I'll spell it out
A pint of Guinness (or similar stout) is the image, symbolising or
alluding to .....
Ireland, and by extension, in the context, Irish music. Chris's post
was an amusing (to me and presumably others) comment on the perceived
dilution of the Northumbrian piping tradition. It contained references
which would be picked up by many on this list, whether or not they
agreed with the underlying opinions, but you can't please, or amuse,
everybody.
Cheers
Matt
On 10/7/08, Robert Greef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This posting makes my point more emphatically, because even with this extra
> commentary the passage is still meaningless dribble. Say what you mean! Or
> is this whole farrago totally content -free?
> Cheers,
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Seattle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu>
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 12:52 PM
> Subject: [NSP] Re: Threat replies are in
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>> I suspect there has been some misunderstanding of Chris Ormston's post -
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>> "The new threat is from another species imported from
>> Ireland and Scotland. This beast has a stout black body with a creamy
>> white head, and has taken root in newcastlegateshead."
>> A pint of Guinness (or similar stout) is the image, symbolising or
>> alluding to .....
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