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On 01/02/2013 7:16 AM, Bryan wrote:
>I was joking, >> >> >> >> That's a joke?!? It sounded like unrependant arrogance! >> Arrogance I say! ;-) > > What does "unrependant" mean? > It is once again still not pending? ;-) |
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On 1/31/2013 6:13 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I did use the tub when we first moved in. It's a huge, jetted one. But... > The water heater we have isn't big enough to provide enough hot water to > fill the thing. So you'd have to choose between a hot bath with no jets or > a warm one with. Plus it has so many varying levels and textures of > surfaces along the edge of it. You'd almost need a picture to see what I > mean. Very difficult to get out of. There's not a wide enough flat surface > there to even sit on to try to swing your legs over. So getting in and out > means straddling all of those surfaces Sounds like a very poor design (overall) indeed. The master bath in my house has a deep jetted (not sunken) tub. My mom probably used the jets few times until the novelty wore off. I asked someone at a hardware store about how to clean the jets because I knew they hadn't been turned on in many years. He said sure, they sell stuff to get the gunk out of the jets... but if it's been that many years the belts (or gaskets or whatever he called them) on the pump are most likely rotted. He said I should remove the front panel before turning the thing on and watch to make sure it doesn't start smoking. No thanks, I can live without the jets! The tub *is* very deep and yes, it's hard to get in and out of. Since it is also the shower I bought an adjustable handle that clamps onto the outer edge of the tub. Looks like it could accomodate up to a foot. You could probably find something similar at Target. It's been a godsend. Jill |
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On 01/02/2013 7:05 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> If the size of Britain bears no relation to what Brits mean by long >>> distance travel..... what do they consider long distance travel to > be? > > Australia, South Africa, India, Thailand, China... all popular > holiday destinations from UK. > New York and Las Vegas are both "three day weekend city break > destinations " from here. Not considered long-haul :-) > You will have to excuse us. I had not realized that he whole country was full of jet setters. Out of curiosity ... how many of those countries do you visit and not see American tourists? |
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On Friday, February 1, 2013 7:32:10 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 01/02/2013 7:16 AM, Bryan wrote: > > >I was joking, > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> That's a joke?!? It sounded like unrependant arrogance! > > >> Arrogance I say! ;-) > > > > > > What does "unrependant" mean? > > > > > > > > > It is once again still not pending? > > ;-) Not once again pending? --Bryan |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... > On 1/31/2013 6:13 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >> I did use the tub when we first moved in. It's a huge, jetted one. >> But... >> The water heater we have isn't big enough to provide enough hot water to >> fill the thing. So you'd have to choose between a hot bath with no jets >> or >> a warm one with. Plus it has so many varying levels and textures of >> surfaces along the edge of it. You'd almost need a picture to see what I >> mean. Very difficult to get out of. There's not a wide enough flat >> surface >> there to even sit on to try to swing your legs over. So getting in and >> out >> means straddling all of those surfaces > > Sounds like a very poor design (overall) indeed. > > The master bath in my house has a deep jetted (not sunken) tub. My mom > probably used the jets few times until the novelty wore off. I asked > someone at a hardware store about how to clean the jets because I knew > they hadn't been turned on in many years. He said sure, they sell stuff > to get the gunk out of the jets... but if it's been that many years the > belts (or gaskets or whatever he called them) on the pump are most likely > rotted. He said I should remove the front panel before turning the thing > on and watch to make sure it doesn't start smoking. No thanks, I can live > without the jets! > > The tub *is* very deep and yes, it's hard to get in and out of. Since it > is also the shower I bought an adjustable handle that clamps onto the > outer edge of the tub. Looks like it could accomodate up to a foot. You > could probably find something similar at Target. It's been a godsend. I'm not sure a handle would work here because you still have to straddle the thing to get out. |
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On 2013-02-01 10:26:14 +0000, Janet said:
