Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man'selectrocution

On 4/14/17, 8:02 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:26:16 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/10/2017 09:48 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

My kids, 9 and 11, have at least parts of that memorized. More than I do.

When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president. I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.

My 9 year old watched at least part of most of the debates and has done a
fail amount of research on Trump, Clinton, Sanders, and others. I have
little doubt she knows more than many of the "adults" you see on Usenet.

--
Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot
use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
superior by attacking the messenger.

They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.

https://youtu.be/H4NW-Cqh308

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:11:39 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 8:02 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:26:16 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/10/2017 09:48 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

My kids, 9 and 11, have at least parts of that memorized. More than I do.

When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president. I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.

My 9 year old watched at least part of most of the debates and has done a
fail amount of research on Trump, Clinton, Sanders, and others. I have
little doubt she knows more than many of the "adults" you see on Usenet.

One of two things wrong the
1) She should be allowed to vote if she knows that much.
2) What's the point in her learning that if she can't vote?

--
Advice given to RAF pilots during WWII:
"When a prang seems inevitable, endeavour to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity as slowly and gently as possible."

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 02:02:55 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-13 22:47:24 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 03:37:12 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-11 02:23:15 +0000, Rene Lamontagne said:

On 4/10/2017 9:14 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2017-04-11 00:37:04 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:31:23 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-09 22:52:04 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:55:53 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-09 21:53:19 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:40:53 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-09 21:33:46 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:32:27 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-09 21:21:13 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:13:38 +0100, Rene Lamontagne
wrote:

On 4/9/2017 4:06 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 21:33:40 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-09 18:34:22 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:52:32 +0100, Ken Blake

wrote:

On Wed, 05 Apr 2017 23:07:13 -0500, Char Jackson

wrote:


I've seen many hundreds of 'barn red' barns, but I don't
think I've
ever
seen one I'd call 'brownish'. I wonder if that's a
Canadian thing?


''I've never seen anything I would call "brownish." g

What would you call something that was nearly brown then?

Tan

Only women add extra words for colours. Men just use about
ten common
names, then add adjectives or use two colours.


Maybe in England, But here in Canada we have lots of
different colours.
sometimes we even use Hex numbers instead of names. :-)

Canadians are rather effeminate though.

I guess you haven't played much icehockey.

You mean the game where they dress up in protective gear,
nothing like rugby?

Somehow I doubt that you ever played much rugby.

We're not talking about you or me, we're talking about nations.

OK! They don't play much rugby, or icehockey in Equador.

How is Equador connected to Canada or the UK?

You were the one who brought up nations, and there are more to consider
than Canada or the UK.

Why include a random nation when we're discussing sports played in
Canada and the UK?

Curling and log rolling. ;-)

Do you suppose Britishers could learn curling and log rolling? both
sports require stamina and smarts. :-)

Rene

They had both mens' and womens' curling teams at the Olympics. I guess
they equate it to bowls on ice.
As for log rolling I believe they would be battered and wet.

I doubt that Jimmy razorblade guy would have the skills for either sport.

I've done Army assault courses, I can do anything.

Of course you can.

What you refuse to believe is not of my concern.

--
Which is it, is man one of god's blunders or is god one of man's? -- Friedrich Nietzsche

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:48:04 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/13/2017 05:43 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

[snip]

Another mnemonic is "Especially My Dear Aunt Sally" (order of arithmetic
operations).

If you understand mathematics properly, you don't need mnemonics.


Of course you have to learn first.

BTW, I never used than mnemonic, but I have heard it a lot.

A mnemonic is a bad idea - you should understand the maths, not just learn it.

--
Phone answering machine message: 'If you want to buy marijuana, press the hash key.'

On 4/14/17, 10:23 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:11:39 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 8:02 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:26:16 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/10/2017 09:48 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

My kids, 9 and 11, have at least parts of that memorized. More than I do.


When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president. I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.

My 9 year old watched at least part of most of the debates and has done a
fail amount of research on Trump, Clinton, Sanders, and others. I have
little doubt she knows more than many of the "adults" you see on Usenet.

