User talk:Martinevans123

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 ...

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

A new wing for the museum

[13] EEng (talk) 21:59, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, good ol' Ben and Jerry! My favourite flavour is, of course, Malaga as served at that famous Oxford ice-cream parlour. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:07, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Daley Personal Life

Hi. Just wanted to talk about Tom Daley's Personal Life entry. I noticed that you did an Undo of my edit to say "is gay". I understand that you want to make the tense of the verb agree with the fact that Tom made his statement about his sexuality in the past and so changed it back to "was gay". To me, that sounds as though he was gay in the past and isn't any more. Would you mind if I change it back to "is gay"? Marosc9 (talk) 12:06, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is beginning to look like a tense discussion of the subject's sexuality. EEng (talk) 12:46, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I only get tense when I'm around Dustin. sob Martinevans123 (talk) 12:50, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Calling another editor an sob is a personal attack. EEng (talk) 13:42, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

tart!! Martinevans123 (talk) 13:48, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Who you calling a tart you poof! EEng (talk) 17:56, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How very dare you!! Just because a man likes a few nice ostrich feathers doesn't mean he's a hardened South Wales drug-dealing money-laundering fraudster who's been on the run for three years!! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:32, 3 August 2014 (UTC) ... oh hang on, maybe it does. Darn it.[reply]

Half the time I have no idea what you're talking about. You do know I'm not British, right? EEng (talk) 21:22, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Only half? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:29, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's an interesting topic, actually. Notice the mention of catalog vs. cagtalogue. The reason American libraries have catalogs is Melvil Dewey, someone every American schoolchild hears a bit about, imagining him to be a kindly gentleman librarian, which he was not:

Even Dewey's friends found his personality difficult, and he early in life established a pattern of making powerful enemies.[5] As one biographer put it, "Although he did not lack friends, they were weary of coming to his defense, so endless a process it had become. Another biography refers to Dewey's "old nemesis—a persistent inability to control himself around women" as an ongoing cause of trouble on the job. In 1904 the New York State Board of Regents received a petition demanding Dewey's removal as State Librarian because of his personal involvement in the Lake Placid Club's policy of excluding Jews and other religious and ethnic groups...

He was also a spelling reformer (thus the catalogs) and metrification zealot. Imagine what he'd be like at a dinner party. EEng (talk) 21:50, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Reformer, schmeformer. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:57, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As usual, all roads lead to Widener. EEng (talk) 01:39, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Marosc9. Is this use of the "historical present tense"? I'm not sure. I'm not that bothered. Just two points - encyclopedias tend to put things in the past tense, but that's far from being a rule here. And or course since he made that statement, he might have decided that he isn't gay any, more after, all! A bit unlikely I know, but how do we know? It's Tom up there, on the 10m platform, in those tiny swim trunks, not you and me!! If you change it back I won't change it again. But you could ask for other views at the Talk Page? Thanks for asking. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:46, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In the news

New article needed?. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:38, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alas the truth is out at last! Obviously I have a bit of COI here. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:48, 3 August 2014 (UTC) p.s. need any feathers?[reply]

Can't keep your head in the sand... Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:51, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's no fun being on the run, on an ostrich, for three years! Although handy if one is partial to furs... and shiny boots..Martinevans123 (talk) 12:57, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I tried months ago to alert the world to the fugitive in our midst. I thought the cops might have taken action by now, though I suppose they've always got more pressing engagements... PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 17:20, 3 August 2014 (UTC) ... I demand my right to be forgotten!![reply]

see Section below, Mr Paley Smarty Pants Goody Two Shoes. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:24, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I did spot this on the news last night - there was a 2 minute retrospective of what he's been up to in the last 20 years. Still, if your collar gets felt, you could always ask to play on Rolf's wobbleboard for a laugh. Now for homework, imagine what would happen if this furniture maker got into trouble and was all over the news. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 14:50, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm minded of that old Welsh proverb, which (very roughly) translates as ... "ostiches and kangaroos make uneasy bedfellows". But I hear the Bullingdon is rather jolly at this time of year. It's a long way from Pontarddulais to Pretoria, but a very short way back. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:08, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I notice you're not reminded, since for that you'd need to have had a mind in the first place. Anyway, my question is... Will it play in Peoria? EEng (talk) 20:21, 4 August 2014 (UTC) P.S. That also reminds me of another Welsh proverb, which (very roughly) translates as ... "Two gloves do not a hat make."[reply]

