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Dennis
Feb 23, 2012, 2:45:54 AM2/23/12
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Somewhat late, and very tasteless, but WTF...
forgive me, dott. Piergiorgio, just kidding. :-)
found on alt tasteless jokes - shows their old spirit for once.
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# Costa Concordia - the only cruise liner where the sauna is cold but the
pool is at 90 degrees.
# What kind of desserts do they serve on Italian cruise ships? -
Turnovers
# How do they serve alcoholic drinks on Italian cruise ships? - On the
rocks
# What vegetables do you get with dinner on Italian cruise ships? - Leeks
# What's the fastest way to get off an Italian cruise ship? - Follow the
captain
# When the Italian cruise ship the Costa Concordia started to sink there
was a frantic push to get on the lifeboats. Of course this made it easy
to spot the British passengers who had formed an orderly queue.
# Italian cruise ships rock!
# Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
inclusive.
# When the captain of the ill fated Costa Concordia was asked if he knew
where he was going he replied "off course"
# I like my women how I like my Italian Cruises. Wet, wrecked and ready
to go down.
# The Italian army has been called in to help with the people from the
grounded cruise ship. But they have now swapped sides and have declared
war on the survivors.
# A guy walks into a model shop.
"Do you have an aircraft carrier?" he asks.
"I sold out before Christmas," the shopkeeper replies.
"Have you got a battle ship?"
"No," said the shopkeeper.
"What have you got in ships?"
"I will go and look in the store room, just wait a minute."
The shopkeeper came back and said, "I have got a Cruise Liner."
"Can you put it to one side please.
# Italian Police are still interviewing the Korean Honeymoon couple found
on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog that first
found them.
# Costa Concordia - the only place where you are guaranteed to get your
drink on the rocks
# What's the difference between the Italian economy and the stricken
cruise liner Costa Concordia?
Nothing - The bottoms dropped out of both.
# Now I know it's the 100th anniversary of Titanic and all that but
aren't the Italians going a bit far with their tribute?
# The captain of the Costa Concordia says he is not guilty of
manslaughter, and has witnesses to prove he was nowhere near the
passengers who died.
# Attention passengers this is your captain, We of Carnival Cruise Lines
Costa Concordia welcome you to Italy. If you look out the port side now
you'll see the beautiful Tuscan sky and to our starboard you'll see the
old Italian navy.
# The Costa Concordia is probably the most expensive thing to go down in
Italy since Berlusconi's last hooker.
# I've just bought a Costa Concordia lotto ticket. Fingers crossed it's
not another roll over next week...
# Italian cruise ship captain walks into a bar and says
"Whiskey please barman..."
"On the rocks, sir?" says the barman
"Oh Fok off!"
# So the captain of the Costa Concordia will soon be in the dock. That's
more than can be said for his ship.
# The captain of the Costa Concordia was showing off to his mate on the
island and was doing fine until he tried the barrel role.
# FOR SALE: One second-hand Italian cruise ship. Modern spacious
fully-functioning and luxurious. Only known fault: sat nav unreliable.
Open to offers, buyer collects.
# It's not all bad news for the captain of the Costa Concordia. He may
never captain a ship again, but the Navy have expressed an interest in
giving him command of a submarine.
# Captain was heard saying "Watch-a me-a! I can grab-a my balls-a, and
steer the sheep ata the same-a time! "
forgive me, dott. Piergiorgio, just kidding. :-)
found on alt tasteless jokes - shows their old spirit for once.
=================================================
# Costa Concordia - the only cruise liner where the sauna is cold but the
pool is at 90 degrees.
# What kind of desserts do they serve on Italian cruise ships? -
Turnovers
# How do they serve alcoholic drinks on Italian cruise ships? - On the
rocks
# What vegetables do you get with dinner on Italian cruise ships? - Leeks
# What's the fastest way to get off an Italian cruise ship? - Follow the
captain
# When the Italian cruise ship the Costa Concordia started to sink there
was a frantic push to get on the lifeboats. Of course this made it easy
to spot the British passengers who had formed an orderly queue.
# Italian cruise ships rock!
# Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
inclusive.
# When the captain of the ill fated Costa Concordia was asked if he knew
where he was going he replied "off course"
# I like my women how I like my Italian Cruises. Wet, wrecked and ready
to go down.
# The Italian army has been called in to help with the people from the
grounded cruise ship. But they have now swapped sides and have declared
war on the survivors.
# A guy walks into a model shop.
"Do you have an aircraft carrier?" he asks.
"I sold out before Christmas," the shopkeeper replies.
"Have you got a battle ship?"
"No," said the shopkeeper.
"What have you got in ships?"
"I will go and look in the store room, just wait a minute."
The shopkeeper came back and said, "I have got a Cruise Liner."
"Can you put it to one side please.
# Italian Police are still interviewing the Korean Honeymoon couple found
on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog that first
found them.
# Costa Concordia - the only place where you are guaranteed to get your
drink on the rocks
# What's the difference between the Italian economy and the stricken
cruise liner Costa Concordia?
Nothing - The bottoms dropped out of both.
# Now I know it's the 100th anniversary of Titanic and all that but
aren't the Italians going a bit far with their tribute?
# The captain of the Costa Concordia says he is not guilty of
manslaughter, and has witnesses to prove he was nowhere near the
passengers who died.
# Attention passengers this is your captain, We of Carnival Cruise Lines
Costa Concordia welcome you to Italy. If you look out the port side now
you'll see the beautiful Tuscan sky and to our starboard you'll see the
old Italian navy.
# The Costa Concordia is probably the most expensive thing to go down in
Italy since Berlusconi's last hooker.
# I've just bought a Costa Concordia lotto ticket. Fingers crossed it's
not another roll over next week...
# Italian cruise ship captain walks into a bar and says
"Whiskey please barman..."
"On the rocks, sir?" says the barman
"Oh Fok off!"
# So the captain of the Costa Concordia will soon be in the dock. That's
more than can be said for his ship.
# The captain of the Costa Concordia was showing off to his mate on the
island and was doing fine until he tried the barrel role.
# FOR SALE: One second-hand Italian cruise ship. Modern spacious
fully-functioning and luxurious. Only known fault: sat nav unreliable.
