Patrick Stewart knighted
The Highlander
the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.
Josiah Jenkins
Tut, tut, McP . . . OUB is a Yorkshireman.
He shouldn't be mentioned until later . . .
"Rugby legend Ian McGeechan, the British Lions and
former Scotland coach, was knighted in today�s New
Year�s honours list.
McGeechan coached Scotland to a Grand Slam in 1990**
and took part in seven Lions� tours in a career widely
seen as one of the most distinguished in rugby union history.
** 17th March 1990 . . . I was there !
--
http://www.ian-stewart.eu
The Highlander
jenkins@somewhere_else.invalid> wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:20:56 -0800 (PST), The Highlander
>
Holland to see if I could hear the screams of joy from you know who...
conwaycaine
"The Highlander" <mic...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
> the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.+
And that statement will be hotly debated...................
Lesley Robertson
>Actually I've been standing on my balcony with an ear cocked towards
>Holland to see if I could hear the screams of joy from you know
>who...
Too busy cooking - it's my turn to host the Waifs and Strays Hogmanay
dinner.
Thank heavens for slow cookers - the Stiphado's beginning to smell
lovely!
Lesley Robertson
Fred J. McCall
:Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
:the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.
This year, you mean.
--
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable
man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore,
all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
--George Bernard Shaw
Josiah Jenkins
I'm not certain that she's there !
She said something about flying somewhere and wasn't
looking forward to it as she normally took her car.
--
http://www.ian-stewart.eu
deem...@aol.com
> The Highlander <mich...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> :Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
> :the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.
>
> This year, you mean.
I sure hope so.
La N
Indeed. I will say, though, he looked very nice in tights.
- nilita
The Highlander
> The Highlander <mich...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> :Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
> :the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.
>
> This year, you mean.
Still, Sir Patrick sounds okay- at least you'd be welcomed at most
restaurants in London!
The English are such terrible snobs.
The Highlander
> conwaycaine wrote:
> > "The Highlander" <mich...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> >news:6436d2b6-8999-4d31...@j24g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
>
> >> Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
> >> the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts
>
> > And that statement will be hotly debated...................
>
> Indeed. I will say, though, he looked very nice in tights.
>
> - nilita
(Woman are such male bum connoisseurs... - the scars I could show you
my dear...)
The Highlander
wrote:
> "The Highlander" <mich...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
Fred J. McCall
:On Dec 31, 9:08�am, "La N" <nilita2004NOS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
:> conwaycaine wrote:
:> > "The Highlander" <mich...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
:> >news:6436d2b6-8999-4d31...@j24g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
:>
:> >> Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
:> >> the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts
:> >> world.+
:>
:> > And that statement will be hotly debated...................
:>
:> Indeed. �I will say, though, he looked very nice in tights.
:>
:
:(Woman are such male bum connoisseurs...
:
And that's why so many women wind up married to male bums?
<ducking>
--
"I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is
simply to arrange the meeting."
-- General Norman Schwarzkopf
The Phantom Piper
>
> Actually you're correct - Sean Connery got one a few years ago.
As I recall, it had been withdrawn initially (two years prior)
on the grounds that he was 'Too Scottish' (he wanted to
read the Declaration Of Arbroath on the Parliament Floor,
if I remember correctly).
Good Knight,
The Phantom Piper
HardySpicer
> Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
> the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.
That is wrong on so many levels. kirk was the only real Captain and
should have been knighted a long time back.
Lesley Robertson
Take a piece of lamb (works best with individual portions). Wrap it in
a piece of tinfoil that's been coated in corn oil and sprinkled with
lemon juice, pepper, oregano and thyme. Cook as slowly as possible for
at least 5 hours, depending on how large the pieces of lamb are. 5
hours for chops, I had 2 half legs last evening and gave it 8 hours in
my slow cooker. Serve with potatoes boiled with rosemary and whatever
veg you fancy, use the juice instead of gravy.
