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We Members of the MCC when we need to take a pee queue very patiently knowing the hoi polloi in the public jakes below the stands of the G have what it takes - they're two by two shoulder to shoulder mingling their pee-streams. Fancy crossing swords with such manly men? - with one free hand taking an iPhone selfie? Better upstairs in line each Member to his member waiting his memberly turn. On Aug 6, 2015, at 1:49, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Two only, Pat, as far as I have ever seen. When I think about it again now, maybe this is/was a student thing or young people thing. Certainly doesn't go on at the members of the MCC anyway. > > Cheers, > Bill > >> On 6 Aug 2015, at 5:40 pm, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Hi Bill any images?? :-) not limited to two ?? these Oz customs amaze could >> be on the tourist blurb 'come to Oz cross swords with the locals' >> P >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >> Behalf Of Bill Wootton >> Sent: 05 August 2015 22:48 >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: CORRECTION FW: pattle snapple 698 < * >> ||||||||||\\\\\\\\\\\|||||||||||///////////-------------< >> >> Yes, I got that, Pat. By the way, the expression 'crossed swords' in >> Australia has another meaning. It refers to the activity by two men, equally >> 'caught short' when only one toilet is available, of standing either side of >> the bowl, and unleashing urine flow at the same time, crossing, as it were, >> mid-stream. It helps to explain why you see long queues at women's toilets >> but rarely men's. >> >> Bill >> >>>> On 6 Aug 2015, at 4:13 am, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Cheers Doug Bill I liked the idea of poets armed with words not swords >>> -but close visually P >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>> On Behalf Of Douglas Barbour >>> Sent: 05 August 2015 19:09 >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: CORRECTION FW: pattle snapple 698 < * >>> ||||||||||\\\\\\\\\\\|||||||||||///////////-------------< >>> >>> Yes it does, the game is afoot. >>> >>> Doug >>>> On Aug 5, 2015, at 2:20 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> Aah, the clarification enriches, Pat. >>>> >>>> Bill >>>>> On 05/08/2015, at 6:17 PM, Patrick McManus wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Oops was in too much of a rush here please see correction !!!!!! >>>>> DUEL >>>>> >>>>> poets >>>>> at dawn >>>>> after insults >>>>> were traded >>>>> offence >>>>> was taken >>>>> words were >>>>> crossed >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> pmcmanus >>>>> r835 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Patrick McManus [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>>>> Sent: 05 August 2015 08:12 >>>>> To: 'Poetryetc: poetry and poetics' >>>>> Subject: pattle snapple 698 < * >>>>> ||||||||||\\\\\\\\\\\|||||||||||///////////-------------< >>>>> >>>>> DUEL >>>>> >>>>> at dawn >>>>> after insults >>>>> were traded >>>>> offence >>>>> was taken >>>>> words were >>>>> crossed >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> pmcmanus >>>>> r835 >>>>> >>>>> back from the holiday now in recuperating position !!!! >>>>> was in Kingsdown -near Walmer -near Deal -nearish Dover-Kent >>>>> -England anyone kow it?? >>>>> cottage on a beach daily dips sea sang toes dipped! >>> >>> Douglas Barbour >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >>> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & >>> Continuation 2 (UofAPress). >>> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). >>> >>> Done in by creation itself. >>> >>> I mean the gods. Not us. Well us too. >>> The gods moved into books. Who wrote the books? >>> We wrote the books. In whose dream, then are we dreaming? >>> >>> Robert Kroetsch. >>