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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 20:25:28 +0000, Chris Morriss
wrote:

In message , Keith G
writes
OK, found this 'less' laying on the table after I had posted that....





(Pedant mode on)

Only hens 'lay' on tables. Perhaps you found it lying on the table?
Why is it that all these estuary-English speakers don't know the
difference between the two verbs?

(Pedant mode off)

But then again, hens don't lay tables - but people do.

d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

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Chris Morriss wrote:

In message , Keith G
writes

OK, found this 'less' laying on the table after I had posted that....





(Pedant mode on)

Only hens 'lay' on tables. Perhaps you found it lying on the table? Why
is it that all these estuary-English speakers don't know the difference
between the two verbs?

(Pedant mode off)


Perhaps he found it (while) laying (his secretary) on the office table.

--
Eiron.

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"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:33:29 GMT, "Trevor Wilson"
wrote:


"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
. ..
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:02:59 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:

"Trevor Wilson" wrote

OK, don't bother coming to, er, Pommyland, to shop for amps atm,
then....

**The odd thing here is, that, to Aussies, there is Pommyland,
Scotland
and Ireland. We don't label the entire UK with the term: Pommyland. We
don't think much about the Welsh (though I did live with a Welsh lass
for
awhile). I guess it's all that coal mining and singing and stuff.

I would imagine that the Kiwis are more akin to the Welsh, he said
sheepishly................ :-)

**Perhaps. I am not aware of the status of the Welsh in Pommy society.

Rural yokels and sheep-shaggers. Sound familiar? :-)

**Sure does. I last visited NZ in 1979 (I recall the disbelief at the
announcement of Elvis' death - we thought it was a sick Kiwi joke) for a
skiing holiday. The slow drivers, the incredibly narrow roads, the single
lane bridges (on major highways), the 'black ice' all contributed to the
charm. It felt like we had just stepped back 30 years.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

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"Trevor Wilson" in
:
:
: "Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
: ...

: I would imagine thaqt the Kiwis are more akin to the Welsh, he said
: sheepishly................ :-)
:
: **Perhaps. I am not aware of the status of the Welsh in Pommy society. As
: for Kiwis and Aussies, our governments have fairly relaxed attitudes towards
: the citizens of both nations. Those Kiwis who are out of work in Australia
: can draw the dole here in Australia. The Kiwi government has responded in
: kind by supplying the dole to out of work Aussies in New Zealand.

Since Feb 2001? any Kiwi migrating to Australia cannot receive any
unemployment benefit for TWO years. I think the reverse applies too.
I think you'll find that most Kiwis in Australia are gainfully employed!

: Apparently, there are some 50,000 Kiwi dole bludgers in Australia and TWO
: Aussies drawing the dole in New Zealand. Hmmmm....

Usual prejudicial ********, I surmise! No smiley, even;- Got a cite?

In the Oz 2001 census there were 355,765 (1.9%) born in NZ.
(1,036,245 (5.5%) from the UK, just as an aside.)
660,709 (7.4%) people were unemployed. (Down to 5.5% in Oct 04)
Can't find nationality breakdowns there. However, I did find this -

Back in 2000, "about 5 per cent of the more than 400,000 New Zealanders
living permanently in Australia claim an unemployment benefit."
(Unemployment rate in Australia at the time about 6.7%.)

"Despite the dole-bludger stereotype, New Zealanders had higher
labour-force participation rates and higher earnings than the Australian
average."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydispl...storyID=147318

: The joke used to be: 'Will the last Kiwi leaving New Zealand, please turn
: out the lights.'

Another joke used to be that quote attributed to Robert Muldoon, who said
"New Zealanders emigrating to Australia raise the IQ of both countries"
(:-)
--
RdM

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"Chris Morriss" wrote in message
...
In message , Keith G
writes
OK, found this 'less' laying on the table after I had posted that....





(Pedant mode on)

Only hens 'lay' on tables. Perhaps you found it lying on the table?
Why is it that all these estuary-English speakers don't know the
difference between the two verbs?

(Pedant mode off)
--
Chris Morriss



Oh dear, what a ****.

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6 entries found for laying.

lay4 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (l)

v. Past tense of lie

snip


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12 entries found for lying.


lie 1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (l)

intr.v. lay, (l) lain, (ln) ly·ing, (lng) lies


2.. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually
horizontal: Dirty dishes lay on the table. See Usage Note at lay 1.

-----------------------------------------


Being wrong won't necessarily get you in my ****bin.....

Being a **** won't necessarily get you in my ****bin......

Being a **** who's wrong won't necessarily get you in my
****bin.....

Being rude won't necessarily get you in my ****bin.....

Being a rude **** who's wrong *will* get you in my ****bin,
however.......

'Bye....


*plonk*


:-)


Why is it these pricks, who think they actually *know*something, manage to
get it so wrong and make themselves look such tits? (He could have read my
post elsewhere and seen my reference to my attendance at a 400 year old
Grammar School and spared himself the embarrassment.. ;-)

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"Chris Morriss" wrote in message
...
In message , Keith G
writes
OK, found this 'less' laying on the table after I had posted that....





(Pedant mode on)

Only hens 'lay' on tables. Perhaps you found it lying on the table? Why
is it that all these estuary-English speakers don't know the difference
between the two verbs?

(Pedant mode off)
--
Chris Morriss



Oh dear, what a ****.

-------------------------------------------
6 entries found for laying.

lay4 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (l)

v. Past tense of lie

snip


------------------------------------------

12 entries found for lying.


lie 1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (l)

intr.v. lay, (l) lain, (ln) ly·ing, (lng) lies


2.. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually
horizontal: Dirty dishes lay on the table. See Usage Note at lay 1.

