On 26 Mar 2004, at 07:45, Avi Bryant wrote:

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> On Mar 25, 2004, at 10:05 PM, Tim Rowledge wrote:
>> The inate animosity of inanimate objects I suppose.
> *Where* do you get that from, and can I have some?  I'll apply for 
> British citizenship if it would help...

I fear it may be too late.  7 years of eccentric English teachers (and 
a TV diet of Monty Python from the age of 10 upwards) transforms each 
generation of Brits into a band of fiendish (linguistic) accomplices 
who accomplish fiendish complicity.

Ian