Re: It?s not what it looks like

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From	Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Subject	Re: It?s not what it looks like
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Date	2025-09-16 17:36 +0000

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On 2025-09-16, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> On 16/09/2025 05:15, rbowman wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:07:21 -0000 (UTC), 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" ?
>> 
>> 'tinker, tailor, soldier, spy'
> 
> Tinker tailor
> soldier sailor
> rich man
> poor man
> beggar man
> thief.

Doctor
Lawyer
Indian chief

Or is that no longer Politically Correct?

    If a tinker were my trade
    Would you still find me
    Carrying the pots I made
    Following behind me
      -- Tim Hardin

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It?s not what it looks like Scott Doty <s.doty@ewing.con> - 2025-09-13 13:36 -0400
  Re: It?s not what it looks like John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-09-13 19:22 +0000
    Re: It?s not what it looks like "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-09-13 15:31 -0400
      Re: It?s not what it looks like John McCue <jmclnx@SPAMisBADgmail.com> - 2025-09-13 22:06 +0000
        Re: It?s not what it looks like "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-09-13 19:31 -0400
        Re: It?s not what it looks like jojo <f00@0f0.00f> - 2025-09-14 02:11 +0000
      Re: It?s not what it looks like not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-09-14 08:07 +1000
      Re: It?s not what it looks like Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-09-14 04:04 +0000
        Re: It?s not what it looks like "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-09-14 01:30 -0400
      Re: It?s not what it looks like PN <noico@noico.net> - 2025-09-14 08:03 +0000
        Re: It?s not what it looks like The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-14 09:24 +0100
          Re: It?s not what it looks like rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-14 20:18 +0000
            Re: It?s not what it looks like Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-14 15:34 -0700
              Re: It?s not what it looks like The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-15 10:45 +0100
            Re: It?s not what it looks like The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-15 10:43 +0100
              Re: It?s not what it looks like John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-09-15 18:07 +0000
                Re: It?s not what it looks like The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-15 21:27 +0100
                Re: It?s not what it looks like John McCue <jmclnx@SPAMisBADgmail.com> - 2025-09-16 00:38 +0000
                Re: It?s not what it looks like rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-16 04:12 +0000
                Re: It?s not what it looks like rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-16 04:15 +0000
                Re: It?s not what it looks like The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-16 09:37 +0100
                Re: It?s not what it looks like Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-16 17:36 +0000
                Re: It?s not what it looks like rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-16 19:25 +0000
    Re: It?s not what it looks like Scott Doty <s.doty@ewing.con> - 2025-09-13 23:42 -0400
      Re: It's not what it looks like Mike Eddington <me@alt.net> - 2025-09-14 11:29 +0200
  Re: It's not what it looks like Mike Eddington <me@alt.net> - 2025-09-14 11:14 +0200

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