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#1
February 5th 04, 09:18 AM
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Spiv" wrote in message ... I'm not comparing the UK with others. I am looking at the UK. It is not small. Its 2/3 the size of Germany Its 1/2 the size of Iraq Its 1/2 the size of France Its 40% of the size of Afghanistan Its 3% of the size of the USA Its 2 % of the size of the Russian Federation London is closer to Tunis than Seattle is to Washington DC The UK falls on the sall side of the distribution curve in geographic terms You really are hard of thinking. I am not comparing the UK with any other country sigh, just looking at the UK singularly. It is not small. 
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February 5th 04, 09:29 AM
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... Its 2/3 the size of Germany Its 1/2 the size of Iraq Its 1/2 the size of France Its 40% of the size of Afghanistan Its 3% of the size of the USA Its 2 % of the size of the Russian Federation London is closer to Tunis than Seattle is to Washington DC The UK falls on the sall side of the distribution curve in geographic terms You really are hard of thinking. I am not comparing the UK with any other country sigh, just looking at the UK singularly. It is not small. Small , medium and large are not absolute measures. They are words that we use making comparisons and are completely meaningless in a singular context. Keith
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#3
February 5th 04, 11:12 AM
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Spiv" wrote in message ... Its 2/3 the size of Germany Its 1/2 the size of Iraq Its 1/2 the size of France Its 40% of the size of Afghanistan Its 3% of the size of the USA Its 2 % of the size of the Russian Federation London is closer to Tunis than Seattle is to Washington DC The UK falls on the sall side of the distribution curve in geographic terms You really are hard of thinking. I am not comparing the UK with any other country sigh, just looking at the UK singularly. It is not small. Small , medium and large are not absolute measures. They are words that we use making comparisons and are completely meaningless in a singular context. and...?
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#4
February 5th 04, 10:37 AM
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... You really are hard of thinking. I am not comparing the UK with any other country sigh, just looking at the UK singularly. It is not small. I've been to the UK. Looking at it singularly, it is small.
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#5
February 5th 04, 11:15 AM
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Spiv" wrote in message ... You really are hard of thinking. I am not comparing the UK with any other country sigh, just looking at the UK singularly. It is not small. I've been to the UK. Looking at it singularly, it is small. Could you walk around it in a day?
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#6
February 5th 04, 08:02 PM
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... Could you walk around it in a day? I could travel around it in a day.
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#7
February 5th 04, 11:37 PM
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Spiv" wrote in message ... Could you walk around it in a day? I could travel around it in a day. So it is big then
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#8
February 5th 04, 11:50 PM
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... So it is big then It is small.
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#9
February 6th 04, 03:25 AM
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Spiv" wrote in message ... You really are hard of thinking. I am not comparing the UK with any other country sigh, just looking at the UK singularly. It is not small. I've been to the UK. Looking at it singularly, it is small. Could you walk around it in a day? Finally, we see the definition of "small". By this measure, there is no such things as a "small" country". Pete
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#10
February 6th 04, 08:52 AM
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In article , Pete wrote:
"Spiv" wrote in message ... Could you walk around it in a day? Finally, we see the definition of "small". By this measure, there is no such things as a "small" country". The Vatican, perchance? -- Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group http://users.aber.ac.uk/azb/ "Time has stopped, says the Black Lion clock and eternity has begun" (Dylan Thomas)
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