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Lance Armstrong Slaps Frogs in the Face Again !
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Re: Lance Armstrong Slaps Frogs in the Face Again ! -
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Patrick@work wrote: On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 02:46:06 GMT, Richard Harding rhardin1 (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote: Doc Knutsen wrote: Chateau-Neuf-de-Pape... Or even a Chateauneuf du Pape (for degree of difficulty "cappucino" was much higher) LOL this place sometimes is a amazing. Richard, just stick with correcting people's spelling and grammar in English, US-English for all I care. Just don't try to do it in French. How about Italian? ("cappuccino" is preferred) -- John Briggs |
<sigh>
You might also want to check your dictionary for "anorak" which I
believe is of Norwegian derivation. And as for my right to correct
people's French spelling, I think that having one French parent, having
been born in France (Annecy in Hte-Savoie) and having lived there for
the first 38 years of my life I am more qualified than most to take
issue with people's errors.
Richard -- that's Ree'shar to you
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in article c048149ff7118cdb9f8dc396bc8307d5 (AT...) teranews.com, Dario at asd (AT) asd (DOT) asd wrote on 7/29/03 5:35 AM: On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 11:23:55 -0400, rosseforP sdrawkcaB wrote (in message f8SUa.23774$Mc.1856504 (AT) newsread1 (DOT) prod.itd.earthlink.net>): 5 times the frogs have had to se an evil American win their country's most famous event. After the Frogs disdain for America and the Iraq war, seeing Lance win this year is as good as it gets. I can hear those frogs croaking in anger already. Let them eat snails. You obviously know nothing of the cycling world and the fact that the French love Armstrong and have great respect for him. They welcome him as one of their own, instead of rejecting him based on his nationality. He lived in the country for some years, and took the time to learn the language. I also do not understand your drive to take credit for, or share the glory of another person's accomplishments. Why? Simply because they are from the same country? I constantly hear stories of other American cyclists in Texas, and other Midwestern and Southern states, being hit, run off the road, and even deliberately killed by pickup trucks of the same country men that now attempt to take pride in Lance's accomplishments. You are the epitome of why people around the world think of Americans as buffoons. You have the right, however, to display your ignorance. Perhaps you are not familiar with the frequent jeering that Lance has had to endure these past five years. I have video tape as proof. Or, for that matter, what about the repeated charges in the French press regarding Lance and performance enhancing drugs. Put in the correct key words and Google will almost explode. |
cyclists from all kinds of countries. Or in any sports, for that matter.
Quite famous in the Netherlands is the interesting press-conference of the
American swim-team, during which allegations were made that Inge de Bruijn
must have been on performance enhancing drugs. How else could she win three
gold medals at the olympics with so many good American swimmers? Or the
continuous allegations against anyone who beats an American in the 100 m
sprint in athletics (Linford Christie, for example). It's all nothing new,
and unfortunately part of sports in general. Envy and disbelieve when
someone else is better. And often nationalistic sentiments are then brought
in by *both* parties. French people trashing Americans? Must be because of
anti-Americanism. Americans trashing Russians? Must be anti-Russianism. Etc.
Etc. Etc.
When seeing some stories in the (also American) press, I am almost inclined
to believe that all Americans hate the French. Yet, knowing some Americans
personally, I know this is not the case.
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And its so nice of you to characterize all Americans as buffoons based on your glittering generalities of the French. |
Americans as buffoons, but rather states that there are people that see
Americans as buffoons, because of people like 'Backward Professor'. But I'm
not that proficient in English, so I could be mistaken.
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John Briggs wrote: Patrick@work wrote: On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 02:46:06 GMT, Richard Harding rhardin1 (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote: Doc Knutsen wrote: Chateau-Neuf-de-Pape... Or even a Chateauneuf du Pape (for degree of difficulty "cappucino" was much higher) LOL this place sometimes is a amazing. Richard, just stick with correcting people's spelling and grammar in English, US-English for all I care. Just don't try to do it in French. How about Italian? ("cappuccino" is preferred) John, you obviously checked your sense of irony at the door on that one. sigh In which case you omitted the emoticon for "irony". (There is a school of |
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You might also want to check your dictionary for "anorak" which I believe is of Norwegian derivation. |
"Skidbrook") You'll be telling me next that "penguin" is a Welsh word.
