> Darn. A cable station here recently showed either the House of Lords or
> Commons, I don't know which, in action. It was hysterical! They heckled
> each other unmercifully.
How dare you !! That's informed debate that is. Not. If you watched
Brit TV more often, you'd notice a strong correlation between the
House of Commons and the London Zoo chimpanzee enclosure.
Except the chimp enclosure is more civilised.
> > but sometimes you get to exercise
> > ancient privileges.
>
> Like the right of first night? ;-)
That must be a North Americanism - but I think I get the drift. :-)
And before someone tells me off, I won't mention politics again
in any way, shape or form. Won't even take the £$$%^ out of them.
Stephen Brook
Brunel University
London
http://http2.brunel.ac.uk:8080/~em92ssb/
|