All Americans are Dumb!

May 1, 2000, 5:28 AM ET117 posts by 18 postersalt.tv.friends
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RavenLora Jalt.tv.friends

I heard Lora J's cries on the wind...

So can he. You missed the point. :-)

Raven "Maybe I always knew / My fragile dreams would be broken for you" - Danny Cavanagh Alt.Tv.Friends posting FAQ : http://members.aol.com/bradbb/atfnet.html

In article , Lora J wrote:

But do you know how to spell "acrostic"? Look it up in your dictionary.

Tennant Stuart

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In article , "Jon Phillipo" wrote:

A dictionary is a big book that tells you what words mean.

Ask a grown-up to help you.

Tennant

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Well,you can not say all americans are stupid.You can not generalise this.I'm not american but I like them a lot .They have a very open and friendly way to discuss with poeple what you surely don't have!!!! Don't you have anything else to say???????Nothing more clever??

Jon Phillipo schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: 8ejiob$fml$[email]...

before you embarrass yourself any further... maybe you should take a second look at Jon's message.... here allow me..

now come on, do you not get the point of this message? (look at what the first letter of every line and what it spells out) because if you dont, you are the kind of person that gives Americans like me a bad name..

Manuel Wenner wrote in message news:390d92b5$[email]...

....and the point is over >>>>>>>>> there.

You missed it!

RavenJon Phillipoalt.tv.friends

I heard Jon Phillipo's cries on the wind...

LOL! I really, really hope people notice what you did there. How long did it take you to think of it?

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Raven wrote in message news:[email]...

Thanks I thought it was a nice follow up to the last post! Didnt take me too long to think of really. Just came to me after so many people missed the point of the last post.

Jon.

> -- > Raven > "Maybe I always knew / My fragile dreams would be broken for you" > - Danny Cavanagh
RavenJon Phillipoalt.tv.friends

I heard Jon Phillipo's cries on the wind...

For what it's worth, I'll try to defend you from any rabid flamers who've missed the point a second time - but I'm trying hard not to give away spoilers, either...

Raven "Maybe I always knew / My fragile dreams would be broken for you" - Danny Cavanagh Alt.Tv.Friends posting FAQ : http://members.aol.com/bradbb/atfnet.html

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Thanks! I do actually love Friends, so if I do post again the post might be more constructive than the past few!

Jon.

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Jon Philliposteve13alt.tv.friends

Those posts where from me!

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Adeline wrote in message news:8emuqe$afk$[email]...

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Thanks! I do actually love Friends, so if I do post again the post might be more constructive than the past few!

Jon.

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AdelineJon Phillipoalt.tv.friends

Jon Phillipo wrote...

No, no, don't, smartass =)! I thought you were so frigin rude when you started the "All Americans are fat" thread, but you were able to amuse me and I think I start to like you with this thread. Now if you don't watch Friends or aren't at all interested maybe you should go.

Adeline.

ps--Really Tennant, *you* still don't get the purpose of Jon's post? Take another look, it's really not as bad as it looks =).

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Of course Tennant got it, he's the one who used the word Acrostic.

Jac My favourite Acrostic is the one at the beginning of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (or at the end of the book in some editions)

In article , "Jacqui" wrote:

            Jacqui is someone who
            always manages to
            come up extremely
            quickly with clever &
            unusual replies full of
            interest to all on ATF.

Please remind us. :)

There was even an acrostic in "Lois and Clark".

Tennant :):):)
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That was very clever Especailly since you were complimenting Jacqui Now what? No, I am not just throwing anything in to make it work! Ahh!! This isn't easy Not another N! There I'm done!

~Act

JacquiActiviaalt.tv.friends

Amazing. You are Completely getting This. I really wish your name didn't include a V but hey, It's 1am And I'm tired. :)

Jac

ActiviaJacquialt.tv.friends

Just as I thought cause you look it.

Had to do the short version there is no way I'm dealing with the q.

~Act

In article , "Jacqui" wrote:

So *that's* why Joey bought that volume...

