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Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a
date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. |
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Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. You lot didnt all speak french after the last time you lost to them, Hastings. |
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On 22/10/2015 19:48, Rod Speed wrote:
David Lang wrote Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. You lot didnt all speak french after the last time you lost to them, Hastings. It was Senlac Hill and they were Norman, not French. |
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Rod Speed wrote David Lang wrote Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. You lot didnt all speak french after the last time you lost to them, Hastings. It was Senlac Hill and they were Norman, not French. They did speak french and didnt make everyone speak french. Even if you lot had lost the Battle of Trafalgar, that wouldnt have seen the french running that soggy little frigid island, let alone have seen you all speaking french. |
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David Lang wrote Rod Speed wrote David Lang wrote Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. You lot didn't all speak french after the last time you lost to them, Hastings. It was Senlac Hill and they were Norman, not French. They did speak french and didn't make everyone speak french. Even if you lot had lost the Battle of Trafalgar, that wouldn't have seen the french running that soggy little frigid island, let alone have seen you all speaking french. There is more culture in a Petri dish than in the whole of your crawling insect infested ******** of a nation. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!ms...g/arbvFRAzMq0J |
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On 22/10/2015 21:27, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Rod Speed wrote: David Lang wrote Rod Speed wrote David Lang wrote Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. You lot didn't all speak french after the last time you lost to them, Hastings. It was Senlac Hill and they were Norman, not French. They did speak french and didn't make everyone speak french. Even if you lot had lost the Battle of Trafalgar, that wouldn't have seen the french running that soggy little frigid island, let alone have seen you all speaking french. There is more culture in a Petri dish than in the whole of your crawling insect infested ******** of a nation. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!ms...g/arbvFRAzMq0J What's the difference between Australia and a yoghurt? If you leave it in the sun, a yoghurt will develop a culture. |
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On 22/10/2015 21:11, Rod Speed wrote:
David Lang wrote Rod Speed wrote David Lang wrote Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. You lot didnt all speak french after the last time you lost to them, Hastings. It was Senlac Hill and they were Norman, not French. They did speak french and didnt make everyone speak french. Their input changed the language completely. Even if you lot had lost the Battle of Trafalgar, that wouldnt have seen the french running that soggy little frigid island, let alone have seen you all speaking french. He would almost certainly have invaded England. Mind you, he would probably still have sent all the crims & riff raff to Oz. |
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Rod Speed wrote David Lang wrote Rod Speed wrote David Lang wrote Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. You lot didnt all speak french after the last time you lost to them, Hastings. It was Senlac Hill and they were Norman, not French. They did speak french and didnt make everyone speak french. Their input changed the language completely. But they never did get the bulk of the population using the fancy words they brought with them. The bulk of the population continued to use the words they were using before they showed up and it was only really the toffs that used their words much. Even if you lot had lost the Battle of Trafalgar, that wouldnt have seen the french running that soggy little frigid island, let alone have seen you all speaking french. He would almost certainly have invaded England. It isn't that certain at all. And wouldnt have succeeded even if he had. And wouldnt have seen everyone speaking french even if he had succeeded. Mind you, he would probably still have sent all the crims & riff raff to Oz. Nope, they sent theirs to other places like Devils Island. And never did that in anything like the volume britain did either. And even if they had occupied that soggy little frigid island, Oz would have still had the remnants of you lot in charge in Oz, so the conquering frogs wouldnt have been able to send anyone there. And as the later result in Egypt showed, its unlikely the frogs would have been able to do anything much. |
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On 22/10/15 19:52, David Lang wrote:
