On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:48:40 -0000, "Airy R. Bean"
wrote:
Why not quote the Greek words that you claim
are the root of the Latin, "Antenna"?

Ah C'mon. Unless this is the Special Olympics, filling in all the
blanks for you wouldn't go very far to uphold the honour of an
Englishman's command of the language. :-(

Besides, I agree with Dr. Johnson's definition of Answer-Jobbers:
"He that makes a trade of writing answers.
What disgusts me from having any thing to do with
answer-jobbers, is, that they have no conscience."

Umm, you aren't missing a copy of Johnson too, are you?

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

Richard, in Airy R Bean you have met your match.
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Punchinello.

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:39:45 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:
Richard, in Airy R Bean you have met your match.

Ah! Punchinello,

How generous by over half - but by only playing to the audience ;-)

I'm sure they love the droll irony of that comparable praise costing
either the deflation of vanity by reality, or ego's insufferable
elevation against hidden desire.

Truly a classic work of trollery in challenge....

I shall stand aside for the struggles between these Tritonic minnows.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

Richard, I can only admire your adeptness at judging my motives for the
intervention.


But you are not exactly correct. Let's await further developments - if
any!


( I really do think the English and USA written languages are coming close
together again. Welcome! All due to that modern invention - the
Internet.)

( I understand the BBC Over-seas Service is widely heard in the USA - again
over the Internet rather than the old-fashioned, beamed, short-wave radio
waves.)

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Reg.

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 04:12:38 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:

Richard, I can only admire your adeptness at judging my motives for the
intervention.


But you are not exactly correct. Let's await further developments - if
any!


( I really do think the English and USA written languages are coming close
together again. Welcome! All due to that modern invention - the
Internet.)

( I understand the BBC Over-seas Service is widely heard in the USA - again
over the Internet rather than the old-fashioned, beamed, short-wave radio
waves.)


We can even get BBC domestic news here on cable television.

Jon W3JT
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Reg.

Reg, G4FGQ wrote:
"(I understand the BBC Over-seas Service ie widely heard in the USA -
again over the internet rather than the old-fashioned short-wave radio
waves.)"

I have not tried the BBC via the internet. But I do try to warch its
Evening News Program on PBS Television every night. It`s simply the best
coverage if not the most pictures. How much fire-footage do we really
need?

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI