Dag T:
Don't forget Sheshatshit, Labrador! :)
...or Hell, Norway
It finally happened:
http://irc.evtek.fi/urllog/2003/12/12/It_finally_happened.jpg
anders
-
http://anders.hultman.nu/
frank theriault:
The big church adjacent to the city block where I live has a swastika over
the main entrance. It's a protestant church, built 1914 to 1922. I took
some pictures of it this morning, just to show you:
http://anders.hultman.nu/album/al/kyrkan
Interesting pics, btw, Anders.
Hi,
Frank wrote:
Racking my brains over that one, Mark. I have this vague feeling that I should know
them, or that I knew of
them in a past life, but it's just not clicking right now.
I remember there was a movie in the 70's called FM (wasn't there?) that no one went
to see, but it had
frank theriault wrote:
When I lived in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada there was an MD named Dr. Legge.
Honest to God, his receptionist (this was many years ago) was an RN, Nurse
Foote. She always answered the phone, Hello, Dr. Legge's office, Nurse
Foote speaking.
True story...
Perhaps not
On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, frank theriault wrote:
The architectural use of the swastika can even be seen in Toronto!
The big church adjacent to the city block where I live has a swastika over
the main entrance. It's a protestant church, built 1914 to 1922. I took
some pictures of it this morning,
Attendees (updated) Date: Fri,
12 Dec 2003 13:31:06 +
Hi,
Frank wrote:
Racking my brains over that one, Mark. I have this vague feeling that I
should know them, or that I knew of
them in a past life, but it's just not clicking right now.
I remember there was a movie in the 70's called FM
Oppenheimer
From: Anders Hultman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:30:57 +0100 (MET)
On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, frank theriault wrote:
The architectural use of the swastika can even
: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Hi, Mike,
Could be UHF. I can't remember; I was a university student in the '70's,
so much of that time period is a bit, er, hazy...
I'm not sufficiently curious that I even care to google it. UHF, FM,
whatever... vbg
BTW, watch
... vbg
-frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Date: Fri, 12
: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
I remember there was a movie in the 70's called FM (wasn't there?) that no
one went to see, but it had a really good soundtrack, with the title song
by
Steely Dan.
: Thursday, December 11, 2003 5:05 AM
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Hi,
Thursday, December 11, 2003, 4:34:47 AM, you wrote:
even though it's fictional, I've always liked that
Dewey, Cheatum Howe bunch from CarTalk
Then, of course
Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thursday, December 11, 2003, 4:34:47 AM, you wrote:
even though it's fictional, I've always liked that
Dewey, Cheatum Howe bunch from CarTalk
Then, of course, there were Lord Gnome's solicitors:
Sue, Grabbit Runne
there is a
Cory,
Are referring to the war of Northern aggression? :-)
Bill
Cory
the joke here (for those of you not up on your American Civil War history)
is that Robert E. Lee was a famous Confederate (rebel)commander and
Michigan
was, of course, on the side of the Union army. Still makes me smile
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:45:04 -0500, Bill Owens wrote:
Are referring to the war of Northern aggression? :-)
Our Late Unpleasantness. :-)
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the joke here (for those of you not up on your American Civil War history)
is that Robert E. Lee was a famous Confederate (rebel) commander and
Michigan was, of course, on the side of the Union army. Still makes me smile
every time Mr. Lee's birthday comes
: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Cory,
Are referring to the war of Northern aggression? :-)
Bill
Cory
the joke here (for those of you not up on your American Civil War
history)
is that Robert E. Lee was a famous Confederate (rebel)commander and
Michigan
on 12/11/03 4:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In Rochester, one could get a vasectomy from a (non-fictional) urologist
named Dr. Stopp.
The doctor who sewed me up after my car accident (when I was 6) was named
Dr. Cutty... :-)
--
-Jon Glass
Krakow, Poland
mailto:[EMAIL
One more, and this is my last one, promise. I really should have mentioned
this one the other day, when this silly thread started.
