PRI story: Paging Dr. Esperanto, and what not to say in Ireland ’s parliament

[George Thompson]

My favorite page in Thomas Erskine May (Baron Farnborough)'s guidebook to Parliamentary practice is the one that presents a collection of remarks on the floor of Parliament that were ruled out-of-order.  One that I recall was "impudent young pup"; another referred to another member as having been elected "by the refuse of a large constituency".

Look it up.  You are sure to find something you can use the next time you are in a squabble.

GAT

George A. Thompson
Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern Univ. Pr., 1998, but nothing much lately.

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From: Mark Mandel <thnidu at gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 0:20 am
Subject: PRI story: Paging Dr. Esperanto, and what not to say in Ireland’s parliament
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> Paging Dr. Esperanto, and what not to say in Ireland’s parliament
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> http://www.theworld.org/2009/12/17/paging-dr-esperanto-and-what-not-to-say-in-irelands-parliament/
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> Mark A. Mandel
> who is now worried about traveling to Norway
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