Happy Birthday!
zoara
Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
You share your birthday with:
1472 - Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (died 1517)
1496 - Mary Tudor, queen of Louis XII of France (died 1533)
1515 - Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Carmelite nun and poet
(died 1582)
1522 - Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (died 1557)
1569 - Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (died 1622)
1592 - Jan Ámos Komensk (Comenius), Czech writer, educator and bishop
of Unity of the Brethren (died 1670)
1599 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (died 1658)
1609 - King Frederick III of Denmark (died 1670)
1652 - Samuel Sewall, English-born judge (died 1730)
1725 - Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman and biographer
(died 1795)
1760 - Thomas Clarkson, American abolitionist
1819 - Sir Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer (died 1891)
1851 - Bernardino Machado, Portuguese President (died 1944)
1862 - Aristide Briand, French politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace
Prize (died 1932)
1868 - Maxim Gorky, Russian author (died 1936)
1871 - Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (died 1951)
1890 - Paul Whiteman, American bandleader (died 1967)
1892 - Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
(died 1968)
1895 - Spencer W. Kimball, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints (died 1985)
1897 - Sepp Herberger, German football coach (died 1977)
1899 - Harold B. Lee, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints (died 1973)
1902 - Dame Flora Robson, English actress (died 1984)
1902 - Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (died 1988)
1903 - Rudolf Serkin, Austrian pianist (died 1991)
1903 - Charles Starrett, American actor (died 1986)
1905 - Marlin Perkins, American naturalist and television host
(died 1986)
1909 - Nelson Algren, American writer (died 1981)
1910 - Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr. Bibliophile and director of the
Pierpont Morgan Library (died 2001)
1910 - Jimmie Dodd, American television actor (died 1964)
1910 - Queen Ingrid of Denmark (died 2000)
1914 - Edmund Muskie, American politician (died 1996)
1915 - Jay Livingston, American composer and songwriter (died 2001)
1921 - Dirk Bogarde, English actor (died 1999)
1924 - Freddie Bartholomew, Irish actor (died 1992)
1928 - Zbigniew Brzezinski, U.S. National Security Advisor
1930 - Jerome Isaac Friedman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1935 - Michael Parkinson, British broadcaster and talk show host
1936 - Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and politician
1941 - Jim Turner, American football player
1942 - Brian Jones, British musician, The Rolling Stones (died 1969)
1942 - Neil Kinnock, British statesman
1942 - Mike Newell, British film director
1942 - Conrad Schumann, East German border guard (died 1998)
1942 - Jerry Sloan, American basketball coach
1944 - Rick Barry, American basketball player
1944 - Ken Howard, American actor
1946 - Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru
1948 - Dianne Wiest, American actress
1951 - Karen Kain, Canadian ballerina
1953 - Melchior Ndadaye, first President of Burundi (died 1993)
1955 - John Alderdice, Northern Irish politician
1955 - Reba McEntire, American singer and actress
1956 - April Margera, Bam Margera's mother
1958 - Curt Hennig, American professional wrestler (died 2003)
1958 - Elisabeth Andreassen, Scandinavian singer
1960 - Chris Barrie, British actor
1961 - Byron Scott, American basketball player
1962 - Jure Franko, Slovenian skier
1968 - Iris Chang, American author (died 2004)
1968 - Nasser Hussain, English cricketer
1970 - Vince Vaughn, American actor
1971 - Mr. Cheeks, American rapper
1974 - Mark King, English snooker player
1974 - Scott Mills, Radio 1 DJ
1975 - Richard Kelly, American film director
1977 - Devon, American actress
1980 - Luke Walton, NBA player
1981 - Julia Stiles, American actress
On this day in history:
193 - Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who
then sells the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
364 - Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens
co-emperor.
845 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok,
who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
1776 - Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San
Francisco.
1794 - Allies under the prince of Coburg defeated French forces at Le
Cateau.
1795 - Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland, a northern fief of
the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes
part of Imperial Russia.