Along the Trans Canada Highway in Quebec, Canada, not far from the New
Brunswick border, is the town of:
Saint Louis de Ha! Ha!
There are several stories about
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We don't attack. We lull our victims into a state of false security, then
infiltrate.
Our operatives are hockey players, comedians, newscasters.
Hey, you left out musicians!
I'm just burning a CD from an LP-to-DAT transfer of an album by a
long-gone
FM.
FM.
FM...
Racking my brains over that one, Mark. I have this vague feeling that I
should know them, or that I knew of them in a past life, but it's just not
clicking right now.
I remember there was a movie in the 70's called FM (wasn't there?) that no
one went to see, but it had a
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FM. Could they be a sort of prog rock band out of Toronto in the 70's?
That's the best I can do right now.
That's them :-)
Three-piece band; drummer, keyboard/bassist and electric mandolin
violin. Amazing musicians. Saw 'em live several times. they
Hi,
Bob Walkden wrote:
Tuesday, December 9, 2003, 11:12:13 PM, you wrote:
snip
licking toads. There's also Possum Grape.
Your mention of the word 'Grape' reminds me that a lot of streets with
names like Grape Lane and Grub Lane used to be where gentlemen went to
swive whores (as the poet
On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, frank theriault wrote:
I'm not sure how they came up with that name. I know some First Nations
tribes considered the Swastika a good luck symbol (ironic, since it wasn't
very lucky for the Nazis), but it may be that the name is German, I don't
know.
The word swastika
The Straight Dope on swastikas:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_156.html
:)
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
On 10 Dec 2003 14:06:54 +0100, Frits Wthrich wrote:
I have had it in Intercourse. We stayed the night there. Not too far
from Allentown where we lived from 1994-1996. Only Pennsylvania Dutch is
not Dutch et all, it is more a German dialect.
The Dutch in Pennsylvania Dutch is a bastardization
US Mercury Head Dime.
http://www.coinfacts.com/denominations/types/dimes/mercury_head_dimes.html
Regards,
Bob...
--
Veritas vos Liberabit
From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[...]
I would have thought it more likely to have come along
with the fasces
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:41:15 +
From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And the Nazi symbol was, sadly enough, taken from The Cross in an attempt
to build an identification with Christianity.
It's older by several thousands of years than the Christians' use of the cross.
--
Cheers,
Yep, Kay Row is in Illinois.
So am I, as a matter of fact.
Len
---
* There's no place like 127.0.0.1
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 23:16:42 -0500
Same pronounciation in Berlin, New Hampshire.
Christian Skofteland wrote:
much like Berlin, Maryland (pronounced BUR-lin)
, or a combo of
the two).
regards,
frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: GFM Attendees (updated)
Date: Tue, 09 Dec
The architectural use of the swastika can even be seen in Toronto!
At 193 Yonge Street, to be exact. The old Ryrie Building (right across from
the Eaton Centre, for any locals reading this). It's an older office
building (by our standards), probably about 120 years old. It has
thankfully
The biggest problem there is that most of the people making claims have an ax to
grind. We have temperture records going back only to 1865 or so. The next best
record is core samples from trees, but that only goes back a thousand years or
so except for a few species that are limited to isolated
I have been to Duck. The last time was probably about 1994.
I still have a few T-shirts from there. It always causes people to comment
on them.
I think I once posted a link to a shot taken of me at a balloon festival
wearing one of those shirts...
César
Panama City, Florida
-- -Original
Here in Toronto, there's a law firm called Smart and Biggar.
I always thought that was funny. Ironically, they aren't very big. I don't
know how smart they are...
regards,
frank
We have a law firm here in Bridgeport Ct called Blank and Blank. I wonder
how many people over the ages have
We have a law firm here in Bridgeport Ct called Blank and Blank. I wonder
how many people over the ages have complained about those Blank and Blank
lawyers?
even though it's fictional, I've always liked that
Dewey, Cheatum Howe bunch from CarTalk
Bill
even though it's fictional, I've always liked that
Dewey, Cheatum Howe bunch from CarTalk
Then, of course, there were Lord Gnome's solicitors:
Sue, Grabbit Runne
Hi,
William Robb wrote:
Out here in Saskatchewan, we have an Elbow, an Eyebrow, and a Moose Jaw.
