Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-23 Thread Ken Waller
this is wrong IMO. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ; kwal...@peoplepc.com Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 9:31 AM Subject: Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-22 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 22.09.19 um 15:31 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: Your point however is well taken. I shall cease and desist, and go away quietly. Please don't. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio :

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I'm sorry I offended you, Ken: In my defense: This thread is clearly marked "OT" and "political", so no one who is not interested has to even open it. I never argued any side of any political issue, just marveled at the strangeness of it all. Participation is the list is so low l thought any

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Not for long based on the Democrat party's prexy hopefuls... On 9/19/2019 1:28 PM, William Robb wrote: On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 11:11 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: It's the most entertaining thing on the planet, until we realize that these clowns can actually cause us all a lot of harm (and

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-20 Thread William Robb
On Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 10:10 AM John wrote: > On 9/19/2019 13:28:42, William Robb wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 11:11 AM Daniel J. Matyola > > wrote: > > > >> It's the most entertaining thing on the planet, until we realize that > these > >> clowns can actually cause us all a lot of harm (and

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-20 Thread John
On 9/19/2019 13:28:42, William Robb wrote: On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 11:11 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: It's the most entertaining thing on the planet, until we realize that these clowns can actually cause us all a lot of harm (and money). A pox on all their houses! At least you guys have the

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-20 Thread John
On 9/19/2019 10:32:04, William Robb wrote: On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 7:27 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I thought there was one sane place left on the planet, but now even Canada has to weather a weird political storm. If the worst I have to wake up to is an invented scandal over something that

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread mike wilson
> On 20 September 2019 at 02:27 Bill wrote: > > > On 9/19/2019 7:13 PM, Postmaster wrote: > > Bill wrote: > > > >> Back in the days of Suda Mafud, Pseudo Mafud, Whowhowho, Brad Dodo and a > >> host of others > > > > Whoa! Memories! > > > > > Those were the good old days. The thought of

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Ken Waller
. There is already too much political most every day in other places. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bill" Subject: Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political On 9/19/2019 11:55 AM, Ken Waller wrote: It's the most entertai

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Bill
On 9/19/2019 7:13 PM, Postmaster wrote: Bill wrote: Back in the days of Suda Mafud, Pseudo Mafud, Whowhowho, Brad Dodo and a host of others Whoa! Memories! Those were the good old days. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Postmaster
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Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Bill
On 9/19/2019 11:55 AM, Ken Waller wrote: It's the most entertaining thing on the planet Maybe for you - me, not so much. As I've posted before this doesn't belong on a photo site. But this doesn't seem to get thru to several on the list. I hate to say it Ken, but at this point, about the

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Bill
On 9/19/2019 11:55 AM, Ken Waller wrote: It's the most entertaining thing on the planet Maybe for you - me, not so much. As I've posted before this doesn't belong on a photo site. But this doesn't seem to get thru to several on the list. I hate to say it Ken, but at this point, about the

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Ken Waller
- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political It's the most entertaining thing on the planet, until we realize that these clowns can actually cause us all a lot of harm (and money). A pox on all their houses! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotog

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread William Robb
On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 11:11 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > It's the most entertaining thing on the planet, until we realize that these > clowns can actually cause us all a lot of harm (and money). A pox on all > their houses! > At least you guys have the Second Amendment. -- PDML

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
It's the most entertaining thing on the planet, until we realize that these clowns can actually cause us all a lot of harm (and money). A pox on all their houses! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 12:44 PM Ken Waller wrote: > You just can’t

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Indeed! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 10:33 AM William Robb wrote: > > The sanctimony and hypocrisy coming out of all this is pretty > incredible though. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Ken Waller
You just can’t stay away from this stuff (a bit political) can you Dan. -Original Message- >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >Subject: Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political > >I thought there was one sane place left on the planet, but now even Canada &

RE: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread pdmlbw
away from the madness of the world with a calming trip to the world's first vagina museum. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49753320 B > -Original Message- > From: PDML On Behalf Of William Robb > Sent: 19 September 2019 15:32 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT: Brit

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread William Robb
On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 7:27 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I thought there was one sane place left on the planet, but now even Canada > has to weather a weird political storm. > If the worst I have to wake up to is an invented scandal over something that happened two decades ago, I can live with

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I thought there was one sane place left on the planet, but now even Canada has to weather a weird political storm. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 9:01 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > The British TV Series House of Cards was in every respect

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-11 Thread John
Due to a shortage of "blanks", some U.S. coins were still minted in silver until some time in 1965. I don't recall exactly which ones, but I remember coming across the "factoid" that they exist. On 9/11/2019 01:05:00, P. J. Alling wrote: The British pound stopped being convertible some years

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-11 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 11.09.19 um 06:08 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: I am quite sad to see John Bercow announced his resignation. So do I, but it's his decision and a well thought-out one as well. In my book, he's been the best speaker since Betty Boothroyd who still can be seen and heard as a member of the House

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-10 Thread P. J. Alling
The British pound stopped being convertible some years before that, and I'm old enough to remember when Nixon took us off the Gold Standard, and when Johnson before him stopped the average citizens converting to specie, until then the Treasury was required to issue a number of silver