That's not one I've ever seen, but obviously you're going to look pretty daft with two gloves on you head. lol. One of my favourites "Cwsg gwir ar ddrain, ni chwsg anwir ar blu." Another one I've seen on the net, but which I've never seen or heard "for real" is one I might choose as the epitaph for Wikipedia: "Nid yw llwy yn gwybod y blas o gawl, na ffwl a ddysgwyd blas doethineb" or roughly "A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom." Martinevans123 (talk) 20:44, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, that last bit would have served us well in recent PG "debates". This link really, really needs to be linked from your user page somehow. It's just too good to go to waste. What could be more unlikely than an ostrich farm conman? EEng (talk) 17:36, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Another wiki epitaph: Pan fo llawer yn llywio fe sudda'r llong. ... and people wonder why I edit so many prison articles. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:41, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Nid yw llwy yn gwybod y blas o gawl, na ffwl a ddysgwyd blas doethineb" Keyboard on the fritz? EEng (talk) 03:26, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know Google translate was that bad. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:13, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Right to be forgotten

Hey, telepathy in action! Seriously though, I can hardly wait to see which dork this is. Do some people never learn that the Streisand effect will occur when they do this sort of thing?--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 16:29, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, I know. "A Star is Born"?... every four minutes, apparently. And I was just waiting for that quiet time on Jimbo's page before I pounced! gutted. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:33, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dougie McDonald referee is a known problem search term. This is producing multiple instances of "Some results may have been removed under data protection law in Europe". But will he be the star? Anyway, having read through Dougie McDonald, the controversy section could be trimmed as it is too long for a BLP of this length.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 20:17, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What!? Surely that controversy really deserves its own mini article! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:20, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It is a BLP, and the controversy is getting to the stage where it is the tail that wags the dog in the article. Someone suggested on Talk:Dougie McDonald that it should be split off into a separate article. If - and it is still if at the moment - it turns out to be him, it should be split off. My guess is that Jimbo may not want to name the person because it would lead to immediate and further controversy; it's up to him. Out of the several zillion BLPs on Wikipedia, this is an educated guess about which one is causing the problem. As expected, the BLP is the top result for a search on his name.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 20:31, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sincere apologies (Dougie), that was meant to be a joke. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:39, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you thought airgonation sounded naughty...

... try vagabondage, whatever that is. EEng (talk) 01:24, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In other news

[14] EEng (talk) 19:23, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hah! That's nothing! A guy down our chip-shop, last Thursday, was overhead saying he was considering voting Tory! (next year, probably...)

.... hmmm, "pathetic internet nerds who can't get laid and STD-infested sluts". Nice. I wonder what Hitler Club (UK) have to say about same sex inter-racial relationships!?

Wait... I pasted the wrong link. Try this [15] EEng (talk) 22:17, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Don't be stupid, be a smarty - come and join the Nancy Party!!" Martinevans123 (talk) 07:16, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dispute resolution notice RE:Retrospective diagnoses of autism and WikiProject tags

This is a notification to inform you that a discussion has been added to the dispute resolution noticeboard regarding a dispute you may be involved in. Muffinator (talk) 20:09, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Direct link: Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Talk:Retrospective_diagnoses_of_autism

Oh well, thanks for the trip over there. A nice little excursion, anyway. Sorry I didn't get the chance to sign before it was closed! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:39, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You're missing all the fun

[16] EEng (talk) 01:16, 25 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

... ah yes, sinister buttocks again. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:30, 25 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds vaguely familiar --

The Bishop: I will not buy this record, it is scratched.

Sinister Buttocks: My hovercraft is full of eels.

EEng (talk) 00:37, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

we have been there before. it is NOT up to editors to place content in the article based on our opinions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_unusual_deaths/Archive_8#Trimtime.21

" on April 29 to reveal the autopsy results, coroner Scotty Hill announced that Ramirez had died of cardiac dysrhythmia triggered by kidney failure stemming from her cervical cancer." blah blah blah there was new evidence that toxic chemicals might be involved. "The Riverside Coroner’s Office apparently agrees--it released the Livermore report last November, hailing its conclusion as the probable cause of the hospital workers’ symptoms. " - but not of Ramirez death. "Andresen’s team is going to conduct more experiments and check Ramirez’s blood again" but " the theory has provoked a backlash from other scientists.".

