On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:10:57 +0000, George Weston waxed with flowery words of wisdom:
> "Dave Devnull" <dev.n...@invalid.local> wrote in message > news:4aef2a59$0$2481$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk... >> What gets me is we can use Scot, for a Scottish. We can use 'Brit' for >> British. We even use 'Yank' for American.
>> Perhaps someone can come up with a four letter abbreviation for someone >> from Pakistan?
> You got me there but I could perhaps suggest "Nazi" for people who > celebrate White Achievement Month"?
> George
So what would that make people who celebrate Black Achievement Month?
> > You got me there but I could perhaps suggest "Nazi" for people who > > celebrate White Achievement Month"? > So what would that make people who celebrate Black Achievement Month?
> On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:10:57 +0000, George Weston waxed with flowery words > of wisdom:
>> "Dave Devnull" <dev.n...@invalid.local> wrote in message >> news:4aef2a59$0$2481$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk... >>> What gets me is we can use Scot, for a Scottish. We can use 'Brit' for >>> British. We even use 'Yank' for American.
>>> Perhaps someone can come up with a four letter abbreviation for someone >>> from Pakistan?
>> You got me there but I could perhaps suggest "Nazi" for people who >> celebrate White Achievement Month"?
>> George
> So what would that make people who celebrate Black Achievement Month?
"George Weston" <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote: >>> You got me there but I could perhaps suggest "Nazi" for people who >>> celebrate White Achievement Month"?
>>> George
>> So what would that make people who celebrate Black Achievement Month?
>Erm... black?
>George
Interesting double standards you have there. No doubt you're yet another middle class guilt ridden liberal.
<boltar2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:hcpoee$t45$1@aioe.org... > On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:56:53 -0000 > "George Weston" <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote: >>>> You got me there but I could perhaps suggest "Nazi" for people who >>>> celebrate White Achievement Month"?
>>>> George
>>> So what would that make people who celebrate Black Achievement Month?
>>Erm... black?
>>George
> Interesting double standards you have there. No doubt you're yet another > middle class guilt ridden liberal.
Not even close. I just have a wry sense of humour and like winding up people with narrow minds. I seem to have succeeded... ;-)
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0000, Richard Brooks waxed with flowery words of wisdom:
> Dave Devnull said the following on 02/11/2009 18:52: >> What gets me is we can use Scot, for a Scottish. We can use 'Brit' for >> British. We even use 'Yank' for American.
>> Perhaps someone can come up with a four letter abbreviation for someone >> from Pakistan?
>> Any suggestions as November is 'White Achievement Month'.
> You're switching from national groupings to a racial type which is not > the same thing.
Is that so? So there is no such race as the Scots, Brits or Yanks and the People of Pakistan don't belong to a National group. Thanks for clearing that up.
> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0000, Richard Brooks waxed with flowery > words of wisdom:
>> Dave Devnull said the following on 02/11/2009 18:52: >>> What gets me is we can use Scot, for a Scottish. We can use 'Brit' for >>> British. We even use 'Yank' for American.
>>> Perhaps someone can come up with a four letter abbreviation for someone >>> from Pakistan?
>>> Any suggestions as November is 'White Achievement Month'.
>> You're switching from national groupings to a racial type which is not >> the same thing.
> Is that so? So there is no such race as the Scots, Brits or Yanks and the > People of Pakistan don't belong to a National group. Thanks for clearing > that up.
The Yanks are a "race"? Take a history lesson, Dave. Apart from the Native Americans (you'd probably call them Red Indians), who are pretty well still "racially pure", the vast majority of them are either direct immigrants or descendants of immigrants from every country in the world.
<geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote: > "Dave Devnull" <dev.n...@invalid.local> wrote in message > news:4af077c4$0$2487$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk... > > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0000, Richard Brooks waxed with flowery > > words of wisdom:
> >> Dave Devnull said the following on 02/11/2009 18:52: > >>> What gets me is we can use Scot, for a Scottish. We can use 'Brit' > >>> for British. We even use 'Yank' for American.
> >>> Perhaps someone can come up with a four letter abbreviation for > >>> someone from Pakistan?
> >>> Any suggestions as November is 'White Achievement Month'.
> >> You're switching from national groupings to a racial type which is not > >> the same thing.
> > Is that so? So there is no such race as the Scots, Brits or Yanks and > > the People of Pakistan don't belong to a National group. Thanks for > > clearing that up. > The Yanks are a "race"? Take a history lesson, Dave. Apart from the > Native Americans (you'd probably call them Red Indians), who are pretty > well still "racially pure", the vast majority of them are either direct > immigrants or descendants of immigrants from every country in the world.
and even some, or all, of the "native americans" probably came from asia.
