On Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:41:36 +0000, Fruitiest of Fruitcakes
> wrote:

>On 4 Dec 2018, Bruce wrote
>(in >):
>
>> On Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:54:40 -0600, > wrote:
>>
>> > Yup, about to bin the fellow. Wasting my time here
>>
>> Lol, he didn't do anything wrong. Are you killfiling him because his
>> nickname's Fruitcake? This is getting out of hand.
>
>The name was originally an insult thrown at me by a member of
>uk.politics.misc as he kf’d me for being “the fruitiest of fruitcakes”.
>Basically, my crime was to disagree vigorously with his views.
>
>I thought that name sounded quite pleasant, as I like fruitcake - and, as my
>previous name had been another insult “Johnny Know-all” I decided that it
>would be a nice change. It is pure coincidence that it appears relevant to a
>cooking forum.
>
>However, I have baked our Christmas cake for the last 25-30 years and so it
>is somewhat appropriate. My fruitcake can’t be that bad or no one would eat
>it. The only change to the recipe I have made is to substitute gluten free
>self raising flour for the ordinary variety. This is because my daughter has
>coeliac disease and therefore can now eat the cake as well. Apart from being
>a finer flour and giving a slightly wetter cake mix, I can’t say that I
>have noticed any difference in the results.

Well, there you go. Hardly a reason to killfile you.