Blakes7 April 2001

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Re: [B7L] Morgan filk - off-topic
by Jenny Kaye 25 Apr '01

25 Apr '01

Judith Proctor wrote: > > > > > >This one is rather off-topic, but I thought the few Morgan fans here >might > > >appreciate it. Actually, given how bleak it is, I'm not sure if >appreciate > > >isreally the right word. So taken was I by Judith Proctor's Lament for Morgan's dead sheep, that I have written a more light hearted version in response. Which goes like this: MORGAN'S PIES > > >There are hills and farms in England, > > >In Scotland, Ireland, Wales, > > >And cholesterol levels rising, > > >As pies come to the vales. > > > > > >CHORUS > > >For the cook house stoves are burning, > > >And the black smoke fills the skies, > > >And the weight will never leave me, > > >And the memory of your pies. > > > > > >Oh, Morgan, son of Owen, > > >Will your pies never be free, > > >They once were baked in Blainau, > > >Now feed your pies to me. > > > > > >I see you in each farmer, > > >Who tends to eat your fare, > > >Your face haunts every image, > > >Just like a big fat Mare. > > > > > >The diet brings no respite, > > >For the pounds they won't move on, > > >How many more will join them, > > >Before these pies are gone? _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Paypal warning (OT)
by JEB31538＠cs.com 25 Apr '01

25 Apr '01

This is a personal warning about using Paypal. IF you do not have Paypal, then be sure to read this warning. If you do have Paypal, also read this warning because you cannot use it to send money to people who are not members of Paypal. And it may turn out that the person you want to send money to will not want to join Paypal in order to get it. Paypal is holding hostage $350 that a German friend is trying to pay me. They first off want to charge me $8 to receive the money and then they inform me I cannot receive the $350 (now $342) unless I give them a credit card number (which takes a month to verify doing it the Paypal way) or I give them my bank account number. I cannot receive the money they already have for me and have earmarked for me unless I do one of those two things. I have refused simply because those are joint accounts with my husband and my husband isn't about to hand over personal numbers involving our accounts to anybody. Why should we trust Paypal with this information? And I know from other people's complaints that the credit card verification deal is a real hassle--even if I wanted to do it. Paypal claims they need to verify my address, an address I have lived at for 25 years and that the only way to do it is by having my bank account number or my credit card number. That is BS. So since they will NOT give me the money, I asked them to reverse the money and return it to the sender. Sorry, they can't do that. Why? Because it's in my account. Now I know why I have seen on Ebay several sellers saying they do not accept Paypal even though they accept a lot of other methods of payment. So this is a warning. You cannot pay anybody a large sum (or maybe even a small sum??) UNLESS the person receiving the money agrees to sign up with Paypal and this requires giving personal financial information to Paypal. I frankly don't trust any organization who is this inflexible. Interesting enough, the man I talked to on the phone refused to give me his last name. It's company policy. He also refused to give my matter a number to identify the problem. After all, he said, all anyone needs to know to check the matter is my Email address. Paypal has my Email address, my home address, and my telephone number. It does not need my credit card number or my bank account number in order to pay me $350 (minus the $8 fee) that my friend has already given them and specifically earmarked it for me. If any of you are Paypal people and are having trouble with your account, the 24 hour number to call is 1-888-221-1161. The person on the phone Brandan (no last name) said he wasn't sure if that worked outside the US, but that the following number would. It is in use from 6 AM to midnight US Central Standard Time. This number is (402) 935 2081. Joyce Bowen

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Re: [B7L] Captain Vila
by Sally Manton 24 Apr '01

24 Apr '01

Jenny wrote: <And IMO he was lying anyway, why would he have to buy a grade when all he'd have to do is fail the exams? Much more cost effective.> Unless he *did* try to fail the exams, and failed *that* (since they were possibly IQ-type tests, this is quite possible). This makes quite an appealing idea, actually - and one he wouldn't mention when claiming he was as good as Toothy <g> _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Morgan filk - off-topic
by Judith Proctor 24 Apr '01