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I am quite sad to see John Bercow announced his resignation. He is a class act, and a joy to watch. He knows how to play his role to the hilt. ORDER! ORDER! O R D E R ! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-10 Thread Pat Temmerman
... or Rich-Snob.. On 10/09/2019 17:57, John wrote: On 9/9/2019 09:01:33, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: And then there is Jacob William Rees-Mogg, a truly fascinating character. mHe seem the embodiment of an American's warped conception of an upper-class Brit, something conceived by Monty

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-10 Thread William Robb
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 9:59 AM John wrote: > All the more reason not to have to put with his shit in the meantime. > I think my irony meter just broke. > On 9/9/2019 10:49:02, Alan C wrote: > > Why worry? According to some pundits the 6th Extinction is only 3000 > days away. > > > > Alan C > >

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-10 Thread John
I think they still call it that. The "dollar" used to be a specific silver coin, and paper currency US dollars were "payable in silver" (or gold if you had gold-back dollars), but the dollar hasn't been "convertible to specie" for more than 50 years now (86 years for gold). Interestingly

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-10 Thread John
All the more reason not to have to put with his shit in the meantime. On 9/9/2019 10:49:02, Alan C wrote: Why worry? According to some pundits the 6th Extinction is only 3000 days away. Alan C On 09-Sep-19 04:39 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 09.09.19 um 15:01 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-10 Thread John
On 9/9/2019 09:01:33, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: And then there is Jacob William Rees-Mogg, a truly fascinating character. mHe seem the embodiment of an American's warped conception of an upper-class Brit, something conceived by Monty Python or nurtured by Jeeves. I believe in the U.K. he's

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread mike wilson
> On 09 September 2019 at 15:39 Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > Am 09.09.19 um 15:01 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: > > > And then there is Jacob William Rees-Mogg, a truly fascinating character. > > Fascinating? Not really. Try pompous, arrogant, utterly obnoxious and, > since last week's

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread P. J. Alling
The "Pound Sterling" is Britain's monetary unit, thought I don't know if it's still Sterling as it's no longer convertible to specie. On 9/9/2019 3:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What does "Poundland" mean? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Pat Temmerman
maybe 'dollar store'? On 09/09/2019 20:46, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What does "Poundland" mean? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 2:57 PM Pat Temmerman wrote: some in the UK refer to Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson as the UK's own

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Ken Waller
- From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political “Populist” is the most abused word in the English language. In truth it just means someone who supports the little guy and plays to majority opinion. Today, it’s used to describe anyone leftists don

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Bob Pdml
Here's the link I accidentally prorogued: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/09/prorogue-parliament-brexit-power-boris-johnson-impotence > On 9 Sep 2019, at 20:51, Bob Pdml wrote: > > An interesting article here which no doubt applies equally to the situation > in the USA. >

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Bob Pdml
An interesting article here which no doubt applies equally to the situation in the USA. Populism is about manipulation, not about majorities. Neither Trump nor Johnson represent any kind of majority. > On 9 Sep 2019, at 19:12, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > “Populist” is the most abused word in

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
What does "Poundland" mean? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 2:57 PM Pat Temmerman wrote: > some in the UK refer to Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson as the > UK's own 'Poundland Trump'. I may, or may not, be one of them.. > > On

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Pat Temmerman
some in the UK refer to Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson as the UK's own 'Poundland Trump'. I may, or may not, be one of them.. On 09/09/2019 14:01, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The British TV Series House of Cards was in every respect superior to the American imitation.

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread P. J. Alling
The supernova that could end all life in the solar system could happen at any moment, or might have happened already.   We'll only know when the wavefront gets here. On 9/9/2019 10:49 AM, Alan C wrote: Why worry? According to some pundits the 6th Extinction is only 3000 days away. Alan C

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Populism is not a political philosophy, but rather a political strategy. A populist is "a person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups." In this respect, Trump is a populist in so far as he

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
“Populist” is the most abused word in the English language. In truth it just means someone who supports the little guy and plays to majority opinion. Today, it’s used to describe anyone leftists don’t like. I don’t like Trump and am reserving judgement on Johnson, but neither is truly a

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Bob Pdml
They do still have quite a way to go before you can call them the worst. After all, Hitler was elected to office. Nevertheless, one of the few heartening things about all this is that quite a few Tories are able to put the country before their personal ambition, including Boris's own brother,

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 9/9/19, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >It really just goes to show how absolutely dangerous and foolhardy it is to >elect populists to power. > >They are generally incompetent, have no real leadership skills, and are >only good at the required to be a populist job of self

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread William Robb
It really just goes to show how absolutely dangerous and foolhardy it is to elect populists to power. They are generally incompetent, have no real leadership skills, and are only good at the required to be a populist job of self aggrandizement. Johnson is a poster boy for clueless buffoons

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 9/9/19, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >Try pompous, arrogant, utterly obnoxious and, >since last week's clownery in the Commons, brattish to boot. Nailed it. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News --

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Alan C
Why worry? According to some pundits the 6th Extinction is only 3000 days away. Alan C On 09-Sep-19 04:39 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 09.09.19 um 15:01 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: And then there is Jacob William Rees-Mogg, a truly fascinating character. Fascinating? Not really. Try

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

2019-09-09 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 09.09.19 um 15:01 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: And then there is Jacob William Rees-Mogg, a truly fascinating character. Fascinating? Not really. Try pompous, arrogant, utterly obnoxious and, since last week's clownery in the Commons, brattish to boot. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher -