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Hello

It does not start a new line when you reach the end of the line, it just goes along the page and a litle arrow appears at he bottom and takes you right along, thats all. Your welcome and happy editing. Tellyaddict 11:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

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So nice

I like you! Clio the Muse 14:58, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Here is another ideal me, just for you [1]. Take care Clio the Muse 22:14, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Oscar and Stephen

Thanks for your graciousness. I love Stephen Fry for all sorts of reasons, but as for wanting to be like him - no way, you're welcome to him. I'll probably be murdered for saying this, but I actually quite disliked his portrayal of Oscar in Wilde. You can't please everybody, I guess.  :) JackofOz 12:37, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Reversion

Sorry, I can't remember what you said that I fixed (probably due to the fact that I fix a lot of things that a lot of people say :)). Calvin and Hobbes is the best comic there is IMHO. :) · AndonicO ^Talk 15:53, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Maybe you're confused with someone else then, because I haven't reverted anything about rugby... [2] · AndonicO ^Talk 16:03, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Touché

This caused me to choke on my coffee with mirth. Nice work. Rockpocket 17:36, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Not me, my friend. I went to a Greenock comprehensive, we were too busy dealing heroin in the changing rooms to get involved in such jolly hijinks. However, for making me laugh you are now the proud owner of bearnstar:

		The Bearnstar of Comic Asides
		I wanted to award you a barnstar for making me laugh, but unfortunately it was eaten by a bear. Rockpocket 06:02, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Access to Wiki

Hello. I'm not sure what happened with your access on that day. I certainly had no problems during that time, and I could find not comments on the admins' pages about it. Perhaps someone forgot to put some pennies in the meter somewhere. Rockpocket 05:34, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

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Ironing

My husband used to iron his shorts, his tea towels and all his bedding. Now that he is in a wheelchair, he only irons dress shirts and the like, but it was not an easy aspect of his life for him to change. We live out in the country and he hangs out all his wash in summertime; if he can't get that freshly ironed smell, then the fresh outdoors one will have to do. The one great joy of t-shirts, for mothers everywhere, was that they did not require ironing. (In case you are wondering why I don't help out and let the poor man have his freshly ironed sheets, you would need to meet him to know that, way ahead of everything else in his life is independence. He was the original "I do it myself" 2-year-old, his mother told me, and in that, he has not changed.) However, if you need something more to do in your life, I guess ironing t-shirts is a relatively harmless way to fill time that would only otherwise be wasted on something silly, like Wikipedia answers. :-) Bielle 16:55, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Mingin

Clio is not the only one who had to google the word. I'm usually pretty good with Scottish words, but this was a new one to me. I don't think it has crossed the pond, yet. Is it pronounced with a hard or a soft "g"? Bielle 17:28, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

I have a cyber-pal who lives in Falkirk. He sends me Scottish words regularly to try and prove that no one in the colonies knows "nu'in" about vocabulary. It's not often he catches me out, but now I shall see if I can turn the tables on him. I understand he watches about as much TV as I do, so I may be a successful. I don't think Big Brother is available this side. (UK shows where the accents veer at all from BBC English tend not to be popular in the US, though they may find a limited audience in Canada.) I have never watched a reality TV show, nor a "star search" of any description. There are probably six of us left in the English- (or proximate) speaking world. While I have been typing, I have also been trying to think of a synonym for "mingin" that is Canadian slang. I can't come up with a word that is local. Bielle 14:21, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Mingin' is an interesting word. I first heard it used by people from South Wales in 1995, meaning "gross, ugly or disgusting", often - but not always - in relation to physical features (usually female). I then heard it used widely in the East of Scotland, when I moved to Edinburgh. I'm told its been used there for decades. In the last 5 years or so it has been used more widely in the UK, probably due to the charming Ms Goody. Apparently the etymology stems from Romani minchi, meaning female genitalia. Rockpocket 22:08, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

I left a comment on Rockpocket's Talk page in which there is a question for you. "Nice", eh? I'll show you "nice"! :-) Bielle 17:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

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Thinking of you

♥ Clio the Muse 23:04, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Waiting and pacing

As your Ref Desk message to 70 did sound a bit as if you were the one who wanted to get out and break a chair over someone's head, I did supect something amiss in your world. I should have left my rebuke on this page, however; I am not the manners' police or even the police police, after all. I would tell you to enjoy the (relative) quiet and treasure every consecutive minute of sleep, but not only do you have a child already, but also relaxing enough to do any of these things requires a mind set not possible until Perry jr. arrives. (I assume you do know the baby's gender and your naming him is not just the continued application of positive thinking.) I wish you a safe and speedy conclusion.

