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#8357 10/23/00 10:13 AM
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>Jo suggested several possible romantic pairings

It wasn't necessarily romantic. More like a pair of old gloves, one old hand just isn't enough! Glad to see you've been promoted!


#8358 10/23/00 11:50 AM
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< Plagiarize>

I've just checked the covers of all my Tom Lehrer albums and I think it comes from the song "Lobachevsky" on "Tom Lehrer discovers Australia" [recorded in 1960, and I was at one of his Melbourne concerts where he sang Be prepared which was, at the time, officially banned in Australia if I remember correctly.] It's too late for me to play the album now -- I'll check it out tomorrow -- don't want to annoy the neighbours!!



#8359 10/23/00 03:56 PM
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merely English

merely English indeed!

What's wrong with being an English Boudicca? Or indeed the English Boudicca?!

Harumph!

(that "mad" emoticon keeps reminding me of Thomas the Tank Engine for some reason. The doesn't, though. Wonder why?)






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Lobachevsky

Brilliant. That's enough for me to be going on with, thanks.
Oh yes, I remember "Be Prepared" I think - early anti-nuclear song of sorts wasn't it?

It's amazing; you can't believe what's been banned in the past - even/especially in countries that are now seen as fairly liberal. Times really have changed, and perhaps we should appreciate the fact more.
(famous last words!)


#8361 10/23/00 04:10 PM
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>>"Be Prepared"

I thought 'Be Prepared' was the Boy Scouts motto.


aside: I never did figure out why they call the fish-man Shona...


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would a man have cared about the subject so much to have said that?

Yes! In fact, I think I did, more or less.

But am I more fish or bike?
You tell me.
And then tell me which of those is more Mars and which Venus!



#8363 10/23/00 05:14 PM
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> Glad to see you've been promoted!

thanks... but as I've posted elsewhen regarding titles and counting posts, feh!


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>merely English indeed!

It's a survival mechanism, maybe a little tongue in cheek. Us ex-pats have to know our place!



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That's funny - stereo - I thought I'd replied to Rhubarb.

>But am I more fish or bike?
You tell me.
And then tell me which of those is more Mars and which Venus

Fish are obviously Venus and bikes are obviously Mars, even a fool could tell you that!


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Us ex-pats have to know our place!

Doesn't stop my good friend fighting his corner - and he's an "ex-pat" Scot down here in the sunny South!




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