"MM" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 May 2005 04:30:44 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

Mary Fisher wrote:

I was far more inflamed about the invasion of Iraq. I can be passionate.

Must be true I guess.... you are a mother several times over I believe ;-)

That doesn't follow at all. Thousands of Victorian wives, perhaps
millions, suffered in silence as hubby prodded and poked, wheezed and
groaned.

How do you know? Were you there?

It does, after all, only take a second or two, and I expect
the well-behaved men of the time, unlike the brutes we are today,
wanted to make the experience as quick as possible. If we are
embarrassed today to talk about sex,

Well, perhaps some are embarrassed to talk about it but they're not too
embarrassed to do it or watch it wherever they are.

imagine what it must have been
like a hundred and fifty years ago, when even piano legs had skirts.

A myth.

Also, the term 'making love' is one of
the most risible euphemisms known to man.

Not all men.

It is usually very
strenuous, can be unintentionally violent and painful,

That's your experience?

and nowadays is
often accompanied by a film crew, especially as the recession begins
to bite and mortgages have to be paid.

As I said, voyeurs are everywhere. Bums and tits on page 3 aren't enough for
many, it seems.

However, I am not sure how exactly this diversion into spelling helps
further the discussion on national ID registers....

....

The term 'talking heads' is a bit of a misnomer, as the use of the
word 'head' implies a brain might not be far away.

Depends whether it's a man's or a woman's head :-)


(there, I even spell checked that one for you)


Thank you. It's not difficult to do it for every post to avoid
misunderstandings.

Generally I do, however I credit you with more that sufficient intellect
to be able to deduce my meaning in spite of the occasional spelling
mistake or typo.

John, I did understand every word, and Stevan

Stefen

admirably equipped those
with less of a grasp of the modern world with his excellent expansion
of your exposition. However, I, too, worked 'in computing' for many
years, so to me it's language learned at my mother's knee, so to
speak.

Your mother taught you about IT?

She has a lot to answer for :-)