Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
LOL! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 3:32 AM Bob W-PDML wrote: > According to Wikipedia his maternal grandmother is believed to have had > some Iroquois ancestry, so his dynamism probably came from Elizabeth > Warren's side of the family. > > > On 17 Jan 2019, at 13:09, Paul Stenquist > wrote: > > > > He was Native American? That’s the only factor that would have made him > genetically American. I would guess he was a European thoroughbred. > > > > Paul > > > >> On Jan 17, 2019, at 12:26 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > >> > >> I think his combativeness and tendency to be outspoken are more American > >> than English. > >> > >> Dan Matyola > >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >> > >> > >>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 1:16 AM Eric Weir > wrote: > >>> > >>> > On Jan 15, 2019, at 4:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > >>> wrote: > > Churchill was half American, so it would be quite appropriate for him. > >>> > >>> Genetically. Culturally, much less, if any. > >>> > >>> ——— > >>> > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
According to Wikipedia his maternal grandmother is believed to have had some Iroquois ancestry, so his dynamism probably came from Elizabeth Warren's side of the family. > On 17 Jan 2019, at 13:09, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > He was Native American? That’s the only factor that would have made him > genetically American. I would guess he was a European thoroughbred. > > Paul > >> On Jan 17, 2019, at 12:26 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> I think his combativeness and tendency to be outspoken are more American >> than English. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 1:16 AM Eric Weir wrote: >>> >>> On Jan 15, 2019, at 4:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola >>> wrote: Churchill was half American, so it would be quite appropriate for him. >>> >>> Genetically. Culturally, much less, if any. >>> >>> ——— >>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
He was Native American? That’s the only factor that would have made him genetically American. I would guess he was a European thoroughbred. Paul > On Jan 17, 2019, at 12:26 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I think his combativeness and tendency to be outspoken are more American > than English. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >> On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 1:16 AM Eric Weir wrote: >> >> >>> On Jan 15, 2019, at 4:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola >> wrote: >>> >>> Churchill was half American, so it would be quite appropriate for him. >> >> Genetically. Culturally, much less, if any. >> >> ——— >> Eric Weir >> Atlanta, GA USA >> >> “It has all been combustion.” >> >> - W.G. Sebald >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
I think his combativeness and tendency to be outspoken are more American than English. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 1:16 AM Eric Weir wrote: > > > On Jan 15, 2019, at 4:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > > > Churchill was half American, so it would be quite appropriate for him. > > Genetically. Culturally, much less, if any. > > ——— > Eric Weir > Atlanta, GA USA > > “It has all been combustion.” > > - W.G. Sebald > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
> On Jan 15, 2019, at 4:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Churchill was half American, so it would be quite appropriate for him. Genetically. Culturally, much less, if any. ——— Eric Weir Atlanta, GA USA “It has all been combustion.” - W.G. Sebald -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
or prefaced with "yeah..." ann On 1/15/2019 4:32 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Many Americans use "right" in exactly that way as well. Sometimes it is also drawn out, like R I I I ght.. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 7:01 AM jtainter wrote: They missed the most interesting word of all: the various ways the British use the word "right." If there is a pause before the word, it means "You are an idiot, but I won't say so explicitly." -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74737/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-two-nations-divided-by-a-common-language Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 1:53 AM jtainter wrote: > " That cuts both ways. Don't remember who said it, but ... > > > > 'The U.K. and the U.S. are two countries separated by a common language.' > > "If it wasn't Samuel Langhorne Clemens, it was Winston Spencer Churchill. > Probably both. At the same time. Seperated by the atlantic." > > George Bernard Shaw > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
Many Americans use "right" in exactly that way as well. Sometimes it is also drawn out, like R I I I ght.. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 7:01 AM jtainter wrote: > They missed the most interesting word of all: the various ways the British > use the word "right." If there is a pause before the word, it means "You > are an idiot, but I won't say so explicitly." > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
Churchill was half American, so it would be quite appropriate for him. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:26 AM John Francis wrote: > mon language.' > > > > "If it wasn't Samuel Langhorne Clemens, it was Winston Spencer > Churchill. > > Probably both. At the same time. Seperated by the atlantic." > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 01:27:26PM -0700, jtainter wrote: > " That cuts both ways. Don't remember who said it, but ... > > > > 'The U.K. and the U.S. are two countries separated by a common language.' > > "If it wasn't Samuel Langhorne Clemens, it was Winston Spencer Churchill. > Probably both. At the same time. Seperated by the atlantic." > > George Bernard Shaw > > Joe While that is the most common attribution, there does not appear to be any actual evidence to support the claim - it's not in any of his published writings, or reported by any of his colleagues. I've heard it attributed to both Churchill and Clemens/Twain, but again only as anecdotal, with no supporting evidence. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
