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On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 08:18:30 -1000, dsi1
> wrote: > On 8/3/2015 1:31 AM, Janet wrote: > > In article >, lid > > says... > > > >> Donkeys can swear? Holy shit!  > > > > Not surprising, when Americans call them arses. > > > > > > Janet UK > > > > Hee hee, the word "arse" gives me the creeps - that sounds like pirate > talk! I think of it as baby talk (let's mispronounce a word so mommy won't get angry), but pirate talk is better. -- sf |
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On 8/3/2015 7:22 AM, cshenk wrote:
> dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking: > >> On 8/2/2015 1:36 PM, cshenk wrote: >>> dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking: >>> >>>> On Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 11:39:30 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote: >>>>> dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 10:57:58 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote: >>>>>>> dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 8:19:05 AM UTC-10, Ophelia >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> om.. . >>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 7:27:35 AM UTC-10, >>>>>>>>>> Ophelia wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> om.. >>>>>>>>> . >> > On Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 7:06:50 PM UTC-10, >>>>>>>>> Julie Bove wrote: >> >> "dsi1" >>>>>>>>> > wrote in message >> >> >>>>>>>>> ... >> >> > On 7/29/2015 >>>>>>>>> 8:54 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >> >> >> Someone in this house >>>>>>>>> likes the little cans of pears to eat with >> >> >> cottage >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cheese. I normally buy them at Albertsons >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but two >>>>>>>>> different stores >> >> >> were >> >> >> out. Totally out. >>>>>>>>> They had other sizes of canned pears and the >> >> >> small >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cans of all other fruits. I remembered >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that I had >>>>>>>>> bought some at >> >> >> Big >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lots. I went there today and they did have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them >>>>>>>>> but in heavy >> >> >> syrup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The eater prefers in juice or light syrup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Other >>>>>>>>> stores such as >> >> >> Walmart >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not carry the little cans. Yes, I know >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could >>>>>>>>> buy other sized >> >> >> cans >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or the little plastic cups. And I have. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But this >>>>>>>>> person wants the >> >> >> little cans. Have you seen these >>>>>>>>> in your area? >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You might try going to CVS drugstores and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> seeing if >>>>>>>>> they have fruit >> >> > in >>>>>>>>>>>>>> little glass jars. They are packed in light >>>>>>>>>>>>>> syrup >>>>>>>>> and the jars are >> >> > these >>>>>>>>>>>>>> cute round things of about 10oz each. They >>>>>>>>>>>>>> sell for >>>>>>>>> less than a buck >> >> > and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the fruits are beautiful - they have to be >>>>>>>>>>>>>> because >>>>>>>>> they're in glass >> >> > jars. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> They come from China which may be a problem >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for some >>>>>>>>> people. It's >> >> > not >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>>>>>>> me so that works out pretty good. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> That would mean going to some other state. No >>>>>>>>>>>>> CVS >>>>>>>>> around here. Also >> >> don't >>>>>>>>>>>>> want stuff in glass. I have to keep it out in >>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> garage and if glass >> >> falls >>>>>>>>>>>>> on the cement floor, it makes quite the mess. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I don't like glass containers too but the >>>>>>>>>>>> packaging is >>>>>>>>> so beautiful >> > that >>>>>>>>>>>> I'll have to make an exception. I could go for a >>>>>>>>>>>> jar >>>>>>>>> of the stuff right >> > now! As an added bonus, you can use >>>>>>>>> the jars to do this: >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch9YpCJrkCo >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I happily bestow upon you, my share )>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> No, no, no need to thank me ... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you! I have a great urge for a can of peaches. >>>>>>>>>> If I didn't know any better I'd swear I was pregnant. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Heaven forfend !!!! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hey, that's not fair - just when we think we've got a >>>>>>>> handle on the English language, you Brits have to come up >>>>>>>> with a new-fangled word! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Avast Ye pilgrim! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> Internet security pirate? >>>>> >>>>> Avast: 1680s, a nautical interjection, "hold! stop!" probably >>>>> worn down from Dutch houd vast "hold fast." AVAST. -- The order >>>>> to stop, or pause, in any exercise or operation; as Avast >>>>> heaving -- that is to say, desist, or stop, from drawing in the >>>>> cable or hawser, by means of the capstan &c. >>>>> >>>>> Carol >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> >>>> The young folks will know nothing of this - the only thing they >>>> know is internet security pirate Avast. Hee-hee. >>> >>> True but don't be shocked if Sheldon got it right away. Last time I >>> heard it used outside a Navy ship was in Westward the Women (a >>> classic movie I love). There's a quick sound bite of 'Avast ye >>> heathen!!' delivered to a mean mouthed donkey. >>> >>> Carol >>> >>> >>> >> >> Donkeys can swear? Holy shit! > > Grin, that one tried to at least! > > > Well ya learn something new every day. I'm just grateful my cat doesn't swear - you should see the nasty looks he gives me. Oh yeah, he'd stab me in the back if he could make it look like an accident. |
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On 8/3/2015 12:47 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 08:18:30 -1000, dsi1 > > wrote: > >> On 8/3/2015 1:31 AM, Janet wrote: >>> In article >, lid >>> says... >>> >>>> Donkeys can swear? Holy shit! >>> >>> Not surprising, when Americans call them arses. >>> >>> >>> Janet UK >>> >> >> Hee hee, the word "arse" gives me the creeps - that sounds like pirate >> talk! > > I think of it as baby talk (let's mispronounce a word so mommy won't > get angry), but pirate talk is better. > Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! |
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On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 16:45:37 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > > "sf" > wrote in message > ... > > On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 16:09:35 +0100, "Ophelia" > > > wrote: > >> > >> > >> "sf" > wrote in message > >> ... > >> > On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 08:58:13 +0100, "Ophelia" > > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> Get thyself hither to a good tavern and imbibe a good pannikin! > >> > > >> > Now I know what to call the copper cup a Moscow Mule is served in. > >> > >> I expected him to use it for beer )> > > > From what I can tell a pannikin is smaller than a tankard, coffee mug > > sized at best. So (over here at least) it would be a tankard of beer > > and a pannikin of rum - or Moscow Mule. > > Hey I don't want him to get drunk!!! Our beer is missing a decent alcohol content. Don't know what it is, but it's barely there. -- sf |
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On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:08:00 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > > "S Viemeister" > wrote in message > ... > > On 8/3/2015 3:58 AM, Ophelia wrote: > >> > >> > >> Forsooth! It matters not! Get thyself hither to a good tavern and > >> imbibe a good pannikin! > >> > > I should add that to my table of equivalents - how many ml to a pannikin? > > And how many to a nippikin? > > Depends how much you've had to drink when you start measuring ))> > It is meant to be a small cup though <g> A nippikin? You are on your own > lol Now I know what "a nip" is! I always knew it meant a small amount, but I didn't know it was an actual measurement. Google says: The nipperkin is a unit of measurement of volume, equal to one-half of a quarter-gill, one-eighth of a gill, or one thirty-second of an English pint. In other estimations, one nip (an abbreviation that originated in 1796) is either one-third of a pint, or any amount less than or equal to half a pint. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NipperkinWikipedia -- sf |
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On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 18:06:43 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > > "S Viemeister" > wrote in message > ... > > On 8/3/2015 12:08 PM, Ophelia wrote: > >> "S Viemeister" > wrote > >>> On 8/3/2015 3:58 AM, Ophelia wrote: > >>>> Forsooth! It matters not! Get thyself hither to a good tavern and > >>>> imbibe a good pannikin! > >>>> > >>> I should add that to my table of equivalents - how many ml to a > >>> pannikin? > >>> And how many to a nippikin? > >> > >> Depends how much you've had to drink when you start measuring ))> >> > >> It is meant to be a small cup though <g> A nippikin? You are on your > >> own lol > >> > > I'm thinking it's similar to a shot glass. Must do some research... > > Once you have done your research, I demand to be on the test panel ... > > Incidentally, are you referring to the pannikin or the nippinkin? I'd like to find a place that defines the measurement of a pannikin, but I think the meaning is more general than nipperkin.... oh - making another connection: is that where the term "little nipper" came from? -- sf |
