Re: Poundbury plagued by 'travellers'

[yaffaDina]

Gary Toppins wrote:
>
> > Ah, what we are witnessing is a new and rather clever tactic by organised
> > Tinkerdom.
>
> May I say that is a very accurate assessment of the situation. The Tinker
> High command" is, I believe, known as "The Gypsy Council". Dead on in every
> other respect. It is certainly an astute strategy and one which has
> obviously been given considerable thought. You have to give it to them -
> they've assessed the situation and played a blinder. Their success is a
> momument to the idea of dealing with reality - which is what they do -
> rather than noble aspiration, which is what the "authorities" do.

Surely, Tinkers and Gypsies are quite different people, ideology and
beliefs? I confess a certain nostalgia for the old time hippies who
'travel' but they, again, are neither Tinkers nor Gypsies.
Isn't there an old rhyme:
my mother said/I never should/play with the Gypsies/in the wood/If I
did/she would say/I would get in/the Family Way -- see I *can* be
politically incorrect :)
yD

[Gary Toppins]

> Surely, Tinkers and Gypsies are quite different people, ideology and
> beliefs?

I know that and you know that but a lot of people seem to be totally
mystified by the distinction. This ignorance doesn't stop them from forming
an opinion and attempting to formulate laws and regulations on the back of
it.

[ivan]

"Gary Toppins" <g@d.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cfiq1f$cih$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
>
> > Surely, Tinkers and Gypsies are quite different people, ideology and
> > beliefs?
>
> I know that and you know that but a lot of people seem to be totally
> mystified by the distinction. This ignorance doesn't stop them from
forming
> an opinion and attempting to formulate laws and regulations on the back of
> it.
>
>
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[Tmax]

"yaffaDina" <yaffaDina2@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Gary Toppins wrote:
> >
> > > Ah, what we are witnessing is a new and rather clever tactic by
organised
> > > Tinkerdom.
> >
> > May I say that is a very accurate assessment of the situation. The
Tinker
> > High command" is, I believe, known as "The Gypsy Council". Dead on in
every
> > other respect. It is certainly an astute strategy and one which has
> > obviously been given considerable thought. You have to give it to
them -
> > they've assessed the situation and played a blinder. Their success is a
> > momument to the idea of dealing with reality - which is what they do -
> > rather than noble aspiration, which is what the "authorities" do.
>
> Surely, Tinkers and Gypsies are quite different people, ideology and
> beliefs? I confess a certain nostalgia for the old time hippies who
> 'travel' but they, again, are neither Tinkers nor Gypsies.
> Isn't there an old rhyme:
> my mother said/I never should/play with the Gypsies/in the wood/If I
> did/she would say/I would get in/the Family Way -- see I *can* be
> politically incorrect :)<


That's true enough
The danger's real -
But it's not just Innocence they steal
In fact, the theft
Of household goods
Would decline if they stayed in the woods!