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When O* When will you unsubscribe. Fourth request.-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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Might be better to simply fill in the form as below, Helen... On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Helen Blackwood helen...@supanet.com wrote: When O* When will you unsubscribe. Fourth request. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk THERE!!! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ The bit that says Edit/Unsubscribe. That should do it. Then click Unsubscribe. Best, Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: 2009/1/15 Helen Blackwood helen...@supanet.com: When O* When will you unsubscribe. Fourth request. Done. Damn, she'd have never got my good advice. She wasn't the bird with the Dell was she? ;-o Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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On 15/01/2009 17:32, Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Alan Popea...@popey.com wrote: 2009/1/15 Helen Blackwoodhelen...@supanet.com: When O* When will you unsubscribe. Fourth request. Don Damn, she'd have never got my good advice. She wasn't the bird with the Dell was she? ;-o Sean Ouch! To be honest it doesn't say anything like To change your subscription settings or unsubscribe follow this link at the bottom of the e-mail and I bet there is a fair few users who don't keep the original e-mails from when the first sign up. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: To be honest it doesn't say anything like To change your subscription settings or unsubscribe follow this link at the bottom of the e-mail and I bet there is a fair few users who don't keep the original e-mails from when the first sign up. Good point. Is that a setting in Mailman we could alter? To make it so? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com: Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! +1 We're at nearly 550 people on this list which is pretty impressive. Lets keep it nice and friendly :) Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle. 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the H in herbs. :| I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle. 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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Move to Hampshire - there are very few H's making an appearance Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the H in herbs. :| I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle. 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com mailto:liz...@gmail.com Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk mailto:i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com mailto:munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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I resemble that remark, coming from Ampshire! I am a Ampshire Hogg!! - Original Message - From: piskie ubu...@talktalk.net To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unsuscrib Move to Hampshire - there are very few H's making an appearance Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the H in herbs. :| I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle. 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com mailto:liz...@gmail.com Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk mailto:i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com mailto:munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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I am s glad, I thought I was alone Dr James Stevens-Turner wrote: I resemble that remark, coming from Ampshire! I am a Ampshire Hogg!! - Original Message - From: piskie ubu...@talktalk.net To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unsuscrib Move to Hampshire - there are very few H's making an appearance Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the H in herbs. :| I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle. 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com mailto:liz...@gmail.com Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk mailto:i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com mailto:munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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I'm in Reading, sort of close to 'Ampshire Anyone else from here? Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 22:13, piskie wrote: I am s glad, I thought I was alone Dr James Stevens-Turner wrote: I resemble that remark, coming from Ampshire! I am a Ampshire Hogg!! - Original Message - From: piskie ubu...@talktalk.net To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unsuscrib Move to Hampshire - there are very few H's making an appearance Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the H in herbs. :| I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle. 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com mailto:liz...@gmail.com Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk mailto:i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com mailto:munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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No, but I do live in 'ereford though. :D mattj On 1/15/09, Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in Reading, sort of close to 'Ampshire Anyone else from here? Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 22:13, piskie wrote: I am s glad, I thought I was alone Dr James Stevens-Turner wrote: I resemble that remark, coming from Ampshire! I am a Ampshire Hogg!! - Original Message - From: piskie ubu...@talktalk.net To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unsuscrib Move to Hampshire - there are very few H's making an appearance Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the H in herbs. :| I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle. 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com mailto: liz...@gmail.com Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk mailto:i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com mailto:munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 09:22:17PM +, Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: Yes...it's humor no u. :) hmor? signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:30:57PM +, Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: I'm in Reading, sort of close to 'Ampshire Anyone else from here? Used to be there till July last year. Unfortunately, life brought me back to birmingham signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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Heh classic, that reminds of my school days and this kid whose surname was Samuel hated being called Samuels, he said no S so we asked him, 'Amuel? Anyway back to the point, it is Humour!! (Ironically firefox spellchecker doesn't recognise humour.) On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:50 AM, Martin Meredith m...@ubuntu.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 09:22:17PM +, Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: Yes...it's humor no u. :) hmor? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAklv2cEACgkQJATtOmqqpWlrPwCfaSHfgWvf3NLLdM/A7L9e3uM9 68QAnjYHhTh9GyszHFOYDvvosYP5dd0j =4Nis -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
