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From: PeterD on 23 Sep 2005 05:58 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Anyway I thought 'Madeleines' were things you dunked in tea before > remembering times past? My daughter will be amused to know that. -- Pd
From: Richard Tobin on 23 Sep 2005 06:00 In article <dh085c$a7g$1(a)gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk>, Richard P. Grant <rpg(a)mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> wrote: >I'm assuming that was spam. If Monsieur Mansfield-Devine actually had >something to contribute then he should realize that binaries are >explicitly forbidden here There weren't any binaries, just two text attachments. Though why anyone would use an attachment for the main text of an article is a mystery. -- Richard
From: Bella Jones on 23 Sep 2005 06:04 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Sara Kirk <sarakirk(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > It's not just teachers, I have to say I have similar reactions when > > interviewing. Maybe parents will start to think twice before saddling > > thier sprogs with strange names now. No, of course they wont. > > Well of course not. People appear to regard their children as > accessories to enhance their own lives- and of course they do, children > are the most life-enhancing thing that can happen to you. But they seem > determined to stick Gucci labels on them, in the form of the name of the > day... > > It's the New Selfishness, I guess. Can you blame them; it's promoted on > all the 'reality' 'shows and in the blatts. And for a hat trick (can you tell I'm taking a day off today?), I have now found the thread in question: <http://www.tes.co.uk/section/staffroom/thread.aspx?story_id=2129333&pat h=/Opinion/&threadPage=1> -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Ian McCall on 23 Sep 2005 06:16 On 2005-09-23 09:17:04 +0100, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) said: > "Girls called Katharine were found to have gained the best results with > Madeleines coming second." > > ...Anyway I thought 'Madeleines' were things you dunked in tea before > remembering times past? Dunking girls in tea just because they came in second sounds a bit harsh to me. Maybe in certain public schools perhaps. Cheers, Ian
From: Paul Russell on 23 Sep 2005 07:13
Bella Jones wrote: > > Just thought I'd tuck this one in here. > > Teachers fear 'chav' names: > > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_articl > e_id=363230&in_page_id=1770&ito=1490> > > This reminds me of a new and increasingly popular sport that I discovered recently - posting bogus reader comments on news stories in the online Daily Mail. The trick is to be as outrageously right wing and small-minded as possible while still being plausible as a genuine Daily Mail reader. You get points if your comment makes it onto the site and bonus points for using stock Daily Mail type phrases like "political correctness gone mad", "it's one rule for them and another for the rest of us", etc. Also bonus points if you use a witty pseudonym. Try it - it's fun ! Paul |