Previously, Ben wrote...
Why? Are you saying that the English can dish it out but shouldn't have
to take it? Isn't it better to laugh at one's self than to laugh at
others, or at least do it first? (I leap off the soap box before
someone can kick it away and hang me...)
Hey, at least they aren't descended from a bunch of convicts! And at
least some of the shows they send over are popular for the right
reasons, rather than just being 1-dimensional soap operas which are
funny for the wrong reasons!
And I can insult Australians, too, because my family lived there for
many years (back when I was just a twinkle in the milkman's eye).
Seriously, though, sorry to any Ozzies out there. (Incidentally, why do
Australians call us English people the French word for "apple"?)
I still say "horrid". I still say "rubbish", instead of swearing a blue
streak like some people... (though fortunately people in IFIS
thoughtfully hold back these words, or asterisk them out!) Do you mean
you don't like the country itself (ie. the landmass, which has some nice
scenery... apparently...), or the ethos?
That works best in the time cone thing mentioned many decades ago
(January) - up-down is time, and sideways goes "elsewhere", with the
meeting point being "here and now", and the cone going at 45 degrees.
This time? This time?! Do you mean the government has been running
secret black hole survivability tests? Where? When? How much?! Why?
And why not?!? (That was the ObSF, BTW... huh?!)
You did, in a roundabout sort of way - you said "black" is a
superlative, whereas "dark" is comparitive.
Yes, that was in one of the recent Hallowe'en episodes, circa season 6
or 7 (which BBC will get around to showing some time in the early 24th
century). Like all Hallowe'en episodes, it's called "Treehouse of
Horror X" - you can read the episode capsule at:
http://www.snpp.com
(if Fox haven't had it shut down yet).
That might be difficult, as I am forced to use whatever Royal Holloway's
Computer Centre staff give us to use. The last guy who so much as asked
when E-mail was coming back on line was eviscerated with a rusty nail.
(You doubt my words? Hey, I've *seen* these people, and they are not
human!)
You, it seems. When I said "mellow out", I was being daft and OTT...
hmm, no change there - okay, I see your point!
Dave C.
Why? Are you saying that the English can dish it out but shouldn't have
to take it? Isn't it better to laugh at one's self than to laugh at
others, or at least do it first? (I leap off the soap box before
someone can kick it away and hang me...)
Hey, at least they aren't descended from a bunch of convicts! And at
least some of the shows they send over are popular for the right
reasons, rather than just being 1-dimensional soap operas which are
funny for the wrong reasons!
And I can insult Australians, too, because my family lived there for
many years (back when I was just a twinkle in the milkman's eye).
Seriously, though, sorry to any Ozzies out there. (Incidentally, why do
Australians call us English people the French word for "apple"?)
I still say "horrid". I still say "rubbish", instead of swearing a blue
streak like some people... (though fortunately people in IFIS
thoughtfully hold back these words, or asterisk them out!) Do you mean
you don't like the country itself (ie. the landmass, which has some nice
scenery... apparently...), or the ethos?
That works best in the time cone thing mentioned many decades ago
(January) - up-down is time, and sideways goes "elsewhere", with the
meeting point being "here and now", and the cone going at 45 degrees.
This time? This time?! Do you mean the government has been running
secret black hole survivability tests? Where? When? How much?! Why?
And why not?!? (That was the ObSF, BTW... huh?!)
You did, in a roundabout sort of way - you said "black" is a
superlative, whereas "dark" is comparitive.
Yes, that was in one of the recent Hallowe'en episodes, circa season 6
or 7 (which BBC will get around to showing some time in the early 24th
century). Like all Hallowe'en episodes, it's called "Treehouse of
Horror X" - you can read the episode capsule at:
http://www.snpp.com
(if Fox haven't had it shut down yet).
That might be difficult, as I am forced to use whatever Royal Holloway's
Computer Centre staff give us to use. The last guy who so much as asked
when E-mail was coming back on line was eviscerated with a rusty nail.
(You doubt my words? Hey, I've *seen* these people, and they are not
human!)
You, it seems. When I said "mellow out", I was being daft and OTT...
hmm, no change there - okay, I see your point!
Dave C.