Hi guys, First I'd like to advance a little theory. Is it possible that the person who asked that "politics" be kept off the list was referring not to ordinary debate on the merits of the music, nor yet to Bush and other figures, but to what in a work setting would be called "office politics" - ie. the more malign side of interpersonal relationships on the list? I suggest this because it seemed to me that the statement suggesting we avoid "politics" came along in apparant response to a debate about the behaviour of a list member who'd been behaving rudely. Oh well, regardless of the etymology, the whole thing has resulted in much hilarity, and one of my favourite posts ever on the list: thanks to whoever sent in the message declaring martial law and a Summers-only mandate; I fell about laughing (not, I might add, at Andy, though God knows "Friends" has been known to have me in stitches... but I digress - I do that rather a lot, don't I?). Er... anyhoo, thanks to the people who responded to my last post off-list; I am now very pissed off at Amazon.co.uk for their apparant refusal to acknowledge the existence of the "Inside" DVD. On the release date back in October, I went there to buy it and found no reference; normally an upcoming product at least has a page with a few details and a release date, so I was very puzzled. I didn't spot it in the shops in Belfast either, though considering how long it took for me to track down the "...All This Time" DVD, this couldn't be considered as evidence for or against "Inside" having had a UK release. And now thanks to you kind people (and a frantic online shopping expedition to HMV.co.uk) , I learn that the bloody thing has been on general release in Europe for ages! Amazon.co.uk, what have I done to you that you should make me think otherwise?! I suffered through your inadequacies! I should be trying to buy shares in you merely to recoup my outlay on your fine products! *try to imagine this being said in the most histrionic tone possible* Anyway, I'm a little upset. *sniff* I think I'm going to have to go and get the DVD this week... But on to happier things... it's nice to see some reviews of the book finally appearing in the press. Friday's Daily Mail (UK) had a glowing review, plus a nice picture of Sting and Trudie, and I see from the Stingus mailing list that there's been more stuff happening in overseas papers... Did anyone get to see Sting perform "Whenever I Say Your Name" on BBC1's Children In Need on Friday? I stayed up watching until midnight with a videotape at the ready, but Sting came there none... was the performance pulled from the schedule at the last minute? I did notice that stuff scheduled in the Radio Times to happen in one phase of the evening turned up much later, so I daresay that a lot of juggling of acts was going on. Did anyone manage to record the performance? Did he mime, or was it a real live version? Angeline _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger
I, for one, who supported the initial "no politics" post, was referring to the Bush bashing. As popular as Bush bashing may be, such banter will only lead to mean remarks, and hard feelings with some (really it isn't rocket science). I don't want to know peoples political views in this context as I'll end up hating you for it if you disagree with me. Like it or not, when it comes to such hot topics, that is what happens whether people will admit it or not. For the most part I want to continue liking most here, and bringing up highly controversial topics such as politics (etc), will not help this forum. That is why it is unwise (and considered stupidly impolite) to bring up politics in the conventional sense in social forums such as this. IT can lead to nothing but animosity. Now, lets discuss Religion. Which is the one true faith? :) Ross PS: To the person(s) who is gonna interpret this as supporting Republicans, think again and re-read my post. -----Original Message----- From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Angeline Adams Sent: 22 November 2003 12:55 To: police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] Re: Everything! Hi guys, First I'd like to advance a little theory. Is it possible that the person who asked that "politics" be kept off the list was referring not to ordinary debate on the merits of the music, nor yet to Bush and other figures, but to what in a work setting would be called "office politics" - ie. the more malign side of interpersonal relationships on the list? I suggest this because it seemed to me that the statement suggesting we avoid "politics" came along in apparant response to a debate about the behaviour of a list member who'd been behaving rudely. Oh well, regardless of the etymology, the whole thing has resulted in much hilarity, and one of my favourite posts ever on the list: thanks to whoever sent in the message declaring martial law and a Summers-only mandate; I fell about laughing (not, I might add, at Andy, though God knows "Friends" has been known to have me in stitches... but I digress - I do that rather a lot, don't I?). Er... anyhoo, thanks to the people who responded to my last post off-list; I am now very pissed off at Amazon.co.uk for their apparant refusal to acknowledge the existence of the "Inside" DVD. On the release date back in October, I went there to buy it and found no reference; normally an upcoming product at least has a page with a few details and a release date, so I was very puzzled. I didn't spot it in the shops in Belfast either, though considering how long it took for me to track down the "...All This Time" DVD, this couldn't be considered as evidence for or against "Inside" having had a UK release. And now thanks to you kind people (and a frantic online shopping expedition to HMV.co.uk) , I learn that the bloody thing has been on general release in Europe for ages! Amazon.co.uk, what have I done to you that you should make me think otherwise?! I suffered through your inadequacies! I should be trying to buy shares in you merely to recoup my outlay on your fine products! *try to imagine this being said in the most histrionic tone possible* Anyway, I'm a little upset. *sniff* I think I'm going to have to go and get the DVD this week... But on to happier things... it's nice to see some reviews of the book finally appearing in the press. Friday's Daily Mail (UK) had a glowing review, plus a nice picture of Sting and Trudie, and I see from the Stingus mailing list that there's been more stuff happening in overseas papers... Did anyone get to see Sting perform "Whenever I Say Your Name" on BBC1's Children In Need on Friday? I stayed up watching until midnight with a videotape at the ready, but Sting came there none... was the performance pulled from the schedule at the last minute? I did notice that stuff scheduled in the Radio Times to happen in one phase of the evening turned up much later, so I daresay that a lot of juggling of acts was going on. Did anyone manage to record the performance? Did he mime, or was it a real live version? Angeline _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police
I for one don't want any postings about the Rugby World Cup.....! Sigh! Congrats to all you Poms on the list. But on a brighter note The Kangroos beat the Lions in the Rugby League!!!! So I can boast the Aussies still have a sporting dominace over the English.
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Angeline Adams -
Mathew Hoffman -
Ross Viner