One of two things wrong the
1) She should be allowed to vote if she knows that much.

I would not go quite that far (though many of age I think are not informed
enough to give a "good" vote... but I would not deny it to them because of
the can of worms that opens!)

2) What's the point in her learning that if she can't vote?

She is interested... and wants to know about her country. There are
certainly LARGE holes in her knowledge when compared to even the average 18
year old (or what I would hope an 18 year old would know on even a base
level) but she enjoys reading biographies of scientists, politicians, etc.
as well as just books on what life was like in the past or what it is like
in other places. These are books at her grade level or maybe a bit above,
but I am not going to suggest she is a child prodigy and is preparing her
doctoral dissertation as she reads these! Nor are these the only things she
reads... she is really into a couple of fantasy series as well... right now
more into those than the other. That comes some from her getting interested
in what her older sister likes, but also her own tastes. And I am fine with
that, too.

My eleven year old cares about politics as much as one would expect most
eleven year olds too... not much at all (though she and her friends have
surprised me with some of their discussions how they handle differences in
political views). But she is the one who is FAR more into the fantasy novels
and graphic novels of various sorts. I am completely fine with that, too...
not pushing either of them to get "into" politics. As is common, they have
adopted many of the views of their parents (my wife and I) but they also
have places they disagree... and that is fine, too.

--
Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot
use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
superior by attacking the messenger.

They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.

https://youtu.be/H4NW-Cqh308

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:42:18 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 10:23 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:11:39 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 8:02 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:26:16 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/10/2017 09:48 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

My kids, 9 and 11, have at least parts of that memorized. More than I do.


When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president. I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.

My 9 year old watched at least part of most of the debates and has done a
fail amount of research on Trump, Clinton, Sanders, and others. I have
little doubt she knows more than many of the "adults" you see on Usenet.

One of two things wrong the
1) She should be allowed to vote if she knows that much.

I would not go quite that far (though many of age I think are not informed
enough to give a "good" vote... but I would not deny it to them because of
the can of worms that opens!)

2) What's the point in her learning that if she can't vote?

She is interested... and wants to know about her country. There are
certainly LARGE holes in her knowledge when compared to even the average 18
year old (or what I would hope an 18 year old would know on even a base
level) but she enjoys reading biographies of scientists, politicians, etc.
as well as just books on what life was like in the past or what it is like
in other places. These are books at her grade level or maybe a bit above,
but I am not going to suggest she is a child prodigy and is preparing her
doctoral dissertation as she reads these! Nor are these the only things she
reads... she is really into a couple of fantasy series as well... right now
more into those than the other. That comes some from her getting interested
in what her older sister likes, but also her own tastes. And I am fine with
that, too.

My eleven year old cares about politics as much as one would expect most
eleven year olds too... not much at all (though she and her friends have
surprised me with some of their discussions how they handle differences in
political views). But she is the one who is FAR more into the fantasy novels
and graphic novels of various sorts. I am completely fine with that, too...
not pushing either of them to get "into" politics. As is common, they have
adopted many of the views of their parents (my wife and I) but they also
have places they disagree... and that is fine, too.

I agree with you that she probably knows more than most adults, so she should get to vote, as should every child. It's their future too. Ok, maybe make the voting age about 10. A 3 year old will just draw a silly picture.

--
A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says, "A beer please, and one for the road."

On 4/14/17, 11:01 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:42:18 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 10:23 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:11:39 +0100, Snit
wrote:

On 4/14/17, 8:02 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:26:16 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/10/2017 09:48 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

My kids, 9 and 11, have at least parts of that memorized. More than I
do.


When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president. I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.

My 9 year old watched at least part of most of the debates and has done a
fail amount of research on Trump, Clinton, Sanders, and others. I have
little doubt she knows more than many of the "adults" you see on Usenet.

One of two things wrong the
1) She should be allowed to vote if she knows that much.

