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Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved



On Tue 13 Sep 2016 at 21:02:01 (+0100), Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 September 2016 20:30:20 Brian wrote:
> > > A final question:  I've used Wiktionary to learn that 'whinging' is the
> > > English for what we Murricans call 'whining'.  Is it used a lot nowadays?
> > >  I don't recall ever having heard it when I taught at Royal Holloway
> > > College back in 1967-68.
> >
> > Language changes. One hopes modes of thinking on -user will adapt too.
> 
> I had to check whether there were any (other) men at Royal Holloway (a women's 
> college) in 1967 ....  (There were - just.)

I don't think either of the constituents of RubberNeck disallowed
men on the *staff*. (I also didn't realise they dropped the Neck out
of their name, although Royal Holloway and Bedford New College remains
their legal name.)

Cheers,
David.


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