If you want to go peace keeping without the bullets, you can visit
Khandahar.
We have a Biggar (though biggar than what, no one knows).
Biggar then the one in Scotland that it is named after...
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From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Isn't there a town on the Missouri River (it may also be in Illinois, I
can't remember), called
Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One word of warning. If you come here you mustn't throw boomerangs in
Kew Gardens. I did that earlier this year and nearly took some poor
woman's head off. She was hiding behind a eucalyptus (honest) and the
boomerang just seemed to seek her out. I never did
There's Newark (New Ark) Delaware and Pierre (Peer) S. Dakota
Christian Skofteland wrote:
much like Berlin, Maryland (pronounced BUR-lin)
teeth chattering and my knees knocking together! lol...
BTW, where the heck do you find eucalyptus trees in ENGLAND?!?!?!?!
tan.
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From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: GFM Attendees
Not to be confused with Pur-rue (Peru), Ohio.
--
Stan Halpin wrote:
And then there is Pay'-rue (Peru) (Indiana) ...
--
graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com
You might as well accept people as they are,
you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Don't forget JU-ANITA, Kansas, kids
and in Newfoundland there is a town called Heart's
På 9. des. 2003 kl. 19.22 skrev Robert Chiasson:
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Don't forget JU-ANITA, Kansas, kids
and in Newfoundland there is a town called Heart's Content not too
far
from -
(really) Dildo.
But nothing odd about the pronounciation.
hahahahahaha, those are too funny Ann!
tan.
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:12 AM
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Don't forget JU-ANITA, Kansas, kids
with you for 7, nice and ROOMY... Might even
bring my pillow... ;-)
tan.
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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 2:45 AM
Subject: Re: GFM Attendees (updated)
On 9/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
BTW
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From: Dag T [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...or Hell, Norway
Where, on the platform at the railway station, there is even a sign for
gods-ekspedisjon .
No cement company, though...
Cheers,
Jostein
Don't forget JU-ANITA, Kansas, kids
and in Newfoundland there is a town called Heart's Content not too far
from -
(really) Dildo.
But nothing odd about the pronounciation.
annsan, who knows about KAYRO, too
...and near my old Indiana hometown there are two wide places in the road
called
Down in southern Missouri nearer to Branson there is a teeny town
called Tightwad - most interesting is there is a bank there - you
guessed it, the Tightwad Bank.
Bruce
Tuesday, December 9, 2003, 1:29:39 PM, you wrote:
Don't forget JU-ANITA, Kansas, kids
and in Newfoundland there is a
On 9/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Don't forget JU-ANITA, Kansas, kids
and in Newfoundland there is a town called Heart's Content not too far
from -
(really) Dildo.
But nothing odd about the pronounciation.
annsan, who knows about KAYRO, too
Years ago in France, we stopped off in
Ridge
Ding
Dong
Difficult
Boring
Toad Suck
Surprise
Pig
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From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:23 PM
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Paul Sorenson:
Some others
Goofy Ridge
Ding
Dong
Difficult
Boring
Toad Suck
Surprise
Pig
There's a famous place in Sweden called Kräkångersnoret which
probably meant something very poetic in the language of old times but
now leads ones thoughts to the
Here in Gaston County, NC, we have Boogertown.
Bill
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From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:26 PM
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From the December issue of Rangefinder
On 9/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
omigosh Cotty, is that supposed to be funny?!?!?! -10?!?!? In the very
coldest time in our winter, it gets down to a very minimum of 2 degrees C at
night time, but will always still get to around the 20-25 degrees C mark
during the day.
I understand. I
ROFLOL!! Just what WERE these people thinking?!!!
tan.
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From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
From the December issue
possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 06:30:59 +1000
omigosh Cotty, is that supposed to be funny
09, 2003 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Not to be confused with Pur-rue (Peru), Ohio.
