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More than anything else, I think Dubai Phil's scheme a bit ambitious for this fledgling enterprise. And a bit deadly. You've got to do what you're good at. At great personal cost to my own repute, I did manage to solve the mystery of Barry Sanchez. Perhaps something in a similar vein, poster-related, is in order. I'd quite like a go at "Why isn't Verbal a full member anymore?". I've heard* some baseless rumours about him living out of bins, robbing people's smartphones and siphoning all the free wifi he can from Starbucks before they are reported stolen. I would like to see if there's anything in them. (* invented myself)

This reminds me of the old joke. Q: Why do blokes think with their d!cks? A: Because they haven't got enough blood to service their brains and their hard-ons at the same time.

Investigate the acquisition of a fiver, you peasant.

Being part of a cover-up might be fun. That's the very opposite of investigation. Paying people off, rubbing people out. Why can't I have a holiday?

Am I seeing this right? Has SuperMikey been pre-emptively refused access to Nash gash through "guard dog" KRG?

Anyone who plays Football Manager. Not only do they know everything, such selection criteria puts me in the running. On that note, does anyone know how to Alt-F4 a real life game so you can reload?

It's very kind of you to offer my services like this Tokyo. however, what with the computer programming, conspiracy theories, interest in history, and of course the recent Barry investigation, I'm temporarily miffed with the old investigations and am looking to spread my wings. I quite fancy a few years as a dastardly criminal mastermind. However there were no vacancies in Thursday's Echo and I don't see any positions listed on jobsites either. This country.

Turns out Patrick Rock resigned from his position three weeks ago. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/patrick-rock-child-porn-arrest-3207962 The government is being criticised for a lack of transparency. Hmm. Were they waiting for the Harman story to break?

Channel 4 news take on this story; http://www.channel4.com/news/patrick-rock-david-cameron-adviser-resigned-profile Decent background.

She was more than happy to tag along with the prospect of me being humbled.

Here's how it went down. ms pap and I arrived at around 2056, checking the exits and ordering a drink. Some people dressed in sportswear arrive at around 2106, and zoom straight to the bar. After a brief sojourn outside, one of them emerges and says hello. We had a long enough chat about our respective encounters for me to quickly realise that Barry Sanchez "in person" was indeed Barry Sanchez "the poster". No scouse kissograms or owt like that. That was apparent within about two minutes. I know this is a TMS thread, but there are some genuine lessons to be learned here. First, you are not your posts. Just thirty minutes gave me more context on Barry than sixteen months of arguing like cat and dog, no matter the frightening post count. Some of us, myself included, occasionally entertain the notion that our posts are somehow representative, but they're not. There's no substitute for the context provided by a bit of body language and a clear sense of where someone is coming from, no matter how florid you are. Second, you should be aware that there are a lot of WUMs in this world, myself and Barry included. shurlock was right; Barry played a blinder, from the start really. He saw me going off on a limb and masterfully played forum judo, using the power of my own convictions against me. My chief accusation, that he might have been dune, seemed sound enough on the evidence. Similar post frequency, shared terms like "liberal elite" cropping up, etc etc. A lot of WUMming tactics are going to be similar, especially from your own perspective. If I'm always banging on about left wing issues, stands to reason that people will find similar ways to wind me up. Doesn't make them the same people. On the issue of photos, we didn't get one because Barry wasn't into it. I can confirm that he is not a hideous heffa, although he does sport a goatee, which may be the source of his occasional evil. If I'm perfectly honest, the wind was taken out of my sails the minute that Barry actually existed. Photos seemed a bit redundant at that point so I respected his wishes. Note to self: You are NOT always right

Right. Barry definitely appears not to be dune. We've had a chat. We're on first name terms. I apologised to him in person and will do on here. Sorry, Bazza. All your claims about Liverpool are true. God, I feel fkn stupid. Fk it. Required from time to time.

Initial contact made. There may be a large slice of humble pie in offing.

We're by the door, Bazza. Introduce yourself.

Well, two sweaty lads have just walked through and gone right past me. Could one be Bazza. BTW. Was bit scared that Barry might be nutter. Have brought ms pap as muscle.

I'm here, like.

It's your idea, mate. Can't help you.

Cool. We're agreed. Photos it is. No reason not to post one now, nip.

I've lived here for 20 years and taken plenty of photos in much rougher dives. I think your leafy local will be fine, mate.

I really don't understand the reluctance. The rest of the forum will know what you look like by night's end, assuming you turn up. Sort it out.

Let's see a picture, Barry. We want to make sure you don't send a ringer.

Taken yesterday:-

https://twitter.com/papingu Mid-life crisis. That is all. (I hope).

Ah, back in the days when I had "short" hair and was taller than my youngest daughter. C'mon now, Bazza. Pic please.

Ah, another post inspired by the "Keep Digging" philosophy. You have failed to address any part of the news story that spawned this thread, failed to condemn Patrick Rock's activities (despite you demanding the same standard of Harman; she at least condemns PIE retrospectively) and you're increasingly looking like someone that is indifferent to a hugely serious issue, and for what? Some crappy speculative argument about what I might have done when the Harman story broke? It's not like I've gone easy on Labour in the past either. I've often privately speculated on the matter of why Blair raised D-Notices following Operation Ore. Unfortunately, most of the people that I've seen named are still alive, and still very much in a position to sue. Paedophilia in the establishment is a national security risk as well as an ongoing source of misery for all the victims. It's a damn shame that a normally decent poster like yourself can't take off the blue-tinted goggles long enough to see that.