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Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialogue, people's rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension.

Martin, As you archive so regularly (unlike some editors ...) I thought that this would
a) Brighten up your page, and
b) Add a serious tone amidst all the hilarity.
All the best to you and yours –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard| 11:08, 24 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. A lovely picture. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:03, 26 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have made a little seasonal update - hope you don't mind! Martinevans123 (talk) 09:02, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all. The snow has almost vanished.
A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25.
I hate this BST ... why can't we stick with good old GMT? (... it follows the sun after all)
Cheers!
— Gareth Griffith-Jones – The Welsh Buzzard – 10:27, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A brand of choc ice manufactured by the British Wall's ice cream
the act of eating

now, I ask you, what kind of alphabetical (or significance) order is that?!!

Yours, aye John Lemon

Have always loved that record. Good compilation of photographs ... who is the geezer in the middle — at 1 min 32 secs? –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard| 20:28, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason, he always reminded me of Nixon!

Oh! Of course. I knew that really –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard| 20:47, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Archives

2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007

Archive 2014

Wiki Jukebox

... my own personal permanent fixture tribute...

Please donate generously (.... and add whatever you like!!):

that old Fifth Beatle, again (sigh)
just the 7 inches this time, Grace, sorry
my own beautiful ~~laundrette~~ George Michael tribute (suitably low-grade video, yes!!) [1]
hey sugar... do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do...
a bit of a hit, apparently... (Leo gets the velvet treatment)
Not the early one, That you can wish upon, Not the northern one, That guides in the sailors
... a prisoner of the white lines
... [2] what a classic
... [3] what a ridiculous suit
... [4] a charmingly light and deft chamber piece
... [5] ... then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars
... jus' coz... (most favouritist Jankel guitar solo(s) evva evva) (and even more brillianter live)!!
... an incessant driving backbeat, jazz syncopated piano (mmmm, those trills), sly vocal, soaring blues harp... just funk bliss ... and news just in: [6]
... utterly stupendous guitar solo
... einige gute Ratschläge für Kinder von heute...]]
... [7]
... get daaaaaarn!! a classic
... and in similar vein
... cheers, Rambler! sheessh!! line 'em up, dude: [8], [9], [10]
... Jolly New Year!!
... 1975, top of their game, just wonderful!
... [11] ... and a classic interpretation
... and keeping it Viv, one hell of a region...
... 'Cause I've seen some hot hot blazes, Come down to smoke and ash
... There was spring along the ditches
... how Mystery Train should be played: [12] .. a masterclass from that 70s partnership made in rockabilly heaven.
... The one-shot deal don't matter
.. quintessentially English!! such a great album...
... RIP Horace Silver ... Jazz Omkring Midnight Denmark TV 1968 .... some guy called Cobham on drums, lol
... comes close to capturing visually the density of Dylan's imagery....
... thanks for reminding me, Paley, me' ol' china ... rescued from the archives!!
... "Lord, if it was not for bad edits, I wouldn't make no edits at all" ....
... some therapeutic squeals ...
... awesome from Georgie and Stevie, just amazing ...
... Oh! Oh! Oh-ho!! How it hurts... In the wardrobe of my soul, In the section labelled "shirts" ...
... We broke a case of proof 102 (original and best, pure grain vinyl) ....
... this one just for any Hillbillies who may be a-watchin'! (fnaaar, fnaaar). Sing-a-long now, y'all!! ...
... just tell him (what you want) ...
... R.I.P Jack .... "living beneath the volcano"
... spine-tingling song perfection in 3 and a half minutes ...
.. Alleluia!... simply the best, so, so, wonderful ...
... fun and educational a tough combo to beat. MarnetteD|Talk 23:58, 25 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Blocks all round?

"They've got womanly breasts under pale mauve vests,

Shoes like dead pigs' noses,

Cornflake packet jacket, catalogue trousers,

A mouth what never closes."

Please, Mr. Admin-robot, don't be a Blockhead.

Oi! Oi! ... Their shapeless haircuts don't enhance, Their ghastly patterned shirts.. (allegedly)

"You babes talk about your madison shoes We've got a thing we call the madison blues"

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick!

I couldn't quite remember how to throw a boomerang, but eventually it came back to me.Boing

The other day I held the door open for a clown. I thought it was a nice jester.clown

Coleridge, Keswick and exotic substances

I've taken the liberty of blitzing your last addition, as it seems to me to be relevant to STC's article rather than throwing any light on Keswick. Quite prepared to engage in a friendly talk-page brawl, of course, but besides that would very much like your thoughts at the FAC. Tim riley talk 20:46, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. I was in two minds myself. Had never thought of Keswick as a hot bed of poetic fever. Have added it in over at Christabel. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:52, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Who is she, Mary Evans???

Hafspajen (talk) 19:31, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, some old dragon I guess. Nothing to do with Silas Tomkyn Comberbache. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:42, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, wonder how the young ones look... like. No relative? Hafspajen (talk) 08:06, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

*in the County jail

"I love to hear those convicts squeal.

It's a shame these slugs ain't real...."

On the Run...

A great album! Have always loved that one. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:26, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How to cook a bird - free the animal in you - paintings

OOoops, sorry, you were right - but you fixed that already - it wasn't Böcky (I mean the painter wan't Böcky ...but Koller) . Hafspajen (talk) 18:06, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And the first one said to ther second one - I hope you are having fun ... ohohho, yesHafspajen (talk) 18:30, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

.Heavy stuff... that Böcky, but sorted out finally ... stolen your camel- Hafspajen (talk) 18:45, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh!! not the camel!! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:49, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunalely - but uit maicheid so welll The Camel-thief (talk) 18:45, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well I guess that the camel is a traditional Chinese animal, if not Japanese! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:05, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Join the club. Hafspajen (talk) 21:23, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But you have a very good excuse. "If life gives you melons then you're probably dyslexic!"

OHhohohohoohohoo - just how do you know I am not a melon? The Camel (talk) 18:45, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I try to pigeon hole you in vain.... you certainly are an Ænigma. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:00, 3 October 2014 (UTC) [13][reply]

Elias the shrimp fisher? How dare you, Sir! Hafspajen (talk) 22:29, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lynsey de Paul

Is it just me that finds this strange ? The BBC and The Times report her age at the date of death as 64. The one reference that seemingly cited 1948 as her birth year has been replaced by a (citation needed} tag, yet Wiki still has the article showing her birth year as 1948. It hardly accords with the, usually very reliable, cited references.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 10:20, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think someone removed "unreliable refs", mentioning birth name in their edit summary? But I agree, that does look odd. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:36, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Free BMD clearly shows that registration of her birth was in September 1948, So 1950, and age 64, is definitely wrong. I have amended accordingly, but the month and day can be verified only from the full birth record. Very surprised that both The Times and the BBC have got this wrong. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:38, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, me too. I have thought for a while that 1948 was the more likely, given the widespread practice of lopping a year, or three, off many pop performers ages. However, are we correct in ignoring such 'reliable sources' and importing a piece of 'original research' ?? I suspect more evidence may emerge following the post mortem or, more likely, once the death certificate is available.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:34, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure. That free BMD source seems perfectly reliable to me. It's odd that the process of simply searching for it on the web might be regarded as WP:OR. I'd even argue that it's a secondary source, as the birth certificate itself would be the primary. Perhaps Guy might be able to advise. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:42, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Go the Fuck to Sleep

Glad you brought that up: it's a fantastic article, of course, among the best that Wikipedia has to offer. :) Drmies (talk) 19:52, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back." - Leo Wiki Editor

Eh, not mine. Hafspajen (talk) 01:15, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,
Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains
One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk:
’Tis not through envy of thy happy lot,
But being too happy in thine happiness,—
That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees,
In some melodious plot
Of beechen green, and shadows numberless,
Singest of summer in full-throated ease.

First stanza of "Ode to a Nightingale",
May 1819

My heart aches and a drowsy numbness pains
My senses, as though an anteater I'd seen ...
(panic spreads and the audience half rise)
A nasty long-nosed brute
(screams from the audience)
With furry legs and sticky darting tongue
I seem to feel its cruel jaws
Crunch crunch there go my legs
Snap snap my thorax too
(various screaming women faint)
My head's in a twain, there goes my brain
Swallow, swallow, swallow, slurp

Poetry Reading (Ants), Monty Python
2009

Me and my big mouth

[14]

Shocking. Yet another page you've poisoned with your own warped brand of "humor". You should be blocked. But, you know what they say, man, shit puns happen: [15] ... hours of fun, minutes even. My favourite - the pictorial Reese Witherspoon. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:33, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

C'mon. You have to admit, "statue mile" was pretty good, though in retrospect I should have set it up as [[statute mile|statue mile]] in the first place, for the avoidance of doubt. BTW I doubt you've seen [16] (a bit of a rant of mine at MOS/dates and numbers). EEng (talk) 12:37, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't, even, get me started, about, the wikicomma!! Martinevans123 (talk) 13:00, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Uterus transplant

Marty, are you sure this meets ITN's significance criterion? I mean, the baby is only a gol-dang Swede, and we know what they're like.... Sca (talk) 15:03, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

flying buttocks ... Hafspajen (talk) 16:15, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Now, if the mom were Norwegian, that would be different. Sca (talk)

There is NO such illustration... Hafspajen (talk) 18:33, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! cool it Sca-face. At least the Swedish one is actually born already. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:11, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Scarface is an indian, like the First Mohican? Hafspajen (talk) 23:19, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rudolf Koller

On 8 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rudolf Koller, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rudolf Koller painted "the Swiss national animal" running in the road in front of traffic (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rudolf Koller. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A cheeseburger for you!

Shrimpy Shrimpy...gimme that gimme that Srimmmpy. Hafspajen (talk) 15:18, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, although for me shrimps belong, not in a dish, but in a tank. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:03, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thank you! Aubergine with cheese - my favourite. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:22, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OMG!! First Romanians... and now invasive killer shrimp!! Martinevans123 (talk) 17:28, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WHAT R-manians? Hafspajen (talk) 19:45, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

These are, of course. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:48, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No. No maniacs for me - These - good. Hafspajen (talk) 20:23, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

happy hahahaha, only 458,996,514 views!!

