User talk:Kablammo/Archive 17

Your added template
Hi Kablammo, I don't understand the explanation to the template you added in Somali Outlaws. The added cite was in reference to the high-ranking gang member who was killed. If your intention was to the origins of the gang members and the citation you removed, how does that improve things where now it seems that the killing is not properly cited? StonyBrook (talk) 00:09, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * , I should have been clearer. I read the article several times, and there is no doubt that the victim was killed, and that the accused is charged with that, but has it in fact been determined that the accused is in fact the killer (or, for that matter, that he is a rival gang member)?  I don't see that the accused admitted that, and while there appears to be evidence to support that charge, there has been no actual determination. Kablammo (talk) 00:16, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

February 1974
If you bring up bay city rollers again on my talk page, we might have to have words. Ceoil (talk) 12:02, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

RfC on Minneapolis city history
Hi Kablammo. If you can see your way there, your help would help at Talk:Minneapolis. Thank you. -SusanLesch (talk) 15:00, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Isolation
I don't know how its all going for you, not great I suspect, but here is a tune Fireworks", that has some optimism in the face of darkness. Best. Ceoil  (talk) 02:12, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * My thanks. I will listen to it now. But first, for you:, esp. III. Kablammo (talk) 02:21, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Dammit,, it's getting too serious here-- deep, even. How about a nice little love song to lighten the mood?  Kablammo (talk) 02:33, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm inclined to agree Kablammo & Txs for tune. What the hell else is there to do (what a voice) Ceoil  (talk) 02:38, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * PS, Harry Nilsson is always great, thanks for bringing back memories. 02:42, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * This has been recommended as a way to deal with the coronavirus blues. And if that doesn't work, this one might. Kablammo (talk) 02:58, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

I go off to my herbal bath while and  and The Usual Suspects are all misty-eyed and sentimental, and come back to find men, left to their own devices, in a drunken brawl. Maybe this will settle you down. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  03:04, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Love And Affection  always works for me. Ceoil  (talk) 03:09, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * C, she's just trying to bring us Down to Zero. Kablammo (talk) 03:11, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Here, an old Kablammo/Celtic favorite, sadly fitting for the times. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  03:13, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Turret Designations on USS Arizona
Hello Kablammo,

I have to explain to you my feelings on the turret designations on the USS Arizona. The US Navy used the numeric numbering system as Turret No 1, Turret No. 2, Turret No. 3 and Turret No. 4. In Paul Stillwell's book, Battleship Arizona, on page 370-371. It shows the Inboard Profile of the Arizona and the turrets listed as Turret No. 1 through Turret No. 4. I have the Action Report from the USS Arizona and under Lt Cmdr Fuqua's statement, he mentions, he later learned that the first bomb hit had struck the face plate of the No. 4 Turret.

I have other references on the turret designations as No.1 through No.4.

However, I do have other documents that do mention it as Turrets I through IV.

So I guess we can agree to disagree.

Great to share information with you!

Thank you very much!

Best Regards, Lanemiker

Link for your source
The old map of Minneapolis from your PDF is much clearer than the one I had. Can you possibly find the link to this source again? Thanks. -SusanLesch (talk) 22:48, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , I don't have anything to add here. Did the url change? Kablammo (talk) 14:19, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * For dumb! Sorry to bother you, Kablammo. My brain blinked. -SusanLesch (talk) 17:20, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 23:28, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Killing of George Floyd
Hui Kablammo. Re Special:Diff/961517202, it's cited in the next sentence, to the New York Times and the MN Star Tribune (which ran an entire article about this sentence). It's also in the body of our article, with more cites, in the section about the MN police response. Would you mind taking a second look? Thanks, Levivich&thinsp;[dubious – discuss] 23:14, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , thanks for coming here to discuss. First, in my own mind I have no doubt that Floyd's (at most) passive resistance fails to qualify for "resisting arrest", but I suspect some law enforcement officers may have a different view. But the original complaint (which undoubtedly was rushed, and relied too much on the initial police version of events) says that "Mr. Floyd actively resisted being handcuffed" and "did not voluntarily get in the car and struggled with the officers by intentionally falling down, saying he was not going in the car, and refusing to stand still." This was toned down in the Amended Complaint ("As the officers tried to put Mr. Floyd in their squad car, Mr. Floyd stiffened up and fell to the ground.  Mr.Floyd told the officers that he was not resisting but he did not want to get in the back seat and was claustrophobic"); it remains to be seen whether this will be claimed to be resistance.  (I understand that the police claimed that Floyd had to be dragged across a seat but I haven't looked at that closely.)


