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| From | occam <occam@nowhere.nix> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.usage.english |
| Subject | Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? |
| Date | 2026-07-11 11:13 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nbefouFrfauU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <nbbjhtFdmvsU1@mid.individual.net> <1ry120o.16vggjwn26chyN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <nbe8thFqf4aU1@mid.individual.net> <nbebfqFqpqlU1@mid.individual.net> |
On 11/07/2026 09:59, Hibou wrote: > Le 11/07/2026 à 08:16, occam a écrit : >> >> As for historical accuracy: >> >> "Oxford academic Prof George Garnett counted 93 penises in 2018 – with >> 88 belonging to horses and another five to men." >> >> I'd like to know which department funds Prof Garnett's research. There >> are plenty of clever dicks at the University of Oxford. > > > It may just have been a linguistic problem. I expect the Normans had > French accents, of a sort, and were pleased with their conquest - and a > French accent makes it difficult to hear the difference between > "'appiness" and "a penis". > <smile> Yes, I hadn't thought of that. It's worthy of a 'Not-the-Nine-O'Clock News' sketch.
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Tapestry or embroidery ? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-10 08:59 +0200
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-10 13:14 +0200
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-11 09:16 +0200
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-11 08:59 +0100
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-11 11:13 +0200
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-07-12 18:22 +0100
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-07-12 15:47 -0400
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-12 23:09 +0200
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-07-13 00:29 +0100
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-07-10 21:10 +0100
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-10 23:32 +0200
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-07-11 09:41 +1000
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-07-11 02:06 +0100
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-07-12 18:24 +0100
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-07-11 08:48 +0100
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-11 11:27 +0200
Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-11 17:41 +0100
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