It's a Cypriot dish. Tastes good, very simple and perfect if the rest
of the meal's going to need attention. I usually take it to the table
in the tinfoil, and let people upen their own servings. If you don't
have a slow cooker, make sure you use a dish with a heavy lid to
prevent the meat from drying out.
Lesley Robertson
Joe Makowiec
> Take a piece of lamb (works best with individual portions). Wrap it
> in a piece of tinfoil that's been coated in corn oil and sprinkled
> with lemon juice, pepper, oregano and thyme. Cook as slowly as
> possible for at least 5 hours, depending on how large the pieces of
> lamb are. 5 hours for chops, I had 2 half legs last evening and gave
> it 8 hours in my slow cooker. Serve with potatoes boiled with
> rosemary and whatever veg you fancy, use the juice instead of gravy.
>
> It's a Cypriot dish. Tastes good, very simple and perfect if the
> rest of the meal's going to need attention. I usually take it to the
> table in the tinfoil, and let people upen their own servings. If you
> don't have a slow cooker, make sure you use a dish with a heavy lid
> to prevent the meat from drying out.
Sounds wonderful. I've been hearing more lately about cooking -
particularly roasting - substantially longer times at lower
temperatures. I heard a story on the radio around US Thanksgiving
this year about doing turkey roulades with truffle stuffing, cooked at
160-200 degrees (F; 70-95C)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120631197
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The Highlander
La N
Once I get the visual of Mary's Little Lamb out of my head, it does indeed
sound wonderfully savoury.
- nilita
The Phantom Piper
wrote:
>
> It's a Cypriot dish. Tastes good, very simple and perfect if the rest
> of the meal's going to need attention. I usually take it to the table
> in the tinfoil, and let people upen their own servings. If you don't
> have a slow cooker, make sure you use a dish with a heavy lid to
> prevent the meat from drying out.
Have you ever used a Tagine?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajine
Mmmmmmm!,
The Phantom Piper
The Phantom Piper
>
> Once I get the visual of Mary's Little Lamb out of my head
Mary's Little Lamb arrived in separate courses,
with the bulk of it tied up in a Rack Dijon and
served with some lovely roasted potatoes.
Folding A Napkin,
The Phantom Piper
La N
I am sooooo .... glad that I was able to find the Far Side Cartoon of 1987
that made me and my friends LOL like crazy (lovely that these classics are
archived):
Before you link to the cartoon, here is the caption:
That evening, with her blinds pulled, Mary had three helpings of corn, two
baked potatoes, extra bread, and a little lamb.
http://phonographia.com/SourcePhonoToons/GL9-10-87%20500.jpg
The Far Side
Artist: Gary Larson, September 10, 1987
Deirdre Sholto Douglas
> Take a piece of lamb (works best with individual portions). Wrap it in a
> piece of tinfoil that's been coated in corn oil and sprinkled with lemon
> juice, pepper, oregano and thyme.
Do you sear the meat first?
Deirdre
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Lesley Robertson
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> Lesley Robertson wrote:
>
>> Take a piece of lamb (works best with individual portions). Wrap it
>> in a piece of tinfoil that's been coated in corn oil and sprinkled
>> with lemon juice, pepper, oregano and thyme.
>
> Do you sear the meat first?
>
No. I would if I wasn't using the tinfoil, but it's mucg better
wrapped.
You use escaped juices as a gravy replacement.
Lesley Robertson
Allan
"conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Certainly as far as the UK goes I imagine Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt of
Status Quo are as least as well known and in truth probably far better known
that Patrick Stewart. We watched Next Generation avidly but it wasn't the
same nationwide hit as the original Star Trek and the actors weren't as well
known here though of course Stewart was because he was bald and British. I
don't think he's particularly remembered by the bulk of the masses for much
else though. Whereas Quo had been regulars in the charts and TV screens for
quite a few decades since the 1960s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZHH7gsKbE0
Allan
James Silverton
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZHH7gsKbE0
Does that show a major cross-pondian difference? I would have been
unable to place Rossi, Parfitt or Quo, tho' I watched most of the Star
Trek variants.