Prefer Ken's version Martinevans123 (talk) 20:36, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Overlink

I believe that this is an overlink. Tx. --Epeefleche (talk) 20:24, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, guess you're right. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:50, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A place to live ... move. Hafspajen (talk) 20:49, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Canada is a very jolly place. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:55, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hahahaha, funny places. Haha (tribe) Haha (tribe) (talk) 20:59, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(Daily) Telegraph

I take your point. However, the article is badly titled in my opinion as it separates the Daily ~ from the Sunday ~ (the latter having its own article which could just as well be a section within the main Telegraph page) which is not a distinction made in the online version. The article says: "Telegraph.co.uk is the online version of the newspaper. It includes articles from the print editions of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph". which is an increasingly archaic way of looking at it - these days news articles are written with all the various media in mind and the printed version is likely to become a minority format (if it isn't already). Sorry though, your amendment was correct. Btljs (talk) 08:02, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I guess newspaper vendors will eventually be considered wholly Dickensian, even in London. Maybe we'll end up calling the article Telegraph.co.uk!. I agree a single article, that covers all days of the week, might be better. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:39, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Q!

MARTY!!!!!! Hafspajen (talk) 20:56, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Enjoy!! ....also, just for you, a Led Zep classic!!! Martinevans123 (talk) 21:00, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

PHfuu, take it EASY ... mARTY. Hafspajen (talk) 21:25, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nah! a load of old hat, I say. Who wants that an old world Plant like that?? We want some Aussie Gold!! just great for children's parties Martinevans123 (talk) 21:42, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

SOO LOUD! ssssss... Why mess arund.. Hafspajen (talk) 22:15, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey? Did someone say.... Mess Around!?? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:25, 14 October 2014 (UTC) ... and an all-time favourite .... and even Matthew Ball[reply]

Pocahontas .-..--..--. Hafspajen (talk) 22:31, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Marty bee good, good Hafspajen (talk) 22:36, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Aheeemm, hemm, what Charles Edward ****'Anderson??? "Chuck" Berry ? Hafspajen (talk) 22:43, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And let's not forget the mighty Champ. And here with Monty Sunshine's band: [17]

Rock all round the day

It was probably your evil pale sock who did it for you...

How very dare you!! I feel quite crushed by your baseless accusation! It's ~~scandalous~~ sandal-less. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:20, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am SHAKEN! Shaking-Hafspajen (talk) 14:00, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Waht's wonderful, Monty ...? Hafspajen (talk) 21:24, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, wonderful. Hafspajen (talk) 21:46, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This should be probably removed, smells like old shoes for miles away. good enough for a rapport.

You could be right. Seems rather odd, doesn't it. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:37, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit summary made me remember ... this lullaby

Your edit summary over at Hillybilly's made me remember this — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 23:12, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Shaking suspitions Hafspajen (talk) 14:52, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Go, Wilko, Go

If I knew then, what I know now ... - yeah, you probably wasn't marrying that stupid bastard, Ike Anwhistle

^{"Sure, I've slapped Tina ... There have been times when I punched her to the ground without thinking. But I have never beat her."}

This will put you in a good humour [18] if you stick with it to the end. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 21:46, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks Gareth. Have watched many times! Martinevans123 (talk) 21:49, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[19]

Discretionary sanctions notification - MOS

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Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:35, 15 October 2014 (UTC)Template:Z33[reply]

Gosh this looks frightfully important. Shame I can't even remember making any edits there. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:23, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"At least I won't be shot for singing

I'm a free agent, I can protest

This must be freedom

I must be happy"

Short Attention Span Theater

How quickly they forget... [20] Apparently now everyone who edits MOS or Talk:MOS gets one -- see [21]. EEng (talk) 17:13, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Are these as good as wiki love-kittens? Someone tells me two of these templates are equal in worth to a "Barnstar of Embuggerance", and each one on its own is worth about three and a half bracket-bot notifications. A very polite user called Eric tells me that if I save them up, I can eventually cash them in for a "f*ck off" or two "c*nts" (but only if I've written a Good Article). So I'm very pleased. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:51, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

De gustibus non est disputandum

[22] In all modesty... really??? EEng (talk) 22:41, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The pinnacle of your wiki career. Those critics are just jealous bitches, darhling. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:23, 16 October 2014 (UTC) But it's time some of your more outrageous hooks were towed away.[reply]

Well done

		The Civility Barnstar
		for discussion at Talk:Dr. Feelgood. Andrewa (talk) 10:59, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ooo, a nice cuppa! How lovely. I'll take mine with Milk and Alcohol, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:26, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rhythm Stick

We'll get there eventually with this song, even if it's just one sentence at a time... I just need to get my hands on copies of the two biographies to clear up those "citation needed" templates in the text... Richard3120 (talk) 17:52, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead.... Hit me!! Martinevans123 (talk)

A barnstar for you!!!!

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	The Barnstar of Good Humor is awarded to users who consistently lighten the mood, defuse conflicts, and make Wikipedia a better place to be. Unbelivable you didn't got this before. Pooring ash on my head, several buckets, regards Hafspajen (talk) 13:05, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Previous ones all archived! But, thank you. Ah yes, that will be the famous David Bowie Ash Bucket Challenge.... good for you! Well done. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:04, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ... Hafspajen (talk) 17:08, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, I'd better hurry up and archive it before you take this one back! Martinevans123 (talk) 17:29, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake, that one was only a joke ...Hafspajen (talk) 17:37, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

YOUR FAULT 2012. Hafspajen (talk) 12:56, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oho, have some tea and some blues. Hafspajen (talk) 23:05, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jack Bruce

Basically it was a clean up of unnecessary detail and parts of it were poorly written. Parts looked like they had been copied from other sites but were missing key words. It also reeked of Recentism, especially since it was considerably longer than the section on his time in Cream. I'd like to see this article make it on the main page, but as it currently stands it won't and I was trying to pitch in a little and help. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 00:30, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Scorpion0422. Thanks for your message and thanks for "pitching in". You said "Take a look at the difference between versions and you'll figure it out." Well, I certainly did look at the differences before reverting and they all looked like style changes and unexplained deletions. I was a bit perplexed since it was the first edit I had seen you make to that article, and you had initially left no edit summary. If there was copyvio there, I think it might have been useful to just delete all the copyvio bits and give the location of the original text that had been copied. I think it's also fair that some sections of an article will be longer, or more detailed, that others (particularly later ones). I don't see that as good reason to slash bits out. If sections don't have adequate sources, I think it's first better to try and find sources or to tag that no sources are available. For example, these three paras look like relevant facts to me that still belong:

"On 4 June 2011, Bruce played a special concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The evening celebrated the 50th anniversary of the blues in Great Britain, and Bruce played with his Big Blues Band and special guest Joe Bonamassa.

"Festival appearances with his Big Blues Band continued throughout the UK and Europe during 2011. At the Cornbury Festival, Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire on 3 July where Bruce appeared as a special guest of the Stax label tribute band, The Staxs. The festival was recorded by Abbey Road Studios.

"Bruce started 2012 playing the Gerry Rafferty tribute concert in Glasgow, followed by a date with the traditional Celtic band Lau. BBC Scotland recorded a one hour special on Bruce, which also included a performance with Lau. The completed documentary Jack Bruce – The Man behind the Bass was transmitted in February 2012 on BBC Scotland. It featured new interviews, with Bruce, Clapton, Baker and Brown, as well as the concert footage featuring new versions of six career spanning songs, "We're Going Wrong", "Sunshine of Your Love", "Weird of Hermiston", "Theme for an Imaginary Western", "Keep it Down" and "Child Song"."

Whinge over. Thanks anyway. Martinevans123 (talk)

The third paragraph was left in. It was simply merged with the one above. The ones I did remove, I felt they weren't particularly notable. He is, after all, a musician and playing shows is what he does. So simply playing a concert isn't inherently notable. And I didn't feel those were worth noting. I should point out that the only section I edited was the final, so I'm sure there are other paragraphs that might not fit, I simply didn't have the time to do it. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 21:20, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I see what you mean and I don't wholly disagree. I posted a question over at Talk:Jack Bruce. By all means clarify or add over there. Cheers. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:23, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween cheer!

Happy Halloween!

Hello Martinevans123:1 2 3 4 5 song-y
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
– Hafspajen (talk) 13:48, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

Ooooo!!!! How scary!!! I'll be thinking of you when I carve my pumpkin. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:28, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

123-baby-you-and-me: Michael and pals before he got scary! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:55, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hafspajen (talk) 18:57, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Scary rodent

Hey, why are you writhing about fishbreeding and agronomy as User:Martinen44? Tha is excentric. Hafspajen (talk) 21:18, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Excuse me, but I feel I must remind you all of WP:NOTCOFFEEKLATCH. EEng (talk) 01:41, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Excuseme thatwasajoke, and by the way, why would you? Hafspajen (talk) 01:45, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Great work

Great work on Nicholas Winton today, I'd love to really expand his page. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 14:42, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes a worthy article that could be improved, I'm sure. Might even be/ have been a candidate for DYK. My edits just a bit of tidying up, really! Martinevans123 (talk) 14:46, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Brought tears to my eyes. EEng (talk) 15:12, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

... or even WP:ITN where the very sensible User:Mjroots has nominated it. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:11, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I was happy to nominate it. A great honour for a great man. Mjroots (talk) 19:18, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Haha. (I'm sure he will cherish nomination at Wikipedia ITN!) Martinevans123 (talk) 19:25, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, possibly another honour too, appearing on ITN. Mjroots (talk) 20:52, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh well, we tried. Thanks for your support. Mjroots (talk) 17:09, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Great to see such important real world news taking centre stage yet again. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:11, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See the WP:Czech Republic talk page for details re class of award. Mjroots2 (talk) 11:40, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Czech Republic? I couldn't see a relevant thread. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:49, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I enquired at the cz.wiki Talk Page for Nicholas Winton. An editor there has very kindly infomed me, that according to this source, it was First Class. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:20, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lunar effect

Hey Martin,

You asked in your edit summary of lunar effect "what's a "significant ordinary effect"?" What I meant by that is what the first sentence of the article says: "simply (...) variation in light levels", because that is the only real difference between a full moon and a non-full moon: it just reflects more light from the Sun. Significant, but pretty ordinary compared to the claims described in the article. Greetings, Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 23:01, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If we have "significant extraordinary effect" in the caption for the main image at the top of the article, it might be worth explaining/ integrating this useage into the text? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:05, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween Apples

TheQ Editor has given you some caramel and a candy apple! Caramel and candy-coated apples are fun Halloween treats, and promote WikiLove on Halloween. Hopefully these have made your Halloween (and the proceeding days) much sweeter. Happy Halloween!

'"On Psych, A USA Network TV series Episode 8, The Tao of Gus, Season 6, Shawn refers to pumpkins as "Halloween Apples" because he thinks all round fruits are a type of apple.

If Trick-or-treaters come your way, add {{subst:Halloween apples}} to their talkpage with a spoooooky message!

