Who the **** are you, asked the man from special forces

The Sunday Telegraph ^ | April 6, 2003 | Olga Craig

[The Shrew]

I think that there is a hunger out there for men like that. Traditional romance novels make up 50% of the paperback market. The stories sell b/c women like strong (read: alpha)men, regardless of what Calvin Klein is pushing.

To counter those romance novels there are literally tens of millions of issues of magazines like, Elle, Vogue, Cosmo, Vanity Fair, Teen, Vogue, Allure, Marie Clare etc. which are selling an entirely different political view and are using poor journalism to boot. so, I'm not going to accept that what women read constitutes what they really want!

This story gave me goosebumps.

I'm glad it gave you goosebumps. It proves you are alive!

Regards,

TS

[Ronin]

HAR!!!

That was my exact reaction, too.

Methinks the brave SAS lad has her heart going pitter-patter pitter-patter. Oh well, love always finds a way.

[bvw]

It's used in Canterbury Tales, that predates acronymity by a few centuries -- it seems to be a French derivation.

[RightOnline]

I've been saying to The Lovely Wife for days now that I can't wait to read a book about the doin's of the various Allied Special Forces operating inside Iraq during this war. It would be absolutely, positively fascinating.

By all accounts, Baghdad is simply swarming with these guys. The Fedayeen, militia, Republican Guard remnants, etc., etc. are probably soiling their trousers just knowing that some of the most efficient trained killers on the face of the earth are huntin' for 'em.

[philman_36]

It's used in Canterbury Tales, that predates acronymity by a few centuries -- it seems to be a French derivation.
Oh, it's English alright! The "F" word from American Heritage® Dictionary
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, attested in pseudo-Latin fuccant, (they) f***, deciphered from gxddbov.
Its first known occurrence, in code because of its unacceptability, is in a poem composed in a mixture of Latin and English sometime before 1500.
(did a little looking around...)

[BlueLancer]

"I showed my press ID and, for the first time, he seemed to relax."

And that was his first mistake.

[Khurkris]

The lads from Hereford are not about publicity. Its a job, best done by professionals. Godpseed.

[JusPasenThru]

I think babes like them telescoping rifle sights.