On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:05:13 -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
> Hash: SHA1
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 12:35:59PM -0800, Nano Nano wrote:
>> I swear to Christ, when I was in France, I said to myself: PLEASE GOD
>> PLEASE get me back to my land of 500 channels of pa
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 08:11:13AM -0800, Troy Truchon wrote:
> Heck america isn't even english only, despite what many claim. Sadly I never
> learned quebecois as my father never picked it up.
It never was. Back in the 1700s the most common language was German.
Today the "official" languages of
Strop Alexander wrote:
>
>
> Hi Pierre,
>
> Bitte in Englisch schreiben, da ich kein Franzoesisch kann. ;-))
>
> Translation: Please write in English, because i can't read any french.
> Maybe we can help you then.
>
> Alex
>
>
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: Pierre-François Gando
On February 20, 2004 02:05, Paul Johnson wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
> Hash: SHA1
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 12:35:59PM -0800, Nano Nano wrote:
> > I swear to Christ, when I was in France, I said to myself: PLEASE
> > GOD PLEASE get me back to my land of 500 channels of pablum, my
On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 02:40:55AM -0800, Nano Nano wrote:
> those books, I didn't see any superiority between any culture in terms
> of maths, or types of maths.
Mathematics is one in the sense that it describes the same
reality. The approach to it may be different. No claim of
superiority. Onl
On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 05:27:02AM -0500, Antonio Rodriguez wrote:
> I have heard that joke too. There is a similarity between the Russian
> technology and the French technology. The west was surprised when the
> Russians put the sputnik in the skies. When taken care of can be
> amazingly powerful
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 11:05:13PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Reminds me of a self-deprecating joke I heard in Canada once. "Canada
> could have been good. It could have had British culture, French
> cuisine and American technology. Instead, it got American culture,
> British cuisine and Fren
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 12:35:59PM -0800, Nano Nano wrote:
> I swear to Christ, when I was in France, I said to myself: PLEASE GOD
> PLEASE get me back to my land of 500 channels of pablum, my 24-hour
> Walmart, my drivethroughs, my land of fakeness
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 01:12:25PM -0700, CW Harris wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 11:14:36AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 02:02:53PM -0500, Marty Landman wrote:
> > > Nice of you not to mention the {W} really embarrassing s
* Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-02-19 14:49]:
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:07:21 -0800,
> Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > Paul Johnson wrote:
[ ... snip lots of U.S. politics ... ]
Just thought I would add a few WAYs to the subject line.
-- Mike
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:07:21 -0800,
Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> > Well, like I said, I fear it might not be a movie, but what's on
> > Northwest Cable News.
>
> Sad part is people said the same about Clinton. I wasn't old enough
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 10:39:44AM -0700, s. keeling wrote:
> Incoming from Marty Landman:
> > At 02:37 PM 2/18/2004, s. keeling wrote:
> >
> > >Of course, there's a lot of people from where I'm from who would dispute
> > >the suggestion that English is spoken anywhere in the US.
> >
> > Heh. Ju
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 11:14:36AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 02:02:53PM -0500, Marty Landman wrote:
> > Nice of you not to mention the {W} really embarrassing stuff. :)
>
> That's OK. It's 2004. The people will vote their own regime change
> soon enough. I fear W may
Paul Johnson wrote:
> Well, like I said, I fear it might not be a movie, but what's on
> Northwest Cable News.
Sad part is people said the same about Clinton. I wasn't old enough to
care if the same was said about Bush, Reagan or Carter before him.
--
Steve C. Lamb | I'm yo
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 02:32:41PM -0500, Marty Landman wrote:
> >I fear W may be a petty tyrant and refuse to step down, however.
>
> Hah, funny. Nice plot idea for Arnold Schwarzenegger's next film, huh?
Well, like I said, I fear it might not be a
At 02:14 PM 2/19/2004, Paul Johnson wrote:
The people will vote their own regime change soon enough.
From your mouth to God's ear, Paul.
I fear W may be a petty tyrant and refuse to step down, however.
Hah, funny. Nice plot idea for Arnold Schwarzenegger's next film, huh?