--
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
Allan
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We watched all the Star Treks too. The later ones though didn't have huge
audiences like the original and to a lesser extent Next Generation did.
Don't get me wrong Stewart is famous here but yes, it is a cross-pondian
difference. Status Quo are one of most succesful groups ever in the UK. I've
got the Guiness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums dating to the end of
2004 and I can count 53 top 40 hits between 1968 and 2004 and 30 top 40
albums up to that point. In fact they have had more chart hits in the UK
singles chart than any other group including the likes of the Stones, U2
etc. In their real heyday (for about 5 years or so from the early 70s) they
were massive amongst the younger audience. After that they fell into a kind
of a trap where they got slagged for repeating the same old 3 chords
ad-nauseum and they lost a bit of their harder edge too and went quite
poppy - though they were still large enough in the mid-80s to open the Live
Aid concert.
Allan
Nebulous
wrote:
And - as I said at the time I went to see them on the 15th of
December!
I was part of that heyday group in the mid-seventies.
'Down, down, deeper and down'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKe2OfXLxuc
Neb
deem...@aol.com
> "James Silverton" <not.jim.silver...@verizon.net> wrote in message
Geek Alert!
Did the original Trek do well in the UK? It's ratings in the
states were lukewarm at best. That's why it only lasted three years.
I'd bet the Next Generation did better ratings-wise for its time (when
the original was on, there were pretty much only three choices...with
a few local stations in the largest markets).
The next two (Deep Space Nine and Voyager) were syndicated...over
here, thatmeans picked up in each market whereever they could sign a
contract and didn't have great ratings, either. (i don't remember if
The Next Generation was syndicated...it might've been) The last
(Enterprise) was on a network that had few stations and really ticked
off the core audience. It's ratings were abysmal.
(I've put the names in because I've read series often have
different names on each side of the pond)
Allan
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On Jan 2, 3:17 pm, "Allan" <al...@noemail.co.uk> wrote:
> "James Silverton" <not.jim.silver...@verizon.net> wrote in message
>
> news:hho7rq$4au$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
Geek Alert!
Did the original Trek do well in the UK? It's ratings in the
states were lukewarm at best. That's why it only lasted three years.
I'd bet the Next Generation did better ratings-wise for its time (when
the original was on, there were pretty much only three choices...with
a few local stations in the largest markets).
***********************************************
I'm not sure about the actual ratings when it was initially out. I was just
a kid. However for TV the original had a big impact over the years as it was
rerun. The names of the crew of the original series will still be far better
known here than any of the later series. We did watch some reruns just a few
years back and it certainly doesn't stand up to modern standards. Terrible
sets and iffy acting :-) We enjoyed both Voyager and Enterprise.
Allan
Lesley Robertson
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be known for X-Men, but I suspect that he'd see his work for the RSC
as just as important.
Lesley Robertson
The Phantom Piper
wrote:
>
> I suspect that he'd see his work for the RSC as just as important.
I heard his Prospero was excellent, and his MacBeth as well.
Did you know that Captain Picard played Claudius
against Dr. Who's (David Tennant) Hamlet?
"A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a
king, and cat of the fish that hath fed of that worm."
(Yet more proof that Cats are at the pinnacle of the food chain.)
Out, Damned Spot,
The Phantom Piper
conwaycaine
>>> Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
>>> the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.+
>>
>> And that statement will be hotly debated...................
>
>
> Certainly as far as the UK goes I imagine Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt
> of
> Status Quo are as least as well known and in truth probably far better
> known
> that Patrick Stewart. We watched Next Generation avidly but it wasn't the
> same nationwide hit as the original Star Trek and the actors weren't as
> well
> known here though of course Stewart was because he was bald and British. I
> don't think he's particularly remembered by the bulk of the masses for
> much
> else though. Whereas Quo had been regulars in the charts and TV screens
> for
> quite a few decades since the 1960s.