Open to offers, buyer collects.
# It's not all bad news for the captain of the Costa Concordia. He may
never captain a ship again, but the Navy have expressed an interest in
giving him command of a submarine.
# Captain was heard saying "Watch-a me-a! I can grab-a my balls-a, and
steer the sheep ata the same-a time! "
dott.Piergiorgio
Feb 23, 2012, 4:43:28 PM2/23/12
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Il 23/02/2012 08:45, Dennis ha scritto:
> Somewhat late, and very tasteless, but WTF...
>
> forgive me, dott. Piergiorgio, just kidding. :-)
>
> found on alt tasteless jokes - shows their old spirit for once.
>
> =================================================
>
> # Costa Concordia - the only cruise liner where the sauna is cold but the
> pool is at 90 degrees.
Really old... was already used in 1950s (look at the best-known pic of
> Somewhat late, and very tasteless, but WTF...
>
> forgive me, dott. Piergiorgio, just kidding. :-)
>
> found on alt tasteless jokes - shows their old spirit for once.
>
> =================================================
>
> # Costa Concordia - the only cruise liner where the sauna is cold but the
> pool is at 90 degrees.
the sinking of the Andrea Doria (IIRC, was one of the first liners to
have an open swimming pool)
Side question, looking at the position of the internal pool aboard the
Titanic (above no,2 BR, and the deck lowered in the pool compartment), I
wonder if hasn't contribuited to the dynamic of her loss (no
counter-argument here, I was actually wondering...)
> # What kind of desserts do they serve on Italian cruise ships? -
> Turnovers
>
> # How do they serve alcoholic drinks on Italian cruise ships? - On the
> rocks
least here. the rocks are ice cubes, and is a fixture of my summer days
the Amaretto on the rocks (really, my summer relax has definitively an
"antebellum south" flavor, garden, terrace, cigar and cold liquor, your
standard southern afternoon, I guess...))
> # What vegetables do you get with dinner on Italian cruise ships? - Leeks
>
> # What's the fastest way to get off an Italian cruise ship? - Follow the
> captain
>
> # When the Italian cruise ship the Costa Concordia started to sink there
> was a frantic push to get on the lifeboats. Of course this made it easy
> to spot the British passengers who had formed an orderly queue.
>
> # Italian cruise ships rock!
>
> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
> inclusive.
> # When the captain of the ill fated Costa Concordia was asked if he knew
> where he was going he replied "off course"
>
> # I like my women how I like my Italian Cruises. Wet, wrecked and ready
> to go down.
>
>
> # The Italian army has been called in to help with the people from the
> grounded cruise ship. But they have now swapped sides and have declared
> war on the survivors.
> # A guy walks into a model shop.
> "Do you have an aircraft carrier?" he asks.
> "I sold out before Christmas," the shopkeeper replies.
> "Have you got a battle ship?"
> "No," said the shopkeeper.
> "What have you got in ships?"
> "I will go and look in the store room, just wait a minute."
> The shopkeeper came back and said, "I have got a Cruise Liner."
> "Can you put it to one side please.
>
> # Italian Police are still interviewing the Korean Honeymoon couple found
> on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog that first
> found them.
Sincerely, I don't understand this... can explain ?
> # Costa Concordia - the only place where you are guaranteed to get your
> drink on the rocks
> # What's the difference between the Italian economy and the stricken
> cruise liner Costa Concordia?
> Nothing - The bottoms dropped out of both.
>
> # Now I know it's the 100th anniversary of Titanic and all that but
> aren't the Italians going a bit far with their tribute?
>
> # The captain of the Costa Concordia says he is not guilty of
> manslaughter, and has witnesses to prove he was nowhere near the
> passengers who died.
>
> # Attention passengers this is your captain, We of Carnival Cruise Lines
> Costa Concordia welcome you to Italy. If you look out the port side now
> you'll see the beautiful Tuscan sky and to our starboard you'll see the
> old Italian navy.
there was wreck in every Lybian port in the continuous shifting of
front, and since 1940 there was wreckages of Italian merchant and
*Naval* shipping ?
Another little known fact, for some time US troops entered Italy walking
above the upturned hull of Muzio Attendolo, and generally Naples port
(the main logistic hub during the Italian campaign) was full of
wreckages (I have a pic around of it, perhaps is also online
> # The Costa Concordia is probably the most expensive thing to go down in
> Italy since Berlusconi's last hooker.
>
> # I've just bought a Costa Concordia lotto ticket. Fingers crossed it's
> not another roll over next week...
>
> # Italian cruise ship captain walks into a bar and says
> "Whiskey please barman..."
> "On the rocks, sir?" says the barman
> "Oh Fok off!"
>
> # So the captain of the Costa Concordia will soon be in the dock. That's
> more than can be said for his ship.
>
> # The captain of the Costa Concordia was showing off to his mate on the
> island and was doing fine until he tried the barrel role.
>
> # FOR SALE: One second-hand Italian cruise ship. Modern spacious
> fully-functioning and luxurious. Only known fault: sat nav unreliable.
> Open to offers, buyer collects.
>
> # It's not all bad news for the captain of the Costa Concordia. He may
> never captain a ship again, but the Navy have expressed an interest in
> giving him command of a submarine.
> # Captain was heard saying "Watch-a me-a! I can grab-a my balls-a, and
> steer the sheep ata the same-a time! "
themselves over centuries (mhm... perhaps will be a new branch of
history and linguistics ? [insert here jokes on too serious academic
professor ;) ] )
Best regards from Italy
Alex Potter
Feb 23, 2012, 5:41:17 PM2/23/12
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dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
>> on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog that first
>> found them.
>
> ?
>
> Sincerely, I don't understand this... can explain ?
There is a widespread belief that Koreans and Chinese eat dogs other than in
>> on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog that first
>> found them.
>
> ?
>
> Sincerely, I don't understand this... can explain ?
extremis.
--
Alex
Eugene Griessel
Feb 23, 2012, 5:48:06 PM2/23/12
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except the table".
Eugene L Griessel
If builders built buildings the way programmers write programs,
then the first Woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.
