Observations on France

[Keith Tindell]

well, i have got your attention Lewis, watch this space, !!,

[Captain Kong]

The french are an Evil race,
They have bullied and persecuted the Tahitians for years.

They performed hundreds of Nuclear Bomb tests,, there, radiating the seas and Fish killing them with cancers and deformed babies.
When they protested the french Foreign Legion went in and started cracking skulls.
They banned the teaching of English in schools, then they banned the teaching of the Polynesian language,
YOU ARE NOT POLYNESIAN ,, YOU ARE NOW FRENCH CITIZENS,

YOU ARE NOT A COLONY, YOU ARE A PROVINCE OF FRANCE SO CANNOT GET INDEPENDENCE.

More riots, more skulls cracked by the military.
The frogs took all the Sacred land and are building homes on it for french people who want to live there,
The Tahitians are now burying their dead in the gardens of their homes, my friends there now have 14 graves in their garden,SAD.
WHAT A DISGUSTING RACE OF PEOPLE THE FROGS ARE

Go there, get to know the Polynesians, a lovely race I have many friends there,

[Tony Taylor]

When I was still sailing we used to visit a number of ports in France and in the main I never had any problems with the average french people we would meet during our cargo operations. Most of us in the U.K have no problems with the French people but their politicians are a different matter, especially so since we left the European union, a corrupt club if ever there was.
The u.k is suffering from a huge influx of illegal immigrants coming across the channel in small boats but the French appear to do nothing to prevent them crossing, despite been given millions to assist them in stopping the illegal trade. There is a very simple solution to the problem and that is to cut off the supply of these inflables to the people smugglers, yet the French either seem incapable of, or cannot be bothered too, stop the supply of them.
Rgds
J.A.

why would they, they must be doing a roaring trade.

[Keith at Tregenna]

why would they, they must be doing a roaring trade.

Apparently, people smugglers are earning £295,000 PER BOAT as Channel crossings rise to 23,000 from 8,500 last year but just FIVE illegal migrants are returned - as Priti Patel's deputy admits 'we've got to do better'

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K.

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[Des Taff Jenkins]

After the defeat of the Japs, I believe the British rearmed the Japs in Vietnam to stop the Vietnamese people taking their country back, and until the French got there. They should have shot the Japs and kicked the French out, would have saved Brian a lot of trouble getting them away.
Des

[j.sabourn]

Maybe the wooden spoon should be replaced by a shovel to handle the tish which is more like diorhea. As said anyone so averse to the English if had any sense of loyalty to their place of abode should do something about it , and go and live elsewhere , and not have the effrontery to accept the charity of the country supporting them.
Smacks of the fifth column during wartime , and same penalty’s should still apply. JS

[happy daze john in oz]

John, you and I and many others left our UK home for a better life.
We live here as a pert of a 'normal' society and have ben accepted.

But if living in nay country you are not prepared to do as the locals do, pay your taxes and sty clean you will soon become unwelcome.

[Ivan Cloherty]

After the defeat of the Japs, I believe the British rearmed the Japs in Vietnam to stop the Vietnamese people taking their country back, and until the French got there. They should have shot the Japs and kicked the French out, would have saved Brian a lot of trouble getting them away.
Des

Des, the French never left Vietnam in WWII (#36) the Japanese retained them as administrators (collaborators) throughout the occupation.

[Keith at Tregenna]

47: Welsh love spoons are a historic art form that originated within Wales over 350 years ago. We have been crafting them in Wales from Welsh hardwood for over 35 years.

The craft dates back to the 17th century, and older works have not surfaced from earlier than this time despite beliefs that the craft dates back much further. At St. Fagans Folk Museum, Cardiff, they have an extensive selection of love spoons, one of which is dated back to 1667 (the oldest surviving example).

Birth of the Welsh Love Spoon.

Love spoons developed from the practice of carving utensils in order to increase their aesthetic value whilst still being fit for use in the home. In Wales, the cawl spoon was favoured for such carving and etching. From the classic utilitarian use of a spoon, the love spoon developed symbolic significance.

Over time these spoons diverged from a more classical styled cawl spoon and began to lose their practical function, instead becoming an article to be kept and admired. Decorative handles and grooves began to show up in designs to allow a piece to hang on the wall. As the carvers’ skill flourished, the creative element developed into their carving.

Evolution of the Love Spoon

History tells us that these ornate wooden spoons were made by young men as a creative pastime during the long winter months whilst thinking about a young lady of their fancy. They would carve motifs into the spoons which related to each other, making it as elaborate as their skills would allow. When finished with the spoon, they would then present it to the young lady and if she accepted the gift it was regarded as a betrothal token.

Sailors also carved love spoons to pass the time at sea and ended up carving some of the most inspired works, incorporating anchors, ropes and ships into their designs. They also introduced culture from the countries that they visited into their carvings, such as vines which developed from Italy and decorative spoons that bear similarities to African shields. They also introduced different types of hard and soft woods from their travels.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Have you got an MN sweet heart broach?

K.