24 Apr '01

This one is rather off-topic, but I thought the few Morgan fans here might appreciate it. Actually, given how bleak it is, I'm not sure if appreciate is really the right word. (The British tourist board will probably hate me. So, err, come to sunny Dorset where we don't yet have foot and mouth disease) Lament by Judith Proctor The tune is Shanagolden, also used for 'I Gave My Love a Cherry'. There are hills and farms in England, In Scotland, Ireland, Wales, And death hangs heavy o'er them, As foot and mouth comes to the vales. CHORUS For the funeral pyres are burning, And the black smoke fills the sky, And your ghost will never leave me, And your memory never die. Oh, Morgan, son of Owen, Will your soul be ever free, You once were bound to Blainau, But now you're haunting me. I see you in each farmer, Who stands in quiet despair, Your face haunts every image, And it's more than I can bear. The suicide no rest finds, For his spirit can't move on, How many more will join you Before this plague is done? (Blainau is pronounced bly-knee) -- http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 - Fanzines for Blake's 7, B7 Filk songs, pictures, news, Conventions past and present, Blake's 7 fan clubs, Gareth Thomas, etc. (also non-Blake's 7 zines at http://www.knightwriter.org ) Redemption '03 21-23 Feb 2003 http://www.smof.com/redemption/

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Re: [B7L] Re: 7 Challenge RR
by Jenny Kaye 24 Apr '01

24 Apr '01

Harriet wrote: >Gan has a soft spot for damsels in distress...which probably extends to >all small and helpless creatures. I suspect that, whatever Avon may >think, it is ultimately going to be the consequences of Gan's compassion >which will save them all. Until the limiter cuts out-- when he still has a soft spot for damsels in distress, provided he's the one causing the distress, that is. Jenny _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Captain Vila
by Sally Manton 24 Apr '01

24 Apr '01

Marian wrote: <I'm inclined to consider Vila's statement as a typical example of his improvisational boasting that can't be taken seriously.> and Jacqui: <He was probably also trying to annoy Tarrant.> But Tarrant isn't there to hear it - Vila is talking to Avon and Cally, who've known him a long time, remember - and there's no evidence that he ever brought it up again in Tarrant's hearing. I'm inclined to think [a] yes, he could have bought a grading to stay out of the military, but the bit about captains is an exxageration inspired merely by the fact that he's thinking about one as he's burbling; and [b] Tarrant IMO told the truth, but as there was no proof one way or the other, neither Vila *nor* Avon is taking it for gospel at this point (after all, what does it *matter* what rank he used to be?). _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Parodies Lost
by Deborah Day 24 Apr '01

24 Apr '01

This email was delivered to you by The Free Internet, a Business Online Group company. http://www.thefreeinternet.net --------------------------------------------------------------- I have just finished reading Parodies Lost and wanted to say it was one of the most original and enjoyable zines I have read for a long time - various favourites spring to mind, including the convention report, and of course the John Cooper Clarke poetry! Now I look forward to the Molesworth epics in print ... Debbie

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Re: [B7L] Does chocolate count as OT?
by Sally Manton 24 Apr '01

24 Apr '01

Joanne wrote: <Since, or so I gather, Tim Tams are the descendants of biscuits called, of all things, Penguins, I think you're safe.> Are they? I didn't know that <g> Did miss Tim Tams, at least till I got to Zurich. Funny, I don't have them all that often, but I need to know they're *there* ... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Does chocolate count as OT?
by J MacQueen 24 Apr '01

24 Apr '01

>From: "Sally Manton" <smanton(a)hotmail.com> >Or, like penguins, does it count? Since, or so I gather, Tim Tams are the descendants of biscuits called, of all things, Penguins, I think you're safe. Regards Joanne (rapidly approaching the end of the contents of the Kit Kat bag from the Royal Easter Show - didn't know they still made Pollywaffles) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Does chocolate count as OT?
by Sally Manton 24 Apr '01

24 Apr '01

Or, like penguins, does it count? Because, catching up on a lot of chockie-coated posts in the March archive I just wanted - out of the kindness of my heart - to suggest to anyone who goes to Switzerland, go to Sprungli's (several shops in Zurich). The small and excrutiatingly expensive boxes they call 'Number One'. Absolutely *the* most wonderful thing I have ever tasted in my life. (The rest of their chocolate is wonderful too, but this stuff ... I didn't eat another thing for hours just to keep the aftertaste). ObB7 - ummm ... I'm convinced that Avon is allergic to chocolate, will that do? _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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