1802 - Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second
asteroid known to man.
1809 - Peninsular War: In the Battle of Medelin the France defeats
Spain.
1834 - The United States Senate censures President Andrew Jackson for
his actions in defunding the Second Bank of the United States.
1854 - Crimean War: United Kingdom and France declare war on Russia.
1860 - First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass - In New Mexico,
Union forces succeed in stopping the Confederate invasion of New
Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26.
1871 - The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
1910 - Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane after
taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
1913 - Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright
treaty.
1930 - Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and
Ankara.
1939 - Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers
Madrid.
1941 - World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan - In the Mediterranean Sea,
British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in
the destruction of three major Italian battleships and two
destroyers.
1942 - World War II: In occupied France, British naval forces raid the
German-occupied port of St. Nazaire.
1946 - Cold War: The United States State Department releases the
Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international
control of nuclear power.
1964 - The first pirate radio station, Radio Caroline, is established.
1978 - US Supreme Court hands down 5-3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman,
435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary
sterilization and judicial immunity.
1979 - In Pennsylvania, a pump in the reactor cooling system fails at
Three Mile Island, resulting in the evaporation of some
contaminated water causing a nuclear meltdown.
1990 - President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the
Congressional Gold Medal.
1994 - In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters
battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.
2005 - The 2005 Sumatran earthquake rocks Indonesia, and at magnitude
8.7 is the second strongest earthquake since 1960.
Deaths on this day:
193 - Pertinax, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (born 126)
1239 - Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (born 1180)
1285 - Pope Martin IV
1563 - Heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (born 1488)
1566 - Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat and historian
(born 1486)
1677 - Václav Hollar, Czech-born actor (born 1607)
1687 - Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (born 1596)
1794 - Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician, philosopher, and
political scientist (born 1743)
1868 - James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, British military
leader (born 1797)
1870 - George Henry Thomas, American general (born 1816)
1881 - Modest Mussorgsky, Russian composer (born 1839)
1910 - David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (born 1837)
1910 - Edouard Judas Colonne, French violinist (born 1838)
1941 - Virginia Woolf, English feminist writer (born 1882)
1942 - Miguel Hernández, Spanish poet, death in prison (born 1910)
1943 - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer and pianist (born 1873)
1949 - Grigora Dinicu, Romanian composer and violinist (born 1889)
1953 - Jim Thorpe, American athlete (born 1887)
1958 - W.C. Handy, American composer (born 1873)
1969 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States
(born 1890)
1978 - Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (died 1941)
1979 - Emmett Kelly, American clown (born 1898)
1980 - Dick Haymes, Argentine-born singer (born 1918)
1982 - William Giauque, Canadian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
(born 1895)
1985 - Marc Chagall, Russian-born painter (born 1887)
1987 - Maria von Trapp, Austrian-born singer (born 1905)
1987 - Patrick Troughton, British actor (born 1920)
1995 - Hugh O'Connor, American actor (born 1962)
2000 - Anthony Powell, British novelist (born 1905)
2001 - Moe Koffman, Canadian musician (born 1928)
2004 - Art James, American game show host (born 1929)
2004 - Peter Ustinov, British actor (born 1921)
BBC: On This Day
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/28
-zoara-
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Chris Ridd
<m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
>
> Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
>
Hooray!
> You share your birthday with:
[...]
> 1599 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (died 1658)
Wow. Was he remarkable for anything apart from his name?
Have a great day!
Cheers,
Chris
David Kennedy
> Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
>
> Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
>
Definitely !
>
>
> You share your birthday with:
>
> 1942 - Neil Kinnock, British statesman
>
Hmmmm.
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Sara Kirk
<m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> 1895 - Spencer W. Kimball, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of
> Latter-day Saints (died 1985)
....
> 1899 - Harold B. Lee, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of
> Latter-day Saints (died 1973)
Spooky!
Have a good one Antony!
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Ian McCall
>
> Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
>
> Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
Yep - happy birthday from here too.