> In article <7lbes0F3co2f...@mid.individual.net>, George Weston > <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote:
>> "Dave Devnull" <dev.n...@invalid.local> wrote in message >> news:4af077c4$0$2487$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk... >> > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0000, Richard Brooks waxed with flowery >> > words of wisdom:
>> >> Dave Devnull said the following on 02/11/2009 18:52: >> >>> What gets me is we can use Scot, for a Scottish. We can use 'Brit' >> >>> for British. We even use 'Yank' for American.
>> >>> Perhaps someone can come up with a four letter abbreviation for >> >>> someone from Pakistan?
>> >>> Any suggestions as November is 'White Achievement Month'.
>> >> You're switching from national groupings to a racial type which is >> >> not the same thing.
>> > Is that so? So there is no such race as the Scots, Brits or Yanks and >> > the People of Pakistan don't belong to a National group. Thanks for >> > clearing that up.
>> The Yanks are a "race"? Take a history lesson, Dave. Apart from the >> Native Americans (you'd probably call them Red Indians), who are pretty >> well still "racially pure", the vast majority of them are either direct >> immigrants or descendants of immigrants from every country in the >> world.
> and even some, or all, of the "native americans" probably came from > asia.
But does coming from Asia, make them Asians? <is that a race?> or does it make them part of a National Grouping? I'm more confused then when I started? All I know is thusfar I've been called a Nazi for asking.
> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:50:34 +0000, charles waxed with flowery words of > wisdom:
>> In article <7lbes0F3co2f...@mid.individual.net>, George Weston >> <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote:
>>> "Dave Devnull" <dev.n...@invalid.local> wrote in message >>> news:4af077c4$0$2487$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk... >>> > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0000, Richard Brooks waxed with flowery >>> > words of wisdom:
>>> >> Dave Devnull said the following on 02/11/2009 18:52: >>> >>> What gets me is we can use Scot, for a Scottish. We can use 'Brit' >>> >>> for British. We even use 'Yank' for American.
>>> >>> Perhaps someone can come up with a four letter abbreviation for >>> >>> someone from Pakistan?
>>> >>> Any suggestions as November is 'White Achievement Month'.
>>> >> You're switching from national groupings to a racial type which is >>> >> not the same thing.
>>> > Is that so? So there is no such race as the Scots, Brits or Yanks and >>> > the People of Pakistan don't belong to a National group. Thanks for >>> > clearing that up.
>>> The Yanks are a "race"? Take a history lesson, Dave. Apart from the >>> Native Americans (you'd probably call them Red Indians), who are pretty >>> well still "racially pure", the vast majority of them are either direct >>> immigrants or descendants of immigrants from every country in the >>> world.
>> and even some, or all, of the "native americans" probably came from >> asia. > But does coming from Asia, make them Asians? <is that a race?> or does it > make them part of a National Grouping? I'm more confused then when I > started? All I know is thusfar I've been called a Nazi for asking.
Not for asking - it was the bit about white achievement that got me going on that score.
The message <7lbes0F3co2f...@mid.individual.net> from "George Weston" <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> contains these words:
> The Yanks are a "race"? Take a history lesson, Dave. > Apart from the Native Americans (you'd probably call them Red Indians), who > are pretty well still "racially pure", the vast majority of them are either > direct immigrants or descendants of immigrants from every country in the > world.
One group of Indians can trace ancestry back to Somerled. They were asked whether they objected to being called Indians and replied that with all their other problems the last thing to get worried about was an Italian who got lost.
> "Dave Devnull" <dev.n...@invalid.local> wrote in message > news:4af08d99$0$2481$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk... >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:50:34 +0000, charles waxed with flowery words of >> wisdom:
>>> In article <7lbes0F3co2f...@mid.individual.net>, George Weston >>> <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote:
>>>> "Dave Devnull" <dev.n...@invalid.local> wrote in message >>>> news:4af077c4$0$2487$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk... >>>> > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0000, Richard Brooks waxed with >>>> > flowery words of wisdom:
>>>> >> Dave Devnull said the following on 02/11/2009 18:52: >>>> >>> What gets me is we can use Scot, for a Scottish. We can use >>>> >>> 'Brit' for British. We even use 'Yank' for American.
>>>> >>> Perhaps someone can come up with a four letter abbreviation for >>>> >>> someone from Pakistan?
>>>> >>> Any suggestions as November is 'White Achievement Month'.
>>>> >> You're switching from national groupings to a racial type which is >>>> >> not the same thing.
>>>> > Is that so? So there is no such race as the Scots, Brits or Yanks >>>> > and the People of Pakistan don't belong to a National group. Thanks >>>> > for clearing that up.
>>>> The Yanks are a "race"? Take a history lesson, Dave. Apart from the >>>> Native Americans (you'd probably call them Red Indians), who are >>>> pretty well still "racially pure", the vast majority of them are >>>> either direct immigrants or descendants of immigrants from every >>>> country in the world.