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On 8/3/2015 8:53 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:08:00 +0100, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> >> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On 8/3/2015 3:58 AM, Ophelia wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Forsooth! It matters not! Get thyself hither to a good tavern and >>>> imbibe a good pannikin! >>>> >>> I should add that to my table of equivalents - how many ml to a pannikin? >>> And how many to a nippikin? >> >> Depends how much you've had to drink when you start measuring ))>> >> It is meant to be a small cup though <g> A nippikin? You are on your own >> lol > > Now I know what "a nip" is! I always knew it meant a small amount, > but I didn't know it was an actual measurement. > > Google says: > The nipperkin is a unit of measurement of volume, equal to one-half of > a quarter-gill, one-eighth of a gill, or one thirty-second of an > English pint. In other estimations, one nip (an abbreviation that > originated in 1796) is either one-third of a pint, or any amount less > than or equal to half a pint. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NipperkinWikipedia > Now that we cleared that up - what the heck is a gill?  |
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On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 1:36:54 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> One of the few spots where someone might use the term widdershins and > no one would look at you funny for it. > > If i recall (not googling just now), that's a reference to the withers > or hairy back of a horses legs. Grin, comes a cropper with some other > meanings though. Can be used for a land lubber version of '4 sheets to > the wind' (you have to be drunk to do that) > > 'He's windershins' (crazy) > Place just widdershins (..of here..) (means go back, you missed it) > Hither (meaning near by or near a marked spot) gains fither (a bit > past, not so near). > > Carol > > -- Widdershins means "counterclockwise", or "anti-sunwise". In a superstitious society, only a crazy person would risk it. Cindy Hamilton |
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On 8/4/2015 4:47 AM, sf wrote:
John Caylor of www.insider-magazine.com reports that a well-placed source within the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has revealed Governor Jeb Bush ordered the destruction and shredding of public records and documents in violation of Florida law. The department maintains oversight and approval of state gaming licensees, slot machines, dog and horse tracks, and jai-alai. In addition, the state government source revealed that Jeb Bush has replaced key members of the Governor's Staff in Tallahassee with personnel from Texas who are overseeing the destruction of state documents. An FBI source has confirmed the destruction of public records by Jeb Bush may be in response to the ongoing criminal proceedings against GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the Federal investigation of the 2001 gangland murder in Miami of Sun Cruz casino boat owner Gus Boulis. |
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On 8/4/2015 4:49 AM, sf wrote:
John Caylor of www.insider-magazine.com reports that a well-placed source within the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has revealed Governor Jeb Bush ordered the destruction and shredding of public records and documents in violation of Florida law. The department maintains oversight and approval of state gaming licensees, slot machines, dog and horse tracks, and jai-alai. In addition, the state government source revealed that Jeb Bush has replaced key members of the Governor's Staff in Tallahassee with personnel from Texas who are overseeing the destruction of state documents. An FBI source has confirmed the destruction of public records by Jeb Bush may be in response to the ongoing criminal proceedings against GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the Federal investigation of the 2001 gangland murder in Miami of Sun Cruz casino boat owner Gus Boulis. |
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On 8/4/2015 4:53 AM, sf wrote:
John Caylor of www.insider-magazine.com reports that a well-placed source within the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has revealed Governor Jeb Bush ordered the destruction and shredding of public records and documents in violation of Florida law. The department maintains oversight and approval of state gaming licensees, slot machines, dog and horse tracks, and jai-alai. In addition, the state government source revealed that Jeb Bush has replaced key members of the Governor's Staff in Tallahassee with personnel from Texas who are overseeing the destruction of state documents. An FBI source has confirmed the destruction of public records by Jeb Bush may be in response to the ongoing criminal proceedings against GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the Federal investigation of the 2001 gangland murder in Miami of Sun Cruz casino boat owner Gus Boulis. |
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On 8/4/2015 4:56 AM, sf wrote:
Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has "worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business dealings—which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card services, and water pumps—the candidate seemed to benefit from his father's political power and worked with people who turned out to be criminals, the Washington Post reports. Bush's business outlook in his early years was "a little bit of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead," says a professor who wrote about him. "His judgment on who to associate with is lacking." Unlike his father and brother George, who each made fortunes as young men, Jeb jumped from one business venture to another, at times with unsavory characters. |