When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor I'd ever
seen.
But I pressed on.
And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat guy
ever was.
The entire cast was first rate.
Custos Custodum
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>
> When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor I'd
> ever seen.
> But I pressed on.
> And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat
> guy ever was.
Give Shatner his due, though. His OTT performances were definitely tongue
in cheek.
deem...@aol.com
> "conwaycaine" <conwayca...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> :
> :When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor I'd ever
> :seen.
> :But I pressed on.
> :And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat guy
> :ever was.
> :The entire cast was first rate.
>
> Wesley Crusher must die!
>
Can we put Ryker and Troi in the exploding shuttle with him?
Allan
"Lesley Robertson" <l.a.ro...@tnw.tudelft.nl> wrote in message
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> "Allan" <al...@noemail.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> known for X-Men, but I suspect that he'd see his work for the RSC as just
> as important.
Yeagh you are quire right about X-Men too. I'd forgotten about that. RSC
doesn't really count though. I was talking about being well known by the
bulk of the population. As I said I'm not saying he isn't famous.
Allan
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> "Allan" <al...@noemail.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:e3N%m.44146$RD3....@newsfe26.ams2...
>
>
>
>
>
> >> "The Highlander" <mich...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> >>> Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
> >>> the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.+
>
> >> And that statement will be hotly debated...................
>
> > Certainly as far as the UK goes I imagine Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt
> > of
> > Status Quo are as least as well known and in truth probably far better
> > known
> > that Patrick Stewart. We watched Next Generation avidly but it wasn't the
> > same nationwide hit as the original Star Trek and the actors weren't as
> > well
> > known here though of course Stewart was because he was bald and British. I
> > don't think he's particularly remembered by the bulk of the masses for
> > much
> > else though. Whereas Quo had been regulars in the charts and TV screens
> > for
> > quite a few decades since the 1960s.
>
> When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor I'd ever
> seen.
It took a couple of seasons to settle in, but he got better.
> But I pressed on.
> And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat guy
> ever was.
Uh, Picard.....not Kirk.
> The entire cast was first rate.
Wow, we have different tastes.
deem...@aol.com
> <deemsb...@aol.com> wrote in message
Different tastes. Voyager, to me, was weak because they could
never decide if Janeway should be a b*tch or a pushover. If you're
going to use a woman captain, make her a captain. I thought Enterprise
was the weakest even though I liked the cast.
Lesley Robertson
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On Jan 3, 1:50 am, "Lesley Robertson" <l.a.robert...@tnw.tudelft.nl>
wrote:
>
> I suspect that he'd see his work for the RSC as just as important.
I heard his Prospero was excellent, and his MacBeth as well.
Did you know that Captain Picard played Claudius
against Dr. Who's (David Tennant) Hamlet?
************
Yup. It was on TV over Christmas. Excellent stuff.
Lesley Robertson
Cory Bhreckan
Unless they spend too much time hanging around Chinese restaurants.
The Other White Meat
>
>
> Out, Damned Spot,
>
> The Phantom Piper
--
"For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed." - William Topaz McGonagall
La N
> The Phantom Piper wrote:
>> On Jan 3, 1:50 am, "Lesley Robertson" <l.a.robert...@tnw.tudelft.nl>
>> wrote:
>>> I suspect that he'd see his work for the RSC as just as important.
>>
>> I heard his Prospero was excellent, and his MacBeth as well.
>>
>> Did you know that Captain Picard played Claudius
>> against Dr. Who's (David Tennant) Hamlet?
>>
>> "A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a
>> king, and cat of the fish that hath fed of that worm."
>>
>> (Yet more proof that Cats are at the pinnacle of the food chain.)
>
> Unless they spend too much time hanging around Chinese restaurants.
>
> The Other White Meat
>
<BARF>
- nil, cancelling next week's dinner date at the Double Happiness ....
