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From: lucasea on 12 Nov 2006 21:19 "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4557CE7F.352ECB3A(a)hotmail.com... > > > Ben Newsam wrote: > >> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:49:10 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell" >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >Ben Newsam wrote: >> >> You don't have to cross the Atlantic to encounter confusion over the >> >> words "sink" and "well", (both nouns, and also verbs associated with >> >> the appearance or disappearance of water into or out of the ground). >> >> What we in England call a "sink", the arrangement in the kitchen for >> >> holding water that has taps (Damn! Faucets!) and a plughole, is known >> >> as a "well" in Scotland, or at least in certain parts of it. >> > >> > A tap is for threading holes. >> >> Yes we have those too. And let's not get into a long discussion about >> "cocks" and their various translations and meanings in various >> European languages... > > Stopcocks ? Who said anything about chastity belts? Eric Lucas
From: Eeyore on 12 Nov 2006 21:24 krw wrote: > In article <02hbl2h0gb6c0k55ciogmlers06ae3luqe(a)4ax.com>, > ben.newsam(a)ukonline.co.uk says... > > On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:41:23 -0500, krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: > > > > > The fact is that some jobs > > >aren't worth "minimum wage". > > > > Are you saying that you consider some jobs to be so menial that you > > would actually pay someone less than enough to live on to do them? > > You read better than I thought. Believe it or not, there are > people who don't need a job to "live", though they may need a job > to learn work skills or pay for a date on Saturday night. Eh ? Graham
From: Eeyore on 12 Nov 2006 21:25 krw wrote: > There are others that don't "need" a "living wage". Very rich ppl ? Graham
From: Eeyore on 12 Nov 2006 21:28 Ben Newsam wrote: > On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:43:00 GMT, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >"Ben Newsam" <ben.newsam(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message > >> > >> I'm with you on that one. When I heard of the bombings in London last > >> year, I said to myself "They picked the wrong city to bomb this time, > >> London will just carry on as normal". > > > >The media here picked up on that. It was an admirable response. > > When I lived in London in the 70s, it used to annoy the hell out of me > when they shut down the entire Tube network for hours every time some > IRA arsehole left a small bomblet in a litter bin and phoned a > newspaper about it. Those bombs still have repercussions today, you > won't see litter bins on any railway station any more. The buggers closed the toilets too. Graham
From: Eeyore on 12 Nov 2006 21:29
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote: > unsettled wrote: > > > Do you realize how insane the discussions by Lucas, Eeyore, > > Newsam, and Wake are after this point (your posting) in > > time? They're feeding off one another now. I think if > > any opposition to their philosophy stops right here they > > are quite capable of carrying on congratulating one another > > for another 10K posts. > > Who? Oh, yeah, I kill filed all of them long ago. Bollocks you did. Graham |