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Re: Adapter Names on Stretch



On Saturday 29 August 2015 14:34:40 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday 29 August 2015 06:19:24 Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Saturday 29 August 2015 03:30:18 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > I watched about half of it, but the eu accent made it pretty hard to
> > > understand.
> >
> > ;-)
> >
> > Now you know how we feel about American accents.  ;-)  Especially
> > Texan.

> I am reminded of, I believe it was Winston Churchill who made the
> quote, "England and America, two great countries, separated by a common
> language."  
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England and America are two countries separated by a common language.

George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) 
</quote>
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/897.html

Quips are usually quotes from either Wilde or Shaw.

Churchill was, of course, half American.

Lisi


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