"Gee, thanks buddy!" Now that really IS scary. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:33, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Hubble bubble toil and toffee" (the noo)

Nos Calan Gaeaf Hapus!

Hello Marty:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
– As you stoke up your steaming wiki-cauldron, please help yourself to some tasty plot toffee, Tom Trot, claggum or clack ….. or else how about some Banoffee pie, hokey pokey, puff candy or seafoam??! Hafspajen (talk) 19:19, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, if I am still allowed on this page, that is. Hafspajen (talk) 19:21, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly not ... ya "bard"!!!

No, hang on.... The Reformation! My favourite pub in spooky old Gallowstree Common! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:24, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers, Hafs. Can't beat a bit of Halloween trance! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:37, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Eh? Hope you are ready with your pious theses instead of falling in trance ....Hafspajen (talk) 19:57, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Did someone say 95 glasses? Cheers! (It must be "early doors" in Wittenberg! lol) Martinevans123 (talk) 20:12, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[23].Hafspajen (talk) 21:16, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Indenting

Who were you replying to with this comment? Did you mean to reply to Arnoutf? Stickee (talk) 13:24, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Who was who replying to? EEng (talk) 18:25, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In fact not. Was agreeing with him in reply to Tennispompompompom. Have now clarified. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:31, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In fact not what? EEng (talk) 18:25, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not what or What-not?? Martinevans123 (talk) 19:38, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

One can never have too many pom-poms... PomPomCloudsAreWhite

Neal Miller

Hi Martinevans123. In case you haven't figured this out, I've got a group of my History of Psychology students working on the Neal Miller article. I see that you are a Master Editor. I hope you will bear with my students' mistakes and help them develop this article. Neal Miller is one of the most important 20th c. psychologists and I was surprised to see that there was so little about him on Wikipedia. This is a great project for my students, and we will appreciate any guidance. Feel free to list yourself on my course page. Thanks! Jim J.R. Council (talk) 22:46, 4 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, a might call myself a "Master Editor" but in truth I'm a complete amateur. I never manage to figure anything out. Your students are more than welcome, I'm sure. A very worthy subject, mistakes aside. Cheers. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:50, 4 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Narcissus

OK. C Day Lewis is in! --Michael Goodyear (talk) 04:19, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wow. I see you've linked the entire book! Can we single out that one poem somehow? I guess a page number, but doesn't really matter. Cheers. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:43, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing that out, there was a typo in the Google link, now fixed --Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:30, 9 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And don't forget Housman! --Michael Goodyear (talk) 12:41, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, good old Houshusband. I had no idea about him!

"He was also (according to Frank Kermode) a very fastidious bachelor, who refused to allow his neighbour Ludwig Wittgenstein to use his private lavatory – though whether this is significant in some way I can’t say." [24]. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:10, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Yeah, thanks a bunch, bot. But the one we want is a red link at that page. Fancy writing an article? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:32, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Pretty persistent, aren't you, bot. And you didn't even read my response of yesterday! And you say "we noticed"! How many of you darned critters are there??!! Martinevans123 (talk) 16:54, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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This is so pairist! Many brackets simply prefer a free and easy unpaired lifestyle, thank you very much!! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:09, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your visit to User:Bishonen talk page might be helpful

Hello Martinevans: There is currently a section open concerning the "crazed editor" phenomenon on the User:Bishonen Talk page titled "Third time around at Freud". User:Bishonen is presently taking reports concerning one editor in particular who has been needlessly taking up an excessive amount of time from other editors on the Freud page. If you have a chance to visit the Bishonen Talk page, any short drop-in comment you might make on your experience with that other editor might help. FelixRosch (talk) 16:13, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not Bishonen. I'm just an ordinary crazed editor. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:04, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Martinevans: That was my mis-typed salutation (corrected). Your back and forth with Allmannacer on his comments regarding Moses were appreciated for their tone and patience. Should he just get a pass for causing us to be deflected from regular editing because of his lack of understanding of even the dust jacket description of Moses and Monotheism. Along with his other disruptions to Freud from the last months, I thought you could glance at the "Third time around at Freud" section mentioned above. FelixRosch (talk) 21:25, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, I love Moses. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:32, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This one's quite likeable, too (and Hafs might like the pictures...) PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 21:48, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Goodness me, Paley. Does this mean you've finally joined the video age?? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:55, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's quite a revelation - I've got a new pc with Windows 8.1 (my old one had Windows 2000, and was so slow it took minutes to load just pages of text). So now, sound and movement grace PCW Towers in quite an addictive fashion ... am wasting many an hour watching old TOTP performances etc.... PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 22:57, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, PCW Towers! You can waste many more watching my video links! Martinevans123 (talk) 23:04, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I love Moses, and "fit the battle", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:06, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, thanks Gerda. I have no knowledge of either of those. Thanks for the introduction! Martinevans123 (talk) 23:11, 7 November 2014 (UTC) p.s. well maybe the second one just a little, haha[reply]

Did you know that I made a DYK about encouragement about a year ago (not my article, not for myself, I was beyond needing it then: "... that the song "Ermutigung" by Wolf Biermann, encouraging people not to become hardened in hard times, was written for Peter Huchel, then under house arrest?") which got to the headlines today? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:56, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's amazing. I'm always looking out for encouragement from the admins. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:50, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Who would have thought that such a pleasant coterie would have formed here from my little inquiry. May I provide a cup of tea... FelixRosch TALK 15:52, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, how refreshing!! And just two little spoons for me, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:24, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Everything is possible on a Martin page getting close enough to St. Martin's day, - many celebrate today, as they celebrated fall of the wall two days early. Next music around the corner there, on mourning, war and peace, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:32, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Enjoying our lovely St Martin's Summer in UK. But I celebrate St Martin all year round. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:41, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sin tax

What's the ;;Science fiction'' syntax you used in the Menace infobox? I've never seen it. Documentation? EEng (talk) 23:51, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's from the future. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:48, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, seriously.

Do you know where there's something explaining it? EEng (talk) 11:52, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dewey Redman

While the quote you reverted may be mispositioned, or involve an inappropriate degree of emphasis in any event, the article does not yet address the challenges during and to his career, from what I can see.

Dreadarthur (talk) 00:32, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. That quote may well be very informative and I'm sure it would be wholly appropriate, in the body of the article, as part of a more detailed appreciation of this entire career. Maybe you could open a discussion on his Talk Page? By all means add what new material you can. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:16, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Death by coconut

Hey, I'm the anon IP editor who removed the Donkey Kong 3 information from the "Death by coconut" page. I called it nonsense in the edit summary; it was pretty clearly written by a non-native English speaker and made no sense at all. "The hitting makes a miss of the game"? Really? I wanted to thank you for restoring it and making it make more sense. 74.119.157.2 (talk) 20:28, 14 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. I am pleasantly surprised to get a message from you. I hope you consider registering as a user. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:47, 14 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I quite probably will at some point, I just haven't gotten around to it yet - and at the moment my edits are primarily fixing typos and reverting vandalism (and/or terribly written good faith edits). Someday! 74.119.157.2 (talk) 23:09, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thought you might want to know - I finally registered! NekoKatsun (talk) 17:44, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hooray!! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:04, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nick Drake 'not a virgin' shocker

[25]. The tabloids will be all over this. Time to tool up. Ceoil (talk) 16:52, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You could be right. "Things Behind the Sun" ?? Martinevans123 (talk) 16:59, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'd never have thought he had it in him, but have been wrong (around once) before. It wasnt with Linda Thompson anyway, thats for sure. Ceoil (talk) 17:41, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I did not know that his grave stone had been taken away as it made been so defaced with people chipping bits off. (I'm wrong about lots of things all the time). Martinevans123 (talk) 17:55, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. You'd have thought that Drake fans were gentle, thoughtful souls, rather than graveyard robbing bastards. Then again, the two of us nearly strangled each other on the talk page of "Northern Sky". Go figure. Ceoil (talk) 18:02, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I promise to never chip away a bit of your gravestone, Ceoil. Well, not a big bit anyway! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:07, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Better men than you have tried Martin ;) Ceoil (talk) 18:48, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't doubt it. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:53, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on your new job

[26] Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:45, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ahem, thanks. But between you and me, perhaps we should keep this a bit quiet. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:04, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Punctuation question.

Hi Martin, How are you? I just had a small question to ask you. I saw your edits on the Mel Giedroyc Wiki page, but saw that you had removed a few commas after dates., for example instead of saying "On 14 October, it was announced" you changed it to "On 14 October it was announced". I was just curious as to why you did that as I was taught in those situations to add a comma after the date. Is it a British versus a North American thing? I have checked various web pages from the UK and Canada, where there was a comma after a date. I was just curious.74.15.186.97 (talk) 20:51, 18 November 2014 (UTC)samusek2[reply]

I'm very well, thank you. How kind of you to ask. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:58, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, a 74. Hafspajen (talk) 21:03, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I support the removal of this comma. To some extent it is a UK/US thing perhaps. --John (talk) 21:22, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You are very welcome, but I just wanted to know your opinion on my question. I have seen the commas added and left off on other different British Wikipedia pages and on other websites. Before reverting anything, I wanted to ask the opinion of the user who did the edit in the first place. I just wanted to check with Martin and you guys if it's a UK/US (Canada) thing before I do anything. Thanks!74.15.186.97 (talk) 21:53, 18 November 2014 (UTC)samusek2[reply]

We over here, in what's left of the Empire, know that commas used after an introductory phrase are the work of The Great Satan and are indicative of degeneracy and moral weakness. I need say no more, I feel. You Colonials will no doubt next be asking us to sprinkle our prose with "periods" or whatnot. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:15, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I know some time has passed since this discussion, but it is a topic that has interested me for a while. In most instances I prefer no comma after an initial prepositional phrase, especially when the preposition is a short one like "in" or "on"; sometimes I think a comma is needed for the sake of clarity, but usually I don't think a comma is needed. I often see the comma and wonder why people add one (and I'm from the former colonies). CorinneSD (talk) 17:37, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As we all know, correct grammar is timeless (well, kind of). I think you are to be warmly applauded for your very sensible approach. And for flying the flag of good stout British grammar in the former colonies. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:48, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And for sentence fragments.