> In article >, > says... >> >> Americans are so stupid. We should be shot on sight by the more >> cultured of cultures. > > Unless you're all getting too damn lazy, Americans don't need other > cultures to shoot you on sight. You're making a fine job of that all by > yourselves. But we do need others like yourself for the witty repartee! We're a whole culture away from such panache. |
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On 2013-02-01 07:58:32 +0000, Sqwertz said:
>>> NO! I just want oughta here! >> >> It's pretty obvious which aren't bathrooms. They're the ones that are >> just glorified outhouses - if they're that fancy and I refuse to use >> them, because I never have to go *that* badly. > > I just *knew* I could prolong the misery of this thread. Sure! There's still a few appendages left to pull of this bug... |
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On 2013-02-01 10:50:17 +0000, Julie Bove said:
> "Janet" > wrote in message > T... >> In article >, says... >>> >>> "sf" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:36:58 +1100, "Farm1" > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> and yet Americans stereotype Brits as a country with no concept of >>>>>> long distance travel/ wild places :-) >>>>> >>>>> Indeed. >>>> >>>> Stereotyping is nothing new. Brits like Janet do it all the time to >>>> Americans. >>> >>> Quite true. >> >> Now that's quite unkind, Julie. I swear when I saw Honey Boo Boo and >> her mother in their kitchen I never thought of you. > > And I don't know why anyone would. That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie. |
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On 2013-02-01 06:00:45 +0000, sf said:
> Maybe I'm wrong and they really, really think the Australian outback is like > going through farmland in California - but I honestly don't think > they're that dumb. Not to get into a discussion of just exactly HOW dumb I am, but I didn't know that FARM1 was from Australia. She may say it frequently enough but I didn't notice it as the rationale of her initial post. I thought it was about packing a basket, which I do, but not because the only other option is roadkill. "Doesn't anyone else pack a basket when they are driving for a full day where there is no other option for food because of the destitute nature of the environment?" Yes. Everyone does. There, there ought to be enough rudeness, insult and arrogance in that to last another four days. |
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On 2013-02-01 12:16:43 +0000, Bryan said:
> On Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:29:09 PM UTC-6, gtr wrote: >> On 2013-02-01 04:02:56 +0000, Bryan said: >> >> >> >>> On Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:31:58 PM UTC-6, Farm1 wrote: >> >>>> "Bryan" > wrote in message >> >>>> >> >>>>> I figure London is just NYC with Beefeaters. :) >> >>>> >> >>>> LOL. Well you'll are in for a major, and very pleasant, surprise if >> >>>> you>> think that! >> >>> >> >>> I was joking, >> >> >> >> That's a joke?!? It sounded like unrependant arrogance! >> Arrogance I say! ;-) > > What does "unrependant" mean? It's a misspelling of unrepentant. |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2013020107464656783-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2013-02-01 10:50:17 +0000, Julie Bove said: > >> "Janet" > wrote in message >> T... >>> In article >, says... >>>> >>>> "sf" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:36:58 +1100, "Farm1" > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> and yet Americans stereotype Brits as a country with no concept of >>>>>>> long distance travel/ wild places :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Indeed. >>>>> >>>>> Stereotyping is nothing new. Brits like Janet do it all the time to >>>>> Americans. >>>> >>>> Quite true. >>> >>> Now that's quite unkind, Julie. I swear when I saw Honey Boo Boo and >>> her mother in their kitchen I never thought of you. >> >> And I don't know why anyone would. > > That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie. lol We have a saying here 'If wit was sh**, she would be constipated' <g> -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2013020107464656783-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2013-02-01 10:50:17 +0000, Julie Bove said: > >> "Janet" > wrote in message >> T... >>> In article >, says... >>>> >>>> "sf" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:36:58 +1100, "Farm1" > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> and yet Americans stereotype Brits as a country with no concept of >>>>>>> long distance travel/ wild places :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Indeed. >>>>> >>>>> Stereotyping is nothing new. Brits like Janet do it all the time to >>>>> Americans. >>>> >>>> Quite true. >>> >>> Now that's quite unkind, Julie. I swear when I saw Honey Boo Boo and >>> her mother in their kitchen I never thought of you. >> >> And I don't know why anyone would. > > That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie. Not in my opinion it