Re: Various Q's

"James Hodson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Mark South said:

POT! KETTLE! ANOTHER WORD!

You know, I had to look back through the thread to remember what this was about
:-)

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Hi Mark

Hey James, how's things?

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This reminds me of when someone used the word niggardly in a NG -
rec.kites possibly. The discussion became OT extremely quickly.

So who got called a niggard?

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USAians were involved, AFAIR.

Je ne suis pas americain, moi.
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Mark South
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<<Tiens! Ce poulet a une grenade!>>

Mark South said:

"James Hodson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Mark South said:

POT! KETTLE! ANOTHER WORD!

You know, I had to look back through the thread to remember what this was about
:-)

Hey James, how's things?

Better than so-so, thanks, Mark. You?

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This reminds me of when someone used the word niggardly in a NG -
rec.kites possibly. The discussion became OT extremely quickly.

So who got called a niggard?

Can't recall & it wasn't really relevant. Those first four letters
"nigg" set off the explosives.

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USAians were involved, AFAIR.

Je ne suis pas americain, moi.

Quebecois (sp?) :-)

IIRC more correctly, the r.k NG stuff happened soon after 9/11 so I
guess USAian tempers could excused for being a little short. Again
IIRC, I do think I mentioned this off-topic thing here in u.r.c
previously, but I'm reasonably sure I first heard it elsewhere.

James

James:

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Can't recall & it wasn't really relevant. Those first four letter
"nigg" set off the explosives

Good grief. I hope you pointed them in the direction of a goo
dictionary

d

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davek said:

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Can't recall & it wasn't really relevant. Those first four letters
"nigg" set off the explosives.

Good grief. I hope you pointed them in the direction of a good
dictionary.

Indeed, Davek. A dictionary wot shows English; that's English like wot
you and me speaketh.

Very sensitive, let alone dumb, some people.

Actually, I pointed them towards <http://dictionary.reference.com/>
and/or <http://dictionary.cambridge.org/> and suggested they enter the
word "niggardly".

It didn't do much good, AFAIR & FWIW. The so called damage had already
been done. Some suggested the damage had been done a few hundred years
ago. My suggestion of entering Wilberforce & slave into Google didn't
really help much.

James

"James Hodson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Very sensitive, let alone dumb, some people.

I guess it must have niggled them.

Tony

Michael MacClancy said:

I bet you also identified a few [censored] in their armour and called a spade a
spade.

Dangerous talk. ;-)

"Don't even go there," I thought to myself.
"But why not?" I thought a moment later.

To be honest, Michael, I wasn't peed off but I did feel angry. Why on
Earth should a fool tell me what I can and cannot say - let alone
think? My thoughs were along the lines of D'oh!

James

"James Hodson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 May 2004 12:14:20 +0200, "Mark South"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

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Hey James, how's things?

Better than so-so, thanks, Mark. You?

Pretty good, I'm injury-free this season barring a twist in the ankle[1] that
only bothers me when I'm running.

Now if I could make more time to cycle I'd be even happier.

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This reminds me of when someone used the word niggardly in a NG -
rec.kites possibly. The discussion became OT extremely quickly.

So who got called a niggard?

Can't recall & it wasn't really relevant. Those first four letters
"nigg" set off the explosives.

Not understanding words is a real problem for some people. About 260 million
people.

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USAians were involved, AFAIR.

Je ne suis pas americain, moi.

Quebecois (sp?) :-)

I can claim so many nationalities it makes my head spin, but I'm not from any
part of Canuckistan!

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IIRC more correctly, the r.k NG stuff happened soon after 9/11 so I
guess USAian tempers could excused for being a little short. Again
IIRC, I do think I mentioned this off-topic thing here in u.r.c
previously, but I'm reasonably sure I first heard it elsewhere.

[1] This is Pete Clich's fault for mentioning (in uk.rec.walking) how hard it is
to get rid of even minor ankle injuries. Curse you Pete!
--
Mark South
Citizen of the World, Denizen of the Net
<<Tiens! Ce poulet a une grenade!>>

James Hodson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Very sensitive, let alone dumb, some people.

Actually, I pointed them towards <http://dictionary.reference.com/>
and/or <http://dictionary.cambridge.org/> and suggested they enter the
word "niggardly".

Should have told them to chill out. Maybe relax by watching an old
film. "The Dambusters" for example. :-)

--
Dave...

Dave Kahn said:

Should have told them to chill out. Maybe relax by watching an old
film. "The Dambusters" for example. :-)

That remark will dog you in years to come.

--
Guy
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