French swear words,ah yes, I am working on a list, but every time I see it, I start to laugh. The French in Canada, at least, save their blasphemy for things religious, which is what it really means "to blaspheme", after all. (I believe this is also true for France.) It just doesn't sound like real swearing to me. One friend refused even to write anything down for me. Just as you would not, I think, say "Fuck" in front of your daughter or grandmother, but might instead say "fudge" or some variant, the French will not not say "tabernacle" (and that's a really bad word) but "tabernouche" or "taberwit". (I am not sure of the spelling of the second one; I have only heard it said.) "Mange le merde" is a nothing phrase in Quebec French; your grandmother would wrinkle her nose at you did she hear you say it, but it would carry no real offense. I haven't forgotten your query, and will do better soon.

Sacrer

I don't know why I would make my life harder than it needs to be. Here is a not really well written, but not awful, article on the very subject of the peculiarities of swearing in Quebec, and it is in English: Quebec French profanity. I will keep an ear out for the best "string" of connected words. I also note that I (a) didn't spell "tabarnac" correctly, and that (b)"tabarwit" is usually rendered "tabarouette". There is a book available I must find: Le livre des sacres de blasphèmes québécois by Gilles Charest, Éditions de l'Aurore, 1974. Bielle 17:27, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

New Baby Predictions

Born July 27, 2007, a daughter - that's my prediction, though I should warn you that I am not good at this, so expect a boy on the 25th. You should call her Clio, though, or Leah Dawn. (This is so much fun. I wasn't allowed to comment with my grandchildren; it smacked too much of seeking to control. As you and I are almost strangers, no such claim can be made. And further, you can ignore me completely with no guilt or reprisal.) If it is a boy, I suggest Christopher David or Lambiam; keep 'em guessing is what I say. Bielle 06:51, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

The Newest Mankster

Thanks for the announcement. So, you have a new trickster to attempt to supplant the merry prankster! It is not only as one who "struggles with God" that he greets the world, you know. (Perhaps you have gone with the name given in Luke, rather than the more common one from Matthew.)

Your good news is especially appreciated because I know how busy your household is at the moment, and will be until everybody's new schedules settle down. We have two grandchildren with us this week (2 1/2 years and 10 months), both boys who love noise and movement, the louder and the more frenzied the better.

If my guess about the birthdate and the sex of Child Three is your idea of "very, very close", then you must be an economist. Congratulations to all and get some sleep! Bielle 14:10, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

CONGRATULATIONS AND FELICITATIONS

Thank you so much for letting me know, Perry. I was starting to get a little worried, not having heard from you for so long. Many, many congratulations to you and your dear wife on the safe arrival of a bonny prince. And what a big boy! My mother tells me that at 8lbs 3ozs I was the heaviest in our family (I have two brothers). Please accept all my good wishes, and I wish you the strength to endure all those sleepless nights! Clio the Muse 22:39, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! I expect to see you editing at all kinds of ungodly hours, while up taking care of the bairn. Rockpocket

Hey Perry Man, three cheers on the arrival of the newest Wikipedian-in-waiting. The Russians would call him Perry Perievich (ie. Perry, son of Perry). And thanks for the welcome back.  :) -- JackofOz 04:29, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

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Hello

Hello Perry, its been a while - I just wanted to check that all is well with you and yours. Rockpocket 08:06, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Perry, I saw your comments on Rockpocket's talk page and am so sorry to learn of your problems. I had been wondering where you were. It's good to hear, though, that it all seems to be in the past, and that your son is making progress. Anyway, I hope you and your lovely family have a great Christmas together, little Perry's first. My boyfriend and I are off to East Africa on safari this coming Sunday, so I'll write to you again later in January, just to find out how things are progressing. With very best wishes from Anastasia, who is at present kitting herself out something like Jane!. Clio the Muse (talk) 23:08, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

And from another watcher of the Rockpocket page come thanks for letting us know. You have been missed. I did presume it was the arrival of Perry Jr. that was keeping you busy, but had no inkling that there was anything wrong. I,too, am glad he is well on the mend. I look forward to reading your commentaries in the new year. Joyeuses Fêtes! Bielle (talk) 01:17, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Glad to hear mankster Jr is doing well, Perry. I happened to have worked at the Sick Kids once upon a time, its an excellent hospital. Glad also to see you back online. I hope you have the time, among leading the clan, to join us on the desks again. Rockpocket 23:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

