Good time not to be in Paris planning a possibly thwarted visit to the Louvre, methinks.

I've no problem with film or art that provokes discussion about this or that religion, since in my opinion religion is meant to be both challenged and discussed.

However, I also note that the only reason people feel free to mock protesting nuns is because the religious officiant in question is protesting peacefully, instead of, for example, bombing the London Underground in the name of God. In the latter case, no doubt we'd be hearing various pundits talk about 'reaching out to those who feel rejected ', etc. etc. So, before anyone rebukes the hypocrisy of this or that religion, just remember there's more than enough hypocrisy to go around.

Caroline, what does that prove? You probably don't work for Lloyds TSB who own the copyright to the term cashpoint and therefore call it ATM as a form of defiance.
You have to agree that 99.9% of Brits call them cashpoints. However, I used that merely as an example not as my whole point.
Indeed, what a pointless thing to pick up on!

Now now children, I don't think anyone can say there's a definitive name that all Brits use for ATM/Cashpoint/hole in the wall (although I suspect, Caroline, that working for a rival bank to LTSB, you certainly WOULDN"T use their trademarked name!).

However, I certainly agree with the Cellphone comment. Bit like Julie Andrews eating with her fork in the right hand in the Sound of Music. Something I've never been able to understand, as she's British! It must have been the American director who made her do it.

I wish Dan Brown would write a novel about this travel board...but nobody would probably believe that was true, either. As to the movie version...
We could certainly have MKingdom2 do the costumes; Patrrick could do the sets; you can just imagine the people who would be FIGHTING over the Director's position...sigh

Sigh - I was just objecting to the sweeping statement "saying things an Englishman never would like "ATM"". I was calling them ATMs long before I worked for the bank I currently work for, although my point in mentioning working in banking is that the term ATM is the industry standard.

Actually, I think most British people call them cash machines.

Well, it will all add to Sir Ian McKellen's pension fund.

Teabag also says he was "schooled" in Oxford.

"teabag" is actually called "teabing" and it's about the only clever bit in the book, as it's an anagram of Baigent - ie the bloke who wrote the book that Dan Brown ripped off - Holy Blood and Holy Grail.

his first name (teabing's) is Leigh, again an acknowledgement of the other HBHG writer.

So at least Brown acknowledged his sources (I wonder if they get a cut?)

Hmmmm.looks like writing the screenplay for this could be a big problem.

Caroloine, I still use ATM and cash macjhine but my Dublin favourite name for is is drink link. Mostly used in the evenings on the way to the pub!

Money machine; not cash machine. But ATM is creeping in....

There is nothing as flattering (and frustrating) to the owner of a marque as having it become a generic, such as hoover or kleenex.

Keep calling them (all of them) "cashpoints."

Sue XX.

>>nuns is because the religious officiant in question is protesting peacefully, instead of, for example, bombing the London Underground in the name of God. In the latter case, no doubt we'd be hearing various pundits talk about 'reaching out to those who feel rejected ', etc. etc. So, before anyone rebukes the hypocrisy of this or that religion, just remember there's more than enough hypocrisy to go around.<<

Very well said!!!!

Oooops. Another flat attempt at humour on my behalf by calling him Teabag. I shall endeavour to remain accurate in future. LOL.
Actually, Teabag was the name in a spoof novel called something like the "Va Dinci Cod", and is about fish or some such subject. It asks why didn't the dead man just write it all down on a post it note (sorry to use another brand name) rather than leave daft clues.

Siobhan. "drink link", that's a good one !

Coincidentally there was an item in the Herald (Glasgow newspaper) yesterday recounting an exchange overheard outside a bar.

Young women to doorman : "Is there a cash machine inside ?"

Doorman : "Not the men in here tonight."