>>> and even some, or all, of the "native americans" probably came from >>> asia. >> But does coming from Asia, make them Asians? <is that a race?> or does >> it make them part of a National Grouping? I'm more confused then when I >> started? All I know is thusfar I've been called a Nazi for asking.
> Not for asking - it was the bit about white achievement that got me > going on that score.
> George
So does that make blacks Nazi's if they celebrate 'Black Achievement Month'? Is there such a thing as a black Nazi? Can blacks be Nazi's or is that also an area where they are under represented?
"George Weston" <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote: ><boltar2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:hcpoee$t45$1@aioe.org... >> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:56:53 -0000 >> "George Weston" <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote: >>>>> You got me there but I could perhaps suggest "Nazi" for people who >>>>> celebrate White Achievement Month"?
>>>>> George
>>>> So what would that make people who celebrate Black Achievement Month?
>>>Erm... black?
>>>George
>> Interesting double standards you have there. No doubt you're yet another >> middle class guilt ridden liberal.
>Not even close. >I just have a wry sense of humour and like winding up people with narrow >minds.
If you think that believing that everyone should be treated equally is narrow minded then fair enough, you can't help being a moron.
Interesting to hear on the programme last night that the TV camera used on the first moon landing was a mechanical one that was closer to Baird's design than modern cameras.
> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:42:46 +0000, George Weston waxed with flowery words > of wisdom:
>> "Dave Devnull" <dev.n...@invalid.local> wrote in message >> news:4af08d99$0$2481$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk... >>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:50:34 +0000, charles waxed with flowery words of >>> wisdom:
>>>> In article <7lbes0F3co2f...@mid.individual.net>, George Weston >>>> <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote:
>>>>> "Dave Devnull" <dev.n...@invalid.local> wrote in message >>>>> news:4af077c4$0$2487$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk... >>>>> > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0000, Richard Brooks waxed with >>>>> > flowery words of wisdom:
>>>>> >> Dave Devnull said the following on 02/11/2009 18:52: >>>>> >>> What gets me is we can use Scot, for a Scottish. We can use >>>>> >>> 'Brit' for British. We even use 'Yank' for American.
>>>>> >>> Perhaps someone can come up with a four letter abbreviation for >>>>> >>> someone from Pakistan?
>>>>> >>> Any suggestions as November is 'White Achievement Month'.
>>>>> >> You're switching from national groupings to a racial type which is >>>>> >> not the same thing.
>>>>> > Is that so? So there is no such race as the Scots, Brits or Yanks >>>>> > and the People of Pakistan don't belong to a National group. Thanks >>>>> > for clearing that up.
>>>>> The Yanks are a "race"? Take a history lesson, Dave. Apart from the >>>>> Native Americans (you'd probably call them Red Indians), who are >>>>> pretty well still "racially pure", the vast majority of them are >>>>> either direct immigrants or descendants of immigrants from every >>>>> country in the world.
>>>> and even some, or all, of the "native americans" probably came from >>>> asia. >>> But does coming from Asia, make them Asians? <is that a race?> or does >>> it make them part of a National Grouping? I'm more confused then when I >>> started? All I know is thusfar I've been called a Nazi for asking.
>> Not for asking - it was the bit about white achievement that got me >> going on that score.
>> George
> So does that make blacks Nazi's if they celebrate 'Black Achievement > Month'? Is there such a thing as a black Nazi? Can blacks be Nazi's or is > that also an area where they are under represented?
<boltar2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:hcrj6g$utc$1@aioe.org... > On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:20:22 -0000 > "George Weston" <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote: >><boltar2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:hcpoee$t45$1@aioe.org... >>> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:56:53 -0000 >>> "George Weston" <geowes...@NOSPAMgooglemail.com> wrote: >>>>>> You got me there but I could perhaps suggest "Nazi" for people who >>>>>> celebrate White Achievement Month"?
>>>>>> George
>>>>> So what would that make people who celebrate Black Achievement Month?
>>>>Erm... black?
>>>>George
>>> Interesting double standards you have there. No doubt you're yet another >>> middle class guilt ridden liberal.
>>Not even close. >>I just have a wry sense of humour and like winding up people with narrow >>minds.
> If you think that believing that everyone should be treated equally is > narrow minded then fair enough
Did I say that? I don't think so.
> you can't help being a moron.
No, I have to work at it.
> As for humour - remind us where the joke was?
I't's becoming a running one - and you're the major contributor.
> Interesting to hear on the programme last night that the TV camera used > on the first moon landing was a mechanical one that was closer to > Baird's design than modern cameras.
Closer to fax in fact.
The standard the Russians used on their unmanned lander was that for wire (and radio) transmission of photographs to newspapers. Jodrell Bank borrowed the use of a receiver at the Daily Express when they recognised the pattern and the image appeared in it and other Brit newspapers the next morning.
The first such transmission (phototelegraphy - over a telegraph line) was 1886 or so.
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