I would not go quite that far (though many of age I think are not informed
enough to give a "good" vote... but I would not deny it to them because of
the can of worms that opens!)

2) What's the point in her learning that if she can't vote?

She is interested... and wants to know about her country. There are
certainly LARGE holes in her knowledge when compared to even the average 18
year old (or what I would hope an 18 year old would know on even a base
level) but she enjoys reading biographies of scientists, politicians, etc.
as well as just books on what life was like in the past or what it is like
in other places. These are books at her grade level or maybe a bit above,
but I am not going to suggest she is a child prodigy and is preparing her
doctoral dissertation as she reads these! Nor are these the only things she
reads... she is really into a couple of fantasy series as well... right now
more into those than the other. That comes some from her getting interested
in what her older sister likes, but also her own tastes. And I am fine with
that, too.

My eleven year old cares about politics as much as one would expect most
eleven year olds too... not much at all (though she and her friends have
surprised me with some of their discussions how they handle differences in
political views). But she is the one who is FAR more into the fantasy novels
and graphic novels of various sorts. I am completely fine with that, too...
not pushing either of them to get "into" politics. As is common, they have
adopted many of the views of their parents (my wife and I) but they also
have places they disagree... and that is fine, too.

I agree with you that she probably knows more than most adults, so she should
get to vote, as should every child.

Well, she is taxed... maybe kids should not be.

It's their future too. Ok, maybe make
the voting age about 10. A 3 year old will just draw a silly picture.

She does that, too.

--
Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot
use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
superior by attacking the messenger.

They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.

https://youtu.be/H4NW-Cqh308

On 04/14/2017 12:36 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

[snip]

A mnemonic is a bad idea - you should understand the maths, not just
learn it.


It's always better to understand what you're doing. A mnemonic can help
you learn the maths. THEN it becomes a bad idea for you.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"Is it okay to yell 'MOVIE' in a crowded firehouse?"

On 04/14/2017 10:02 AM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

[snip]

When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president. I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.


They probably weren't really, just repeating stuff their parents were
saying.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"Is it okay to yell 'MOVIE' in a crowded firehouse?"

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:13:17 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 11:01 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:42:18 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 10:23 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:11:39 +0100, Snit
wrote:

On 4/14/17, 8:02 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:26:16 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/10/2017 09:48 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

My kids, 9 and 11, have at least parts of that memorized. More than I
do.


When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president. I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.

My 9 year old watched at least part of most of the debates and has done a
fail amount of research on Trump, Clinton, Sanders, and others. I have
little doubt she knows more than many of the "adults" you see on Usenet.

One of two things wrong the
1) She should be allowed to vote if she knows that much.

I would not go quite that far (though many of age I think are not informed
enough to give a "good" vote... but I would not deny it to them because of
the can of worms that opens!)

2) What's the point in her learning that if she can't vote?

She is interested... and wants to know about her country. There are
certainly LARGE holes in her knowledge when compared to even the average 18
year old (or what I would hope an 18 year old would know on even a base
level) but she enjoys reading biographies of scientists, politicians, etc.
as well as just books on what life was like in the past or what it is like
in other places. These are books at her grade level or maybe a bit above,
but I am not going to suggest she is a child prodigy and is preparing her
doctoral dissertation as she reads these! Nor are these the only things she
reads... she is really into a couple of fantasy series as well... right now
more into those than the other. That comes some from her getting interested
in what her older sister likes, but also her own tastes. And I am fine with
that, too.

My eleven year old cares about politics as much as one would expect most
eleven year olds too... not much at all (though she and her friends have
surprised me with some of their discussions how they handle differences in
political views). But she is the one who is FAR more into the fantasy novels
and graphic novels of various sorts. I am completely fine with that, too...
not pushing either of them to get "into" politics. As is common, they have
adopted many of the views of their parents (my wife and I) but they also
have places they disagree... and that is fine, too.

I agree with you that she probably knows more than most adults, so she should
get to vote, as should every child.

Well, she is taxed... maybe kids should not be.

She pays tax?!

