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From: David Taylor on 21 Aug 2006 22:32 On 2006-08-21, Mike <not(a)here.thanks> wrote: > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:ZoSdnSUdy6tGUnTZRVnyrg(a)bt.com... >> > >> > I am English first and foremost >> > >> > British next >> > . >> > then somewhere down the line >> > >> > european >> > >> > I served Her Majesty under the White Ensign >> > >> > If you have problems with that, what is your country of birth? >> >> No one has a problem with that, except "Ivor Jones". > > For Ivor > > read > > I am Welsh first and foremost Still, no one has a problem with that, except Ivor Jones. Who seems to have a serious problem that accepting "somewhere down the line" he _is_ accurately described as european (with or without a captial). -- David Taylor
From: mattic on 24 Aug 2006 03:46 "TripleS" <david.knowles(a)picturesk.net> wrote in message news:ecbjcf$n0d$1(a)news.picturesk.net... > Hello Ivor, > > I just thought I'd like to say good luck in your communications here, and > I agree with your attitude. Which attitude? 1. Defending oneself against insults? I agree with that attitude. In this case, though, Ivor's got it wrong 2. The 'bad' language argument? It's irrational. You want to embrace irrationality? Yeah, you agree with Ivor all right.
From: PC Paul on 24 Aug 2006 16:12 David Taylor wrote: > > Still, no one has a problem with that, except Ivor Jones. Who seems > to have a serious problem that accepting "somewhere down the line" > he _is_ accurately described as european (with or without a captial). Is that the European Ivor Jones? From Europe?
From: Brimstone on 24 Aug 2006 16:49 "PC Paul" <urd(a)munge.org.uk> wrote in message news:btCdnSjJm8V1mnPZRVnyuw(a)brightview.com... > David Taylor wrote: >> >> Still, no one has a problem with that, except Ivor Jones. Who seems >> to have a serious problem that accepting "somewhere down the line" >> he _is_ accurately described as european (with or without a captial). > > Is that the European Ivor Jones? From Europe? Yes, the European Ivor Jones who, despite saying that he wouldn't give up, has gone quiet.
From: PC Paul on 24 Aug 2006 16:51
Brimstone wrote: > "PC Paul" <urd(a)munge.org.uk> wrote in message > news:btCdnSjJm8V1mnPZRVnyuw(a)brightview.com... >> David Taylor wrote: >>> >>> Still, no one has a problem with that, except Ivor Jones. Who seems >>> to have a serious problem that accepting "somewhere down the line" >>> he _is_ accurately described as european (with or without a >>> captial). >> >> Is that the European Ivor Jones? From Europe? > > Yes, the European Ivor Jones who, despite saying that he wouldn't > give up, has gone quiet. Probably decided to sit back in his European house and watch European TV. Europeans do that. Especially the ones that live in the England bit of Europe. |