Hello!

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:29 am

Hello All.

I'm flangalistic, I live in Surrey and I'm originally from South Africa. I enjoy mountain biking, I'm an avid reader and i'm always up for a good debate.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:33 am

Let me be the first person to welcome you Flanga to FG. I hope ya have a great time around here and remember to enjoy yourself!! :-6

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:35 am

ahhhhh.

fresh meat. I love newbies.

taste like chicken

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:44 am

Hehehe now Wolverine, you behave yourself!!

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:47 am

Wolverine wrote: ahhhhh.

fresh meat. I love newbies.

taste like chicken

Please don't complete that quote!

Thanks for the welcome.

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:48 am

i am. i wiped the drool before typing.

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:14 am

ArnoldLayne wrote: Flange is one of my favourite words

Talk about it alot?

SOJOURNER · Post by **SOJOURNER** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:29 am

flangalistic wrote: Hello All.

I'm flangalistic, I live in Surrey and I'm originally from South Africa. I enjoy mountain biking, I'm an avid reader and i'm always up for a good debate.

Welcome and HELLO!

As an avid reader, tell us a bit about your favorite books and what you are reading now.

-Sojo

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:30 am

ArnoldLayne wrote: Absolutely. It rolls off the tongue so comfortably.

Nice one! I'll take your word for it.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:45 am

Welcome

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:52 am

SOJOURNER wrote: Welcome and HELLO!

As an avid reader, tell us a bit about your favorite books and what you are reading now.

-Sojo

I'll pretty much read anything, except Catherine Cookson type love stories and science fiction.

I have a decent Terry Pratchett and Stephen King collection. I love books about historical events. Actually, it really is hard to say what books I like because there are very few I don't like. I do a lot of travelling on trains (especially when I work in London) so I get plenty time to read.

At the moment I am reading a book called Codex. I'm about halfway through and I'm hoping it doesn't end disappointingly like The Da Vinci Code.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:20 am

Mountain-biking, Surrey? Had to look it up didn't think you had such things in surrey.

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:24 am

gmc wrote: Mountain-biking, Surrey? Had to look it up didn't think you had such things in surrey.

Aye, its something we indulge in in this neck of the woods. Check out the North and South Downs. It might not be Fort Bill but at least it isn't always raining and cold.

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:34 am

flangalistic wrote: I do a lot of travelling on trains
Oh, that is my favorite way to travel! I went to Colorado years ago by train, (about a 20 hour trip) and I'd love to do it again.

Welcome to FG, Flang! You'll definitely find plenty of stuff to interest you here. :yh_peace

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:56 am

Hi Flan, welcome to FG!

telaquapacky · Post by **telaquapacky** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:16 am

Hey, Flangie- Glad to make your acquaintance. I like the RSA (though it's probably a good place to be from nowadays). I worked in Malawi for seven years, and took business trips to Jo'burg twice a year. We drove through Beit Bridge, and usually spent the first night in Messina or Louis Trichert. We usually stayed near Jan Smuts Airport or in Bedford View. Saw a lot of changes between 1989 and 1995. Drove through the Drakensburg Mountains once. Visited Nelspruit. Dropping names. Anyway, glad you're here!

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:01 am

posted by flangalistic

Aye, its something we indulge in in this neck of the woods. Check out the North and South Downs. It might not be Fort Bill but at least it isn't always raining and cold.

There is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong equipment. Something southern wimps never appreciate:sneaky: Was at Glen Tress at the weekend there, they have showers and everything now, next they'll be wanting non stick mud

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:49 am

telaquapacky wrote: Hey, Flangie- Glad to make your acquaintance. I like the RSA (though it's probably a good place to be from nowadays). I worked in Malawi for seven years, and took business trips to Jo'burg twice a year. We drove through Beit Bridge, and usually spent the first night in Messina or Louis Trichert. We usually stayed near Jan Smuts Airport or in Bedford View. Saw a lot of changes between 1989 and 1995. Drove through the Drakensburg Mountains once. Visited Nelspruit. Dropping names. Anyway, glad you're here!

Its a great place to visit! I lived on the East Coast so thankfully nowhere near Joburg. Yes, there have been major changes in the last 10 years, some good, some bad. The new Rainbow Nation is just going through teething problems.

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:51 am

gmc wrote: posted by flangalistic

There is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong equipment. Something southern wimps never appreciate:sneaky: Was at Glen Tress at the weekend there, they have showers and everything now, next they'll be wanting non stick mud

And I'm more southern than the southerners you're referring too!

Showers! What's up with this new fangled technology? It really seems to be taking off.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:57 am

gmc wrote: posted by flangalistic

There is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong equipment. Something southern wimps never appreciate:sneaky: Was at Glen Tress at the weekend there, they have showers and everything now, next they'll be wanting non stick mud

Hi flangalistic and welcome to FG. You've got some great hobbies. I live very near the South Downs...near Brighton. Beautiful countryside for us 'Southern Wimps' to enjoy....hangliding, mountain biking, etc etc. Being near the sea, there is always lots of water sports going on near me. Look forward to your posts.Arnold and Betty are also southerners....we should stick together..

