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Jetman just crossed the Channel from Calais to Dover at 200km/h
no videoyet available but
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1l2ul_jet-man-yves-rossi-le-nouvel-icare_extreme
Congrats Yves Rossi !
Marc
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"m_a_r_c" <jac### [at] wanadoo fr> a écrit dans le message de news:
48dcd590@news.povray.org...
> Jetman just crossed the Channel from Calais to Dover at 200km/h
> no videoyet available but
> http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1l2ul_jet-man-yves-rossi-le-nouvel-icare_extreme
> Congrats Yves Rossi !
>
> Marc
>
This guy probably didn't trust the Eurostar too much...
Xavier
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"Xavier Manget" <NOS### [at] NOSPAMfreefr> a écrit dans le message
de news: 48dd69b5$1@news.povray.org...
>
> "m_a_r_c" <jac### [at] wanadoofr> a écrit dans le message de
> news: 48dcd590@news.povray.org...
>> Jetman just crossed the Channel from Calais to Dover at 200km/h
>> no videoyet available but
>> http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1l2ul_jet-man-yves-rossi-le-nouvel-icare_extreme
>> Congrats Yves Rossi !
>>
>> Marc
>>
>
> This guy probably didn't trust the Eurostar too much...
>
> Xavier
Oh maybe but he still needs a parachute to land due to the size of his
bollocks. :-)
Marc
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What is Englang?
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- Warp
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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> a écrit dans le message de news:
48ddf682@news.povray.org...
> What is Englang?
>
An islang between Netherlang and Irelang
(about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
Marc (stubborn me?)
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m_a_r_c wrote:
> "Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 48ddf682@news.povray.org...
>> What is Englang?
>>
> An islang between Netherlang and Irelang
> (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
>
> Marc (stubborn me?)
>
>
Not quite right, but close.
Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
:-D
John
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Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
> Not quite right, but close.
> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
> :-D
What's the difference between English and British?
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Warp wrote:
> Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>> Not quite right, but close.
>> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
>> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
>> :-D
>
> What's the difference between English and British?
>
I am English and therefore British
Stephen is Scottish and therefore also British
England, Scotland, Wales and (arguably) Northern Ireland are part of
Great Britain and their inhabitants are British as well as having their
own native nationality (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish)
John
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>> What's the difference between English and British?
>>
> I am English and therefore British
> Stephen is Scottish and therefore also British
>
> England, Scotland, Wales and (arguably) Northern Ireland are part of
> Great Britain and their inhabitants are British as well as having their
> own native nationality (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish)
Somebody draw a Venn diagram!
--
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> > Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
> >> Not quite right, but close.
> >> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
> >> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
> >> :-D
> >
> > What's the difference between English and British?
> >
> I am English and therefore British
> Stephen is Scottish and therefore also British
> England, Scotland, Wales and (arguably) Northern Ireland are part of
> Great Britain and their inhabitants are British as well as having their
> own native nationality (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish)
I was expecting a humoristic answer, in par with the tone of this thread.
OTOH, some might argue that your answer *is* humoristic...
--
- Warp
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Warp wrote:
>
> I was expecting a humoristic answer, in par with the tone of this thread.
>
> OTOH, some might argue that your answer *is* humoristic...
>
Oh, its humour you want ...
A Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scot go out to a pub and order 3 pints.
They each find a fly floating on the top of their mugs. The Englishman
says, "Bartender, can I have a spoon?" and quietly removes the fly from
his brew. The Irishman says, "Get out of there!" and flicks the fly
away with a finger. The Scot picks up the fly with his fingers and says,
"Alright ya wee bastard. Spit it out. Now!"
John
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On 27 Sep 2008 07:50:45 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>> Not quite right, but close.
>> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
>> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
>> :-D
>
> What's the difference between English and British?
About 500 Years
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On 27 Sep 2008 07:50:45 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>
>> Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>>> Not quite right, but close.
>>> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
>>> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
>>> :-D
>> What's the difference between English and British?
>
> About 500 Years
Ooh, deep; and on a Saturday afternoon too :-)
John
--
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:55:17 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>
>England, Scotland, Wales and (arguably) Northern Ireland are part of
>Great Britain and their inhabitants are British as well as having their
>own native nationality (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish)
My understanding is, Britain is that part of these Sceptred Isles that was under
Roman occupation. That is England and Wales. When Scotland joined the union
became known as Great Britain. When the Irish Free State got independence the
union became known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Nothern Ireland is sometimes known as Ulster but in fact, part of Ulster is in
Eire.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Warp wrote:
>
> What's the difference between English and British?
>
'bout the same as between hämäläinen and suomalainen.
--
Eero "Aero" Ahonen
http://www.zbxt.net
aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid
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Eero Ahonen wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>>
>> What's the difference between English and British?
>>
>
> 'bout the same as between hämäläinen and suomalainen.
>
You took the words right out of my mouth ;-)
John
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:28:37 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On 27 Sep 2008 07:50:45 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>>
>>> Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>>>> Not quite right, but close.
>>>> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
>>>> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
>>>> :-D
>>> What's the difference between English and British?
>>
>> About 500 Years
>Ooh, deep; and on a Saturday afternoon too :-)
>
He wanted humour ;)
And not as deep as this vail of tears caused by the misfortunes of history.
Ochone! Ochone!
