What gives has the list server gone belly up?

Keith Antoine kantoine
Mon May 17 11:57:09 PDT 2004


On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 04:04 am, Mike Reinehr wrote:
> On Saturday 20 December 2003 04:46 pm, Keith Antoine wrote:
> > Must be a pom or something calling it a pub.
>
> I'm not sure just what a "pom" is. Should I be insulted? ;-)

Only if you are a pom, which you are not. Brits to you, and we beat them at 
their own sports, cricket, Rugby football, league, swimming etc. BTW I am a 
neutralised pom. The term is supposed to come from the early convicts 
'Prisoner of Mother England' which has been shortened from pome.

> PS.  I used the term pub because to me it implies 1) a place that serves
> beer & 2) encourages convivial companionship; i.e., a neighborhood tavern.
> Unfortunately, we mostly just have bars, around here, which just isn't the
> same thing.

-- 
Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'SKIPPY'
18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061, Australia:: PH:61733002161
Practising Geriatric, Retired Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage




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