-----------------------------------------


Being wrong won't necessarily get you in my ****bin.....

Being a **** won't necessarily get you in my ****bin......

Being a **** who's wrong won't necessarily get you in my
****bin.....

Being rude won't necessarily get you in my ****bin.....

Being a rude **** who's wrong *will* get you in my ****bin,
however.......

'Bye....



*plonk*


:-)


Why is it these pricks, who think they actually *know*something, manage to
get it so wrong and make themselves look such tits? (He could have read my
post elsewhere and seen my reference to my attendance at a 400 year old
Grammar School and spared himself the embarrassment.. ;-)

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"RdM" wrote in message
...
"Trevor Wilson" in
:
:
: "Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
: ...

: I would imagine thaqt the Kiwis are more akin to the Welsh, he said
: sheepishly................ :-)
:
: **Perhaps. I am not aware of the status of the Welsh in Pommy society.
As
: for Kiwis and Aussies, our governments have fairly relaxed attitudes
towards
: the citizens of both nations. Those Kiwis who are out of work in
Australia
: can draw the dole here in Australia. The Kiwi government has responded
in
: kind by supplying the dole to out of work Aussies in New Zealand.

Since Feb 2001? any Kiwi migrating to Australia cannot receive any
unemployment benefit for TWO years. I think the reverse applies too.
I think you'll find that most Kiwis in Australia are gainfully employed!

**Yeah, right. Kiwis are over-represented in our prison population.


: Apparently, there are some 50,000 Kiwi dole bludgers in Australia and
TWO
: Aussies drawing the dole in New Zealand. Hmmmm....

Usual prejudicial ********, I surmise! No smiley, even;- Got a cite?

**I read it years ago. I can imagine that the situation is no longer the
same.


In the Oz 2001 census there were 355,765 (1.9%) born in NZ.
(1,036,245 (5.5%) from the UK, just as an aside.)
660,709 (7.4%) people were unemployed. (Down to 5.5% in Oct 04)
Can't find nationality breakdowns there. However, I did find this -

Back in 2000, "about 5 per cent of the more than 400,000 New Zealanders
living permanently in Australia claim an unemployment benefit."
(Unemployment rate in Australia at the time about 6.7%.)

"Despite the dole-bludger stereotype, New Zealanders had higher
labour-force participation rates and higher earnings than the Australian
average."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydispl...storyID=147318

: The joke used to be: 'Will the last Kiwi leaving New Zealand, please
turn
: out the lights.'

Another joke used to be that quote attributed to Robert Muldoon, who said
"New Zealanders emigrating to Australia raise the IQ of both countries"
(:-)

**An unusually amusing comment from Piggy. One could say that the best thing
to happen to NZ was when Piggy left politics.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

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"Trevor Wilson" in
:

: **Perhaps. I am not aware of the status of the Welsh in Pommy society.
:
: Rural yokels and sheep-shaggers. Sound familiar? :-)
:
: **Sure does. I last visited NZ in 1979 (I recall the disbelief at the
: announcement of Elvis' death - we thought it was a sick Kiwi joke) for a
: skiing holiday. The slow drivers, the incredibly narrow roads, the single
: lane bridges (on major highways), the 'black ice' all contributed to the
: charm. It felt like we had just stepped back 30 years.

Quite a feat, for someone who (like myself) was just in their late 20s;-)
--
RdM

"Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind."
- Albert Einstein

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"Trevor Wilson" in
:
:
: "RdM" wrote in message

[..]

: Since Feb 2001? any Kiwi migrating to Australia cannot receive any
: unemployment benefit for TWO years. I think the reverse applies too.
: I think you'll find that most Kiwis in Australia are gainfully employed!
:
: **Yeah, right. Kiwis are over-represented in our prison population.

You may be right; I don't know. That last sentence was a total guess on
my part, based on the fact that it was no longer possible to emigrate to
Bondi Beach or Kings Cross via the dole office, as the stereotype went.
OTOH, Maoris are over-represented in NZ prison populations here ...

[ ..]

: Another joke used to be that quote attributed to Robert Muldoon, who said
: "New Zealanders emigrating to Australia raise the IQ of both countries"
: (:-)
:
: **An unusually amusing comment from Piggy. One could say that the best thing
: to happen to NZ was when Piggy left politics.

Plenty would agree. He certainly polarised the nation at the time.
(For those in the UK, whose group this little off-topic diversion has
invaded, a Google search on "Piggy Muldoon" may be illuminating)
--
RdM

It's said there were only two shades of opinion in Sir Robert's caucus:
"yes" and "yes, sir". - Paul East, New Zealand MP, on former National
Party Prime Minister, Sir Robert ("Piggy") Muldoon.

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Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:30:57 +1100, Tat Chan
wrote:


Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:41:08 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:

I do have a Rolex GMT Master, but now that I've obtained a '50 year Edition' Omega
Seamaster GMT, I'll be selling it on.

right-o. Will ten quid do it?


A day for the next ten years? OK, you're on.


On second thought ...

(is that really how much they are worth? 10 * 365 * 10 = 36500 quid???)


(and Oriental yuppies tend to buy Tag watches as the first step up the
ladder of bling watches ...)


When they were just Heuer, they were good watches, now they're just
the 'sports' brand of LVMH, with Zenith doing the 'posh' styles.

Interesting. I always thought they were "Tag Heuer". Oh well, not that those
Oriental yuppies will know anyway.