The Fall's New Year Honours 2005/06

Hot off the fax machine :

Cripes! His hand writing is almost as bad as mine

Um, I'm no school teacher so could someone actually transcribe this?

I have enough trouble reading as it is with our famous short attention spans!

who's pubes are them then ?

Were they written on small bits of paper, or is the writing really big?

all ze best to u too, the gruppe and everyone in ze wörld reading this...
...c u in antwerp!!!

am i actually reading that correctly? is the man praising the runners and visitors of a web site? (what's a computer?) amongst others etc. it's very gracious and a lovely thing for the man to do and it's made me all glowy inside.

maybe he's not a total miserable git after all

only kidding love you mes

I've seen more legible prescriptions from my G.P.
Frohes neue jahr to the Gruppe and the forum.
Until Croydon

10 Roger, G'buddy.

Or whateverer fax says

Kalos Kristopolous et Felice anno. ( in verse)

I'm shocked, nay disappointed, that no-one can read the awards liste - you've been reading his distinctive writings for many years some of you. Reads perfectly coherently to me.

If you want me to transcribe I will do so, but it doesn't look half as effective in my computerised print....and it'll take 17 days...and my fingers will hurt. So, upon reflection, I'm not doing it

And a happy new year to MES, Wife and Group if any of you are reading this....
Have a good 'en

Well I can read it fine. It takes a bit longer to read than most writing, mind.

Tempted to scan in some of me own writing to back this point up... Makes my spelling seem stunning.

Christ, no, Gaz - anything but that. Here's some money - take it.

P.S. Welcome back, fatty

CTP's New year's Honours list.

C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire ) #= Mark Edward Smith.

O.B.E. ( Officer of the Order of the British Empire ) ~= besandaled folks, organic sentients, two sets of whistlers and 1 deFender of the flave.

M.B.E. ( Member of the Order of the British Empire ) +or-= Alles us ellese

Iffis Alles us ellese is dificult appoint yourself 'Carrier of the Victoria cross of the Order of the British Empire'

I'll talk to you later fatty! 9 where's S% )

Oh, I can read it alright. But only because I'm used to reading my own drunken spider dives into bottle of ink scrawl.

This reads fine the only worrying thing is the content ! He seems to be mellowing & even 'doffing his hat' to Sir Clats of Nottingham

Lip Up

Happy New Year Clayton, and to the rest of you from both the Wife and Myself Note: The beer smileys the last I'm hoping to see of the wet stuff for a while....

nice to see he included jim watts and ed blaney

looking at this, he doesnt mention anyone from this board, unless i am missing something

my monitor's too small-cant read thefar-right section of it

anyway-have a good one fallgrupenfuhrer et al

Wow! Fantastic... I can't imagine a better New Year's surprise than an MES missive just for us! Best part is the signing off with "Your lord...MES." Hit that right on the head...

Of course the most intriguing part is honoring Gary Pallett for composing and arranging three tracks on FHR. Can anyone fill in the details (or is this an in-joke that I'm not getting? )

Gary Pallett is an in-joke, yes.

I am reliably informed from two separate sources that Mark's Birthday Honours (March 2006) will include Fall Forum members, so best be on your best behaviour until then all of you .

The Honours featured above were awarded by group members not called Mark.

FUCK OFF MES ...YER WANKER

Is that you returning your Birthday Honours Award before you get it ?

Or just a random verbal assault on Mark ?

Or both ?