wasn't. |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2013020107580056259-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2013-02-01 12:16:43 +0000, Bryan said: > >> On Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:29:09 PM UTC-6, gtr wrote: >>> On 2013-02-01 04:02:56 +0000, Bryan said: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:31:58 PM UTC-6, Farm1 wrote: >>> >>>>> "Bryan" > wrote in message >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>>> I figure London is just NYC with Beefeaters. :) >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> LOL. Well you'll are in for a major, and very pleasant, surprise if >>> >>>>> you>> think that! >>> >>>> >>> >>>> I was joking, >>> >>> >>> >>> That's a joke?!? It sounded like unrependant arrogance! >>> Arrogance I say! ;-) >> >> What does "unrependant" mean? > > It's a misspelling of unrepentant. And what does that mean? |
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On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 07:53:20 -0800, gtr > wrote:
> On 2013-02-01 06:00:45 +0000, sf said: > > > Maybe I'm wrong and they really, really think the Australian outback is like > > going through farmland in California - but I honestly don't think > > they're that dumb. > > Not to get into a discussion of just exactly HOW dumb I am, but I > didn't know that FARM1 was from Australia. She may say it frequently > enough but I didn't notice it as the rationale of her initial post. That's okay, gtr. I don't usually pay attention to where people come from either. I think there's only poster here who cares enough to make a federal case of it. > I > thought it was about packing a basket, which I do, but not because the > only other option is roadkill. > "Doesn't anyone else pack a basket when they are driving for a full day > where there is no other option for food because of the destitute nature > of the environment?" Yes. Everyone does. > > There, there ought to be enough rudeness, insult and arrogance in that > to last another four days. Heh. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On 2013-02-01 16:27:04 +0000, Julie Bove said:
>>> What does "unrependant" mean? >> >> It's a misspelling of unrepentant. > > And what does that mean? You have dictionary, use it! It means "disinclined to repent" say I. The dictionary says "showing no regret for one's wrong-doings". Can heat up your coffe while I'm up...? :-) |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2013020108511440189-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2013-02-01 16:25:52 +0000, Julie Bove said: > >> "gtr" > wrote in message >> news:2013020107464656783-xxx@yyyzzz... >>> On 2013-02-01 10:50:17 +0000, Julie Bove said: >>> >>>> "Janet" > wrote in message >>>> T... >>>>> In article >, >>>>> says... >>>>>> >>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message >>>>>> ... >>>>>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:36:58 +1100, "Farm1" > >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> and yet Americans stereotype Brits as a country with no concept of >>>>>>>>> long distance travel/ wild places :-) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Indeed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Stereotyping is nothing new. Brits like Janet do it all the time to >>>>>>> Americans. >>>>>> >>>>>> Quite true. >>>>> >>>>> Now that's quite unkind, Julie. I swear when I saw Honey Boo Boo and >>>>> her mother in their kitchen I never thought of you. >>>> >>>> And I don't know why anyone would. >>> >>> That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie. >> >> Not in my opinion it wasn't. > > I agree; I said that in sarcasm. Most of my current strategy for dealing > with the ceasless whining and bleating by FARM1 and Julie UK is now > couched this way. Julie UK??? Btw not all of us from UK are nasty ya know :))) O in UK -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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On 2013-02-01 17:03:00 +0000, Ophelia said:
> "gtr" > wrote in message news:2013020108511440189-xxx@yyyzzz... >> On 2013-02-01 16:25:52 +0000, Julie Bove said: >> >>> "gtr" > wrote in message >>> news:2013020107464656783-xxx@yyyzzz... >>>> On 2013-02-01 10:50:17 +0000, Julie Bove said: >>>> >>>>> "Janet" > wrote in message >>>>> T... >>>>>> In article >, >>>>>> says... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:36:58 +1100, "Farm1" > >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> and yet Americans stereotype Brits as a country with no concept of >>>>>>>>>> long distance travel/ wild places :-) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Indeed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Stereotyping is nothing new. Brits like Janet do it all the time to >>>>>>>> Americans. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Quite true. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now that's quite unkind, Julie. I swear when I saw Honey Boo Boo and >>>>>> her mother in their kitchen I never thought of you. >>>>> >>>>> And I don't know why anyone would. >>>> >>>> That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie. >>> >>> Not in my opinion it wasn't. >> >> I agree; I said that in sarcasm. Most of my current strategy for dealing >> with the ceasless whining and bleating by FARM1 and Julie UK is now >> couched this way. > > Julie UK??? Oops. That's Janet UK, a thousand pardons to all Julie's of the work. And all the Brits as well. > Btw not all of us from UK are nasty ya know :))) No, but the rest of you have to work over time! |