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On 8/4/2015 4:48 AM, Sal Paradise wrote:
Barbara J. Llorente - A FRAUD! Get the **** out of here, you FAT FRAUD biotch troll! Get out - stalker! ....dump! ____.-.____ [__Barbara__] [_J.Llorente _] (d|||TROLL|||b) `|||ENABLER|||` ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| `"""""""""' \\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~// |
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On 8/3/2015 1:47 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 8/3/2015 4:29 AM, Ophelia wrote: >> >> > >> >> It was this kind of nastiness that destroyed it but the main perpetrator >> doesn't seem to manage so well here I have to say though, the>> regulars here are much more robust and able to fight it. Most of our >> lot took themselves off to Facebook. This lot gives it back ... with >> interest >> >> Can you tell I've been learning? >> >> >> > > The number of regulars is declining though. I just downloaded 345 posts > from about 18 different non-troll posters. That is not a lot of people > to sustain a really good newsgroup. USENET does not attract many new > participants these days, but if you top by here and browse, chances are > you'll just move on. > > I'd really like to see the games stop and get back to food posting and > even a few OT postings of a good subject. Talk to Spin and Marty then, they're the main "Groupkillas" here. And how about self-policing this playpen from the craven and evil Julie Bullies? Good housekeeping starts within. |
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On 8/4/2015 4:57 AM, dsi1 wrote:
Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has "worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business dealings—which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card services, and water pumps—the candidate seemed to benefit from his father's political power and worked with people who turned out to be criminals, the Washington Post reports. Bush's business outlook in his early years was "a little bit of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead," says a professor who wrote about him. "His judgment on who to associate with is lacking." Unlike his father and brother George, who each made fortunes as young men, Jeb jumped from one business venture to another, at times with unsavory characters. |
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On 8/4/2015 4:48 AM, dsi1 wrote:
Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has "worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business dealings—which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card services, and water pumps—the candidate seemed to benefit from his father's political power and worked with people who turned out to be criminals, the Washington Post reports. Bush's business outlook in his early years was "a little bit of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead," says a professor who wrote about him. "His judgment on who to associate with is lacking." Unlike his father and brother George, who each made fortunes as young men, Jeb jumped from one business venture to another, at times with unsavory characters. |
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On 8/4/2015 5:14 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has "worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business dealings—which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card services, and water pumps—the candidate seemed to benefit from his father's political power and worked with people who turned out to be criminals, the Washington Post reports. Bush's business outlook in his early years was "a little bit of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead," says a professor who wrote about him. "His judgment on who to associate with is lacking." Unlike his father and brother George, who each made fortunes as young men, Jeb jumped from one business venture to another, at times with unsavory characters. |
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On 8/4/2015 5:47 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
Fourteen hundred years ago Islam gave women rights; rights that could not have been imagined by European counterparts. Bold words! Words that have been spoken repeatedly, especially in the last two or three decades by Muslim converts, and Islamic writers, academics and educators across the globe. Women’s rights, responsibilities, and choices have been the subject of books, articles, essays, and lectures. Sadly however, convincing the world that Muslim women are not oppressed by Islam is a message that is just not getting through. Media headlines scream oppression and the words Muslim, women, and oppression seem to have become inextricably linked. No matter what Muslim women do or say to try to convince the world otherwise, words like hijab, burka, polygamy, and Sharia seem to do little but convince people that Islam oppresses women. Even educated, articulate women fulfilling the modest conditions of hijab can do little to dispel the myths. Women who conduct themselves with decorum and grace and function effortlessly in the modern world have their achievements and successes celebrated. However, if a woman wears a scarf, covers her hair or puts her religion above worldly pursuits she is immediately labelled oppressed. One wonders if this is the case for women of other religious persuasions. |