Tennant :):)

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In article , Activia wrote:

Anyone can try it, very intelligent answer. :)

Tennant

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Friday night rocks In the Exciting world of New York Did you now thats where the friends Set should be, if you ask me..

~Act(who wishes they taped friends in NY)

For you, maybe, but I am Really happy that they film In Hollywood. If they filmed out East, then I would Never have had a Decent chance to See a filming.

Vishal

In article , "Vishal Ailawadhi" wrote:

Friends tsefkse

FRIENDS amtdaog

You guys are both so good, see if you can compose a double acrostic, where the trailing letters *also* spell out a word... :)

Tennant (not volunteering)

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Yea but now I cant see a decent filming

OMG, its hard enough one way, ok this isnt going to make much sense then

argh no words end in F..

Fine be that way. Lets Read on, before I go to bed I think this is very horrible Enough is enough, I Now am pulling words out of the air Did you know monica is a great chef?

ACK I forgot the N..

ok trying again

Fine be that way! lets Read on, before I go to bed I am starting to have fun Enough, I am horrible Now what should I Do. I know, Please cook me some dinner Said I, to Monica the great Chef.

Phew, how's that?

~Act

In the previous post, the mostly harmless Activia claimed:

Frankly, I think you're a bit off Regularly this word will appear I'm not natively english, still I Encounter it often in here, Now that care has been taken, Did you know we are proud? Success with your next poems ;-)

Bram (who tweaked the rules a slight bit)

Sales guy: Are you the decisionmaker of the house!? Joey (shrugging): Errrrr....
Tennant StuartBramalt.tv.friends

In article , Bram wrote:

Well done, Bram! Now do a double acrostic for ACTIVIA...

Tennant

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In the previous post, the mostly harmless Tennant Stuart claimed:

Argh, was this all your idea? Constructing poems may be a nice gimmic, Though it's not what I'm good at. It's just for fun, so said I. Victory's sweet, said Kasparov Is that true, so wonder I, Ashamedly no, I'd better move to alt.tv.futurama ;-)

<grin> Okay, that was truely horrible. Perhaps I'll *really* try tomorrow, it's past 3am now ;-)

Bram (who could use Joey's one book)

Sales guy: Are you the decisionmaker of the house!? Joey (shrugging): Errrrr....
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In article , Bram wrote:

Very good, I like your use of a Russian name, though it means if any of us do it now then we'd just be copying you. I'll let you off alt.tv.futurama since it's so easy to end words with 'A'.

Use a unispaced font, and make BOTH edges neatly line up... :)

Or perhaps Yeoj's eno koob.

Tennant

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In the previous post, the mostly harmless Tennant Stuart claimed:

Yeah I figured that too, and since my eyes were closing automatically I figured I'd write the first thing that popped into my head ;-)

Only in Dutch, I do not master the English language well enough for that. ;-)

Too bad you cut my signature out, because it just happened to be about the guy selling the book to Joey ;-)

Bram

Rachel: When she runs, she looks like a cross between Kermit the Frog and the six million dollar man! Ross: Monica had a huge crush on him. She even kissed his poster each night before she went to bed!
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In article , Bram wrote:

Aha! Go on then - a fully aligned double acrostic, in Dutch, spelling "GreenGellerBing" down one side and "BuffayTribbiani" down the other...

Here it is then: Sales guy: Are you the decisionmaker of the house!? Joey (shrugging): Errrrr....

Tennant

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Gosh, this acrostic job Really pushes you Even further if Every last name of NEarly each actor is needed. A Good way to do this is to try Elaborating a single thought, Linking each letter. Little things like this are why I Expect my solution to absorb Readers' interest. A good job Being desired for you all, I Idly scribbled down a Nifty, eye-catching, solution, Generally like Alexandra Holden in a Bikini.

(phew!)

And before everyone chews me out, I know that Rachel's last name is "Greene." But, as Tennant only asked for "Green", I happily obliged. Furthermore, the letters wouldn't have lined up. So, to satisfy everyone, I made sure an "E" appears after the "N" in her last name. Do I get extra points for that???

