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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: It?s not what it looks like |
| Date | 2025-09-15 21:27 +0100 |
| Organization | A little, after lunch |
| Message-ID | <10a9srr$25vod$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <10a5ssi$20kfq$1@paganini.bofh.team> <10a5u4o$1360o$9@dont-email.me> <miom8dFbvelU13@mid.individual.net> <10a8n47$1q6g1$11@dont-email.me> <10a9kko$22tji$2@dont-email.me> |
On 15/09/2025 19:07, John McCue wrote: > The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote: > <snip> > >> Strictly travellers are Irish itinerants who exist mainly by theft >> and scrap metal dealing and are distinct from Romanies who are >> actually of different ethnic origins. And speak a different language. > > I worked in Ireland for a month or 2 in the mid 80s for the > mini-company I was at. I remember people there talking > about these people, but I thought they were called > "tinkers", but could have been as you said "travellers". > > Is my memory correct about "tinkers" ? > Sort of. A tinker is an itinerant mender of metal pots and pans. But we don't use that term any more. Another one is didicoy. or 'diddy', who are half breed Romanies. -- Climate is what you expect but weather is what you get. Mark Twain
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Re: It?s not what it looks like The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-15 21:27 +0100
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