THE BRITISH THREAD II

Doowop wrote:

Your comment leads me to believe that Dorothy is either going to chew my ears off for besmirching her beloved Prince, or actually recognise that it is just an opinion.
If she is a true fan, then I would imagine that in her heart of hearts she was quite disappointed with his new CD, although whether she admits to it is another matter.

She will rip your balls off and feed them to you, mark my words, look out.

Actually I tried to insult Prince fans a few pages back and she didn't rise to the bait. How disappointing. I guess I don't possess the Spendy stilletto.

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I can't possibly see why you would think that she would do this, McTag. I haven't been unkind or rude about her, have I?
If she takes offence to such an extent to get mad, just because I told the truth as I see it about present day Prince, then that's her problem for being so blinkered. If she does indeed have such a reaction, then I would say that she hasn't quite left her teeny bop years behind yet.

I'm sure she'll be mature about it and admit that his present day stuff seems to be dull and boring. She'll also recognise the fact that I made quite a few references as to how he was good in his prime.

Anyway, I'm certainly not going to lose any sleep over whether or not I upset her over such a trivial little matter.

She seemed to thoroughly enjoy the recent concert and that's the main thing. Good for her. He's obviously still a brilliant live performer.

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Worried now, aren't you?

:wink:

I can tell.

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Quaking in my boots, I am. Very Happy

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Doowop didn't offer any criticism of Prince, and his idolators, anywhere near as scathing as I did.

What will DP do to me Mac?

And there's Mathos to consider too. The minute Americano prancer with his Valentine card lyrics rendered the hairs on the back of Mathos's neck erectile he said. Perhaps he will try some new words for a change.

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spendius wrote:

And there's Mathos to consider too. The minute Americano prancer with his Valentine card lyrics rendered the hairs on the back of Mathos's neck erectile he said. Perhaps he will try some new words for a change.

Listen **** for brains!

Don't make statements about me that are not true, or I'll change the way you bloody look.

I was referring to the saxophone player not that you would understand the feeling I was referring too, you emotionless, brain damaged moron.

Get it, got it? GOOD!

It's raining bloody heavy right now and meant to be in for the day. That's my garden work gone for a Burton! Might just put the flash cape on though and go for a long pedal in the rain, or I might get the Bentley out and drive into Manchester, I have to take some papers through to Peter St. near Deansgate and also have a box of papers to drop off in Stockport.

Decisions eh!

Think I'll toss a coin.

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Before I go, have you seen what's going on in JENA {US of A}?

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Mathos wrote:

Before I go, have you seen what's going on in JENA {US of A}?

Sure! What do you think?

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I've seen a lot of that racism first hand in the mid west and south especially Francis.

We don't have anything like the same problems over here, (not that it's totally without problems) but in comparrison to the States, next to nothing. I don't really know what to think, their culture is not mine and it
is based on a much bigger scale.

How do you view it?

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The Jena thing, there was a big article in The Observer at the weekend.

A nasty business.

But it seems the rednecks are not getting it all their own way, now.

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It seems I see it same way as yourself, Mathos.

Not once, during my trips to the US, have I seen the slightest trace of racism.

However, it looks like there's a lot of it from what friends tell me, or from what I can read.

Here too, we have some problems but nothing compared to the US.

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McTag wrote:

The Jena thing, there was a big article in The Observer at the weekend.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,2170644,00.html

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Hey Mathos-

You can see Prince tonight on Sky News at 8.30. Perhaps you'll get a glimpse of the saxophone player who so enthralled and thrilled you.

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McTag wrote:

McTag wrote:
The Jena thing, there was a big article in The Observer at the weekend.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,2170644,00.html

This is a good comment from that paper, from a correspondent in Florida:

"While I can't, and won't, condone the behavior in one small southern town of my country nor ever try to claim there is no bigotry, bias, or prejudice in our institutions, I wonder just how others manage to see around the log in their own eyes? It is human nature to be biased, to be prejudiced. It is something we, if we are decent human beings, strive to overcome. Is it better to be Catholic in Northern Ireland than Black in the US? What is the ratio of white to black in the UK's prisons? In comparison to the ratio in the general population? How about the record in the former British colonies of South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)? Which citizen of African descent is running for Prime Minister in the next election? Just curious. It would give me a better perspective of your perceptions. Yes, we have faults as a nation. So do all nations, I fear. We have no need to have others point out our flaws, we do a dandy job of that right here at home. And, as bad as it may seem, our system seems to make a concerted effort to right itself. The story seems to send that message if one would take a good look at it."

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Mathos wrote:

I've seen a lot of that racism first hand in the mid west and south especially Francis.

We don't have anything like the same problems over here, (not that it's totally without problems) but in comparrison to the States, next to nothing. I don't really know what to think, their culture is not mine and it
is based on a much bigger scale.

How do you view it?

Incidents happened with me...

1. One evening 10'O clock, I was coming home from the railway station. A group of youngsters passes by me, in the opposite direction and promts loudly from behind "excuse me! could you tell me where is Osama Bin laden"?

2. I tried helping an old lady getting down a bus, she refused to take my help. said, "I dont take help from pakis."

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A town of 3,000 people with nobody yet been scratched and 12 African countries are underwater.

Ye Gods!!

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I think the African flooding stories have been under-reported here, but it was on the main TV News last night, a week late perhaps- but I was aware of it before.

Droughts, then floods.....as they say on The Sopranos, "What you gonna do?"

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spendius wrote:

A town of 3,000 people with nobody yet been scratched and 12 African countries are underwater.

Ye Gods!!

You are not saying, are you, that this is not an important news item?

Guardian today:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2174042,00.html

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It seems to be important to those who want it to be for whatever reason.

I would say that it is not important-yes. My previous post was intended to make the story look ridiculous. Which, of course, it is.

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Read the two Guardian stories first.

Ridiculous is not the first word that springs to my mind, unless I'm thinking about your attitude.

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