Andrew Swallow
Feb 23, 2012, 6:32:40 PM2/23/12
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On 23/02/2012 21:43, dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
> Il 23/02/2012 08:45, Dennis ha scritto:
{snip}
> Il 23/02/2012 08:45, Dennis ha scritto:
>>
>> # Italian Police are still interviewing the Korean Honeymoon couple found
>> on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog that first
>> found them.
>
> ?
>
The stereotype of the Koreans is that they eat dogs.
Andrew Swallow
Jonathan
Feb 23, 2012, 7:00:49 PM2/23/12
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"Dennis" <tsalagi...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:XnsA00211F487BB9ts...@130.133.4.11...
>
> # What's the fastest way to get off an Italian cruise ship? - Follow the
> captain
>
The Captian cleared that up, he fell off and just happened
> # What's the fastest way to get off an Italian cruise ship? - Follow the
> captain
>
to land in a lifeboat. I believe him! Really, I do!
s
Dennis
Feb 23, 2012, 8:16:36 PM2/23/12
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dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
>> # Italian Police are still interviewing the Korean Honeymoon couple
>> found on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog
>> that first found them.
>
> ?
>
> Sincerely, I don't understand this... can explain ?
As others have noted, there's a wide-spread belief that Koreans, Chinese,
>> # Italian Police are still interviewing the Korean Honeymoon couple
>> found on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog
>> that first found them.
>
> ?
>
> Sincerely, I don't understand this... can explain ?
and Vietnamese eat dogs.
> Hope that my insight can be useful... jokes are universal, and adapt
> themselves over centuries (mhm... perhaps will be a new branch of
> history and linguistics ? [insert here jokes on too serious academic
> professor ;) ] )
it. I have *Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire*, a too-serious study
of the sort of humor that used to circulate in offices before the Internet.
That got adapted and re-adapted too.
Dennis
Dennis
Feb 23, 2012, 8:18:03 PM2/23/12
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Andrew Swallow wrote:
> On 23/02/2012 21:43, dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
>> Il 23/02/2012 08:45, Dennis ha scritto:
> {snip}
>
>>>
>>> # Italian Police are still interviewing the Korean Honeymoon couple
>>> found on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog
>>> that first found them.
>>
>> ?
>>
>
> As you noticed they are old jokes with the name of the ship inserted.
If you want to be offended, go to alt tasteless jokes now - they have
> On 23/02/2012 21:43, dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
>> Il 23/02/2012 08:45, Dennis ha scritto:
> {snip}
>
>>>
>>> # Italian Police are still interviewing the Korean Honeymoon couple
>>> found on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog
>>> that first found them.
>>
>> ?
>>
>
> As you noticed they are old jokes with the name of the ship inserted.
Whitney Houston jokes.
Dennis
Andrew Swallow
Feb 23, 2012, 8:48:43 PM2/23/12
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getting into the same lifeboat about 10 seconds later in a more
dignified fashion.
Andrew Swallow
Gernot Hassenpflug
Feb 23, 2012, 9:39:25 PM2/23/12
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"dott.Piergiorgio" <chied...@ask.me> writes:
> Il 23/02/2012 08:45, Dennis ha scritto:
>> Somewhat late, and very tasteless, but WTF...
>>
>> forgive me, dott. Piergiorgio, just kidding. :-)
>>
>> found on alt tasteless jokes - shows their old spirit for once.
>>
>> =================================================
/../
> Il 23/02/2012 08:45, Dennis ha scritto:
>> Somewhat late, and very tasteless, but WTF...
>>
>> forgive me, dott. Piergiorgio, just kidding. :-)
>>
>> found on alt tasteless jokes - shows their old spirit for once.
>>
>> =================================================
>> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
>> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
>> inclusive.
>
> mhm.... joke from WWII ?
/../
>> # Italian Police are still interviewing the Korean Honeymoon couple found
>> on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog that first
>> found them.
>
> ?
>
> Sincerely, I don't understand this... can explain ?
Not any dog of course, but that is the basis for the joke.
/../
> Hope that my insight can be useful... jokes are universal, and adapt
> themselves over centuries (mhm... perhaps will be a new branch of
> history and linguistics ? [insert here jokes on too serious academic
> professor ;) ] )
--
Gernot Hassenpflug
Diogenes
Feb 23, 2012, 9:49:04 PM2/23/12
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On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:00:49 -0500, "Jonathan" <Calli...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Help! I've fallen into the lifeboat and I can't get out!
----
Diogenes
The wars are long, the peace is frail
The madmen come again . . . .
wrote:
----
Diogenes
The wars are long, the peace is frail
The madmen come again . . . .
Dennis
Feb 23, 2012, 10:30:38 PM2/23/12
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Andrew Swallow wrote:
> On 24/02/2012 00:00, Jonathan wrote:
>> "Dennis"<tsalagi...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>
> On 24/02/2012 00:00, Jonathan wrote:
>> "Dennis"<tsalagi...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>
>>> # What's the fastest way to get off an Italian cruise ship? - Follow
>>> the captain
>>>
>>
>> The Captian cleared that up, he fell off and just happened
>> to land in a lifeboat. I believe him! Really, I do!
>
> I believe him. Ships hulls are slippery. He may have been planing on
> getting into the same lifeboat about 10 seconds later in a more
> dignified fashion.
Considering the angle of the hull, too.
>>> the captain
>>>
>>
>> The Captian cleared that up, he fell off and just happened
>> to land in a lifeboat. I believe him! Really, I do!
>
> I believe him. Ships hulls are slippery. He may have been planing on
> getting into the same lifeboat about 10 seconds later in a more
> dignified fashion.
Dennis
Alex Potter
Feb 24, 2012, 8:26:01 AM2/24/12
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Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
>>> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
>>> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
>>> inclusive.
>>
>> mhm.... joke from WWII ?
>
> I don't understand this one either.
Scotsmen are stereotypically mean with their money, so, having paid for an
>>> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
>>> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
>>> inclusive.
>>
>> mhm.... joke from WWII ?
>
> I don't understand this one either.
all inclusive trip...
--
Alex
Eugene Griessel
Feb 24, 2012, 8:44:45 AM2/24/12
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fist for free in Glasgow ....
