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Re: [Spridgets] Civility?

To: "Deikis, John G" <John.Deikis@va.gov>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Civility?
From: "Michael Conn" <mconn2@bright.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 23:22:20 -0400
John,

How dare you.   (I can't even spell the name of the country!)

Michael

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deikis, John G" <John.Deikis@va.gov>
To: "Fisher or Elizabeth Jones" <fisher@hctc.net>; 
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Civility?


>I would prefer to not limit ourselves to just the Chinese.  Bashing
> Brits was a breath of fresh air.  Look at all they've done to us!
> Inches, miles, gallons, an un-spellable language close to being official
> at the expense of the wonderfully phonetic Espaniolish. Not to mention
> these cars.  A nation of blacksmiths competing with engineers!
>
> Perhaps we could benefit by broadening the barbs a bit more:  I propose
> LITHUANIANS!  We brew good beer, make good sausage, eat a lot of
> potatoes, and produce fairly good looking women.  We also have upwards
> to 300,000 illegals living in the U.S. and are responsible for most of
> the auto theft in Germany.  What's not to like?  Chester Riley's buddy,
> Otto Schmidlap, claimed to be Lithuanian. Michael Conn might be a
> Lithuanian!
>
> -JohnD
>
> "Money trumps peace." - George W. Bush - February 14, 2007
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fisher or Elizabeth Jones [mailto:fisher@hctc.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:52 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] Civility?
>
>   Given that this is a multi national membership, is it really
> necessary
>   to  make  disparaging  comments  which  quite  definitely  offend
> some
>   members?
>   I really appreciate all the side trips we take from time to time,
> just
>   as  much  as  the car talk, but I resent private opinions being
> aired,
>   which  decry my country or her people, or her monarchy.   Just as
> some
>   others  object  to  American  politics being discussed here.  I'm
> sure
>   others must feel the same way, but perhaps do not wish to speak.
>   Sir, I am offended
>   Elizabeth Jones
>   Comfort, Texas.
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>
>   Fisher or Elizabeth Jones
>   "A gentleman does not motor about after dark."  Joseph Lucas 1920
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