Cheers,
Ian
Jim
> Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
>
> Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
Happy birthday mate!
I'm still holding you to that deal with the Mint Bailey's.
Jim
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Sandor Spruit
Actually he's quite famous.
I seem to remember he kicked some English ass :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witte_de_With
Sandor
Flavio Matani
> Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
>
> Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
Yeah, happy birthday!!
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Sara Kirk
<j...@magrathea.plus.com> wrote:
> zoara <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> > Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
> >
> > Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
>
> Happy birthday mate!
>
> I'm still holding you to that deal with the Mint Bailey's.
>
> Jim
Whoa! New x-face!
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Woody
> zoara <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> > Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
> >
> > Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
Yes - Happy birthday!
>
> Happy birthday mate!
>
> I'm still holding you to that deal with the Mint Bailey's.
Why doesn't your new little white cross on black backround look all
fluttery like the one on your AIM account?
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Chris Ridd
"Sandor Spruit" <Sandor...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
I'm sure they were still trying to pronounce his name while he came up and
kicked their donkey :-)
Cheers,
Chris
Jim
> > Happy birthday mate!
> >
> > I'm still holding you to that deal with the Mint Bailey's.
>
> Why doesn't your new little white cross on black backround look all
> fluttery like the one on your AIM account?
But...but it _does_!
Jim
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Graeme Wall
Sandor Spruit <Sandor...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> Chris Ridd wrote:
> > On 28/3/06 1:24, in article 1hcwvfu.2iv9k46499kmN%m...@privacy.net, "zoara"
> > <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> >
[snip]
> >
> >> You share your birthday with:
> > [...]
> >> 1599 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (died 1658)
> >
> > Wow. Was he remarkable for anything apart from his name?
>
> Actually he's quite famous.
> I seem to remember he kicked some English ass :)
He'll have the RSPCA after him.
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Woody
> Woody <use...@alienrat.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > > Happy birthday mate!
> > >
> > > I'm still holding you to that deal with the Mint Bailey's.
> >
> > Why doesn't your new little white cross on black backround look all
> > fluttery like the one on your AIM account?
>
> But...but it _does_!
Well, that is better. Now if you could just sort the colour out....
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Bella Jones
> Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
>
> Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
Happy birthday mate. Wishing you a shower of shinies! :-)
> 1960 - Chris Barrie, British actor
> 1961 - Byron Scott, American basketball player
As I read down the list, I conflated these and wondered why on earth the
bloke from the Cillit Bang advert was in there.
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David Kennedy
Quite good.
zoara
I read an interesting little article that 'exposed' Barry Scott as a
completely fictional character. It was talking about the way that they'd
managed to pull a brilliant bit of marketing by making you feel like it
must be a celebrity endorsement - you *must* have seen him somewhere -
otherwise why would he introduce himself by name *as though you should know
who he is*?
Even for people who didn't fall for celebrity endorsements ("You mean And
and Dec use Pampers pull-ups? They *must* be good.") there was that
unsettling feeling you *should* know the guy.
Actually, even before I read that, it was one of my favourite adverts. I
don't know why. I especially liked the absolute bollocks science bit [1] -
"It's basically calcium" (sic) - and then a shot of calcium fizzing away in
Cillit Bang (in exactly the same way it would in plain old water, but does
that matter?)
And a little bit of googling has turned up some more interesting
controversy [2] including fictional blogging/blog commenting, hardcore
remix videos, and best of all the fact that they use a copper coin to
demonstrate Cillit Bang's 'powers', despite there being warning on the
bottle not to use it on copper.
What a *brilliant* advert.
"Easy-off Bam!"
-zoara-
[1] http://www.badscience.net/?p=114
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cillit_Bang
David Kennedy
>
> I read an interesting little article that 'exposed' Barry Scott as a
> completely fictional character. It was talking about the way that they'd
> managed to pull a brilliant bit of marketing by making you feel like it
> must be a celebrity endorsement - you *must* have seen him somewhere -
> otherwise why would he introduce himself by name *as though you should know
> who he is*?
