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Re: Spectacular Bookshelf Performance

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From: Joseph Oberlander
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 07:15
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Peter Sammon wrote:

> "Keith G" <keith_g@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in news:4026ddd1$0$7059
> $cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com:
> 
> 
>>"Peter Sammon" <camman722@yahoo.com> wrote
>>
>>
>>< snip drivel >
>>
>>
>>>Actually it's losing several wars to the French that does it to you.
>>>Stiff upper lip and all that rot!
>>
>>
>>
>>Anybody got a clue WTF this twat is going on about?
>>
>>What wars.....???
>>
>>
>>(We *lost* a war? - When did that happen? Why wasn't I told? - 
> 
> Actually,
> 
>>forget that, the French actually *won* a war??? What's that all about
>>then?))
> 
>  
> Pity the sad state of British education. You could start with William the 
> Conqueror- technically I suppose. 

The problem is that they consider a "withdrawl" by all of their forces
to not be equivalent to loosing.  Lol.

They just decided to give everything up to the people and leave politely.
Again.  And again.  And again.  And - god they are inventing new terms for
"withdrawing" by the bucketfull, aren't they?
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