Sources clearly the death was from not unusual sources. the outbreak of others getting sick BUT NOT DEAD is what the source calls "unusual". -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 22:14, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think the circumstances make this death unusual, if not unique. But where exactly were we "there before"? The conclusion from User:Herostratus "But let's give TRPoD the win here" was disputed. Thanks. Blah blah blah. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:21, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks

Hello M. I hope that you are well and that the summer season was good to you. I read the section header but not the paragraph. My bad and I am glad you were there to catch it. OTOH I am always leery of "similar" statements as they often aren't. The source provided makes no mention of Linder being inspired by Chaplin though. I came upon it when an IP moved the item from the beginning to the end of the paragraph but, since CC's film was made first do you think we should move it back? I think that The Floorwalker is on one of my other Chaplin DVDs - if so I will try and watch it and make any changes as needed. Also, if you are a fan of DS I would highly recommend a read of this book if you have the time and inclination. It is full of wonderful bits and bobs about the film and can be used as a sort of written DVD commentary while watching it. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 19:36, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. Thanks for your message. A very understandable mistake. I must admit that I regard Groucho as some kind of comic deity. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:40, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hah nice hidden link. It sure is appropriate. That being the case I do hope that you can see the book I linked to. It will only add to your adulation. :-) MarnetteD|Talk 19:49, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, looks very good, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:57, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

For future reference...

Guess what? You can't "Thank" someone while you're blocked. EEng (talk) 07:26, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As you know, I am unable to engage in any contact with any of you "low-life types" while you are still undergoing the torture of the comfy chair at AN/I. But don't worry, there's always something interesting to watch at Wikipedia. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:51, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In all seriousness, this continues to be Through the Looking Glass meets Franz Kafka, so your level head is much needed. If you could give your honest opinion as solicited at the end of this post [17] it would be much appreciated. EEng (talk) 00:08, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your comments. What would be most helpful, if you could go the extra 1 mile (1.6 km), would be for you to look at the diff and ask yourself whether it represents the correction of errors or "idiosyncrasies" so severe that they warrant the kind of no-need-to-discuss-it attitude seen at Talk:Phineas_Gage#Ready_for_GA?. EEng (talk) 13:37, 2 September 2014 (UTC) P.S. Why don't we see you at DYK any more?[reply]

In fact, I have already looked at quite a few diffs over there. They all appear to me to be about style rather than content. I'm really not sure what is to be gained from blocking you indefinitely from that article unless, it's to "teach you a lesson" about WP:OWN or something. As you say it seems to be those on the sidelines that are more upset than those you have been "in dispute" with. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:08, 2 September 2014 (UTC) p.s. just doing other random things, as usual. My attention span is not great. Am not as "clincally addicted" to DYK as some, lol.[reply]

"Teenage Has-Been"

You talkin' 'bout me?? I was sort of hoping that that list would be limited to songs that made the charts, plus other songs that had articles - rather than it expanding exponentially.... Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:22, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh really! No worries, just sling it out. You must realise by now I am just an opportunistic trivia magpie. Please blame uncle Brian (yet again). Martinevans123 (talk) 10:28, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Come to the dark side

Since you had your own suspicions about me in the past, your point of view might be especially helpful at [18]. I would like a real close this time instead of no consensus like before, so this can be over for good. [19] EEng (talk) 03:51, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, it's easy to gauge that you know so much about "old Phin" - you ought to write a book about him! Gosh, you have. (well you know a man who has, anyway, so you must be guilty, shame on you) Martinevans123 (talk) 07:05, 16 September 2014 (UTC) p.s. any chance of discount on a hardback copy? [reply]

I used to have a pile of copies I'd send to people who are helping (e.g. searching archives in remote small towns -- sometimes a years-long project) to make the significance of the research more palpable. Now I just send it via Amazon. In your case, however, we don't want accusations of bribery -- you can get one used for maybe $13 [20].

The day I started this research 7 yrs ago the MIT Press Bookstore had only softback in stock and I didn't feel like coming back the next day. Big mistake. It's now completely disintegrated -- 8 blocks of pages of varying sizes and a dozen single loose pages. Inside what's left of the back cover it says "$200 REWARD IF FOUND", with my email and phone #.

I'm serious though. This bullshit cost me 200 hours in the last nine months. Without a definite outcome the cycle of nonsense will resume sooner or later. Please read the thread, follow the links, make up your own mind and comment as to whether you think my behavior evinces a COI. (One of the things our friend can't seem to understand is that circumstances alone -- except certain very extreme ones -- can't establish a COI; only behavior can do that.) Unless you want the article to get turned [21] into something like this [22], then it will have groundbreaking research and comma-splices and run-ons and talk of a "peer reviewed children's book" and phrases like prepare for to take like something from a troubadour ditty: "He went up the blah / the something dah dah / for his true love's sake / prepare for to take / ...", I don't even know what that would mean. And sentence fragments.

If you have any question let me know. EEng (talk) 17:02, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That bullshit is quite a bargain, you know... works out at only 2 minutes per hour! But if ever I get a large iron thorough my frontal lobe, I'll be straight round.

A moral man, Phineas Gage
Tamping powder down holes for his wage
Blew his special-made probe
Through his left frontal lobe
Now he drinks, swears, and flies in a rage.

"Phineas Gage had a hole in his head,

And ev'ryone knew that he oughta be dead.

Was it fate or blind luck, though it never came clear,

Kept keepin' on year after year... " - Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys.

You're just going to leave me to my fate, aren't you? [23] EEng (talk) 00:54, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, I can't comment from a neutral standpoint. I've laughed too much. But haven't you finished that article yet!? I mean, I know it was a big iron bar, but it wasn't that big, was it? Ever thought of taking a six-month wikibreak, somewhere remote? Railroad work can be quite exciting, I hear. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:43, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, not finished. I'd say there's about 20% more material needed (mostly on theoretical "uses" of Gage, especially in the first 50 years) before I'd consider coverage complete. That material might be most appropriate in a sub-article, however -- possibly taking some of the hated footnotes with it! EEng (talk) 17:29, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rudolf Koller

Martin, if it was you who cleaned up my confusion about Rudolf Koller and the Swiss Northeastern Railways, thank you. Guess I should have found a source other than Bing for translating Verabschiedung. Sca (talk) 14:42, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I can assure you it wasn't me, unless by complete accident! Far fewer accidents with that fine tunnel, of course. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:02, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Musta been Yngvadottir, then. Sca (talk) 20:51, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Koller

So, Marty nominating Koller as DYK? Did you know that artist Koller collapsed on his post? .. and so on. Hafspajen (talk) 18:39, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, maybe. I'm not a DYK fanatic. Be my guest.... Martinevans123 (talk) 18:57, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You DYK or not DYK? Hafspajen (talk) 19:01, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To DYK or not to DYK, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the apathy and indifference of callous readers, or to DYK against a sea of phlegm, thus heightening our page view statistics.... Sca (talk) 21:02, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, how lovely. That must be the Holy Sea of Phlegm, yes? As in the coughing Cardinal Sin... "No one expectorates the Spanish Inquisition!", etc., etc. Martinevans123 (talk)

^{Told you so. Hafspajen (talk) 21:30, 16 September 2014 (UTC)}[reply]

This is Marty's favourite article, Sca. O' Imagine Koller will be added sooner or later. Hafspajen (talk) 21:36, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do not practivce Cardinal sins - you'll besorry. Hafspajen (talk) 21:38, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, not the Holy Sea of Phlegm — It's more like the Sea of Love. Sca (talk) 21:43, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, nice. One of my favourite Pacino movies. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:47, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You are very funny Steve. And if Marty laughs even when he sleeps, then User:Sca giggles all the way through his breakfast. And then all the way home. Hafspajen (talk) 21:44, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I can't afford to dine out, Hafs. Are you insinuating that I breakfast at the homes of my countless paramours? Sca (talk) 22:21, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ooo, "paramours" - are they like paratroopers but without the camouflage? Martinevans123 (talk) 09:57, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

They are similar, except when they jump they sing Chanson d'Amour all the way down. Sca (talk) 14:00, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[24]. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:17, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Someone else said it was "just a four-letter word." Sca (talk) 18:38, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to wake you with my nocturnal mirth, Sca. Our secret now out, alas. But enjoy the kippers! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:27, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How about Sleeper? Sca (talk) 23:26, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But of course. One of my favourites. " I haven't seen my analyst in 200 years. He was a strict Freudian. If I'd been going all this time, I'd probably almost be cured by now." (and the robot tailors a true gem). Martinevans123 (talk) 07:18, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Plus the 200-year-old VW Beetle that starts instantly at the turn of the key. Sca (talk) 13:52, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, yes indeed.

