The 1 year anniversary thread of the UMN: we're not fussed about Tinkers or Tailors but we do like Soldiers and Spies

[PassTheTwiglets]

Ta-da!

Come on then Lady D, wallop the Champagne over our bow :)

Even people who work with him worship appreciate him by the sounds of it!!!

I'm on twitter - who are you following for those!! Is Lucas North still on Twitter? Or did he self-combust due to racy comments towards the end of the last series - he was quite suggestive I seem to remember!!

Spiro, thanks for that! A nice surprise to go with my coffee break.

Going to check out RP's radio interview now. I didn't know about this one.

Oh Pony, that was sweet! Loving the way he was in profile all the way through, like that, with his lovely nose to the fore.

How come I knew nothing about this one? Thanks so much for digging it out.

Lucas North's favourite website?!

Poor Lucas. Bit of a vain hope there. He had better stick to parachutes.

I'm on Twitter, RP - Dimitri R'd me last night, I was very excited :) Lucas is still on there, yes. He did go very silly and teenagery (am 99% sure it's a woman running the RP* account) but seems to have calmed down again and is still quite funny at times. As for RA updates, if you want to follow me (will PM you my name if so, rather than putting it on here) you can look at my following list as I follow a lot of the fansites for updates.

• that means roleplay there, not RussianPony!

Evening all, I am being drowned by real life stuff, I am struggling to the surface to breathe . I don't have the time to read back, sorry, but I did see Twigs say she had started Christmas shopping! and .

Did you all watch Spooks? I new Tariq was a goner as soon as we saw his flat! No way would they bother showing it if he wasn't about to be done over . Sad though, I quite liked tariq and now we're only left with Callum.

Spiro. That website made ROFL!!!

Twigs - I'm very dull on twitter just follow celebrities - I'm assuming RA isn't on twitter is he? Can't imagine he's have the time! How was twiggirls school lunch?

Small - sorry RL is getting bothersome! Very annoying when it gets in the way! You didn't miss much today - just me and a lonely soliloquy as I went about form filling etc for restarting my Reflexology practice!

Spools was great as ever but now I've seen his fab website courtesy of Spiro I'm even more convinced he's going to make a comeback!!

BTW. I think Callum and swishy girl are suspicious! And completely unfanciable (that's not a real word is it?!!). So just dimitri left!

YY re Spooks - I though last week that Callum was going to be one of the short-lived ones - would have rather seen the back of him than Tariq and agree he is v. v. suspicious. You just know they are going to go down the totty route with Dimitri and boss girl don't you?

An old school friend of mind posted the bubble wrap site on his FB page. I was going to make some reference to LN there but figured he might not watch Spooks and just think WTF?!

Has anyone else checked out the latest confessions?

More lunacy to worryingly agree with!

@ the Editor's note on Spiro's link.

I have spent the day doing dull chores in front of RH2.8 - 2.12 with LordD. He is firmly in the Maud school of thought wrt Gizzy. I was berating Marian for being a duplicitous cowbag and he pointed out that Guy was a 'murderous git' .

I very nearly piped up with "Maud calls him the unwashed, leather-clad arsonist homicidal maniac", but refrained as he isn't, to my knowledge, acquainted with my enrolment in the Academy.

All that is as may be, but I bet LordD is secretly looking into getting hold of a pair of leather kecks for himself, LadyD And maybe some stompy boots.

Hello, Small, hang in there. We are rooting for you.

Stompy boots, yes. Leather kecks, definitely no. LordD, dear as he is, emphatically does not have the physique to wear them.

Blimey some of those even made me go and I don't mean I am miming the action

I also meant to say earlier wtf is that thing on Dimitri's top lip

Sorry to hear life is a bit full on, Small. Is there anything we can do to help?

ROFL at "and I don't mean I'm miming the action" :o

Small, I Tweeted Dimitri about that silly not-a-moustache thing. It loosk ridiculous, doesn't it?! I told him he wasn't Erroll Flynn :)

Sorry RL is tiresome, Small :( We do miss you.

LOL at 'miming the action'!!!

Seriously... I am almost crying with laughter. Thankfully Mr & Miss S are catching up with X-Factor and totally oblivious.

::Lies on chaise longoo with mouth open and waits for someone to pour some Polish cordial in it::

Gah! What a day.

"Maud calls him the unwashed, leather-clad arsonist homicidal maniac",

You forgot the reference to the psychological damage, LadyD, but I am glad to have further proof that dear Jasper and I are of one accord here as in so much else.

Those latest ::cough:: confessions are quite frightening. I wonder whether Kevin and Perry, having abandoned impersonating Lucas on Twitter, have decided instead to impersonate the most psychotic Kathy-Bates-in-Misery sort of fan instead?

Me too ROFL-ing here!!!
There were some pretty full-on ones there!!

Who admitted to submitting one? Can't remember - I'm hoping it wasn't the one!, but wondered if it might be the "at least I'm not a creepy fan" one!! Cos we aren't are we?

Small do you need a or would hot sweet be better. Of maybe even some cheering up !

In fact, let's have some more to dot around the academy to brighten it up somewhat

Sorry maud didn't see you there. Open wide and have some !

off before I burn my leeks!

Oooh. When did the appear? I love flowers.

:: obligingly pours Polish cordial down Maud's throat::

Is that better m'dear? Were you working today or was it just life in general? Why don't you let it all out over a nice cup of tea with a good friend?

Such a shame those flowers aren't yellow roses. Maybe we should petition MNHQ for our own Academy bunch?

Glug, glug.

Ooh yes a nice would go down very well RP, ta.