On 22/10/2015 19:48, Rod Speed wrote: David Lang wrote Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. You lot didnt all speak french after the last time you lost to them, Hastings. It was Senlac Hill and they were Norman, not French. And, actually, we DO speak French - of a sort. Or at least the *upper classes* do, which is why pigs are swine, but pork is served. Norman French and Latin are the language of the cultured classes, and ignorant plebs talk a *******ised sort of Flemishy Danish. -- Global warming is the new Margaret Thatcher. There is no ill in the world it's not directly responsible for. |
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On 22/10/15 19:41, David Lang wrote:
Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. 210 even ! |
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On 22/10/2015 19:54, Andy Cap wrote:
On 22/10/15 19:41, David Lang wrote: Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. 210 even ! Whoops! :-( 210 indeed! |
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On 22/10/2015 19:41, David Lang wrote:
Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in an extremely crap film Back To The Future. Fixed your post. |
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On 22/10/2015 19:55, Albert Zweistein wrote:
On 22/10/2015 19:41, David Lang wrote: Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in an extremely crap film Back To The Future. Fixed your post. Back the the Future II Fixed yours! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 22/10/2015 19:41, David Lang wrote:
Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. That's the difference between current news and an anniversary. The date in the film is current, Trafalgar was 210 years ago. |
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writes Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. And Sunday is the 600th anniversary of Agincourt. Adrian -- To Reply : replace "diy" with "news" and reverse the domain If you are reading this from a web interface eg DIY Banter, DIY Forum or Google Groups, please be aware this is NOT a forum, and you are merely using a web portal to a USENET group. Many people block posters coming from web portals due to perceieved SPAM or inaneness. For a better method of access, please see: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Usenet |
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On 22/10/2015 20:18, Adrian wrote:
In message , David Lang writes Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. And Sunday is the 600th anniversary of Agincourt. Adrian Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. It has all been wasted. Thanks to Blair and other scum we will be living under Sharia law by 2050, slaves in our own country. Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Bill |
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"Bill Wright" wrote in message ... On 22/10/2015 20:18, Adrian wrote: In message , David Lang writes Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. And Sunday is the 600th anniversary of Agincourt. Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. Didn’t work with the Romans or Normans. It has all been wasted. Nope. Thanks to Blair and other scum we will be living under Sharia law by 2050, Even sillier than you usually manage. Most of the countrys where muslims get to decide that don’t even have full Sharia law. The country with by far the most moslems doesn’t either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U...by_country.svg slaves in our own country. Even sillier than you usually manage. Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? Having fun thrashing that straw man ? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Most of them don’t even bother to watch the BBC on that stuff. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, Nope, the yanks did. will just lie down and become surfs. Even sillier than you usually manage. |
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On 23/10/2015 03:17, Rod Speed wrote:
Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. Even sillier than you usually manage. It's thanks to people like you that this great country is in such danger. Bill |
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Rod Speed wrote Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. Even sillier than you usually manage. It's thanks to people like you that this great country is in such danger. Just another of your silly little bigoted fantasys. Fools like you ran the same line about the jews. There is no 'heroism' involved in ****ing over countrys in the middle east and afghanistan etc which is what has produced what you don’t like to see now. |
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"Bill Wright" wrote in message ... On 22/10/2015 20:18, Adrian wrote: In message , David Lang writes Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. And Sunday is the 600th anniversary of Agincourt. Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. Didn’t work with the Romans or Normans. It has all been wasted. Nope. Thanks to Blair and other scum we will be living under Sharia law by 2050, Even sillier than you usually manage. Most of the countrys where muslims get to decide that don’t even have full Sharia law. The country with by far the most moslems doesn’t either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U...by_country.svg slaves in our own country. Even sillier than you usually manage. Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? Having fun thrashing that straw man ? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Most of them don’t even bother to watch the BBC on that stuff. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, Nope, the yanks did. will just lie down and become surfs. Even sillier than you usually manage. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!ms...g/arbvFRAzMq0J |
