No, but I do live in 'ereford though. :D mattj
On 1/15/09, Lizzeh Rodriguez <liz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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/ >
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