Names

[Wickerman]

Dear Suzi Hanney, RIP.

We used to have such fun over a few vodkas and high jinx with her soft toy cat, Diddles, mischief maker supreme. He used to accompany her to conferences and meetings sporting his latest ripper related outfit. Suzi embroidered his name on one of his knitted jumpers, and unpicked a rogue apostrophe when I pointed out that it didn't belong in DIDDLE'S.

I imagine Suzi and Jules up there having a real belly laugh together, whenever they see us down here, taking ourselves and our various theories too seriously.

Love,

Caz
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The moral of the story being, don't pretend to have a cat called Diddles, apparently it's no good for your health.

RIP Suzi & Jules.

[Ms Diddles]

Thank you so very much, Ms. Diddles, for your sage advice. Your cat is gorgeous! I have a soft spot for Siamese and color point kitties. My boy Shiloh back in the Eighties was a seal point born to a black long-haired outdoor kitty at my parents' place in the country. I loved his blue eyes so much!

Oh! Shiloh sounds like a beauty!

Seal Point combined with black long hair sounds gorgeous.

Yeah, I have had Siamese cats all my adult life.

I kind of inherited one from a friend of mine who went off travelling round the world.

At first I thought that the cat was a complete weirdo, as he was so different to the moggies which I had had previously.

Once we got to know each other though, I realised he was completely amazing.

I've been Siamese all the way ever since.

They are extremely high maintenance though, and continuously demand attention, but they are also amazingly intelligent, affectionate and hilariously funny sometimes too.

My current girl (Conchita - see avatar) has a special Miaow to let me know if there is an unseemly crease in her favourite towel over the radiator!

She has me well trained!

[Pcdunn]

Yes!

I remember reading your thread entitled "Goodbye, Sweet Emma Cat" or similar, and getting quite a lump in my throat.

As a lifelong animal lover, who has been owned by a few cats, I've been there, and know how heart wrenching it can be.

Emma looks like a beautiful girl!

Glad to hear you have taken the plunge and have a couple more furries.

They will be different to Emma, but I'm sure they will bring you joy!

Thank you so very much, Ms. Diddles, for your sage advice. Your cat is gorgeous! I have a soft spot for Siamese and color point kitties. My boy Shiloh back in the Eighties was a seal point born to a black long-haired outdoor kitty at my parents' place in the country. I loved his blue eyes so much!

[caz]

Dear Suzi Hanney, RIP.

We used to have such fun over a few vodkas and high jinx with her soft toy cat, Diddles, mischief maker supreme. He used to accompany her to conferences and meetings sporting his latest ripper related outfit. Suzi embroidered his name on one of his knitted jumpers, and unpicked a rogue apostrophe when I pointed out that it didn't belong in DIDDLE'S.

I imagine Suzi and Jules up there having a real belly laugh together, whenever they see us down here, taking ourselves and our various theories too seriously.

Love,

Caz
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[Wickerman]

Hi Wick,

I think that the lady’s name might have been Suzy? I saw an old Ripperologist fairly recently (a hard copy version) and there was a photograph of her with Caz.

Ah yes, Suzi. I know her & Lyn were close, I didn't know she knew Caz.
Ok then, mystery solved. Thanks.

Also, thanks Dave.

[Ms Diddles]

Sounds like he finally got paid cash in hand and his roadie stopped flicking the switch.

[Ms Diddles]

My avatar picture is of my much loved tortie cat Emma, who passed away the summer of 2019. I miss her and still feel guilty. I have two longhaired'cats now, but of course their personalities are different.

Yes!

I remember reading your thread entitled "Goodbye, Sweet Emma Cat" or similar, and getting quite a lump in my throat.

As a lifelong animal lover, who has been owned by a few cats, I've been there, and know how heart wrenching it can be.

Emma looks like a beautiful girl!

Glad to hear you have taken the plunge and have a couple more furries.

They will be different to Emma, but I'm sure they will bring you joy!

[DJA]

Suzi from Wickham,not posted for 7 years?

[Herlock Sholmes]

Mike.
Would you be referring to Jules?
It's just that Jules was a guy from Oz, he kept referring to his cat Diddles, the name of Praters cat.
You may mean someone else, if so my apologies.

Hi Wick,

I think that the lady’s name might have been Suzy? I saw an old Ripperologist fairly recently (a hard copy version) and there was a photograph of her with Caz.

[DJA]

Sounds like he finally got paid cash in hand and his roadie stopped flicking the switch.

[c.d.]

Speaking of seeing musicians -- I saw the great Chuck Berry many years ago in Tampa. It was a rainy night and it was clear from the get go that Chuck did not want to be there. Probably owed some money to the IRS and wanted to get them off his back. Anyway, he came out and started to play a completely uninspired version of Johnny B. Goode. Played for about a minute and the power went out. Chuck had to leave the stage. He came out about five minutes later and started again. Again completely uninspired. A minute or so into the song the power goes off again and Chuck has to leave the stage. Now it is about a ten or fifteen minute wait before they get the problem fixed and he comes back out. I don't know what happened in the interim. Maybe Chuck was pissed off. But he came out and absolutely tore it up. Played behind his back and did his famous duck walk. Probably hadn't played like that in years. The people went crazy.

c.d.

[Wickerman]

Hmm, a mystery within a mystery....

Jules (Julian Rosenthal) sadly passed away while I was away from Casebook in Jan. 2008.
His photo is at the very end of this thread - funny guy, well liked by everyone.

https://forum.casebook.org/forum/ripper-discussions/general-discussion/notable-persons/242-julian-rosenthal-rip#post12770

[Pcdunn]

Mike.
Would you be referring to Jules?
It's just that Jules was a guy from Oz, he kept referring to his cat Diddles, the name of Praters cat.
You may mean someone else, if so my apologies.

Yes, I think there was a long time woman Ripperologist who was known by many. I saw an obituary which included a photo of her at a meeting. She had a stuffed cat named "Diddles". Alas, I don't recall her real name. But I think she is the one people are mentioning.

[Wickerman]

I’ve often wondered where some posters names come from? Some are obvious - my own, Wickerman, Dupin, Fisherman for example but some aren’t.

Does anyone want to enlighten me/us without giving anything away that you don’t want to of course?

This is a thread I must have missed until tonight.

I can explain 'Wickerman' ..honestly, "there's nothing to see here"...

I used to post under my own name back before 2004, from that time I took a hiatus for 4 years from Casebook until about 2008 which is why 2008 is part of my thingy at the side, as opposed to 1998 when I first joined.

So, during those 4 years I was away from Casebook we got a new plant manager at Westinghouse where I worked, and it went around the office that he was looking up employees on the net and following their posts and basically sticking his nose in for god knows what reason.
In this time the old classic Wickerman movie had just been (poorly) remade, but as the old one was a bit of a classic favorite I just decided to use that for an online name instead - because of prying eyes.
I've tried to change it back a couple of times but I guess Ally (or Admin) have been otherwise engaged.

I'm retired now the name doesn't matter anymore.

[Wickerman]

I saw something on here about a former poster (sadly no longer with us) who had a toy cat called Diddles. I thought that you may have known her.

Mike.
Would you be referring to Jules?
It's just that Jules was a guy from Oz, he kept referring to his cat Diddles, the name of Praters cat.
You may mean someone else, if so my apologies.