On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 00:44:49 -0000, "al"
wrote:


"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...


I wuite LIKE Birmingham actually.

Its places like Hackney and Tottenham that scare the pants off me.


In fairness to the place, it looks a hell of a lot better in the last 5-10
years. I just can't get over the accent though! Sorry .... *ducks once
more* .....

.... as Mike Harding once said of Brum: "how can a million people all
have a speech impediment?" ;-)

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Julian Fowler
julian (at) bellevue-barn (dot) org (dot) uk