Luna: "It's hard to believe that you haven't had sex for 200 years."

Miles: "204, if you count my marriage."

So, gaiety or jollity aside - did anyone nominated poor Koller? Otherwise I will do that, and you guys come after and add fefrocious hooks as ALT, right? (200 years without an analyst, Marty? I am seriously worried for you Marty. Think how bad the next 100 will be!) Hafspajen (talk) 09:02, 17 September 2014 (UTC),[reply]

Yeah, I used to know Gay Etty and Jo Litty - a lovely couple, but always in stitches. But hey, nom away! We'll oblige with a score of less insulting ALTs. (Yeah, you know what they say - “One night in ~~Bangkok~~ Wikipedia is like a year in any other place”). Martinevans123 (talk) 09:31, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hope for the best, yes, Template:MARTY, , quite so. Never knew that Sca was eating breakfast with pink parashoutists. Hafspajen (talk) 11:57, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What no MARTY template? Hafspajen (talk) 11:59, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Holy smoke

Where are the references, Sca?? Quick, in with some. We all get kicked in the but if not. Gerda Arendt?? Yngvadottir?? Hafspajen (talk) 12:46, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's BUTT with two tees, I think you'll find... Martinevans123 (talk) 12:40, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Rudolf Koller ‎

Blast I only noticed when nominated it. Fast, in with refs!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hafspajen (talk) 12:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Find some hotel-thing horses.http://www.hotel-adler.ch/index.php/en/art/rudolf-koller Hafspajen (talk) 12:46, 17 September 2014 (UTC) Rudolf Koller was famous for his true to nature animal and landscape paintings. It has been said of him that he was "Zurich's most characteristic artist" and that he was the "Artist of the Swiss national animal", the cow.??Really??? Hafspajen (talk) 12:49, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds excellent! Martinevans123 (talk) 12:55, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.artnet.com/artists/johann-rudolf-koller/past-auction-results And Sca is probably just eating his breakfast now and giggles...and Marty get out there and try to DO something, where did you added those facts of yours? ‎Sagaciousphil, help? Hafspajen (talk) 13:04, 17 September 2014 (UTC) LOVE Keith JarrettHafspajen (talk) 17:55, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't panic. Just chewing the cud at the moment. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:02, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Arr-. Hafspajen (talk) 13:04, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Uh, yeah, I had no idea you were thinking of nominating this for DYK. Please withdraw it; the article will have to be totally butchered, there are no refs. Yngvadottir (talk) 13:25, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Uh, yeah, realised that... ::Whote time out, we need some days to put in refs. Hafspajen (talk) 13:54, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alas, lack of refs is a frequent failing of Ger. Wiki. I noted this problem on the Koller talk page. Sca (talk) 14:22, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Phew! What a relief. We can all relax now - especially that poor lad on the white horse He'll catch his death, if he's not careful! Now then... if I can just get Rudi's ruddy cow out of my garden.... Martinevans123 (talk) 14:40, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about the cow getting in the garden - start worrying about the refs getting in the article... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UXEJlss42c Hafspajen (talk) 17:19, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, yes, I found that lovely Goldberg Variations last night, when I was searching for refs!! Reminded me (as usual) a lot of this guy. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:25, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

LOVE Keith Jarrett Hafspajen (talk) 17:56, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mmmm, really haunting bass-line from Charlie Haden on Osito Gominola, isn't there. Spooky. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:39, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Though more like Ornette Colemaniola - or maybe still Charlie Hadenuki? Hafspajen (talk) 21:00, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

.Don'y you think we should start working now real fast?