Eugene L Griessel
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net
and he won't bother you for weeks.
tutall
Feb 24, 2012, 10:18:40 AM2/24/12
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On Feb 23, 2:41 pm, Alex Potter <spam...@ap-consulting.co.uk> wrote:
in Asia than just Korea of course. But as Americans GI's were mostly
based in Korea, and for the longest, Korea is the country it's been
attached to. But jokes about any asian neighborhood lacking pets is de
rigeur among many suburban youths.
Couple of guys in my platoon ate some when stationed in Korea. They
weren't impressed.
Horse is not uncommon in parts of Europe either FWIW.
> dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
> There is a widespread belief that Koreans and Chinese eat dogs other than in
> extremis.
Not a "belief". It's a known factoid, the practice is more widespread
> There is a widespread belief that Koreans and Chinese eat dogs other than in
> extremis.
in Asia than just Korea of course. But as Americans GI's were mostly
based in Korea, and for the longest, Korea is the country it's been
attached to. But jokes about any asian neighborhood lacking pets is de
rigeur among many suburban youths.
Couple of guys in my platoon ate some when stationed in Korea. They
weren't impressed.
Horse is not uncommon in parts of Europe either FWIW.
Alex Potter
Feb 24, 2012, 11:26:08 AM2/24/12
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Eugene Griessel wrote:
> It's not really true that Scotsmen are mean - one of them gave me his
> fist for free in Glasgow ....
>
Shame, that. I've always found the natives to be friendly, although I've not
> It's not really true that Scotsmen are mean - one of them gave me his
> fist for free in Glasgow ....
>
been there for over 40 years.
--
Alex
Eugene Griessel
Feb 24, 2012, 11:28:34 AM2/24/12
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Eugene L Griessel
Landmines are equal opportunity weapons.
Alex Potter
Feb 24, 2012, 11:44:55 AM2/24/12
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--
Alex
Andrew Swallow
Feb 24, 2012, 1:24:53 PM2/24/12
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On 24/02/2012 13:44, Eugene Griessel wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:26:01 +0000, Alex Potter
> <spa...@ap-consulting.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
>>
>>>>> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
>>>>> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
>>>>> inclusive.
>>>>
>>>> mhm.... joke from WWII ?
>>>
>>> I don't understand this one either.
>>
>> Scotsmen are stereotypically mean with their money, so, having paid for an
>> all inclusive trip...
>
> It's not really true that Scotsmen are mean - one of them gave me his
> fist for free in Glasgow ....
"for free" - you charged less than the prostitutes.
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:26:01 +0000, Alex Potter
> <spa...@ap-consulting.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
>>
>>>>> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
>>>>> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
>>>>> inclusive.
>>>>
>>>> mhm.... joke from WWII ?
>>>
>>> I don't understand this one either.
>>
>> Scotsmen are stereotypically mean with their money, so, having paid for an
>> all inclusive trip...
>
> It's not really true that Scotsmen are mean - one of them gave me his
> fist for free in Glasgow ....
Andrew Swallow
Eugene Griessel
Feb 24, 2012, 1:36:18 PM2/24/12
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frequently the case.
Eugene L Griessel
If you think nobody cares you're alive,
try missing a couple of payments!
Andrew Swallow
Feb 24, 2012, 1:47:56 PM2/24/12
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Andrew Swallow
Eugene Griessel
Feb 24, 2012, 2:49:22 PM2/24/12
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:47:56 +0000, Andrew Swallow
If you are incapable of making yourself comprehensible please don't
expect others to run around trying to figure out what you mean.
Eugene L Griessel
Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he
is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe, and not make
messes in the house.
expect others to run around trying to figure out what you mean.
Eugene L Griessel
Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he
is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe, and not make
messes in the house.
dott.Piergiorgio
Feb 24, 2012, 4:32:06 PM2/24/12
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Thanks,
dott. Piergiorgio.
dott.Piergiorgio
Feb 24, 2012, 4:34:05 PM2/24/12
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Il 24/02/2012 16:18, tutall ha scritto:
> Horse is not uncommon in parts of Europe either FWIW.
well, once I tasted horse meat, and I can say that is definitively
> Horse is not uncommon in parts of Europe either FWIW.
horseshit.
Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.
Dennis
Feb 24, 2012, 4:48:35 PM2/24/12
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Eugene Griessel wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:26:01 +0000, Alex Potter
> <spa...@ap-consulting.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
>>
>>>>> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
>>>>> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're
>>>>> all inclusive.
>>>>
>>>> mhm.... joke from WWII ?
>>>
>>> I don't understand this one either.
>>
>>Scotsmen are stereotypically mean with their money, so, having paid
>>for an all inclusive trip...
>
> It's not really true that Scotsmen are mean - one of them gave me his
> fist for free in Glasgow ....
Americans used to tell idiotic jokes about Poles for some reason, to the
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:26:01 +0000, Alex Potter
> <spa...@ap-consulting.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
>>
>>>>> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
>>>>> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're
>>>>> all inclusive.
>>>>
>>>> mhm.... joke from WWII ?
>>>
>>> I don't understand this one either.
>>
>>Scotsmen are stereotypically mean with their money, so, having paid
>>for an all inclusive trip...
>
> It's not really true that Scotsmen are mean - one of them gave me his
> fist for free in Glasgow ....
effect that they're stupid, dirty, and cowardly (FWIW, they often tell the
same ones about Italians).
I asked a Pole who the Poles tell jokes about. He said Poles map to
Germans and Russians like English map to Scotsmen and Irish. IOW, Germans
are cheap and Russians are stupid.
He also said that Poles tell language jokes about Czech and vice versa -
the languages sound very funny to each other for some reason.
Dennis
Thomas Womack
Feb 24, 2012, 6:33:16 PM2/24/12
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In article <XnsA003A0D4DBEF3ts...@130.133.4.11>,
totally different when spoken - Czech you can almost confuse with
French, I caused myself moderate to mild embarrassment trying to chat
up in French the Czech waitress in one of the local French
restaurants, whilst Polish is significantly more guttural.
Tom
Dennis <tsalagi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>He also said that Poles tell language jokes about Czech and vice versa -
>the languages sound very funny to each other for some reason.