As for the matter at hand: contrary to what so many think, punctuation is not a programming language syntax, and many questions regarding placement of commas (in particular) are not subject to strict rules. Rather, it's often just a question of rhythm and pacing. EEng (talk) 18:55, 2 December 2014 (UTC) I thought you of all people would have something to say about [27]? [reply]

Aha! So at last you admit it.... it wasn't that nice Mr. Putin's BUK missile that was to blame! It was automatic table bots at wikipedia! Should put a lot of argument to rest over at that article! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:51, 2 December 2014 (UTC) Maybe someone could devise a machine that puts wiki-commas in for half the year and takes them out when there is enough British Summer sunlight to expose them as fraudulent? "Village technical pump" here we come.... [reply]

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What's a girl to do?! I need to gen up. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:11, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Position vacant: Prince Charming wanted. Fairy-tale castle optional. Charming, witty Frogs need not apply. A real toad. (talk) 13:48, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba

Howdy. Would you fix the article links to her successor, in the infobox & succession boxes? He's now been (correctly) moved to Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba. I'm Arb restricted from making the corrections. GoodDay (talk) 17:35, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes.... Arb restrictions. I might give it a try if I can. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:44, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WHY are you doing this to me?? Hungerafspajen (talk) 21:17, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To you??! It's for GoodDay, of course! Martinevans123 (talk) 21:25, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ya forgot the succession boxes at the bottom of the article. GoodDay (talk) 21:28, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gosh, I'm really incompetent, aren't I! Can I interest you in a sledgehammer? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:32, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

....ooh, hang on, I thought you were "Arb restricted"?? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:06, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Now you made me eat. Hafspajen (talk) 22:22, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[Goday.Hafspajen (talk) 12:39, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"The low-budget promotional video for "Lazy Sunday" was filmed at Kenney Jones' parents' home on Havering Street in Stepney,east London and features his next door neighbour pretending to strangle Marriott."

This user is ranked 802

This user is ranked 802 on the list of Wikipedians by number of edits? GGGGood job. Hafspajen (talk) 16:06, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah bless. Dear Hafs, if only I had as much faith as you (or indeed any) in what must be Wikipedias's most misleading metric. I have it on very good authority that "Rank is the grade of coal described by Hilt's Law." So while we keep stoking the wiki-furnaces, just remember that at least half of my edits are corrections to my own spelling mistakes. And at least another half are poor taste puns and psychotic Easter eggs. In fact, I'd estimate it's at least 60% of each. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:58, 24 November 2014 (UTC) ... (p.s. the only reason I go pinning medals on my own chest, is so that the pin won't hurt me!)[reply]

Ah, I always knew the British are showing a moderate estimation of one's own talents, abilities, and value. Never mind, sweetie - you'll be fine, jut goo on like this and all will be just fine - (What happened - I am talking like an American) ... Hafspajen (talk) 17:19, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A ~~great~~ totally awesome album. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:45, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

care for some Vaseline ? Hafspajen (talk) 05:16, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Marty, I am fed up writhing Signpost. Will you write an entry or two? we need people who are quick fast and humorous. Answer NOW. Hafspajen (talk) 22:00, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, too busy. If I read it, I might be more amenable. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:06, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean if you read it?Hafspajen (talk) 22:11, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't read it. I don't have it delivered. I have no interest in it. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:17, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ooo, looks like I do get it delivered, after all.... [28] Martinevans123 (talk) 22:49, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:MARTIN John Great Day of His Wrath.jpg The Drug-dealer (talk) 22:11, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is your element, M - The Drug-dealer (talk) 23:18, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Meanwhile, at DYK

EEng is being a meanie again. [29] Also, this should be fun: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/The_Game_(mind_game). EEng (talk) 18:03, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"I didn't get where I am today by telling the truth!" Martinevans123 (talk) 18:41, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
	The Brilliant Idea Barnstar is awarded to a user who figures out an elegant reply to a particularly difficult problem. Hafspajen (talk) 23:28, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

John Lewis: Our motto: "Never Knowingly deconstructed". Martinevans123 (talk) 23:48, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speech is not only passively describing a given reality, but it can change the (social) reality it is describing through speech acts, which for linguistics was as revolutionary discovery as for physics was the discovery that measurement itself can change the measured reality, SINCERELY; SINCERELY; SINCERELY; SINCERELY; SINCERELY; NOVEMBER (talk) 23:50, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Good old J. L. Austin.... constructed to last. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:58, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Morris riders...

Tunnelbana riders. Hafspajen (talk) 05:15, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

man Blue man group.Hafspajen (talk) 16:06, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There, Dr. Richard von Krafft-Ebing, a specialist in sexual disorders, subjected him to a radical treatment for his " sick nerves ": ice baths or pistol shot to make it jump. This is part of an enigmatic translation Hafspajen (talk) 02:47, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ted Hughes

Category:20th-century American poets - sorry about that. He slipped in under Category:Sylvia Plath and I forgot to take him out when AWBing. Thanks for the forehead-smack. Category:Hungarian-English translators - that one I honestly have no idea about. Seems to have been there for quite a while, but I'm not sure why. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:40, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. Thanks for the reply. Yes, just seems a bit too random to me. If there's nothing in the article, even close, I'd suggest deleting it. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:48, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh, now there's a comedy sketch - Hungarian pornographic poetry. I'd think about writing it up...if I was funny... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:52, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh "Nico", you are awful ... Martinevans123 (talk) 21:57, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, why have I never seen this film before? I must find and rent it at once. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 22:02, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A gem, I'm sure. "I love you, you pay my rent." Martinevans123 (talk) 22:08, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I also want to have Hungarian p. sketches. you need some translation? Hafspajen (talk) 03:56, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Hungarian–English translators

And talking of knockers... whatever happened to the "Golden Sea Swallow of Knokke"?? Martinevans123 (talk) 23:53, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keswick

I detect evidence that you are familiar with the geography and are perhaps a regular visitor. If the latter, email me and a lunch invitation at the Riley establishment will ensue for some point at which we coincide in Keswick. Meanwhile, could you look in at Benjamin Britten and see if you are happy with my heavy pruning? Tim riley talk 21:21, 30 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If only that were true. I have visited, at least once! But thank you for such a thoughtful invitation. I'll try and take a look, but it certainly is the season for pruning.Martinevans123 (talk) 22:00, 30 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Female Trouble

[30] EEng (talk) 21:26, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Engie hun, I always find your quips so tasteful. But I feel you may have some gender equality issues you need to address. Otherwise you may find a few admins swarming all over you. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:13, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Boat Race commentary

"Ah, isn't that nice! The wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew." (Harry Carpenter, BBC TV coverage of the 1977 Boat Race) Let us hope that the Rambling Man is back editing his magnum opus before long! Tim riley talk 23:35, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

He is, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:41, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sheesh, what a dramah-puss... I was hoping we'd see those ruddy Oxbridge boats sunk at least until Monday. Oh well, guess we can't take to ArbCom this time. (sad face) Martinevans123 (talk) 23:49, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No better epitome of ME123's dry humor do I know than his linking (above) of ArbCom to the article Abandoned Shipwrecks Act. It's hysterical no matter what you think of ArbCom. EEng (talk) 07:29, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Lasciate ogne speranza...?!" 'ere mate, I 'ad that Dantee geezer in the back of me cab last night... turns art he wanted droppin' darn the Pet's Cemetary or summat! Blimey. Strike a light! Martinevans123 (talk) 10:47, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, huh

Happy Saint Lucia's day!

"Good Morning"Martinevans123:
1) Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia!
2) 13 December is the day when Swedes perplex the rest of the world by showing up way too early in the morning dressed in white tunics, candles in their hair, singing and bringing saffron buns and breakfast in bed to nice people.
3) Hope you have a bright day! Hafspajen (talk) 09:23, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, how lovely! You can't beat some nice "Golden Buns", can you. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:27, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Very uncivilized of you to call me Norman.

That kind of paintings I can paint with a spaghetti through the keyhole. Hafspajen (talk) 12:38, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't dis Marylin! Martinevans123 (talk) 12:40, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Featured spaghetti your buns, Marty. Hafspajen (talk) 12:43, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hafs, "You show up in this dark place like a bar of soap in a coal-scuttle ..." Martinevans123 (talk) 14:27, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

... where he's visible as a dark silhouette against the luminous slime he exudes [31]. EEng (talk) 15:22, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

eeewww! seems a little harsh on our good friend Hafs? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:29, 13 December 2014 (UTC) or were you referring to the Blessed Jimbo?! [reply]

Now you are fussy. they crawl-and so both. Hafspajen (talk) 17:00, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hahaha, yes. I was watching the truly georgeous Tamsin Greig on The Graham Norton Show last night, and I literally fell about laughing when she described how she had had to "give voice" her own vagina in Episodes, but it came out "more like the Cookie Monster than Yoda...." (- a classic edition of the show if you want to catch it on iplayer!) Martinevans123 (talk) 17:12, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

HA! nickname frequently used for anyone named Norman who is also seen as a dynamic or ditzy personality, perhaps symbolically living up to the stereotyped pillaging of "Normans" a.k.a. Norsemen or Vikings.^{[citation needed]} Citation needed indeed. Hafspajen (talk) 18:06, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The concept of aesthetics has been the interest of philosophers such as Pluto, Hume and Cant, who understood aesthetics as something pure and searched the essence of beauty, or, the ontology of aesthetics. But it was not before the beginning of the cultural sociology of early 19th century that the question was problematized in its social context, which took the differences and changes in historical view as an important process of aesthetical thoughtHafspajen (talk) 20:57, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Because of the talk. ...Hafspajen (talk) 21:20, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah-ha! So you do have some musical taste after all! Hoorah!" Martinevans123 (talk) 21:24, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nej, jag har vidrig smak. Hafspajen (talk) 21:41, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"My name is not Sven it is Martin"! Martinevans123 (talk) 21:43, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Today the article is called Winter landscapes in Western art. *my name is Gummy Björn. Hafspajen (talk) 21:50, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Squeeze (copying method)

Hi Martin. I've been reading archaeology quite intensely for over fifteen years now. In this field, a "squeeze" is a very common NOUN, not a verb, as you correctly have noticed. A typical sentence: "After the Mesha Stele was shattered by its Bedouin finders, the only way of restoring it was by using the squeeze taken by Salem al-Khoury." No archaeologist will ever ask you "using the WHAT?" if you tell him that. I'm just one step away from an important graduation exam, Wikipedia is a very useful tool for me sometimes and I make amendments when I think it's very much needed, but for now I don't have the time to write articles or alike. Once I take my exam, we can see about that. It seems to me quite common that terms marked as "article non existent" work like challenges to people with more time than me, who might otherwise not stop and consider writing one. It does not harm anyone in any way, so please, let's make this our last dialogue on this specific topic, shall we? I thank you. I hope we'll both soon find an article about the technique of taking a squeeze on Wik. Or not, one can only do so much. Now back to my studies. Have a great day!

