[ubuntu-uk] Unsuscrib

[piskie]

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" <ubuntu at talktalk.net>
> To: "British Ubuntu Talk" <ubuntu-uk at 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 <lizzeh at gmail.com <mailto:lizzeh at 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
>>>>     <ian at ianbetteridge.co.uk <mailto:ian at 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/
>>>>     >
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>>>>
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>>>>
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