They're pretty much mutually comprehensible written down, and sound
>He also said that Poles tell language jokes about Czech and vice versa -
>the languages sound very funny to each other for some reason.
totally different when spoken - Czech you can almost confuse with
French, I caused myself moderate to mild embarrassment trying to chat
up in French the Czech waitress in one of the local French
restaurants, whilst Polish is significantly more guttural.
Tom
Diogenes
Feb 24, 2012, 11:15:38 PM2/24/12
to
On 24 Feb 2012 21:48:35 GMT, Dennis <tsalagi...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
<snip>
which was hosted by a professor of language studies. He would start
off with "Have you ever wondered why we say 'blah blah blah' " and
then explain the origins of a common figure of speech.
One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off
with the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy",
implying that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained
they were call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt,
when in fact their origins are in Eastern Europe.
He then went into a long list of international insults (which I can't
exactly recall) but it went something like this:
The Belgians say "he lies like a Frenchman".
The French say "he cusses like a German"
The Germans say "he cheats like a Pole"
The Poles say "he drinks like a Russian" etc., etc.
(you get the idea)
wrote:
<snip>
>
>Americans used to tell idiotic jokes about Poles for some reason, to the
>effect that they're stupid, dirty, and cowardly (FWIW, they often tell the
>same ones about Italians).
>
>I asked a Pole who the Poles tell jokes about. He said Poles map to
>Germans and Russians like English map to Scotsmen and Irish. IOW, Germans
>are cheap and Russians are stupid.
>
>He also said that Poles tell language jokes about Czech and vice versa -
>the languages sound very funny to each other for some reason.
>
>Dennis
Years ago there was a radio program in Boston called "You Don't Say",
>Americans used to tell idiotic jokes about Poles for some reason, to the
>effect that they're stupid, dirty, and cowardly (FWIW, they often tell the
>same ones about Italians).
>
>I asked a Pole who the Poles tell jokes about. He said Poles map to
>Germans and Russians like English map to Scotsmen and Irish. IOW, Germans
>are cheap and Russians are stupid.
>
>He also said that Poles tell language jokes about Czech and vice versa -
>the languages sound very funny to each other for some reason.
>
>Dennis
which was hosted by a professor of language studies. He would start
off with "Have you ever wondered why we say 'blah blah blah' " and
then explain the origins of a common figure of speech.
One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off
with the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy",
implying that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained
they were call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt,
when in fact their origins are in Eastern Europe.
He then went into a long list of international insults (which I can't
exactly recall) but it went something like this:
The Belgians say "he lies like a Frenchman".
The French say "he cusses like a German"
The Germans say "he cheats like a Pole"
The Poles say "he drinks like a Russian" etc., etc.
(you get the idea)
Dennis
Feb 25, 2012, 12:05:59 AM2/25/12
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Thomas Womack wrote:
> Dennis <tsalm> wrote:
>>He also said that Poles tell language jokes about Czech and vice versa -
>>the languages sound very funny to each other for some reason.
>
> They're pretty much mutually comprehensible written down, and sound
> totally different when spoken - Czech you can almost confuse with
> French, I caused myself moderate to mild embarrassment trying to chat
> up in French the Czech waitress in one of the local French
> restaurants, whilst Polish is significantly more guttural.
That's extremely weird! Moi, je parle francais; donc je vais essayer cela
avec une tcheque parfois moi-meme. ;-)
Did the tchick understand you at all? I hardly understand how that's
possible, since French and Czech are from two quite different language
groups. Both the vocabulary stock and the grammar ought to be totally
different, except for being Indo-European and Western.
Dennis
> Dennis <tsalm> wrote:
>>He also said that Poles tell language jokes about Czech and vice versa -
>>the languages sound very funny to each other for some reason.
>
> They're pretty much mutually comprehensible written down, and sound
> totally different when spoken - Czech you can almost confuse with
> French, I caused myself moderate to mild embarrassment trying to chat
> up in French the Czech waitress in one of the local French
> restaurants, whilst Polish is significantly more guttural.
avec une tcheque parfois moi-meme. ;-)
Did the tchick understand you at all? I hardly understand how that's
possible, since French and Czech are from two quite different language
groups. Both the vocabulary stock and the grammar ought to be totally
different, except for being Indo-European and Western.
Dennis
bill
Feb 25, 2012, 4:07:06 AM2/25/12
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:15:38 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
> One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off with
> the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy", implying
> that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained they were
> call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt, when in fact
> their origins are in Eastern Europe.
Actually they're originally from South Asia.
> One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off with
> the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy", implying
> that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained they were
> call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt, when in fact
> their origins are in Eastern Europe.
Their language is rooted in the Indus valley, mind you, so is just about
everyone else's...
But as you said in another post, "confusion is probably a normal state
of mind on your part"
--
"Hopefully the fair wind will resume, or this may well take all day."
Admiral Collingwood on being becalmed under the guns of six French ships-
of-the-line at Trafalgar
Thomas Womack
Feb 25, 2012, 5:26:42 AM2/25/12
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In article <XnsA003EAFC9D33Fts...@130.133.4.11>,
was Czech, but recognising French is to be expected in a French
restaurant.
It's not a similarity of vocabulary at all, it's more a similarity of
phrasing, the way the tone and volume of the voice changes over a
sentence; I'd thought the waitress was French by listening vaguely to
her talking to other waitresses at the other side of the room.
Tom
Dennis <tsalagi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Thomas Womack wrote:
>
>> Dennis <tsalm> wrote:
>>>He also said that Poles tell language jokes about Czech and vice versa -
>>>the languages sound very funny to each other for some reason.
>>
>> They're pretty much mutually comprehensible written down, and sound
>> totally different when spoken - Czech you can almost confuse with
>> French, I caused myself moderate to mild embarrassment trying to chat
>> up in French the Czech waitress in one of the local French
>> restaurants, whilst Polish is significantly more guttural.
>
>That's extremely weird! Moi, je parle francais; donc je vais essayer cela
>avec une tcheque parfois moi-meme. ;-)
>
>Did the tchick understand you at all?
She realised I was speaking French and told me (in English) that she
>Thomas Womack wrote:
>
>> Dennis <tsalm> wrote:
>>>He also said that Poles tell language jokes about Czech and vice versa -
>>>the languages sound very funny to each other for some reason.