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On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:25:52 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote: > > That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie. > > Not in my opinion it wasn't. Julie, he was insulting the insult. Maybe he should have spelled it "so****ticayted". -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:25:52 -0800, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: > >> > That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie. >> >> Not in my opinion it wasn't. > > Julie, he was insulting the insult. Maybe he should have spelled it > "so****ticayted". Sounds fairynuff! -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2013020109492633223-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2013-02-01 17:03:00 +0000, Ophelia said: > >> "gtr" > wrote in message >> news:2013020108511440189-xxx@yyyzzz... >>> On 2013-02-01 16:25:52 +0000, Julie Bove said: >>> >>>> "gtr" > wrote in message >>>> news:2013020107464656783-xxx@yyyzzz... >>>>> On 2013-02-01 10:50:17 +0000, Julie Bove said: >>>>> >>>>>> "Janet" > wrote in message >>>>>> T... >>>>>>> In article >, >>>>>>> says... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message >>>>>>>> ... >>>>>>>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:36:58 +1100, "Farm1" > >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> and yet Americans stereotype Brits as a country with no concept >>>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>>>> long distance travel/ wild places :-) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Indeed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Stereotyping is nothing new. Brits like Janet do it all the time >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> Americans. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Quite true. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now that's quite unkind, Julie. I swear when I saw Honey Boo Boo and >>>>>>> her mother in their kitchen I never thought of you. >>>>>> >>>>>> And I don't know why anyone would. >>>>> >>>>> That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie. >>>> >>>> Not in my opinion it wasn't. >>> >>> I agree; I said that in sarcasm. Most of my current strategy for dealing >>> with the ceasless whining and bleating by FARM1 and Julie UK is now >>> couched this way. >> >> Julie UK??? > > Oops. That's Janet UK, a thousand pardons to all Julie's of the work. And > all the Brits as well. > >> Btw not all of us from UK are nasty ya know :))) > > No, but the rest of you have to work over time! Huh, ain't that the truth:( -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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Julie Bove wrote:
> > "jmcquown" > wrote in message > ... > > On 1/31/2013 11:03 AM, sf wrote: > >> I guess using modest euphemisms in polite society is a holdover from > >> the Victorian age with a bit of Puritanism thrown in for good measure. > >> Otherwise, we'd be more explicit and just say we took a **** or went > >> for a dump. Mostly people call using a public toilet what it is: a > >> toilet. Alternatively, they also call it the ladies room or the john > >> when they aren't calling it a bathroom. Grandpa used to say he was > >> going to see a man about a horse, but nobody talks like that anymore. > >> > >> Much of the world doesn't have anything near the size or complexity of > >> our bathrooms, some of which are the size of small apartment that > >> would be used to house multiple people in some countries. > > > > HGTV is not indicative of a classic American bathroom. Those people have > > more money than sense. Or they have no money but expect to be able to buy > > what they've seen on television. Heh. > > > > Common sense: A small bathroom is less bathroom to clean. How much time > > does a person actually spend in the bathroom every day? I don't know > > about anyone else but I don't hang out in the bathroom. > > I have a stupidly huge bathroom now. But it's a very poor design. There > are two sinks but they placed the free standing shower so close to the > second sink that you almost have to shimmy along that wall to get to it. > Because of that, we not only rarely use that sink but also the cabinet > underneath it. Plus it is really difficult to get into that cabinet because > you can't fully open the doors. To get to what's down there can