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It signifies an antique account that's not been used in years and has now been deleted from the system. The same person (so far as I've gathered from other people calling him by that old name occasionally), nowadays known as PPV, must be using a different account these days.
I might be wrong on this, but I'm convinced I only first spotted one of those greyed-out usernames, with profile details and post count removed, a couple of months back. It was when I happened to be browsing an old thread from c. 2008 and I was puzzled at first as I'd never come across this oddity before. Then over the next few weeks I stumbled across more and more of them, always on threads of a similar vintage, so I assumed it was an indicator that the crew/system was deleting ancient accounts – presumably to make room on the message-board servers.
Given that the sudden shock of the Great Boards Botch-up took place shortly afterwards, I've been wondering ever since whether, in hindsight, it had been the first sign that the changeover to this new-look OTF was imminent.
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Originally posted by Gangster Octopus View PostThe bit on Xavi's lottery win reminds me that when Colin Douglas joined us from Doncaster Rovers he won the Millers Mayday Draw Ł1,000 almost immediately. I'm sure that it was all completely above board...
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- Oct 2011
- 26984
- Cambridgeshire
- Ipswich (convert)
- Those chocolate-coated ring-shaped ones you get at Christmas
Sits - don't know whether or not you get the Weekly Howl but thought you'd appreciate this one if not.
Badge of the week ~ Maidenhead United
It was often said in Berkshire: "When the big magpie and the very small magpie fly over the bridge there shall be good fortune for someone." The saying persisted for centuries, largely because it was impossible to disprove, but also because the type of people who said it would make sure they said it a lot, even when its application was tenuous at best to the preceding dialogue.
A local saying that has not lasted so well is: "When the bat flies out the dell, electricity and water will mix well." People finally stopped saying this in the region after several electrocution fatalities at or around dusk.
Maidenhead United still use the magpie aphorism because visitors to the area like it when crusty old townspeople say it to them because of course this is what living in a country town is all about. That and very poor theatre. Cameron Carter
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The clip from the Middlesbrough-Sheffield United match included in this week's Howl was twitten by someone whose profile includes the suggestion "Communists to get the rope". I think that might be going a tad too far, even if he feels that Roman Abramovich could be thus categorised.
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