>>
>> They're pretty much mutually comprehensible written down, and sound
>> totally different when spoken - Czech you can almost confuse with
>> French, I caused myself moderate to mild embarrassment trying to chat
>> up in French the Czech waitress in one of the local French
>> restaurants, whilst Polish is significantly more guttural.
>
>That's extremely weird! Moi, je parle francais; donc je vais essayer cela
>avec une tcheque parfois moi-meme. ;-)
>
>Did the tchick understand you at all?
was Czech, but recognising French is to be expected in a French
restaurant.
It's not a similarity of vocabulary at all, it's more a similarity of
phrasing, the way the tone and volume of the voice changes over a
sentence; I'd thought the waitress was French by listening vaguely to
her talking to other waitresses at the other side of the room.
Tom
dott.Piergiorgio
Feb 25, 2012, 3:32:07 PM2/25/12
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Il 24/02/2012 22:48, Dennis ha scritto:
> Americans used to tell idiotic jokes about Poles for some reason, to the
> effect that they're stupid, dirty, and cowardly (FWIW, they often tell the
> same ones about Italians).
>
> I asked a Pole who the Poles tell jokes about. He said Poles map to
> Germans and Russians like English map to Scotsmen and Irish. IOW, Germans
> are cheap and Russians are stupid.
Italy's external jokes are about Germans and French (no wonders...) and
> Americans used to tell idiotic jokes about Poles for some reason, to the
> effect that they're stupid, dirty, and cowardly (FWIW, they often tell the
> same ones about Italians).
>
> I asked a Pole who the Poles tell jokes about. He said Poles map to
> Germans and Russians like English map to Scotsmen and Irish. IOW, Germans
> are cheap and Russians are stupid.
internal jokes are mainly on the Genoese (whose are considered in the
same manner as scottish) and, surprise, the Carabinieri....
Sarah Hartwell
Feb 25, 2012, 4:18:50 PM2/25/12
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Andrew Swallow <am.sw...@btinternet.com> wrote in
news:dr-dnbLWS-j8RtrS...@bt.com:
> Look up sadism and the English vice.
I don't have to look it up - I just do it ;-)
--
Sarah Hotdesking
Johnson's Law: Any thread with Mr McCall, Ms Hotdesking and Mr Sandstrom
participating will sooner rather than later (d)evolve into smut.
http://www.messybeast.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29520195@N08/
news:dr-dnbLWS-j8RtrS...@bt.com:
> Look up sadism and the English vice.
--
Sarah Hotdesking
Johnson's Law: Any thread with Mr McCall, Ms Hotdesking and Mr Sandstrom
participating will sooner rather than later (d)evolve into smut.
http://www.messybeast.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29520195@N08/
Eugene Griessel
Feb 25, 2012, 4:26:54 PM2/25/12
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On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:18:50 GMT, Sarah Hartwell
<sarah.ha...@SPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>Andrew Swallow <am.sw...@btinternet.com> wrote in
>news:dr-dnbLWS-j8RtrS...@bt.com:
>
>
>> Look up sadism and the English vice.
>
>I don't have to look it up - I just do it ;-)
Mr Swallow seems very familiar with it and with the ways of ladies of
<sarah.ha...@SPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>Andrew Swallow <am.sw...@btinternet.com> wrote in
>news:dr-dnbLWS-j8RtrS...@bt.com:
>
>
>> Look up sadism and the English vice.
>
>I don't have to look it up - I just do it ;-)
joy. Don't have his experience in these carnal matters I'm afraid.
Eugene L Griessel
Most psychological conditions are caused when humans legislate, be it
by law, religion or custom, against base human animal instinct.
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Andrew Chaplin
Feb 25, 2012, 5:18:08 PM2/25/12
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"dott.Piergiorgio" <chied...@ask.me> wrote in
news:bzb2r.140205$GZ3....@tornado.fastwebnet.it:
> Italy's external jokes are about Germans and French (no wonders...)
> and internal jokes are mainly on the Genoese (whose are considered in
> the same manner as scottish) and, surprise, the Carabinieri....
To bring this subthread on-topic, I give you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdY1Y5XNJBY.
--
Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
(If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.)
news:bzb2r.140205$GZ3....@tornado.fastwebnet.it:
> Italy's external jokes are about Germans and French (no wonders...)
> and internal jokes are mainly on the Genoese (whose are considered in
> the same manner as scottish) and, surprise, the Carabinieri....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdY1Y5XNJBY.
--
Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
(If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.)
Eugene Griessel
Feb 25, 2012, 8:16:59 PM2/25/12
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On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:18:08 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Chaplin
<ab.ch...@yourfinger.rogers.com> wrote:
>"dott.Piergiorgio" <chied...@ask.me> wrote in
>news:bzb2r.140205$GZ3....@tornado.fastwebnet.it:
>
>> Italy's external jokes are about Germans and French (no wonders...)
>> and internal jokes are mainly on the Genoese (whose are considered in
>> the same manner as scottish) and, surprise, the Carabinieri....
>
>To bring this subthread on-topic, I give you
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdY1Y5XNJBY.
A gnother F&S fan. Bad gnus.
<ab.ch...@yourfinger.rogers.com> wrote:
>"dott.Piergiorgio" <chied...@ask.me> wrote in
>news:bzb2r.140205$GZ3....@tornado.fastwebnet.it:
>
>> Italy's external jokes are about Germans and French (no wonders...)
>> and internal jokes are mainly on the Genoese (whose are considered in
>> the same manner as scottish) and, surprise, the Carabinieri....
>
>To bring this subthread on-topic, I give you
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdY1Y5XNJBY.
Eugene L Griessel
If God had really intended men to fly, he'd make it easier to get
to the airport!
Dennis
Feb 25, 2012, 9:25:06 PM2/25/12
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derogatory term for policeman in the US. I believe that 'cow' was the
derogatory term in France at one time.
Americans tell jokes about Poles (don't ask why).
Canadians tell jokes about people from Newfoundland ('Newfies')
French tell jokes about Belgians.
French Swiss tell jokes about German Swiss.