>
They should have got Troy McClure.
Jim
> Actually, even before I read that, it was one of my favourite adverts.
I love-to-hate any advert where the main spokesdroid has been very, very
obviously dubbed.
Jim
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Sandor Spruit
> In message <442979dc$0$11067$e4fe...@news.xs4all.nl>
> Sandor Spruit <Sandor...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>> Chris Ridd wrote:
>>> On 28/3/06 1:24, in article 1hcwvfu.2iv9k46499kmN%m...@privacy.net, "zoara"
>>> <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>
> [snip]
>>>> You share your birthday with:
>>> [...]
>>>> 1599 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (died 1658)
>>> Wow. Was he remarkable for anything apart from his name?
>> Actually he's quite famous.
>> I seem to remember he kicked some English ass :)
>
> He'll have the RSPCA after him.
Hmmm. I doubt it as he died in 1658, while the RSPCA was
founded in 1824 :) I admit I had to Google for 'RSPCA'
first to find out what the abbrev meant :)
Sandor
zoara
> zoara <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Actually, even before I read that, it was one of my favourite adverts.
>
> I love-to-hate any advert where the main spokesdroid has been very, very
> obviously dubbed.
What were those ones for some automatic-spray air freshener? Where the
(dubbed) family waited excitedly for the next timed puff of toxic-smelling
artificial scent, and went wild when it happened?
That was *good*.
But not quite Cillit Bang! good.
-z-
Jim
> >>>> 1599 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (died 1658)
> >>> Wow. Was he remarkable for anything apart from his name?
> >> Actually he's quite famous.
> >> I seem to remember he kicked some English ass :)
> >
> > He'll have the RSPCA after him.
>
> Hmmm. I doubt it as he died in 1658, while the RSPCA was
> founded in 1824 :)
That won't stop them. He'll be on the list of 'people to see' once
they've got this temporal jiggerypokery sorted out.
Bella Jones
> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:33:39 +0100, Bella Jones wrote:
> >> 1960 - Chris Barrie, British actor
> >> 1961 - Byron Scott, American basketball player
> >
> > As I read down the list, I conflated these and wondered why on earth the
> > bloke from the Cillit Bang advert was in there.
>
> I read an interesting little article that 'exposed' Barry Scott as a
> completely fictional character. It was talking about the way that they'd
> managed to pull a brilliant bit of marketing by making you feel like it
> must be a celebrity endorsement - you *must* have seen him somewhere -
> otherwise why would he introduce himself by name *as though you should know
> who he is*?
A friend of mine reckoned Cillit Bang was a large job lot from Israel or
Turkey or somewhere, that needed shifting in another market.
> Even for people who didn't fall for celebrity endorsements ("You mean And
> and Dec use Pampers pull-ups? They *must* be good.") there was that
> unsettling feeling you *should* know the guy.
Or that Trinny and Susannah actually drink Nescafe.
Someone did a Barry Scott blog, didn't they - I think the company was
responsible for it though.
> And a little bit of googling has turned up some more interesting
> controversy [2] including fictional blogging/blog commenting, hardcore
> remix videos, and best of all the fact that they use a copper coin to
> demonstrate Cillit Bang's 'powers', despite there being warning on the
> bottle not to use it on copper.
Actually, I think the adverts tell against it. It looks like pure acid
and your bathtub and kitchen floor would wear out in weeks. Something
that stripped a coin like that, no thanks.
zoara
> zoara <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:33:39 +0100, Bella Jones wrote:
>
>>>> 1960 - Chris Barrie, British actor
>>>> 1961 - Byron Scott, American basketball player
>>>
>>> As I read down the list, I conflated these and wondered why on earth the
>>> bloke from the Cillit Bang advert was in there.