Marty Landman Face 2
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 02:02:53PM -0500, Marty Landman wrote:
> Nice of you not to mention the {W} really embarrassing stuff. :)
That's OK. It's 2004. The people will vote their own regime change
soon enough. I fear W may be a petty tyrant and ref
At 12:39 PM 2/19/2004, s. keeling wrote:
Incoming from Marty Landman:
>
> Heh. Just shows how jealous they all are of what we've managed to do with
> it since taking it over 200+ years ago. :)
As in KMart, Kwikee-Mart, Walmart, KTel, garnished [sic] wages, and
PATRIOT Act? :-P "Doh!"
Nice of you
Incoming from Marty Landman:
> At 02:37 PM 2/18/2004, s. keeling wrote:
>
> >Of course, there's a lot of people from where I'm from who would dispute
> >the suggestion that English is spoken anywhere in the US.
>
> Heh. Just shows how jealous they all are of what we've managed to do with
> it s
At 02:37 PM 2/18/2004, s. keeling wrote:
Marty called him on it and noted English is not necessary in Brooklyn, a
subset of the US, thereby disproving Paul's assumption.
Provided we really consider Brooklyn a proper subset of the US; this was
still the subject of much heated debate at the time I
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 12:37:06PM -0700, s. keeling wrote:
> Ah. You're mixing up "subset" and "superset." Paul said you can't
> make it in the US, which includes the subset Brooklyn.
Take all the major multilingual cities combined and it still com
At 02:23 PM 2/18/2004, Steve Lamb wrote:
Marty Landman wrote:
At 01:01 PM 2/18/2004, Paul Johnson wrote:
you just can't make it without English in the US.
I don't know about that Paul; growing up in Brooklyn seemed to me like
everyone did quite nicely thank you.
I was unaware that Brooklyn was
s. keeling wrote:
When I read Marty's reply, it seemed more a play on the idea that
Brooklyn-ites don't actually speak English. Of course, there's a lot
of people from where I'm from who would dispute the suggestion that
English is spoken anywhere in the US. I imagine the British might go
even fa
Incoming from Steve Lamb:
> Marty Landman wrote:
> >At 01:01 PM 2/18/2004, Paul Johnson wrote:
> >>you just can't make it without English in the US.
> >I don't know about that Paul; growing up in Brooklyn seemed to me like
> >everyone did quite nicely thank you.
>
> I was unaware that Brookly
Marty Landman wrote:
At 01:01 PM 2/18/2004, Paul Johnson wrote:
you just can't make it without English in the US.
I don't know about that Paul; growing up in Brooklyn seemed to me like
everyone did quite nicely thank you.
I was unaware that Brooklyn was considered the whole of the United
Stat
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 10:01:03AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
> Hash: SHA1
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 08:11:13AM -0800, Troy Truchon wrote:
> > Heck america isn't even english only, despite what many claim. Sadly I never
> > learned quebecois as my father neve
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 01:53:10PM -0500, Marty Landman wrote:
> >you just can't make it without English in the US.
>
> I don't know about that Paul; growing up in Brooklyn seemed to me like
> everyone did quite nicely thank you.
Right, but not ever
At 01:01 PM 2/18/2004, Paul Johnson wrote:
you just can't make it without English in the US.
I don't know about that Paul; growing up in Brooklyn seemed to me like
everyone did quite nicely thank you.
Marty Landman Face 2 Interface Inc 845-679-9387
This Month's New Quiz --- Past Superbowl Winn
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 08:11:13AM -0800, Troy Truchon wrote:
> Heck america isn't even english only, despite what many claim. Sadly I never
> learned quebecois as my father never picked it up.
Mostly because they dropped English literacy for some biz
Strop Alexander wrote:
>
>
> Hi Pierre,
>
> Bitte in Englisch schreiben, da ich kein Franzoesisch kann. ;-))
>
> Translation: Please write in English, because i can't read any french.
> Maybe we can help you then.
>
> Alex
>
>
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: Pierre-François Gando
30 matches
Mail list logo
