On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:00:02 -0800 (PST) someone who may be Andy
Elms wrote this:-

I got off at Charing Cross, but noticed that by then the
two women had their end of the carriage all to themselves. What would
you have done? SB.

Waited til your face was deep in your copy of the Daily Mail then
punched your nose through it.

Best comment of the day I think.



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On 25 Jan, 22:49, SB wrote:
Interesting experience on the Bakelooo Line at the weekend. The
carriage had about 20 people in it, mainly scattered around. At Oxford
Circus two women (sans male escorts) entered one end of the carriage
and sat down. They were dressed all in black - like they do in Iraq /
Iran. They had the real slitty-eyed look. Well quite a few people
looked at them and then at each other and suddenly decided that they
really did not want to be sitting near them, and they moved towards
the other end of the carriage near where I was. Not that that would
have saved them in an emergency. One of two muttered "well you never
know do you?" I got off at Charing Cross, but noticed that by then the
two women had their end of the carriage all to themselves. What would
you have done? SB.

Perhaps they were men.
Anyhow I don't think suicide bombers bomb in pairs.
I would enjoy the space and relax.

"Jeff" wrote in message
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On 25 Jan, 22:49, SB wrote:
Interesting experience on the Bakelooo Line at the weekend. The
carriage had about 20 people in it, mainly scattered around. At
Oxford
Circus two women (sans male escorts) entered one end of the
carriage
and sat down. They were dressed all in black - like they do in Iraq
/
Iran. They had the real slitty-eyed look. Well quite a few people
looked at them and then at each other and suddenly decided that
they
really did not want to be sitting near them, and they moved towards
the other end of the carriage near where I was. Not that that would
have saved them in an emergency. One of two muttered "well you
never
know do you?" I got off at Charing Cross, but noticed that by then
the
two women had their end of the carriage all to themselves. What
would
you have done? SB.

Perhaps they were men.
Anyhow I don't think suicide bombers bomb in pairs.
I would enjoy the space and relax.

World's best headline: "One killed in suicide bombing"

SB wrote:
Interesting experience on the Bakelooo Line at the weekend. The
carriage had about 20 people in it, mainly scattered around. At Oxford
Circus two women (sans male escorts) entered one end of the carriage
and sat down. They were dressed all in black - like they do in Iraq /
Iran. They had the real slitty-eyed look. Well quite a few people
looked at them and then at each other and suddenly decided that they
really did not want to be sitting near them, and they moved towards
the other end of the carriage near where I was. Not that that would
have saved them in an emergency. One of two muttered "well you never
know do you?" I got off at Charing Cross, but noticed that by then the
two women had their end of the carriage all to themselves. What would
you have done? SB.

A valid, if well-worn point, sadly wrapped up in racist nonsense.

If you want to try to stimulate debate about the unease felt by many at
not being able to see the faces of others in public, then it's best not
to show your prejudices in the process.

Am I uneasy about sitting next to ANYONE with their face covered?
Yes. That's human nature.

Does the thought of suicide bombers in Israel etc. add to that concern?
Yes, sadly it does, though I wish that wasn't the case.

Would I move?
No, that would be playing into the hands of the terrorists who want us
to feel at risk. It also widens the racial divide and alienates the
moderate majority of Muslims.

By the way. If I read any paper, it tends to be the Daily Mail. It
doesn't seem to have driven me into the arms of UKIP or the BNP yet.
This popular demonisation of DM readers does irritate me. It's a cheap
remark that gets thrown in to every racism discussion by people who
haven't got the brains to think of anything original. It doesn't show
how racially tolerant or socially aware you are. It just demonstrates a
different form of prejudice.

Adrian

"SB" wrote in message
...
Interesting experience on the Bakelooo Line at the weekend. The
carriage had about 20 people in it, mainly scattered around. At
Oxford
Circus two women (sans male escorts) entered one end of the carriage
and sat down. They were dressed all in black - like they do in Iraq
/
Iran. They had the real slitty-eyed look. Well quite a few people
looked at them and then at each other and suddenly decided that they
really did not want to be sitting near them, and they moved towards
the other end of the carriage near where I was. Not that that would
have saved them in an emergency. One of two muttered "well you never
know do you?" I got off at Charing Cross, but noticed that by then
the
two women had their end of the carriage all to themselves. What
would
you have done? SB.

Learnt a lesson.... next time I want to travel in comfort, not
surrounded by chavs and screaming kids, dress all in black with a
slitty-eyed look.......

That's not intimidating.

A ****ed up Newcastle bound hen party, that’s intimidating.

In article ,
Paul Corfield wrote:

On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:36:52 -0800 (PST), allanbonnetracy
wrote:

That's not intimidating.

A ****ed up Newcastle bound hen party, that’s intimidating.

No - the ****ed up hen party *in* Newcastle city centre on a Friday or
Saturday night is intimidating.

Four middle aged ladies returning to Doncaster after a day's shopping in
London. *That* was intimidating.

Sam

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:33:06 +0000
Sam Wilson wrote:
That's not intimidating.

A ****ed up Newcastle bound hen party, that’s intimidating.

No - the ****ed up hen party *in* Newcastle city centre on a Friday or
Saturday night is intimidating.

Four middle aged ladies returning to Doncaster after a day's shopping in
London. *That* was intimidating.

Can't be worse than a bunch of slightly tipsy northern matrons returning from
a day out in Lille on the E*.

"Oh aye Joan, and said ta tha waaaytah, eh Pierre , you got a long baguette
then loov? *cackle cackle*"

A journey I won't forget in a hurry.

B2003

In article , d
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:33:06 +0000
Sam Wilson wrote:
That's not intimidating.

A ****ed up Newcastle bound hen party, that’s intimidating.

No - the ****ed up hen party *in* Newcastle city centre on a Friday or
Saturday night is intimidating.

Four middle aged ladies returning to Doncaster after a day's shopping in
London. *That* was intimidating.

Can't be worse than a bunch of slightly tipsy northern matrons returning from
a day out in Lille on the E*.

"Oh aye Joan, and said ta tha waaaytah, eh Pierre , you got a long baguette
then loov? *cackle cackle*"

A journey I won't forget in a hurry.

Very similar [shudder].

Sam

On 27/01/2010 12:39, d wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:33:06 +0000
Sam wrote:
That's not intimidating.

A ****ed up Newcastle bound hen party, that’s intimidating.

No - the ****ed up hen party *in* Newcastle city centre on a Friday or
Saturday night is intimidating.

Four middle aged ladies returning to Doncaster after a day's shopping in
London. *That* was intimidating.

Can't be worse than a bunch of slightly tipsy northern matrons returning from
a day out in Lille on the E*.

"no wonder the ticket was so cheap, it'll all in tunnel and you can't
see anything".

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK