Porty person bagging

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » 21 Jul 2004, 13:07

There was a thread which mentioned bumping into people from this site but I can't find it so I'll start a new one.
How about this idea - a mixture of munro bagging, I-spy books and an introduction agency.

People send in pictures of themselves and a handbook is produced. People get their own copy and tick people off as they see them. Perhaps there could be a points system as in I-spy books. Perhaps you should have to approach the person and say certain words. "You are Wangi and I claim my 5 points" Perhaps Wangi would have to sign the handbook to verify that a sighting has indeed been made. False approaches would advertise the website!! There could be extra points for seeing someone in compromising circumstances or outside the Portobello vicinity.

At the end of a given time the person with most points could become a moderator.

It would make Saturday morning shopping so much more interesting.

Okay needs a bit of tweeking but I feel this could be a hobby about to sweep the town.

BTW I had a look at the picture in the photographers' window and reckon we would be hard pressed to identify the person from that.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 21 Jul 2004, 13:32

On the other hand,

"You are Wangi and I claim my 5 points"

might just earn you a punch on the nose from a complete stranger!

Very amusing idea though.

Post by **wangi** » 21 Jul 2004, 13:54

You are Wangi

"Wot you callin me?"

I'd have to go undercover - far too easy a catch otherwise I think!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 21 Jul 2004, 17:17

I have so far been bagged by Carla and Gemini.

I want 2 points.

But I don't want to be a moderator.

Post by **wangi** » 21 Jul 2004, 22:39

The old folk have never had it so easy!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Jul 2004, 10:47

...and I forgot to mention Mrs Dadaist, so that means I have been spotted by three board members.

Talking about being spotted and identity - on August 28th I will be participating in a weird but fun one-day game on the streets of Edinburgh called "The Identity Game" - essentially it's live action roleplaying where people pretend to be arms dealers and their leg men.

The game has its own website and email system for the day - people engage in shady and duplicitous activities to try and collect the correct set of "devices" (actually comedy toys made out of bits of junk) to build a bomb.

I'm looking forward to it, even though it will be mildly stressful. I guess it's like the "Rat Race" but for geeks......

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 25 Jul 2004, 20:22

Beach Babe wrote:PS as the long-suffering Mrs Dadaist, I feel I must explain the latte issue

so if Beach Babe and D are as one does that mean Wangi and Marya must also be and froglette is the Mrs Alex (Harvey Tragic) half?

and because I dont yet live in Porty i'm not yet related to anyone?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 25 Jul 2004, 21:29

It's all getting a bit much for me. A jolly sunday, attempting to teach two chidlren to ride bikes along a busy prom, with frequent stops for paddling, juice and ice cream, but all the while, sitting on the wall, I was staring suspiciously at every single person passing by, wondering which ones were secret Portistas...

Maybe we should all wear a carnation when out and about in Porty?

So far i've bagged....nobody.

And yet...on meeting Marya, i was told she already knew who i was. And Ifstar's partner knows me. Spooky.

Post by **wangi** » 25 Jul 2004, 21:32

mr magnolia wrote:Wangi and Marya must also be

Nah!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 25 Jul 2004, 21:35

Beach Babe - like your use of Portista.... that sounds like an excellent rank to me - you should transport it to the other ranking thread for judgement purposes.

So now i know you have 2 young (or at least non-cycling) offspring I shall look closely in the Autumn whilst perambulating with the 2 current and 1 yet-to-be born Magnoliettes. Just dont involve Mrs Magnolia in this as she ascribes strongly to the froglette view - tragic.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 25 Jul 2004, 21:40

Marya wrote:
So it wasn't you who was standing behind me , holding the other end of the SSP banner from Carla then? Can I not claim any points at all?

BTW are you going to be a "leg man" and does your wife know about your clandestine fetishes?

1. No.

2. No.

3. I don't know. But I have been instructed to play within the rules and spirit of the game because last time I played one of these games I was, er, a bit disruptive. I did get an award for best double agent though. Some of my methods didn't go down too well. Lots of people ended up a bit stressed.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 25 Jul 2004, 21:42

Aha - see, now you're confused - I'm Bellybabe, not Beach Babe. The crucial difference is that Beach Babe copes with Dadaist ALL THE TIME!

But thank you for your recommendation. I hope to have cycling offspring by then, well, one cycling and one stabilised!

Yay - a magnolia bud. I love babies. When they're other people's. Congratulations!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 25 Jul 2004, 21:52

hmm, I see its all too confusing for me too - I shall have to read more carefully in future...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 25 Jul 2004, 22:00

You're confused - I'm still in a state of shock! God knows what the casual lurker makes of all this. I think we need a big 3D Venn diagram to sort it all out.

As if I haven't got problems of my own, trying to sort out 5 generations of Williamsons. And they expect me to go back to work tomorrow.

Beach Babe · Post by **Beach Babe** » 26 Jul 2004, 02:33

I'm most confuzzled as I'm certain that it wasn't me who thought that Wangi and Marya are a couple

ETA that I've just checked back and it was Mr Magnolia not me - something odd must have happened when posts were quoted

am most relieved as have thought some odd things in this sleep deprived time but not that

Post by **wangi** » 26 Jul 2004, 09:03

Beach Babe wrote:I'm most confuzzled as I'm certain that it wasn't me who thought that Wangi and Marya are a couple

ETA that I've just checked back and it was Mr Magnolia not me - something odd must have happened when posts were quoted

Ooops, seems I forgot to trim the leading quote bit!

