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Old Jan 16th 2005 | 9:11 pm
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Following up to Wolfgang Schwanke

    > Actually when you
    >look at it from some distance, doesn't it strike you as rather biblical?
    >Could that be the reason the media find it so attractive?

It may be why the media find it attractive but its scientists who
came up with it.
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Old Jan 18th 2005 | 6:20 pm
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:42:29 +0100, nitram wrote:

    > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:32:28 +0100, Tim Challenger
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:22:46 +0100, nitram wrote:
    >>> On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:43:15 +0000, The Reids
    >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>Following up to Earl Evleth
    >>>>>**In marked contrast, winter storms in some regions of northern Europe
    >>>>>accounted for at least 17 deaths and left tens of thousands without power
    >>>>me included.
    >>>
    >>> Dead or powerless? :-)
    >>>
    >>> We have roses still flowering in the front garden and snow drops out
    >>> on the lawn.
    >>We got some snow last night - just a cm or two. The first since - oh
    >>November sometime iirc. Despite the weather forecasters saying it's sunny
    >>everywhere, apart from a couple of days it's been pea-souper here since
    >>before Christmas. Bloody miserable. Jan 13th in 2003 it was -19.8C here.
    >>Yesterday was about +4C. I'm hoping the winter doesn't come in April and
    >>kill off the new shoots in the garden.
    >
    > I blame all these people who study geography :-)
    > Ever wondered what people with a geography degree do for a living?
    > Newcastle University reveals all
    > http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/course/F800/careers

Candidates for the Golgafrincham Ark Fleet, Ship B, I think.

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Old Jan 18th 2005 | 6:22 pm
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Tim Challenger
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:57:51 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:

    > "nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >>> Where's that? :-)
    >> --
    >
    > Had to look it up. Virginia! :-))


There's a California near Sandhurst.

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Old Jan 18th 2005 | 6:28 pm
  #49  
Tim Challenger
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:38:38 +0100, Wolfgang Schwanke wrote:

    >> There are few renegades
    >> who do not and they are largely receive payments from the energy
    >> industry to pooh-pooh the issue.
    >
    > The term "renegades" is very loaded. It shouldn't have a place in
    > scientific discussions. You admit that differing views exist after all.

This is not a scientific discussion.

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Old Jan 18th 2005 | 8:07 pm
  #50  
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:22:05 +0100, Tim Challenger
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:57:51 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:
    >> "nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>>> Where's that? :-)

    >> Had to look it up. Virginia! :-))
    >There's a California near Sandhurst.

There's a Virginia Water too :-)
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Old Jan 18th 2005 | 8:18 pm
  #51  
Tim Challenger
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:07:15 +0100, nitram wrote:

    > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:22:05 +0100, Tim Challenger
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:57:51 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:
    >>> "nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>> Where's that? :-)
    >
    >>> Had to look it up. Virginia! :-))
    >>There's a California near Sandhurst.
    >
    > There's a Virginia Water too :-)

That brings back memories. I used to go there often when I was a teenager.
<quick check for Freudian slips again>

What's a "surry" anyway?

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Old Jan 18th 2005 | 8:33 pm
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:18:10 +0100, Tim Challenger
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:07:15 +0100, nitram wrote:
    >> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:22:05 +0100, Tim Challenger
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:57:51 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:
    >>>> "nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>>> Where's that? :-)
    >>
    >>>> Had to look it up. Virginia! :-))
    >>>There's a California near Sandhurst.
    >>
    >> There's a Virginia Water too :-)
    >That brings back memories. I used to go there often when I was a teenager.
    ><quick check for Freudian slips again>

You too :-)

<Checks Virginia's Water>

    >What's a "surry" anyway?

A good question.
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Old Jan 18th 2005 | 9:47 pm
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"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1106126063.e0a7385007cfa8dc65febbb13b79d87d@t eranews...
    > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:07:15 +0100, nitram wrote:
    > > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:22:05 +0100, Tim Challenger
    > > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >>On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:57:51 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:
    > >>
    > >>> "nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > >>> news:[email protected]...
    > >>>>> Where's that? :-)
    > >
    > >>> Had to look it up. Virginia! :-))
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>There's a California near Sandhurst.
    > >
    > > There's a Virginia Water too :-)
    > That brings back memories. I used to go there often when I was a teenager.
    > <quick check for Freudian slips again>
    > What's a "surry" anyway?

How 'they' spell Surrey - see:

http://www.co.surry.va.us/

And Virginia's Waters are still there, and I'm nearby!

There's a Pennsylvania near Bath, too. The list goes on and on. 'Spose we
must have named Boston, Hampshire, Surrey, York, Jersey etc. after them
places.

