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Article #28707Re: Joined Up TV Documentaries
From: ah
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:37
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:37
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Holly wrote: > On Jun 23, 1:26 am, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Holly wrote: >> > On Jun 21, 9:15 pm, Holly <simsala...@mac.hush.com> wrote: >> >> ah wrote: >> >> > Holly wrote: >> >> >> On Jun 20, 10:18 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Holly wrote: >> >> >>>> On Jun 18, 12:44 am, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>> Holly wrote: >> >> >>>>>> On Jun 4, 10:29 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>> Holly wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>> On May 31, 9:37 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>> Holly wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>> On May 30, 8:36 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Holly wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On May 29, 8:17 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Holly wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 28, 9:36 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holly wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 26, 10:04 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holly wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 26, 4:44 am, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holly wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 22, 5:36 am, Phil Kyle <philkyle2...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holly <simsala...@mac.hush.com> wrote innews:vLWdndYoIKeIoM3bnZ2dnUVZ_ufinZ2d@comcast.com: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phil Kyle wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holly <noon_un...@yahoo.com> wrote in >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>news:1179594870.447060.247740@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 19, 6:02 am, Phil Kyle <philkyle2...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JF <j...@NOSPAMmarage.demon.co.uk> wrote >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> innews:WEsn2tE1XpTGFwJK@marage.demon.co.uk: >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X-No-Archive: yes >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My wife is displeased with ITV. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe because ITV is shit? >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last Monday the 'Ternight with Trev' >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> documentary was all about England's roads and the appalling state >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they've gotten into. Certainly that's the case in Surrey where >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stretches of asphalt are used to keep the potholes apart. Several >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disgruntled users made the point that one needs a 4 by 4 >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> off-roader for the suspension to survive. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So an off roader is better on the road because it has potholes in >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it? You do talk some shite, Jimbo. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> About an hour later there was a programme fronted by Paul Sergeant >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which was one long whinge about 4 by 4 cars and how they're >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unsuitable for English roads and are the cause of galactic >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> warming. What annoyed my wife is that the same shot of a row of >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parked 4 by 4s was used over and over again. Trouble is most of >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them in this oft-repeated clip weren't 4 by 4s -- they were Honda >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CRVs. She bought one last year and, although it has a suspension >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that owes much to good, old-fashioned marine engineering, it's >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> definitely not a 4 by 4. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, Honda CRV's are two wheel drive pretend 4x4s for hairdressers >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and other povvos wot can't afford real ones. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My car, which we sold last year and never got around to replacing, >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was an Ultima Cosworth Scorpio. It was low and sleek. It didn't >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> look big but it was. There's more room in the garage around the >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Honda than there was around the Scorpio. At a guess I'd say that >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Honda CRV is about a metre shorter. True it's higher than the >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Scorpio (thank God -- which makes it a joy for me to get into) but >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> additional height doesn't detract from road space and I doubt if >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it makes a significant contribution to galactic warming. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well done for buying one the ugliest cars Ford ever made. Sleek? >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SLEEK? It's a fucking bus. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My feeling is that people see the chunky nature of 4 by 4s and >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> automatically think they're bigger than ordinary saloons. Maybe >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they ought to take a closer look at those overall dimensions? >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But as you've said the CRV isn't a 4x4, thus contradicting >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yourself, you silly twunt. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> h >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> l >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> K >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> y >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> l >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> e >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> W >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> o >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> z >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> E >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> r >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> e >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How can you be so rude to this poor, sick, feeble man? >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quite easily, as it happens. I did the same when he was a strapping >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (i.e. fat) young (i.e. not ancient) man. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blood oath? >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No thanks, I've already eaten. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought he >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was quite witty in the line "Certainly that's the case in Surrey >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where stretches of asphalt are used to keep the potholes apart." >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Your callousness causes me to wonder ... do you have a hidden agenda >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here? >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No it's blatantly obvious what my agenda is. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <snicker> a sleight of hand. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm.. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm... >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm.... >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm..... >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm...... >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm....... >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm........ >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm......... >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Humm.......... >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> h >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> o >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> l >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> S >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> o >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> l >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> e >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> W >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> o >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> z >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> E >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> r >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> e- Hide quoted text - >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text - >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some thoughts that came to mind: "we CAN count; ho-hum, resistance is >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> fuTILE, *approaching the event horizon*, hold that focus ... hum." >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know I have ADHD ... right? >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Not a sign, evident. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you feel inadequate?- >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> To counting? Hahahahhaha. Pinched. Oppositional. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> In a Spelling Bee? Yes. I was always in the first ten out. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> ITYM "Math quiz." >> >> >>>>>>>>>> No <don't be too surprised>, I am sure it was the third grade spelling >> >> >>>>>>>>>> bees that challenged my self esteAm. Thank Goodness for spellcheck. >> >> >>>>>>>>> Third grade didn't have much of an influence on me. >> >> >>>>>>>>> Fourth, on the other hand . . . . >> >> >>>>>>>> Actually, third grade was okay ... but fourth grade was a bitch. >> >> >>>>>>>> Interesting. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Do you feel rule ridden? >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Constantly. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> You? >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Nah. I'm fairly good at dodging or avoiding. It seems to come with >> >> >>>>>>>>>> the impulsivity. >> >> >>>>>>>>> Impulsivity? >> >> >>>>>>>>> I did not know you were a neologist! >> >> >>>>>>>> It is in Random House Webster's and in many online dictionaries. >> >> >>>>>>> I'm quite wary of circuitous definitions. >> >> >>>>>> It's in the DSM -IV. >> >> >>>>> Which section! >> >> >>>> Under ADHD silly. >> >> >>> What in the heck are you talking about? >> >> >> >> I don't care. >> >> >> > Hmm. >> >> >> >>>>>>>> Don't you think that the vitality of English is, in part, due to its >> >> >>>>>>>> openness to such growth? >> >> >>>>>>> No; it's the top-down, fsck everything else mentality that lends dominance. >> >> >>>>>>> Or, maybe it's the hip-hip phenomenon. >> >> >>>>>> Ha ... at first I read "Hip-Hop" phenomenon. <still chuckling> Maybe >> >> >>>>>> "fienomenon." >> >> >>>>>> What's the "hip-hip phenomenon"? Hurrah? >> >> >>>>> Actually, I meant to write "hip-hop" ;/ >> >> >>>>>> Which rhymes with Sryah and >> >> >>>>>> that makes me think of Cucamonga which is a funny sounding name ... >> >> >>>>>> and a remote reference. >> >> >>>>> IAWTP. >> >> >>>>>>>> Of course, I can understand why "impulseness" is sufficient. However, >> >> >>>>>>>> the tone of the sentence would be sharper if I had omitted the >> >> >>>>>>>> article. In this place and time, I like the sound of "It seems to >> >> >>>>>>>> come with impulsivity" over "it seems to come with impulseness." >> >> >>>>>>> I like words ending in "y", also. Truly! >> >> >>>>>>> btw, ITYM "impulsiveness". >> >> >>>>>> We're on the same wave length. ;) >> >> >>>>> 540 micrometers? >> >> >>>> 450 >> >> >>> You seeing red, yet? >> >> >> >> Not at 450. You? >> >> >> > I'm like a RGB tube, but with the red and blue guns shot. >> >> >> Powder Head? >> >> >http://noahgrey.com/vault/photolog/view.php?p=174 >> >> I once danced in the mud with hundreds of people. >> > > > I thought you had to leave early. Well, there was that road-block, but we walked around via the next county. Statute of Limitations has expired, so don't go stirring-up any trouble. > >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> With further reflection >> >> ... >> >
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