Cory Bhreckan
Wotsamadda? Don't like 'chicken'?
deem...@aol.com
> "deemsb...@aol.com" <deemsb...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Ryker, sure. I want to keep Troi, though (but we won't let her talk).
>
> How's that for compromise? ;-)
Works for me.
Troi was the second most annoying character...after
Wesley..."I...feel....." Blech....but she did have her, uh, good
points.
deem...@aol.com
> "deemsb...@aol.com" <deemsb...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> :
> :never decide if Janeway should be a b*tch or a pushover. If you're
> :going to use a woman captain, make her a captain.
> :
>
> essentially watched none of. Someone at work once made a comment that
> I'd like 7 of 9 and I didn't have a clue what they were talking about.
>
> :
> :I thought Enterprise
> :was the weakest even though I liked the cast.
>
> Yes, I thought the portrayal of the female Vulcan had some good
> points...
>
> Hey, I'll tell you what, Deems. You can get rid of Troi if you bring
> over a few Dabo Girls from DS9.
Aw, just bring along Dax.
conwaycaine
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> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote in
> news:-OSdncolOaq1Kt3W...@giganews.com:
>
>>
>> When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor I'd
>> ever seen.
>> But I pressed on.
>> And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat
>> guy ever was.
>
> Give Shatner his due, though. His OTT performances were definitely tongue
> in cheek.
Yeah, he did seem to it play for the laughs.
The attire of his girls was first rate.
conwaycaine
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> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> :
> :When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor I'd ever
> :seen.
> :But I pressed on.
> :And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat guy
> :ever was.
> :The entire cast was first rate.
>
> Wesley Crusher must die!
I still have visions of the Greek doctor.
conwaycaine
"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> :
> :seen.
> :But I pressed on.
> :And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat guy
> :ever was.
> :The entire cast was first rate.
>
> Wesley Crusher must die!
Well, she wasn't really a doctor.
More like the ship's counselor.
conwaycaine
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Uh, Picard.....not Kirk.
***
Work with me here.
> The entire cast was first rate.
Wow, we have different tastes.
****
This from a Ramp eater???
deem...@aol.com
> <deemsb...@aol.com> wrote in message
I have eaten ramps....I don't eat ramps.
deem...@aol.com
> "Fred J. McCall" <fjmcc...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:nif1k5dmht83l3jpp...@4ax.com...
>
> > "conwaycaine" <conwayca...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > :
> > :When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor I'd ever
> > :seen.
> > :But I pressed on.
> > :And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat guy
> > :ever was.
> > :The entire cast was first rate.
> > :
>
> > Wesley Crusher must die!
>
> Well, she wasn't really a doctor.
> More like the ship's counselor.
She was fine until she opened her mouth.
Joe Makowiec
> Aw, just bring along Dax.
You have to distinguish amongst the Daxen, though - you probably mean
Jadzia? Certainly better than Gidget...
--
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The Phantom Piper
>
> - nil, cancelling next week's dinner date at the Double Happiness ....
In San Francisco we have the 'Five Happiness'!
(It just goes to show you how much Happiness
gets lost over so great a distance...)
Having 60% More Happiness,
The Phantom Piper
La N
Ohhh ... mannn ... now I feel really ripped off .... I just might grab those
huge fish that are trapped in a tank at the entranceway ....
And feed them to the caged cats outside the back exit.
deem...@aol.com
> On 03 Jan 2010 in soc.culture.scottish, deemsb...@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Aw, just bring along Dax.
>
> You have to distinguish amongst the Daxen, though - you probably mean
> Jadzia? Certainly better than Gidget...
True and yes.
conwaycaine
> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> :
> :"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> Greek? The last name of the actress playing the only doctor worth
> noticing was McFadden...
Troi was GREEK!!!!!!!!!!!
And well worth the watching.
conwaycaine
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*******
Egad but you have high standards.
conwaycaine
> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> :
> :"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> And that brings you back to Troi, Troi, Troi, Troi....
