I am soooo glad, I thought I was alone !!!!
Dr James Stevens-Turner wrote: > 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/
