I'm in Reading, sort of close to 'Ampshire.... Anyone else from here?
Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 22:13, piskie wrote: > 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/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