And her skin tight jump suits.................
conwaycaine
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************
Humph
deem...@aol.com
> <deemsb...@aol.com> wrote in message
The only thing more annoying than a whiny hot chick is a whiny not-
so-hot chick. (oink)
Josiah Jenkins
<conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> :
>> :"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> :> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> :>
>> :> :
>> :> :When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor I'd
>> ever
>> :> :seen.
>> :> :But I pressed on.
>> :> :And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat
>> guy
>> :> :ever was.
>> :> :The entire cast was first rate.
>> :> :
>> :>
>> :> Wesley Crusher must die!
>> :
>> :I still have visions of the Greek doctor.
>> :
>>
>> Greek? The last name of the actress playing the only doctor worth
>> noticing was McFadden...
>
>Troi was GREEK!!!!!!!!!!!
Errrr No !
Counselor Deanna Troy (with a 'Y') aka Marina Sirtis is *nglish born !
She was born in East End of London, raised in North London, emigrated
to the U.S. in the late 1980s and became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
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http://www.ian-stewart.eu
La N
Does anyone remember the late Persis Khambatta who played Lt. Ilia in one of
the ST movies?
- nilita
conwaycaine
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Well, if you are contrasting her to those exceedingly lovely Knoxville girls
I met in my youth, I'd have to agree.
"I met a little girl in Knoxville"
"Way down in Knoxville town"
conwaycaine
> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> :> And that brings you back to Troi, Troi, Troi, Troi....
> :
> :And her skin tight jump suits.................
> :
>
> The actress once made the comment that they were so tight that you
> could tell when she'd had a particularly heavy lunch before shooting.
>
> Someone was looking at her STOMACH?
Hells bells, Fred. I'd watch even her thumbs, given the opportunity.
conwaycaine
"Josiah Jenkins" <josiah-jenkins@somewhere_else.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:23:11 -0500, "conwaycaine"
>>Troi was GREEK!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Errrr No !
> Counselor Deanna Troy (with a 'Y') aka Marina Sirtis is *nglish born !
>
> She was born in East End of London, raised in North London, emigrated
> to the U.S. in the late 1980s and became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Okay, Mister Picker of Nits.
She was of Greek ancestry (I hope)
conwaycaine
> Josiah Jenkins <josiah-jenkins@somewhere_else.invalid> wrote:
> :On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:23:11 -0500, "conwaycaine"
> :>
> :>Troi was GREEK!!!!!!!!!!!
> :
> :Errrr No !
> :Counselor Deanna Troy (with a 'Y') aka Marina Sirtis is *nglish born !
> :
> :She was born in East End of London, raised in North London, emigrated
> :to the U.S. in the late 1980s and became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
>
> But her parents are Greek. One of you is talking ethnicity and the
> other is talking citizenship to 'correct' him.
A common misunderstanding between the residents of the Blessed Isle and
those of us living over here on Hell's front porch.
deem...@aol.com
> <deemsb...@aol.com> wrote in message
No, I've got no problem with Marina Sirtis. The CHARACTER sucked.
She came across as a whiny thing....too freaking sensitive, etc (i
know, that was the whole point of the empath character).
Josiah Jenkins
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> Josiah Jenkins wrote:
> > On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:23:11 -0500, "conwaycaine"
> >> "Fred J. McCall" <fjmcc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:vep2k5tj5uk0ekm7j...@4ax.com...
> >>> "conwaycaine" <conwayca...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> >>> :"Fred J. McCall" <fjmcc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>news:nif1k5dmht83l3jpp...@4ax.com...
> >>>>> "conwaycaine" <conwayca...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> >>>>>> When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor
> >>>>>> I'd ever seen.
> >>>>>> But I pressed on.
> >>>>>> And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than
> >>>>>> the fat guy ever was.
> >>>>>> The entire cast was first rate.
>
> >>>>> Wesley Crusher must die!
>
> >>>> I still have visions of the Greek doctor.
