What is the difference between...
Europe and Zimbabwe? Not much by all accounts.
They both have the occasional election and when the result is not what the
powers that be desire they either ignore it, or repeat it with appropriate
threats until they get the answer they want.
If the current shenanigans in European capitals attempting to
"find a way forward" have not finally destroyed the myth that the European
Union is democratic then nothing will. The behaviour of the Millipede and
his Euro cohorts is a disgrace.
date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:14:19 +0100
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"Not Today" wrote in message
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> Europe and Zimbabwe? Not much by all accounts.
>
> They both have the occasional election and when the result is not what the
> powers that be desire they either ignore it, or repeat it with appropriate
> threats until they get the answer they want.
>
> If the current shenanigans in European capitals attempting to
> "find a way forward" have not finally destroyed the myth that the European
> Union is democratic then nothing will. The behaviour of the Millipede and
> his Euro cohorts is a disgrace.
>
>
>
More people in Europe wear rings through their noses, ears and lips than the
people of Zimbabwe.
Ted.
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date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:20:07 +0100
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"Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>
> "Not Today" wrote in message
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>> Europe and Zimbabwe? Not much by all accounts.
>>
>> They both have the occasional election and when the result is not what
>> the
>> powers that be desire they either ignore it, or repeat it with
>> appropriate
>> threats until they get the answer they want.
>>
>> If the current shenanigans in European capitals attempting to
>> "find a way forward" have not finally destroyed the myth that the
>> European
>> Union is democratic then nothing will. The behaviour of the Millipede and
>> his Euro cohorts is a disgrace.
>>
>>
>>
> More people in Europe wear rings through their noses, ears and lips than
> the
> people of Zimbabwe.
> Ted.
So what ?
date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:30:32 +0100
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> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>> "Not Today" wrote in message
>> news:1v5gub.8h7.19.1@news.alt.net...
>>> Europe and Zimbabwe? Not much by all accounts.
>>>
>>> They both have the occasional election and when the result is not what
>>> the
>>> powers that be desire they either ignore it, or repeat it with
>>> appropriate
>>> threats until they get the answer they want.
>>>
>>> If the current shenanigans in European capitals attempting to
>>> "find a way forward" have not finally destroyed the myth that the
>>> European
>>> Union is democratic then nothing will. The behaviour of the Millipede
>>> and
>>> his Euro cohorts is a disgrace.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> More people in Europe wear rings through their noses, ears and lips than
>> the
>> people of Zimbabwe.
>> Ted.
>
> So what ?
We are supposed to be civilised and to have progressed beyond the need to
dress as warriors:-) I was on a bus the other day where there was an
overweigh young blonde with spiky punk hair, heavily tattooed arms and metal
through every visible feature on her face.A middle aged black lady came on
and looked in vain for a seat other than beside the bedecked tattooed lady.
Ted.
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date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:56:20 +0100
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> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
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>>> More people in Europe wear rings through their noses, ears and lips than
>>> the
>>> people of Zimbabwe.
>>> Ted.
>>
>> So what ?
> We are supposed to be civilised and to have progressed beyond the need to
> dress as warriors:-) I was on a bus the other day where there was an
> overweigh young blonde with spiky punk hair, heavily tattooed arms and
> metal through every visible feature on her face.A middle aged black lady
> came on and looked in vain for a seat other than beside the bedecked
> tattooed lady.
The problem here exists purely in the (closed) mind of this middle aged
person.
The only difference between those with tattoos and piercings and those
without is that those without don't care that those without don't have any.
date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:27:58 +0100
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"Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
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>
> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
>> news:R4ednb0rxLklSMXVnZ2dnUVZ_oHinZ2d@giganews.com...
>
>>>> More people in Europe wear rings through their noses, ears and lips
>>>> than the
>>>> people of Zimbabwe.
>>>> Ted.
>>>
>>> So what ?
>> We are supposed to be civilised and to have progressed beyond the need to
>> dress as warriors:-) I was on a bus the other day where there was an
>> overweigh young blonde with spiky punk hair, heavily tattooed arms and
>> metal through every visible feature on her face.A middle aged black lady
>> came on and looked in vain for a seat other than beside the bedecked
>> tattooed lady.
>
> The problem here exists purely in the (closed) mind of this middle aged
> person.
>
> The only difference between those with tattoos and piercings and those
> without is that those without don't care that those without don't have
> any.
>
>
>
Quote from Archie Rice in John Osborne's The Entertainer: 'Thank God I'm
normal'
I would add than God that I am not manky:-)
Manky is one of many dialect words that come from French. It would appear
that many dialect speakers took the adage 'Cleanliness is next to godliness'
seriously, for dialects abound in words meaning 'dirty'. These include
boggin, clarty, clabbery, cloggy, mucky, and smalmy.
Ted.
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date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:51:08 +0100
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> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
>>> news:R4ednb0rxLklSMXVnZ2dnUVZ_oHinZ2d@giganews.com...
>>
>>>>> More people in Europe wear rings through their noses, ears and lips
>>>>> than the
>>>>> people of Zimbabwe.
>>>>> Ted.
>>>>
>>>> So what ?
>>> We are supposed to be civilised and to have progressed beyond the need
>>> to dress as warriors:-) I was on a bus the other day where there was an
>>> overweigh young blonde with spiky punk hair, heavily tattooed arms and
>>> metal through every visible feature on her face.A middle aged black lady
>>> came on and looked in vain for a seat other than beside the bedecked
>>> tattooed lady.
>>
>> The problem here exists purely in the (closed) mind of this middle aged
>> person.
>>
>> The only difference between those with tattoos and piercings and those
>> without is that those without don't care that those without don't have
>> any.
>>
>>
>>
> Quote from Archie Rice in John Osborne's The Entertainer: 'Thank God I'm
> normal'
> I would add than God that I am not manky:-)
Amazing how you feel you can make these sweeping generalisations.
date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:55:20 +0100
author: Manky Badger ng
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> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
>>>> news:R4ednb0rxLklSMXVnZ2dnUVZ_oHinZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>
>>>>>> More people in Europe wear rings through their noses, ears and lips
>>>>>> than the
>>>>>> people of Zimbabwe.
>>>>>> Ted.
>>>>>
>>>>> So what ?
>>>> We are supposed to be civilised and to have progressed beyond the need
>>>> to dress as warriors:-) I was on a bus the other day where there was
>>>> an overweigh young blonde with spiky punk hair, heavily tattooed arms
>>>> and metal through every visible feature on her face.A middle aged black
>>>> lady came on and looked in vain for a seat other than beside the
>>>> bedecked tattooed lady.
>>>
>>> The problem here exists purely in the (closed) mind of this middle aged
>>> person.
>>>
>>> The only difference between those with tattoos and piercings and those
>>> without is that those without don't care that those without don't have
>>> any.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Quote from Archie Rice in John Osborne's The Entertainer: 'Thank God I'm
>> normal'
>> I would add than God that I am not manky:-)
>
>
> Amazing how you feel you can make these sweeping generalisations.
blimey - get out of bed the wrong way this morning Manky?
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date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:36:29 +0100
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> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
>>>> news:R4ednb0rxLklSMXVnZ2dnUVZ_oHinZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>
>>>>>> More people in Europe wear rings through their noses, ears and lips
>>>>>> than the
>>>>>> people of Zimbabwe.
>>>>>> Ted.
>>>>>
>>>>> So what ?
>>>> We are supposed to be civilised and to have progressed beyond the need
>>>> to dress as warriors:-) I was on a bus the other day where there was
>>>> an overweigh young blonde with spiky punk hair, heavily tattooed arms
>>>> and metal through every visible feature on her face.A middle aged black
>>>> lady came on and looked in vain for a seat other than beside the
>>>> bedecked tattooed lady.
>>>
>>> The problem here exists purely in the (closed) mind of this middle aged
>>> person.
>>>
>>> The only difference between those with tattoos and piercings and those
>>> without is that those without don't care that those without don't have
>>> any.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Quote from Archie Rice in John Osborne's The Entertainer: 'Thank God I'm
>> normal'
>> I would add than God that I am not manky:-)
>
>
> Amazing how you feel you can make these sweeping generalisations.
>
>
The attitude comes directly from your assumptions 'bout me... another
guessing generalisation.
Ted
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date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:49:47 +0100
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> blimey - get out of bed the wrong way this morning Manky?
:o)
date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:05:13 +0100
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"Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>
>> Amazing how you feel you can make these sweeping generalisations.
>>
>>
> The attitude comes directly from your assumptions 'bout me... another
> guessing generalisation.
An interesting comment seeing how I've said nothing about you.
Perhaps you'd like to elucidate your original comment before this descends
into petty bickering and name calling.
date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:07:24 +0100
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> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>>
>
>>> Amazing how you feel you can make these sweeping generalisations.
>>>
>>>
>> The attitude comes directly from your assumptions 'bout me... another
>> guessing generalisation.
>
>
> An interesting comment seeing how I've said nothing about you.
>
> Perhaps you'd like to elucidate your original comment before this
> descends into petty bickering and name calling.
Oh come on Manky, Hatter and I are looking forward to being bystanders for
a change!
date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:26:31 +0100
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> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
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>> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>>>
>>
>>>> Amazing how you feel you can make these sweeping generalisations.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> The attitude comes directly from your assumptions 'bout me... another
>>> guessing generalisation.
>>
>>
>> An interesting comment seeing how I've said nothing about you.
>>
>> Perhaps you'd like to elucidate your original comment before this
>> descends into petty bickering and name calling.
>
> Oh come on Manky, Hatter and I are looking forward to being bystanders for
> a change!
shocked bystanders too!
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> "Toooldtocare" wrote in message
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>> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message
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>>> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>
>>>>> Amazing how you feel you can make these sweeping generalisations.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> The attitude comes directly from your assumptions 'bout me... another
>>>> guessing generalisation.
>>>
>>>
>>> An interesting comment seeing how I've said nothing about you.
>>>
>>> Perhaps you'd like to elucidate your original comment before this
>>> descends into petty bickering and name calling.
>>
>> Oh come on Manky, Hatter and I are looking forward to being bystanders
>> for a change!
>
> shocked bystanders too!
Looks like you'll be disappointed - he seems to have buggered off.
date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:28:47 +0100
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>>>>
>>>> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Amazing how you feel you can make these sweeping generalisations.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> The attitude comes directly from your assumptions 'bout me... another
>>>>> guessing generalisation.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> An interesting comment seeing how I've said nothing about you.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps you'd like to elucidate your original comment before this
>>>> descends into petty bickering and name calling.
>>>
>>> Oh come on Manky, Hatter and I are looking forward to being bystanders
>>> for a change!
>>
>> shocked bystanders too!
>
> Looks like you'll be disappointed - he seems to have buggered off.
They all bugger off in the end... its the natural cycle of things.
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>>>>
>>>> "Ted Percy" wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Amazing how you feel you can make these sweeping generalisations.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> The attitude comes directly from your assumptions 'bout me... another
>>>>> guessing generalisation.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> An interesting comment seeing how I've said nothing about you.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps you'd like to elucidate your original comment before this
>>>> descends into petty bickering and name calling.
>>>
>>> Oh come on Manky, Hatter and I are looking forward to being bystanders
>>> for a change!
>>
>> shocked bystanders too!
>
> Looks like you'll be disappointed - he seems to have buggered off.
No I just went on holiday.
Ted.
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