I have discovered that if I type in the title of one of my poems, or the first line of any of them, into Google...Bang, there I am, numero uno...first hit on Google. I assume that this holds for most of the poets and poems on here? Bit of an ego blast isn't it! 'Oh, so you write poetry? Any good?' 'Just type blah de blah into Google mate...and you can decide for yourself!'

(A good way of checking that it's original too!)

Thanks WOL.

:)

Jx

If you type your name in, it takes you to WOL also - unless there are hundreds of you. In my opinion, that is a disadvantage - which is why I very soon lost the surname. Too late however - for the sake of a couple of comments it looks like I'm traced to this site for the rest of my life.

Well spotted John - but your poems must have much more creative names than mine - I don't even make the first few pages on google. But as Isobel says if you include your name it will pop up.

Impressive thing this Wonder Wide Web, World Wide Wait, Who What Where, Well Well Well!

Sorry!

Just realised one of my poems, a very sad peice about mental health care starts with the words "Young, slim, pretty" - You can imaging the kind of thing you get when you google that.

Wub Wub Wub :)

(Wub's are cute little emoticons. Are the tecchies ever going to give us emoticons on WOL? They would save a load of heartache...people will know if you are sincere...or joking...or whatever, straight away. Much less rowing and rancour on WOL then...or maybe that's what some folks enjoy?)

Anyway, were she still alive, my dear mother would have loved to find her eldest at Number 1....even if she hadn't got a clue what it was for. :)

It's certainly impressed a few of my mates...they don't think I'm such a pansy now!

:)


Jx

(You see, you could have a 'winking emoticon' after the word 'pansy' to make sure people knew you were joking and not a closet homophobe or were in complete touch with your feminine side...which, of course, I am. (winking emoticon).

"Just realised one of my poems, a very sad peice about mental health care starts with the words "Young, slim, pretty" - You can imaging the kind of thing you get when you google that."

You wanna try a couple of Augusta's lines and see what you get! (winking emoticon)

:)

Jx

I was once looking to take a break on the inland waterways. I googled Canal holidays but missed off the initial 'c'. My partner walked in at just that moment. You can imagine... (blushing emoticon) Win

(row of laughing heads)

You're living the dream now Winston!

(another row of laughing smileys)

LOL

: )

Jx

Just as well you weren't looking for a last minute canal break, Winston. Or a canal barge holiday...
(Row of groaning smilies....)

Succinct as ever Izzy. I couldn't agree more!

: )

Jx

Windy bugger!

: )

Jx

Perhaps he's been on too many canal holidays.

I believe under some "children-friendly" searches it is impossible to type SCUNTHORPE ??

And Penistone

As a proud alumni of John Leggott College, Scunthorpe....I claim to have put the Penis into Scunthorpe!

: )

(although it is a wild exaggeration, I actually put the 'bra fumble' into the John Leggott lexicon....it makes me undetectable on the internet!)

Except through WOL

: )

Jx

You made me laugh John!

I bet that's what all the girls say...

What? You think all the girls say 'You made me laugh, John?'.

Not 'that was awesome'...or, 'Jeesus, not again'...or, 'once more, but this time with music'? Or stoppit, I couldn't, not without a re-tread'

Hmmm.... Thanks a million.

: )

Jx

You've been back and edited. You're like me, it's not over till the fat lady laughs. Even funnier John! How does your wife put up with you?

You know, it is an odd thing, this here website. we set it up with avatars so you could choose: smiley, sad, angry - stuff like that. we got so many moans about them we stopped it. :-(

Now, John, what was it you wanted?

Julian - these things you refer to are called 'emoticons'. An avatar is a personalised representation of a particular user not their emotions. Keep up man! lol :-)

Win x