>
> >>> Greek? The last name of the actress playing the only doctor worth
> >>> noticing was McFadden...
>
> >> Troi was GREEK!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> > Errrr No !
> > Counselor Deanna Troy (with a 'Y') aka Marina Sirtis is *nglish born !
>
> > She was born in East End of London, raised in North London, emigrated
> > to the U.S. in the late 1980s and became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
>
> Does anyone remember the late Persis Khambatta who played Lt. Ilia in one of
> the ST movies?
>
Not bad for a bald chick.....but the movie really sucked.
deem...@aol.com
> "conwaycaine" <conwayca...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> :
> :news:vep2k5tj5uk0ekm7j...@4ax.com...:> "conwaycaine" <conwayca...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> :>
> :> :
> :> :"Fred J. McCall" <fjmcc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> :> :news:nif1k5dmht83l3jpp...@4ax.com...
> :> :> "conwaycaine" <conwayca...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> :> :>
> :> :> :
> :> :> :When Sir Patrick took over, I thought him the most wooded actor I'd
> :> ever
> :> :> :seen.
> :> :> :But I pressed on.
> :> :> :And in time, I found him to be a far better Captain Kirk than the fat
> :> guy
> :> :> :ever was.
> :> :> :The entire cast was first rate.
> :> :> :
> :> :>
> :> :> Wesley Crusher must die!
> :> :
> :> :I still have visions of the Greek doctor.
> :> :
> :>
> :> Greek? The last name of the actress playing the only doctor worth
> :> noticing was McFadden...
> :
> :Troi was GREEK!!!!!!!!!!!
> :And well worth the watching.
>
> Troi wasn't the doctor. She was the 'counselor (although what a ship
> needs a 'counselor for, we are left wondering).
>
To show how advanced we'd become. None of that warlike-kickass of
Kirk and company.
Lesley Robertson
> "deem...@aol.com" <deem...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> :
> : Different tastes. Voyager, to me, was weak because they could
> :never decide if Janeway should be a b*tch or a pushover. If you're
> :going to use a woman captain, make her a captain.
> :
>
> I thought Voyager was offal. It's the only Star Trek series that I
> essentially watched none of. Someone at work once made a comment
> that
> I'd like 7 of 9 and I didn't have a clue what they were talking
> about.
>
If you didn't watch it, how do you know enough to decide it was bad?
Like Enterprise, the first series wasn't wonderful, but it improved.
The episodes around 7 of 9 where Janeway was trying to teach her about
being a free individual, and then had to admit that there were
limitations on that freedom because Janeway would not let her return
to the Borg were excellent.
Lesley Robertson
Joe Makowiec
> Counselor Deanna Troy (with a 'Y')
The official answer:
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TNG/character/1112460.html
And some others:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Deanna_Troi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deanna_Troi
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001461/
Josiah Jenkins
<mako...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>On 04 Jan 2010 in soc.culture.scottish, Josiah Jenkins wrote:
>
>> Counselor Deanna Troy (with a 'Y')
Looks like I owe Mr Caine an apology.
Although, in my defence, I never was a fan and
it is spelt with the 'Y' in several places.
conwaycaine
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Perhaps if you had muted the volume while she was speaking, or used
captions, you would have enjoyed watching her as much as I did.
conwaycaine
"Josiah Jenkins" <josiah-jenkins@somewhere_else.invalid> wrote in message
Of course.
After all,how many years have I been exposed to Yurpthink?
conwaycaine
"Josiah Jenkins" <josiah-jenkins@somewhere_else.invalid> wrote in message
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:39:50 +0000 (UTC), Joe Makowiec
> <mako...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>>On 04 Jan 2010 in soc.culture.scottish, Josiah Jenkins wrote:
>>
>>> Counselor Deanna Troy (with a 'Y')
>
> Looks like I owe Mr Caine an apology.
>
> Although, in my defence, I never was a fan and
> it is spelt with the 'Y' in several places.
