h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

>(After all, it might lead to unbridled sexual frenzy...and *that* might lead to dancing!)<


Although I can't verify this from personal experience, I've heard it said, by people who might know, that the reason Southern Baptists in the US do not engage in sex whilst in an upright, standing position is that someone might see them and mistakenly imagine that they're dancing.

>>A small point, actualy Cat Stevens wasn't English, I believe his parents are Greek or Turkish or somthing similar<< SS

>>Correction. I've just discovered that his mother was Swedish.<< Edward

The big question in my mind is how close is Swedish to 'something similar' as Greek or Turkish?

Morning has broken, like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

Ah...the correction was of myself when I wrongly described his parents as Greek Cypriot. Only one was. As I said, Mr Islam/Georgiou hisself is English.

Poli efkharisto!

Edward,
I am glad to say I am not reading from the same book as you and Cat Stevens was not English....

Cat Stevens could be called a British Greek Cypriot, British is a pretty meaningless word these days anyway, but would be more appropriate description.

Fair enough. A person born and raised in England might not necessarily be called English. If one is an eejit.













(apropos of nothing: The SNP have an official definition of a Scot: "Someone who lives in Scotland.")

(Actually, they say 'stays' not 'lives' because it has a difefrent sense in Scots English)

Ah the SNP, is to quote them as a source a good or bad thing? Many would say bad.
.....I think the self description of many I have asked, who were born in this country, of Black Asian/Black British is nearer the reality of the situation. The impression I got was they neither wanted to be called English nor thought it was right.... but hey, expect they are all idiots.

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>>Ah the SNP, is to quote them as a source a good or bad thing? Many would say bad.

I don't vote for them. But they do seem to be pretty sound on the issue of race.

Edward, as always you resort to your obnoxious self, I read your first line an didn't even bother reading rest, as always you lose your arguement by resorting to unpleasantness...

Oh, come off it. You're the one who started it.

Any thoughts on the nationality of Ian Wright while you're here? Or Monty Panesar?

What was the missing post?

Re Ed's posts about Christmas.

The Company I work for is having the Christmas Dinner in a couple of weeks. We had to make our menu choices a few weeks ago. I've only been with them since the Spring, so I didn't know the history of the meal. For the last four years, the Christmas meal has been a curry. This was because the person who took over organising the event was a Muslim. Nobody minded, it was a bit of a novelty and everybody thought it was a nice thing to do, given the rising number of Muslim employees at the company. However, one of the Directors commented last year that it would be nice to have a "traditional" Christmas meal too. Staff were asked their opinion and it was decided to alternate. Thus this years meal is traditional. There are three menu options. One meat, one fish, one vegetarian to allow for those wishing halal food.

The Muslims are boycotting it. No fuss or complaints, they're just not going.

Maybe they just don't fancy an English.

Maybe

>>Edward, as always you resort to your obnoxious self<< SS

Hey SS, stop that, he's pal of mine! And I thought you had announced to all and sundry your 'unsub'

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Yes I'm completely aware of the situation Edward. The post SS had said that his parents were Turks or Greeks or something similar said it all really, that's why I made the joke about whether Swedes was 'something similar'

And you know what if my logo was SS, I think I'd feel just a trifle uncomfortable and have to change it. But hey I'm just a Fanny

This is all part of people picking and choosing their nationality. Sport has really brought it into focus. With the Scotland footie team, it used to be one of your parents had to be Scots to allow you to qualify, then it changed to grandparents. This led to the ridiculous situation where we had second-rate English players claiming a Scots granny and getting a game for Scotland, (once they were sure they were never going to get a game for England of course).

The French team are a joke when it comes to this. I heard that a recent France v Algeria game had about 8 Algerian-born Frenchmen playing for France whilst there were a similar number of French-born Algerians playing for Algeria. What's the point?

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