>>
>> I read an interesting little article that 'exposed' Barry Scott as a
>> completely fictional character. It was talking about the way that they'd
>> managed to pull a brilliant bit of marketing by making you feel like it
>> must be a celebrity endorsement - you *must* have seen him somewhere -
>> otherwise why would he introduce himself by name *as though you should know
>> who he is*?
>
> A friend of mine reckoned Cillit Bang was a large job lot from Israel or
> Turkey or somewhere, that needed shifting in another market.
Heh.
That was another appeal of the adverts. It looked so *cheap*.
>> Even for people who didn't fall for celebrity endorsements ("You mean And
>> and Dec use Pampers pull-ups? They *must* be good.") there was that
>> unsettling feeling you *should* know the guy.
>
> Or that Trinny and Susannah actually drink Nescafe.
Yup.
> Someone did a Barry Scott blog, didn't they - I think the company was
> responsible for it though.
They were, see the Wikipedia entry in my previous footnote. Scandal!
>> And a little bit of googling has turned up some more interesting
>> controversy [2] including fictional blogging/blog commenting, hardcore
>> remix videos, and best of all the fact that they use a copper coin to
>> demonstrate Cillit Bang's 'powers', despite there being warning on the
>> bottle not to use it on copper.
>
> Actually, I think the adverts tell against it. It looks like pure acid
> and your bathtub and kitchen floor would wear out in weeks. Something
> that stripped a coin like that, no thanks.
Tasty, though.
-z-
PeterD
> Sandor Spruit <Sandor...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>
> > >>>> 1599 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (died 1658)
> > >>> Wow. Was he remarkable for anything apart from his name?
> > >> Actually he's quite famous.
> > >> I seem to remember he kicked some English ass :)
> > >
> > > He'll have the RSPCA after him.
> >
> > Hmmm. I doubt it as he died in 1658, while the RSPCA was
> > founded in 1824 :)
>
> That won't stop them. He'll be on the list of 'people to see' once
> they've got this temporal jiggerypokery sorted out.
I'd have thought you would have already received a visit from Wowbagger,
seeing as how your name starts with "A". Witte de With, on the other
hand, probably isn't due for a visit for a very long time, so he won't
be aware that the temporal restrictions are only temporary for a while.
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Bella Jones
> Sandor Spruit <Sandor...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>
> > >>>> 1599 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (died 1658)
> > >>> Wow. Was he remarkable for anything apart from his name?
> > >> Actually he's quite famous.
> > >> I seem to remember he kicked some English ass :)
> > >
> > > He'll have the RSPCA after him.
> >
> > Hmmm. I doubt it as he died in 1658, while the RSPCA was
> > founded in 1824 :)
>
> That won't stop them. He'll be on the list of 'people to see' once
> they've got this temporal jiggerypokery sorted out.
I, for one, will bow to our ass-loving masters.
Bella Jones
Wolfbagger, surely.
PeterD
> I, for one, will bow to our ass-loving masters.
I'm currently enjoying the mental image.
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Antony Lacey
> > Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
> >
> > Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
>
> Happy birthday mate!
>
> I'm still holding you to that deal with the Mint Bailey's.
Right-o. Some days it seems possible still!
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Pull the plug to reply.
Antony Lacey
> Today is Antony Lacey's birthday!
>
> Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one!
Thanks to all for the good wishes. The day was ok, but I spent most of
the evening with my head in a bucket :-(
I did get a good nights sleep though. And a few new DVDs to watch -
mainly Hitchcock films.
> 1522 - Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (died 1557)
I wonder if that was his real name!!
Peter Ceresole
> Wolfbagger, surely.
Hmmmm; dangerous move... After one like that, you'll be fairly high up
in the visiting order.
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Chris Ridd
Jones" <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
Well, fnarr.
Cheers,
Chris
zoara
> "Bella Jones" <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> I, for one, will bow to our ass-loving masters.
>
> Well, fnarr.
1/10 for subtlety, but 10/10 for memetic/linguistic subversion.
-z-
Graeme Wall
Sandor Spruit <Sandor...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
The point being that an ass is a quadruped of the donkey variety. For some
reason, Americans can't tell the difference between a donkey and their arses.
