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Comments

1. At 06:54 AM on 14 Nov 2006, Valery P wrote:

   That's odd, I posted at 5.50, had been running a virus scan overnight, and woke up to find this new one. So where's my post gone?

   Now I'm being told I'm maliciously fast... harrumph

2. At 07:16 AM on 14 Nov 2006, gossipmistress wrote:

   That's weird. At sometime between 12 and 1 this morning there were already over 1,000 comments on the old beach so how come there are 9,953 at 5.41 am?

   Is Eddie's computer really that slow or is he emplyong some clever jiggery pokery which means he posted while he was drinking his cocoa last night and it didn't go up until this morning?

   And what about Bis Sister's prize for being the 1,000th poster?

3. At 07:36 AM on 14 Nov 2006, wrote:

   Don't forget to fetch those plans for the beach hut/bar!

   See you all tomorrow.

4. At 07:50 AM on 14 Nov 2006, John H. wrote:

   gossipmistress (~3), the answer lies in the question (didn't they used to say that when you were doing "comprehension" exercises as a nipper? - oo, another N-word) 9,953 - 1,000 I guess Eddie is talking about almost 10,000 comments on the whole frog. Gosh, what a lot.

5. At 08:37 AM on 14 Nov 2006, Anne P. wrote:

   Now I'm really confused, Eddie - went to the other beach, near the wood, in August first.

   I'll have to pop back and get my stuff.

   Deepthought, did you move your tools?

6. At 08:44 AM on 14 Nov 2006, Big Sister wrote:

   Dearest Eddie,

   Thank you!

   Love from

   Big Sister (Liz)

7. At 09:04 AM on 14 Nov 2006, Eddie Mair wrote:

   Gossipmistress! Can't you tell the difference between 1000 (the rough Day One total) and the amount of comments on the entire blog. We are inching towards TEN THOUSAND

8. At 09:06 AM on 14 Nov 2006, Big Sister wrote:

   Can we froggers club together and buy Eddie a big latte (or however he likes his coffee) and some scrummy pastries/panini/haggis to thank him for getting up so early to come to our aid? If he's feeling shy, we can arrange for it to be set out on the beach bar, and the rest of the Frog could retire another part of the Beach for a while ...

   Gossipmistress: I think the other postings refers to the 'total' blog. Which just goes to show that The Beach/Day One contains over a tenth of the whole blog (now nearly 3 months' worth).

   No doubt Eddie will come up with a surprise for us when we hit 10,000 (could well be later today!)

9. At 10:03 AM on 14 Nov 2006, gossipmistress wrote:

   John H (5....or is that 4,999?)

   Ooops! And me with O level maths and all.....

10. At 11:36 AM on 14 Nov 2006, anne wrote:

    oh Eddie, Eddie, Eddie that should be NUMBER of comments not amount ( which is for weight) and don't take offence because I'm only forewarnign you, Val P will be after you with a bit stick.
    This is my most hated grammar error in all broadcasting and obviosuly you were still half asleep when you posted or you would never have made it.

11. At 11:46 AM on 14 Nov 2006, anne wrote:

    following on from 11...a bit like me when I didn't notice the typo in obviously. Obviously.

12. At 12:04 PM on 14 Nov 2006, Vyle Hernia wrote:

    Anne (11)

    Don't get me started on numbers in the media.

    I think all reporters should be given some basic arithmetic training. Then they might avoid such horrors as, "The new figure is ten times less than the old figure." (This is an impossibility, unless it goes negative.)

    And when they say something new costs 3 times more, I never know whether to believe them (3 x more means new price = 4 x as much).

13. At 12:09 PM on 14 Nov 2006, wrote:

    Ann,

    forewarnign ??
    xxx
    ed

14. At 12:50 PM on 14 Nov 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    (13) -

    And how about use of the terms ‘less’ and ‘decimated’?

15. At 01:21 PM on 14 Nov 2006, gossipmistress wrote:

    Whoops!

    Didn't notice Eddie had chastised me as well

    I consider myself well and truly in the corner with the dunce's hat on.....

16. At 01:35 PM on 14 Nov 2006, anne wrote:

    oh yes, decimated is another one.

    moving on from numbers, I want to scream every time I hear the phrase ' it was an emotional rollercoaster', not that I am saying Eddie has ever said that.

    Ed, forewarnign, yeah. I have this computer that always types ign instead of ing and I don't always notice that I haven't managed to catch and stop it.

17. At 02:11 PM on 14 Nov 2006, wrote:

    Anne (& all)

    As mentioned before, has inline spellchecking. A few minutes ago, my son crashed the computer, and had to re-start (hard reset, i.e. power down/back) and when I logged back in, firefox re-established the session, complete with half-written posting. How cool is that? And it's free and also free of Gates & Co.....

    At least you're unlikely to call me Inglehart, as often happens....

    And, while we're at it can someone higher the heating...
    xx
    ed

18. At 04:02 PM on 14 Nov 2006, gossipmistress wrote:

    Actually come to think of it Eddie (8) there was no need to shout (TEN THOUSAND)

    And I sent you such a nice card and 2 postcards!
    Hrrrph!

19. At 04:09 PM on 14 Nov 2006, Valery P wrote:

    Anne, I know what you mean about unco-operative keyboards, mine has been typing coudl all day instead of could.

    I still wouldn't take a bit stick to Eddie, even though I did have nasturtiums cast about my person by Breaking News!

20. At 05:39 PM on 14 Nov 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    I've never yet found a keyboard that doesn't type "manging" when it means "managing".

    Valery, what's a"bit stick"? Is it a childish biscuit?

21. At 06:04 PM on 14 Nov 2006, anne wrote:

    Val, that is favouritism at its most blatant!!

    but I understand.

22. At 11:01 PM on 14 Nov 2006, Valery P wrote:

    Aperry, does yours do hte too? and cofffe?, coudl we take them back to hte shpo?

23. At 11:23 AM on 15 Nov 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Indded it doe sValery, indded it doe s.

    Sgh.