Slip has reminded me of the word 'foreploy' and the world of former rusing.
On 10 May, 14:07, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7 May, 18:39, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > No, I am not two-faced and my tongue is not split. Please don't burn > > me. > > Oh no, I wasn't trying to imply that you were two-faced. Rather, I > was trying to perform a 'vorterspiele' on your "Also Sprach..." and > relating you to Zarathustra, who was the prophet of a dualistic > faith. It was only a pun, NEVER meant as any kind of punishment. > Apologies, if I offended you. Really!! > > > > > On 7 Mai, 14:14, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 7 May, 11:09, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thank you, my best Lee, you've made my day! > > > > > I know the London of the 80's a little bit, a time when I was stopped > > > > in the street by a police officer for walking with a black man - I > > > > should go find find some better company. Policemen in Berlin would > > > > have never dared to act like that, the black man could have been an > > > > American soldier. > > > > > Anyway, "God is all so Bastard" is gorgeous! You see, I have a bad > > > > habit of starting my explanations in German with "also", which means > > > > "thus" in this case. You know, the Thus-spoke-Gabby-style, always > > > > wonderfully demonstrated by our friend orny. But I've been working on > > > > it, I hope you've noticed! > > > > Is this a way of affirming/asserting yourself as a reincarnation of > > > Zarathustra? ;-) How about "Die Verstecktsachenzweisprecherin" as a > > > title of respect? > > > > For those who don't speak German to any length, I'd translate that as > > > "The woman who secretly speaks two things" (in reference to > > > Zarathustra (Zoroaster), the prophet of a dualistic faith, > > > Zoroastrianism) although, literally, I've just shoved the words for > > > 'hidden', 'things', 'two' and 'speaker' together with a feminine > > > ending and preceded by a feminine definite article. But German excels > > > at inventing new words by adding other words together; truly, it's one > > > of its greatest powers, in my opinion, and one that English inherited, > > > albeit in a, funnily enough, bastardised way. ;-) > > > > > On 7 Mai, 10:30, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hahah! I disagree my dearest Gabs, God is all so Bastard, yep we can > > > > > certianly call God that, I don't really know why a person of faith > > > > > would want to but, ahh if they wish to, well go right ahead. > > > > > > On 6 May, 22:21, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > "Bastards" is definitely not one of the 99 names of Allah, Pat. > > > > > > > On 6 Mai, 14:02, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 6 May, 12:49, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Ahhh Gabbs, I'm afraid I can't answer that. Shhh it's my > > > > > > > > secret to > > > > > > > > keep. I will say though not Tory, ohhh no never that. > > > > > > > > It's also a pretty safe bet you didn't vote BNP. Personally, I'd > > > > > > > reckon you voted Lib Dem. hoping for a hung parliament and the > > > > > > > chance > > > > > > > that it might just bring, God help us, coalition between factions > > > > > > > forcing the bastards to work together rather than against one > > > > > > > another. > > > > > > > > > On 6 May, 11:47, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > OK, I'm in for the guessing game, although I'm terrible at it. > > > > > > > > > > You should be voting Labour for traditional reasons, but for > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > betterment of your children Tory would be more reasonable, > > > > > > > > > yet the old > > > > > > > > > freedom fighter in you calls for the Libs. Help me, which > > > > > > > > > duty has > > > > > > > > > won? > > > > > > > > > > On 6 Mai, 10:31, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Unless of course the word of the day is 'Sarcasam'. I have > > > > > > > > > > been > > > > > > > > > > reliably informed though that Americans do not get it! > > > > > > > > > > More racism, > > > > > > > > > > just to jolly up a drab Thursday morning. Ohh by-the-by, > > > > > > > > > > I'm happy to > > > > > > > > > > report that my civic duty has been done again for the next > > > > > > > > > > 4 years. > > > > > > > > > > > On 6 May, 08:23, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Who started this educational thread, OM? > > > > > > > > > > > > You could note for your lesson learned that your pupils > > > > > > > > > > > are too > > > > > > > > > > > ignorant to get your fine humor. > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 6, 8:27 am, ornamentalmind > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Race baiting again? > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 5, 9:43 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is this your insidious attempt at insulting a very > > > > > > > > > > > > > important Mexican > > > > > > > > > > > > > celebration? > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think your post is nothing more than racist > > > > > > > > > > > > > commentary based on > > > > > > > > > > > > > ignorance of the actual celebration of independence, > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Cinco De Mayo" > > > > > > > > > > > > > which anyone with a smidgen of a brain knows is the > > > > > > > > > > > > > recognition of > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mexican independence from France achieved at the > > > > > > > > > > > > > battle of Puebla > > > > > > > > > > > > > which took place in 1862 during the month of May and > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the 5th day of > > > > > > > > > > > > > the month. > > > > > > > > > > > > > You purport yourself as the enlightened one and then > > > > > > > > > > > > > proffer garbage > > > > > > > > > > > > > such as this. How low are you willing to go Senior > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ornamentalmind? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Only a sick puppy would post such racism. > > > > > > > > > > > > > You have something against Mexicans senior? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 5, 11:03 am, ornamentalmind > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Most people don’t know that back in 1912, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hellmann’s mayonnaise was > > > > > > > > > > > > > > manufactured in England. In fact the Titanic was > > > > > > > > > > > > > > carrying 12,000 jars > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cruz, Mexico, which > > > > > > > > > > > > > > was to be the net port of call for the great ship > > > > > > > > > > > > > > after its stop in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > New York. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This would have been the largest single shipment of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mayonnaise ever > > > > > > > > > > > > > > delivered to Mexico. But, as we know, the great > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ship did not make it > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cargo was forever > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lost. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The people of Mexico, who were crazy about > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mayonnaise, and were > > > > > > > > > > > > > > eagerly awaiting its delivery were disconsolate at > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the loss. Their > > > > > > > > > > > > > > anguish was so great, that they declared a National > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Day of Mourning, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > which they still observe to this day. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on > > > > > > > > > > > > > > May 5th and is known, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of course, as Sinko de Mayo.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
