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                                                I do not wish to get em-           I  have  spent  over  26
                                                                                   I  have  spent  over  26
                                                I do not wish to get em-
              3
                                                                                   years producing a mag-
                                                broiled in any racist ar-          years producing a mag-
                                                broiled in any racist ar-
                                                guments,         especially        azine  in  a  sport  that
                                                                 especially
                                                guments,
                                                                                   azine  in  a  sport  that
                                                when  you  consider  my            has  no  real  interest  in
                                                when  you  consider  my
                                                                                   has  no  real  interest  in
                                                DNA      makeup  but          I    publicity whatsoever.
                                                                      but  I
                                                         makeup
                                                DNA
                                                                                   publicity whatsoever.
                                                watch with interest.                     Some  are  but  the
                                                watch with interest.
                                                                                         Some  are  but  the
                                                      The  Hijab  versus           vast  majority  can’t  be
                                                      The  Hijab  versus
                                                                                   vast  majority  can’t  be
                                                Niqab/Burka and  all  its          bothered, yet they want
                                                                                   bothered, yet they want
                                                Niqab/Burka  and  all  its
                                                                                   our sports to grow and
                                                variations has me smil-
                                                variations has me smil-            our sports to grow and
                                                                                   thrive  but  keeping  it  a a
                                                ing at times.  The Hijab           thrive  but  keeping  it
                                                ing at times.  The Hijab
                                                is  basically  a  very  full       secret means it will not,
                                                                                   secret means it will not,
                                                is  basically  a  very  full
                                                                                   at least in the UK.
                                                head  Scarfe  with  the
                      EDITORS                   head  Scarfe  with  the            at least in the UK.
                      EDITORS
                                                                                         As an example, last
                                                face  very  clear  and
                   RAMBLINGS                    face  very  clear  and                   As an example, last
                    RAMBLINGS
                                                                                   season’s ESMBA devel-
                                                have  you  seen  what
              After  thinking  about
              After  thinking  about  it it     have  you  seen  what              season’s ESMBA devel-
                                                Nun’s wear!
                                                                                   opment  officer  (now
              for  some  time,  my  cu-         Nun’s wear!                        opment  officer  (now
              for  some  time,  my  cu-
                                                                                   former),  produced
                                                      When  I  was  young
              riosity  was  fired  up                 When  I  was  young          former),  produced  a a
              riosity  was  fired  up
                                                                                   very  nice  3-page  A4
                                                no self-respecting lady
              when I got an offer from          no self-respecting lady            very  nice  3-page  A4
              when I got an offer from
                                                seemed to go out with-
                                                                                   colour leaflet explaining
              Ancestry  and  I  got
              Ancestry  and  I  got             seemed to go out with-             colour leaflet explaining
                                                                                   the  sport  and  all  the
                                                out  a  head  Scarfe,  so
              around  to  having  my            out  a  head  Scarfe,  so          the  sport  and  all  the
              around  to  having  my
                                                                                   equipment etc. etc.
                                                what’s  the  problem?
              DNA analysed.                     what’s  the  problem?              equipment etc. etc.
              DNA analysed.
                                                Mind you, I did laugh at
                                                                                         I  asked  if   I  could
                   In  truth,  I  suppose       Mind you, I did laugh at                 I  asked  if   I  could
                   In  truth,  I  suppose
                                                the  letterbox  comment
                                                                                   reproduce  this  in  the
              that  virtually  all  of   us     the  letterbox  comment            reproduce  this  in  the
              that  virtually  all  of   us
                                                                                   magazine as a good ex-
                                                re Niqab/Burka.
              are  not  pure  bred  and         re Niqab/Burka.                    magazine as a good ex-
              are  not  pure  bred  and
                                                      No complaints from
                                                                                   ample  of   his  great  ef-
              we must have bits of  ev-               No complaints from           ample  of   his  great  ef-
              we must have bits of ev-
                                                                                   forts  and  I  got  a  a  very
                                                insensitive  do-gooders
              erything  in  our  history        insensitive  do-gooders            forts  and  I  got       very
              erything  in  our  history
                                                please,  it’s  my  irrever-
                                                                                   firm and flat refusal on
              and such was my story.
              and such was my story.            please,  it’s  my  irrever-        firm and flat refusal on
                                                ent  sense  of   humour
                                                                                   the  spot!  For  which
                   67%  came  out  as           ent  sense  of   humour            the  spot!  For  which  I I
                   67%  came  out  as
                                                                                   rest my publicity case!