Wow, 11 million views. Who needs Koller. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:41, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gugugstyle Hafspajen (talk) 21:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I lasted 68 seconds. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:46, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes the cows also appear in accompanied by a few decorative into the grass draped human figures such as in the "siesta" of 1860 or in the "Autumn Willow" from 1867, rarely, joke sneaks into the picture, but is it before: The famous "cow in the herb garden" of 1857/58 about looks at us with such a self-evident from the vegetables out that we must suddenly smile. Rudolf Koller has created with cows, what Anselm Feuerbach had to try half the staff of ancient mythology.

WIKI FOR MARTY - thiscame up miraculously out of a Norwegian template indicating translation, so put it here

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Derry vs. Londonderry

Please be aware that to avoid POV editwarring over the Derry vs. Londonderry issue, Wikipedia's policy, as documented at WP:DERRY, is to use Derry for the city and Londonderry for the county. You need to respect and follow that practice, and not go around arbitrarily imposing your own preferences on any individual article. Thanks. Bearcat (talk) 18:09, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, right, I'm in an "edit war" am I? "... arbitrarily imposing my own preferences"? When exactly did that happen? Are you suggesting I live in Belfast: [25]? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:13, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I made a mistake. You made a series of edits to Waterside, Derry a few days ago, in the middle of which an anonymous IP made the Derry/Londonderry switch instead of you — but I misread the edits and incorrectly attributed that change to you instead of the IP. My apologies. Bearcat (talk) 18:32, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. Want me to delete this? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:45, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Koller's cattle

OK, dict. seems to restrict braying to donkeys, though I suspect mules bray as well.

Originally I wrote mooing but that seemed too low-key for the effort the cow seemed to be making. Do you think lowing is louder than mooing? (I'm a city boy.) Sca (talk) 21:25, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, as if any self-respecting lakeside chalet-dwelling artist would paint a mule! (or even a mule). Having been born and raised on a farm, I can tell you that cows bellow! Did you realise that Google translates Brüllendes Rind as "Rawling Beef"!! That's an English phrase you don't often see very often. But, yes "moo" does sound a bit limp, I agree. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:34, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OK, bellowing it is. Sca (talk) 22:23, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

PS: Ever thought of archiving some of your talk page? Sca (talk) 21:30, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What!?: Is it Christmas already!? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:34, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Whatever do you wait for Christmas to that for. Hafspajen (talk) 14:35, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah! You know what they say (in Bolton).... "Arse longa, Vita sackville-brevis". Martinevans123 (talk) 15:17, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Madre de Dio, ¤. Salvo Montalbano (talk) 14:35, 18 September 2014 (UTC) SinterClas move then?Hafspajen (talk) 17:47, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

RFC/N discussion of the username "Martinevans123"

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now could you will you sign your ouch, no saddle comment on the nomination, - when I try it cames out like this - whatewer that is

What on earth is going on here??! I make a harmless comment, about a young gentleman "going bareback" on the shores of Lake Zurich, and now suddenly my username is controversial??! How very dare you! Martinevans123 (talk) 09:36, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Autism

Since the Autism page is protected and its talk page as well, here is a heads up on a recent CDC whistleblower.

http://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/the-big-one-cdc-whistleblower-goes-public-now/ http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1164794

William Thompson, one of the 4 authors of a 10 year old CDC study on whether vaccines cause autism, recently went public and stated that the published results were incomplete. According to him the increase in autism for boys was around 340%.

FYI: Boys are 3 times as susceptible to mercury poisoning as girls, and the ratio of autism in boys versus girls is also about 3 fold. Mercury is used as a preservative in vaccines.71.174.141.49 (talk) 22:56, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for spotting my three tiny edits at Autism. Surprising that MMR vaccine controversy makes no mention of mercury, Now, who do I know in Boston, Mass... ?? Martinevans123 (talk) 07:12, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sigh

No idea how this came up. It is certainly all wrong. But nothing has been filled in. But it came out like this when I tried to sign for you. Remove it if you please. asked Yngvadottir to delete it... sorry.... Hafspajen (talk) 09:39, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

Trouting

Re trouting, hereabouts we have jackalopes — they're an invasive species from Wyoming and quite a nuisance, causing damage to vehicles when reduced to road kill on our 80 mph freeways (motorways to you). Sca (talk) 15:46, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, yes, I know all about then... I saw Boundin', haha! (p.s. you can't go that fast on Scottish roads, beacause of the haggis vans). Martinevans123 (talk) 15:52, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do they serve haggis on board those vans? I would require a liberal preprandial supply of the libation at left to get any of that stuff down. Sca (talk) 16:07, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, they'll serve anyone. Sober or not. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:49, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You look kind of lost...