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Hi Perry, Jack here

The penny's just dropped, Perry. I assumed from the header "hi jack perry here" that you were identifying yourself as one "Jack Perry", and you'd contacted me because we have the same first name. But nooo. You're the famous Perry-mankster! Why didn't you say so, naughty boy! -- JackofOz (talk) 22:08, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Druggism

Hi. Nice to hear from you. I thought your post was not in keeping with the best traditions of the reference desks. The bit about the washing powder or whatever it was seemed off the wall and in stark contrast to the seriousness that befits talk of epilepsy. I'm glad you actually meant no harm, and I'm glad you're not angry about my removing your comment. --Milkbreath (talk) 20:07, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

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Ironing (2)

I caught your comment on Clio's page. If you are ironing kids' t-shirts then you don't have enough real things to do! :-) Perhaps, for you, ironing is an inducer of the healing beta-trance. I paint to reach that state. I wish you would consider a Canadian holiday. I have a pile of (clean) laundry on the chesterfield in the T.V. room that my spouse has named "Mount Washing Done". Whenever it seems about to avalanche, I take some things off the top and either fold them or wear them. My spouse, being a sensible man, does his own laundry, hangs it to dry and has it in the closet or folded in drawers within seconds of the last drop of moisture evaporating. ៛ Bielle (talk) 21:36, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

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National Vagina Day

So, the first time I see your name on one of my watchlist pages in many moons, and it is in response to a question about vaginas. I wonder what that says about you, or about me? Good to know you are still around. ៛ Bielle (talk) 17:25, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Mount Washingdone has had several avalanches, and at least one eruption, over the summer. Mr Bielle has spent 41 of this summer's days in hospital so he is not doing his share at the moment. (On the other hand, as he was not home much and the hospital takes care of his laundry, he is also not adding to the pile.) He is home now, though not behaving well; he pushes too hard and slows his progress as a result. It is all quite frustratating, but there is light, though it may be winter before it is all over. Do keep in touch, even if only on a sporadic basis, as small children, sick spouses, and housework permit. Congratulations on the new job! ៛ Bielle (talk) 20:03, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

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naughty ...

good to see you though :) ---Sluzzelin talk 09:20, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

And a Warm "Hello" from a Cold Place

How lovely to see your name pop up today! Given that it is about -23 here at the moment, warm words are even more welcome than usual. Mr Bielle has been a long time in recovering, having given us a very serious fright over the summer. I knew he was almost fully back when he and I finally had an argument, but that has only been in the past month. Sounds like all the Petits Manksters are behaving as one would expect and thus have only just begun to drive you and Mrs Mankster insane. I have missed you, and all of us continue to miss the wondrous Clio. The Ref Desk just isn't the same without her; even the quality of the questions seems to have fallen away. Do keeping popping by, even if you can't visit often or stay long. And may 2009 be a glorious year for you and all those you love. ៛ Bielle (talk) 00:48, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Saw your name

on my watch list. Welcome back for however long a stay. How's the tribe? // BL \\ (talk) 21:16, 7 September 2009 (UTC) (Bielle)

We are well and independent still. Mount Washingdone waxesa and wanes with the days of the week. I haven't had a grandchild correct my grammar yet, though I don't doubt that day is coming. They will be in French immersion schools, the oldest (4) starts tomorrow, so they will have lots of ways in which to demonstrate their superiority. Glad to here that you and yours are well and growing apace. The job sounds perfect; that must mean it pays squat. Nothing on WP has changed materially. You are missed. // BL \\ (talk) 22:03, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

18 months ago

That was when I last noticed you wandering about the place. How are you, the missus and all the little Manksters? Bielle (talk) 20:30, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Back atcha

Thanks for the note. We are well -made it through the summer with no disasters, medical or otherwise. At our ages, that's rarer than one might like. Forty was more than a third of my lifetime ago; enjoy! Glad to hear that your trio is real. It amazes me to watch the grands (6 of them at the moment, from the ages of 6 down) and how very much a unique individual each one of them has been almost from the first breath. I hope the shake at work wasn't costly. Keep in touch. Bielle (talk) 22:32, 13 September 2011 (UTC)