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Alan OBrien
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:21 am
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When the UK media anounce that an island has sunk and 5,000,000 people have
been killed 'including 6 Britons', I always imagine these 5 people as having
long beards, clubs and skin painted blue.
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Work like the ponies in coalmines.
Dance like the teardrop explodes.
Love like you're Frank in Blue Velvet.
Sing as though your little throat would burst.
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Peter Duncanson
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:59 am
Post subject: Re: Britons |
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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:21:44 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
<alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | When the UK media anounce that an island has sunk and 5,000,000 people have
been killed 'including 6 Britons', I always imagine these 5 people as having
long beards, clubs and skin painted blue.
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Ahem. '6 Britons' then 'these 5 people' leaves 1 unaccounted for.
'long beards': some female Britons can be a little hairy, but long
beards are extremely rare on them.
'skin painted blue': this seems appropriate for someone disappearing
into the depths of the deep blue sea in the great blue yonder.
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Peter Duncanson
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:25 am
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Peter Duncanson wrote:
| Quote: | On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:21:44 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
When the UK media anounce that an island has sunk and 5,000,000 people have
been killed 'including 6 Britons', I always imagine these 5 people as having
long beards, clubs and skin painted blue.
Ahem. '6 Britons' then 'these 5 people' leaves 1 unaccounted for.
'long beards': some female Britons can be a little hairy, but long
beards are extremely rare on them.
'skin painted blue': this seems appropriate for someone disappearing
into the depths of the deep blue sea in the great blue yonder.
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Well we usually send the little rich one to the Bahamas and points west
where he can get together with our country's enemies and continue money
laundering and marry divorced Americans and we don't like to talk about
him anyway the treacherous little 2...!
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ray o'hara
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:20 am
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"Peter Duncanson" <mail@peterduncanson.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:21:44 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
'skin painted blue': this seems appropriate for someone disappearing
into the depths of the deep blue sea in the great blue yonder.
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Usually it was a nice tasteful pinstriping. |
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Richard Yates
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:01 am
Post subject: Re: Britons |
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| Quote: | ......an island has sunk and 5,000,000 people have
been killed 'including 6 Brazilians', I always imagine....
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Karl Rove delivered this tragic news to George Bush. The President's
sorrowful
expression slowly turned to one of puzzlement as he asked, "Just how many
are there in a brazillion, anyway?"
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Odysseus
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:00 am
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Richard Yates wrote:
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......an island has sunk and 5,000,000 people have
been killed 'including 6 Brazilians', I always imagine....
Karl Rove delivered this tragic news to George Bush. The President's
sorrowful
expression slowly turned to one of puzzlement as he asked, "Just how many
are there in a brazillion, anyway?"
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Two mellions?
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Iain
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Britons |
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Alan OBrien wrote:
| Quote: | When the UK media anounce that an island has sunk and 5,000,000 people have
been killed 'including 6 Britons', I always imagine these 5 people as having
long beards, clubs and skin painted blue.
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The Britons were a self-named tribe, who somehow gave their name to the
whole island.
~Iain |
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:04 pm
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Iain wrote:
| Quote: | The Britons were a self-named tribe, who somehow gave their name to the
whole island.
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The tribe were obviously known for a rather less endearing feature up
till then?
May I ask what? "Peoplewithlargeislandundertheirfeet" perhaps?
Theythinkit'sthere's-o Islanders? |
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:14 pm
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Weatherlawyer wrote:
| Quote: | May I ask what? "Peoplewithlargeislandundertheirfeet" perhaps?
Theythinkit'sthere's-o Islanders?
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Could have been worse. They could have been named for a large tract
leading to an orifice.
Anyone know of such a land mass? Amerrygut? No....
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Iain
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:13 pm
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Weatherlawyer wrote:
| Quote: | Iain wrote:
The Britons were a self-named tribe, who somehow gave their name to the
whole island.
The tribe were obviously known for a rather less endearing feature up
till then?
May I ask what? "Peoplewithlargeislandundertheirfeet" perhaps?
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They are named for doodling on their nipples!
Yes! Pritani means "painted", and so does the Latin word Pict(North
East Scots of similar stock).
~Iain |
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