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From: SteveH on 19 Aug 2006 18:38 Ivor Jones <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: > > European was used to to describe people from Europe long > > before the EU was even thought of. People have been > > Europeans, Africans etc ever since the continents were > > given names. > > Whatever. It *still* doesn't make me a European, and you will never get me > to say it does. Stop trying. You can say you're not as often as you like, but it doesn't mean you're right. If you have a UK passport you are, by definition, European. You appear to have some difficulties in understanding this. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: Brimstone on 19 Aug 2006 18:39 Ivor Jones wrote: > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:N-CdnRxDq_JZGHrZnZ2dnUVZ8tadnZ2d(a)bt.com >> European was used to to describe people from Europe long >> before the EU was even thought of. People have been >> Europeans, Africans etc ever since the continents were >> given names. > > Whatever. It *still* doesn't make me a European Wrong.
From: JNugent on 19 Aug 2006 18:41 Paul {Hamilton Rooney} wrote: > On 18 Aug 2006 14:40:27 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >>Paul {Hamilton Rooney} (craig(a)oil.com) gurgled happily, sounding much >>like they were saying : >> >> >>>>>Wales is in Europe, innit. With a name like Ivor you must be Welsh >>>>>or Russian. >> >>>>Are many Russians called "Jones"? >> >>>It's a common westernised form of Joneski. >> >>Bear in mind the Russian patronym, too. >> >>D'you think he's actually Ivor Daivich Joneski... > > > Niet. He's a trollski. You get a lot of those on the interniet.
From: SteveH on 19 Aug 2006 18:44 Ivor Jones <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: > > > Country. Nothing else. Give up. > > > > Country, plus continent plus planet. > > Wrong. Give up. Is this a "La, La, La, I'm not listening' moment? -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 18:48
"SteveH" <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message news:1hkccm6.3udmhj1tn4edtN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk > Ivor Jones <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: > > > > > Country. Nothing else. Give up. > > > > > > Country, plus continent plus planet. > > > > Wrong. Give up. > > Is this a "La, La, La, I'm not listening' moment? You can stop listening if you like. I'm still not a European, even if nobody is listening. Ivor |