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Bill Wright wrote: .... Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Shouldn't that be "surfers" ? And aren't you supposed to stand up on your board once you've paddled out to meet the wave ? -- Dennis Davis |
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On 23/10/2015 07:55, Dennis Davis wrote:
In article , Bill Wright wrote: ... Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Shouldn't that be "surfers" ? And aren't you supposed to stand up on your board once you've paddled out to meet the wave ? No it was a simple spelling mistake. Bill |
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On 22/10/2015 20:18, Adrian wrote: In message , David Lang writes Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. And Sunday is the 600th anniversary of Agincourt. Adrian Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. It has all been wasted. Thanks to Blair and other scum we will be living under Sharia law by 2050, slaves in our own country. Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Bill Correct. |
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On 23/10/15 15:17, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Bill Wright wrote: On 22/10/2015 20:18, Adrian wrote: In message , David Lang writes Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. And Sunday is the 600th anniversary of Agincourt. Adrian Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. It has all been wasted. Thanks to Blair and other scum we will be living under Sharia law by 2050, slaves in our own country. Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Bill Correct. No. Incorrect. Serfs. ;-) -- Global warming is the new Margaret Thatcher. There is no ill in the world it's not directly responsible for. |
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On 23/10/15 15:17, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Bill Wright wrote: On 22/10/2015 20:18, Adrian wrote: In message , David Lang writes Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. And Sunday is the 600th anniversary of Agincourt. Adrian Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. It has all been wasted. Thanks to Blair and other scum we will be living under Sharia law by 2050, slaves in our own country. Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Bill Correct. No. Incorrect. Serfs. ;-) He is correct, regardless of washing powder. |
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On 23/10/2015 15:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Bill Correct. No. Incorrect. Serfs. ;-) In my defence I would like to say that it isn't often I use the word. The last time was in a work of mine entitled 'Village Life in The Middle Ages', for which I got 4/10 for content and a thrashing for presentation. Bill |
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Bill Wright wrote: Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. It has all been wasted. Thanks to Blair and other scum we will be living under Sharia law by 2050, slaves in our own country. Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Are you actually harry but with a capital letter? -- *If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 23/10/2015 16:35, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Bill Wright wrote: Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. It has all been wasted. Thanks to Blair and other scum we will be living under Sharia law by 2050, slaves in our own country. Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Are you actually harry but with a capital letter? Mr Pounder is a doom & gloom merchant with nearly everything. I suspect that he might be Victor Meldrews brother. |
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On 23/10/2015 16:35, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: Well, you can forget our honorable past. Forget the heroism all all those who fought to keep Britain free. It has all been wasted. Thanks to Blair and other scum we will be living under Sharia law by 2050, slaves in our own country. Will the indigenous people of these islands rise in rebellion? No they won't because they have been brainwashed for many years by the left, led by the BBC. Our once-proud people, we who defeated Hitler, will just lie down and become surfs. Are you actually harry but with a capital letter? Mr Pounder is a doom & gloom merchant with nearly everything. I suspect that he might be Victor Meldrews brother. Are you saying that Bill is wrong? If so, tell us why. |
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:41:14 +0100, David Lang wrote:
Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. And, technically, it's BTTF day *today* in the UK - given the time difference. |
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"David Lang" wrote in message ... Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. Weakest Link: Anne Robinson: In history, at the battle of Waterloo, which general's horse was called Copenhagen? Contestant: Lord Nelson. www.kurtodrome.net/dumb.htm michael adams .... |
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On 22/10/2015 21:15, michael adams wrote:
