History of the board

[dorcas3]

Was it not also true that "Speedo" objected to the word gay connected to their name? MG was a pain in the ass and a waste of time and space.

[louis]

I am the one that introduced MRS GRUNDY TO THE OLD BOARD, I EVEN SPOKE ABOUT HER HERE ON THE NEW BOARD, I GOT THE IDEA FROM A CARACTER IN ARCHIE COMICS, SHE WAS A VERY GRUMPY SCHOOL TEACHER HARD ON PRINCIPLES AND VERY OLD FASHION, THE BORN AGAIN TYPE YOU MIGHT SAY AND MAY I MENTION ANOTHER TOPIC ON THE BOARD IF YOU CLICKED AT THE PROPER PLACE A BIG MAP OF THE WORLD APPEARED AND YOU COULD SEE AND PLACE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE BOARD WHERE THE COUNTRY YOU LIVED. AS FOR THE CHAT ROOM WOW THE CHATS WERE OFTEN VERY HARD CORE ONE WOULD GET VERY HARD USING THAT TOPIC LOL. SOMETIMES THINGS WOULD GET VERY HARCH BETWEEN THE POSTERS BUT ON THE OUTHER HAND THERE WAS A KIND OF KIND OF FRATERNITY BETWEEN MANY SUITS WERE GIVEN OUT TO GUYS THAT COULDNT AFFORD THEM, i HAVE BENE ON THE OLD BOARD NEARLY SINCE IT BEGAN MANY MANY YEARS AND I MUST ADMIT THAT I MISSED ITN I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PRINTED COPY OF JUST ONE ...... BY THE WAY IF MRS GRUNDY SEES THE COMMENTS SENT BY BYRON HE IS IN TRIUBLE IM SURE SHE WONT HIS COMMENTS OF HER GETTING OLD AND HER EYES GETTING WEAK AND ALL THAT POOR BYRON I WISH HIM COURAGE AND LUCK. I SENT PICS OF MRS GRUNDY ON THE BOARD AND ALLSO ON THE NEW BOARD THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. BEWWHERE OF MRS GRUNDY GUYS SHE SURE HATES SPEEDOS.

[Byron]

Re. post#11 I have not seen this confirmed by Mike but I think it was his discretion which caused "speedo fantasy" to be dropped - at the time of the Speedo Corp.'s legal action against Dave-go-to-hell-Evans.

A pity about Mrs G but we are all entitled to our opinions and I will not be so dictatorial as to tell you to lighten up.

[Byron]

Thanks for such an informative post Louis - I must clearly be wary if Mrs G is still around and I should not assume her retirement just because she has been quiet for so long
(her portrait you last posted was a very good likeness)

[shaulis]

Bryon

Once again its not what you say it is how you say it.

[Dooley67]

STS and Louis,

Thanks to both of you for your detailed posts. They give me a better sense of where this version of the board came from. Louis - your explanation of who Mrs. Grundy is was really interesting. I had wondered if she was modeled after the comic book character from the Archie comics. Based on the descriptions of the old board, I think the structured nature of this board is more appealing to me.

D67

[sebbie]

I had kinda figured out that Mrs Grundy was really voiced by Louis, but so far as I can remember this is the first time he has admitted it.

[Byron]

Glad you raised that and first time I see it too.
But not only Louis - I remember tracking it to Fred on the old board - who sadly did not continue to the new.

[dorcas3]

I love MG=bring her back-thanks for the info.

[Byron]

A change of mind there saved you from a slap on the wrist by Shaulis.
I once said pain in the ass to Joe - and it caused me no end of trouble with
the Star Chamber, needless to say.