Dennis
Richard Casady
Feb 25, 2012, 10:22:35 PM2/25/12
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On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:26:54 +0200, Eugene Griessel
<eug...@dynagen.co.za> wrote:
>On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:18:50 GMT, Sarah Hartwell
><sarah.ha...@SPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Andrew Swallow <am.sw...@btinternet.com> wrote in
>>news:dr-dnbLWS-j8RtrS...@bt.com:
>>
>>
>>> Look up sadism and the English vice.
>>
>>I don't have to look it up - I just do it ;-)
>
>Mr Swallow seems very familiar with it and with the ways of ladies of
>joy. Don't have his experience in these carnal matters I'm afraid.
>
I once met a lady statistician, who knew all the standard deviations.
<eug...@dynagen.co.za> wrote:
>On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:18:50 GMT, Sarah Hartwell
><sarah.ha...@SPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Andrew Swallow <am.sw...@btinternet.com> wrote in
>>news:dr-dnbLWS-j8RtrS...@bt.com:
>>
>>
>>> Look up sadism and the English vice.
>>
>>I don't have to look it up - I just do it ;-)
>
>Mr Swallow seems very familiar with it and with the ways of ladies of
>joy. Don't have his experience in these carnal matters I'm afraid.
>
Casady
Sarah Hartwell
Feb 26, 2012, 10:57:35 AM2/26/12
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Fred J. McCall <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:hglik7drt2elcngj2...@4ax.com:
> Sarah Hartwell <sarah.ha...@SPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Andrew Swallow <am.sw...@btinternet.com> wrote in
>>news:dr-dnbLWS-j8RtrS...@bt.com:
>>>
>>> Look up sadism and the English vice.
>>
>>I don't have to look it up - I just do it ;-)
>>
>
> So, although rum is right out....
>
That still leaves two items out of "rum, sodomy and the lash" ;-)
news:hglik7drt2elcngj2...@4ax.com:
> Sarah Hartwell <sarah.ha...@SPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Andrew Swallow <am.sw...@btinternet.com> wrote in
>>news:dr-dnbLWS-j8RtrS...@bt.com:
>>>
>>> Look up sadism and the English vice.
>>
>>I don't have to look it up - I just do it ;-)
>>
>
>
That still leaves two items out of "rum, sodomy and the lash" ;-)
Ray O'Hara
Feb 26, 2012, 3:30:49 PM2/26/12
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"dott.Piergiorgio" <chied...@ask.me> wrote in message
news:qlT1r.139921$GZ3....@tornado.fastwebnet.it...
Chow comes from the chinese dogs raised for food the chow chow.
It entered the languange from sailors who had visited Shanghai.
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Feb 26, 2012, 9:16:52 PM2/26/12
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On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000 (UTC), bill <black...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:15:38 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
>
>
>> One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off with
>> the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy", implying
>> that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained they were
>> call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt, when in fact
>> their origins are in Eastern Europe.
>
>Actually they're originally from South Asia.
>
>Their language is rooted in the Indus valley, mind you, so is just about
>everyone else's...
>
>But as you said in another post, "confusion is probably a normal state
>of mind on your part"
And the statement regarding their origins was made by the host of the
radio program. Your reading comprehension could use some work also.
wrote:
>On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:15:38 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
>
>
>> One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off with
>> the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy", implying
>> that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained they were
>> call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt, when in fact
>> their origins are in Eastern Europe.
>
>Actually they're originally from South Asia.
>
>Their language is rooted in the Indus valley, mind you, so is just about
>everyone else's...
>
>But as you said in another post, "confusion is probably a normal state
>of mind on your part"
radio program. Your reading comprehension could use some work also.
Gernot Hassenpflug
Feb 26, 2012, 10:56:00 PM2/26/12
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Alex Potter <spa...@ap-consulting.co.uk> writes:
> Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
>
>>>> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
>>>> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
>>>> inclusive.
>>>
>>> mhm.... joke from WWII ?
>>
>> I don't understand this one either.
>
> Scotsmen are stereotypically mean with their money, so, having paid for an
> all inclusive trip...
Thanks. I'm still feeling the "inclusive" part is really really
> Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
>
>>>> # Italian divers searching the stricken cruise ship have found two
>>>> Scotsmen at the bar. They've told the divers to fuck off, they're all
>>>> inclusive.
>>>
>>> mhm.... joke from WWII ?
>>
>> I don't understand this one either.
>
> Scotsmen are stereotypically mean with their money, so, having paid for an
> all inclusive trip...
tentative, but OK, you have explained it to my satisfaction!
--
Gernot Hassenpflug
Gernot Hassenpflug
Feb 26, 2012, 11:00:46 PM2/26/12
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Oh wait...
--
Gernot Hassenpflug
Dennis
Feb 26, 2012, 11:44:38 PM2/26/12
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not through angles like this! :-)
Dennis
Kerryn Offord
Feb 27, 2012, 5:36:38 AM2/27/12
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Chow-chow...victuals or meat.
By 1886 it was being clipped to simply chow.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-cho1.htm
CHOW
Q From Bob Patrick: How did military food come to be known as chow?
A We don’t know all the ins and outs of this one, but the basic facts
seem to be fairly clear. Its immediate origin is a Chinese-English
pidgin which was used by indentured Chinese labourers who built the
railroads in and into California last century. It seems that the
original was the repeated chow chow, and in that form it’s recorded in a
glossary prepared by a member of the staff of the British embassy in
Beijing at the end of the eighteenth century. One theory is that chow
chow originally referred to a preserve of ginger and orange peel in
syrup, or possibly a mixed vegetable pickle. It is also said to derive
from the Chinese word ch’ao, meaning “to fry or cook”. Its pidgin use in
an institutional or communal context in California seems to be why it
still has links with military or prison life. So far as we know, it has
nothing to do with the dog of the same name, which is probably connected
with the Chou dynasty.
bill
Feb 27, 2012, 7:25:47 AM2/27/12
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On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:16:52 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000 (UTC), bill <black...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:15:38 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
>>
>>
>>> One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off
>>> with the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy",
>>> implying that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained
>>> they were call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt,
>>> when in fact their origins are in Eastern Europe.
>>
>>Actually they're originally from South Asia.
>>
>>Their language is rooted in the Indus valley, mind you, so is just
>>about everyone else's...
>>
>>But as you said in another post, "confusion is probably a normal state
>>of mind on your part"
>
> And the statement regarding their origins was made by the host of the
> radio program.
