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From: Phil Launchbury on 17 Sep 2009 07:12 In article <ts44b55spuecj2ji2ebmjlg8tplqoj9jpa(a)4ax.com>, Champ wrote: > On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:06:03 +0100, Phil Launchbury ><phill(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: > >>Or Thailand[2]. > >>[2] How many Tamil civilians have died? Lots. More than lots. And those >>that haven't died have been herded into concentration camps. But the >>ongoing protests in London get no coverage whatsoever since they are >>not todays news any more. > > I suspect you mean Sri Lanka. I do.. Oops. Phil -- Phil Launchbury 'I speak to machines with the voice of humanity' 'Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity'
From: zymurgy on 17 Sep 2009 09:11 On 17 Sep, 13:58, Lady Nina <spamtr...(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:33:24 +0100, Phil Launchbury > > <ph...(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: > >In article <4ab21cfe$0$2480$db0fe...(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Hog wrote: > >> Phil Launchbury wrote: > > >Collateral damage that happened in WW2 had very little to do with > >actually winning the war.. > > Which is a good point to recommend > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extremely-Loud-Incredibly-Close-Novel/dp/0241... > > Stunning novel, so good I just wanted to sit and read it rather than look round Rome. Well, I knew you were a bit wierd, but this positively confirms it :) Paul.
From: zymurgy on 17 Sep 2009 09:20 On 17 Sep, 14:09, darsy <da...(a)sticky.co.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:58:53 +0100, Lady Nina <spamtr...(a)ntlworld.com> > wrote: > > >On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:33:24 +0100, Phil Launchbury > ><ph...(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: > > >>In article <4ab21cfe$0$2480$db0fe...(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Hog wrote: > >>> Phil Launchbury wrote: > > >>I refer of course to war crimes like Dresden. > > >http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extremely-Loud-Incredibly-Close-Novel/dp/0241... > > >Stunning novel, so good I just wanted to sit and read it rather than > >look round Rome. > > "Everything is Illuminated" is better. Not read either, but Amazon recommends 'The Book Thief' when you put in E-L-I-C. I found it hard going, I prefer a bit more excitement in my novels ! Paul.
From: Adrian on 17 Sep 2009 09:27 darsy <darsy(a)sticky.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > "Everything is Illuminated" is better. This 'un must be truly dreadful, then, since I found "Illuminated" to be pretentious and unreadable bollocks.
From: Phil Launchbury on 17 Sep 2009 09:20
In article <31c26209-cd55-428b-a880-6975d7aa273e(a)s6g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>, zymurgy wrote: > On 17 Sep, 13:58, Lady Nina <spamtr...(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: >> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:33:24 +0100, Phil Launchbury >> >> <ph...(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: >> >In article <4ab21cfe$0$2480$db0fe...(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Hog wrote: >> >> Phil Launchbury wrote: >> >> >Collateral damage that happened in WW2 had very little to do with >> >actually winning the war.. >> >> Which is a good point to recommend >> >> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extremely-Loud-Incredibly-Close-Novel/dp/0241... >> >> Stunning novel, so good I just wanted to sit and read it rather than look round Rome. > > Well, I knew you were a bit wierd, but this positively confirms it :) If it's any help - I've been known to prefer reading a good book to doing tourist-type stuff. Although the admission probably doesn't help LN's case much.. Phil -- Phil Launchbury 'I speak to machines with the voice of humanity' 'Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity' |