 * I sincerely doubt that either description rises to the level of "obstructing legal process" (which is how Minnesota titles it), but there appears to be a conflict which is not for us to resolve-- even if the NYT quoted a witness's perception that Floyd was not resisting.


 * I don't think any of this really matters all that much, as no one, including those actively fighting arrest, should be treated the way Mr. Floyd was. Kablammo (talk) 23:59, 8 June 2020 (UTC)


 * One more addendum: The amended complaint also says:"The officers made several attempts to get Mr. Floyd in the backseat of their squad car by pushing him from the driver's side. As the officers were trying to force Mr. Floyd in the backseat, Mr. Floyd repeatedly said that he could not breathe.  Mr. Floyd did not voluntarily sit in the backseat and the officers physically struggled to try to get him in the backseat."
 * Kablammo (talk) 00:30, 9 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the response. I guess I read a lot into the amended complaint removing the word "resist" and describing it as "did not voluntarily sit" when they could have easily written "resisted". The amended complaint also described him as "calm". All in all, a big change.
 * But, neither complaint is what the "police initially claimed" part of that sentence in the lead referred to. It was referring to a statement put out by the police (not the prosecutors), on the morning after Floyd died, before any video was released, saying he had resisted arrest and died due to "medical distress", without mentioning the knee on the neck or anything else. When the video was released, pretty much everyone agreed that it did not depict events as they were described in that statement. When city officials, including the police chief, saw the video, the chief walked back the statement and fired the officers. And then there were protests, and later that night, riots. I think this sequence: police basically lie about a man's death, video proves they're lying, city is outraged, officers are fired and charged, the precinct is burned in a riot... it's key to understanding the event, to understand that the first thing that happened on the morning after is that the police tried to cover it up.
 * Anyway, enough of my opinion. There are more RSes that cover this that aren't in the article yet, so I'm going to expand the body section on this part, and see where that leaves us in terms of the lead. I'm not sure it's necessary for us to say in wikivoice that he did or did not "resist", so I think we agree there. I think "video evidence seen as contradicting police statement" is the significant information, moreso than what, exactly, was contradicted and what wasn't. But I'm going to go through a few sources and see how they put it exactly. Thanks again for the discussion! Levivich&thinsp;[dubious – discuss] 02:03, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Anyway, enough of my opinion. There are more RSes that cover this that aren't in the article yet, so I'm going to expand the body section on this part, and see where that leaves us in terms of the lead. I'm not sure it's necessary for us to say in wikivoice that he did or did not "resist", so I think we agree there. I think "video evidence seen as contradicting police statement" is the significant information, moreso than what, exactly, was contradicted and what wasn't. But I'm going to go through a few sources and see how they put it exactly. Thanks again for the discussion! Levivich&thinsp;[dubious – discuss] 02:03, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Anyway, enough of my opinion. There are more RSes that cover this that aren't in the article yet, so I'm going to expand the body section on this part, and see where that leaves us in terms of the lead. I'm not sure it's necessary for us to say in wikivoice that he did or did not "resist", so I think we agree there. I think "video evidence seen as contradicting police statement" is the significant information, moreso than what, exactly, was contradicted and what wasn't. But I'm going to go through a few sources and see how they put it exactly. Thanks again for the discussion! Levivich&thinsp;[dubious – discuss] 02:03, 9 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Levivich, I think we are basically in agreement.  And I could tell you stories about the MPD (but won't do so on-wiki). My main goals here are (a) to make sure we comply with Wikipedia policies, esp. WP:BLP and  WP:BRD, and (b) these characters get a fair trial, not for their sake, but for ours — and by "ours" I don't mean just wikipedia editors; I mean all to whom fairness, due process, and the rule of law are important.
 * Have you ever seen A Man for All Seasons? It is brilliant in every way.  I especially like this quote: "The world may construe according to its wits; this court must construe according to the law."  Now we are not a court, but we nevertheless should be fair.  A conviction after a fair trial is far preferable to one tainted by other factors.
 * Best wishes, Kablammo (talk) 02:40, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Please review and edit ...

