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From: Lady Nina on 17 Sep 2009 09:57 On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:20:53 +0100, Phil Launchbury <phill(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: >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: >>> 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. <points> See, see <thinks> >Although the admission probably doesn't help LN's case much.. There is that. -- Lady Nina
From: M J Carley on 17 Sep 2009 10:00 In the referenced article, spamtrap2(a)ntlworld.com writes: >In the sun, at a bar having had a long day of being bumped over >cobbles. > >Michael drew the line at me reading it at the dinner table. In fairness, if you insist on being brought on holidays and pushed around Rome for food and culture, you can see my point. -- Si deve tornare alle basi: Marx ed i Clash. Michael Carley: http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensmjc/
From: Phil Launchbury on 17 Sep 2009 10:04 In article <b0g4b5dvt5gce0rg33s11re8iluje4dkhk(a)4ax.com>, Lady Nina wrote: > On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:20:53 +0100, Phil Launchbury ><phill(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: > >>>> 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.. > > There is that. Some years my ideal holiday has been hiring a cottage in the middle of no-where (preferrably without a mobile signal) and taking a crate of wine and a crate of books. TV coverage is also optional. Fortunately C has the same mindset (although in her case it's tapestry/books). Phil -- Phil Launchbury 'I speak to machines with the voice of humanity' 'Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity'
From: Phil Launchbury on 17 Sep 2009 10:01 In article <4ab236ff$0$2492$db0fefd9(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Hog wrote: > darsy wrote: >> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:58:53 +0100, Lady Nina <spamtrap2(a)ntlworld.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:33:24 +0100, Phil Launchbury >>> <phill(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> I refer of course to war crimes like Dresden. >>> >>> Which is a good point to recommend >>> >>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extremely-Loud-Incredibly-Close-Novel/dp/024114213X >>> >>> Stunning novel, so good I just wanted to sit and read it rather than >>> look round Rome. >> >> "Everything is Illuminated" is better. > > and obviously if Dresden and Hiroshima had been crimes there would have > been trials. "Rules are made by the winners" Phil -- Phil Launchbury 'I speak to machines with the voice of humanity' 'Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity'
From: Champ on 17 Sep 2009 10:23
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:00:28 GMT, ensmjc(a)bath.ac.uk (M J Carley) wrote: >In the referenced article, spamtrap2(a)ntlworld.com writes: > >>In the sun, at a bar having had a long day of being bumped over >>cobbles. >> >>Michael drew the line at me reading it at the dinner table. > >In fairness, if you insist on being brought on holidays and pushed >around Rome for food and culture, you can see my point. Too bloody right. I'd have pushed her down the Spanish Steps. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |