it starts with laughing.
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From: Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 09:31:14 -0400
>That's OK, they are laughing at you because your tastes and
behavior are
>a bit different than theirs.
>
For "the more moronic ones"? Nice. I was tying to give you the
benefit of the doubt, but you are making it hard.
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From: Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:28:59 +0200
>And Daniel, I
where." They said they were
sorry and wished me a nice day.
Tom C.
From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: National symbols
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 02:15:41 -0400
Don't forget that in many countrie
Tequila is Mexican Juan's Columbian.
Keith Whaley wrote:
Graywolf wrote:
Doesn't bother me. I am a Finn on my mothers side.
Aha! That says a lot! Dorsal or ventral?
Although I heard from her Aunts and Uncles that a lot of the people
living in Finland are Swedes (actually, they always said, "G
You didn't have to point that out Keith :)
Tom C.
From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: National symbols
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 03:08:02 -0700
Tom C wrote:
I was in Starbucks today. I was late for work. I was gro
Things are better today, it used to be that Complaints were the extrior
door on the 15th floor. Headline: "Another Suicide At Cotty's Department
Store".
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Cotty wrote:
On 22/9/04, mike.wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
Standard procedure these days is to have some pretty, young female as
"C
Tom C wrote:
I was in Starbucks today. I was late for work. I was grouchy and in a
hurry. There were four brewers for regular drip coffee, all empty. The
young girl turned around and said, "I'm sorry we're out, would you mind
waiting 2 minutes?" I replied "I thought I came to a coffee plac
Reminds me when I worked as a teacher for awhile in the 80's. At the end
of the lesson 10 minutes left (I was new to the class), a curvy high
school girl came to the desk leaned forward, showing of her torso,
flashing with the eyes, and asked in a very sweet voice if the class
could end earlier
On 22/9/04, mike.wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Standard procedure these days is to have some pretty, young female as
>"Customer relations consultant" so that when you (the usually male
>complainer) go in breathing fire the prettiness, "caring" voice and
>concerned manner put you off. I
Hi,
Tom C wrote:
I was in Starbucks today. I was late for work. I was grouchy and in a hurry. There were four brewers for regular drip coffee, all empty. The young girl turned around and said, "I'm sorry we're out, would you mind waiting 2 minutes?" I replied "I thought I came to a coffee place". T
From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: National symbols
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 02:15:41 -0400
Don't forget that in many countries the standard is service with a scowl,
McDonald's trains their employees to
On Sep 22, 2004, at 12:45 AM, Doug Franklin wrote:
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:25:54 +0100, Cotty wrote:
Hey Dave, what if you take her in an Ann Summers shop?
You both might get arrested for public indecency. Now taking her _to_
an Ann Summers shop ... :-)
Looks like it wouldn' t make much difference.
Don't forget that in many countries the standard is service with a
scowl, McDonald's trains their employees to smile at customers.
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Actually, when I am in Europe, it seems they have as many McDonald's
restaurants there as in the US, and they always seem to be quite full
On 21/9/04, Doug Franklin, discombobulated, unleashed:
>You both might get arrested for public indecency. Now taking her _to_
>an Ann Summers shop ... :-)
HAR!
Cheers,
Cotty
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:25:54 +0100, Cotty wrote:
> Hey Dave, what if you take her in an Ann Summers shop?
You both might get arrested for public indecency. Now taking her _to_
an Ann Summers shop ... :-)
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
On 20/9/04, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed:
>My partner did not drink tea until she spent a month in the UK earlier
>this year, now she has the stuff regularly.
>A visit to the Glenmorangie distillery made her into a whiskey drinker,
>too.
Hey Dave, what if you take her in an Ann Summer
On 20/9/04, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
>>>I learned long ago not to laugh at others whose tastes and
>>>behavior were a bit different from mone. Some day you may also.
>
>> Wise words.
>
>...the end of comedy as we know it...
Now that's going *too* far!
Cheers,
Cotty
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Monday, September 20, 2004, 3:50:44 AM, Daniel wrote:
DM> I learned long ago not to laugh at others whose tastes and
DM> behavior were a bit different from mone. Some day you may also.
And Daniel, I certainly didn't want to insult any Americans with that.