Vishal

Don't scare me like that, cause that would mean I would have to start competing. eek

You wouldn't want to see me in competition mode.

~Act

In article , "Vishal Ailawadhi" wrote:

Nah - no good, absolutely hopeless. It's supposed to be in DUTCH.

Just kidding, well done! Alexandra Holden was the guest star in 618.

You must learn to trust me, Vishal. Rachel's surname is "Green".

Tennant

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Tennant Stuart wrote...

I'm with you, Tennant. Rachel GreenE is Mark's daughter in ER =).

Adeline.

===== "Your timing couldn't be better, I'm puttin' out fires all over the place." ~Joey Tribbianni, "Friends"

"I'm right! I'm right! Am...I...right??" ~Chandler Bing, "Friends"

In article , "Adeline" wrote:

Oh yes, Adeline?

(checks)

Gosh! Played by Yvonne Zima - is this why Clooney & Wyle didn't play their ER characters in 117 "TOW Two Parts (part 2)"?

I suppose it's like the confusion caused by Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Tennant

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Tennant Stuart wrote...

Aha, sure. Cause I'm really not that reliable on information, and one should always check what I say is not made up by my twisted, tired mind!

(okay, just kidding!)

Thanks, didn't even know her name. Well, I'll probably forget in like 2 minutes anyway.

Guess so.

Which I don't think is really that big. Apart from some weirdo posting a while back he didn't understand how DS (or Ross) could be Sarah's brother, I have never talked to/read posts from/heard about anyone confused by SMG and Mon&Ross.

But, I noticed ER and Friends have a lot of names in common. For example: Rachel Green(e), Ross, Mark, Doug (Chandler's boss), Carol, Susan, Ben, Kate, Elizabeth, +all the others I didn't think of.

Adeline.

===== "Your timing couldn't be better, I'm puttin' out fires all over the place." ~Joey Tribbianni, "Friends"

"I'm right! I'm right! Am...I...right??" ~Chandler Bing, "Friends"

Tennant StuartAdelinealt.tv.friends

(checks)

Alan, Alex, Alice, Amanda, Amber, Andrea, Angela, BARRY, Becky, BEN, Betsy, Billy, Bob, BONNIE, BURKE, Carl, CAROL, Celia, Charlie, Cheryl, CHLOE, Cookie, Dan, Danny, Dave, David, Doug, Doyle, Duncan, Ed, Eddie, ELIZABETH, EMILY, Eric, Estelle, Ethan, Ford, FRANK, GARY, Gloria, GUNTHER, Iris, Isaac, JACK, Jamie, Jason, Jeffrey, Jim, Joanie, JOEY, Jonathan, JOSHUA, JUDY, JULIE, Julio, Kaplan, Kara, Karen, KATHY, Katie, Kyle, Ledbetter, LEONARD, Leslie, Lipson, Luisa, Lydia, Maria, Marjorie, MARK, Mary, Max, Meg, Melanie, Michael, Mike, MINDY, Mitchell, MONICA, Nancy, Nichols, Nina, Paul, Paula, PETE, Peter, Potter, RACHEL, Randall, RICHARD, Rob, Robert, Roger, Rosen, ROSS, Russell, Ryan, Samantha, SANDRA, Sandy, Sarah, Scott, Shelly, Simon, Stanley, Steve, Steven, Stevens, SUSAN, Thomas, Tom, Tommy, and Tony.

Tennant, (the above is 1994-1999 only)

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Tennant Stuart wrote...

wrote:

Whew! Ok, you win =)

Adeline.

===== "Your timing couldn't be better, I'm puttin' out fires all over the place." ~Joey Tribbianni, "Friends"

"I'm right! I'm right! Am...I...right??" ~Chandler Bing, "Friends"

Thanks Adeline. Of course I cheated by using a computer. :)

Mind you, it shows what I was saying to Sesame Slang about synchronicity and coincidence - the surprising thing is not that they happen at all, but that they happen far more often than we suppose.

