PLucas1 wrote:
> Michel > wrote in
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>> > wrote in news:b958955c-5d4a-4423-a57a-
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>>> She has such an affected
>>> manner, it's a real turnoff.
>> How do you know it's affected? Is it the fact that she strikes all men
>> as a goddess?
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> Hang on a minute.......... please dont presume to speak for *all* men.
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>> But of the green monster lurking behind that sideswipe?
>> :-)
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>> I assure you, it's not affected, it's upper class British, something you
>> are obviously in short acquaintance with. Her father was Chancellor of
>> the Exchequer (equiv., Minister of Finance) for the UK, she was educated
>> at Oxford. Should she behave like a chav just to please the easily
>> disgruntled? Of course not. She may not behave in exactly the same
>> fashion in private, but that is none of your bidness.
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> Big biddy deal!!
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> She may have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth (and it looks like
> she kept it constantly full!!) ....... but that is neither here nor there.
> I got bored of her pretty quick because of the filming technique she uses,
> and the crap food she cooks.
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>> FWIW, I play wargames
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> ROFLMAO!!!
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> I would *never* have guessed!!
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>> with a fellow who is a professor of classics at
>> the university here and he speaks with a full-on Oxford accent. It
>> never occurred to me that he was affected in any way. Perhaps I should
>> ask him. Can I give him your e-mail if he has any questions?
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> I used to be an (Military) instructor at the University of Queensland,
> trying to teach highly educated university students how to be soldiers.
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> Notice I said "trying".
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> I've noticed one thing about 'university people'..... they may be highly
> intelligent', but in the real world they are as dumb as dogshit.
Universities have no monopoly on 'dumb as dogshit' people, Peter. You
get them in all walks of life.
I wonder what the ratio would be amongst those who choose a military
career? I'd submit to you that it is much higher than at any university
- and I don't say that simply because of your military career.
> Most wouldn't have 1oz of common sense between them.
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> Case in point........ our Prime Minister.
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> I've spent many hours in his office talking over certain issues (usually
> concerning ex-service personnel) and whilst he can speak Mandarin and
> sound rather educated, he's as dumb as dogshit.
Now, what you wrote above is not entirely true, is it Peter?
You mean when he was a local member - not since he has become Prime
Minister.
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