--
Stan Halpin wrote:
And then there is Pay'-rue (Peru) (Indiana) ...
--
graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com
You might as well accept people as they are,
you
Here in Toronto, there's a law firm called Smart and Biggar.
I always thought that was funny. Ironically, they aren't very big. I don't
know how smart they are...
regards,
frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert
Hi,
Tuesday, December 9, 2003, 11:36:51 PM, you wrote:
Oooo, Oooo, Oo:
So now we're on to revolting place names, are we?
On a different type of revolting, there's a place in Northern Ontario called
Swastika. It's had it's name for something like a hundred years, and
they've refused
There's also a Pumpkin Center, NC, Duck, NC, Amsterdam, VA, Snowflake, WV.
Bill
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From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Treena [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Hi,
Tuesday
I remember temps like that when I was stationed in Kansas (Forbes AFB), only
they were F rather than C. But then it was much colder in the old days, why I
remember walking to school in snow up to my knees, now it hardly gets over my
ankles. (grin)
frank theriault wrote:
You should move to
-40C and -40F are the same.
Bill
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From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: GFM Attendees (updated)
I remember temps like that when I was stationed in Kansas (Forbes AFB),
only
they were F rather
Top these:
Climax, Intercourse Blue Balls - all in Pennsylvania.
Kenneth Waller
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: frank theriault
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place
On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 18:58:57 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
And to take a page from my book, lliterally -
Peculiar, Missouri, Defiance, Missouri and No. Where, Arizona
One of my favorites is Possum Kingdom, SC.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You should move to Canada for a couple of years, just to experience some
~real~ cold.
Last winter (a cold one by Toronto standards) we had several weeks where the
morning temp was around -25, with a wind chill of around -40C. The daily
highs were
: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Isn't there a town on the Missouri River (it may also be in Illinois, I
can't remember), called Cairo (just like
, 2003 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
hahahahahaha, those are too funny Ann!
tan.
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:12 AM
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This one time, at band camp, Mr. William M Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hell is in Michigan
On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 04:26 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote:
From the December issue of Rangefinder magazine - an article on Gary
Gladstone's new book Passing Gas and Other Towns Along the
Put me down as definite. We mailed the registration this morning.
Suggestion for those who are going:
Make it worth your while. Great Smoky Mountain National Park is only a few
hours from GFM. We're taking a full week and heading for GSMNP from GFM.
Tom Reese
All --
It's scary how many excellent shooters are listed here!
Also kinda intimidating... ;-)
stephen the self-conscious
tom wrote:
TV
Annsan
Doug
Bill
Cesar
Mark
Rittenhouse
Cotty
Stan
ERN
A lurker or 2
Jostein
Frank
Adelheid
Desjardins?
Jerome?
Doug Franklin?
Len?
Herb?
Cory Or Brenda?
Tom
My wife and I have already registered.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 7/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
In any case it seems there will be some out-of-towners in DC before GFM so
I'm sure we can all get together at tv's place for Indian food...
I'm arriving at Dulles on the Thursday at 6pm. By the time I get around
to Tom's it'll be nearly 8pm ? and I'll be
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 7/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
In any case it seems there will be some out-of-towners in DC before GFM so
I'm sure we can all get together at tv's place for Indian food...
I'm arriving at Dulles on the Thursday at 6pm. By the time I get around
to Tom's
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From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 7/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
In any case it seems there will be some out-of-towners in
DC before GFM so
I'm sure we can all get together at tv's place for Indian food...
I'm arriving at Dulles on the Thursday
I think Dupont circle would be better (wink, wink; nudge, nudge)
Christian
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From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was thinking for Cotty's only night in DC we should head downtown
somewhere, maybe Georgetown?
tv
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I was thinking for Cotty's only night in DC we should head downtown
somewhere, maybe Georgetown?
Georgetown, Washington? Figures.
There's the Sunday night as well, if we are returning to DC then,
although I dare say that it'll be spent forming an orderly
Sounds great to me! I'll be there with my party shoes on! lol...
tan.