Becca · Post by **Becca** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:09 pm

Greetings Flangalistic!! Have a fun time on FG posting and making friends!! I joined recently and there are loads of nice people on here!!

Love the name by the way!!

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:03 pm

Thank you everyone for a wonderful warm welcome!

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:17 pm

ArnoldLayne wrote: We are all very nice and friendly....exept for a nasty nasty Scotsman who thinks we are all soft southerners. Dont talk to him, he's evil :rolleyes:

Maybe he'd just misunderstood?? He probably gets misunderstood alot when speaking to non-Scottish folk.

Hey gmc, you wouldn't happen to be from the Kingdom of Fife, would you?

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:20 pm

Hi Flang, Welcome to Fg

I grew up in the North of England, we got fed up with camping in the rain Fishing in the rain, hiking in the rain. We went to Scotland camping and after four days of constant rain we went home dried everything out and went down South to finish the holiday.

Then one day my Dad says " I'v had enough of this rain, do you want to move down South or go to Australia" We said Australia so we moved to OZ, haven't seen much rain since we got her 30 yrs ago.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:25 pm

Hi, Flang. Welcome to the Garden, hope you enjoy it here.

pina · Post by **pina** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:28 pm

Hi Flange welcome to FG, I'm sure you will love it here.:-6

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:45 pm

Hi Flange welcome to the garden :-6

venus · Post by **venus** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:56 pm

hiya flangalistic

hope you have a good time here at the garden..

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:15 pm

flangalistic wrote: Hello All.

I'm flangalistic, I live in Surrey and I'm originally from South Africa. I enjoy mountain biking, I'm an avid reader and i'm always up for a good debate.

Hi. :-6 Welcome !

I enjoy a good debate as well. So lets get going. Your NOT flangalistic, you DONT live in Surrey, youve never ridden a mountain bike and most certainly your NOT from S. Africa.

Your turn....what say you ?

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:22 pm

Nomad wrote: Hi. :-6 Welcome !

I enjoy a good debate as well. So lets get going. Your NOT flangalistic CHECK THE LEFT HAND CORNER OF MY POST, you DONT live in Surrey SEE ABOVE , youve never ridden a mountain bike I HAVE THE GRAZES FROM FALLING OFF TO PROVE IT and most certainly your NOT from S. Africa MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE SAYS I AM.

Your turn....what say you ?

Back to you...

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:26 pm

Hey ! I cant wrap my mind around this ! Theres nothing to work with. I need material, a hot retort, something I can mold into a viable zinger.

A clever one you are indeed.

Time, I need time, but Ill be back ! :p

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:48 pm

Nothing clever is coming to mind at the moment indicating theres an outside chance you might have won this debate.

I would like to point out for the record though, your wildly outrageous statements are being regarded with suspicion as there appears to be no concrete evidence to substantiate them.

(alleged) flangalistic 1

Nomad 0

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:57 pm

Nomad wrote: Nothing clever is coming to mind at the moment indicating theres an outside chance you might have won this debate.

I would like to point out for the record though, your wildly outrageous statements are being regarded with suspicion as there appears to be no concrete evidence to substantiate them.

(alleged) flangalistic 1

Nomad 0

WOW that was over fast Nomad, maybe it's time to go back to the basement and drink some more of those funny concoctions you make up down there;)

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:02 pm

I know I know ! I think this one has powers, Im getting kooky vibes.

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:06 pm

Nomad wrote: I know I know ! I think this one has powers, Im getting kooky vibes.
Either that or your not a very good debater;) :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:27 pm

No Im pretty sure its the kooky vibes ozzy.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:57 pm

:yh_clap

Well done Flangalistic. Welcome!

flangalistic · Post by **flangalistic** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:06 am

Nomad wrote: Nothing clever is coming to mind at the moment indicating theres an outside chance you might have won this debate.

I would like to point out for the record though, your wildly outrageous statements are being regarded with suspicion as there appears to be no concrete evidence to substantiate them.

(alleged) flangalistic 1

Nomad 0

And so the game begins. Personally, I prefer not to keep score. It not about winning, its the taking part that counts (and all that cr@p).

By the way I know who my father is, he doesn't carry a light saber and if I had a sister she definately wouldn't wear bread rolls on her ears.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:12 pm

flangalistic wrote: And so the game begins. Personally, I prefer not to keep score. It not about winning, its the taking part that counts (and all that cr@p).

By the way I know who my father is, he doesn't carry a light saber and if I had a sister she definately wouldn't wear bread rolls on her ears.

HA ! Theres your 1st mistake !

It is about the winning and your sister would wear bread rolls !

Nomad 1

(alleged) flangalistic 1

Ill have you begging for mercy by weeks end.

The question is.....will I give you mercy ?

Or will I NOMAD you ?

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:18 pm

Hey Flan, sorry a bit slow on the greeting but then again I am from the far west time zone. Ok not quite the last one but near enough.

Greetings and welcome to our little slice of madness, I mean paradise. Happy posting.

grizabela · Post by **grizabela** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:15 pm

Hi Flang, and welcome to the garden.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:17 am

Hiya Flan, been away for a week so missed your intro,

anyhoo..