"David Lang" wrote in message ... Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. Weakest Link: Anne Robinson: In history, at the battle of Waterloo, which general's horse was called Copenhagen? Contestant: Lord Nelson. www.kurtodrome.net/dumb.htm michael adams ... In Gillingham Wellington St is next to Copenhagen St. None of the residents I've worked for know the connection. |
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 21:36:15 +0100, David Lang wrote:
On 22/10/2015 21:15, michael adams wrote: "David Lang" wrote in message ... Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. Weakest Link: Anne Robinson: In history, at the battle of Waterloo, which general's horse was called Copenhagen? Contestant: Lord Nelson. www.kurtodrome.net/dumb.htm michael adams ... In Gillingham Wellington St is next to Copenhagen St. None of the residents I've worked for know the connection. Yes, but Ramsgate has a road called "The Plains of Waterloo". And Waterloo Place, and Wellington Crescent. |
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On 22/10/2015 22:31, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 21:36:15 +0100, David Lang wrote: On 22/10/2015 21:15, michael adams wrote: "David Lang" wrote in message ... Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. Weakest Link: Anne Robinson: In history, at the battle of Waterloo, which general's horse was called Copenhagen? Contestant: Lord Nelson. www.kurtodrome.net/dumb.htm michael adams ... In Gillingham Wellington St is next to Copenhagen St. None of the residents I've worked for know the connection. Yes, but Ramsgate has a road called "The Plains of Waterloo". And Waterloo Place, and Wellington Crescent. Strood has a Quixote Crescent off Windmill Rd. Know locally a Kwicks Ote Crescent. I've worked for half a dozen people in those roads, none knew the connections. We also have a newish estate with roads like Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. I've worked for about 10 residents, only 1 knew the connection. |
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:03:15 +0100, David Lang wrote:
On 22/10/2015 22:31, Bob Eager wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 21:36:15 +0100, David Lang wrote: On 22/10/2015 21:15, michael adams wrote: "David Lang" wrote in message ... Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. Weakest Link: Anne Robinson: In history, at the battle of Waterloo, which general's horse was called Copenhagen? Contestant: Lord Nelson. www.kurtodrome.net/dumb.htm michael adams ... In Gillingham Wellington St is next to Copenhagen St. None of the residents I've worked for know the connection. Yes, but Ramsgate has a road called "The Plains of Waterloo". And Waterloo Place, and Wellington Crescent. Strood has a Quixote Crescent off Windmill Rd. Know locally a Kwicks Ote Crescent. I've worked for half a dozen people in those roads, none knew the connections. We also have a newish estate with roads like Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. I've worked for about 10 residents, only 1 knew the connection. Look at the roads round Quex Road in NW6. Lots of East Kent (Thanet) names. Apparently the landowner owned lots of land in East Kent and named the roads after things he owned (whole villages etc.) |
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On Thursday, 22 October 2015 22:31:51 UTC+1, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 21:36:15 +0100, David Lang wrote: On 22/10/2015 21:15, michael adams wrote: "David Lang" wrote in message ... Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. Weakest Link: Anne Robinson: In history, at the battle of Waterloo, which general's horse was called Copenhagen? Contestant: Lord Nelson. www.kurtodrome.net/dumb.htm michael adams ... In Gillingham Wellington St is next to Copenhagen St. None of the residents I've worked for know the connection. Yes, but Ramsgate has a road called "The Plains of Waterloo". And Waterloo Place, and Wellington Crescent. Huddersfield has a whole district called Waterloo. |
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Tim Streater wrote: In article , Sam Plusnet wrote: In article , says... In Gillingham Wellington St is next to Copenhagen St. None of the residents I've worked for know the connection. Tut. You'd think that at least some of them would have listened to "Warhorses of Letters" on Radio 4. Most people have never heard of Radio 4, much less listened to it. Certainly in Gillingham. -- *INDECISION is the key to FLEXIBILITY * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 22/10/2015 21:15, michael adams wrote:
Weakest Link: Anne Robinson: In history, at the battle of Waterloo, which general's horse was called Copenhagen? Contestant: Lord Nelson. I can see a sort of subliminal link; Nelson famously put the telescope to his blind eye at the battle of Copenhagen. Another Dave -- Change nospam to gmx |
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OT; What is the world coming to?
In message , David Lang
writes Yesterday. 21st October. The media is full of articles celebrating a date made famous in a mildly good film Back To The Future. Not a mention of the Battle of Trafalgar 110 years ago, one of our greatest naval victories and the reason we don't all speak French. Makes sense really, the date in BTTF will only come round once, in the anniversary of Trafalgar every year -- Chris French |
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