Where is Mr Guppy these days?
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From: Bracknell, UK
I've heard from FBM, and he's quite thrilled at the whole experience.
He was a bit shaky on his feet, poor old lad, as the whole thing happened quite quickly, but now he's as happy as Larry - a bit upset he wasn't able to grab his favourite tartan slippers to take with him, but he's got his second-favourite pair and his best cardigan, and an old trooper like FBM can't go far wrong when he's got those with him.
I'd like to thank everyone concerned for helping make FBM's dream come true.
Seeing the old chap achieve his lifetime aspiration was...well.....really rather emotional...um....
<snuffle>
Sorry. Thankyou, thankyou all.
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From: UK
If he comes back he is only going to insufferably boast that he got there with only a thousand votes and if he doesnt come back he will only end up on the darker side with all those lesser mortals who got permanently banned so on balance i think
We should only let him back if he promises to behave and not boast
We should only let him back if he promises to behave and not boast
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From: Bracknell, UK
We need to be clear if we're talking first-past-the-post, single transferable vote, or true proportional representation.
If the latter, we could end up with a 50% mixture of Guppy and FBM.
i.e. very grumpy, but prone to forget what it was being grumpy about before it finishes typing the sentence. Not, I'm sure you'd agree, what we want at all.
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From: Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk
Well I would have them both back. Posting waspish comments on a forum is hardly grounds for a ban and as for PMs to moderators ....... People like Guppy add some spice to a debate and the ability to agree or disagree robustly is what makes debates interesting.
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From: Twickenham, home of rugby
We need a campaign. FREE THE GUPPY
By all means enjoy the present discussion, but don't expect to see him back - at least not using that name (but I suspect it would be easy to spot him by the nature of his posts if he registered under a new ID).
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Crash One
With 71 postings I think you're the one to start the thread "Free the Guppy" cos you need at least 1000 posts to get banned.... 
Also I think your alias will get you some additional credit with the mods.
I suggest the readers count will be the "signatures" in support as your quest as most posters here will only write some garbled text in order not to get banned.... My text will be something like "@#$%^@#$%^ on saturdays only"
Also I think your alias will get you some additional credit with the mods.
I suggest the readers count will be the "signatures" in support as your quest as most posters here will only write some garbled text in order not to get banned.... My text will be something like "@#$%^@#$%^ on saturdays only"
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From: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
FREE THE GUPPY
It was almost dead anyway, so it went down the loo.
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From: Plumpton Green
With 71 postings I think you're the one to start the thread "Free the Guppy" cos you need at least 1000 posts to get banned.... 
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From: Italy
Can't wait for FBM to be freed and hear what it is like to be banned.
If it is worth it I'll rush 700 plus posting of nonsense to reach the magic number 1000 and then burp in Italian in a mod's ear and get jailed
If it is worth it I'll rush 700 plus posting of nonsense to reach the magic number 1000 and then burp in Italian in a mod's ear and get jailed
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From: Bracknell, UK
