Re: Bill of Rights contest

[Robert Peffers]

"Art Deco" <art_...@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> Phillip Kyle <philkylen...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>ah <splif...@gmail.com> verbally sodomised in
>>news:NChmf.2071$Wo2.431@trnddc04:
>>
>>> Art Deco wrote:
>>>> ah <splif...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Art Deco wrote:
>>>>>> ah <splif...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Alan Holmes wrote:
>>>>>>>> "ah" <splif...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:n_zlf.8131$H84.1730@trnddc04...
>>>>>>>>> Phillip Kyle wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> ah <splif...@gmail.com> verbally sodomised in
>>>>>>>>>> news:bZzkf.7782$a%.1496@trnddc05:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Dave wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Phillip Kyle wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Harry Bloomfield" <harry.m1...@tiscali.co.uk> verbally
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sodomised in news:mn.e43d7d5b2...@tiscali.co.uk:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ian formulated the question :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Who would you believe; the trained professional with a vested
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>interest or an untrained amateur with nothing better to do?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>In this case, the untrained amateur who is willing to to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>devote the time and effort to it. The professionals do not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>usually work for free.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's why they're called professionals.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> And again
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Why are you posting this in demon.local?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yes, why?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Note: no response.
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> ah
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's because you wouldn't take any notice.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Quiet, K0ok.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quiet, K0ok.
>>>>>
>>>>>Quiet, K0ok.
>>>>
>>>> Quiet, K0ok.
>>>
>>> Quiet, K0ok.
>>
>>Quiet, K0ok.
>
> Quiet, K0ok.
>
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[Robert Peffers]

[Robert Peffers]

[Robert Peffers]

