On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:13:18 +0200, Magda wrote:
>On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:19:28 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Harry Katuure
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On 29 Mar, 22:58, Magda wrote:
> ... > On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:27:48 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Harry Katuure
> ... > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On 29 Mar, 22:12, Magda wrote:
> ... > ... > On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:51:01 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Keith Anderson
> ... > ... > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... OK, like DFM I think I've had enough of RTE.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > But DFM is still around - or is it a clone?
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... At one time, I think there were more than sufficient travel-related
> ... > ... > ... threads to keep RTE going as a valid and valuable resource.
> ... > ... > ... Travel-related threads were in the foreground, which left sufficient
> ... > ... > ... room in the background for fun, banter, Mixi-baiting, ScRunge dissing
> ... > ... > ... and interaction between posters who'd been here for a while.
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... It seems that nowadays the background noise has become the foreground,
> ... > ... > ... and travel-related discussion has, regrettably, become the background.
> ... > ... > ... Yes, in former times there were always America vs Europe threads, with
> ... > ... > ... Go Fig embodying the voice of global corporatism and most disagreeing
> ... > ... > ... with him, but, as I say, enough travel-related discussion to keep it
> ... > ... > ... in the background.
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... Now, we have hitherto sensible posters falling out with one another,
> ... > ... > ... very little about travel in Europe - although stalwarts such as tile,
> ... > ... > ... Giovanni Drogo and a few others do their best with quality posts to
> ... > ... > ... keep the spirit of RTE alive.
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... I'm less concerned about the spam than I am about the lack of serious
> ... > ... > ... questions from potential travellers to Europe - and in attempting to
> ... > ... > ... try and be reasonable with the recent question from China about where
> ... > ... > ... he/she/it should go first in Europe, it appears that I have made a
> ... > ... > ... major blunder in answering a question from a Chinese troll. I'm sorry.
> ... > ... > ... I didn't check his/her/its email address. I've had Grönross (or
> ... > ... > ... whatever the . his name is) and that vile piece of filth ScRunge
> ... > ... > ... jumping on my neck and telling me I'm out of order. .
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... Basically, I give up.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > Don't be silly. Take a break, and come back when you miss the group for the same reasons
> ... > ... > why you are leaving.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > (Or you can just killfile the twats!)
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > =====
> ... > ... > It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... dit moi 'twats' en francais ;-)
> ... >
> ... > P'tit con, va! ;)
> ... >
> ... > =====
> ... > It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
> ...
> ... The word Twat has various meanings, dependent upon regional dialect.
> ... Although its main meaning in British English is usually that of
> ... 'idiot' or 'stupid/idiotic/tasteless' (male person),
>
>That's how I used it in French.
>
> ... .......it is understood in American English (and elsewhere including
> ... Britain) as a vulgar synonym for the human vulva,[1] vagina, or
> ... clitoris, and is used as a derogatory epithet.
> ...
> ... pas chatte ?
>
>We are spoiled for choice...
Odd that Latin is good and Anglo Saxon is still bad so many years after the
Norman conquest.
--
Martin
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