Re: England, a nation of shopkeepers

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, francis muir wrote:

> On 11/30/03 5:48 PM, in article
> [EMAIL PROTECTED], "David E. Latane"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, francis muir wrote:
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> >>> Socially acceptable, I presume, to aristocrats and gentry? Men of genuine
> >>> accomplishment who made their own living in the professions were in fact
> >>> socially acceptable to all but the hardest of the snobs early in the
> >>> nineteenth century.
> >>
> >> Tell that to Tommy Lipton.
> >
> > Sir Tommie, famous for losing the America's Cup? I doubt he was snubbed
> > because of his closeness to the greasy till--I'd rather think it was for
> > foisting another dastardly Scottish invention onto the English--the
> > teabag--and providing more ammunition for "Wha's Like Us?" teatowels.
>
> 1) Lipton was Thomas or Tommy; never Tommie.
> 2) Lipton never lost the America's Cup, chifly because he never held it.
> 3) The tea-bag was invented after Lipton's demise.
> 4) The teabag is an American not a Scottish invention.
>
> Otherwise you were spot on.
>
>

I seem to be in the presence of an old Liptonian. Didn't the Scots invent
everything? Next you'll be telling me that Sir Thomas didn't start the
World Cup. Can http://www.rampantscotland.com be wrong?

D. Latane