... you know after two posts in two year you are still miles ahead in the post count ...
		 
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|  10-03-2009, 10:05 AM | #3380 | 
| Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here 
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			And still has quite a large number for posts per day.
		 
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|  10-03-2009, 02:51 PM | #3381 | 
| Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone 
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			What makes him so great?
		 
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|  10-03-2009, 04:50 PM | #3382 | 
| Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America 
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			Have you ever read SPM's old posts? He posted very wise, and very interesting things! I love to read old threads. SPM posted a lot before I came. Even after for a while...
		 
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|  10-03-2009, 04:50 PM | #3383 | 
| Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall 
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			Apart from having the most posts of all Downers past and present, by a fair margin? I can't claim to have read more than a tiny fraction of them, but not one that was boring. There are a couple of people without whom this place wouldn't be what it is, and SpM's one of them. EDIT: x-ed with TGEW. Exactly. 
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|  10-05-2009, 01:08 PM | #3384 | 
| Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... 
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			Wit and intelligence - he used to be at the top of the rep as well before the world was changed.   He could get grumpy (pot..kettle) and while you might not agree with him - goodness knows I crossed swords a few times and had the odd full and frank exchange of views by PM - his posting was of the highest calibre. Oh and he is a fiendishly good Werewolf player and mod. We were saying at Oxford how much we missed him . And now I bet he will spit his beer if he reads that I said that... 
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|  10-05-2009, 04:42 PM | #3385 | 
| Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location:  A green and pleasant land 
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			Hush now, all of you. You are embarassing me. It will all go to my head and no good will come of it ...   But thank you for the warm welcome, which makes me feel right back at home again, and greetings to old friends and to some new (to me) faces who I hope to get to know better. I am afraid that my Tolkien is a bit rusty, so I have a bit of catching up to do. And as for that (frankly ludicrous) post count of mine, well I put it down to a rather obsessive approach to Werewolf and long hours spent in the Quiz Room with knowledgable souls who know much more about Tolkien's works than me. In fact, that may just be the best place to brush up on my Tolkien ... 
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|  10-05-2009, 04:49 PM | #3386 | 
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			Yay!!!! Quickly now everyone, chain him down before he can leave again!  Welcome back Saucey!!!!   
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|  10-05-2009, 06:07 PM | #3387 | |
| Flame of the Ainulindalë | Quote: 
 And don't we all need some boost every once in a while?   
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|  10-06-2009, 10:34 AM | #3389 | |
| Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... 
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 Well as long as you don't start forging rings of power... Oh no Mnemo... that is like getting people NOT to clap for Tinkerbell! 
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|  10-06-2009, 10:45 AM | #3390 | 
| Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 
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			almost Gandalf Like lol, Paraphrasing from Hobbit "Oh Gandalf if you have heard even a fraction of what I've heard and I have heard very little of what there is of him then you'd be ready for any great adventure!"
		 
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|  10-06-2009, 10:53 AM | #3391 | |
| Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement 
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  Welcome back, by the way, and I look forward to reading your new posts as well. alatar already starts to wonder what significance SpM's return portends...   
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|  10-06-2009, 10:57 AM | #3392 | |
| Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 
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   But if you look elsewhere It means another Admin to battle the Spammers   
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|  10-06-2009, 11:42 AM | #3393 | |
| Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... 
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|  10-06-2009, 11:46 AM | #3394 | 
| Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement 
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			I'm just wondering what has brought the esteemed SpM back at this time.  Random, or is some new movement afoot?
		 
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|  10-06-2009, 12:12 PM | #3395 | |
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|  10-06-2009, 02:07 PM | #3396 | |
| Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall 
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|  10-06-2009, 02:09 PM | #3397 | 
| Shade with a Blade | 
			
			A king is going to die?
		 
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|  10-06-2009, 02:20 PM | #3398 | 
| shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets 
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			The rapture?
		 
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|  10-06-2009, 02:24 PM | #3399 | |
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|  10-06-2009, 02:52 PM | #3400 | |
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 *ducks out of thread before Skwerlz can devour her* 
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