 * User:SandyGeorgia/AlainFymat. Thanks!  (What is that mess just above?)  Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  00:44, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Minnesota Featured article review
Another editor has nominated Minnesota for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  21:43, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

John Millington Synge
Dunno if you are up for this, but one of Filiocht's, and the bio needs updating ref wise or a dreaded FAR might not be that far away. Any help would be great, planning on addressing from tomorrow night; bit late here just now. ps, thanks re Kramskoi. Ceoil (talk) 02:29, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I have added a few tidbits. It would be nice to have a secondary source for Griffiths rather than the tertiary one I inserted; I may look more later.  Kablammo (talk) 15:08, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * it is cited now, but the lead is weak; we could use a sentence or two more. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  01:43, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Ceoil I agree with this. It would be nice to have something in the lede on his importance. I'm looking at my copy of Playboy right now (that's not what you think ) and the back cover asserts that Synge "succeeds more than any other dramatist in miraculously distilling the Irish spirit."  A bit over the top, perhaps, but his work has stood the test of time.  Kablammo (talk) 02:04, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * The quote is a bit flowery but true, so no objection to inclusion. I will add a bit more also, hopefully this evening. Thanks for edits. Ceoil  (talk) 19:44, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I won't use the quote as I don't know the author. But I have found some material by WBY and Ellmann's bio of WBY, which I will add this week.  Kablammo (talk) 13:01, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Grand, and thanks for filling in the refs. I still intend to fill out the lead, but as might have gathered, a bit lazy. Hang on. Ceoil  (talk) 15:14, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, ; it appears that the Kablammo is too busy with his Playboy to get any real work done. (Perhaps his character flaw extends beyond laziness ? ) Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  17:15, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Sometimes it takes time to do things right. Kablammo (talk) 18:39, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Even assuming that Kablammo is male, or straight I think you have the wrong Playboy in mind Sandy; you are thinking of the truck driver mag, others may have considered or have sought to marry Helen Mirren or Keeley Hawes very attractive and bright types. I know I did with the latter; Swoon. Ceoil  (talk) 17:48, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Dame Emma, please. Kablammo (talk) 23:13, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * You’re outta luck, buddy. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  14:09, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * What's that excrescence on his chin? His mug is a pile of triangles. He (and she) must really be into Cubism. Kablammo (talk) 14:33, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Only a truck-driving personality would come up with a name like Kablammo. Doesn’t mean he can’t marry a Mirren type, though. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  18:34, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * My wife informs me that its ok if i carry a candel for Mirren, but that, in her opinion Mark Bonnar is "The sexiest Scotsman! And did I say he was sexy? Because he is sexy!". Here is is in a comedy ep that is funny as its unexpected tension. I suppose there are worse looking men on earth. Ceoil  (talk) 18:20, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Good taste there, Liz ... a bit like my sexiest man ever. I should marry someone who looks just like him.  Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  19:09, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Knowing you, I imagine you did ;). Closest connection with Paul Newman is that my high school was involved in helping the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. User:Kafka Liz a girl is no one 19:34, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I'd go for Steve McQueen myself; eh, hopefully didn't say that out loud (blushes)  Ceoil  (talk) 21:09, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * This place feels like Camelot. Kablammo (talk) 21:15, 6 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Kablammo, have made a stab at the lead, can you please review. Re your last link-The Pointer Sisters-I have been deeply into dance music c 35 years, with their Lost In Music a beacon since first heard around 1984. Kudos. Ceoil  (talk) 22:00, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Been looking at this - it doesn’t seem to need much work, unless I’m missing something? Granted, I only gave it a quick skim, but it looks good to me. User:Kafka Liz a girl is no one 12:56, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you Liz. I'm less concerned about the star than whether our article is worthy of its subject. The ODNB bio, by a well-qualified contributor, has many biographical details we don't cover. As always the question is not what to put in, but what to leave out, and I am not stating our article is lacking. (I was not aware that we could have JSTOR access until I saw Ceoil mention it on his talk page yesterday; thanks to him for that.) It may be that his legacy can be addressed in more detail, and I'm unsure about the mention of his politics.  Kablammo (talk) 13:58, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Marjon Lambriks
Thank you for your help, - look! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:20, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Greetings of the season

 * Why thank you kindly, Sandy G!
 * I can only offer you last year's message; Scroll to 1:53 to see Sandy G and her FAColytes
 * Feliz Navidad!
 * — kb

