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UK Love Is Blind

Started byThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
First post2026-09-14 21:47 -0700
Last post2026-09-20 00:04 -0700
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  UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-14 21:47 -0700
    Re: UK Love Is Blind Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-09-15 16:51 +0200
      Re: UK Love Is Blind athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-09-15 16:33 +0000
        Re: UK Love Is Blind Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-09-15 19:30 +0100
        Re: UK Love Is Blind nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-09-16 21:42 +0200
      Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-15 11:32 -0700
        Re: UK Love Is Blind "Johann \"Myrkraverk\" Oskarsson" <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-16 03:34 +0800
          Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-15 15:11 -0700
          Re: UK Love Is Blind Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-09-16 09:29 +1000
      Re: UK Love Is Blind athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-09-16 16:35 +0000
        Re: UK Love Is Blind richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2026-09-16 16:54 +0000
        Re: UK Love Is Blind "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-09-16 21:33 +0100
          Re: UK Love Is Blind Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2026-09-17 07:21 +0100
            Re: UK Love Is Blind "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> - 2026-09-17 09:18 +0000
              Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:07 -0700
        Re: UK Love Is Blind Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-09-17 06:28 +0200
          Re: UK Love Is Blind Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-09-17 08:13 +0200
            Re: UK Love Is Blind Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2026-09-17 07:25 +0100
              Re: UK Love Is Blind Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-09-17 11:03 +0200
                Re: UK Love Is Blind Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2026-09-17 12:36 +0100
                  Re: UK Love Is Blind Radey Shouman <shouman@comcast.net> - 2026-09-17 15:53 -0400
                    Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:26 -0700
                      Re: UK Love Is Blind Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-09-21 10:05 +1000
                        Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 19:38 -0700
                        Re: UK Love Is Blind "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-21 20:25 +0200
                          Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-21 14:40 -0700
                            Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-21 15:16 -0700
                            Re: UK Love Is Blind Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-09-22 02:25 +0200
                              Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-21 20:57 -0700
                                Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-21 21:14 -0700
                              Re: UK Love Is Blind Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-09-22 08:02 +0200
                                Re: UK Love Is Blind Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-09-22 08:18 +0100
                                  Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-22 00:44 -0700
                                    Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-22 01:02 -0700
                                  Re: UK Love Is Blind Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-09-22 19:07 +0100
                                    Re: UK Love Is Blind Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-09-23 09:38 +1000
                                      Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-22 20:17 -0700
                                        Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-26 10:23 -0700
                                      Re: UK Love Is Blind Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-09-23 07:30 +0200
                                Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-22 00:42 -0700
                                  Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-22 00:47 -0700
                                Re: UK Love Is Blind Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-09-22 11:11 +0200
                                  Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-22 11:11 -0700
                        Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-21 14:27 -0700
                  Re: UK Love Is Blind Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-09-17 16:00 -0700
                    Re: UK Love Is Blind Radey Shouman <shouman@comcast.net> - 2026-09-18 10:37 -0400
                      Re: UK Love Is Blind Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-09-18 10:15 -0700
                      Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:32 -0700
                    Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:28 -0700
                  Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:23 -0700
                Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:21 -0700
              Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:16 -0700
            Re: UK Love Is Blind Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-09-17 09:10 +0200
              Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:36 -0700
            Re: UK Love Is Blind Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-09-17 17:27 +1000
              Re: UK Love Is Blind HVS <office@REMOVETHISwhhvs.co.uk> - 2026-09-17 12:59 +0100
              Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:39 -0700
            Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:14 -0700
          Re: UK Love Is Blind athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-09-17 08:06 +0000
            Re: UK Love Is Blind Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-09-18 10:00 +0200
              Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:44 -0700
          Re: UK Love Is Blind richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2026-09-17 18:37 +0000
            Re: UK Love Is Blind Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-09-17 20:15 +0000
              Re: UK Love Is Blind Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-09-18 12:02 +0200
                Re: UK Love Is Blind Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-09-18 20:41 +1000
                  Re: UK Love Is Blind Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-09-18 12:56 +0200
                    Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 01:11 -0700
                  Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 01:06 -0700
                Re: UK Love Is Blind Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-09-18 13:45 +0000
                  Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 01:20 -0700
                Re: UK Love Is Blind Janet <nobody@home.com> - 2026-09-18 20:00 +0100
                  Re: UK Love Is Blind Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-09-18 23:24 +0200
                    Re: UK Love Is Blind Janet <nobody@home.com> - 2026-09-19 14:14 +0100
                      Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 01:18 -0700
                    Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 01:16 -0700
                  Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 01:13 -0700
                Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 01:04 -0700
              Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 01:03 -0700
            Re: UK Love Is Blind Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-09-18 10:03 +0200
            Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:59 -0700
          Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:10 -0700
        Re: UK Love Is Blind The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-20 00:04 -0700

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#1151030

FromThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Date2026-09-20 00:10 -0700
Message-ID<6AAF86F6.B4@ix.netcom.com>
In reply to#1150806
Steve Hayes wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:35:12 GMT, athel.cb@gmail.com
> <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
> 
> >
> >Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> posted:
> >
> >> On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:47:33 -0700, The Starmaker
> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I thought UK was in England, but
> >> >it sounds like everyone is from France.
> >>
> >> No, you got that wrong.
> >
> >Well, yes he did. But what do you expect from The Starmaker?
> 
> I don't expect much in the way of geographical knowledge from anyone
> in the UK or US after watching numerous TV quiz shows.
> 
> Of course some people don't take kindly to correction, and even try to
> propagate false information. I still recall when PTD tried very hard
> to persuade me that El Paso, Illinois did not exist, despite my having
> some relatives who were born there and some that still lived there.


what kind op people believe El Paso, Illinois did not exist? blond
girls??





-- 
The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable,
to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, 
and challenge the unchallengeable.

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#1151028

FromThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Date2026-09-20 00:04 -0700
Message-ID<6AAF8594.5A71@ix.netcom.com>
In reply to#1150773
athel.cb@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> posted:
> 
> > On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:47:33 -0700, The Starmaker
> > <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >
> > >I thought UK was in England, but
> > >it sounds like everyone is from France.
> >
> > No, you got that wrong.
> 
> Well, yes he did. But what do you expect from The Starmaker?
> >
> > The UK is not in England; England is in the UK, though perhaps not for
> > much longer.
> >
> I think you're taking the SNP propaganda too seriously. They had the referendum
> they asked for in 2014, and convincingly lost. As it happened, I went to a
> meeting at Ross Priory in the week of the referendum, and on the 40 minute
> taxi ride from Glasgow I passed just one referendum poster in any window that
> we passed. I had the impression that no one was too bothered either way.
> 
> I don't know about Plaid Cymru.
> 
> So far as Northern Ireland is concerned, it's clear that there is still a very
> clear majority for staying in the UK, whatever the orange loon may say.
> 
> --
> athel

i didn't know there was a Southern Ireland...

Where are the Black Irelands from, South or North?







-- 
The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable,
to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, 
and challenge the unchallengeable.

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