RE: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Bob W
> Jaume Lahuerta : > > > > But...the British are supporting us, aren't they? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Henk Terhell > Congrats about the impressive score of today. But .. the > media here told > us that the British support

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Henk Terhell
layers lately...) > > Jaume, still euro-skeptical about Spain > > > - Mensaje original > De: Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Para: pdml@pdml.net > Enviado: martes, 10 de junio, 2008 22:30:28 > Asunto: Re: OT: Ruffian Dick > > He, be careful a

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
One of the reasons given by the TV channel was something like..."they always lose at 1/4 final, as we do...". Good choice !! - Mensaje original De: Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Enviado: martes, 10 de junio, 2008 23:22:52 Asunto: RE: OT: Ruf

RE: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Bob W
> But...the British are supporting us, aren't they? can't lose then, can you... Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jaume Lahuerta > Sent: 10 June 2008 22:09 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject

RE: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Bob W
London is France's 5th largest city, so it is meet and right that they have their own equipe de fut. > > This remids me of an incident a few years ago when a famous French > player[1], asked to name the best French team, replied "Arsenal". > > (For the soccer-deprived US[2], Arsenal is a British

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
do since they don't have any representative and we've been exporting good coach and players lately...) Jaume, still euro-skeptical about Spain - Mensaje original De: Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: pdml@pdml.net Enviado: martes, 10 de junio, 2008 22:30:28 Asu

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Frits Wüthrich
AIL PROTECTED]> > Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Enviado: martes, 10 de junio, 2008 14:20:37 > Asunto: Re: OT: Ruffian Dick > > So either you are not a soccer fan, or you have difficulties to accept > the English team is not there :) > > Henk > > Bob W schreef: >

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread John Francis
This remids me of an incident a few years ago when a famous French player[1], asked to name the best French team, replied "Arsenal". (For the soccer-deprived US[2], Arsenal is a British (London) team who had a significant number of French players in their lineup). [1] Thierry Henry, IIRC [2] Da

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Henk Terhell
That's true with so many Dutch players earning pounds rather than euros with playing in the English league. Henk Bob W schreef: > We learn stoicism at an early age. But I'm glad that Holland did so > well - they are, after all, practically English. > > Bob > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

RE: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Bob W
> > > You know, Mary Lovell did a bio on Beryl Markham, which I > read & attempts to > set the record straight, among other things, about Markham's > sex life & the > authorship question on Markham's memoir "West with the > Night", one of my > ABSOLUTELY all time favorite books. One of my

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> An odd coincidence: Just this past weekend I was thinking I should >> re-read the biography I have of him. It's called "Captain Sir > Richard >> Francis Burton" and it's by Edward Rice. A very good read for anyone > >> interested i

RE: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Bob W
> > The programme is about his fascination with sex, and was wonderfully > > presented by Rupert Everett, who bearded bears a good resemblance to > > Burton. You can watch it here: > > > http://www.channel4.com/video/brandless-catchup.jsp?vodBrand=the-victo > > rian-sex-explorer > > > > http://en

RE: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Bob W
We learn stoicism at an early age. But I'm glad that Holland did so well - they are, after all, practically English. Bob > > So either you are not a soccer fan, or you have difficulties > to accept > the English team is not there :) > > Henk > > Bob W schreef: > > Absolutely nothing (much) t

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: > Absolutely nothing (much) to do with photography, but there was a > really enjoyable programme on British TV last night about Capt. Sir > Richard Francis Burton, who is one of my all-time great heroes - one > of the most interesting lives ever lived. I'd like to recommend it to > eve

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Henk Terhell
Mail List > Enviado: martes, 10 de junio, 2008 14:20:37 > Asunto: Re: OT: Ruffian Dick > > So either you are not a soccer fan, or you have difficulties to accept > the English team is not there :) > > Henk > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.n

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Oh no...another proud-after-great-victory Dutchman...they appear everywhere !! ;-) Jaume - Mensaje original De: Henk Terhell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Enviado: martes, 10 de junio, 2008 14:20:37 Asunto: Re: OT: Ruffian Dick So either you are not a socc

Re: OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Henk Terhell
So either you are not a soccer fan, or you have difficulties to accept the English team is not there :) Henk Bob W schreef: > Absolutely nothing (much) to do with photography, but there was a > really enjoyable programme on British TV last night about Capt. Sir > Richard Francis Burton, who is o

OT: Ruffian Dick

2008-06-10 Thread Bob W
Absolutely nothing (much) to do with photography, but there was a really enjoyable programme on British TV last night about Capt. Sir Richard Francis Burton, who is one of my all-time great heroes - one of the most interesting lives ever lived. I'd like to recommend it to everyone - it's a good int