Posted by asdf on 11/07/07 06:35

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>> >
>> > You forget that I did relate with approval the tale about
>> > Margaret Thatcher (remember Thatcher, she was one of your mob, a
>> > an English Republican) being said to be the only person in the
>> > British Cabinet of the time with balls... This joke of yours is
>> > similar and thoroughly acceptable to me ... and Hillary (I rang
>> > her to check just now).
>> >
>
>> Uhh... point of order... I don't think by any stretch of the imagination
>> you
>> could describe Thatcher as a 'republican' - LMGDAO
>>
>> ...if only... ho hum... "Vive La Republique" :)
>>
>> The term 'Republican' has been bastardised by the US, just as the term
>> 'Liberal' has been redefined in Australia :)))
>
> I simply meant she was closer to the Travis political and social
> heart of dog eats dog, dog eats man, man eats dog, earthling eats
> martian, martian eats earthling, everything eats everything else
> in a competitive eating frenzy and bugger the poor blighters who
> can't quite ... Well, you can guess the idea. Nothing too deep.
> Travis told me once to lighten up and so here I am as light as
> light can be... floating all about in feather land...
>


I know... don't take it personally... It just tickled my funnybone to hear
Thatcher described as 'Republican'.

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