Surreyman
 
Old Jan 18th 2005 | 10:39 pm
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:47:10 GMT, "a.spencer3"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:1106126063.e0a7385007cfa8dc65febbb13b79d87d@ teranews...
    >> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:07:15 +0100, nitram wrote:
    >> > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:22:05 +0100, Tim Challenger
    >> > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >
    >> >>On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:57:51 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:
    >> >>
    >> >>> "nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> >>> news:[email protected]...
    >> >>>>> Where's that? :-)
    >> >
    >> >>> Had to look it up. Virginia! :-))
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >>There's a California near Sandhurst.
    >> >
    >> > There's a Virginia Water too :-)
    >> That brings back memories. I used to go there often when I was a teenager.
    >> <quick check for Freudian slips again>
    >> What's a "surry" anyway?
    >How 'they' spell Surrey - see:
    >http://www.co.surry.va.us/
    >And Virginia's Waters are still there, and I'm nearby!
    >There's a Pennsylvania near Bath, too.

and something from Transylvania in the House of Commons?

    > The list goes on and on. 'Spose we
    >must have named Boston, Hampshire, Surrey, York, Jersey etc. after them
    >places.

Don't forget Washington near Durham and Blackbush just up the road
from you :-)
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Old Jan 18th 2005 | 11:28 pm
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"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > and something from Transylvania in the House of Commons?
LOL! Just listening to him now!

Surreyman
 
Old Jan 19th 2005 | 12:14 am
  #56  
Tim Challenger
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:47:10 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:

    >> What's a "surry" anyway?
    >
    > How 'they' spell Surrey - see:
    >
    > http://www.co.surry.va.us/

Ow that hurts my eyes.


    > And Virginia's Waters are still there, and I'm nearby!

Wot? They've not filled it in and build a second Lower Earley on it?

    > There's a Pennsylvania near Bath, too. The list goes on and on. 'Spose we
    > must have named Boston, Hampshire, Surrey, York, Jersey etc. after them
    > places.

I wonder if there's a Giggleswick or Wigglesworth in the US?

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Old Jan 19th 2005 | 12:54 am
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"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:47:10 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:
    > >>
    > >> What's a "surry" anyway?
    > >>
    > >
    > > How 'they' spell Surrey - see:
    > >
    > > http://www.co.surry.va.us/
    > Ow that hurts my eyes.
    > > And Virginia's Waters are still there, and I'm nearby!
    > Wot? They've not filled it in and build a second Lower Earley on it?
    > > There's a Pennsylvania near Bath, too. The list goes on and on. 'Spose
we
    > > must have named Boston, Hampshire, Surrey, York, Jersey etc. after them
    > > places.
    > I wonder if there's a Giggleswick or Wigglesworth in the US?

Or Little Piddle maybe?
I seem to remember there's a Crappo in Maryland!

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Old Jan 19th 2005 | 1:33 am
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Nitram
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:14:41 +0100, Tim Challenger
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:47:10 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:
    >>> What's a "surry" anyway?
    >>
    >> How 'they' spell Surrey - see:
    >>
    >> http://www.co.surry.va.us/
    >Ow that hurts my eyes.

rest them on this

http://www.panorama-cities.net/city/german_cities.html

It's not the USA, but WTF.

    >
    >> And Virginia's Waters are still there, and I'm nearby!
    >Wot? They've not filled it in and build a second Lower Earley on it?

I lived near to Lower Earley prior to the housing estate being built.

    >
    >> There's a Pennsylvania near Bath, too. The list goes on and on. 'Spose we
    >> must have named Boston, Hampshire, Surrey, York, Jersey etc. after them
    >> places.
    >I wonder if there's a Giggleswick or Wigglesworth in the US?

I knew a girl from Giggleswick.
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Old Jan 19th 2005 | 1:43 am
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:33:34 +0100, nitram wrote:

    > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:14:41 +0100, Tim Challenger
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:47:10 GMT, a.spencer3 wrote:
    >>>> What's a "surry" anyway?
    >>>
    >>> How 'they' spell Surrey - see:
    >>>
    >>> http://www.co.surry.va.us/
    >>Ow that hurts my eyes.
    >
    > rest them on this
    >
    > http://www.panorama-cities.net/city/german_cities.html
    >
    > It's not the USA, but WTF.
    >
    >>
    >>> And Virginia's Waters are still there, and I'm nearby!
    >>Wot? They've not filled it in and build a second Lower Earley on it?
    >
    > I lived near to Lower Earley prior to the housing estate being built.
    >
    >>
    >>> There's a Pennsylvania near Bath, too. The list goes on and on. 'Spose we
    >>> must have named Boston, Hampshire, Surrey, York, Jersey etc. after them
    >>> places.
    >>I wonder if there's a Giggleswick or Wigglesworth in the US?
    >
    > I knew a girl from Giggleswick.

Was she a wiggle's worth?

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Old Jan 19th 2005 | 1:50 am
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:28:09 GMT, "a.spencer3"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected].. .
    >> and something from Transylvania in the House of Commons?
    >LOL! Just listening to him now!

Ghoulish?
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