Tennant

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Tennant Stuart wrote...

wrote:

Ben,

Sure? I see your point but don't know yet if I agree. Plus, it's getting late, I'll make up my mind tomorrow =)

Adeline. aka SWS cop #002 ===== "Your timing couldn't be better, I'm puttin' out fires all over the place." ~Joey Tribbianni, "Friends"

"I'm right! I'm right! Am...I...right??" ~Chandler Bing, "Friends"

Tennant, believe me, you are the last person I would question about something like this. In fact, I still would trust you over the IMDB, but look at this link, item number 14:

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Aniston,+Jennifer

I know it's probably wrong, but I was just trying to cover my tracks.

BTW, I always kind of thought it was "Greene", as well. But, if you say "Green," maybe it's "Green."

Vishal

Hellooooo!!! After getting drunk in Vegas, Vishal Ailawadhi doodled cat whiskers on his/her face and miaowed this little lot at a statue...

According to MNL, it was Greeen, or Greeb, or something like that... :)

Tina (that's the extent of my participation on this subject)

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In article , "Vishal Ailawadhi" wrote:

Yeah, I know. Needs fixing. It also said "Gellar" until recently.

For a more reliable source, check the end credits of 211 "TOW the Lesbian Wedding" and 222 "TOW Two Parties", but not 307 "TOW the Race Car Bed".

Tennant

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Lesbian

Bed".

I just watched 211 and it definitely gives Sandra Green. Is it 'Greene' in 307, then?

Jac

Good girl for not checking 307. :)

It just says something like "Guest starring Ron Leibman".

Tennant :):)

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In article , "Vishal Ailawadhi" wrote:

But even if books *did* say "Greene", it's the end credits that count.

Tennant

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What about on Rachel's inviation in TOW the invitation?

I didnt think to look hard at it till the scene was over.

But you have the tapes, dig it out.

~Act

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In article , Activia wrote:

Ooh, good idea, Activia...

There's a very clear shot of the envelope as Ross studies it just before positing, but the handwriting is terrible on the surname. There might be a "ne" on the end but it's more like an untidy "n". Having said that, the "G" looks like a square "D" and the "ree" looks like "iii" or "iu".

OTOH, when Rachel is about to reply, we see the invitation itself, and that is definitely "Greene". Well, we just have to balance these props against the end titles & the scripts. In the story, maybe Ross can't spell her name either, (people who've known me for years put "Stewart"), and in reality props can be wrong (compare "Treeger" & "Treager").

Tennant

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So the writers don't even have the spellings of their characters down?

It woudl seem weird to have Ross spell her name wrong concidering they are all really close and it isn't that hard to spell. It only takes one time to be spelled wrong for them to get it write. Like one of my friends used to spell my first name with an H. I told them and they never did it again, but they were only about 8 then soo..

~Act

In article , [email] (Larissa) wrote:

That's great. Thanks, Larissa. :)

Have you ever seen anything that would have surnames of Gunther, Julie, and Janice? Or Monica's middle name?

Tennant

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In article ,

Julie,

Nope, sorry. The cast is listed at the beginning of the scripts, but they're just listed like:

Rachel...................................Jennifer Aniston
Monica...................................Courteney Cox Arquette

and etc., without characters' surnames. If you want to see how surnames are spelled, you have to look inside the script and see when they're called by their surname in a scene, like when a character actually says "Dr. Green." (Otherwise he's just referred to as "Leonard" throughout the script.) So since those surnames you're asking for were never mentioned by characters in any episodes, they're not going to be in the scripts either.

Larissa

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In article , PeachLilli wrote:

Ah well, thanks a lot, Larissa. :)

Temnant

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I always thought it was Green..but today I was watching TOW The invitation and I swear Ross wrote Ms. Rachel Greene on the envelope. Talk about confusing matters even more!