I do hope this not our last dialogue on this subject! I'm very pleased that you see red links are a challenge to - I guess that is really what they are meant to be. And I certainly won't delete that entry at Squeeze - but don't be too surprised if some other zealot does. Very good luck in your graduation exam. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:59, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Main page TFA tribute joke of the day

"Have you heard about the new cockney genealogy series? It's called Who The Fuck Do You Think You Are?!" (.... with kind thanks to HIGNFY's Martin Clunes).

Yes, Mum

According to Keirsey, Queen Elizabeth II may be an Inspector. EEng (talk) 06:28, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah? And I suppose Phil the Greek is a clippy?? ... apparently Prince Charles is a actually a real plant! Martinevans123 (talk) 08:41, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Huh, what mummy? Marty is clearly a tarzan Hafspajen (talk) 06:38, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Archaeologists claim to have discovered more than a million dummies in an ancient encyclopaedic cemetery." 08:33, 18 December 2014 (UTC)Martinevans123 (talk)

Some personalities seem more difficult to pin down[32]... PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 12:15, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"... well, at least, we thought it was a borzoi, but when we stripped him we found he was just a hairy whippet. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:59, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Narcissus washstand

Good to see you're still around. I lost my enthusiasm a while ago, and yet there's still a draw. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 22:17, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A drawer, you say? There's a whole chest! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:21, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes... "enthusiasm" ... I remember that (kind off). I'd like to see one of those techy-wiki-policy-wonks come up with that ultimate groovy wikipedia equation (where E = encyclopeadic output, m = manual edits and c = conflict)!! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:35, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Gee, thanks groovy bot! Sing-along now, y'all! A Sedaka classic [33]. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:41, 22 December 2014 (UTC) ... although Mac and Katie's version was really good too! .... as was Neil's, of course!![reply]

Merry Merry

To you and yours

FWiW Bzuk (talk) 15:43, 22 December 2014 (UTC) [reply]

Nice!! Looking forward to the bangles and beads.... Martinevans123 (talk) 18:37, 22 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Very, very disappointed

[34] EEng (talk) 04:49, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Best wishes for a happy holiday season

		Happy Holiday Cheer
		Season's Greetings! This message celebrates the holiday season, promotes WikiLove, and hopefully makes your day a little better. Spread the seasonal good cheer by wishing another user an Awesome Holiday and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone with whom you had disagreements in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Share the good feelings! Joys!Hafspajen (talk) 01:52, 23 December 2014 (UTC) [reply]

Why, thank you! I am indeed just "some very random person"... Martinevans123 (talk) 17:21, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

After all the things I have done for you, my son... found tou fairies and everything. Thine words upsetted me. Hafspajen (talk) 17:58, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Macho Man" Randy Savage doesn't look much like a fairy to me, dearie. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:15, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, no, it looked like YOU, (random) ... honey. Hafspajen (talk) 18:56, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Just like ~~Randy~~ Jimbo, I find myself wrestling with your intense flattery! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:16, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, random user, how hard your day was. Hafspajen (talk) 20:42, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

After being discharged from the military he found his talents lay in the art of torture, and hired out his services for any client who required information and wasn't squeamish about the methods employed to get it. "Lob" is a cranky old bald man with two huge lobster claws emerging from his back, and is part of a long tradition in 2000 AD. ...? Weird.

... we usually call it lobscouse in sunny Liverpool. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:20, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am. I am what I am. Calm. Hafspajen (talk) 22:26, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sing it, our Gloria!! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:37, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Marty's talk... Hafspajen (talk) 22:44, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Marty dance. Hafspajen (talk) 13:46, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What's in the sióck
Gift bearer
Christmas sióck
Teddy Evans
Marty Evans
Message
Paley

Happy holidays!

Season's Greetings

Martin, wishing you a fulfilled and peaceful festive season. (Do you do 'festive'?)
(Hope you don't get as cold as this scene looks...)
Best wishes from a partner in crime,
PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 22:27, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Brrrrrrrr! That's so cold, I've already got double vision!! But thank you. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:08, 23 December 2014 (UTC) ah yes, festive is just fine thanks![reply]

You got good vision for languages, such as Simple English. There are also Africans, Arabic, Belarussian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Hungarian, Japanese, Latin, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Scotts, Welsh and more. - Btw, only two more days for my Christmas music on top of my talk (then only in archive), - do I deserve "partner in crime" also, criminal me? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:09, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Haha yes: even very simple articles can get a "blwch gwybodaeth". Martinevans123 (talk) 14:13, 30 December 2014 (UTC) p.s. at least you're not a "vagrant"...[reply]

Haha yes, and why not? Well organised, ready to be translated ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:20, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays...

	Happy Holidays...
	and may the coming year bring peaceful melody accompanied by joyous harmony. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 19:39, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks, 78.26! You too. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:50, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

	Merry Christmas!
	Merry Christmas martinevans123, blessings and best wishes for 2015! MarnetteD\|Talk 19:56, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. That's very jolly! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:29, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nollaig

	Nollaig shona duit
	Best christmas and new year. Another year down, and so much more to write. Another year closer to the grave. No hard feelings, man. Ceoil (talk) 23:52, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's very nice, thankyou. Great to see a "Gaelic type" on the page! All the best for 2015. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:17, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jay Leno: Where do they speak Gaelic?

Contestant: Um... San Francisco?

EEng (talk) 14:03, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair." Martinevans123 (talk) 14:06, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

These days, money would be more appropriate. Sca (talk) 16:40, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dude, "holding their head in a hand" seems a rather unusual contysruction? The fuck. Even I can spell better than that. Ceoil (talk) 14:45, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's "anarchaic" spelling. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:51, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Foiled. I didnt realise it was an art statement. <sigh> Very good. Carry on. I'll get you yet. Ceoil (talk) 14:53, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Greets

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Frohe Weinachten und

alles gute zur neuen Jahr!

Wesołych Świąt i

Szczęśliwego nowego roku!

Linksmų Kalėdų ir

laimingų Naujųjų Metų!

Sca (talk) 16:36, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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What permissive Swedish amphibian, botheration, darling Evans? Hafspajen (talk) 15:25, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

THeses are two Salt and pepper shakers having a deep mindful exchange. Nothing of the kind you think. Hafspajen (talk) 15:35, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

They just look like frogs .... Hafspajen (talk) 15:37, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, we have to thank Sweden for that charming little amphibian hero, don't we Martinevans123 (talk) 18:27, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

One never knows what's making you famous, H e r r i n g , M i d s u m m e r ’ s E v e , f o l k c o s t u m e s , t h e N o b e l P r i z e a n d t h e f r e e d o m t o r o a m . Hafspajen (talk) 20:06, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In your case, Hafs, pretty obviously it's freedom to lurk. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:40, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, I am a WikiFairy. Hafspajen (talk) 23:03, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You are so Yeah Yeah Wow Wow, now ghat kind of silly song you composed, Martin?

Ferry fire

"People die. What else is new"? — Who's that a quote from?

Apropos:

CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.

—Ambrose Bierce

Sca (talk) 15:00, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sincere apologies, I obviously need a crystal ball. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:07, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, nuts!

[35] EEng (talk) 21:17, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, Korean furry nuts are all the rage, I hear. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:23, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, wonder if Heather Cho likes cats. Hafspajen (talk) 21:25, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Heather Chow? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:34, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Haha. Doggie bags.... are dangerous, whote the Guantanamo Bay Gazette. Hafspajen (talk) 21:36, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This should go over even better than "grilled on the witness stand" -- think it will run? EEng (talk) 21:41, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Might get a few hits, I guess. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:46, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It might score high on Rictus scale for earthquake intensity, as pertains to later media coverage of the event. Hafspajen (talk) 22:34, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Stardate C3PO

Hey I'm Annoyingbot II. Thank you for your contributions on Wikipedia! Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Viking , you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Monday I'm just telling you that I was going to tell you something but then I don't know what. If I've made any errors, tell my Operator. Thanks Annoyingbot (Annoy) 22:39, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Annoyingbot. That's rich. Hope you saw the brutalist gay elephant and thwarted early marriages. [36] EEng (talk) 05:51, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Good grief... Annoyingbot (talk) 08:20, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year Martinevans123!

Happy New Year!

Martinevans123,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Hafspajen (talk) 10:01, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year 2015}} to user talk pages.

So, now you want sheep to? Hafspajen (talk) 12

23, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Let's wish for a great 2015

Throughout Great Britain there are many celebrations across the island, particularly in Scotland.
- London: thousands gather along the Embankment on the River Thames to watch the fireworks around the London Eye. The New Year officially starts when Big Ben strikes twelve.
- Scotland: there are many unique customs associated with the New Year. These form the Scottish celebration Hogmanay—the Scots name for New Year's Eve. The street party in Princes Street in Edinburgh is one famous example.
- Wales: Calennig is celebrated, with celebrations attracting thousands of people to the capital, Cardiff.
  
  Happy New Year!
  — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 20:52, 31 December 2014 (UTC)|}[reply]

And now...

The first dawn of a new year . . .

...with just a herd of sunbathing trees standing in the way.....

Best wishes Martin for a happy and healthy 2015
PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 00:13, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A herd of sheep too

Hafspajen (talk) 11:12, 1 January 2015 (UTC) WARNING: Marty if you put that thing from Paley's on my page I will bite you. Hafspajen (talk) 12:08, 1 January 2015 (UTC) MARTY!!!![reply]

... phew, lucky I changed that colour! Martinevans123 (talk) 12:11, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Have sheperd instead. Hafspajen (talk) 12:43, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year!

Dear Martinevans123,
HAPPY NEW YEAR Hoping 2015 will be a great year for you! Thank you for your contributions!
From a fellow editor,
--FWiW Bzuk (talk)

This message promotes WikiLove. Originally created by Nahnah4 (see "invisible note").

Precious again

In Your Own Sweet Way
Thank you for quality contributions to articles on churches and halls in Wales, filled with music, for treating In Your Own Sweet Way in your own sweet way, for a clear view on "a poorly-run bureaucracy with the group dynamics of a cult ... marks will be deducted for obvious expressions of exasperation or humour" - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:15, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Two years ago, you were the 354th recipient of my Pumpkin Sky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:45, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much, I always appreciate a well-placed pumpkin. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:46, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Then you will like Cucurbita. How about BWV 22, comments (and support, of course) welcome, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:57, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Was supported enough ;) - Next Palladio as you were so kind to notice (yesterday and tomorrow), - need some solid source for what everybody seems to know about Diamonds, - help? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How very cryptic. You mean the precious collection? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:25, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Do you see a source there? I found lots of ice-scaters using the same music, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A Dobos torte for you!

