Oscar Wilde once boasted that he could make a pun on any subject. Someone
challenged him to make a pun on Queen Victoria to which he responded, 'She's
no subject.' Arthur.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Hillier" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: Today's Guardian
> there simply has to be a "poem" playing with those two words
>
> subject
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> citizen
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> with love today and peace tomorrow to all the Listers whereever and
whoever
> we are !
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>
> tony
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "grasshopper" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 1:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Today's Guardian
>
>
> > Dear Paul,
> > For me, being a republican simply means that I wish to be a citizen, not
a
> > subject...
> > Kind regards,
> > grasshopper
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: paul murphy
> > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Today's Guardian
> >
> >
> > are there many Republicans on the Mainland? if you read The Sun one
would
> > get the impression that Republicans are a band of bearded loonies who
sit
> in
> > the corner of a pub playing tiddlywinks, but then The Sun is hardly an
> > oracle of truth, is it? I take it that centres of Republicanism would
be
> > the Midlands, East Anglia, Scotland - am I right?
> >
> >
> > >From: grasshopper
> > >Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: Today's Guardian
> > >Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 23:14:20 -0000
> > >
> > >It does say a BRITISH National Anthem, Sally. So it will probably be a
> bit
> > >of general, non-controversial, trivial, inspirational puff about heart
> and
> > >spirit etc.
> > >I think a lot of anthems are problematic. Being a republican, I would
> > rather
> > >sing Jerusalem than God Save the Monarch.
> > >What I'd like to know is: How much is the prize?
> > >Kind regards,
> > > grasshopper
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Sally Evans"
> > >Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:48 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Today's Guardian
> > >
> > >
> > > > Sorry folks I sent that by mistake before commenting.
> > > >
> > > > What a strange thing to make into a poetry competition.
> > > > What about regional and national differences? can any of you imagine
> how
> > > > awful it was in Scotland or Wales to haeve to sing in Englands green
> and
> > > > pleasant land>? Had it even occurred to you?
> > > >
> > > > What will they sing on the terraces when England plays Scotland?
> > > >
> > > > Perhas they are jealous of the recent song 'Flower of Scotland'?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The Beeb should say that there is to be no mention of England, and
> that
> > it
> > > > is no use having white supremacist underlying ideas. Scottish and
> Welsh
> > > > poets will flip.. I say this as Anglo-Welsh-Scottish (with a very
> > Scottish
> > > > husband who has just thrown the TV set out of the window!)
> > > >
> > > > My feeling is they will be up shit creek with this one.
> > > >
> > > > bw
> > > > SallyE
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
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