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:43:49 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>Eero Ahonen wrote:
>> Warp wrote:
>>>
>>> What's the difference between English and British?
>>>
>>
>> 'bout the same as between hämäläinen and suomalainen.
>>
>You took the words right out of my mouth ;-)
>
I hope he washed it :)
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:28:37 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> On 27 Sep 2008 07:50:45 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>>>>> Not quite right, but close.
>>>>> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
>>>>> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
>>>>> :-D
>>>> What's the difference between English and British?
>>> About 500 Years
>> Ooh, deep; and on a Saturday afternoon too :-)
>>
> He wanted humour ;)
>
> And not as deep as this vail of tears caused by the misfortunes of history.
> Ochone! Ochone!
You got everything you deserved, you thieving border reivers :-)
--
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:35:46 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>You got everything you deserved, you thieving border reivers :-)
Not me, I'm a lowlander. The problem with the borders is that they're too near
that other place. That and inbreeding :)
--
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Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:35:46 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>
>> You got everything you deserved, you thieving border reivers :-)
>
> Not me, I'm a lowlander. The problem with the borders is that they're too near
> that other place.
Come over here and say that.
Oh, wait... :-)
(And thus was war declared between the noble and courageous English and
the other lot up in the chilly wastes that even the Romans didn't want)
:-D
--
"Eppur si muove" - Galileo Galilei
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:49:08 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>
>Come over here and say that.
I'd rather come over to the round table and discuss it over a civilised drink.
Maybe the week after next? With any luck I will be finished in Wales by the 3rd
and the end of the month at the latest. I do have something else lined up but it
is oop north bonny lad.
>Oh, wait... :-)
>
Yup!
>(And thus was war declared between the noble and courageous English and
>the other lot up in the chilly wastes that even the Romans didn't want)
>
Not a war but a lesson in manners ;)
And they did want it.
Haven't you heard the song Roman in the Gloamin <g> {as Gail posts}
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Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:43:49 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>
>> Eero Ahonen wrote:
>>> Warp wrote:
>>>> What's the difference between English and British?
>>>>
>>> 'bout the same as between hämäläinen and suomalainen.
>>>
>> You took the words right out of my mouth ;-)
>>
>
> I hope he washed it :)
Don't worry, I used gloves.
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http://www.zbxt.net
aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:02:44 +0300, Eero Ahonen
<aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid> wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:43:49 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>>
>>> Eero Ahonen wrote:
>>>> Warp wrote:
>>>>> What's the difference between English and British?
>>>>>
>>>> 'bout the same as between hämäläinen and suomalainen.
>>>>
>>> You took the words right out of my mouth ;-)
>>>
>>
>> I hope he washed it :)
>
>Don't worry, I used gloves.
Good! I can sleep at nights, now ;)
--
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Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> I'd rather come over to the round table and discuss it over a civilised drink.
> Maybe the week after next? With any luck I will be finished in Wales by the 3rd
> and the end of the month at the latest. I do have something else lined up but it
> is oop north bonny lad.
Date sounds good to me atm. Only sticking point may be the Kat's leg
which, it seems, is not healing as fast as the medics would like :-( The
latest estimate for removal of new-fangled support thingie is November
at the earliest. However, I'm sure she will not begrudge me a pint or
two with you.
> Not a war but a lesson in manners ;)
> And they did want it.
A lesson in manners?! It wasn't my lot who considered going to battle
stark naked and painted blue was the action of a civilised gentleman.
No, we wore well-pressed pin-stripe armour with chain-mail vests
underneath as our mummies had always told us to
> Haven't you heard the song Roman in the Gloamin <g> {as Gail posts}
:-) Didn't they (the Romans) manage to lose (as in mislay) a couple of
legions up there?
John
--
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On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:24:25 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> I'd rather come over to the round table and discuss it over a civilised drink.
>> Maybe the week after next? With any luck I will be finished in Wales by the 3rd
>> and the end of the month at the latest. I do have something else lined up but it
>> is oop north bonny lad.
>
>Date sounds good to me atm. Only sticking point may be the Kat's leg
>which, it seems, is not healing as fast as the medics would like :-( The
>latest estimate for removal of new-fangled support thingie is November
>at the earliest. However, I'm sure she will not begrudge me a pint or
>two with you.
>
I'm sorry to hear that, it kind of disproves that Kats always land on their feet
:)
When we do meet up we'd better keep it to one bucket each ;)
>> Not a war but a lesson in manners ;)
>> And they did want it.
>
>A lesson in manners?! It wasn't my lot who considered going to battle
>stark naked and painted blue was the action of a civilised gentleman.
>No, we wore well-pressed pin-stripe armour with chain-mail vests
>underneath as our mummies had always told us to
>
Ah! The Rangers fans. What can I say?
Other than it is supposed to sicken the enemy and disable them with either
boaking or laughter.
>> Haven't you heard the song Roman in the Gloamin <g> {as Gail posts}
>
>:-) Didn't they (the Romans) manage to lose (as in mislay) a couple of
>legions up there?
>
True but we cheated. There were three Picts and only one legion of Romans. And
that was the start of the end for them. It was after that that the Romans built
their walls across the country.
It is at this point we normally point out that along with America we have never
been conquered by another country. Which is more than can be said for our
neighbours {By the Romans, Danes, Germans (Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians, and
Franks) French (Normans)}
Here endeth the Sunday lesson
:P
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Regards
Stephen
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