" That cuts both ways. Don't remember who said it, but ... > > 'The U.K. and the U.S. are two countries separated by a common language.' "If it wasn't Samuel Langhorne Clemens, it was Winston Spencer Churchill. Probably both. At the same time. Seperated by the atlantic." George Bernard Shaw Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
You mean intrinsic to human nature, right? (the Norwegian grins, ducks, and runs) Den 14.01.2019 00:54, skrev l...@red4est.com: That is true, but being an idiot is not at all unique to Americans, it is endemic to human nature. On January 13, 2019 3:28:33 PM PST, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: A lot more than "British sarcasm" is lost on mosy Americans. We can be idiots at times. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 5:19 PM Larry Colen wrote: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook Frankly, I don't think I've ever had any difficulty noticing when when someone on this list is calling me an idiot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
I understand they went to different schools together. -Original Message- >From: mike wilson >Subject: Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest >respect > > >> On 14 January 2019 at 03:49 John wrote: >> >> >> That cuts both ways. Don't remember who said it, but ... >> >> "The U.K. and the U.S. are two countries separated by a common language." > >If it wasn't Samuel Langhorne Clemens, it was Winston Spencer Churchill. >Probably both. At the same time. Seperated by the atlantic. > >> >> On 1/13/2019 17:19:06, Larry Colen wrote: >> > https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook >> > >> > >> > >> > Frankly, I don't think I've ever had any difficulty noticing when when >> > someone >> > on this list is calling me an idiot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
> On 14 January 2019 at 21:07 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > > > On 14 Jan 2019, at 19:18, mike wilson wrote: > > > >> > >> That cuts both ways. Don't remember who said it, but ... > >> > >> "The U.K. and the U.S. are two countries separated by a common language." > > > > If it wasn't Samuel Langhorne Clemens, it was Winston Spencer Churchill. > > Probably both. At the same time. Seperated by the atlantic. > > > > I believe it was in fact Winston Langhorne Wilde. Yes but we don't talk about him. > > >> > >>> On 1/13/2019 17:19:06, Larry Colen wrote: > >>> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
> On 14 Jan 2019, at 19:18, mike wilson wrote: > >> >> That cuts both ways. Don't remember who said it, but ... >> >> "The U.K. and the U.S. are two countries separated by a common language." > > If it wasn't Samuel Langhorne Clemens, it was Winston Spencer Churchill. > Probably both. At the same time. Seperated by the atlantic. > I believe it was in fact Winston Langhorne Wilde. >> >>> On 1/13/2019 17:19:06, Larry Colen wrote: >>> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook >>> >>> >>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
> On 14 January 2019 at 03:49 John wrote: > > > That cuts both ways. Don't remember who said it, but ... > > "The U.K. and the U.S. are two countries separated by a common language." If it wasn't Samuel Langhorne Clemens, it was Winston Spencer Churchill. Probably both. At the same time. Seperated by the atlantic. > > On 1/13/2019 17:19:06, Larry Colen wrote: > > https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook > > > > > > > > Frankly, I don't think I've ever had any difficulty noticing when when > > someone > > on this list is calling me an idiot. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
Right. On January 14, 2019 9:00:19 AM PST, jtainter wrote: >They missed the most interesting word of all: the various ways the >British use the word "right." If there is a pause before the word, it >means "You are an idiot, but I won't say so explicitly." > >Joe > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
They missed the most interesting word of all: the various ways the British use the word "right." If there is a pause before the word, it means "You are an idiot, but I won't say so explicitly." Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
That cuts both ways. Don't remember who said it, but ... "The U.K. and the U.S. are two countries separated by a common language." On 1/13/2019 17:19:06, Larry Colen wrote: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook Frankly, I don't think I've ever had any difficulty noticing when when someone on this list is calling me an idiot. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
That is true, but being an idiot is not at all unique to Americans, it is endemic to human nature. On January 13, 2019 3:28:33 PM PST, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >A lot more than "British sarcasm" is lost on mosy Americans. We can be >idiots at times. > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 5:19 PM Larry Colen wrote: > >> >> >https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook >> >> Frankly, I don't think I've ever had any difficulty noticing when >when >> someone on this list is calling me an idiot. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and >> follow the directions. >> >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 4:21 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > On 13 Jan 2019, at 22:19, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook > > > > Frankly, I don't think I've ever had any difficulty noticing when when > someone on this list is calling me an idiot. > > > > That's what you think... The Atlantic Ocean is the greatest sarc(h)asm in existence. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
A lot more than "British sarcasm" is lost on mosy Americans. We can be idiots at times. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 5:19 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook > > Frankly, I don't think I've ever had any difficulty noticing when when > someone on this list is calling me an idiot. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect
> On 13 Jan 2019, at 22:19, Larry Colen wrote: > > https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook > > Frankly, I don't think I've ever had any difficulty noticing when when > someone on this list is calling me an idiot. > That's what you think... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
