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mr_lebowski

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40. I have visited though it was quite some time ago & also lived in HK when it was a BCC ...

Sun Jul 15, 2018, 11:25 AM

Jul 2018

Our family were members of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club while we were there.

My folks own Four Morgan cars (handmade in Malvern, England) they've collected since the early 70's, one of which they keep in England because they go there so friggin' often and do 'Morgan Club' events with all their British Morgan-loving friends, touring the countryside. They've probably been in the UK or France an average of 2 months each year since they retired about 7 years ago. They're there NOW, in fact.

And I have, in fact, heard my own very liberal mother say, literally EXACTLY ... what is on that sign.

So ... tell you what, next time I talk to mom, I'll try to get some further clarity.

If I'm wrong, I'll definitely come back and apologize for my abject wrongness. Fair enough?

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Queen Elisabeth expressed her opinion despite her duty of reserve :) [View all] syringis Jul 2018 OP

Long Live The Queen... Grassy Knoll Jul 2018 #1

Well done: Royal family 'snub' Trump as Queen left to meet the US president alone Daily Mail Onlin Gothmog Jul 2018 #45

is that melania in the nurse ratched uniform? nt msongs Jul 2018 #2

Now that you mention it, she does remind me of someone Rstrstx Jul 2018 #14

Not so big on using that word as an insult here. marble falls Jul 2018 #3

Ditto! 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 2018 #4

Make that three. pazzyanne Jul 2018 #5

Are you 3 unfamiliar with how the term is bandied about in the UK, and how it means something mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #8

This isn't the UK. (eom) Petrushka Jul 2018 #10

It's actually nowhere ... it's the internet :) mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #11

You're right, of course! Sometimes this absent-minded ol' biddy forgets where she is! :-P Petrushka Jul 2018 #13

Where is This? HipChick Jul 2018 #20

Last time I looked, this was there---now this is here---who knows where this might be tomorrow. Petrushka Jul 2018 #55

I'm familiar with it being a misogynistic term. 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 2018 #15

Strongly agree, 50 Shades of Blue! pazzyanne Jul 2018 #27

If you ever visit the UK, I'd advise being very careful of the contexts in which you use that word. Denzil_DC Jul 2018 #19

This isn't GB...... marble falls Jul 2018 #23

This is the internet ... thus 'here' in this context ... is not actually a place ;) mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #25

Please. If you want to find out where here is, download some child porn that's legal ... marble falls Jul 2018 #28

I'm just saying, DU is not necessarily 'the US' ... people use it from all over the world mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #37

I didn't say "horribly offensive" I did mean totally dismissive of women. I think ... marble falls Jul 2018 #46

When people want to call someone an asshole, they call him an asshole. Demit Jul 2018 #32

So what you're telling me is ... mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #38

"it doesn't have the misogynistic association when used by the folks there" Denzil_DC Jul 2018 #36

I have visited though it was quite some time ago & also lived in HK when it was a BCC ... mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #40

I really don't need an apology! Denzil_DC Jul 2018 #41

My friend, I never said it wasn't 'offensive' or not a terrible insult :) mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #48

Then did my computer malfunction and misdisplay your posting above, Denzil_DC Jul 2018 #49

I agree . . . and this makes four! (n/t) Petrushka Jul 2018 #9

Five. Tipperary Jul 2018 #17

+1000 stonecutter357 Jul 2018 #30

I usually don't care for it (or alert on it!) here either, but in the context of that idiot, and Kali Jul 2018 #52

Not a progressive insult. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #6

What's IQ45 pointing at? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2018 #7

LOL! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #12

Hi syringis ..love it.. HipChick Jul 2018 #16

Hi HipChick syringis Jul 2018 #18

Not only am I am not offended, but actually surprized HipChick Jul 2018 #21

What lack of knowledge? cwydro Jul 2018 #24

My entire family lives in the UK.... HipChick Jul 2018 #26

I was born in and live in the UK. Denzil_DC Jul 2018 #31

Thank you. I frequently visit the UK and have friends there as well. Tipperary Jul 2018 #42

No problem. Denzil_DC Jul 2018 #43

I just googled that word and all i got was a lots and lots of vaginas . stonecutter357 Jul 2018 #33

Love it! RandiFan1290 Jul 2018 #22

Agreed nini Jul 2018 #35

what a disgusting OP ! trashing . stonecutter357 Jul 2018 #29

Sometimes an insult fits nini Jul 2018 #34

She going to dip into the crown's benld74 Jul 2018 #39

Prince Charles and Prince William were unwilling to meet Trump, Gothmog Jul 2018 #44

Alex Jones was wrong. It's not about a 2nd Civil War syringis Jul 2018 #47

This should be deleted oberliner Jul 2018 #50

! Kali Jul 2018 #51

OT but did you see the back of Melanie's dress? WhiteTara Jul 2018 #53

Butt Cheeks representing the US? HipChick Jul 2018 #54

The Presidential Seal will need a little rework, but for the time being, it makes sense. nt Buns_of_Fire Jul 2018 #56