Sorry i thought this was a cp forum. Tell me does anyone know what the correct collective name is for a group of sad old pseuds?

A psteudio ?

...or a pscheul ?

I have seen messages here from fantasists, fools and men pretending to be women. But I cannot find anything written by a pseud. So who are these pseuds? They should be named and shamed.

Named and shamed . . . and thereafter epscheued.

On a site of this nature it is obvious that it is a SCHOOL of pseuds.

There are no pseuds on this forum, but there are people of delicate sensibilities, like myself.

This morning I put some cornflakes into a bowl and sat spellbound for two hours just gazing at the myriad of shapes and textures. All the beauty of the Earth seemed to have encapsulated therein. I was so overwhelmed by this revelation that I burst into tears.

Fran Re: Re: Re: Was CP in school always an abusive act? August 18 2002, 10:08 PM

If your view of the potential of any aspect of our debate is so deterministic, and you believe you literally either already have, or can 'look up' the answers, (with due consideration to some of your clearly original, but definitely not subject-oriented contributions)why then do you bother to visit or 'contribute' to this forum at all??Indeed, what is your definition of 'a forum'. Do you believe that all persons are born with perfect knowledge of all subjects across all periods of time. Do you deny the value of any form of educational process, except in respect of yourself? Should all discussion attempting to explore and generate conclusions be considered specious?'2+2=4' is an a-priori definition within a particular logical framework. It is not inconceivable with a multi-dimensional approach that certain exemplars of the paradigm '2+2=4' could yield the 'answer' '73'.



Fran Re: National treasures August 11 2002, 11:33 PM

I have obviously got too old, or 'past it' to understand what passes for 'wit' or 'satire' these days. It used to be constructed from a combination of referential frameworks, allusions and extensions of actual observed behaviour of the subjects into the realms of the absurb.Over an extended period I have not noticed many contributions achieving these criteria. I have (however) noticed some 'more or less' relevant and supported criticism of content and form of such contributions. Challenging the salience of 'received values' is an important function. Unfortunately an acceptance of pre-existing historical reality is required to make this approach valid, and sustainable



Fran Re: Re: Look at the title! August 10 2002, 10:51 AM

I am tempted to say 'knickers to the lot of you' but will refrain as it is not my style, whether you are all little 'green men' or not.Also I fear the creeping influence of the 'occult' may be distorting the linguistic capabilities of contributors. 'Oculd' could be a mispelling or local variation of 'Ocuulde' which one might imagine to be a Dutch/Scandinavian derivation directly from the root of the black arts. Alternatively it could be a rare declension of an unusual irregular latinate verb (Oculd, Occult, O C--t)which I leave to imaginative and inventive scholars (and editors)alike.Alternatively my first paragraph stands.



Fran Re: Re: Re: TRANSLATOR.....where are ye? August 11 2002, 10:39 PM

Errgh! Shome mishtake Shurley? (old Lineotype Compositors joke) (Yes I do have the certificates, yet another pin on the board leading to me)"Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter neccessitatem." One of our contributors contrues this as:(No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary.)A 'literally bald' translation would say:Multiple copies of things are not created without reason.As usual the (implied or 'affected') 'presumption' lies with the initial interpreter, from a human behaviour perspective in respect of known pre-presentations of the individual concerned, this is hardly unexpected.

Didn't Phil Collins release a track entitled "Pseudpseudio"?

I am sorry to disappoint readers, but having read though every message, I am unable to find any other examples of pseudery. Our old friend Markus comes closest, but his messages are only slightly pretentious, and he therefore cannot be considered a genuine pseud.

Who is Phil Collins? Is he a pseud?

Phil Collins is the grandson of Joan Collins. A few years ago I saw him playing Old Vic in Shakespeare but he was not as good as Donald Sinden. I think he is probably a pseud.

Phil 'The Pseud' Collins is a famous pop/rock singer and musician but he began his career in pseudbiz as an actor.

A busy child performer, Collins played 'The Artful Pseud' in the London production of 'Oliver' and was also seen (fleetingly) in the Beatles' film 'A Hard Days' Pseud'.

Upon joining the rock band Genepseud in 1970, Collins abandoned acting in favour of a fruitful music-only career. However, in the mid-1980s, he began appearing again before the cameras with recurring villainous appearances on the hit American TV series 'Miami Pseud'.

The pinnacle of his career was, of course, his musical masterpiece 'Another Pseud in Paradise'.

I must point out that the ‘Ralphy’ who started this thread is not our former moderator, Ralphy of East Grinstead. Ralphy may have had his faults, but he would never have written the word ‘I’ in lower case.

Hugs and fuggs,

Gillian