Author: Albert Silver
Date: 17:04:09 06/22/03
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On June 21, 2003 at 02:09:38, margolies,marc wrote:
>remember i used the words '80 year old woman' and '800 pound gorilla'.
>how did this turn into a family matter?
It didn't. Though I still affirm Americans are grosser.
>moreover it is probably not important for this discussion whether you are my
>countryman or not except that
Ah, so you recognize this is an ezception.
you seem to turn this into fodder for some
>fish-slapping charade.
Why would I want to slap fish with fodder or anything else? I am a pacifist FYI.
Albert
P.S. I still think you lack a sense of humor.
>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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