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> On 11 September 2020 at 20:10 John wrote: > > > On 9/9/2020 15:20:42, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > >> On Sep 9, 2020, at 9:03 AM, John wrote: > >> > >> On 9/8/2020 13:05:26, Larry Colen wrote: > On Sep 8, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > My interest in

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On Sep 8, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: My interest in Cornwall is partly the result of our visit, years ago, to northern Wales.  I was quite surprised at how widespread the Welsh language was spoken, even in tourist areas like Ruthen and Portmeirion. Who is number 1? Willi

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14cgH6MiYf8 On 9/9/2020 15:20:43, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I AM NOT A NUMBER. I AM A FREE MAN!. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 12:04 PM John wrote: On 9/8/2020 13:05:26,

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On 9/9/2020 15:20:42, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 9, 2020, at 9:03 AM, John wrote: On 9/8/2020 13:05:26, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 8, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: My interest in Cornwall is partly the result of our visit, years ago, to northern Wales. I was quite surprised at

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> On Sep 9, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I AM NOT A NUMBER. I AM A FREE MAN!. In a loosely related bit way off topic, I just found out that folks are selling electric Mokes https://mokeamerica.com/ they do not, however seem to list one in Village livery, but I bet that th

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I AM NOT A NUMBER. I AM A FREE MAN!. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 12:04 PM John wrote: > On 9/8/2020 13:05:26, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > >> On Sep 8, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > >>

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> On Sep 9, 2020, at 9:03 AM, John wrote: > > On 9/8/2020 13:05:26, Larry Colen wrote: >>> On Sep 8, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> >>> My interest in Cornwall is partly the result of our visit, years ago, to >>> northern Wales. I was quite surprised at how widespread the Wel

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On 9/8/2020 13:05:26, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 8, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: My interest in Cornwall is partly the result of our visit, years ago, to northern Wales. I was quite surprised at how widespread the Welsh language was spoken, even in tourist areas like Ruthen and

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On Tue., Sep. 8, 2020, 11:29 a.m. Ralf R Radermacher, wrote: > Am 08.09.20 um 18:47 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: > > He does resemble President Trump quite a bit, doesn't he? > > I hope he isn't planning on help from the US. > > There's one important difference: Trump takes his whole presidency > d

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Am 08.09.20 um 18:47 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: He does resemble President Trump quite a bit, doesn't he? I hope he isn't planning on help from the US. There's one important difference: Trump takes his whole presidency deadly serious. For Boris this is all a great laugh. Much like when he and

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> On Sep 8, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > My interest in Cornwall is partly the result of our visit, years ago, to > northern Wales. I was quite surprised at how widespread the Welsh language > was spoken, even in tourist areas like Ruthen and Portmeirion. Who is number 1?

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He does resemble President Trump quite a bit, doesn't he? I hope he isn't planning on help from the US. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 12:45 PM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 08.09.20 um 18:32 schrieb Ralf R

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Am 08.09.20 um 18:32 schrieb Ralf R Radermacher: More from today's news: Here's another one: "The days could be numbered for Boris Johnson's Trump tribute act" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/08/boris-johnson-trump-president-elected-britain-democracy Ralf -- Ralf R. Rade

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And Pirate Jenny? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 12:33 PM John wrote: > > Wasn't Cornwall where the "Dread Pirate Roberts" came from? > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

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John wrote: >On 9/7/2020 10:06:29, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> These are serious questions, not meant to be political, solely to satisfy >> my own curiosity: >> >> 1. What the heck is Cornwall? Is it just a region of England, or are the >> Cornish a separate ethnic group, like, for example, the

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On 9/7/2020 10:06:29, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: These are serious questions, not meant to be political, solely to satisfy my own curiosity: 1. What the heck is Cornwall? Is it just a region of England, or are the Cornish a separate ethnic group, like, for example, the Welsh? Wasn't Cornwall

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Am 08.09.20 um 17:47 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: From today's news: More from today's news: --- SNIP The government has admitted that its plan to reinterpret the special Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland will break international law. The Northe

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From today's news: *The eighth round of post-Brexit trade negotiations between the UK and the European Union starts today, and it won't be pretty. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell EU negotiators that unless a deal is reached by mid-October, the UK will walk away from the table

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My interest in Cornwall is partly the result of our visit, years ago, to northern Wales. I was quite surprised at how widespread the Welsh language was spoken, even in tourist areas like Ruthen and Portmeirion. Welsh was much more commoinly spoken there than, sys, Irish anyplace in Ireland, even

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That is most interesting, Paul. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Sep 7, 2020 at 4:34 PM Paul Sorenson wrote: > The Cornish also migrated to the lead mining region of Southwest > Wisconsin. When first arriving, and before th

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The Cornish also migrated to the lead mining region of Southwest Wisconsin.  When first arriving, and before they could build homes, they lived in caves dug into the hillsides to shelter from the weather.  Non-miners called them badgers and it was from this and their mining activities that Wisc

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Am 07.09.20 um 18:40 schrieb Bob Pdml: A part of Brittany is called Cornouaille... ...and Cornouailles is French for Cornwall, as in: la duchesse de Cornouailles. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps

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Cornwall is a duchy. Owned by Prince Charles. It has never been an independent country, but the people are essentially descended from the pre-Anglo-Saxon population and related to other populations from the so-called Celtic fringe - the Atlantic seaboard. One of my brothers lives in Cornwall. So

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Am 07.09.20 um 16:06 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: 2. Whatever happened to Brexit? BoJo appears to be seriously aiming for a no-deal Brexit and has announced today that in this case the parts of withdrawal agreement on the status of Northern Ireland and the Irish border would also hit the bucket

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So, I am NOT from the UK but I can offer some responses. > On Sep 7, 2020, at 10:06 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > These are serious questions, not meant to be political, solely to satisfy > my own curiosity: > > 1. What the heck is Cornwall? Is it just a region of England, or are the > Cor

OT: Questions for PDML members from the UK

These are serious questions, not meant to be political, solely to satisfy my own curiosity: 1. What the heck is Cornwall? Is it just a region of England, or are the Cornish a separate ethnic group, like, for example, the Welsh? 2. Whatever happened to Brexit? Has it just faded into insignific