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In article ,

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invitation and

confusing

Yeah, that's true. That envelope was just the work of a prop person who couldn't spell. :)

Larissa

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You would think if they were going to do a close up on it they would notice it and change it right away.

~Act

In article , Activia wrote:

You & I would think that, but they probably don't expect (or care) that anybody is going to freeze the frame to look for an "e".

Tennant

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yea but they go through the tapes editing over and over, you think they would see it since its so clearly visable.

~Act

Tennant StuartActiviaalt.tv.friends

In article , Activia wrote:

It's like all the daft things on the blackboard behind the counter at Central Perk, they don't expect you to actually *read* them.

Tennant

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I know a lot of people that noticed the name on the invitation that aren't dedicated to the show like us. It would have bugged the hell out of me if I saw it spelled wrong and I was editing..

~Act

Tennant StuartActiviaalt.tv.friends

In article , Activia wrote:

Oh, me too. I hate the fact that I can't edit this post.

There are movies where one of the cast felt something was wrong, so paid for the entire scene to be reshot...

Tennant

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OH me too!! It's even worse now that I dont get them, so I can't even reply to my own posts editing it..

That would be me lol

~Act

ActiviaBramalt.tv.friends

Bravo bram, I am Rightly proud of you. Another educated one, that no one should fear. My appluas to you, as your attenchine I will grab.

~Act

In the previous post, the mostly harmless Activia claimed:

Okay, rock on !

I came up with this one:

For those who are in to this Read on and you'll be amazed If you need some stimulation Entertainment or just coffee Nearby you might find a taxi Direct it to the closest bar Sit down and have some decaf ;)

(it should line up perfectly on both sodes if you have the right font)

Bram

Mrs. Geller (on video): Get a shot of Monica. Where's Monica? Monica (on video): Over here dad. Mr. Geller (on video): Wait, how do you zoom out? There she is. Joey: Some girl ate Monica!
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In article , Bram wrote:

It does, as I do. Great stuff!

Tennant

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Forgetting an "N" is Really not that bad. In fact, you could forget ten, Even then it would be fine. Now, all things considered, I Don't think it will happen further. So what if you were a little off!

Vishal

In article , "Vishal Ailawadhi" wrote:

Well done, Vishal! Now do a double acrostic for ACTIVIA...

Tennant

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Acrostics with a "V" are a Challenge! On my way home, I Tried while in my SUV. "Impossible," I thought. So I Virtually accepted defeat! In the end, though, it's academic, All I really needed was a good idea.

-Vishal

(Yes, I do really drive an SUV - a Nissan Pathfinder)

Tennant Stuart wrote in message news:[email]...

Vishal is really good at this all I am shocked as a School kid who realized they had cash Hail Visual who is A good one with words. I love the way he uses words with SUV

Sorry I cant think of any other word that ends in V!

~Act

Yeah, that was my problem. I looked everywhere, but since I had thought of SUV when I started, I couldn't get it out of my mind. THis is fun though, I could do it all day. Granted, I wouldn't get any work done and I would probably get kicked out of UCLA...

Vishal

I meant like SUV but it was 11 at night and I was exhuasted..

Yea it is!

~Act

In article , "Vishal Ailawadhi" wrote:

Maybe so, but resorting an acronym is unworthy of you. Try again.

Tennant

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In article , Activia wrote:

FRIEND friebs? Either you have a cold, or it's a new fast food! :)

Yayyyyy!!!!!!!! WELL DONE!

Pretty fantastic if you ask me, I'm impressed. :)

Tennant

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not friebs freids, I said I forgot the N, I thought I would let you see my first shot..

Thanks, IT wasnt easy!

~Act

In article , "Jonathan Kennedy" wrote:

Hmmm. :( Very well...

   Justly counted among the illuminati
   At bedazzling us with her impromptu
   Creativity, she transcends the Cinq
   Queens of sitcomment for her ironic
   Urbanity drawn from all of academia
   India's royalty boasts no finer Raj

Tennant

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sheesh. ;)

Would it be too picky to point out that a queen is a Rani, and the Raj is government?

