spimf™
Initially I stumbled across a QOTW story, lurked a bit then saw another story that prompted an anecdote and became hooked. Hooked for 6 years, 10 months and 11 days to be characteristically anal.

Apparently I've posted 395 stories and 1697 replies on question of the week. That’s quite a lot of pish to be talking, arguably best summed up by BGB: 'I like Spimf but he can be a bit of a knob'.

What has always amused me was the notion (mainly from the talk lot) the replies on QOTW were universally lies. Personally speaking, aside from my obvious (and dreadful) puns regarding al fresco sex with a Wall’s Cornetto or high-minded rewritings of Queen tracks - all of my tales are true, embellished a little, dramatised somewhat, but essentially true: The Blue Rinse Dragons were very real, the fence is still there. Mrs. Spimf's renowned lack of capacity for substances still stands, flamethrowers were indeed improvised, the McDonalds on Princes St, Edinburgh was very nearly closed by a bogus pissed-up health inspector flashing a blockbuster membership card 2am. Mischievous calls were made to car insurance companies to enquire if a flux capacitor on a Toyota MR2 counts as a ‘modification’, and of course that business in Dubai was all too real (which ironically benefited me in the end, if I hadn’t come via the sandpit I wouldn’t be in my current job which is the best I’ve ever had).

Ultimately QOTW also prompted me to write more in my work, I’m an art director but always enjoyed the copy side. (I rarely entered the image challenge, it seemed too much like my day job). My first radio ad was aired last month and as soon as I stop pissing around here, I’ll return to writing scripts for what will be my first major TV ad, I’m absolutely certain my inane drivel and weekly witterings on here helped me with that.

I don't wander by much these days; life just seems to have got busier (Spimflet and whatnot). But I’ll always have a soft spot for B3ta and stop by now and then to see what’s happening on QOTW. I don’t recognise many people here these days but, most of the old school B3tards seem to have resettled on Facebook (admittedly it's my new addiction, drives Mrs Spimf up the wall) but i cant resist a peek at B3ta and QOTW every now and then, it’s a bit like having a peek at old flames on Facebook of an evening when you’re a bit pished and everyone's tucked up in bed.

And I do wonder if my line breaks still have the power

to piss people off.
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:09, 4 replies)

QOTW
Your 'Expensive Weekends' answer is my all time favourite thing on B3ta.

Guaranteed to make me laugh like a mule whenever I read it.
( Kovacs Slogan free since 2003, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 20:11, closed)

Cheers
I'm afraid I dont recognise the name but most of the people I did know seem to have changed there's. It's all terribly confusing.
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 20:49, closed)

and the workplace improvised flame-thrower is mine
Real tears of laughter right at my desk. I may have to go and read it again right now.

I too just drop in occasionally now, and I too have used this as a practice ramp to launch 'real' writing.

All the best,
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:42, closed)

salutes Che
*brushes away tear*
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 13:10, closed)