And on a slightly less elevated plane, Sheila: I thought of you when hearing this. Kablammo (talk) 01:03, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I can top that. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  01:16, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I stand corrected. Kablammo (talk) 01:24, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Still jealous? Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  01:28, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes. She did have a way with words.   (FAC could use her now...)  Kablammo (talk) 01:31, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Let’s have a WWMS contest! Sandy Georgia (Talk)  01:33, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Where is she? Full-time writer at texts from last night? Kablammo (talk) 01:38, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Best wishes for the holidays

 * Thank you U|Ceoil. And here's something for you. (Apparently his mind wasn't always on virgins.)  Kablammo (talk) 14:38, 30 December 2020 (UTC)


 * That's new to me and quite moving. Thanks. Ceoil  (talk) 22:00, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

John Millington Synge
Dunno if you are up for this, but one of Filiocht's, and the bio needs updating ref wise or a dreaded FAR might not be that far away. Any help would be great, planning on addressing from tomorrow night; bit late here just now. ps, thanks re Kramskoi. Ceoil (talk) 02:29, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I have added a few tidbits. It would be nice to have a secondary source for Griffiths rather than the tertiary one I inserted; I may look more later.  Kablammo (talk) 15:08, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * it is cited now, but the lead is weak; we could use a sentence or two more. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  01:43, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Ceoil I agree with this. It would be nice to have something in the lede on his importance. I'm looking at my copy of Playboy right now (that's not what you think ) and the back cover asserts that Synge "succeeds more than any other dramatist in miraculously distilling the Irish spirit."  A bit over the top, perhaps, but his work has stood the test of time.  Kablammo (talk) 02:04, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * The quote is a bit flowery but true, so no objection to inclusion. I will add a bit more also, hopefully this evening. Thanks for edits. Ceoil  (talk) 19:44, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I won't use the quote as I don't know the author. But I have found some material by WBY and Ellmann's bio of WBY, which I will add this week.  Kablammo (talk) 13:01, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Grand, and thanks for filling in the refs. I still intend to fill out the lead, but as might have gathered, a bit lazy. Hang on. Ceoil  (talk) 15:14, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, ; it appears that the Kablammo is too busy with his Playboy to get any real work done. (Perhaps his character flaw extends beyond laziness ? ) Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  17:15, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Sometimes it takes time to do things right. Kablammo (talk) 18:39, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Even assuming that Kablammo is male, or straight I think you have the wrong Playboy in mind Sandy; you are thinking of the truck driver mag, others may have considered or have sought to marry Helen Mirren or Keeley Hawes very attractive and bright types. I know I did with the latter; Swoon. Ceoil  (talk) 17:48, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Dame Emma, please. Kablammo (talk) 23:13, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * You’re outta luck, buddy. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  14:09, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * What's that excrescence on his chin? His mug is a pile of triangles. He (and she) must really be into Cubism. Kablammo (talk) 14:33, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Only a truck-driving personality would come up with a name like Kablammo. Doesn’t mean he can’t marry a Mirren type, though. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  18:34, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * My wife informs me that its ok if i carry a candel for Mirren, but that, in her opinion Mark Bonnar is "The sexiest Scotsman! And did I say he was sexy? Because he is sexy!". Here is is in a comedy ep that is funny as its unexpected tension. I suppose there are worse looking men on earth. Ceoil  (talk) 18:20, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Good taste there, Liz ... a bit like my sexiest man ever. I should marry someone who looks just like him.  Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  19:09, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Knowing you, I imagine you did ;). Closest connection with Paul Newman is that my high school was involved in helping the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. User:Kafka Liz a girl is no one 19:34, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I'd go for Steve McQueen myself; eh, hopefully didn't say that out loud (blushes)  Ceoil  (talk) 21:09, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * This place feels like Camelot. Kablammo (talk) 21:15, 6 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Kablammo, have made a stab at the lead, can you please review. Re your last link-The Pointer Sisters-I have been deeply into dance music c 35 years, with their Lost In Music a beacon since first heard around 1984. Kudos. Ceoil  (talk) 22:00, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Been looking at this - it doesn’t seem to need much work, unless I’m missing something? Granted, I only gave it a quick skim, but it looks good to me. User:Kafka Liz a girl is no one 12:56, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you Liz. I'm less concerned about the star than whether our article is worthy of its subject. The ODNB bio, by a well-qualified contributor, has many biographical details we don't cover. As always the question is not what to put in, but what to leave out, and I am not stating our article is lacking. (I was not aware that we could have JSTOR access until I saw Ceoil mention it on his talk page yesterday; thanks to him for that.) It may be that his legacy can be addressed in more detail, and I'm unsure about the mention of his politics.  Kablammo (talk) 13:58, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your correction
Hi Kablammo, thanks for the fix on Oheyawahi-Pilot Knob. I copied the coordinates from National Register of Historic Places listings in Dakota County, Minnesota and forgot to double-check. I have made the correction to that page, based on your edit to Oheyawahi-Pilot Knob. Cheers! Leschnei (talk) 21:40, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Could you help me about an article
Hello, I have read the articles you have published, and I find them very interesting. I need help with an article I wrote, the article has already been viewed once, and it was not accepted. I edited the article, taking into account the recommendations that had been made. I had started chatting with the contributor who read my article, in order to improve it. But that is no longer possible because it has been banned from Wikipedia. You are more experienced than me, could you take a look at my article, and let me know if you think it is ok or if I need to edit This is an article about a contemporary French painter who is alive. The article is very short. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Hom_Nguyen Thank you for any help you can give me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thx2020 (talk • contribs) 09:44, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
 * , I am sorry I overlooked this. I do not think I am the one to assist you. It looks like you need assistance with idiomatic English, and my French suffers from the same defect. The artist may meet our notability requirements. Best wishes, and good luck. Kablammo (talk) 15:13, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I have reviewed Finnusertop's comments, and I agree with them. And if you have a close personal association with the artist (and I am not claiming that you do), that should be disclosed. Kablammo (talk) 15:24, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