sometimes > involve using a reaching tool and a flashlight. > > I did use the tub when we first moved in. It's a huge, jetted one. But... > The water heater we have isn't big enough to provide enough hot water to > fill the thing. So you'd have to choose between a hot bath with no jets or > a warm one with. Plus it has so many varying levels and textures of > surfaces along the edge of it. You'd almost need a picture to see what I > mean. Very difficult to get out of. There's not a wide enough flat surface > there to even sit on to try to swing your legs over. So getting in and out > means straddling all of those surfaces which amount to about being a foot > thick. After I slipped and fell a few times and so did my daughter, we quit > using it for bathing. I tried a wide variety of non-skid products but there > was always some drawback to them. I also had to put one over the slippery > side of the tub. So now it's only used for hand washing. What a waste! Julie. another weird story. You said you have "a stupidly huge bathroom" but then you say how the space is so crowded. And you only use your bathtub/jacuzzi for handwashing now? LOL! |
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Farm1 wrote:
> > I just wish the bath didn't seemto always end up with so much dust and dead > flying bugs in it so quickly. I seem to be always cleaning it out and not > ever having had a bath in it in between times. Try taking a bath once a week vs once a month. > > Note to self: check to see if dead bugs comment will result in 'you're a > filthy mare' type responses. Did my comment qualify? heheh ;) Gary |
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sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:50:21 +1100, "Farm1" > > wrote: > > > I just wish the bath didn't seemto always end up with so much dust and dead > > flying bugs in it so quickly. I seem to be always cleaning it out and not > > ever having had a bath in it in between times. > > Mine collects dust too. Fortunately, I have two 2 year old > granddaughters who love to take baths - so my tub is in good use for > now. And for you too, Barbara. Try once a week vs once per month. Geez....I take two showers per day, no dust or bugs collect. Give me a break! Gary |
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sf wrote:
> > > > I see an awful lot of British and Australian slang being used here and > > > other places. It can be hard for us Americans to know what is meant by > > > that too. > > > > That's no ignorance, it's arrogance! > > Americans are so stupid. We should be shot on sight by the more > cultured of cultures. Sadly, I agree. How dare we? ;) |
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On 2013-02-01 19:02:05 +0000, Gary said:
> Julie. another weird story. You said you have "a stupidly huge bathroom" > but then you say how the space is so crowded. And you only use your > bathtub/jacuzzi for handwashing now? LOL! It's funny how you buy things with big plans, like electronics with all the features, but in th end you use only the bare minimum. As a musician I've bought all kinds of hot-diggity equipment, and over the years find myself molting all but the bare minimum. In the end I am in the yard with a uke or a trombone and feel free. I've encountered *very* expensive instruments in other people's homes and heard the story of how they had big plans to learn to play the thing, but decided to watch football on their weekend afternoons instead. |
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On 2013-02-01 19:06:45 +0000, Gary said:
> sf wrote: >> >> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:50:21 +1100, "Farm1" > >> wrote: >> >>> I just wish the bath didn't seemto always end up with so much dust and dead >>> flying bugs in it so quickly. I seem to be always cleaning it out and not >>> ever having had a bath in it in between times. >> >> Mine collects dust too. Fortunately, I have two 2 year old >> granddaughters who love to take baths - so my tub is in good use for >> now. > > And for you too, Barbara. Try once a week vs once per month. > Geez....I take two showers per day, no dust or bugs collect. Give me a > break! In some rugged landscapes bugs collect the minute you turn the water off. They need hydration! I've found an even easier solution to the horrers of bugs-in-bathtub: I bathe once a quarter but leave shower on all day long. That'll get 'em! |
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On 2013-02-01 17:50:43 +0000, sf said:
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:25:52 -0800, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: > >>> That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie. >> >> Not in my opinion it wasn't. > > Julie, he was insulting the insult. Maybe he should have spelled it > "so****ticayted". I take that as a personal insult, and indicative of the kind of rudeness demostrated by people whose names begin, ostensibly, with an "s"; they are universally hobbled by an anemic cultural legacy. |
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On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote:
> Julie UK That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:06:45 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> sf wrote: > > > > On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:50:21 +1100, "Farm1" > > > wrote: > > > > > I just wish the bath didn't seemto always end up with so much dust and dead > > > flying bugs in it so quickly. I seem to be always cleaning it out and not > > > ever having had a bath in it in between times. > > > > Mine collects dust too. Fortunately, I have two 2 year old > > granddaughters who love to take baths - so my tub is in good use for > > now. > > And for you too, Barbara. Try once a week vs once per month. > Geez....I take two showers per day, no dust or bugs collect. Give me a > break! > Separate tub and shower, Gary. I could shower all day long and the tub would remain dusty. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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Janet wrote:
> > In article >, > says... > > > > Americans are so stupid. We should be shot on sight by the more > > cultured of cultures. > > Unless you're all getting too damn lazy, Americans don't need other > cultures to shoot you on sight. You're making a fine job of that all by > yourselves. > > Janet UK Culture envy of the US, that's all. We have no problem here. You certainly do though, evidently. G. |
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Julie Bove wrote:
> > "Janet" > wrote in message > T... > > In article >, says... > >> > >> "sf" > wrote in message > >> ... > >> > On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:36:58 +1100, "Farm1" > > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> > and yet Americans stereotype Brits as a country with no concept of > >> >> > long distance travel/ wild places :-) > >> >> > >> >> Indeed. > >> > > >> > Stereotyping is nothing new. Brits like Janet do it all the time to > >> > Americans. > >> > >> Quite true. > > > > Now that's quite unkind, Julie. I swear when I saw Honey Boo Boo and > > her mother in their kitchen I never thought of you. > > And I don't know why anyone would. When I saw the Honey Boo Boo and her mother show, I thought of Janet UK ;) |
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On 2013-02-01 18:02:09 +0000, Ophelia said:
>>> Julie UK??? >> >> Oops. That's Janet UK, a thousand pardons to all Julie's of the work. Dang! That should be "world". >> And all the Brits as well. >> >>> Btw not all of us from UK are nasty ya know :))) >> >> No, but the rest of you have to work over time! > > Huh, ain't that the truth:( It's a curiosity, and certainly warrants a momentary off-ramp from the off-ramp of the off-ramp while my tea steeps. People tend to the evaluations, when possible, based on what they experience. Sure there are a lot of tabloid TV-watchers who "hate the French" because they are told to; they are told the French are arrogant, snooty, sophisticated (Unitedstatesian for "bad"). But if you hang with a few French people, you find the French seemingly only have a birthplace in common. Sadly, there are a few a-holes that tend to give their countries, professions, or pastimes a really bad image. Even more sadly for me, there are many Americans roaming the world for whom this seems their raison d'etre. And the wide international distribution of our "news" doesn't help. That's the reason that the first thing I learn in a new language is this: "Hello, I am a Canadian." Having a maple leaf stuck to every flat surface in my baggage--also helpful. When it comes to Brits-in-the-US, I find they seem to fall into two categories; the tight-ass BBC-voiced, dour and humorless school-marm/accountant, and then the loud and boisterous lower-class types that are a lot of fun but a bit exhausting for me. I assume my categories are hopelessly misinformed because I've only met/hung with 20 or 30 Brits in my whole life. Better said they are examples of Brits that make it to my environment and I would say that is no example of a Brit anymore than the kind of Amerian that washes up on London. Burther movies and TV (never your friend in this regard) classify similarly, just as they have tight ****ed-upd little categories for Arabs, French, Japanese, et al. And that's why I love MIke Leigh movies, and love them more than I can say Tea's done! |
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On 2013-02-01 19:23:58 +0000, sf said:
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote: > >> Julie UK > > That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington. Apologies to Washington while I'm dispensing. |
