I resemble that remark, coming from Ampshire! I am a Ampshire Hogg!!
----- Original Message ----- From: "piskie" <ubu...@talktalk.net> To: "British Ubuntu Talk" <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unsuscrib > Move to Hampshire - there are very few H's making an appearance > > > > > Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: >> To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the "H" in herbs. :| >> I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! >> >> >> BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org >> Lizzeh.com >> Support Open Source! >> >> >> >> >> >> On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: >> >>> There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. >>> Like.. foloffle. >>> >>> 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez <liz...@gmail.com <mailto:liz...@gmail.com>> >>> >>> Coming from a "bird" and a "Yank" myself... John said it best. >>> However >>> I know that Sean meant "bird" in a playful sense, not really sexist >>> in >>> the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing >>> list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally >>> getting the British humor after living here over a year! >>> >>> Yes...it's "humor" no u. >>> :) >>> >>> >>> Lizzeh.com >>> Support Open Source! >>> >>> >>> On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: >>> >>> > Sean Miller wrote: >>> >> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge >>> <i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk <mailto:i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >>> I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as "the >>> bird" >>> >>> like >>> >>> that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post >>> to the >>> >>> list. >>> >>> >>> >>> Oh dear, I just did... >>> >> >>> >> Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. >>> >> >>> >> Better than the "dumbest blonde in the world" or whatever the >>> poor >>> >> lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad >>> >> Yank >>> >> I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. >>> >> >>> >> Let's try to avoid getting too PC. "bird", "gal", "fella", >>> "geezer", >>> >> "other 'alf", "trouble and strife" etc. are all colloqiualisms >>> which >>> >> aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to >>> >> make >>> >> them so. >>> >> >>> > >>> > 'bird' and 'trouble & strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are >>> > sexist. There is no relation between gender and having >>> difficulty with >>> > mailing lists. >>> > >>> > John >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > John Levin >>> > http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ >>> > >>> > -- >>> > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> >>> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >>> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Simon Wears >>> >>> munkyju...@gmail.com <mailto:munkyju...@gmail.com> | >>> http://MunkyJunky.com >>> Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student >>> -- >>> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