Hafspajen (talk) 21:58, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Still searching for bird life amongst the pyramids. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:02, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing there, justa bunch of dry idiots. Hafspajen (talk) 22:14, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'll drink to that. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:17, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Drinkwat? You have nothing at home. Hafspajen (talk) 22:23, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yousaidso. Hafspajen (talk) 22:24, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure I've got something French at the back of the drinks cabinet that I use for getting paint out of my trousers. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:32, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

NOT good foryou. Marrrty, you donotdrinkthat - bad , very bad - you'l see green things. Hafspajen (talk) 22:40, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WIllbebck tohityouwith a fish.

Ok. Good advice. I'll settle instead for a little celestial harp. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:44, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

~~Keep to wegetbabkles. Tunips, nice little swedes ...healtyHafspajen (talk) 23:15, 27 September 2014 (UTC)~~[reply]

"I feel we should anniversary tougher vegetable comparisons”
Financiers are never lacking in ingenuity??
~~"Buddy Can you Spare a dollar"??~~

~~La Circassienne au Bain~~
Thanks for the visit and edits, much appreciated. I've reworded the section about the Salon Exhibition at the Louvre, because the Salon was something very specific (for which there is an article at Salon (Paris) ) and after you left, the introductory paragraph ended up with two 'as a result of's' in the same sentence, so I've changed that too. I did prefer my original 'subsequently' because I thought it conveyed the sense of a passage of time between the disaster and the filing of the claim for compensation (disaster = April 1912, compensation claims accepted from January 1913), so unless you strongly advise against it, I would like to revert that edit? Other changes I completely agree with, thanks. Kind regards. Hogarthianista (talk) 18:23, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there. Thanks for your very polite message. I thought "subsequently" suggested a longer passage of time. But I guess nine months was quite a while. But I also thought it disassociated an event from its cause. It was almost as if the claim was made for a different reason. That's just the way it appeared to me. Yes, I was aware there is an article at Salon (Paris). I was thinking that by 1814, after the Revolution, the "great age" of the salon was already passed and that the gallery was more of the institution it is today. But I could be wrong and I've no strong views either way. So please carry on. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:42, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Sercquiais and Auregnais~~
Hi Martin,
Can you please see my comment on the Talk Page over at Talk:Auregnais? The Auregnais article really needs correcting, as the mistake appears to have been there for a very long time. Sorry, I wouldn't usually ask you, but I often see errors and have no idea what the correct protocol is, beyond leaving a comment on the Talk Page. Many thanks to you. Sorry for being rude to you earlier in the year. Alrewas (talk) 10:49, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Were you rude? I have completely forgotten! No worries. I'll be plesaed to take a look. Best regards. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:58, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]~~
La Circassienne au Bain - Potential violation of WP:OR
Hi Martin, yes, quite possibly. I wasn't sure what to do here, perhaps I should have sought advice first. I wanted to add the section about the painting size because, all over the web, the size which appeared on the claim form (8'x 4')is stated factually as 'the size of the painting' even though it cannot possibly be. If I leave the factual parts of the paragraph (contents of claim form and sizes of extant paintings are verifiable by checking museum and public gallery sizes, etc) but leave out the final, concluding sentence (leaving readers to draw their own conclusions), would that be satisfactory? For future reference, can I say 'see talk' in the main article for minor controversies and inconsistencies, etc?
Also, since you take an interest in such things, I would be grateful for any feedback regarding the substantial updating I've done recently of the Merry-Joseph Blondel page. It is now substantially more detailed and better researched than the French page on this painter, so can I now remove the 'contains material translated from the French' label from the talk page? And what would I have to do, in your opinion, to upgrade it from a 'start' quality article? Have I achieved that with my update? Any advice will be much appreciated. regards Hogarthianista (talk) 15:43, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
That looks like a reasonable solution to me (I'm sure I've added far worse unsupported material myself, before now). I'll try and have a look at Blondey. Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:52, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comparions with other language wikis are generally frowned upon, I have found. But, goodness me, Merry-Joseph Blondel looks much more than a start article, in my opinion. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:18, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Noted re: comparisons. Very kind of you to have a look at the Blondel page. Baron Regnault's page will be next in my sandbox I think. Hogarthianista (talk) 18:31, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~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???~~
~~eee, lad! great to see "Our Kate" back on stage again!~~
~~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]~~
~~Assembling the Ingredients for "Cockatoo Pie", from BBC television's The Great British Bake Off~~

