Goodbye, And Thanks For All The Fish!

[AB Editor]

Dear All,

After 8 or 9 years (I honestly can't remember) of looking after, moderating and editing The AnswerBank in some capacity, I am moving on to pastures new.

I've enjoyed watching the site change over the years, from the frankly wild and lawless place I inherited to the fairly well-rounded site we have now (with a lot of silliness in between).

It has been a pleasure serving the community and I look forward to seeing how it grows and changes in the future. My last day of tyranny will be Friday 30th June.

Naturally, we're not leaving you Edless. In fact, the current Spare Editor will be stepping up to fill in my role (but you know, better). She will be taking up the AB Editor account and using that as their main form of communication with you, our dear readers.

The new Ed has lots of exciting things planned, and I am looking forward to enjoying them as a member.

Yes, I'll be signing up as a regular after I leave so I can check in on the usual troublemakers :)

I am sure there's something I've missed, so please feel free to ask questions below.

[AB Editor]

She has lovely hair. The best. The biggest most beautiful hair. You're going to get so tired of how nice her hair is you're going to say "please ed, stop having such lovely hair".

And do you know who is going to pay for it?

[Barmaid]

This is the best flounce thread - ever ;)

[albaqwerty]

Big hair eh?
Wasn't there a pop singer in the 60's who had big hair?
Can't think of her name atm

[AB Editor]

Sorry Bazile, just lost your best answer to Barmaid.

[Bazile]

mamy
//She'll have a better hairstyle.//

But can she resist some new edicts ?

[Bazile]

//Sorry Bazile, just lost your best answer to Barmaid.//

Whaaaaaaaaat? ( mine was better )

Favouritism , i see

[mazie]

Dusty Springfield, Helen Shapiro ?

[albaqwerty]

aah, Dusty, thanks Mazie xx

Baz, BM bribed him with a bottle of plonk

[jackthehat]

My inner pedant insists that I tell you that your thread ought to be titled "So long and thanks for all the fish."

Enjoy your retirement. Off to the 'Bide-a-wee-home for bewildered Website Editors'.....? :o)

[gness]

Not favouritism, Baz....probably paving the way for free advice for any lawsuits that crop up...... ;-)

[albaqwerty]

you invited Q's Ed, why can't anyone type the word
s
o
d
? without it being starred (hate to make you work on 2nd last day!)

[AB Editor]

Alba - long running argument with Alan Titchmarsh, best not talk about it.

Hi JTH - you're right of course. I suppose it shows how fried my brain is these days!

[anotheoldgit]

albaqwerty

Be careful you don't get 'TURFED' out.

[albaqwerty]

ooh, thanks Mr Ed
Never knew but every day is a school day :-D

(Mr Titchmarsh should behave himself)

[whiskeryron]

Goodbye Ed, thanks for everything. We'll miss you. Just a thought

Can we have A/B lapel badges made so we can recognise each other to raise a hat or wave when we pass ?

[Mamyalynne]

Or cross the street Ron ? ;-)

[albaqwerty]

what do we call the new Ed (apart from ma'am) ?

[jno]

have one of these, ron

http://tinyurl.com/ydan46gn

[Mamyalynne]

If you wear that badge you'll be dragged off the street by The Blood Donor unit patrol.

[wolf63]

Good bye, good luck and all that nice stuff that people say ☺☺