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RE: [B7L] Re:Blake and Vila
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

Ellynne G. wrote: > On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:35:01 +1300 Nicola Mody-Nikoloff > <mody-nikoloffn(a)axis-intermodal.co.nz> writes: > > Oh, agreed. Like joking about deth or nuclear war (which I do). But > > having > > been a target myself at school, I'd never try to feel better by > > making > > others feel worse. > > True. OTOH, it's the fact that I can't really see any of these > characters as - perhaps not _nasty_ enough to make such an attack but > certainly not dumb enough to deliberately say something like > that to that > person under those circumstances. But they do - they pick on Vila to make themselves feel better. > As someone once said, if your survival depends on what someone else > decides to do, don't antagonize them. So they're relying on Vila's good nature. Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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natural immunity?
by Natasa Tucev 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

I've got the notorious 'file in attachment' and opened it unknowingly, however, I cannot detect the virus nor any of its manifestations. Maybe I didn't catch it because I'm using a primitive system. I don't know whether it's possible I've infected (or keep infecting) other people's computers unawares. If anyone's been infected by me, please let me know. N.

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Re: [B7L] Re: Language
by J MacQueen 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

>From: Harriet Monkhouse <hflysator(a)jarriere.demon.co.uk> >as "I would guess that" but that's a bit high falutin' for Vila. It does sound more like someone else we could point the finger at. "I'd guess" might be more like him. "I reckon", placed after the mention of whatever he's supposing, might be a possibility, but I have an almighty doubt that the phrase has had much usage by the Poms in recent times; and it seems to be fading out of Australian usage too. Regards Joanne _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [B7L] Re: Language
by Mac4781＠aol.com 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

Anna tallied: > I tried sorry before, but it was tricky. I've counted more or less every > instance of the word. Thanks for all of your hard work. I appreciate and enjoy all of your research on various subjects. Carol

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Re: [B7L] Language
by Mac4781＠aol.com 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

Leia wrote: > I can hear Vila saying something on the lines of 'oh sod it' though. I > think he's have to be wuite worked up to use bastard. And there are a > number of the crew he's got plenty of ( err *non* slash) reasons to call a > 'daft bugger' or similar as 'bugger' is reguarly used by most Brits without > any of it's literal meaning attached. And yet the use of "oh sod it" or "daft bugger" would give me pause. Maybe because as Anna said about "I guess" those words--sod/daft/bugger--weren't used in the series. Anything not in the series has to fit the formal, futuristic speech patterns of the characters (as I hear them) to work for me. Beyond words used in the series, we're all influenced by our own backgrounds and our own expectations of how the characters would speak. What sounds "right" to one fan might sound "wrong" to another fan (and not just because of American/British/Australian/etc variances in speech and word usage). It's like every other difference of perception in regard to the series. We can either tolerate the differences and continue reading or avoid stories/writers that bother us. Which is simple enough. There's plenty of fanfic to go around. Carol

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RE: [B7L] Language and mums
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

Leia Fee wrote: > I think mums worrying about some unlikely accident befalling their > offspring is a common enough cliche, I'm not sure about > falling down a cliff specifically. > > I remember my mum being constantly wibbling that I could be > 'dead under a > bus' quite a lot if I didn't call when I was supposed to. With me it was always 'dead at the bottom of a cliff'. It was a joke between me and my sister. And very usable too in the B7 universe with all their cliffs and quarries; you'd have to replace your bus with something else. ;-) Though my mother did have a thing about wearing fresh underwear 'in case you're run over by a bus'. There must be something about buses. Anyway, Vila's mum is definitely based on mine, with her worries and attitudes and some expressions, though I think she's a little too Jewish at times to fit B7; I'll have to check for that. I think there's a very non-B7 'already' in there somewhere. She's also nicer to Vila and a lot less critical than my mother - hey, he needs someone on his side! Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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RE: [B7L] Re: Language
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

Kathryn Andersen wrote: > What are scants? Very brief men's underpants, probably a brand-name. They're like bikini pants. Is there a British term, please? > > And yes, I know 'going commando' is probably an Americanism, but I couldn't > > resist! > > Yes, I've never heard this phrase before. It means going without underwear. I figured 'commando' itself is a British term so it might pass. Please don't make me change it - it's used again later in a follow-up. Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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Re: [B7L] Language and mums
by Lisa Williams 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

Andrew Williams wrote: >Lisa wrote: > >I remember my mum being constantly wibbling that I could be 'dead under > >a bus' quite a lot if I didn't call when I was supposed to. For the record, it was Leia who wrote that, not me. My own mother never expressed the slightest concern over my being found dead, under a bus or elsewhere. >Just to tie two threads together, isn't being hit by a bus the rationale >for wearing clean underwear? I never did understand that. The paramedics are going to cut your clothes off anyway, so it really makes much more sense to wear raggy old stuff if you're planning on walking in front of a bus. - Lisa -- Lisa Williams: lisa(a)eroicafans.org or lcw(a)dallas.net Lisa's Video Frame Capture Library: http://framecaplib.com/ From Eroica With Love: http://eroicafans.org/

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Re: whisky
by Steve Rogerson 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Dana said: "*we* have the world's oldest licensed distillery, not the Scots." How about unlicensed? -- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson Redemption 03, 21-23 February 2003, Ashford, Kent Celebrating 25 years of Blake's 7 and 10 years of Babylon 5 http://www.smof.com/redemption

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Re: whisky
by Steve Rogerson 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Una said: "I always thought the spellings were a distinction between Scottish whisky and Irish whiskey." Also my interpretation. However, I decided to look it up and my dictionary says: whiskey: whisky produced in Ireland or the USA -- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson Redemption 03, 21-23 February 2003, Ashford, Kent Celebrating 25 years of Blake's 7 and 10 years of Babylon 5 http://www.smof.com/redemption

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