*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]
~~Dedicated to Marvin and Tammi.~~
~~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) [26][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~~
~~OK Hafs, what's with the skull again?~~
~~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~~

~~[27]~~
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: [28] ... 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 [29] (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~~
~~hey, someone at ITN's given me a "bum steer"~~
~~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]~~
~~The Family~~
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!~~
Welcome folks! to "Hafs-Shrimp-a-Go-Go Bar"
The only antidote to too many shrimp!!

~~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]
Breakfast at the Haf Caf - a reading of A Reading from Homer is obligatory

what? no aubergine with cheese!!? There is no moore left - we are truly very sorry the supply is ceesed. Utterly upsetting, not my type. ... sorry, I'll do you scrambled instead. Think ..people get married to nice innocent looking girl .. and in twenty years you got something like that ... AWW, cruel cruel faith... yes, I know, I married a hot kipper not a luke-warm plate of Kedgeree, sob ... women are so difficult ...

~~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!
~~A tasty bit of Old Holbein - ideal for roll-ups.~~

~~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: [30]
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~~
~~Fire breathing ah yes, good ol' Uncle Jerry Lee... preferred the younger ladies, I believe~~
~~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

Fabulooooooooooooooos

Maestro the Musica

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 [31] 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]
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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... [33] Apparently now everyone who edits MOS or Talk:MOS gets one -- see [34]. 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~~
[35] 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]
~~what ridiculous shoes!~~
~~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]
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...a lot more interesting than old T. S. Eliot!!
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]
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~~"Gee, thanks buddy!" Now that really IS scary. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:33, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]~~
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– 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]

~~OK :)95 GLASSES BEER.~~
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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]
~~[36].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." [37]. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:10, 11 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]
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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]
~~A cup of tea~~
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]~~
~~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~~
~~[38]. 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]
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~~[39] 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 [40]? [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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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]~~
~~Sirloin steak, served with garlic butter and french fries (grilled on the witness stand)~~
~~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]

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~~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.... [41] 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. [42] 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]
~~Not Austin, Morris~~
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~~
~~Bolivia patiently awaits the official delegation from Norges Sildesalgslag~~
~~Moved, those birds, it's cold... even for brass monkeys~~
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~~
~~[43] 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.~~
~~Not... Jimbo Wales now accepts donations in bitcoins!~~

~~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 [44]. EEng (talk) 15:22, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Worm, a whole one - for you (... I think you'll find that's a caterpillar.)

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]
~~voice.... Hafs, your musical taste is really something else~~
~~Climb, climb, swing~~
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]
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~~"... a remarkable beast, odd fish, or strange bird, that had been snared, hooked or caged, in a conquered country" (me ol' china)~~
~~"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[45]... 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 [46]. 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]
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~~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~~
~~.... special bacon-themed festive greeting for Herr Doktor Mice!~~
~~[47] EEng (talk) 04:49, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]~~

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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]~~
~~Wiki's very own Jimbo "Macho Man" Wales prepares for his New Year appearance on BBC's Question Time.~~
"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

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~~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]
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Szczęśliwego nowego roku!
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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!~~

~~[48] 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]~~
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Annoyingbot. That's rich. Hope you saw the brutalist gay elephant and thwarted early marriages. [49] EEng (talk) 05:51, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Good grief... Annoyingbot (talk) 08:20, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Happy New Year Martinevans123!~~

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

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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~~
~~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]~~
~~Vanitas by Antonio de Pereda y Salgado, but without the sheep.~~

~~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]
~~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: [50]. 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 them on several occasions. I am a huge ZZ Top gan and i know they belong there, Wiki Elvis (talk) 23:28, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]~~

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