--
I saw a bank that said 24 hour banking, but I didn't have that much time. -- Steve Wright

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:30:36 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/14/2017 12:36 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

[snip]

A mnemonic is a bad idea - you should understand the maths, not just
learn it.


It's always better to understand what you're doing. A mnemonic can help
you learn the maths. THEN it becomes a bad idea for you.

If you understand the mathematical concepts, you don't ever need the mnemonic.

--
An elderly couple go to church one Sunday.
Halfway through the service, the wife leans over and whispers in her husband’s ear,
“I’ve just let out a silent fart. What do you think I should do?�
The husband replies, “Put a new battery in your hearing aid.�

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:32:25 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/14/2017 10:02 AM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

[snip]

When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president. I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.


They probably weren't really, just repeating stuff their parents were
saying.

That was the case with one of my friends at school. He believed all the crap his father spouted.

--
Connecticut police are investigating a string of shootings where clues are reportedly contained in a rap CD.
They are also questioning Bob Marley about the shooting of a sheriff.

On 4/14/17, 11:33 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:13:17 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 11:01 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:42:18 +0100, Snit
wrote:

On 4/14/17, 10:23 AM, in article , "James
Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:11:39 +0100, Snit
wrote:

On 4/14/17, 8:02 AM, in article , "James
Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:26:16 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/10/2017 09:48 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

My kids, 9 and 11, have at least parts of that memorized. More than I
do.


When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president.
I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is
what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.

My 9 year old watched at least part of most of the debates and has done a
fail amount of research on Trump, Clinton, Sanders, and others. I have
little doubt she knows more than many of the "adults" you see on Usenet.


One of two things wrong the
1) She should be allowed to vote if she knows that much.

I would not go quite that far (though many of age I think are not informed
enough to give a "good" vote... but I would not deny it to them because of
the can of worms that opens!)

2) What's the point in her learning that if she can't vote?

She is interested... and wants to know about her country. There are
certainly LARGE holes in her knowledge when compared to even the average 18
year old (or what I would hope an 18 year old would know on even a base
level) but she enjoys reading biographies of scientists, politicians, etc.
as well as just books on what life was like in the past or what it is like
in other places. These are books at her grade level or maybe a bit above,
but I am not going to suggest she is a child prodigy and is preparing her
doctoral dissertation as she reads these! Nor are these the only things she
reads... she is really into a couple of fantasy series as well... right now
more into those than the other. That comes some from her getting interested
in what her older sister likes, but also her own tastes. And I am fine with
that, too.

My eleven year old cares about politics as much as one would expect most
eleven year olds too... not much at all (though she and her friends have
surprised me with some of their discussions how they handle differences in
political views). But she is the one who is FAR more into the fantasy
novels
and graphic novels of various sorts. I am completely fine with that, too...
not pushing either of them to get "into" politics. As is common, they have
adopted many of the views of their parents (my wife and I) but they also
have places they disagree... and that is fine, too.

I agree with you that she probably knows more than most adults, so she
should
get to vote, as should every child.

Well, she is taxed... maybe kids should not be.

She pays tax?!

Well, not income taxes (shhhh... she never reports a cent of the money she
makes from her lemonade stands nor her selling of anything else) but she
does get an allowance and buys things with it. And they have her pay taxes
even though she does not vote.

--
Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot
use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
superior by attacking the messenger.

They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.

https://youtu.be/H4NW-Cqh308

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 20:01:50 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 11:33 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:13:17 +0100, Snit wrote:

On 4/14/17, 11:01 AM, in article , "James Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:42:18 +0100, Snit
wrote:

On 4/14/17, 10:23 AM, in article , "James
Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:11:39 +0100, Snit
wrote:

On 4/14/17, 8:02 AM, in article , "James
Wilkinson
Sword" wrote:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:26:16 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 04/10/2017 09:48 PM, Snit wrote:

[snip]

My kids, 9 and 11, have at least parts of that memorized. More than I
do.