Think nothing of it, doc.
I've made far too many blunders around here to chortle with glee over
another's mispost.
deem...@aol.com
Knot me!!!!!!!!!
conwaycaine
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Knot me!!!!!!!!!
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Speaking of knots, are you faring well during this Little Ice Age we are
having?
deem...@aol.com
> <deemsb...@aol.com> wrote in message
Just fine. We haven't gotten much snow, so the roads have stayed
clear. I am hoping a bit of that global warming will kick in soon.
conwaycaine
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Apparently the vaunted Hot Breath from Oz has been overrated as a
contributing factor to Global Warming.
deem...@aol.com
> <deemsb...@aol.com> wrote in message
I think it's just Gawd protecting his chosen people from the heat
wave.
conwaycaine
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I noticed in the paper that parts of South Britain have accumulated up to
eighteen inches of Global Warming during this latest heat wave.
Record cold temperatures as well.
Just an anomaly though.
We have the word of a group of unbiased Climatologists from six different
(but unnamed) Universities on that.
Scotty
As AWS would say, "drip, drip, drip" except it's not the earth melting:
it's the snow melting on the roof...
Global Mean Anomaly for December = 0.28C. Down AGAIN.
conwaycaine
"Scotty" <nob...@home.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:46:27 -0500, "conwaycaine"
>>
>>eighteen inches of Global Warming during this latest heat wave.
>>Record cold temperatures as well.
>>Just an anomaly though.
>>We have the word of a group of unbiased Climatologists from six different
>>(but unnamed) Universities on that.
>
> As AWS would say, "drip, drip, drip" except it's not the earth melting:
> it's the snow melting on the roof...
I think "drip, drip, drip" is Adam's favorite debating technique.
He being much into Chinese water torture.
(Where is the old boy anyway?
js20...@gmail.com
> Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
> the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.
I'm pretty sure Paul McCartney is pretty famous too.. And he was knighted
before Sir Patrick.
Jeffrey Hamilton
is there ?
cheers....Jeff
Joe Makowiec
need her?)
<mutter>Google Groups...</mutter>
Lesley Robertson
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On 09 Sep 2013 in soc.culture.scottish, Jeffrey Hamilton wrote:
> js20...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Thursday, December 31, 2009 8:20:56 AM UTC-5, The Highlander
>> wrote:
>>> Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek,
>>> is the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts
>>> world.
>>
>> I'm pretty sure Paul McCartney is pretty famous too.. And he was
>> knighted before Sir Patrick.
>
> Gosh, there's nothing quite like renewing a post that is 3 1/2years
> old now is there ?
But it's about Captain Sir Old Uncle Baldy! (Where's Lesley when you
need her?)
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obviously not heard of people like Lord Olivier and all the other
luvvies who get their gongs for doing the jobs they're paid for. I do
think that these things should only go for matters above and beyond
the call of duty...
(Except of course the delightful Sir Patrick...)
Lesley Robertson
Joe Makowiec
> I'm here, and sniggering. The original writer of this ancient post had
> obviously not heard of people like Lord Olivier and all the other
> luvvies who get their gongs for doing the jobs they're paid for. I do
> think that these things should only go for matters above and beyond
> the call of duty...
> (Except of course the delightful Sir Patrick...)
that these people from the arts world get recognition like this. Here in
the USofA, there are a couple of comparable honors/honors - the Kennedy
Center Honors come to mind.
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/history.cfm
Bryn Fraser
> On Dec 31, 8:16 am, Fred J. McCall <fjmcc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > :Patrick Stewart, the British actor who made his name in Star Trek, is
> > :the most famous person to be awarded a knighthood from the arts world.
> >
> Actually you're correct - Sean Connery got one a few years ago.
>
> Still, Sir Patrick sounds okay- at least you'd be welcomed at most
> restaurants in London!
> The English are such terrible snobs.
Still trying to pick fights you old spook...
Bryn
missing you..