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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2013020111392711639-xxx@yyyzzz... > On 2013-02-01 18:02:09 +0000, Ophelia said: > >>>> Julie UK??? >>> >>> Oops. That's Janet UK, a thousand pardons to all Julie's of the work. > > Dang! That should be "world". > >>> And all the Brits as well. >>> >>>> Btw not all of us from UK are nasty ya know :))) >>> >>> No, but the rest of you have to work over time! >> >> Huh, ain't that the truth:( > > It's a curiosity, and certainly warrants a momentary off-ramp from the > off-ramp of the off-ramp while my tea steeps. > > People tend to the evaluations, when possible, based on what they > experience. Sure there are a lot of tabloid TV-watchers who "hate the > French" because they are told to; they are told the French are arrogant, > snooty, sophisticated (Unitedstatesian for "bad"). But if you hang with a > few French people, you find the French seemingly only have a birthplace in > common. > > Sadly, there are a few a-holes that tend to give their countries, > professions, or pastimes a really bad image. Even more sadly for me, there > are many Americans roaming the world for whom this seems their raison > d'etre. And the wide international distribution of our "news" doesn't > help. That's the reason that the first thing I learn in a new language is > this: "Hello, I am a Canadian." Having a maple leaf stuck to every flat > surface in my baggage--also helpful. > > When it comes to Brits-in-the-US, I find they seem to fall into two > categories; the tight-ass BBC-voiced, dour and humorless > school-marm/accountant, and then the loud and boisterous lower-class types > that are a lot of fun but a bit exhausting for me. > > I assume my categories are hopelessly misinformed because I've only > met/hung with 20 or 30 Brits in my whole life. Better said they are > examples of Brits that make it to my environment and I would say that is > no example of a Brit anymore than the kind of Amerian that washes up on > London. Burther movies and TV (never your friend in this regard) classify > similarly, just as they have tight ****ed-upd little categories for Arabs, > French, Japanese, et al. > > And that's why I love MIke Leigh movies, and love them more than I can say > > Tea's done! Enjoy the tea! In this environment once can only go by the written word. Kindness/helpfulness/nastiness/bitchiness/vileness can all shine though. We can only take our pick as to what we like to read and respond to. I tend to gravitate to kindness/helpfulness etc because the rotten stuff turns my stomach. Unfortunately, some people think they are being clever by bullying but it doesn't impress me at all. You and others will take what you find and react as you will, but for me ... nah I am not interested in the poison and bullying and I will kick against it if I can. -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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On 01/02/2013 2:02 PM, Gary wrote:
>> I did use the tub when we first moved in. It's a huge, jetted one. But... >> The water heater we have isn't big enough to provide enough hot water to >> fill the thing. So you'd have to choose between a hot bath with no jets or >> a warm one with. Plus it has so many varying levels and textures of >> surfaces along the edge of it. You'd almost need a picture to see what I >> mean. Very difficult to get out of. There's not a wide enough flat surface >> there to even sit on to try to swing your legs over. So getting in and out >> means straddling all of those surfaces which amount to about being a foot >> thick. After I slipped and fell a few times and so did my daughter, we quit >> using it for bathing. I tried a wide variety of non-skid products but there >> was always some drawback to them. I also had to put one over the slippery >> side of the tub. So now it's only used for hand washing. What a waste! > > > Julie. another weird story. You said you have "a stupidly huge bathroom" > but then you say how the space is so crowded. And you only use your > bathtub/jacuzzi for handwashing now? LOL! > I should take her out of the filter for the comedic value of here posts. A bathtub so big that she can't fill it with hot water, and then she has trouble getting out of it. Maybe she needs to call Greenpeace, but they might try to push her into the ocean. |
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On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:29:57 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> We have no problem here. You certainly do though, evidently. And very bitter too. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On 2013-02-01 19:09:37 +0000, Gary said:
> sf wrote: >> > >>>> I see an awful lot of British and Australian slang being used here and >>>> other places. It can be hard for us Americans to know what is meant by >>>> that too. >>> >>> That's no ignorance, it's arrogance! >> >> Americans are so stupid. We should be shot on sight by the more >> cultured of cultures. > > Sadly, I agree. How dare we? ;) Actually with ~48k in hand-gun deaths, we're doing a pretty good job of it. We'll do more when the UnUnitedstatesians up their game of self-annihilation. |
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