oddball":9m41q5qb said:
X Isle":9m41q5qb said:
I don't subscribe to it and it's verboten to mention where it proliferates but my understanding of 'village' is a narrow spectrum, happy clappy, see no evil outlook.
Think Hot Fuzz and "the greater good" :lol:
Not sure you're right there,more small minded, living in the past,old fashioned,amateurish,unprofessional...
That too, I'll bow to your greater knowledge.
It's use just seems to me to additionally imply some sort of sinister 'suppression of dissention' undertone, hence the 'Neighbourhood Watch Alliance' reference.
Like I say, not my phrase.