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Originally Posted by yerself
No. I mean one of these: 
philistine noun
a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art, literature, music or culture in any form
I wouldn't have expected them to enjoy a film of that quality anyway - they're just a bunch of philistines!
(Definition of philistine noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
You seem to be getting confused with these:
Philistine noun
one of a race of people who lived in the area near the coast of the SE Mediterranean in ancient times and were often at war with the Israelites
(Definition of Philistine noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Yes I know I put 'palestine', I can't remember who said "Call me a palestine". It was either Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses or Fletch in Porridge. |
Seems like Del Boy and Fletcher were a mind of history