Jac

Well, "Raj" does actually mean King. When used in the historical past, Raj was used for both the ruler, and the ruling group. Consequently, in recent times, the British ruled, and then India gained independence. So, they still refer to the government as the "Raj".

A quick history lesson, that is to brief to be truly accurate, but the meanings of the words are!

Vishal

Raj

recent

still

Raj n. 1 (in India) government; rule. 2. (cap. and preceded by the) the British government in India before 1947. C19: from Hindi, from Sanksrit, from rajati - he rules

rajah or raja n. 1 (in India, formerly ) a ruler: sometimes used as a title preceding a name. 2. a Malayan or Javanese prince or chieftain. C16: from HIndi, from Sanskrit, rajan - king.

Two different roots, Vishal (although they are related), two different meanings. Tennant used Raj, capitalised, which in English does mean government.

Jac

My only point was that the word is used in India for both the ruler andthe ruling group. It looks like you were using an English dictionary. In Hindi, there is no notion of capitalization. The word does not change meaning like that. As your dictionary pointed out, there is a slightly different pronunciation, but that is cosmetic in Hindi as well. You see, in Hindi, all letters have the short "a" sound associated with them, unless a notation is written next to the letter. So, if the last letter in a word is left un-noted, it can be pronounced with a short "a" sound, or not. Thus, most words (like Raj) have had this last sound dropped off. A word can be given emphasis by forcing a strong "a" sound at the end (like in Father). Thus, "Raj" can become "Raja". This brings the notion of two meanings, especially when looked at from another culture. In general, "Raj" has come to be reserved for the ruling party or group, whereas "Raja" has come to depict the actual king. But, like I said, this is cosmetic and the actual source of the two words are the same.

Vishal

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Cheers for that, that's very interesting. In English, though, "the Raj" is definitely "government", because it denotes the period of British rule, differentiating between the two cultures and working as shorthand for history. "Raj cookery" is a concept that would be more or less meaningless outside India and Britain, and no doubt the Indian view of it would be subtly different from ours.... ;)

(On a tangent, Vishal, have you seen "Goodness Gracious Me" at all? Is it sold to the US? I guess it would go to PBS if it makes it over there...)

Jac

Yes, you are right. The word has only permeated throughout the world after the British Rule of India.

I can't say that I've heard of it. I wan't to say that have, as it does sound familiar, but that just might be because my sister might tell me about it. Actually, I'm not really sure what it's about. We don't get it here, and I haven't seen it on PBS. I'll look out for it, though. Fill me in on the general themes...

Vishal

Is

about

here, and

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GGM: Meera Syal, Nina Wadia, Kulvinder Ghir, Sanjeev Bhaskar. All British-born I think. It's a sketch show, with lots of emphasis on the quirks of Anglo-Indian life. The best known sketch is "Going for an English", where they take the piss out of the British lads' night out in a curry house... There's also the outrageous boasting mothers, two totally daffy Asian Babes, the "Kiss My Chuddies" hopeless teenage boys, the Bollywood reporter, and the Kapoors ("pronounced Cooper") who are trying to be more English than the English...

They've had a slightly mixed reception - Asians I know absolutely adore them, as does most of the rest of the population - except the Church of England which got huffy about a sketch that involved the Eucharist, and got it pulled from the repeated episode.

Jac

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boys,

Do. They have at least one video (BBCV6545) but you might be lucky and catch a repeat on tv. ("Tv? Tv? Hah. I can make at home using a pinch of fennel, some coriander and a smaaaaall aubergine....")

Jac

In article , "Jacqui" wrote:

Eek! For a moment there, I thought that said "a snaaaaail aubergine"!

Tennant :):)

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Jacqui wrote:

Yes it would be. You try finding words that end in J. Or Q come to that.

Tennant :(

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In article , Activia wrote:

All except for "sitcomment", which neatly describes what we are all doing. It would be wrong to use it as a first or last word though.