James Joyce and Quinn
Great catch, Kablammo! I integrated it into the article as I figured you are good with that. But my first pass was just a "best fit" at quick glance. If you feel it goes in a better location, please let me know. My own bias is to put the primary sources in footnotes, but I also know you can find an even better place for it. Wtfiv (talk) 20:21, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Holidays

 * Thank you good sir. I hope you are fully participating in musical and artistic conversaziones during the festivities of the Christmas season. Kablammo (talk) 21:07, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Yeats
Dear Kablammo, sooner later himself is going to be at FAR, and we need to be ready. So am suggesting a step by stem collab, with the first thing being an expansion of the lead. If I make a stab in the next week or so, will you stake your reputation and all that is holy on proof reading and removing my odd PADDYENG spelling...and what have you with fact checking, reliability of sources etc? Answer please in 2,400 hours, or this message will self destruct. Ceoil (talk) 16:53, 29 January 2022 (UTC)


 * If you give him 2,400 hours, he will take 2,399 before getting his duff in gear. You may need to entice him with some youtube music. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  17:24, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Well since you ask here is the Waterboys very successfully setting mr Yeats to music, but be aware that I'll as him to review at 2,398.5 hours, so he have 30 minutes to BRITEND, or *BANG* and game over for mr Kablammo. Ceoil (talk) 17:29, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , I had not heard that before. It is transcendent. I do like poetry from his "young exquisite" phase; it clearly influenced Joyce, and to my mind Dylan Thomas as well. Kablammo (talk) 20:04, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes Kablammo, and the album Fisherman's Blues is as good and easily in my top 15. I saw them live a few times at the time (1989-1990), and they were a force to be recoked with. Unfortunately there is few (to no) contemporary live footage (though lots of bootlegs on tape) but this might give an idea We Will Not Be Lovers Ceoil (talk) 20:28, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The first one is amazing, Ceoil, and reminds me of the flute in my old favorite: Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  20:34, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I hear Mr. Kablammo has everything ever written about Yeats or Joyce and can recite most of Yeats from memory. But good luck getting him to actually, ya know, edit.  Did you disable your email? Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  17:37, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Vicious rumours; at best the crumbling detritus of a liberal education. Kablammo (talk) 20:04, 29 January 2022 (UTC)