The post was intercepted with two smiley
That's OK, they are laughing at you because your tastes and behavior are
a bit different than theirs.
What you have to watch out for are people who think they have the right,
even the duty, to exterminate you because your tastes and behaviors are
a bit different than theirs. Unfortunately there
Hi,
>>I learned long ago not to laugh at others whose tastes and
>>behavior were a bit different from mone. Some day you may also.
> Wise words.
...the end of comedy as we know it...
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Cheers,
Bob
On Sep 20, 2004, at 9:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
And the English drink tea...
Yes, I do see a pattern developing here ;-)
My partner did not drink tea until she spent a month in the UK earlier
this year, now she has the stuff regularly.
A visit to the Glenmorangie distillery made her into a whiske
Cotty wrote:
On 19/9/04, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
And the English drink tea...
Yes, I do see a pattern developing here ;-)
Just made a pot. Anyone?
Thanks, I'm gasping.
S
Monday, September 20, 2004, 3:50:44 AM, Daniel wrote:
DM> I learned long ago not to laugh at others whose tastes and
DM> behavior were a bit different from mone. Some day you may also.
Daniel, perhaps you will also learn that on the web, you shouldn't play
a patronising wise-a**... I have met pe
On 19/9/04, Daniel Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:
>I learned long ago not to laugh at others whose tastes and
>behavior were a bit different from mone. Some day you may also.
Wise words.
Cheers,
Cotty
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I learned long ago not to laugh at others whose tastes and
behavior were a bit different from mone. Some day you may also.
>Frantisek wrote:
>
>> What? Tiny cups of coffee ARE THE BEST :) Every coffee-drinking
nation
>> laughs at Americans for the stupid way they do coffee... Learn from
>> the Tu
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 19/9/04, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>And the English drink tea...
>>Yes, I do see a pattern developing here ;-)
>
>Just made a pot. Anyone?
I have quite enough here...
On 19/9/04, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
>And the English drink tea...
>Yes, I do see a pattern developing here ;-)
Just made a pot. Anyone?
Cheers,
Cotty
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From: "Graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Isn't it strange that the heaviest coffee drinkers live in countries
> where the stuff will not grow?
Definately.
Much like Pentax buyers? :-)
Jostein
G> As for turkish coffee, I have never seen any reason to bother with the
G> water, you might just as well eat a big spoonful of finely ground coffee
G> and sugar.
LOL :)
Good light!
fra
Sunday, September 19, 2004, 2:55:26 PM, Caveman wrote:
C> Turks ? Naaah... The Italians have invented Viagra long time ago... they
C> call it Espresso... you just have to find a place that properly makes
C> it check for these signs - it should be half a small cup, strong
C> roasted coffee smel
Last time I heard of that kind of statistics, the nation with highest
per capita consume of coffee was actually Finland...:-)
Jostein
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From: "Graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 3:23 PM
Subject
Tiny cups of very strong coffee are great when you only do one cup. But
when you drink coffee as a beverage, well...
As for turkish coffee, I have never seen any reason to bother with the
water, you might just as well eat a big spoonful of finely ground coffee
and sugar.
As for coffee drinking
Turks ? Naaah... The Italians have invented Viagra long time ago... they
call it Espresso... you just have to find a place that properly makes
it check for these signs - it should be half a small cup, strong
roasted coffee smell and taste and instantly gets your blood pressure up
with 4-5 u
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Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 8:40 PM
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Subject: Re: National symbols
Hi,
> Fourth reason for McD: public toilets ;-) Although they now charge for it
> (KFC doesn't, yet), and using a local toilet can be a nice cultural
> experience.
At the Ras Hotel in A
Hi,
> Fourth reason for McD: public toilets ;-) Although they now charge for it
> (KFC doesn't, yet), and using a local toilet can be a nice cultural
> experience.
At the Ras Hotel in Addis Ababa the toilets are fully equipped with
porcelain and running water, which makes them something of a rari
DJM> Personally, I find McDonals's good for only three things: 1) If you
DJM> need to find the tourist center of any town, just follow the McDonald's
DJM> signs. 2) When you are in a strange city, and in desparate need of a
DJM> clean restroom. 3) When in a country that serve tiny cups of coffee
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