Do you read these posts with a unispaced font, so that the ends of the lines all line up neatly as well?

Tennant

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A boat, beneath a sunny sky Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July - Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear, Pleased a simple tale to hear - Long has paled that sunny sky: Echoes fade and memories die: Autumn frosts have slain July. Still she haunts me, phantomwise. Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes. Children yet, the tale to hear, Eager eye and willing ear, Lovingly shall nestle near. In a Wonderland they lie, Dreaming as the days go by, Dreaming as the summers die: Ever drifting down the stream - Lingering in the golden gleam - Life, what is it but a dream?

Jac

In article , "Jacqui" wrote:

That's exquisite - but Charlie didn't have to contend with Q or V...

Tennant :):)

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Jacqui wrote...

OMG, I just realized, I am *such* a dumbass (can you believe it took me so long?). As Chandler would say: "Kill me, kill me now!"

Adeline.

===== "Your timing couldn't be better, I'm puttin' out fires all over the place." ~Joey Tribbianni, "Friends"

"I'm right! I'm right! Am...I...right??" ~Chandler Bing, "Friends"

Don't worry about it, Adeline. :)

Tennant

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Tennant Stuart wrote... +AD4-In article +ADw-8epjec+ACQ-l27+ACQ-5+AEA-wanadoo.fr+AD4-, +ACI-Adeline+ACI- +ADw-gossy+AEA-wanadoo.fr+AD4- wrote: +AD4APg- Jacqui wrote... +AD4APg- +AD4-Adeline wrote +AD4- +AD4APg- +AD4APg- Really Tennant, +ACo-you+ACo- still don't get the purpose of Jon's post? +AD4APg- +AD4APg- Take another look, it's really not as bad as it looks +AD0-). +AD4- +AD4APg- +AD4-Of course Tennant got it, he's the one who used the word Acrostic. +AD4- +AD4APg- OMG, I just realized, I am +ACo-such+ACo- a dumbass (can you believe it took +AD4APg- me so long?). As Chandler would say: +AD4APg- +ACI-Kill me, kill me now+ACEAIg- +AD4- +AD4-Don't worry about it, Adeline. :) +AD4- Thanks, I'll try not to.

Adeline.

+AD0APQA9AD0APQ- +ACI-Your timing couldn't be better, I'm puttin' out fires all over the place.+ACI- +AH4-Joey Tribbianni, +ACI-Friends+ACI-

+ACI-I'm right+ACE- I'm right+ACE- Am...I...right??+ACI- +AH4-Chandler Bing, +ACI-Friends+ACI-

RavenAdelinealt.tv.friends

I heard Adeline's cries on the wind...

Ew. That came out kind of weird. Have you got a weird setting switched on your newsreader?

Raven "Maybe I always knew / My fragile dreams would be broken for you" - Danny Cavanagh Alt.Tv.Friends posting FAQ : http://members.aol.com/bradbb/atfnet.html
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Raven wrote...

Yeah, I don't why... I think it's fixed now.

Adeline.

===== "Your timing couldn't be better, I'm puttin' out fires all over the place." ~Joey Tribbianni, "Friends"

"I'm right! I'm right! Am...I...right??" ~Chandler Bing, "Friends"

purpose of Jon's post?

+AD0-).

Acrostic.

believe it took

place.+ACI-

RavenAdelinealt.tv.friends

I heard Adeline's cries on the wind...

Looks fine from here. :-)

Raven "Maybe I always knew / My fragile dreams would be broken for you" - Danny Cavanagh Alt.Tv.Friends posting FAQ : http://members.aol.com/bradbb/atfnet.html
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Raven a �crit dans le message ...

Ok great =). I really have no idea where it came from , it's really weird. Anyway, I'm glad it's over now =)

Adeline.

===== "Your timing couldn't be better, I'm puttin' out fires all over the place." ~Joey Tribbianni, "Friends"

"I'm right! I'm right! Am...I...right??" ~Chandler Bing, "Friends"

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I get him, Adeline.

Tennant

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