Re: Any comments on this piece?

2010-06-17 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Jun 17, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Petrobras was :-) Did they make women's undergarments out of petroleum? You have a wrong idea about Brazil. Unfortunately, the paradise that movies like "Blame it on Rio" or "Tourists" depict is as far away from

RE: Any comments on this piece?

2010-06-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Dan Minette wrote: > >> You have a wrong idea about Brazil. > > Is the Copacabana still as bad as when I was down there, about a > dozen years ago? > I don't think it changed too much. > I presume the sewer line was fixed by now, > No, it wasn't - and the problem was not the sewer line. > bu

Re: Any comments on this piece?

2010-06-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
David Hobby wrote: > >> You have a wrong idea about Brazil. Unfortunately, >> the paradise that movies like "Blame it on Rio" or "Tourists" >> depict is as far away from actual Brazil as "Escape from NY" >> or "The Postman" [*] is from the actual USA. > > Is the difference between depiction and r

RE: Any comments on this piece?

2010-06-17 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On Behalf Of Alberto Monteiro Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:02 PM To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Subject: RE: Any comments on this piece? Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > >> Petrobras was

Re: Any comments on this piece?

2010-06-17 Thread David Hobby
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Petrobras was :-) Did they make women's undergarments out of petroleum? You have a wrong idea about Brazil. Unfortunately, the paradise that movies like "Blame it on Rio" or "Tourists" depict is as far away from actual Brazil as "Escape from NY

RE: Any comments on this piece?

2010-06-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > >> Petrobras was :-) > > Did they make women's undergarments out of petroleum? > You have a wrong idea about Brazil. Unfortunately, the paradise that movies like "Blame it on Rio" or "Tourists" depict is as far away from actual Brazil as "Escape from NY" or "The Postm

RE: Any comments on this piece?

2010-06-17 Thread Pat Mathews
And what do you all think polyester is? Hah. http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:10:37 -0500 > To: brin-l@mccmedia.com > From: ronn_blankens...@bellsouth.net > Subject: RE: Any comments on this piece? > > At 07:15 AM Thursday 6/17/2010, Alberto Monteiro wrote: >

RE: Any comments on this piece?

2010-06-17 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 07:15 AM Thursday 6/17/2010, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Petrobras was :-) Did they make women's undergarments out of petroleum? . . . ronn! :) ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com

RE: Any comments on this piece?

2010-06-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Dan Minette wrote: > Last bust was 98-99, when oil prices averaged about > $15/barrel. No-one would be drilling deep water at those prices. > Petrobras was :-) Alberto Monteiro ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com