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John of Aix
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:42 am
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From the Chigago Times today (concerning Harriet Miers)
"I don't think it was a lifelong ambition that she had harbored for many
years," Durbin said.
Doesn't 'lifelong' mean throughout one's life? Apparently not in
Chicago.
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John Briggs
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:05 am
Post subject: Re: English as she is spoked |
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John of Aix wrote:
| Quote: | From the Chigago Times today (concerning Harriet Miers)
"I don't think it was a lifelong ambition that she had harbored for
many years," Durbin said.
Doesn't 'lifelong' mean throughout one's life? Apparently not in
Chicago.
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It's probably 10 years. I remember seeing a programme about university
fundraising. I think it was a US university which said that a certain sum
would mean that a building could be named after you in perpetuity. "How
long is perpetuity?" queried one potential donor. "20 years," was the
answer!
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Phil C.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:22 am
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:05:46 GMT, "John Briggs"
<john.briggs4@ntlworld.com> wrote:
| Quote: | John of Aix wrote:
From the Chigago Times today (concerning Harriet Miers)
"I don't think it was a lifelong ambition that she had harbored for
many years," Durbin said.
Doesn't 'lifelong' mean throughout one's life? Apparently not in
Chicago.
It's probably 10 years. I remember seeing a programme about university
fundraising. I think it was a US university which said that a certain sum
would mean that a building could be named after you in perpetuity. "How
long is perpetuity?" queried one potential donor. "20 years," was the
answer!
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That's about the same as "life imprisonment" isn't it?
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Phil C.
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Molly Mockford
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:07 am
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At 21:22:42 on Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Phil C. <philstoxicwaste@fsmail.net>
wrote in <bmd2m1166otb2vcq6ee0b1m5710kmcqgvo@4ax.com>:
| Quote: | On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:05:46 GMT, "John Briggs"
john.briggs4@ntlworld.com> wrote:
John of Aix wrote:
Doesn't 'lifelong' mean throughout one's life? Apparently not in
Chicago.
It's probably 10 years. I remember seeing a programme about university
fundraising. I think it was a US university which said that a certain sum
would mean that a building could be named after you in perpetuity. "How
long is perpetuity?" queried one potential donor. "20 years," was the
answer!
That's about the same as "life imprisonment" isn't it?
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New vicar (to elderly farmer): "And have you lived in this village all
your life?"
Elderly farmer: "Not yet."
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Erick Andrews
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:31 am
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:07:26 UTC, Molly Mockford <nospamnobody@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote:
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| Quote: | New vicar (to elderly farmer): "And have you lived in this village all
your life?"
Elderly farmer: "Not yet."
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That's precious!
It reminds me of the old New England, yankee farmer, who went to
Texas to visit a rancher, maybe a hundred years ago --
Texan: 'My farm is so big it takes me a whole day to drive around it.'
Yankee farmer: 'Yep, I used to have a car like that myself.'
--
Best,
Erick Andrews
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Molly Mockford
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:47 pm
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At 23:31:00 on Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Erick Andrews <eandrews@bogusstar.net>
wrote in <sGi8lzkop2Rq-pn2-pgUcx4DVy7qZ@HAL9000>:
| Quote: | On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:07:26 UTC, Molly Mockford
nospamnobody@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote:
snip
New vicar (to elderly farmer): "And have you lived in this village all
your life?"
Elderly farmer: "Not yet."
That's precious!
It reminds me of the old New England, yankee farmer, who went to
Texas to visit a rancher, maybe a hundred years ago --
Texan: 'My farm is so big it takes me a whole day to drive around it.'
Yankee farmer: 'Yep, I used to have a car like that myself.'
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Ah well, since we're doing this sort of thing:
New vicar to elderly villager: "I must say, Amos, between you and the
Lord, you've made a pretty good job of that garden."
Amos: "Ay, vicar, but you should have seen the state it was in when the
Lord did it all himself."
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Molly Mockford
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deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin
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Erick Andrews
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:08 am
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:47:23 UTC, Molly Mockford <nospamnobody@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | At 23:31:00 on Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Erick Andrews <eandrews@bogusstar.net
wrote in <sGi8lzkop2Rq-pn2-pgUcx4DVy7qZ@HAL9000>:
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:07:26 UTC, Molly Mockford
nospamnobody@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote:
snip
New vicar (to elderly farmer): "And have you lived in this village all
your life?"
Elderly farmer: "Not yet."
That's precious!
It reminds me of the old New England, yankee farmer, who went to
Texas to visit a rancher, maybe a hundred years ago --
Texan: 'My farm is so big it takes me a whole day to drive around it.'
Yankee farmer: 'Yep, I used to have a car like that myself.'
Ah well, since we're doing this sort of thing:
New vicar to elderly villager: "I must say, Amos, between you and the
Lord, you've made a pretty good job of that garden."
Amos: "Ay, vicar, but you should have seen the state it was in when the
Lord did it all himself."
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Thanks!
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Best,
Erick Andrews
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