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1 16th May 16:53
peter j ross
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On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 05:23:16 GMT, a team of surgeons from
alt.sailing.asa removed the following benign growth from Bertie the
Bunyip:


NUKE FRANCE!!!!!!!!

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2 16th May 16:53
bertie the bunyip
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C'mon now. Nothing wrong with France or the French!
Good food, pretty women, a terrific attitude towards just about everyhting
except the environment!


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3 16th May 16:53
toric kaltar
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That is one thing I accept whole heartedly from the English.

NUKE FRANCE!!!!!!!!
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4 17th May 06:22
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Arthur was a legend, and, if there was any basis for his existence, he
could have been any one of a number of nationalities.

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5 18th May 20:35
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Look guys... this is all really interesting and all... but if you're not
flaming anyone.. please keep it in your own group will ya... it's driving me
into narcolepsy.

CM

| According to Bogman <bogman@btinternet.com>:
| > The Welsh character is generally too introverted. I would say the opposite
| > is the case with the Cornish and the Irish. It would seem that there were
| > several Arthurs. The original Arthur seems to have originated in the area of
| > Hadrian's Wall. There is no evidence that he ever fought any Saxons, but the
| > Romano-British of the time needed a hero, so the rather dubious Arthur
| > became their hero. Arthur became a popular name and other heroes called
| > Arthur arose to defend their territory.
|
| I was wondering when someone would set everyone straight and point
| out that Arthur was indeed a northern English chap. Probably a
| Newcastle supporter an'all.
|
| Chris.
| --
| [...] Indeed I was myself tricked into menial shop duty on a Thursday. A
| smelly chap came in and asked me to play him a record: "Through the big
| speakers!" "These, my dear chap, are filing cabinets." I responded. I
| flicked the radio on, and he started to dance. To an interview with Kenny
| Dalglish. -- The Macc Lads' Slimy Git on the perils of manning a high-
| street record shop on pension day.
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6 18th May 20:35
peter j ross
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On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 22:40:06 GMT, a team of surgeons from
alt.sailing.asa removed the following benign growth from Bertie the
Bunyip:

You wouldn't dare say that in the Flonk.

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7 18th May 20:35
peter j ross
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On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 18:03:32 +0100, a team of surgeons from
alt.sailing.asa removed the following benign growth from Kingsley
Matthews:

Since Arthur was almost entirely invented by a man called Chrétien de
Troyes, I suspect he wasn't Australian.

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8 18th May 20:35
capt. mooron
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Nahahahahahahahaaaaaa....

CM


| What about the Cornovuti you crum, get to alt.goat at once!
| "Capt. Mooron" <overproof@mooron.ca> wrote in message
| news:imw2b.61924$PD3.4636283@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
| : Look guys... this is all really interesting and all... but if you're not
| : flaming anyone.. please keep it in your own group will ya... it's
driving
| me
| : into narcolepsy.
| :
| : CM | :
| : "Chris Hedley" <cbh@remove-me.chrishedley.com> wrote in message | : news:qd2eib.q2f.ln@teapot.cbhnet...
| : | According to Bogman <bogman@btinternet.com>:
| : | > The Welsh character is generally too introverted. I would say the | : opposite
| : | > is the case with the Cornish and the Irish. It would seem that there | : were
| : | > several Arthurs. The original Arthur seems to have originated in the | : area of
| : | > Hadrian's Wall. There is no evidence that he ever fought any Saxons,
| but | : the
| : | > Romano-British of the time needed a hero, so the rather dubious Arthur
| : | > became their hero. Arthur became a popular name and other heroes | called
| : | > Arthur arose to defend their territory.
| : |
| : | I was wondering when someone would set everyone straight and point
| : | out that Arthur was indeed a northern English chap. Probably a
| : | Newcastle supporter an'all.
| : |
| : | Chris.
| : | --
| : | [...] Indeed I was myself tricked into menial shop duty on a Thursday.
| A
| : | smelly chap came in and asked me to play him a record: "Through the
big
| : | speakers!" "These, my dear chap, are filing cabinets." I responded.
I
| : | flicked the radio on, and he started to dance. To an interview with
| Kenny
| : | Dalglish. -- The Macc Lads' Slimy Git on the perils of manning a
high-
| : | street record shop on pension day.
| :
| :
|
|
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9 21st August 05:57
nigel
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Whilst were on the subject of 'as thick as 1,000 year old pig shit'
what should we think of some one who writes
'I have found this newsgroup to be the best Celtic newsgroup'
and cross posts it to 3 groups ?
did I miss something?
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10 21st August 05:57
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Maybe they are trying to tell you to read the posting 3 times for your
plateau of comprehension. Finally once you understand what you have read
you have it licked.
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