 * No, my email is working, but keep on forgetting the passwords, which is now amazingly locked into my i-pads computer memory (or something) as "1234tedcruzeisaprick". I'm now getting in and checking more often so accessible and less distant these days. Ceoil (talk) 17:48, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * If you want to fix your iPad's memory of passwords, do this:
 * Click on settings (the gear icon)
 * Scroll down
 * Click on Passwords
 * Enter your iPad pin
 * Scroll down to your email
 * Click on the right arrow
 * Click on edit
 * Change your password to HugoChavezMamaGuevo (and Ted Cruz knows it)
 * (Or whatever your actual password is)
 * Click on done
 * Thanks! Sandy Georgia (Talk)  18:26, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * My fine Irish friend, you erred grievously in posting here, because you have called attention of a certain former FAC delegate (or whatever the hell she (they?) called her herself back when she was the Maud Gonne of Wikipeida), and now she may add this to her hit list. But I will do my best, and should we fail, we can take solace in knowing we are bred to a harder thing than triumph.  Kablammo (talk) 17:46, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I just want to know what knowledge either of you fine Irishmen have of Ted Cruz's prick. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  18:17, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * None here, but I'm sure it's no big thing.
 * Why are you curious about it? Kablammo (talk) 18:20, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * No big thing relative to ... what? Bill Clinton's? Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  18:27, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The password is tedcruzeisaprick not tedcruzehasaprick with the latter claim highly doubted by the prickology community. He doesnt kill cats though! Ceoil (talk) 19:05, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * And stop, to use the word du jour, misgendering me. I am not a "they". I'll see you blocked for that. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  18:29, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I always think of you Sandy as "it", "that" or as we say in Cork "dem things tere" (I don't really but you have walked into this one). Ceoil (talk) 18:59, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Dude, after almost ever content addition to wiki I post, I worry and consider what the hell would a "a certain former FAC delegate, or whatever the hell she called her herself back when she was the Maud Gonne of Wikipeida" think. Her standards are, I hope inbuilt. But I cant spell ff, and you seem to have a lot of knowledge I want to avail of. So you have 2400 hours, starting.....now[!] Ceoil (talk) 17:51, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * But anyway, sounds like a plan, and help muchn appreciIated. Ceoil (talk) 17:55, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Despite what Ms. Sandy (I hope the Ms. is OK with her)  says, my print sources are relatively limited:  Foster's two-volume biography, Ellmann, and the autobiography. I have no critical sources in print, other than introductions to volumes of his work and A Reader's Guide to William Butler Yeats by John Unterecker. There is no major library locally but some within a few hours.  Let me know how I can assist.  Kablammo (talk) 18:09, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Sound out. I have Foster x 2, JSTOR, a number of general 1921-1940 Irish lit overviews, and google. Pls keep a watch and correct as needed. bEST. Ceoil (talk) 18:19, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Stupid idea to live in the boontoolies. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  18:19, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * haha, indeed! Ceoil (talk) 18:20, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, enough fun now for Mr. Kablammo (has he actually made any edits yet? I rest my case ... ) Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  20:21, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Sandy, your taste in music seems to be earthly and melody driven, here is a nice tune for you, its nostalgic and pleasingly evocative of times past never to return. Ceoil (talk) 23:28, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * My god Ceoil, that is a perfect song; melodic, rythmic, and a perfect balance of instruments, and instruments and voice. I think I've listened to it half-dozen times, and counting.
 * (It may be some distance from the Nilsson song I mentioned to you some time ago, but in the end maybe not so far after all). Kablammo (talk) 00:08, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I love happy endings. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  00:09, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Its the same for me Sandy, takes me back to 1989, and being young fre and wanton. The high notes on the fiddle kill me every time, in that they are almost "too" good and take me to a different place. Ceoil (talk) 00:13, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , I am not sure how many hours are left of the deadline you set, but I am willing to commence work once you are. Kablammo (talk) 19:56, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello. Probably about 8 more days. Then we shall rise at 9:30am-ish to tackle. I would like you watching my back, and you do seem to have a lot of sources, so much appreciated. Best. Ceoil (talk) 22:51, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Ps...didn't reply to your incoming over weekend as was in Dublin on holiday with only a tablet, and that thing spell corrects all my cuss words. I cant properly express myself - when it matters- without those things, so to say agree, and let your imagination run wild at what would have fe*k%ng *bol@~*k—ing* said :) Ceoil (talk) 22:55, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * You will have to translate when you get to a more forgiving computer. In the meantime, I've been listening to the tune you sent me.  Kablammo (talk) 01:32, 16 February 2022 (UTC)