"Art Deco" <art_...@127.0.0.1> wrote in message

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> The Really Bad Poetry Insugency
> <The_McGonag...@KEEPCRAPOUTOFfinhall.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Thank you for visiting soc.culture.scottish in pursuit of education.
>
> Spammer.
>>
>>Today's (Dec 10th 05) poetic gem is Mcgonagall's
>>
>>An Address to the New Tay Bridge
>>
>>BEAUTIFUL new railway bridge of the Silvery Tay,
>>With your strong brick piers and buttresses in so grand array,
>>And your thirteen central girders, which seem to my eye
>>Strong enough all windy storms to defy.
>>And as I gaze upon thee my heart feels gay,
>>Because thou are the greatest railway bridge of the present day,
>>And can be seen for miles away
>> From North, South, East or West of the Tay
>>On a beautiful and clear sunshiny day,
>>And ought to make the hearts of the "Mars" boys feel gay,
>>Because thine equal nowhere can be seen,
>>Only near by Dundee and the bonnie Magdalen Green.
>>Beautiful new railway bridge of the Silvery Tay,
>>With thy beautiful side-screens along your railway,
>>Which will be a great protection on a windy day,
>>So as the railway carriages won't be blown away,
>>And ought to cheer the hearts of the passengers night and day
>>As they are conveyed along thy beautiful railway,
>>And towering above the Silvery Tay,
>>Spanning the beautiful river shore to shore
>>Upwards of two miles and more,
>>Which is most beautiful to be seen
>>Near by Dundee and the bonnie Magdalen Green,
>>Thy structure to my eye seems strong and grand,
>>And the workmanship most skilfully planned;
>>And I hope the designers, Messrs Barlow and Arrol, will prosper for many
>>a day For erecting thee across the beautiful Tay.
>>And I think nobody need have the least dismay
>>To cross o'er thee by night or by day,
>>Because thy strength is visible to be seen
>>Near by Dundee and the bonnie Magdalen Green.
>>Beautiful new railway bridge of the Silvery Tay,
>>I wish you success for many a year and a day,
>>And I hope thousands of people will come from far away,
>>Both high and low without delay,
>> From the North, South, East and West,
>>Because as a railway bridge thou art the best;
>>Thou standest unequalled to be seen
>>Near by Dundee and bonnie Magdalen Green.
>>And for beauty thou art most lovely to be seen
>>As the train crosses o'er thee with her cloud of steam;
>>And you look well, painted the colour of marone,
>>And to find thy equal there is none,
>>Which, without fear of contradiction, I venture to say,
>>Because you are the longest railway bridge of the present day
>>That now crosses o'er a tidal river stream,
>>And the most handsome to be seen
>>Near by Dundee and the bonnie Magdalen Green.
>>The New Yorkers boast about their Brooklyn Bridge,
>>But in comparison to thee it seems like a midge,
>>Because thou spannest the Silvery Tay
>>A mile and more longer I venture to say;
>>Besides the railway carriages are pulled across by a rope,
>>Therefore Brooklyn Bridge cannot with thee cope;
>>And as you have been opened on the 20th day of June,
>>I hope Her Majesty Queen Victoria will visit thee very soon,
>>Because thou art worthy of a visit from Duke, Lord or Queen,
>>And strong and securely built, which is most worthy to be seen
>>Near by Dundee and the bonnie Magdalen Green.
>>>On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 22:59:51 +0000 (UTC),
>>>baronpet...@googlemail.com (Baron P. Parsnip of Formaldehyde)
>>>got double secret probation because:
>>>
>>>>Be still! and revere The Really Bad Poetry Insugency, who blessed us
>>>>with
>>>>their presence on 09 Dec 2005...
>>>>
>>>>> It can't be worse than McGonagall
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A Humble Heroine
>>>>>
>>>>> Twas at the Seige of Matagarda, during the Peninsular War,
>>>>> That a Mrs Reston for courage outshone any man there by far;
>>>>> She was the wife of a Scottish soldier in Matagarda Port,
>>>>> And to attend to her husband she there did resort.
>>>>> 'Twas in the Spring of the year 1810,
>>>>> That General Sir Thomas Graham occupied Matagarda with 150 men;
>>>>> These consisted of a detachment from the Scots Brigade,
>>>>> And on that occasion they weren't in the least afraid.
>>>>> And Captain Maclaine of the 94th did the whole of them command,
>>>>> And the courage the men displayed was really grand;
>>>>> Because they held Matagarda for fifty-four days,
>>>>> Against o'erwhelming numbers of the French - therefore they are worthy
>>>>> of
>>>>> praise.
>>>>> The British were fighting on behalf of Spain,
>>>>> But if they fought on their behalf they didn't fight in vain;
>>>>> For they beat them manfully by land and sea,
>>>>> And from the shores of Spain they were forced to flee.
>>>>> Because Captain Maclaine set about repairing the old fort,
>>>>> So as to make it comfortable for his men to resort;
>>>>> And there he kept his men at work day by day,
>>>>> Filling sand-bags and stuffing them in the walls without delay.
>>>>> There was one woman in the fort during those trying dags,
>>>>> A Mrs Reston, who is worthy of great praise;
>>>>> She acted like a ministering angel to the soldiers while there,
>>>>> By helping them to fill sand-bags, it was her constant care.
>>>>> Mrs Reston behaved as fearlessly as any soldier in the garrison,
>>>>> And amongst the soldiers golden opinions she won,
>>>>> For her presence was everywhere amongst the men,
>>>>> And the service invaluable she rendered to them.
>>>>> Methinks I see that brave heroine carrying her child,
>>>>> Whilst the bullets were falling around her, enough to drive her wild;
>>>>> And bending over it to protect it from danger,
>>>>> Because to war's alarms it was a stranger.
>>>>> And while the shells shrieked around, and their fragments did scatter,
>>>>> She was serving the men at the guns with wine and water;
>>>>> And while the shot whistled around, her courage wasn't slack,
>>>>> Because to the soldiers she carried sand-bags on her back.
>>>>> A little drummer boy was told to fetch water from the well,
>>>>> But he was afraid because the bullets from the enemy around it fell;
>>>>> And the Doctor cried to the boy, Why are you standing there?
>>>>> But Mrs Reston said, Doctor, the bairn is feared, I do declare.
>>>>> And she said, Give me the pail, laddie, I'll fetch the water,
>>>>> Not fearing that the shot would her brains scatter;
>>>>> And without a moment's hesitation she took the pail,
>>>>> Whilst the shot whirred thick around her, yet her courage didn't fail.
>>>>> And to see that heroic woman the scene was most grand,
>>>>> Because as she drew the water a shot cut the rope in her hand;
>>>>> But she caught the pail with her hand dexterously,
>>>>> Oh! the scene was imposing end most beautiful to see.
>>>>> The British fought bravely, as they are always willing to do,
>>>>> Although their numbers were but few;
>>>>> So they kept up the cannonading with their artillery,
>>>>> And stood manfully at their guns against the enemy.
>>>>> And five times the flagstaff was shot away,
>>>>> And as often was it replaced without dismay;
>>>>> And the flag was fastened to an angle of the wall,
>>>>> And the British resolved to defend it whatever did befall.
>>>>> So the French were beaten and were glad to run,
>>>>> And the British for defeating them golden opinions have won
>>>>> Ah through brave Captain Maclaine and his heroes bold,
>>>>> Likewise Mrs Reston, whose name should be written in letters of
>>>>> gold.Historical
>>>>> Note
>>>>> Matagorda was an outlying fort in the defences of Cadiz - one of the
>>>>> few
>>>>> Spanish
>>>>> cities not occupied by the French in early 1810. It was occupied on 22
>>>>> February
>>>>> 1810 by a detachment British artillery and a company of the 94th(Scots
>>>>> Brigade)
>>>>> Regiment under Captain Maclaine. Aided by a Spanish flotilla, the
>>>>> garrison held
>>>>> on to their exposed post until 21st April, when superior numbers of
>>>>> French guns
>>>>> drove away the Spanish gunboats and hammered the fort for thirty
>>>>> hours.
>>>>>
>>>>> The courage of Mrs. Reston during this bombardment (though he
>>>>> disagrees
>>>>> about
>>>>> her name) was noted by Sir William Napier in his History of the
>>>>> Peninsular War
>>>>> (Book X, Chapt 5):
>>>>> And here must be recorded an action of which it is difficult to say
>>>>> whether it
>>>>> were most feminine or heroic. A sergeant's wife named Retson, was in
>>>>> a
>>>>> casemate with the wounded men when a very young drummer boy was
>>>>> ordered to
>>>>> fetch water from the well of the fort; seeing the child hesitate,
>>>>> she
>>>>> snatched
>>>>> the vessel from his hand, braved the terrible cannonade herself and
>>>>> though a
>>>>> shot cut the bucket-cord from her hold, she recovered it and
>>>>> fulfilled
>>>>> her
>>>>> mission.
>>>>> Contrary to McGonagall's patriotic conclusion, the newly arrived
>>>>> General
>>>>> Graham
>>>>> ordered a withdrawal from Matagorda which they did on the 22nd April,
>>>>> having
>>>>> suffered 64 casualties from an original force of 140 men. Their
>>>>> gallant
>>>>> commander eventually became General Sir Archibald Maclaine.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Your poem is too long for demon.local.
>>>
>>>So is my dick.

[Robert Peffers]

[Robert Peffers]