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Subject: yes but was your grandmother american too?

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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