                                                and it will not change!
              Irish  (Celtic),  not  sur-
              Irish  (Celtic),  not  sur-       and it will not change!            rest my publicity case!
                                                                                          Nope, I am not giv-
                                                      However,  fashions
              prising when I was born                 However,  fashions                  Nope, I am not giv-
              prising when I was born
                                                                                   ing up on the magazine
                                                change  and  headwear
              in Dublin from Irish par-         change  and  headwear              ing up on the magazine
              in Dublin from Irish par-
                                                                                   but  I  do  think  about  it it
                                                is  out  for  most  people
              ents.
              ents.                             is  out  for  most  people         but  I  do  think  about
                                                and  if   you  look  at  old
                                                                                   when  I  get  frustrated
                   23%  came  out  as           and  if   you  look  at  old       when  I  get  frustrated
                   23%  came  out  as
                                                                                   and  perhaps  one  day
                                                photos,  most  men  ap-
              West European and 6%              photos,  most  men  ap-            and  perhaps  one  day  I I
              West European and 6%
                                                                                   will “throw my rattle out
                                                peared to wear a hat or
              came  out  as  GB.  What          peared to wear a hat or            will “throw my rattle out
              came  out  as  GB.  What
                                                cap of  some kind.
                                                                                   of   the  pram”  at  no  no-
              did surprise me was 2%            cap of  some kind.                 of   the  pram”  at  no  no-
              did surprise me was 2%
                                                      I  remember  that  a a
                                                                                   tice at all, it wouldn’t be
              Iberian (Spain/Portugal)
              Iberian (Spain/Portugal)                I  remember  that            tice at all, it wouldn’t be
                                                                                   the first time!
                                                number  of   ladies  also
              and 1% Scandinavian.              number  of   ladies  also          the first time!
              and 1% Scandinavian.
                                                                                          Perhaps we should
                                                used  to  polish  their
                   The
                   The        remainder,        used  to  polish  their                  Perhaps we should
                              remainder,
                                                doorstep,  with  the  top
                                                                                   advertise Short Mat and
              whilst  it  was  less  than       doorstep,  with  the  top          advertise Short Mat and
              whilst  it  was  less  than
                                                                                   possibly  Carpet  Bowls
                                                step  sometimes  being
              1% turned out to be na-           step  sometimes  being             possibly  Carpet  Bowls
              1% turned out to be na-
                                                painted and even sweep
                                                                                   as  “The  World’s  Most
              tive  American!  So,
              tive  American!  So,  a a         painted and even sweep             as  “The  World’s  Most
                                                                                   Secret Sports”?
                                                the  pavement  outside
              true  mongrel  like  most         the  pavement  outside             Secret Sports”?
              true  mongrel  like  most
                                                                                         This would be very
                                                their  house,  who  re-
              of  us!
              of us!                            their  house,  who  re-                  This would be very
                                                members that?
                                                                                   unfair  to  those  who
                   Somewhere buried             members that?                      unfair  to  those  who
                   Somewhere  buried
                                                                                   work  tirelessly  within
                                                      Someone asked me
              in the West Europe DNA                  Someone asked me             work  tirelessly  within
              in the West Europe DNA
                                                about giving up publish-
                                                                                                          whilst
                                                                                              sport,
                                                                                   either
              is probably a small per-
              is probably a small per-          about giving up publish-           either     sport,      whilst
                                                                                   most people sit on their
                                                ing  and  I  pointed  out
              cent  of   Neanderthal            ing  and  I  pointed  out          most people sit on their
              cent  of   Neanderthal
                                                                                   hands  and  complain
                                                that I’ve  thought  about
              DNA  as  most  of   us  ap-
              DNA  as  most  of   us  ap-       that  I’ve  thought  about         hands  and  complain
                                                                                   that not enough is being
                                                this  and  expressed  the
              parently have 1% to 4%.           this  and expressed  the           that not enough is being
              parently have 1% to 4%.
                                                                                   done  to  get  new  play-
                                                thought  on  numerous
                   In  the  long  run  of       thought  on  numerous              done  to  get  new  play-
                   In  the  long  run  of
                                                occasions and this with
                                                                                   ers?
              course,  most  of   us  are
              course,  most  of   us  are       occasions and this with            ers?
                                                every issue!
                                                                                        BobbyWeaf
              of African descent!               every issue!                            BobbyWeaf
              of  African descent!
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