Hoity toity? You ******* *****! English? You ******* ********* ************ *****! The French do now refer to the English as 'les fuckoffs', and let's face it anyone hoity toity enough born in this country is more likely to be living in the US or the South of France than duking it out here with street muggers and the normal run of denizens. I must admit to knowing exactly what is meant though, when I watch our 'culture' programmes.
On 8 Mar, 02:50, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > I really resent the phrase hoity toity brits, mainly because it refers > to the upper crust of the British and truthfully the upper crust of > the US is just as hoity toity and maybe worse. In my musical career > days I remember playing at the UN building and meeting some of the > most stuck up people on the planet. Hoity Toity is not about being > British its about being stuck up and snoberish. Nothing against you > Dark or Don, just an observation and opinion, and of course we're Not > All Yankees. > Foreign arrivals also occurred within the southern tier of the US. > > http://www.genesearch.com/ports.html > > On Mar 5, 12:52 pm, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I lived in the Carolina's for a few years and likewise, the locals > > were quite proud of being bass ackwards. Didn't get along too well > > there, too much damn yankee in me. BTW we're all yankees to the "hoity > > toity" Brits! > > > I hope literature survives, where else could we find such cultred > > pearls as these. I do not think the hearts and minds of the inspired > > will alow it to fade. Just as conciousness shall continue so it shall > > be with expression using letters and symbols. Even the spirit, such as > > with Bellshazar on the wall of King Darius, uses letters for > > communicating > > > "It is demonstrable," said he, "that things cannot be otherwise than > > as they are; for as all things have been created for some end, they > > must necessarily be created for the best end. Observe, for instance, > > the nose is formed for spectacles, therefore we wear spectacles. The > > legs are visibly designed for stockings, accordingly we wear > > stockings. Stones were made to be hewn and to construct castles, > > therefore My Lord has a magnificent castle; for the greatest baron in > > the province ought to be the best lodged. Swine were intended to be > > eaten, therefore we eat pork all the year round: and they, who assert > > that everything is right, do not express themselves correctly; they > > should say that everything is best." -Voltaire "Candid" > > > On Mar 5, 12:28 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Pat <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > On 5 Mar, 16:01, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Illiteracy appears to be on the decline: > > > > >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy > > > > >> Sometimes a visual is interesting too. > > > > >>http://www.mapsofworld.com/thematic-maps/world-illiteracy-map.htm > > > > >> Of course, the USA has its issues. > > > > >>http://www.caliteracy.org/rates/ > > > > > That reminds me of a time when my father had mentioned to a work > > > > colleague from Alabama that "the South has the highest illiteracy rate > > > > in the country." And the guy responded by holding out his hand (as if > > > > to shake my father's hand) and saying, "Put 'er there!" Implying that > > > > he didn't understand that it was NOT a compliment, thus proving the > > > > point. My father had to really restrain himself from bursting out > > > > laughing at the poor bloke. > > > > Sounds to me like Southern humor. I might just respond in kind after > > > a random insult to The Land Of My Birth. Especially if it came from > > > some Damn Yankee or even worse, a hoity toity Englishman. We don't > > > mind insults but it goes down better when delivered with a smile. > > > Even if it's true. > > > > dj > > > > >> Other > > > >> sources:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/21... > > > > >> And, it is obvious that definitions affect all such reporting. > > > > >> On Mar 5, 5:37 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > On 4 Mar, 02:02, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > "If the novel goes the way of live theater – a medium appealing to > > > >> > > only a small, relatively rarefied segment of the population – > > > >> > > what, if > > > >> > > anything, will be lost? What can a novel do for us that other art > > > >> > > forms can’t?” > > > > >> > >http://siobhancurious.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/encountering-the-other... > > > > >> > > What do you think? > > > > >> > I don't think it's likely to go away. In fact, the newer concepts of > > > >> > e-books are more likely to fade away than pen-on-paper due to the > > > >> > potential for electronic sabotage. Whilst Great Libraries (like > > > >> > Alexandria) may burn and destroy many instances of great works, the > > > >> > concept of writing won't fade unless the entire species is wiped out, > > > >> > as even most illiterates know about writing and, given a crises, may > > > >> > re-develop it, as illiteratacy doesn't, of necessity, imply > > > >> > uneducability or lack of intelligence. Heck, we still have The Epic > > > >> > of Gilgamesh (an example of a very old 'novel') written in cuneiform > > > >> > on clay tablets, and that's lasted for thousands of years. > > > > >> > Even human extinction may not wipe out literature from the Earth, as > > > >> > it may pave the way for other species to evolve and create their own. > > > >> > It would be interesting to hear the tales written by intellectual > > > >> > insects: The Story of the Lazy Bee; The Emperor Moth's Post-Pupate > > > >> > Clothes; 50 Ways to Kill You Lover by B. Widow and P. Mantis. The > > > >> > list goes on...- Hide quoted text - > > > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
