Anyone else got "The Cold"?

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:59:43 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

and with this solution you can also hide that you are using something
*gasp* ... French.

I *have* found it deeply disturbing that I actually like something made by
the French.

???

I've been able to justify it thusly: St. Benedict was Italian. Therefore
the Benedictine monks who brew the wicked potion called Green Chartreuse
are, in fact, Italian, regardless of where they currently reside.

well ...

:-)

the smiley helps. a bit.

(BTW: My Dad discovered the stuff when he was stationed in France in World
War II. From the time I turned 21 until he died in 1993, he would bring
out a thimble-full of the stuff on special occasions. For some reason, even
though it tastes a lot like Jet-A, I learned to like the stuff.... Although
you can only take it in small doses. )

there are some things I have handy in similar situations ... they do
wonders.

#m
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well ...

:-)

the smiley helps. a bit.

Oh, hell, Martin. My mother's maiden name was "Errard" -- very French
Canadian. We can't run from our heritage...

Of course, the Errards were the smart ones, who actually left France...

;-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:21:29 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

the smiley helps. a bit.

Oh, hell, Martin.

*hehe*

My mother's maiden name was "Errard" -- very French
Canadian. We can't run from our heritage...

oh. an outing! :-)))

Of course, the Errards were the smart ones, who actually left France...

rumors are that many had the option "hanging or America". :-))

;-)

#m

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rumors are that many had the option "hanging or America". :-))

Nah, that was Australia.

Although my very German great-great-great-grand-father left absolutely no
tracks leading back to the "old country"...

After extensive (and fruitless) research, I've come to the conclusion that
he was on the run.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:49:12 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

rumors are that many had the option "hanging or America". :-))

Nah, that was Australia.


IBTD. Australia was a prison, sure.

Although my very German great-great-great-grand-father left absolutely no
tracks leading back to the "old country"...

After extensive (and fruitless) research, I've come to the conclusion that
he was on the run.

as so many others have been. this was not a good time ...

#m

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"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
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On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:49:12 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

rumors are that many had the option "hanging or America". :-))

Nah, that was Australia.

The French were never sent to Australia, it was a British prison colony.

I disagree: this was an absolutely EXCELLENT time for the fledgling USA.
We got the criminals, the dissidents, the outcasts of "society" who
crossbred with the prostitutes, the free thinkers, and the rebel outcasts.
What we got was the god-damndest melting pot of brainpower ever to grace the
face of God's earth, with the possible exception of the Mongol hordes that
invaded Europe some two thousand years before that impregnated Europe with
those sorts of genes.

Today we are melting Sikhs, Vietnamese, and probably (after last week's
events) Indonesians into that pot for an even better stew. Ukranians,
Russians, and the rest of the former USSR have been in the mix for a few
years and will contribute their genes to the USA swimming pool.

It is a good time. We are being revitalized, much unlike Europe. You ever
looked at Prince Charles? It was obvious that somebody in the Royal Family
KNEW somebody in the Royal Family.

Me? My native american great-grandmother (Mary Crow) married this damnable
ne'er-do-well Welch football player from Chicago, whose grandson married my
first generation German immigrant mother, who begat this poor son of a gun.
This combination produced a USC PhD in finance, a UC MS in history, and a
CalState BA in Physics/Math. Not bad for the European castoffs, is it?
Send 'em on over in droves, please.

Jim



After extensive (and fruitless) research, I've come to the conclusion that
he was on the run.

as so many others have been. this was not a good time ...

"RST Engineering" wrote in message ...
I disagree: this was an absolutely EXCELLENT time for the fledgling USA. We got the criminals, the dissidents, the
outcasts of "society" who crossbred with the prostitutes, the free thinkers, and the rebel outcasts. What we got was
the god-damndest melting pot of brainpower ever to grace the face of God's earth, with the possible exception of the
Mongol hordes that invaded Europe some two thousand years before that impregnated Europe with those sorts of genes.

Today we are melting Sikhs, Vietnamese, and probably (after last week's events) Indonesians into that pot for an even
better stew. Ukranians, Russians, and the rest of the former USSR have been in the mix for a few years and will
contribute their genes to the USA swimming pool.

It is a good time. We are being revitalized, much unlike Europe. You ever looked at Prince Charles? It was obvious
that somebody in the Royal Family KNEW somebody in the Royal Family.

Me? My native american great-grandmother (Mary Crow) married this damnable ne'er-do-well Welch football player from
Chicago, whose grandson married my first generation German immigrant mother, who begat this poor son of a gun. This
combination produced a USC PhD in finance, a UC MS in history, and a CalState BA in Physics/Math. Not bad for the
European castoffs, is it? Send 'em on over in droves, please.

Jim



After extensive (and fruitless) research, I've come to the conclusion that
he was on the run.

as so many others have been. this was not a good time ...





http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...nt/4104055.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3592905.stm

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:51:57 GMT, Martin Hotze
wrote:

http://www.terranova.net/content/images/goering.jpg


Wow! Thanks for the education.

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Jay Honeck wrote:

Although my very German great-great-great-grand-father left absolutely no
tracks leading back to the "old country"...

After extensive (and fruitless) research, I've come to the conclusion that
he was on the run.

Robert Patterson arrived in 1747. We think he was on the losing side in the
attempt to restore the Stuarts to the throne in '45.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.