When I was 9, many kids were concerned about Nixon becoming president.
I
was more interested in Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine. THAT is
what
I was thinking of when i got to school early

I've never heard of a 9 year old giving a **** about politics.

My 9 year old watched at least part of most of the debates and has done a
fail amount of research on Trump, Clinton, Sanders, and others. I have
little doubt she knows more than many of the "adults" you see on Usenet.


One of two things wrong the
1) She should be allowed to vote if she knows that much.

I would not go quite that far (though many of age I think are not informed
enough to give a "good" vote... but I would not deny it to them because of
the can of worms that opens!)

2) What's the point in her learning that if she can't vote?

She is interested... and wants to know about her country. There are
certainly LARGE holes in her knowledge when compared to even the average 18
year old (or what I would hope an 18 year old would know on even a base
level) but she enjoys reading biographies of scientists, politicians, etc.
as well as just books on what life was like in the past or what it is like
in other places. These are books at her grade level or maybe a bit above,
but I am not going to suggest she is a child prodigy and is preparing her
doctoral dissertation as she reads these! Nor are these the only things she
reads... she is really into a couple of fantasy series as well... right now
more into those than the other. That comes some from her getting interested
in what her older sister likes, but also her own tastes. And I am fine with
that, too.

My eleven year old cares about politics as much as one would expect most
eleven year olds too... not much at all (though she and her friends have
surprised me with some of their discussions how they handle differences in
political views). But she is the one who is FAR more into the fantasy
novels
and graphic novels of various sorts. I am completely fine with that, too...
not pushing either of them to get "into" politics. As is common, they have
adopted many of the views of their parents (my wife and I) but they also
have places they disagree... and that is fine, too.

I agree with you that she probably knows more than most adults, so she
should
get to vote, as should every child.

Well, she is taxed... maybe kids should not be.

She pays tax?!

Well, not income taxes (shhhh... she never reports a cent of the money she
makes from her lemonade stands nor her selling of anything else) but she
does get an allowance and buys things with it. And they have her pay taxes
even though she does not vote.

Ah, sales tax.

--
It is OK to let your mind go blank, but please turn off the sound.

On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 17:57:55 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-13 16:26:10 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 17:21:53 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-13 16:03:09 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:32:55 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-09 22:57:27 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 23:41:02 +0100, Rene Lamontagne wrote:

On 4/9/2017 4:53 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:40:56 +0100, Rene Lamontagne
wrote:

On 4/9/2017 4:33 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:32:27 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-09 21:21:13 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:13:38 +0100, Rene Lamontagne
wrote:

On 4/9/2017 4:06 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 21:33:40 +0100, wrote:

On 2017-04-09 18:34:22 +0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
said:

On Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:52:32 +0100, Ken Blake

wrote:

On Wed, 05 Apr 2017 23:07:13 -0500, Char Jackson

wrote:


I've seen many hundreds of 'barn red' barns, but I don't think
I've
ever
seen one I'd call 'brownish'. I wonder if that's a Canadian
thing?


''I've never seen anything I would call "brownish." g

What would you call something that was nearly brown then?

Tan

Only women add extra words for colours. Men just use about ten
common
names, then add adjectives or use two colours.


Maybe in England, But here in Canada we have lots of different
colours.
sometimes we even use Hex numbers instead of names. :-)

Canadians are rather effeminate though.

I guess you haven't played much icehockey.

You mean the game where they dress up in protective gear, nothing like
rugby?


What the Hell is rugby?

American football without the protective gear. Same odd shaped ball.



Whoosh.

You asked what rugby was. That can only mean one thing.

...er, two things; game or school.

Everybody knows the game. Nobody's heard of the school.

When I was growing up everybody I knew had heard of the game and the
school. Even to the point of having read a book about the school. I am
surprised that you, as a proud Brit, was unaware of "Tom Brown's School
Days", and that rogue "Flashman" who went on as a character in another
series of novels and a movie or two.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brown%27s_School_Days
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashman_(novel)

I'm probably not old enough.

Of course not. There is just so much about you that is too young.

No such thing as too young.

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