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From: Alex Heney on 18 Aug 2006 17:06 On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:57:24 +0100, "Ivor Jones" <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: >"Paul {Hamilton Rooney}" <craig(a)oil.com> wrote in message >news:a5hbe2ta9u0embo5tb9fhssc2r8knmfh66(a)4ax.com > >[snip] > >> Wales is in Europe, innit. With a name like Ivor you must >> be Welsh or Russian. > >My name is Welsh, I never said I was. > >Ivor > No it isn't. If it were Welsh, it would be Ifor, as there is no letter "v" in Welsh. -- Alex Heney, Global Villager Thirty-nine is a nice age for a man, especially if he's over 40 To reply by email, my address is alexATheneyDOTplusDOTcom
From: PC Paul on 18 Aug 2006 17:08 Brimstone wrote: > Mike Henry wrote: >> In <pcadnUQBl5PLanjZnZ2dnUVZ8qednZ2d(a)bt.com>, "Brimstone" >> <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> By definition the UK is not "a" country. It's four countries under a >>> single monarch and government (mostly). >> >> Er, surely it's two countries, one principality and one province. > > A principality is still a country, ask the people of Luxembourg, > Monaco and others. Monaco doesn't count, it's only half the size of Central park...
From: PC Paul on 18 Aug 2006 17:08 Tony Raven wrote: > Alex Heney wrote on 18/08/2006 21:40 +0100: >> On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:58:04 GMT, JAF <anarchSPAMKILLER(a)ntlworld.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:07:41 +0100, Paul {Hamilton Rooney} >>> <craig(a)oil.com> wrote: >>> >>>> It meant a fixed thing or place. >>> Post (stick in the ground) and post (mail) have different origins. >> >> And "undertake" (to take upon oneself), "undertake" (to carry out >> funerals) and "undertake" (to pass on the "wrong" side) all have >> different origins. > > But only the first two are recognised by the OED. If you want something with a *lot* of meanings, look at 'set'
From: Alex Heney on 18 Aug 2006 17:08 On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:45:24 +0100, "Ivor Jones" <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: >"Paul {Hamilton Rooney}" <craig(a)oil.com> wrote in message >news:2uuae2549pdloo6jflnltmghitvv9gp0ln(a)4ax.com >> On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:24:40 +0100, "Ivor Jones" >> <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: >> >> > "JNugent" <not.telling(a)isp.com> wrote in message >> > news:-vmdnbC_c6_yAHnZRVnygA(a)pipex.net >> > >> > [snip] >> > >> > > And even if the following driver wants to exceed the >> > > 70 limit, it's not the business of the driver in >> > > front to prevent it. >> > >> > But he's not doing anything wrong by so doing. >> > >> > Ivor >> > >> >> He is if he's not overtaking. > >What, precisely..? Which section of which law is being broken and why >aren't there more prosecutions for it..? Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, as amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991. "3. If a person drives a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place, he is guilty of an offence." -- Alex Heney, Global Villager AIBOHPHOBIA - the fear of palindromes. To reply by email, my address is alexATheneyDOTplusDOTcom
From: Brimstone on 18 Aug 2006 17:08
Alex Heney wrote: > On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:01:50 +0100, "Brimstone" > <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Ivor Jones wrote: >>> "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:Xns982397087BE39adrianachapmanfreeis(a)204.153.244.170 >>>> Paul {Hamilton Rooney} (craig(a)oil.com) gurgled happily, >>>> sounding much like they were saying : >>>> >>>>>>> Resist winding a fuckwit up? It is hard, but then >>>>>>> you Europeans get so upset about swearing... >>>> >>>>>> Who said I'm a European..? >>>> >>>>> Wales is in Europe, innit. With a name like Ivor you >>>>> must be Welsh or Russian. >>>> >>>> Are many Russians called "Jones"? >>>> >>>> B'sides - every group on the x-post list is >>>> UK.<something>, so there's a reasonable implication that >>>> we're all European residents at the very least. >>> >>> I'm a UK resident not a European resident. There is no such country >>> as Europe. >> >> Where's this country called "UK"? >> > > There is a "State" called the United Kingdom (UK for short) :-) Quite true, but it's not a country. |