That really is your problem my child.
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000 (UTC), bill <black...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:15:38 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
>>
>>
>>> One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off
>>> with the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy",
>>> implying that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained
>>> they were call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt,
>>> when in fact their origins are in Eastern Europe.
>>
>>Actually they're originally from South Asia.
>>
>>Their language is rooted in the Indus valley, mind you, so is just
>>about everyone else's...
>>
>>But as you said in another post, "confusion is probably a normal state
>>of mind on your part"
>
> And the statement regarding their origins was made by the host of the
> radio program.
Diogenes
Feb 27, 2012, 9:47:55 PM2/27/12
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On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:25:47 +0000 (UTC), bill <black...@gmail.com>
equal your arrogance (however few things do).
wrote:
>On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:16:52 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000 (UTC), bill <black...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:15:38 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off
>>>> with the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy",
>>>> implying that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained
>>>> they were call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt,
>>>> when in fact their origins are in Eastern Europe.
>>>
>>>Actually they're originally from South Asia.
>>>
>>>Their language is rooted in the Indus valley, mind you, so is just
>>>about everyone else's...
>>>
>>>But as you said in another post, "confusion is probably a normal state
>>>of mind on your part"
>>
>> And the statement regarding their origins was made by the host of the
>> radio program.
>
>That really is your problem my child.
And your real problem is that your reading comprehension does not
>On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:16:52 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000 (UTC), bill <black...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:15:38 -0500, Diogenes wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> One program was all about ethnic and national slurs. He started off
>>>> with the word 'gyp', as in to cheat someone. It arose from "Gypsy",
>>>> implying that the group frequently cheated people. Then he explained
>>>> they were call "Gypsies" because people thought they came from Egypt,
>>>> when in fact their origins are in Eastern Europe.
>>>
>>>Actually they're originally from South Asia.
>>>
>>>Their language is rooted in the Indus valley, mind you, so is just
>>>about everyone else's...
>>>
>>>But as you said in another post, "confusion is probably a normal state
>>>of mind on your part"
>>
>> And the statement regarding their origins was made by the host of the
>> radio program.
>
>That really is your problem my child.
equal your arrogance (however few things do).
Weatherlawyer
Feb 28, 2012, 1:44:00 PM2/28/12
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On Feb 24, 3:18 pm, tutall <tut...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 23, 2:41 pm, Alex Potter <spam...@ap-consulting.co.uk> wrote:
> in Asia than just Korea of course. But as Americans GI's were mostly
> based in Korea, and for the longest, Korea is the country it's been
> attached to. But jokes about any asian neighborhood lacking pets is de
> rigeur among many suburban youths.
>
> Couple of guys in my platoon ate some when stationed in Korea. They
> weren't impressed.
construction all had dog pens similar to our chicken factories. No
more cruel and no less cruel.
Just both evil.
> On Feb 23, 2:41 pm, Alex Potter <spam...@ap-consulting.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
> > There is a widespread belief that Koreans and Chinese eat dogs other than in
> > extremis.
>
> Not a "belief". It's a known factoid, the practice is more widespread
> > dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
> > There is a widespread belief that Koreans and Chinese eat dogs other than in
> > extremis.
>
> in Asia than just Korea of course. But as Americans GI's were mostly
> based in Korea, and for the longest, Korea is the country it's been
> attached to. But jokes about any asian neighborhood lacking pets is de
> rigeur among many suburban youths.
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> Couple of guys in my platoon ate some when stationed in Korea. They
> weren't impressed.
>
> Horse is not uncommon in parts of Europe either FWIW.
Korean workmen in Arabia when the Brits were doing a lot of civil
> Horse is not uncommon in parts of Europe either FWIW.
construction all had dog pens similar to our chicken factories. No
more cruel and no less cruel.
Just both evil.
Weatherlawyer
Feb 28, 2012, 1:46:03 PM2/28/12
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On Feb 26, 8:30 pm, "Ray O'Hara" <raymond-oh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "dott.Piergiorgio" <chiedet...@ask.me> wrote in message
I often wondered where the term Gun came from. Apparently it is
regional Chinese word for Spear.
> "dott.Piergiorgio" <chiedet...@ask.me> wrote in message
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> > Il 23/02/2012 23:41, Alex Potter ha scritto:
> >> dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
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> >>>> on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog that
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> >>>> found them.
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> >>> Sincerely, I don't understand this... can explain ?
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> >> There is a widespread belief that Koreans and Chinese eat dogs other than
> >> in
> >> extremis.
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> > OK I got it now ! :D
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> > Thanks,
> > dott. Piergiorgio.
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> An American term for food is chow.
> Chow comes from the chinese dogs raised for food the chow chow.
> It entered the language from sailors who had visited Shanghai.
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> > Il 23/02/2012 23:41, Alex Potter ha scritto:
> >> dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
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> >>>> on the Costa Concordia as to the whereabouts of the rescue dog that
> >>>> first
> >>>> found them.
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> >>> ?
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> >>> Sincerely, I don't understand this... can explain ?
>
> >> There is a widespread belief that Koreans and Chinese eat dogs other than
> >> in
> >> extremis.
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> > OK I got it now ! :D
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> > Thanks,
> > dott. Piergiorgio.
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> An American term for food is chow.
> Chow comes from the chinese dogs raised for food the chow chow.
I often wondered where the term Gun came from. Apparently it is
regional Chinese word for Spear.
Weatherlawyer
Feb 28, 2012, 1:50:34 PM2/28/12
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On Feb 24, 4:26 pm, Alex Potter <spam...@ap-consulting.co.uk> wrote:
> Eugene Griessel wrote:
> > It's not really true that Scotsmen are mean - one of them gave me his
> > fist for free in Glasgow ....
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> Shame, that. I've always found the natives to be friendly, although I've not
> been there for over 40 years.
If you never met a drunk that wasn't friendly it's your own fault for
going out to late.
> Eugene Griessel wrote:
> > It's not really true that Scotsmen are mean - one of them gave me his
> > fist for free in Glasgow ....
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> Shame, that. I've always found the natives to be friendly, although I've not
> been there for over 40 years.
If you never met a drunk that wasn't friendly it's your own fault for
going out to late.
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