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Re: UK Love Is Blind

From athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.usage.english
Subject Re: UK Love Is Blind
References <6AA8CDE5.6B58@ix.netcom.com> <gomialpijjgp2f62a93fhtaf9lbcshuqai@4ax.com> <1789576512-12588@newsgrouper.org> <1spmalhv6kpnoadn6ujv8qjm7aielfk4c3@4ax.com>
Date 2026-09-17 08:06 +0000
Message-ID <1789632382-12588@newsgrouper.org> (permalink)

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Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> posted:

> 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. 

And even after Katie posted a photograph of the sign at the entrance to
the town. She is sadly missed; PTD is not.
> 
> >> 
> >> 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.
> 
> That was before Brexit. 
> 
> In the Brexit referendum the majority of Scots voted to remain. 
> 
> 


-- 
athel

Living in Marseilles for 39 years; mainly in England before that,
with long periods in Singapore, California, Chile and Canada

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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 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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