What you are forgetting dear fellow is that us Brits whilst having a superior nature do like to give those less fortunate than ourselves their time in the spotlight.
I could have been taking the comment at face value, ie, that you are indeed a merkin, I merely commented on not wanting to be one (BTW in my neck of the woods descendents of our former colony are known as moronicans). Also reading back through the email I took the Oxford English Dictionary version of wry - Contorted in disappointment. Toodle pip ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [LU] Yoevil > Now THERE'S a man bites?dog story...a Brit missing an American's wry > humor.? ;-) > > MAG > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 9:31 am > Subject: Re: [LU] Yoevil > > > Hmmm, sense of humour eh, well, I for one wouldn't really like to be a > merkin as it means something completely different on this side of the > water.? > ? > Cheers? > ? > Chris? > ? > ----- Original Message -----? > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? > To: <[email protected]>? > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 5:23 PM? > Subject: Re: [LU] Yoevil? > ? >> Please tell me this is some of that dry English humour I keep hearing > >> about but can't ever understand because I'm a 'merkin.? >>? >> MAG? >>? >>? >> Message: 11? >> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:10:08 +0100? >> From: "Luisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? >> Subject: Re: [LU] Yoevil? >> To: "Alec McQueen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "list leedslist"? >> <[email protected]>? >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";? >> reply-type=original? >>? >> Personally I have always felt that Ken was here for the fun and >> enjoyment? >> not money.? >> I have suffered for my opinion but stood by it and am glad now that >> others? >> are finally seeing the light.? >> Ken and Den 9and Gus) will see us back to the prem in successive >> seasons.? >>? >>? >> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alec McQueen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? >> To: "list leedslist" <[email protected]>? >> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:01 PM? >> Subject: Re: [LU] Yoevil? >>? >>? >>> Sign of a team that is going to win the league? Winning matches that? >>> should? >>> have been lost/drawn.? >>>? >>> I am now at the stage where I believe we WILL win the league. I am also? >>> now? >>> a total Wise convert. He is everything our previous few managers were >> >>> not,? >>> most of all he is a fighter, has passion, and clearly expects this from? >>> his? >>> players. If they don't provide this, then they are given the >>> message....? >>>? >>> Dare I say it, Leeds are on the up again. And despite what everyone >>> else? >>> will say, I think SOME of this has to be due to Bates. I have always >> >>> liked? >>> people who don't give a Flying F*** what anyone else thinks, and Bates >>> is? >>> clearly like this. I am sure he has made some mistakes along the way, >>> but? >>> I? >>> simply do not believe he is in this for his own pocket. Who in their >> >>> right? >>> mind would invest in Leeds United when he did if he was seriously only? >>> interested in their own pocket? Did he do some stuff to try to protect >>> >> his? >>> investment, yes he probably did. But overall, I think he has tried his? >>> best? >>> to bring Leeds back to stability and growth.? >>>? >>> You have to admit, he has done this.? >>>? >>> Lit blue touch paper, stand back....? >>> Alec? >>>? >>>? >>>? >>> On 07/10/2007, DAVID NATTAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:? >>>>? >>>> Pubs in town were buzzing again before the game , lots of singing and? >>>> everyone still on a high from Tuesday night.? >>>> In pre match discussion we tried to work out what team we would put >>> >>>> out? >>>> - all expected Tres & Becks to be recalled, but would Westlake's >>>> heroics? >>>> keep him on the bench or ever better ? Would Hughes, at times on >>>> Tuesday? >>>> a? >>>> fish out of water stay at left back or would Clapham get the nod ? >>> >>>> Would? >>>> Dennis grasp the nettle and make Thommo pay for such a poor >>>> performance? >>>> on? >>>> Tuesday ? Would De Costa get on the bench ? What would he do with the >>>> 2? >>>> on? >>>> loan strikers ?? >>>> So for a change lots of decisions to be made? >>>> In the event Clapham was restored to usual back 5, Kandol & Becks were? >>>> both back, Hughes back in midfield with Prutton, Douglas and >>>> Carole -so? >>>> no? >>>> place for Thommo at all and even more surprisingly the 'injured' Flo >>>> was? >>>> on? >>>> the bench alongside De Costa and De Vries got the nod instead of >>> >>>> Andrews.? >>>>? >>>> I have reported so much on pre match because the game itself was a >>> >>>> huge? >>>> disappointment. The game never got going and the crowd was the >>>> quietest? >>>> it? >>>> has been all season. Up front our much vaunted and so far excellent? >>>> pairing? >>>> were subdued beyond belief and at times Kandol was the Kandol of last? >>>> season? >>>> - yes he was that bad.? >>>> Yoevil surrendered midfield possession and territory to us and we did? >>>> not have a clue what to do with it - at times the back four were >>>> giving? >>>> it? >>>> to the midfield begging them to do something with the ball but the? >>>> midfield? >>>> kept giving it back to them. with the end result a hopeful hoof from? >>>> Heath? >>>> or Casper to our lethargic strikers - not good.? >>>> Although it was obvious they had come for a nil nil Yoevil did catch? >>>> us? >>>> out on a couple of occasions - once when the ball was hit straight at? >>>> Casper, another time he pulled off a good save and then finally with >>>> 10? >>>> mins? >>>> to go their totally unmarked forward missed an open goal. At the other? >>>> end? >>>> we did pretty much nothing.? >>>> Then just as the game was petering out we realised that this is Leeds? >>>> United 2007 managed by Dennis Wise and not Leeds United 2005-6 under? >>>> Blackwell? >>>> Wise brought on Flo and De Vries and just as we were debating which of? >>>> the strikers was coming off or would it be both as a straight swap - >>>> the? >>>> board came up for Prutton and Carole - we were going with 4 big men up? >>>> front? >>>> - and f**k me it worked !!? >>>> First a cross was met by Kandol and their keeper pulled off his first? >>>> good save of the game , then with minutes remaining Douglas crossed >>>> into? >>>> the? >>>> crowded box and De Vries put it in - another last minute winner !! >>> >>>> Forget? >>>> the Scousers of the 80s or Scum of the 90s this team are the last >>>> minute? >>>> specialists !! Cue delirium all round with fans and players going >>> >>>> mental.? >>>> OK? >>>> they had one more good chance in the 4 mins of time added on because >>>> of? >>>> their time wasting but the lads header went past the post.? >>>>? >>>> Are you lucky if they miss sitters \ have shots cleared off the line \? >>>> hit the post \ keeper pulls off a great save or is it good defending \? >>>> poor? >>>> attacking ? That seems to be the story of our season so far - I am at? >>>> present going with the "you make your own luck" theory.? >>>>? >>>> Dennis has a team that runs and fights till it drops and that knows it? >>>> is not over till the final whistle goes. Added to that the fact that >>>> he? >>>> himself is willing to gamble for a win , throwing on extra forwards >>> >>>> means? >>>> we? >>>> will always be a danger in the closing stages.? >>>>? >>>> So all in all not a great game but yet again another great ending? >>>>? >>>> We are Leeds !!!? >>>>? >>>>? >>>> Dave? >>? >>? >>? >>? >>? >>? >>? >>? >> ________________________________________________________________________? >> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > >> http://mail.aol.com? >> _______________________________________________? >> the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators >> > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of >> contributors.? >> Leedslist mailing list? >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist? >> 6 in a bloody row!? >> > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. 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