Scumbag update.

[Steve Firth]

Of course not, because it's not racist in the slightest to call someone a wop, is it?

[geoff]

when did I do that ?

[John Stumbles]

[geoff]

note the word "quasi"

And it was a light jibe taken too seriously

I have no problem with such terms of endearment, I don't consider them necessarily racist, a bit abusive, maybe

It's like calling USAians "Septics" or the krauts calling us "inselaffen"

I seldom err on the side of being too PC

[Andy Dingley]

It does. Knowledge isn't a conserved quantity. The more we share it, the more there is in circulation. More sharing doesn't "consume" the knowledge, and it even encourages others to share their own.

[Si]

In message , fullflow plumbing writes

I note the earlier references to Birmingham. :)

[Si]

In message , The Medway Handyman writes

Oh dear :(

Did it have to come to this?

[Si]

In message , geoff writes

why?

[Si]

In message , Steve Firth writes

spending every day with the conflict between east & west africans, africans & caribbeans, gay & hets etc. etc. I can attest to that

[Si]

In message , geoff writes

here's your rattle back ...

[Andy Hall]

You must get about a bit..... :-)

[Andy Hall]

read on.

Sometimes comments on Usenet should not be taken literally or at face value.

If you had looked at a selection of Geoff's earlier posts, you would easily discover that this is a tongue in cheek comment.

[John Stumbles]

Tongue a bit too well hidden in cheek maybe?

I'd noticed ;-)

[Si]

yeah, I think I understood that :)

[The Medway Handyman]

I'm afraid it did. Read some of his past posts.

[geoff]

In message , Si writes

Well, I'm married to a (moslem) asian, one of my best friends is Pakistani, I employ a couple of Hungarians, my brother is married to a caribbean lady, I've lived in the far east ... etc etc

Not really a very racist CV, is it ?

[Si]

In message , geoff writes

:)