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In uk.media.tv.misc Conor wrote:
In article , J G Miller says...

Not even monochrome television?

Shades of grey.

Not even a zebra?

See above.

And various shades of red, especially when a lion catches and eats one.

heh heh
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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:27:03 +0000, Paul Heslop wrote:

heh heh

Lord Rothschild used to parade through central London in a carriage drawn
by four zebras.

http://upload.wikimedia.ORG/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/WalterRothschildWithZebras.jpg

In article ,
J G Miller wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:27:03 +0000, Paul Heslop wrote:

heh heh

Lord Rothschild used to parade through central London in a carriage drawn
by four zebras.

http://upload.wikimedia.ORG/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/WalterRothschildWithZebras.jpg

Likely painted horses. ;-) Zebras are said to be impossible to domesticate.

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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:02:10 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Zebras are said to be impossible to domesticate.

True, but some of them can be tamed,

http://www.loc.GOB/rr/scitech/mysteries/zebra.html

Which I would argue was more probably the case with Lord Rothschild's
zebras rather than them being painted horses.

Anybody remember the movie Sheena (1984) in which they did use a
horse painted to look like a zebra?

J G Miller wrote:

On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:27:03 +0000, Paul Heslop wrote:

heh heh

Lord Rothschild used to parade through central London in a carriage drawn
by four zebras.

http://upload.wikimedia.ORG/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/WalterRothschildWithZebras.jpg

he was just a showoff... pimp my carriage.

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J G Miller wrote:

On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:02:10 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Zebras are said to be impossible to domesticate.

True, but some of them can be tamed,

http://www.loc.GOB/rr/scitech/mysteries/zebra.html

Which I would argue was more probably the case with Lord Rothschild's
zebras rather than them being painted horses.

Anybody remember the movie Sheena (1984) in which they did use a
horse painted to look like a zebra?

I think I do... sadly :O)
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"Rev Norle Enturbulata, DTS, COD, SPx"
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"Graham." wrote in message
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Anyone remember Phyllis Diller in The Pruitts of Southampton?

C. 1966?

A riches-to-rags story (the opposite of "The Beverly Hillbillies").

Not very engaging, not least (as so often twith USA sitcoms) because it
was laden with America-specific cultural references which meant nothing
here.

Interesting point.
In the intervening 40 years we have become more leftpondian in outlook
due to the barrage of American sit-coms and the "celebraty culture"
I don't think the opposite is true.

Hah, this from a country that made tabloid harassment what it is today.
Did "Jordan", Jade Goody or the Victoria Beckham come from the US? Nope.
Britain has become the source on planet Earth for do-nothing "celebrities"
that do not much more than wear sunglasses for a living. It's a
more-than-cottage industry here in the UK, so don't go on blaming the US
for your own country's twisted versions of I Wish I Was A Royal (aka
"Fifteen Minutes Innit Enuf").

Oh you are so right and I hereby withdraw the expression "celebrity
culture" and substitute "Hollywood culture".

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"J G Miller" wrote in message
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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:27:03 +0000, Paul Heslop wrote:

heh heh

Lord Rothschild used to parade through central London in a carriage drawn
by four zebras.

http://upload.wikimedia.ORG/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/WalterRothschildWithZebras.jpg

I have my doubts about his front near-side zebra.

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"Graham." wrote:

"J G Miller" wrote in message
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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:27:03 +0000, Paul Heslop wrote:

heh heh

Lord Rothschild used to parade through central London in a carriage drawn
by four zebras.

http://upload.wikimedia.ORG/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/WalterRothschildWithZebras.jpg

I have my doubts about his front near-side zebra.

it was a re-tread :O)

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On 29 July, 17:03, J G Miller wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:02:10 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

* Zebras are said to be impossible to domesticate.

True, but some of them can be tamed,

* http://www.loc.GOB/rr/scitech/mysteries/zebra.html

Which I would argue was more probably the case with Lord Rothschild's
zebras rather than them being painted horses.

Anybody remember the movie Sheena (1984) in which they did use a
horse painted to look like a zebra?

No, but IIRC they used the same trick in 2001 (The Dawn of Man
scenes).

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