Re: why does this newsgroup have beasts

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:10:16 -0800, John Larkin wrote:

> On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:54:22 +0100, Paul Burridge
> <pb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>On 21 Dec 2005 17:20:48 -0800, bill.sloman@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>>We could do with more civilising influences, but the one's we've got
>>>don't seem to get much credit for their efforts.
>>
>>And that would be *you* would it, Bill??
>
> Read "civilizing influences" as "sufficiently pompous insults."
>
> John

Oh, come on, John! You, of all people, should know that in order for
a person to be pompous, they have to have something to pomp!

;-)

Cheers!
Rich


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