Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 01:27:22 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Jamie Jones <jamie@bishopston.net> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The Power to Serve England Message-ID: <20000611012722.I233@parish> In-Reply-To: <200006110014.BAA95981@bishopston.net>; from jamie@bishopston.net on Sun, Jun 11, 2000 at 01:14:05AM %2B0100 References: <20000611003809.G233@parish> <200006110014.BAA95981@bishopston.net>
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On Sun, Jun 11, 2000 at 01:14:05AM +0100, Jamie Jones wrote:
>
> > Having actually visited the URL in the original post I find:
> >
> > There are MANY news hierarchies related to this part of the
> > world including, but not limited to:
> >
> > uk.*
> > scot.*
> > wales.*
> > ie.* (Ireland)
> > ni.* (Northern Ireland)
> > south-wales.*
> >
> > england.* is the newest hierarchy to join the fold.
> >
> > So perhaps I should be asking "What are so special about the scot.*
> > and wales.* groups, as to not include we English"
> >
> > [ducks and runs] :)
>
> After my post, I noticed those too.. I didn't know all those existed..
> Damn, I hoped you wouldn't see them :-)
>
> If they contains things more "generic" than:
>
> wales.sheep-shagging
ROFL.
I can relate to that. After all, I was dancing with a blow-up sheep in
the pub last night :-/
> wales.mining
> wales.valleychoirs
> wales.funny-languages-with-loads-of-vowels.gogogoch
Yes, I can pronounce
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwilllantysiliogoggoch
(why does ispell(1) show that as an unknown word?)
> wales.taffy-ate-my-leek
> scot.haggis
> scot.caber-tossing
>
> etc., then I'd have to agree with you!
>
> :-)
>
> Cheers, Jamie
>
>
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