In news:8u8svvsljdmmhu4n3273i7uv8vd551d88t@4ax.com,
JJD <jefdrab@newsguy.com> radiated into the WorldWideWait:
> On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:32:27 -0600, "Duke of URL"
> <macbenahATkdsiDOTnet> wrote:
>
>>>>>>>>>>> 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.

Re-worded Upon Further Comsideration:
He's *nglish, therefore not allowed to wear any neckware but a
regimental tie.