Do not read this either!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3307953.stm

It does say the research was tongue-in-cheek ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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On 2003-12-11, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3307953.stm

It does say the research was tongue-in-cheek ;-)


But the nursery rhyme is suitably disconcerting - though the use of the
word "helmeted" makes it sound like something bad done to the child.

- Richard

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In a theme park in a dusty corner of The InterWeb, there was a discussion on
this kind of thing a few months ago. Edited highlights may be found he

http://legslarry.8bit.co.uk/Sheep.htm

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On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:05:24 -0000, "Dave Larrington"
wrote:

In a theme park in a dusty corner of The InterWeb, there was a discussion on
this kind of thing a few months ago. Edited highlights may be found he

http://legslarry.8bit.co.uk/Sheep.htm

Excellent. Bookmarked.

Re The InterWeb: You're not a closet Top Gear viewer, Dave, are you? I
thought I was the only one hereabouts.

James

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James Hodson wrote:

Re The InterWeb: You're not a closet Top Gear viewer, Dave, are you? I
thought I was the only one hereabouts.

I am an /admitted/ Top Gear viewer, having been reading / watching / not
taking seriously Clarkson since he used to write for "Performance Car" many
years ago. And have been occasionally referring to The Internet[1] as "The
Interweb" for rather longer than they have.

1 - sometimes known as ThntrnteIee

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"Dave Larrington" writes:

James Hodson wrote:

Re The InterWeb: You're not a closet Top Gear viewer, Dave, are you? I
thought I was the only one hereabouts.

I am an /admitted/ Top Gear viewer, having been reading / watching / not
taking seriously Clarkson since he used to write for "Performance Car" many
years ago.

I find him the most seriously annoying and irritating 'personality'
around and totally unwatchable. I quite enjoyed top gear for the two
series he was off it, but I don't watch it now. He is the most
complete prat - yes, I know it's an act, I know he's probably quite
different in real life, but as compelling television viewing he rates
well below the testcard.

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In ,
Dave Larrington typed:
James Hodson wrote:

Re The InterWeb: You're not a closet Top Gear viewer, Dave, are you?
I thought I was the only one hereabouts.

I am an /admitted/ Top Gear viewer, having been reading / watching /
not taking seriously Clarkson since he used to write for "Performance
Car" many years ago. And have been occasionally referring to The
Internet[1] as "The Interweb" for rather longer than they have.

He didn't write for "Performance Car". He was doing some crappy work for
local newspapers and then the Top Gear editor found him on a plane to a car
launch. I heard him say so on Desert Island Discs. The liar.

"Daniel Auger" wrote in message
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3307953.stm




In fairness to people on dial-up connections it's only reasonable to say
that the article is about the risks to children of nursery rhymes such as
'Jack and Jill' and 'Humpty Dumpty'. It includes the following:

Medically correct nursery rhyme

Little Johnny rode his bike,
No helmet on his head.
He took a fall and split his skull,
His mother feared him dead. She rushed him to the ER,
Where they checked his neuro signs.
They noted a blown pupil
And inserted IV lines. They called the neurosurgeon,
Who came in and drilled a burr.
Now Johnny's fine; he rides his bike,
But he's helmeted, for sure
___
Michael MacClancy

Michael MacClancy wrote:

In fairness to people on dial-up connections it's only reasonable to say
that the article is about the risks to children of nursery rhymes such as
'Jack and Jill' and 'Humpty Dumpty'. It includes the following:

Medically correct nursery rhyme

Little Johnny rode his bike,
No helmet on his head.
He took a fall and split his skull,
His mother feared him dead. She rushed him to the ER,
Where they checked his neuro signs.
They noted a blown pupil
And inserted IV lines. They called the neurosurgeon,
Who came in and drilled a burr.
Now Johnny's fine; he rides his bike,
But he's helmeted, for sure


I still don't understand why, when he was taken in for a cycling accident, he
should come out circumcised. Is that standard ER practice these days? ;-^)

Tony

On 2003-12-12, Michael MacClancy wrote:
"Daniel Auger" wrote in message
...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3307953.stm




In fairness to people on dial-up connections it's only reasonable to say
that the article is about the risks to children of nursery rhymes such as
'Jack and Jill' and 'Humpty Dumpty'. It includes the following:

Medically correct nursery rhyme

Little Johnny rode his bike,
No helmet on his head.
He took a fall and split his skull,
His mother feared him dead. She rushed him to the ER,
Where they checked his neuro signs.
They noted a blown pupil
And inserted IV lines. They called the neurosurgeon,
Who came in and drilled a burr.
Now Johnny's fine; he rides his bike,
But he's helmeted, for sure
___
Michael MacClancy



Little Johnny may be fine, but whoever wrote this doggerel betrays a
total want of ear and lack of comprehension of scansion.

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