Graeme Wall
m...@privacy.net (Bella Jones) wrote:
oh all right then
Fnarr!
That better?
Chris Ridd
"zoara" <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
You had to say it in a sort of Leslie Phillips accent.
Cheers,
Chris
Jim
Can I borrow it after you?
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zoara
I was scoring Bella, not you.
-z-
zoara
> PeterD <pd....@dsl.pipex.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Bella Jones <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I, for one, will bow to our ass-loving masters.
>>
>> I'm currently enjoying the mental image.
>
> Can I borrow it after you?
I've got a better one.
-z-
Peter Ceresole
> > You had to say it in a sort of Leslie Phillips accent.
>
> I was scoring Bella, not you.
Oh, Bella does a perfect Leslie Phillips.
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D.M. Procida
> Wolfbagger, surely.
That reminds me, I tried that the other night. Cool!
Daniele
Roger Merriman
zoara
Er...
Actually, I don't think I'll be able to make it for the full English
breakfast tomorrow morning. Sorry for the late notice.
-z-
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Bella Jones
> Bella Jones <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> > > > >> I seem to remember he kicked some English ass :)
> > > > >
> > > > > He'll have the RSPCA after him.
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm. I doubt it as he died in 1658, while the RSPCA was
> > > > founded in 1824 :)
> > >
> > > That won't stop them. He'll be on the list of 'people to see' once
> > > they've got this temporal jiggerypokery sorted out.
> >
> > I, for one, will bow to our ass-loving masters.
>
> bad bad bella!
Heh. Sorry everyone. Had to take a break from working.
Mark
(in article <495tzeq60ij$.9w8fs44c6gcq$.d...@40tude.net>):
I *hate* those ads - always thought they'd be one of my 'Room 101's.. There's
the one where that dozy woman knocks a 'display' over in the museum &
replaces it with an air freshener, there's a feminine-hygiene one (can't
remember the product at the mo'), and there's one where 2 women are
advertising an air freshener (Cif?) - they *seem* to be synching the words
ok, but for some reason it just doesn't seem natural..
zoara
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:35:19 +0100, zoara wrote:
>
>> What were those ones for some automatic-spray air freshener? Where the
>> (dubbed) family waited excitedly for the next timed puff of toxic-smelling
>> artificial scent, and went wild when it happened?
>>
>> That was *good*.
>>
>> But not quite Cillit Bang! good.
>
> I *hate* those ads - always thought they'd be one of my 'Room 101's..
Some thingsare so bad that they pass through badness and become good again.
Unintentionally.
> There's the one where that dozy woman knocks a 'display' over in the
> museum & replaces it with an air freshener, there's a feminine-hygiene
> one (can't remember the product at the mo'), and there's one where 2
> women are advertising an air freshener (Cif?) - they *seem* to be
> synching the words ok, but for some reason it just doesn't seem
> natural..
There are a few american ads that are re-dubbed into British English. So
the words are the same - the lip movements match the words you hear - but
the synch isn't quite there.
Utterly, utterly brilliant.
-z-
Ian McCall
> There are a few american ads that are re-dubbed into British English. So
> the words are the same - the lip movements match the words you hear - but
> the synch isn't quite there.
And interstingly, vice-versa. Years ago I remember some
otherwise-forgettable cosmetics ad that was shown here, that had
various American women saying how great it was. Then I was in New York,
turned on the TV and saw the same advert with the same women, only now
they all had British accents instead.
Cheers,
Ian
Roger Merriman
some how i don't think the image was unpleasent judging by the
responces....
happy working.
roger
Stimpy
> and there's one where 2 women are
> advertising an air freshener (Cif?) - they *seem* to be synching the words
> ok, but for some reason it just doesn't seem natural..
Oust!
Mark
(in article <C051F4D2.24668%stimpy...@yahoo.com>):
yes..yes..!! that one!