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » 27 Jul 2004, 09:53

I for one am one of those people who don't know that many people in Portobello but like the idea perhaps not of stopping to talk to every other shopper but at least be on nodding terms with a few. I've lived here a couple of years and realise that the people I know are existing friends who happen to live here.

Seeing that the "person bagging" idea has been welcomed with such wild enthusiasm by so many people (okay, mild interest by one or two) here's a suggestion to take the idea a bit further.

How about if a simple discreet badge or other sign was produced that forum users could wear when they were out and about. I could therefore have a few people to nod at, I could try and guess who they are, I could stop and talk about portie topics if I/we so desired. Anonymity could be preserved if desired cos noone neds to divulge their online name.

Smart idea or what?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 27 Jul 2004, 14:45

There should be set hours for wearing the badge. And there should be a defined route to be taken during those hours (co-op, bath st, prom, pool, joppa, high st, blue bean, kitcheners, findlays, banana republic, williamson, back to co-op) which can either be walked clockwise or counter-clockwise.

Thus you'll know roughly at a certain time on a certain Saturday who to look out for.

I would suggest 2pm with all moderators going clockwise and the rest of us plebs going counter-clockwise.

And you have to walk on the left hand pavement.

That's my suggestion.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 04 Aug 2004, 17:53

I stood next to another forum member at the bus stop the other day. I didn't break cover as I don't think s/he knows who I am.

Of course, maybe s/he didn't break cover because s/he thinks I don't know who they are.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 04 Aug 2004, 18:34

What a dilemma!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 05 Aug 2004, 00:08

Dadaist wrote:There should be set hours for wearing the badge. And there should be a defined route to be taken during those hours (co-op, bath st, prom, pool, joppa, high st, blue bean, kitcheners, findlays, banana republic, williamson, back to co-op) which can either be walked clockwise or counter-clockwise.

Thus you'll know roughly at a certain time on a certain Saturday who to look out for.

I would suggest 2pm with all moderators going clockwise and the rest of us plebs going counter-clockwise.

And you have to walk on the left hand pavement.

That's my suggestion.

I'll be easy to spot then - coz after trying to remember all that, I'll be the confused looking one in the middle of the road

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 07 Aug 2004, 17:43

Alex, 'ecm' thinks it might have been me at the bus stop? I hadn't realised who you were vis a vis this forum. Three folk from one government department [sorry 'agency'!] on this site. Scary.

Of course, if was not me and you don't know who 'ecm' and 'Poppy' are you are going to very mystified by this post.

Shades of the Dadaist's thread re weird co-incidences?!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 07 Aug 2004, 17:52

I had a weird co-incidence today. I bumped into my sister at the Blue Bean and we all had lunch. I had a wonderful black pudding roll which set me up nicely for my driving lesson.

Reading that story back - it's not all that weird, given that we both live in Porty and it's a cafe we both go to.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Aug 2004, 18:24

Poppy wrote:Alex, 'ecm' thinks it might have been me at the bus stop?

Yes it was you... and there are at least four of us on the forum.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Aug 2004, 18:32

Worryingly though, I'm not sure who ECM is.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 07 Aug 2004, 18:49

Alex wrote: and there are at least four of us on the forum.

So that's...four folk from one government agency...? We're being infiltrated!!! Aaargh!!! Conspiracy theories exploding in my head!!!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 07 Aug 2004, 21:12

We are watching you!!!
The Agency!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 07 Aug 2004, 21:39

Alex, re not knowing 'ecm' is - tee hee!!

If you guessed who I was from my nickname - which is only ever used at our top secret agency [!] - then a few discreet enquiries should reveal the four ladies who still work there who started there together 26 years ago! Try CPF numbers on SIP!

CPF and SIP - that'll add to the confusion!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 08 Aug 2004, 09:28

If our beloved Agency goes the same way as Scottish Natural Heritage under the Executive's relocation of Civil Service jobs then there should be enough of us Porty People to start up our own Forum from Lewis or wherever they send us!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 08 Aug 2004, 09:40

You realise that this is incomprehensible to most of the forum..? (But no more so than Dadaist's "Weird Coincidence" thread.)

Post by **wangi** » 08 Aug 2004, 11:13

SNH, hmmm... Fine mess there. I'll let you guess where mrstb wangi works.

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » 13 Aug 2004, 20:40

Loads of chances for 'Portobello Bagging' at tomorrows Ceilidh!

8.00pm Porty Town Hall.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 14 Aug 2004, 11:45

Gemini wrote:Loads of chances for 'Portobello Bagging' at tomorrows Ceilidh! 8.00pm Porty Town Hall.

May I have a dance?

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » 14 Aug 2004, 14:28

Porty wrote:
Gemini wrote:Loads of chances for 'Portobello Bagging' at tomorrows Ceilidh! 8.00pm Porty Town Hall.
May I have a dance?

Only if you wear that fetching little hat!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 15 Aug 2004, 12:47

Porty wrote:
Gemini wrote:Loads of chances for 'Portobello Bagging' at tomorrows Ceilidh! 8.00pm Porty Town Hall.
May I have a dance?

We were there and it was fabby!

Absolutely knackered and realising how unfit we must be. Still, we really enjoyed it although didn't do much bagging (everybody was moving too fast to get a good look at them!!

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