7&6=thirteen (☎) has given you a Dobos Torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it.

To give a Dobos Torte and spread the WikiLove, just place {{subst:Dobos Torte}} on someone else's talkpage, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:07, 6 January 2015 (UTC) [reply]

How lovely! Does that come with eels at all? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:09, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

When Stan first "gave" me a dodgy Dobos Torte, I read it as Dublin tart. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 18:00, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah-ha. What I really need is a good man-sized meat pie made with Nazi super cows!! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:31, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mmm ... not so keen on beef sausages ... pork is my choice. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 18:35, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And who said anything about sausages?! Even the Continental variety??! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:46, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh no! Not one of his guests! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 19:29, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And talking of Graham and sausages: [37]. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:43, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

So funny. I loved the graduate's expression throughout the clip. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 20:27, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

bands at zz top page

These bands i put there are Southern Rock bands, ZZ Top played with them on several occasions. I am a huge ZZ Top fan and i know they belong there, Wiki Elvis (talk) 23:28, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on your discerning musical support. But you might want to discuss that at the article's Talk Page and gain consensus for your addition. Personally, I'd certainly expect to see those bands playing on the same bill, perhaps many times. But I'm not sure that is sufficient qualification for the "Associated Acts" parameter of the infobox. You might first want to have a look at how that's defined at Template:Infobox musical artist. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:39, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Godt Nytaar!

Strewth, Bruce! Looking mighty fine for a Sheila. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:59, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Brother, you are right about that... Hafspajen (talk) 14:18, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at ‎this. Hafspajen (talk) 10:55, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, what a fine article. Very interesting. Great work. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:20, 10 January 2015 (UTC) ... alas I now can't stop fiddling with it... [reply]

DON*T. Hafspajen (talk) 11:58, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mary, tha was 54 symbolism... Hafspajen (talk) 13:38, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

... but don't call me Mary, I'm not a virgin, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:32, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But I brought you a parrot ... and a Boar-head... Hafspajen (talk) 16:16, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not yet another Norwegian Blue, I hope. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:19, 10 January 2015 (UTC) ... and it's a bit late for all that nonsense!![reply]

Well, I am affraid it might be. What Jane should have done, was to take thar parrot and hit him in the head with it. But the of course, we would have never had Queen Elisabeth. But somehow I belive the reason why E, never married was because she had to look at close quarters at daddy acting Blue beard. Hafspajen (talk) 16:46, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Haha. You made me think of him. Filippo Miller, pintore (talk) 16:46, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)::Yes Marty, sources say that he is looking at infinity. The Google book. Hafspajen (talk) 20:38, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, I need to put on my glasses. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:50, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't often wear White Tights. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:36, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

O dear, you are just as Dangerous anyway. Hafspajen (talk) 20:40, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to borrow a pair from Alistair. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:48, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alistair - recommens nowadays checkered skirts to keep up with the fashion of the upper Wiki 1000 .... 21:46, 10 January 2015 (UTC)Hafspajen (talk)

Hafs! You're getting as tortuously cryptic as me! Martinevans123 (talk) 21:54, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gnothi seauton, Master. Hafspajen (talk) 22:00, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WEll, I might just say it. Hafspajen (talk) 23:17, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I guess cramming nationalities into tiny boxes doesn't always work. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:23, 10 January 2015 (UTC)... Reverend Lloyd wasn't really Welsh you know, he was a merry honest sire.[reply]

Marty, as the upper Wiki-1000 - will you look at this draft. We need jokes. I am afraid Adam is probably not going to edit [this] edition much, so we are on our own. Be a good brother, and help. You get free hands to add at least two jokes per entry. (except Mishelle, she is WP:BLP). Today is the last day (officially). You made such a good job on Goethe too.. Hafspajen (talk) 12:31, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And ...I will never call you Mary again, promise. The Upper Ten Hafspajen (talk) 12:33, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok yes, I'll try and take a look. I'm a bit busy right now with Francesco Rosi who I would very much like to see at ITN. I think he influenced a whole generation of realist film makers. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:27, 11 January 2015 (UTC).[reply]

Praise the Lord. Just be

yourself. Hafspajen (talk) 14:56, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine, as far as I can see. I'm sure you don't need any more jokes! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:40, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But we DO: People are now expecting to be amused. Hafspajen (talk) 14:54, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"I didn't get where I am today by expecting to be amused, Reggie!" Martinevans123 (talk) 15:03, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Marty, this is how it should look like. We are hopelessly boring. Hafspajen (talk) 15:55, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Our fame is going down the drain: ICYINOGT start to be funny, please. Hafspajen (talk) 16:01, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Otherwise I have to start to be funny, and how is going to like?? Hafspajen (talk) 16:17, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lady in white (Toorop). Hafspajen (talk) 20:59, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, almost as beautiful as that other artistic gem. lol. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:10, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Llollipop.Hafspajen (talk) 21:28, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Snowed-on" confectionery? Martinevans123 (talk) 16:38, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Don Carlos

The poster from the 1867 Paris production does not include a quote, but, if you know the original French version, there is a scene (which is not in the "standard", later Italian ones) in which the king arrives in time to see Rodrigo die. Hope this helps. Viva-Verdi (talk) 00:46, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I was just thrown by a single set of quote marks at the end. I've now replaced with parentheses. Does this mean that the scene depicted in the poster is one that was taken from the 1846 Philippe II, Roi d'Espagne play by Eugène Cormon? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:22, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lend a hand?

I wonder if you could give some encouragement to our mutual friend Ritchie here. He and I have put a lot of work into it and I really don't want to start over. He hasn't had a chance to respond but maybe you can put in a good word to get him in a positive mood again. EEng (talk) 05:07, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I need to repeat this request. Can you please come help get this back on track? Or maybe you'd like to take over the review. EEng (talk) 12:48, 13 January 2015 (UTC) And for once in your life be serious this time, okay?[reply]

Sorry "busy in real life"..... but, as you are so keen....

1. If was being serious, I'd say there is no time limit.

2. I'm reluctant to ever be serious about anything at Wikipedia any more (ever).

3. 1-3 may be read in any order.

I'll try and take a look later. Having managed to get one article to GA status in the space of five years, I think your confidence in my abilities in this regard may be entirely misplaced! Martinevans123 (talk) 14:16, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Start at the end of the page. EEng (talk) 15:11, 13 January 2015 (UTC) I suppose this is what the article should read like to qualify for GA.[reply]

That looks decidedly fishy to me. As you know, I am far more comfortable with anal dilators, Korean nut-sacks and grilled burger executives. I'll trade you one ITN RD support vote for two GA review points. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:08, 13 January 2015 (UTC) ... or else ask this guy - he churns them out like he's shelling peas.[reply]

All I want is a straight GA review, according to the GA requirements. EEng (talk) 18:06, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: could do it, as could @Wizardman: or @Yoninah:. If anyone of those three comes back with a summary that could be paraphrased as "the article's fine, EEng is right, Ritchie is an arse" I will eat humble pie and put the review back on. I can't really say fairer than that. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 18:47, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

They might very well say there are still GA violations, but if they do I hope they'll say which piece of text violates what sections of GACR. I like you a lot, Ritchie, but for some reason there's a disconnect here. EEng (talk) 02:37, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mmm, tasty! Fancy a slice, anyone? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:54, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"You'll get nothing straight from me, young man, you pesky kant!!" - A man who well can't.

Rosi

You can have Stephen or Spencer take a look. Also, I did start a discussion on the talk page about RD being stale. Any admin who posted there is at least watching the page. It's normal to have noms go up with just three supports (here we have four and the nom, and my implied support) and no objections that haven't been answered. μηδείς (talk) 20:30, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, even his memorial service has now past on Monday: [38]. Thanks for you support. But I see our friend Rambler has now done the decent thing. So "All Swell that End Swill" as they say in Stratford. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:44, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Day

	Happy 22 January
	Happy Don`t worry be happy Day for you! Hafspajen (talk) 17:46, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think I nailed down your Hu-translate-connections...Hafspajen (talk) 17:56, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

King Edward scales the hills of Wales

Upon his stallion.

"Hear my decree! I want to see

My new dominion.

"Show me the yield of every field,

The grain, the grass, the wood!

Is all the land now moist and rich

With red rebellious blood?

"And are the Welsh, God's gift, the Welsh,

A peaceful, happy folk?

I want them pleased, just like the beast

They harness in the yoke."

"Sire, this jewel in your crown,

Your Wales, is fair and good:

Rich is the yield of every field

The grassland and the wood.

How amazing. Thanks so much for posting this! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:55, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rather flashy, isn't i? It has a kind of stange power and athmosphere that one... Hafspajen (talk) 19:05, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Deep silence falls upon the halls,

And lo, before their eyes

They see an old man, white as snow,

An ancient bard to rise:

"I shall recite your glorious deeds

Just as you bid me, Sire."

And death rattles in grim battles

As he touches the lyre.

"Grim death rattles, the brave battles,

And blood bestains the sun,

Your deeds reek high, up to the sky:

You are the guilty one!

"Our dead are plenty as the corn

When harvest is begun, And as we reap and glean, we weep: You did this, guilty one!"

"Off to the stake!" the king commands,

"This was churlishly hard.

Sing us, you there, a softer air,

You, young and courtly bard!"

Great. Wish I would know how to make two rows. Hafspajen (talk) 19:08, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bow down to me!

Admit it: I am the unchallenged KING of edgy hooks. [39] EEng (talk) 19:20, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

aka "King Edge the Awesome".... allegedly. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:33, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sex for profit

[40] EEng (talk) 01:22, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"... many people responded with confusion or repulsion." - doesn't sound that tasty, does it. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:38, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This has completely run off the rails -- see also here. He just won't say what the problems are. If I renominate, will do a review, please? The review will go much more smoothly if it sticks to the criteria. Or, maybe better, can we talk first about what you think he's talking about? If there's actually I problem I want to fix it, but all I get is these vague statements, which I try to address, and then more vague statements. EEng (talk) 15:24, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"The problems with quotations and images are still there" - I think maybe that sums up Ritchies's view? And he's got pressing real-life commitments it seems. We ought to heartily thank him for helping to get the article nearer to GA status. There are no time limits on these things, are there? Martinevans123 (talk) 19:31, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No, there's no time limit, so if he doesn't have time now we can just suspend until he's ready again. Or we can find another reviewer to take over. But instead he's just failed the article after all this work. Keep in mind the reason the review was so big and went on so long is that so many (most even) of the points he raised weren't related to the WP:GACR. But here we are.