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:49 AM
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-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL
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To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 7:25 AM
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On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I was thinking for Cotty's only night in DC we should head downtown
somewhere, maybe
Cotty said: Any and all all offers entertained :-)
h, you could be setting yourself up with that one there mate
fairygirl.
On 8 Dec 2003 at 8:55, mike wilson wrote:
Doesn't it come under the convention about cruel and unusual
punishment?
Probably. My problem is that if I travel half way around the world I can't
justify staying less than a month given that I can't write it off as a business
cost and the air-fares
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I put in first dibs for the shower (promise not to use all
of the hot water though!)
There is a compromise here, modesty aside.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps
OMG! LOL - NO COMMENT!
tan (who is *trying* to compose herself!)
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Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:55 AM
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On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I
was thinking
that while I was in the Hemisphere, I may be able to take a little detour if
funds allow it...
tan.
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To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:55 AM
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On 8/12/03
Rob, I am flying into NYC or DC - both of which are AU $1800 cattle class...
tan.
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Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:02 AM
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On 8 Dec 2003 at 8:55, mike wilson wrote
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Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 5:11 PM
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h, Georgetown, Washington - those Americans sure were inventive when
naming their towns lol...
Yep, Norfolk, Portsmouth, New York, New Hampshire, Jamestown, New London
What I can't understand about this is, why isn't Arkansas pronounced
Ar-can-sas instead of Ar-can-saw?
Bill
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Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 7:06 PM
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Heck, we couldn't come up
Cotty, on a side note - where in England are you, and how long is the flight
to the US? How much approx. does it cost? I have ALWAYS wanted to shoot in
England/Ireland, I am very Celtic inclined, and love all of that old stuff.
PLUS, my best friend lives in London and just had a baby, so I
: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 7:25 AM
Subject: RE: GFM Attendees (updated)
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I was thinking for Cotty's only night in DC we should head downtown
somewhere, maybe Georgetown?
Georgetown, Washington? Figures.
There's the Sunday night as well, if we are returning
Arkansasians claim Kansas is properly pronounced Ka-saw.
--
Bill Owens wrote:
What I can't understand about this is, why isn't Arkansas pronounced
Ar-can-sas instead of Ar-can-saw?
--
graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com
You might as well accept people as they are,
you are not going to be able to
]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:33 AM
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-Original Message-
From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hey, Tom,
You got room in your vehicle for a skinny Canadian? vbg
So far I have 1 large brit, 1 smaller aussie, 12 pizzas
was in the Hemisphere, I may be able to take a little detour if
funds allow it...
tan.
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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: GFM Attendees (updated)
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On 8 Dec 2003 at 8:55, mike wilson wrote:
Doesn't it come under the convention about cruel and unusual
punishment?
Probably. My problem is that if I travel half way around the world I can't
justify staying less than a month given that I
Isn't there a town on the Missouri River (it may also be in Illinois, I
can't remember), called Cairo (just like in Egypt), except it's pronounced
Kay-roh (unlike the city on the Nile)?
-frank
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much like Berlin, Maryland (pronounced BUR-lin)
Christian Skofteland
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From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Isn't
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From: frank theriault
Subject: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)
Isn't there a town on the Missouri River (it may also be in Illinois, I
can't remember), called Cairo (just like in Egypt), except it's pronounced
Kay-roh (unlike the city
Yes Frank. Cairo is right by where the Ohio joins the Mississippi. An
impressive intersection!
And then there is Pay'-rue (Peru) (Indiana) ...
stan
on 12/08/03 10:16 PM, frank theriault at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Isn't there a town on the Missouri River (it may also be in Illinois, I
can't
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From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pdml [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 9:36 PM
Subject: GFM Attendees (updated)
Looks like in excess of 20 attending, and maybe closer to 30. Have there
ever been that many PDML'ers together in one place at the same
God, I hope not!
Nor is there likely to be such a gathering again, I reckon.
cheers,
frank
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Looks like in excess of 20 attending, and
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