I think they should re name gransnet.

Well said, grumppa

Absent. Sun's definitely over the yard arm here - just off to bed after too many. can't cope with FH at this time of night

Apart from it now being as easy to say or type, a lot of work, time, effort, and even Money has been put into developing and and promoting Gransnet over the almost two years of its existence. To change the name after all that would be like renaming Peterborough to Johnandmarytown. No-one would know what you were talking about.

For Johnandmarytown every roadmap and road sign would have to changed. If the name of Gransnet were changed, every reference in every newspaper, magazine, news bulletin, website, other people's websites, Facebook, Twitter, you name it, would have to be changed.

The time and cost would probably bankrupt the organisation, and send GNHQ to the and fulltime.

Then they would have to start from scratch promoting a new name.

Nothing wrong with Gransnet anyway. Grandads are as welcome as Grandmas. The Gran part is unisex.

For NOW read NOT - completely spoilt the meaning there.

Ana ^ I read the post wrong I did mention somewhere else it was going to be a long day

Don't worry, glamma! Have one on me!

Elegran Aren't GNHQ full time on the and already?

Ridiculous idea, Frank!

Why change something that works!
Look what happened with the the Royal Mail debacle. Some silly probably over paid consultant decide to rebrand it as Consignia and it was a PR disaster.

It is mainly Gran's but where else would one feel comfortable about discussing stuff like vaginal atrophy.

If men want a forum why don't they demand it. The fact is point is a lot of men are very bad at talking about themselves and their feelings on the level women do.

Their conversation would be about who had the biggest shed or car or what ever. If you will forgive the generalisations I have made.

Hope you have your sensible shoes on , + your kevelar , if you have one that is , when you and Andie go walkies , don"t want you going A over T.
Also have be mindful your typing finger might get damaged , and you would not be able to post .
Then where would we all be ???

Cari! I can't believe you got the emoticon wrong!

Obsessed cari though there are worse things to be obsessed by. Have promised DH to make hot cross buns this afternoon. Note to self. Remember not to put the dried fruit in the bread maker as the result is beige, flecky, sultana flavoured dough.

I think I must be psychic - as soon as I saw the title of the thread I guessed the OP would be HUNTERF

Me too sunseeker

I think Cari's wine glass is the answer to her emoticon faux pas

A man consulted his Medicine Man about a pain in his stomach that had persisted for three months.

"For something as long as that," said the Medicine Man, "I have a more drastic remedy than the herbs I normally prescribe. Chew on this leather thong every day. It is 31 inches long: chew one inch every day, and at the next moon come back."

The patient dutifully did as directed, and at the next moon he returned to the Medicine Man.

"How do you feel?" the Medicine Man asked.

"The thong is ended, but the malady lingers on."

GROAN Grannyknot !

I know! I've just had a great idea! Let's re-name Frank

Any suggestions?

Here is a choice from the thesaurus
Thesaurus Entry:
frank  [frangk]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: completely honest

Synonyms: aboveboard, apparent, artless, bare-faced, blunt, bold, brazen, call a spade a spade, candid, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat-out, forthright, free, from the hip, guileless, heart-to-heart, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright

Antonyms: devious, dishonest, evasive, insincere, secretive

sunseeker a clue is the careful full stop at the end of the title.

phoenix I know [diversion] [feeling silly]. Here's another one (I like it that they only work when you read them):

Q. How did the hermit pay for his home?
A. Alone.

Oh dear Grannyknot ! (groan)

Perhaps a thread of their own for these?

I'll stop now.

We do have some lovely grandads, who pop up now and then, and the odd one...

Hi Nonu

Yes I have got walking shoes with very good grip and I have got slippers at both my daughters house.

Andie slipped today but he got straight up and gave himself a good shake.

Frank