So "the problems with quotations and images are still there." Great. But what, specifically, are those problems??? Seriously, please help me understand. Start at [41] and tell me -- is there any issue he raised that I didn't respond to? And of my responses, is there any he objected to or pushed back on? Can you tell what problems, specifically, he's talking about? Or, put another way, Can you tell me what changes Ritchie is saying are needed to meet GA? If you can't answer that, then you'll understand my frustration -- I can't answer that either. EEng (talk) 21:34, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

An image without a caption??! That's like a tequila without the salt!! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:13, 23 January 2015 (UTC) or the lemon[reply]

Can you please be serious for a bit? Not every image has to have a caption. WP:CAP When you have a paragraph describing a grand building with monumental steps topped by giant columns, and right next to it is an image of a grand building with monumental steps topped by giant columns, it seems unnecessary to have a caption. What would it say? "Widener Library"? That's helpful.

Then we have a paragraph describing that there are stacks at east, south, and west, and a giant reading room at north. Next to it is a floorplan showing stacks at east, south, and west, and a giant reading room at north. What caption would be needed? "Floor plan showing stacks at east, south, and west, and reading room at north"? What would be the point of that?

So seriously, can you point to any problems? EEng (talk) 22:39, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But I feel an untold sorrow about this user. Hafspajen (talk) 00:20, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Um, thanks... I guess. EEng (talk) 11:38, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

... more untold sorrow available here

Oh dear, you've used the s-word twice now in one post.

"I'm a trophy on your arm, You wear me like a charm, Yes you do." Martinevans123 (talk) 22:47, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Goddam you. EEng (talk) 22:49, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"I can't stand the pressure much longer, Somebody say a prayer" Martinevans123 (talk) 22:51, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Are you going to help or not? EEng (talk) 22:53, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"The chains are locked and tied across the door." Martinevans123 (talk) 22:56, 23 January 2015 (UTC) [42][reply]

Are you going to help or not? More to the point, can you tell me what about the images or quotes doesn't meet GACR? `EEng (talk) 23:06, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I refuse to help, naturally. I'd be tempted to give the images captions, even if redundant. But what's Ritchie's beef with the quotes, exactly? You seem to be mightily at risk of getting your precious article to GA status... but at what cost? Martinevans123 (talk) 23:15, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, what do you expect me to do? I gamely took on almost all suggestions, explained why others weren't appropriate, and got no substantive response except, suddenly, "time's up". So, yeah ... what's his beef with the quotes? Can you tell? Anyway, it doesn't matter. Will you review if I renominate, so we can be done with this? EEng (talk) 23:21, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You need someone who's actually done a GA review, or at least been through a few, and someone who, quite frankly, doesn't know your deep failings. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:27, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

... and much worse, of course, is the fact that the article is littered with shy colons. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:35, 23 January 2015 (UTC) [reply]

The only qualification for a reviewer is that you've not contributed significantly to the article and are not the nominator. The instructions are here. The criteria (WP:GACR) are simple. Please take a look. EEng (talk) 23:46, 23 January 2015 (UTC) Just to please you I've added the two captions, stupid as they are.[reply]

I'll try and look tomorrow... Martinevans123 (talk) 23:49, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, kind sir. If you tell me you'll take the plunge, I'll renominate. EEng (talk) 23:54, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Marty and EEng, Drmies needs help to explain humor. Hafspajen (talk) 00:23, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No pressure, but you will be continuing your unofficial review, won't you? EEng (talk) 21:52, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Give Me an Inch... yes, it'll get done this year, don't you worry. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:00, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wales

Howdy. My past experiences with the UK constituent countries (note the link) intro discussions, were unpleasant. I just figured I'd help you avoid any possible headaches ;) GoodDay (talk) 00:22, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, you'll note that the same unecessary linkage is made at England & Scotland articles. I won't speculate on who made those linkages & why, however. GoodDay (talk) 18:10, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It seems it started here Martinevans123 (talk) 18:21, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That linkage was correct, IMHO :) I'm opposed to linking to country. -- GoodDay (talk) 18:27, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But Scotland is much older, as a country, it seems: [43]. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:35, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I no longer push for linking to constituent country in those article leads, with good reason ;) But, I do support your unlinking proposal. GoodDay (talk) 18:41, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Can't wait. "Dod adref i dân go iawn - brynu bwthyn yng Nghymru!" Martinevans123 (talk) 18:47, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Poor Eurydice, she nearly made it this time. :) NebY (talk) 15:28, 25 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"... 'ere mate, I 'ad one of them three-headed pit bulls in the back of me cab last nite! His owner said he was guarding some Greek mafia or summat. Strike a lite! It's scarier than the Norff Circular at rush 'our!" --- "Sharron's Cabs", Ballam (talk) 16:19, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

I had a date with a library last night and boy, was it ever stacked!

[44] EEng (talk) 11:34, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Stacked!? (p.s. I'm not here. I'm an official sock). Martinevans123 (talk) 11:40, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin De Bruyne

To answer your query - yes, unreferenced information about BLPs could and should be removed from anywhere on Wikipedia. WP:BLP, WP:V etc. See also current discussion at BLPN. Giant Snowman 12:59, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's not hard to find sources? Is his participation really in doubt? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:05, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like I failed to find a source for Bundesliga Young Player of the Year: 2012–13 in the two minutes between your "cleaning" there. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:09, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Easier to leave it all to you, I guess. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:14, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Auschwitz

Hi Martinevans123. I have paraphrased the content, as it was almost identical to the source (only two words were different). -- Diannaa (talk) 02:59, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Diannaa. As ever, thank you for your care and patience. As you know, I often have diffiulty in seeing copyvio in what appear to me as statements of plain fact. I'm left wondering now, if we do limit ourselves to just the two sentences at that article, if that is the most useful or appropriate second sentence. BBC coverage of the memorial has been quite extensive this year. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:29, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Diannaa, for adding the extra detail, which produces just the right balance in my view. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:48, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It struck me as a particularly important anniversary, so I acted on your suggestion. Thanks for the positive feedback. -- Diannaa (talk) 23:03, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ouch!

[45] EEng (talk) 00:02, 29 January 2015 (UTC) Ctrl-P PRINT![reply]

Hahaha. In case you missed it :Pavlov's Cats. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:00, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

St Thomas' Church, Coventry

Martin. I have deleted the photo from this article. Good try, but the wrong St Thomas' Church. The church in the article was demolished in 1976, it was near the centre of the city, and did not have a steeple. The aerial view shows that its site is now occupied by housing and called St Thomas' Court. The photo was of an extant church in the outskirts of the city with a steeple. Cheers. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 09:50, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks Peter and apologies for the nuisance. I should read articles more carefully! Do they hold postcard fairs in Coventry, I wonder...? 1976 not that long ago. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:01, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

P

Stori hir, bron diddiwedd, o natur ddifyr ac o bosib yn anwir yw stori asgwrn pen llo. Mae'n debyg i'r ymadroddion Saesneg shaggy dog story a cock and bull story. Hafspajen (talk) 17:09, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keyboard on the fritz again? EEng (talk) 17:55, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Far from it. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:01, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Does it look good on your thing? for me it is chrashing into the section below. I mean it looked better before. Hafspajen (talk) 23:27, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I think you must mean Gerty? At 100% it looks fine to me. But just an idea anyway. Please revert if you wish. I have to alternate between 100% and something larger with most articles anyway...) Martinevans123 (talk) 23:33, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One never knows. GERTY?? Hafspajen (talk) 23:37, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin Spacey as you've never seen him before. An interesting and thought-provoking, low-budget, film which I urge to watch, if you haven't seen it yet. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:46, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

.' Since you are an unusually enlightened editor, you are probably right... Hafspajen (talk) 23:54, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"*blush*" ... I do like to see myself as a leading light in the wiki Aufklärung. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:54, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The leading light in the wiki Striptease? .. ***puzzled*** - that is of course a fast direct translation of the Swedish Aufklärung- [avklädning]. Something might have been lost in translation... Hafspajen (talk) 16:47, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One needs to keep abreast of fashion when one's "In the Navy"(?) Martinevans123 (talk) 16:58, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why do you care about the shoes only, may I ask, leading expert in Wiki-stripease? Hafspajen (talk) 17:04, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Who's keeping score?! Martinevans123 (talk) 17:07, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OK; OK - her you have her with all her cloth on, .... never mind skor. Hafspajen (talk) 17:11, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If I Had 1,000,000 Flavours ice cream"? .... Martinevans123 (talk) 17:17, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's one way of explaining the birth of the universe using - ice cream. Hafspajen (talk) 17:29, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

'It's pollinium! huh. Hafspajen (talk) 22:47, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

'And polinium! Hafspajen (talk) 23:33, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

With apologies to Bob Dylan

Seven days, seven more days they’ll be comin’
We’ll be waiting at the stadium for them to arrive
Seven more days, all I gotta do is survive

Read more: ... [46]. Next Friday evening!
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 18:52, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Hafspajen (talk) 19:12, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes indeed, Gareth. Should be a humdinger. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:38, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tyger, tyger, burning bright,

Down the fairway on the right;

What immortal hand or eye,

Could frame thy fearful long par three? - Blake (talk) 19:20, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Such talent! I mean you. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:00, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody snached Elvy. Hafspajen (talk) 17:48, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That was me, Hpj — my thread, my choice of opening image. I watched two very talented Swedish young ladies (sisters) on the Graham Norton Show last Friday; do you know them? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 15:05, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And so by way of "compensation"... here's the wonderful Eilert Pilarm. "omg" Martinevans123 (talk) 17:50, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody also snached the disguised plutonium. Hafspajen (talk) 17:52, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

After hearing Eilert, I admit I stole it and drank it all. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:56, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tasted good

? Hafspajen (talk) 20:04, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Um, I think I'll try and send it back. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:08, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Since when does Bob Dylan want any kind of apology? EEng (talk) 17:54, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

UH,? Dunno. Maybe because of the Bad Hat Day? Hafspajen (talk) 19:08, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Because, EEng, I bastardised his Seven Days' lyrics. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 15:05, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

First Aid Kit - Swedish folk duo is a mystery for me... Gareth Griffith-Jones ... Hafspajen (talk) 14:29, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For you

	The Marmite Award
	llllllllllllllllllllllllloolllllllllllllllllllllllL Hafspajen (talk) 09:21, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I must get painting again! ... or have word with Nathan: [47] Martinevans123 (talk) 12:19, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

marmite-artist-nathan???HUh? Hafspajen (talk) 16:44, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've always wanted to ask... is it true that they no longer use genuine mites in the manufacture of Marmite, and have switched to boll weevils instead? EEng (talk) 12:28, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A vile and outrageous calumny! You'll be telling us all about Marmite's grocer's apostrophe next!! Martinevans123 (talk) 13:18, 2 February 2015 (UTC) ..... but it is now available in your local Chinese Traditional Healthfood Store as "Red Velvet Marmite". Yum.[reply]

