Offmessage

The death of stilton for nearly a fortnight caused me to question whether or not I actually wanted offmessage back at all. I’ve been posting here solidly for nearly 3 years and its sudden death was at first appalling and then actually rather liberating. As anyone who tries to keep it going for this long will no doubt say (particularly if they have a day job) it’s actually pretty hard work. I wasn’t really sure that I wanted to start again. Perhaps, I thought, this was the moment to let offmessage slip into the swirling void of dead sites; to sneak away into the darkness leaving a myriad of disappointed readers (well, 4, but you get the point).

But then I found this. It’s a belt buckle. That scrolls text. Upto 256 characters. Which will nicely fit “do you know the difference between a drumstick and a penis? no? do you fancy a picnic?” with a few characters to spare. My faith in the Internet and sense of purpose were suddenly both reinvigorated in one simple URL.