Re: Why do British hate american culture?
Attila the Hun wrote:
> Rick wrote:
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> > JJD wrote:
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> >>On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:32:27 -0600, "Duke of URL"
> >><macbenahATkdsiDOTnet> wrote:
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>And they say the British Class structure is dead.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>Who says that?
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>Foreigners, I would imagine. And poor people.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>A popular, but unsubstantiated myth - have no truck
> >>>>>>>>>>>with it. That's my advice.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>Trucks are too frightfully proletarian for this thread, Jeff.
> >>>>>>>>>>Landaus, broughams and coupes de ville, those are the sorts
> >>>>>>>>>>of transport for a pukka British chap.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>One has Jaguars.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Jaguars are too frightfully proletarian also, having been taken
> >>>>>>>>over by the dreadful Ford chappie. Best stick to Rolls Royce
> >>>>>>>>or Bentley - oops, they're now German aren't they? How about
> >>>>>>>>Aston Martin and Lotus?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Had the Asters out to 130mph last week, but that was just on
> >>>>>>>one's driveway, so it's not a true indication.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>So it was you I passed in my 72 Crown Vic. I thought it was the
> >>>>>>Geiko Lizard.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Was I wearing a cravat and sporting a pipe?
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I thought there was a law against driving one without the requsite
> >>>>attire. Was it a tartan cravat or a yellow one?
> >>>
> >>>He's *nglish, therefore not allowed to wear anything but a regimental
> >>>tie.
> >>>
> >>
> >>A significant portion of that is quite erroneous.
> >>
> >>JJD
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> You've got him lost for words, JJD.
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Nah, just had to rethink if I wanted to post my reply or not. I'm not sure
if the reply would be received with the humor which was intended when it was
written..
I hit cancel, but it was too late. I'd done been sent.
"The debbil made me do it."
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