An Explanation...

[gricerboy]

...vis a vis my absence.

I'm touched that the good people of CUK have noticed my absence. Indeed, the mods have even changed my status to "gricerboy is probably on the bench".
Well, it so happens that I have been on the bench but I'm coming back. I have a crisp new contract in hand and an exciting new train journey to boot so I'll soon be regailing you all of my daily capers in my morning train thread.

I'd like to point out that I have been lurking over the past few weeks but I have held back from posting by the awful quality of the posts. We've had the inane burblings of Milan bloody Penes and then there's that AWFUL upstart Kandahar who comes waltzing in here behaving like he's an old sweat. Wish he was in Kandahar, preferably with his foot on an IED.

[AtW]

I'm touched that the good people of CUK have noticed my absence.

We missed you badly!

How was your train journey today?

[pacharan]

that AWFUL upstart Kandahar

If you mean kandr then, for once, I have to say I agree with you.

[Drewster]

We missed you like we would miss an itchy scrotum!

ftfy

PS - Hello Have I missed much? (well except the apparent lack of Gimpy)

[Troll]

...vis a vis my absence.

I'm touched that the good people of CUK have noticed my absence.

Noun
1.vis-a-vis - a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
equivalent - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc;
match - something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
mismatch - a bad or unsuitable match
complement - either of two parts that mutually complete each other
2.vis-a-vis small sofa that seats two people

Adv. 1. vis-a-vis - face-to-face

[MarillionFan]

Noun
1.vis-a-vis - a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
equivalent - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc;
match - something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
mismatch - a bad or unsuitable match

Adv. 1. vis-a-vis - face-to-face

Don't correct Threaded on spellings and meanings. He'll only pop back in time and scribble it in to Dr Johnsons tome and then where will you be?

[OwlHoot]

...vis a vis my absence.

I'm touched that the good people of CUK have noticed my absence. Indeed, the mods have even changed my status to "gricerboy is probably on the bench".
Well, it so happens that I have been on the bench ...

If you were on the bench, doesn't that mean you should have been posting more?

Or was this bench on a railway station platform?

[GreenLabel]

...vis a vis my absence.

I'm touched that the good people of CUK have noticed my absence. Indeed, the mods have even changed my status to "gricerboy is probably on the bench".
Well, it so happens that I have been on the bench but I'm coming back. I have a crisp new contract in hand and an exciting new train journey to boot so I'll soon be regailing you all of my daily capers in my morning train thread.

I'd like to point out that I have been lurking over the past few weeks but I have held back from posting by the awful quality of the posts. We've had the inane burblings of Milan bloody Penes and then there's that AWFUL upstart Kandahar who comes waltzing in here behaving like he's an old sweat. Wish he was in Kandahar, preferably with his foot on an IED.

You misunderstood us. We didn't want an explanation for your absence, we wanted an extension of your absence.

HTH

[xoggoth]

Excellent. Anyone who annoys certain other ones is ok with me.

[norrahe]

If you were on the bench, doesn't that mean you should have been posting more?

Or was this bench on a railway station platform?

Most major railway stations have WiFi, obviously he's been sleeping rough at some minor ones