You mean vile Calumet? EEng (talk) 14:01, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"A common material for calumet pipe bowls is red pipestone or catlinite." Goodness me. Pipe bowls again! That might come in handy elsewhere.... Martinevans123 (talk) 14:08, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gosh... Culture has unexpected ramifications... Hafspajen (talk) 18:14, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

... love him or hate him. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:17, 2 February 2015 (UTC) Golden Girls!![reply]

uuboom Hafspajen (talk) 23:17, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Metaspacey

Made my evening. Thanks for that, hadn't heard. ---Sluzzelin talk 23:47, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Stuart Maconie

I'm not being disruptive. Why are you trying to silence dissent? --Stuart Maconie's Dad (talk) 22:19, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nor am I vandalising Wikipedia. Why are you lying? --Stuart Maconie's Dad (talk) 22:21, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Try not to libel living people. And try not to be abusive in your comments. If you do so again, you'll get blocked. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:23, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why not invite your pals User:Brecht89one and User:EnergemDealer2415 over? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:44, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

LIAR LIAR ... OH, but I still love you... Goethe in the Roman Campagna (talk) 22:47, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A-ha, Martineva. Busted... Young Werther (talk) 22:47, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Did I miss anything? Now, when you're done screwing around with this guy and his father, can you please clean up Goldblade? Ta very much. Drmies (talk) 03:31, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- You mean this guy, his father, his vandal mate and his indeffed vandal socks? Of course, it could just all be an unfortunate coincidence. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:22, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The things that one grows tired of—O, be sure

They are only foolish artificial things!

Can a bird ever tire of having wings?

And I, so long as life and sense endure,

(Or brief be they!) shall nevermore inure

My heart to the recurrence of the springs,

Of gray dawns, the gracious evenings,

The infinite wheeling stars. A wonder pure

Must ever well within me to behold

Venus decline; or great Orion, whose belt

Is studded with three nails of burning gold,

Ascend the winter heaven. Who never felt

This wondering joy may yet be good or great:

But envy him not: he is not fortunate.

-- Robinson Jeffers, 1887 - 1962 Hafspajen (talk) 20:46, 7 February 2015 (UTC).[reply]

It is this, Alexander Bolonkin, Hafspajen (talk) 23:11, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Is it?!! That seems as likely as the connection between Kenneth Patchen and Vladimir Pasechnik. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:21, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have a bad feeling about this. This guy IS a famous scientist. I am a bit taken abck with the changes. Hafspajen (talk) 01:09, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I mean we don't have to agree with his ideas, but still, he is rather notable. Hafspajen (talk) 01:17, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Great Gambon

Hi M. I know edit summaries are so short that they can lead to misunderstanding so I just wanted to show you the paragraph from the source about the fact that MG is only retiring from stage work.

But Sir Michael said he has no plans to put his film and screen career on hold, he announced, amid glowing reviews for his work on hit polar drama Fortitude.

BTW I am watching Fortitude. It is a bit like Broadchurch in the frozen north. In fact if you ever watch it you might want to put on a sweater cause you can feel the chill right through your TV screen. Brrrr. Apologies for any offense in mt edit summary and cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 23:41, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. Many thanks for clarifying. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:22, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"suck accusations"...

Best typo of the year so far... PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 10:17, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

...deserves a prize, I think. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:28, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mae'n brydgell ac mae'r brochgim stwd

Yn gimblo a gyrian yn y mhello:

Pob cólomrws yn féddabwd,

A'r hoch oma'n chwibruo. Hafspajen (talk) 10:41, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

[48] EEng (talk) 11:58, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cymerir bod och ett misstag kan vända sig till och översätta "Jabberwocky" eller andra dumheter dikter till andra språk, jag feddwl. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:06, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Responding to threats of harm EEng (talk) 12:28, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, it's only stodgy Danish fare, not real HARM. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:35, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, another typo. I meant threats of ham. Did you check out Return to the Library of Babel? EEng (talk) 12:51, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For real threats of ham, you need to contact another editor. .. it's on "my list"! Martinevans123 (talk) 13:16, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty dam proud of Template:Ham, thank you very much. Drmies (talk) 15:32, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

C. S. Lewis would be proud of you, I'm sure. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:45, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not therapy ... cry... I always thought it was... Hafspajen (talk) 13:03, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, as I said elsewhere some time back... If it is, it's not very effective. EEng (talk) 13:10, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ham therapy, anyone? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:19, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

We can all heartily thank Wikipedia for providing the material for Philomena Cunk's "Moments of Wonder" (not to mention Barry Shitpeas' more enlightened explanations). Martinevans123 (talk) 13:32, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This looks like [49] some kind of therapy, after all... Hafspajen (talk) 14:02, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like Black Magic to me. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:14, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sakotis!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's a Sakotis for you! This cake promotes WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving this cake to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Make your own message to spread WikiLove to others! Happy editing! Hafspajen (talk) 11:54, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, how delightful, thanks. I can think of a few editors whose throats I'd like to ram some spikey cake down. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:10, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Demis Roussos

Thanks for your comment. I dedicate to you this song in Spanish "Morir al lado de mi amor" RIP Demis Roussos. werldwayd (talk) 19:02, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What a vaguely threatening title! But thanks, that's very thoughtful of you. Well done with the DM singles. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:07, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is my personal most favourite song of his. It is a famous song he sang called "Because" in English. But he released the same with different lyrics "Mourir auprès de mon amour" in French and "Morir al lado de mi amor" in Spanish. Both French and Spanish roughly mean "to die near my love". Actually he was singing his own death. My love can be interpreted as an actual love or love for all those in the world who loved him. I have now also completed further chart positions for albums. I mean I may have missed some, but whatever I could find in Dutch, German, Spanish, French chart listingsetc. It is so difficult to come up with a definitive listing as he had so many releases sometimes intertwining with each other, plus using different titles in different countries. werldwayd (talk) 21:01, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure you've done an excellent job. Well done. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:03, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A Valentine sheep

--Hafspajen (talk) 14:28, 13 February 2015 (UTC) [reply]

Awww, how cute. Martinevans123 (talk)

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GA Wid Lib

I've renominated Widener Library for GA. Since you've shown some recent interest in it, perhaps you'll take this on. Please, though, avoid the fate of so many GA reviews by clearly separating concerns related to the GA criteria from "extracurricular" concerns that can be addressed after the review is over. EEng (talk) 19:50, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I was hoping to escape such an onerous and perilous task! I will try and have a look in the next day or so. Let's hope I can make it shorter than this one. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:59, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I join you in that hope. EEng (talk) 20:14, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I can't help noticing that just about all the points raised at Talk:Widener Library/GA1 were satisfactorily addressed. I have read the whole of that review in detail and I regard it as having done about 90% of my work, of anyone's work, in a review. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:22, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Agree

One especially for you, for "agree". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:50, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure this counts as "floral canvassing"! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:03, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Magnificent, - I stopped recording the vibrations ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:11, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

... the only kind you need. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:17, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gloria with Psalm 150 in Hebrew also worked ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:32, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that s a great looking article. And that's a great looking picture! :) Martinevans123 (talk) 22:39, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Never too late for a bit more love, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:54, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Father Brown

Thanks. I thought you had mixed Mrs McCarthy with Mrs McGuire from Grantchester which is no more than a Father Brown rip off. This is episode [50] is one of the best and similar to todays in being heart wrenching with some amusing moments. REVUpminster (talk) 19:05, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately I can't see Williams in anything without thinking of Jesse's Diets. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:09, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

Whether you like it or not, this is the name of the article. i didn't name it with the manufacturer name. You deleted my edit and put back a redirect, which is wrong, because whenever possible, redirects should be avoided. If you dont like that manufacturer name appears, you could have done F-16 Fighting Falcon.--Arado (talk) 19:24, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you could have done that too. It's not always necessary to give the full name of the article. If you think it adds to the clarity of the article it appears in, by all means use it. I don't think it does in this case. My likes or non-likes are irrelevant. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:25, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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feeelll ignored. . You are cold

Sorry Hafs! Can't talk now - got a carrot in my face, a mouth full of coal and a dodgy hat. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:53, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your hat suits you well. Hafspajen (talk) 17:00, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, it is probably just deisigiuise for Detective work. Hafspajen (talk) 17:59, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

):):):):):):):):):O:)Hafspajen (talk) 19:45, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gready lips...Hafspajen (talk) 06:23, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Probably Last chance to educate yourself on topic. Hafspajen (talk) 14:10, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A tragedy! Tears will flow. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:20, 20 February 2015 (UTC) .... but I strongly doubt it - consensus in very short supply over there, "bro".[reply]

Looks like a mess, isn't it... Hafspajen (talk) 15:29, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Candide Thovex Youtube videos

Hi, I am new to Wikipedia. I have been asked by Candide Thovex's management team to add historical information to his entry. I have included YouTube videos that illustrate historic moments from his career. In most cases they come from his official YouTube channel, his main sponsor (Quiksilver), or from the channels of the events which are referenced. So, in these cases they are about as valid a source as possible and the only sources available on the Internet. If you have any suggestions as to where I may find more valid sources, please let me know. Dave Mailman (talk) 16:01, 21 February 2015 (UTC) Dave Mailman[reply]

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 :::A tragedy! [http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/a-straight-guy-was-brought-to-tears-after-he-asked-his-follo Tears] will flow. [[User:Martinevans123|Martinevans123]] ([[User talk:Martinevans123#top|talk]]) 14:20, 20 February 2015 (UTC) .... but I strongly doubt it - consensus in very short supply over there, "bro".
 ::Looks like a [[Digital hoarding|mess]], isn't it... [[User:Hafspajen|Hafspajen]] ([[User talk:Hafspajen|talk]]) 15:29, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
+== Candide Thovex Youtube videos ==
+Hi,
+I am new to Wikipedia. I have been asked by Candide Thovex's management team to add historical information to his entry. I have included YouTube videos that illustrate historic moments from his career. In most cases they come from his official YouTube channel, his main sponsor (Quiksilver), or from the channels of the events which are referenced. So, in these cases they are about as valid a source as possible and the only sources available on the Internet. If you have any suggestions as to where I may find more valid sources, please let me know.
+[[User:Dave Mailman|Dave Mailman]] ([[User talk:Dave Mailman|talk]]) 16:01, 21 February 2015 (UTC) Dave Mailman