Author: margolies,marc
Date: 23:09:38 06/20/03
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remember i used the words '80 year old woman' and '800 pound gorilla'. how did this turn into a family matter? moreover it is probably not important for this discussion whether you are my countryman or not except that you seem to turn this into fodder for some fish-slapping charade. yours, marc On June 19, 2003 at 18:59:41, Christophe Theron wrote: >On June 19, 2003 at 16:57:39, Albert Silver wrote: > >>On June 18, 2003 at 20:14:14, margolies,marc wrote: >> >>>thank you,Cristophe! >>> >>>to albert: the 'american' part of the equation refers not to my obvious >>>'grossness', which you appear to latch onto yourself, without regard to what you >>>are. >> >>Without regard to what I am.... Ok, I'll bite. What am I? >> >>Grossness is apparently universal then. Rather the 'american' qualification >>>is an expression of my >> >>No, not 'your'. I was responding to Théron's reply commenting on American >>grossness. >> >> awareness of the importance of IBM in the business world >>>here versus that of SCO. My post was about a false impression where SCO does the >>>kicking while IBM gets kicked. But IBM is what Americans call the provebial 800 >>>pound gorilla, as in the question, "Where does an 800 pound Gorilla sit? Answer: >>>Whereever he wants!" >>>That was the semiotics of my joke. Yet it is interesting, Albert, that it should >>>make you think of YOUR grandmother. >> >>I think your riposte demonstrates a lack of a sense of humor. >> >> I don't see that as an efective attack on >>>americans :) >> >>Why would I want to make an effective attack on Americans? I *am* American FYI. >> >> Albert > > > >That's definitely turning into the most comical thread of the year! ;-) > > > > Christophe
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