View Poll Results: An English Gentleman ....
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Never wipes his knob on the curtains
13 23.21% -
wouldnt be found dead wearing trainers and a suit
35 62.50% -
Should be inarticulate in any language other than his own
9 16.07% -
is a figment of his own imagination - the breed died out in 1918.
10 17.86% -
Is alive and well and living in Koh Samui off the earnings of his lovely Thai brides
5 8.93%
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Discuss An English Gent..... in The Intelligence Cell on The Army Rumour Service; Originally Posted by rabid spaniel
I was rather hoping you had put the hoi polloi to work in the mines on your bypass.
Especially those who refer to the hoi polloi...
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About LinkBacks- 20-06-2012, 14:53 #41Especially those who refer to the hoi polloi
Originally Posted by rabid spaniel 
To eat well in England one must have breakfast three times a day
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London: its "buzz" and "vibrancy"... can be codewords for drugs, late-night noise and multi-culturalism run (literally) riot.
- 20-06-2012, 14:57 #42Senior Member
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The true gentleman is certainly still alive and kicking and these fine types can be found regularly posting on ARRSE.
"Patience is counting down without blasting off."
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- 20-06-2012, 15:06 #43Senior Member
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And here I am. What have I missed? Originally Posted by Auld-Yin
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Some linguistic prescriptivists and students of ancient Greek argue that, given that hoi is a definite article, the phrase "the hoi polloi" is redundant, akin to saying "the the masses." Others argue that this is inconsistent with other English loanwords. The word "alcohol," for instance, derives from the Arabic al-kuhl, al being an article, yet "the alcohol" is universally accepted as good grammar. Originally Posted by CaptainPlume Especially those who refer to the hoi polloi
Had you written it in the original language.......
Each to their own!Last edited by rabid spaniel; 20-06-2012 at 15:09. Reason: 'coz.
Your dog just bit me.................. that is not my dog.
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Pedantic semantics!
rabid spaniel and LeoRoverman like this.3; 2; 1; Firing NOW.........
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW ........
FFS Pass me the bloody matches.
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes!
- 20-06-2012, 15:17 #46Senior Member
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...............are the lifeblood of ARRSE Originally Posted by eodmatt 
LeoRoverman likes this."Patience is counting down without blasting off."
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Indeed!
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW.........
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW ........
FFS Pass me the bloody matches.
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes!
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Very Seconded....some of them even had those bumpy jumpers... Originally Posted by CaptainPlume Age is not an illness
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- 20-06-2012, 15:32 #50γαμήσου σας θαμπό μουνί Originally Posted by rabid spaniel
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