jkbarnes wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:02 pm Now that Andrew (UK) has been banned, I’m reverting back to Andrew instead of Andrew (USA). In the words of the Highlander, there can be only one!

... in a Scottish accent as accomplished as Dick van Dyke doing mockney...
(Just a post to bring together all the threads of the thread )

Edit for fewer stars - D**k van Dyke

OMG. moderators please delete this pointless thread. The member had a private message as to the reason, but he now posts with an avatar that says "Banned". It is wasting forum time, and those that visit just for updated interesting info, this is no ttt interesting.
Kind Rgds
Steve

Kansas City Milkman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:05 pm
"April"? @TheBeatles I get Cockney, just not that one. I bet it's good though

Me too. I could only think of April Fool, so I had to look it up, and it's a convoluted one. I'll explain it my trouble later on in the jam jar on the way home.

Also, why is a "drum" a home,? Is that cockney? It says drum and bass, but it's been a home before drum and bass was a thing, surely. I'll cock my titfer for the answer.

cincfleet wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:44 pm OMG. moderators please delete this pointless thread. The member had a private message as to the reason, but he now posts with an avatar that says "Banned". It is wasting forum time, and those that visit just for updated interesting info, this is no ttt interesting.
Kind Rgds
Steve

Surely it's only wasting forum time if you engage with it? If he's banned he can't post. He can, presumably, see without signing in.

I stand by my old adage (look - I'm an old bloke and I can have as many old adages as I can manage ) that a web forum is like a corner of a pub: you stay and chat if you find the company on the whole agreeable. No-one's paying you to stay, no-one's hanging on your every word and if your opinions are out of step with the group the best place is probably somewhere else 'cos even if people are too polite to tell you what they're thinking, they all know what they're thinking.

My final words in this thread - promise.

JAFO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:37 pm

Kansas City Milkman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:05 pm
"April"? @TheBeatles I get Cockney, just not that one. I bet it's good though

Me too. I could only think of April Fool, so I had to look it up, and it's a convoluted one. I'll explain it my trouble later on in the jam jar on the way home.

Also, why is a "drum" a home,? Is that cockney? It says drum and bass, but it's been a home before drum and bass was a thing, surely. I'll cock my titfer for the answer.

Drum isn't rhyming slang - it refers to getting into a house that was as 'tight as a drum'. It's usage was amongst burglars!

BobMunro wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:33 pm

JAFO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:37 pm

Kansas City Milkman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:05 pm
"April"? @TheBeatles I get Cockney, just not that one. I bet it's good though

Me too. I could only think of April Fool, so I had to look it up, and it's a convoluted one. I'll explain it my trouble later on in the jam jar on the way home.

Also, why is a "drum" a home,? Is that cockney? It says drum and bass, but it's been a home before drum and bass was a thing, surely. I'll cock my titfer for the answer.

Drum isn't rhyming slang - it refers to getting into a house that was as 'tight as a drum'. It's usage was amongst burglars!

The term 'Drum', meaning house, is derived from the pre-1960's where criminals would knock on doors in order to find out which houses were empty. As anyone who has done house clearances will know an empty house has a distinguishable echo too it when the door is knocked. These characters were known as 'drummers'. It is NOT rhyming slang, nor is it derived from the term 'Drum & Bass' because that particular music was only really conceived in the early to mid 90's and the term 'Drum' has been widely used since many decades ago, even in sitcoms such as Steptoe and Son.

I found this, among the various answers online, and it seems to ring true.

Regards Steve

magicman wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 12:38 am ....... it seems to ring true.

Surely if it rings then it would be a doorbell and not a drum.......

iain wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:00 am

magicman wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 12:38 am ....... it seems to ring true.

Surely if it rings then it would be a doorbell and not a drum.......

I think if it rings it’s some new Bel Canto thing?

I’m sure we’ve heard of Godwin’s law. This states that any discussion on the internet will eventually lead to someone calling someone else Hitler.

Over the last few months we’ve been trying to define what is meant by the Bel Cantos effect. Kip started a discussion on this and it has been used to explain the over demand for customer services as well as the inflated prices for used limited edition CW watches.

Well after some in depth extensive scientific research (I’ve reread this thread) I’ve finally discovered what I will now term as Iain's law to define the Bel Canto effect.

Iain’s Law states that any discussion on the Christopher Ward forum, irrespective of the thread title or subject matter, will eventually lead to someone mentioning the Bel Canto if the thread continues for long enough.

iain wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:37 am Iain’s Law states that any discussion on the Christopher Ward forum, irrespective of the thread title or subject matter, will eventually lead to someone mentioning the Bel Canto.

Brilliant

missF wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:38 am

iain wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:37 am Iain’s Law states that any discussion on the Christopher Ward forum, irrespective of the thread title or subject matter, will eventually lead to someone mentioning the Bel Canto.

Brilliant

I'm finding it hard to resist someting, I have an urge to post just "Bel Canto" on every thread.

Regards Steve

magicman wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:55 am

missF wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:38 am

iain wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:37 am Iain’s Law states that any discussion on the Christopher Ward forum, irrespective of the thread title or subject matter, will eventually lead to someone mentioning the Bel Canto.

Brilliant

I'm finding it hard to resist someting, I have an urge to post just "Bel Canto" on every thread.

Regards Steve

Please don’t Steve, I’m genuinely sick to death of that bloody thing. I can’t even bring myself to type the name.

Just in case someone tries to wind me up, I’ll avoid this thread from now on!!

I wonder if there is a filter for “words in thread” avoidance.

Bahnstormer_vRS wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:05 pm

jkbarnes wrote: A mod can correct me if I’m wrong, but I think they change the avatar to that when someone is banned. So he’s gone now, and we won’t be hearing from him.

Honestly, I’m surprised this thread isn’t locked.

No need to correct you Andrew.

The 'Banned' Avatar is used exclusively by the Admin Team when it is found sadly necessary to, well? Ban a forum member (which doesn't happen that often).

Guy

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I find it a bit peculiar that this chap is banned, given an avatar to illustrate the same…and then is able to post. Unless there is a system glitch? It’s all getting a bit messy and unnecessary imho. Time to move on.

@Gar787 - There is no System glitch, Phil.

FarmerGiles was initially banned for 7 days. That ban lapsed yesterday morning, which allowed him to make the initial post in this topic/thread.

He was subsequently banned fully and the 'Banned' Avatar applied to his user name. He has not been able to post since.

I trust this clarifies the situation for you.

Guy