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If not sufficiently dead, would John W have said they're not sufficiently good? Did he ever say that? I'm no fan of his, but I could swear I heard him say 'The only good Indian is a dead Indian' in some movie or another. He's
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Both forms of hockey (ice and field) are vicious enough ... the Italian women's team in the Olympics, don't miss it. Do they make their opponents sleep with the fishes? Is there a current series of The Sopranos , Alec? We get it only in
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... I make it a point when traveling to watch any kind of local sport. I like sports, and I enjoy ... superior to American football and how *their* players don't have to kit out in body armor to play a game. This you *enjoy*? A friend of mine
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charles riggs
5 yr 300 days ago
Accents, Football, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Relationships, Friendships, United States, American, Sports, Ireland, Friends, Languages, Expressions
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I think Laura may be British... I'm English, eksherley. But is there any shame in calling yourself British? I mean you *are* British, are you not? Americans don't fully understand these nuances, all of them. Is it that most Britons
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Boring? I think it's far more interesting. Have you ever played hockey? It's a vicious sport, second only to croquet. I've never played hockey due to the fact that when I'm on ice skates my ankles cave in to the point where I'm
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Yeah, I'm sure they'll die out within 10 years or so. OK, how many can you hum? I can do one, that's all. How large is a sound attachment? Charles Riggs - Primarily northeast US upbringing - Currently living on the west coast of
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Not very popular, are they? Yeah, I'm sure they'll die out within 10 years or so. They must have already. Damned if I can find a single one on any of the local jukeboxes. Charles Riggs - Primarily northeast US upbringing - Currently living
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Do you suppose that there's been a decade in the ... fair number of people over the age of, say, thirty? Probably not. There is that rap thing, though. I wonder how many people can remember a rap number in its ... Naah, I think that rap will
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charles riggs
5 yr 300 days ago
Accents, Colons, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Writing, Punctuation, Ireland, Languages, Numbers, Expressions
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I suppose 'themself' is substandard, but I can't think of a word that can replace it. I like it. It's a lot better than "he or she". Is this a real word, or you've just coined it? Would I coin a fake word? Seriously,
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Yes, and I say it's wrong. Well, see how you are? Sure, an American wrote it: gotta be wrong in Matti's eyes. I don't think it's 'wrong', but I think it'd be a strange use of 'whom', even though it is probably
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