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On 8/4/2015 5:39 AM, Sal Paradise wrote:
Barbara J. Llorente - A FRAUD! Get the **** out of here, you FAT FRAUD biotch troll! Get out - stalker! ....dump! ____.-.____ [__Barbara__] [_J.Llorente _] (d|||TROLL|||b) `|||ENABLER|||` ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| `"""""""""' \\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~// |
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On 8/3/2015 4:29 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > It was this kind of nastiness that destroyed it but the main perpetrator > doesn't seem to manage so well here I have to say though, the> regulars here are much more robust and able to fight it. Most of our > lot took themselves off to Facebook. This lot gives it back ... with > interest > > Can you tell I've been learning? > > > The number of regulars is declining though. I just downloaded 345 posts from about 18 different non-troll posters. That is not a lot of people to sustain a really good newsgroup. USENET does not attract many new participants these days, but if you top by here and browse, chances are you'll just move on. I'd really like to see the games stop and get back to food posting and even a few OT postings of a good subject. |
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"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message ... > On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 1:36:54 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote: > >> One of the few spots where someone might use the term widdershins and >> no one would look at you funny for it. >> >> If i recall (not googling just now), that's a reference to the withers >> or hairy back of a horses legs. Grin, comes a cropper with some other >> meanings though. Can be used for a land lubber version of '4 sheets to >> the wind' (you have to be drunk to do that) >> >> 'He's windershins' (crazy) >> Place just widdershins (..of here..) (means go back, you missed it) >> Hither (meaning near by or near a marked spot) gains fither (a bit >> past, not so near). >> >> Carol >> >> -- > > Widdershins means "counterclockwise", or "anti-sunwise". In a > superstitious > society, only a crazy person would risk it. > Exactly right! -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 8/3/2015 2:18 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/3/2015 1:31 AM, Janet wrote: >> In article >, lid >> says... >> >>> Donkeys can swear? Holy shit! >> >> Not surprising, when Americans call them arses. > Hee hee, the word "arse" gives me the creeps - that sounds like pirate > talk! Never mind that I don't see any Americans calling them asses or arses. I'm sure someone does, somewhere, probably learned it in the Bible. I just heard someone say Look at the donkeys! just last week at the county fair. I'm sure if someone yelled Hey! I see Ass! it would have gotten some looks. nancy |
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On 8/3/2015 9:49 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 8/3/2015 2:18 PM, dsi1 wrote: >> On 8/3/2015 1:31 AM, Janet wrote: >>> In article >, lid >>> says... >>> >>>> Donkeys can swear? Holy shit! >>> >>> Not surprising, when Americans call them arses. > >> Hee hee, the word "arse" gives me the creeps - that sounds like pirate >> talk! > > Never mind that I don't see any Americans calling them asses > or arses. I'm sure someone does, somewhere, probably learned > it in the Bible. I just heard someone say Look at the donkeys! > just last week at the county fair. I'm sure if someone yelled > Hey! I see Ass! it would have gotten some looks. > > nancy > You're right about this. I don't get many chances to see a donkey but if I did, it would never occur to me to call one an "ass." That's insulting to these animals! People, OTOH... |
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On 8/4/2015 5:49 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
Fourteen hundred years ago Islam gave women rights; rights that could not have been imagined by European counterparts. Bold words! Words that have been spoken repeatedly, especially in the last two or three decades by Muslim converts, and Islamic writers, academics and educators across the globe. Women’s rights, responsibilities, and choices have been the subject of books, articles, essays, and lectures. Sadly however, convincing the world that Muslim women are not oppressed by Islam is a message that is just not getting through. Media headlines scream oppression and the words Muslim, women, and oppression seem to have become inextricably linked. No matter what Muslim women do or say to try to convince the world otherwise, words like hijab, burka, polygamy, and Sharia seem to do little but convince people that Islam oppresses women. Even educated, articulate women fulfilling the modest conditions of hijab can do little to dispel the myths. Women who conduct themselves with decorum and grace and function effortlessly in the modern world have their achievements and successes celebrated. However, if a woman wears a scarf, covers her hair or puts her religion above worldly pursuits she is immediately labelled oppressed. One wonders if this is the case for women of other religious persuasions. |
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