--
John Briggs
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John Briggs wrote: Patrick@work wrote: On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 02:46:06 GMT, Richard Harding rhardin1 (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote: Doc Knutsen wrote: Chateau-Neuf-de-Pape... Or even a Chateauneuf du Pape (for degree of difficulty "cappucino" was much higher) LOL this place sometimes is a amazing. Richard, just stick with correcting people's spelling and grammar in English, US-English for all I care. Just don't try to do it in French. How about Italian? ("cappuccino" is preferred) -- John Briggs John, you obviously checked your sense of irony at the door on that one. <sigh You might also want to check your dictionary for "anorak" which I believe is of Norwegian derivation. |
Pronunciation: 'a-n&-"rak
Function: noun
Etymology: Danish, from Inuit (Greenland) annoraaq
Date: 1922
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in article vrg9ivo5dbuc9iisd2gscvls6lkvhm6cfv (AT) 4ax (DOT) com, CMiller at av98ingram (AT) attbi (DOT) damnedspammers.com wrote on 7/27/03 11:36 PM: On 27 Jul 2003 15:55:35 GMT, "Martin Schmidt" <BdVP (AT) gmx (DOT) de> wrote: Lance is not in the US government, Are you sure about that? After all, he is sponsored by a part of the US government (US Postal System, IIRC). ^_^ It's all a conspiracy... The Postal Service is an independent governmental corporation. The actual government cannot sponsor things like bike teams. so why should anyone be mad about his win? Will he get #6 next year? <sigh> I never seemed to catch the race coverage shown here in the US (admittedly, I didn't look too hard). It's on one of those many cable channels (Outdoor Life ?)... Outdoor Life showed a half hour prelude and two hours of live riding every day. And then repeated it at least twice each day. Except on Sundays, when CBS paid more to show just a few minutes. |
contracting service the idea of sponsoring a team that doesn't even race is
the usa goes over quite badly with the work force .
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in article vrg9ivo5dbuc9iisd2gscvls6lkvhm6cfv (AT) 4ax (DOT) com, CMiller at av98ingram (AT) attbi (DOT) damnedspammers.com wrote on 7/27/03 11:36 PM: On 27 Jul 2003 15:55:35 GMT, "Martin Schmidt" <BdVP (AT) gmx (DOT) de> wrote: Lance is not in the US government, Are you sure about that? After all, he is sponsored by a part of the US government (US Postal System, IIRC). ^_^ It's all a conspiracy... The Postal Service is an independent governmental corporation. The actual government cannot sponsor things like bike teams. |
Doesn't the US Army sponsor a NASCAR team?
http://www.goarmy.com/events/racing/nascar/car.htm
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"william lynch" <x@y.z> wrote in article vrg9ivo5dbuc9iisd2gscvls6lkvhm6cfv (AT) 4ax (DOT) com, CMiller at av98ingram (AT) attbi (DOT) damnedspammers.com wrote on 7/27/03 11:36 PM: On 27 Jul 2003 15:55:35 GMT, "Martin Schmidt" <BdVP (AT) gmx (DOT) de> wrote: Lance is not in the US government, Are you sure about that? After all, he is sponsored by a part of the US government (US Postal System, IIRC). ^_^ It's all a conspiracy... The Postal Service is an independent governmental corporation. The actual government cannot sponsor things like bike teams. so why should anyone be mad about his win? Will he get #6 next year? <sigh> I never seemed to catch the race coverage shown here in the US (admittedly, I didn't look too hard). It's on one of those many cable channels (Outdoor Life ?)... Outdoor Life showed a half hour prelude and two hours of live riding every day. And then repeated it at least twice each day. Except on Sundays, when CBS paid more to show just a few minutes. i work for the usps and i can tell you that in this time of budget cuts and contracting service the idea of sponsoring a team that doesn't even race is the usa goes over quite badly with the work force . Given that your primary source of income is the sale of |
(sponsorship for the team) is money well spent.
Especially if more non-Americans are buying the stamps.
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"william lynch" <x@y.z> wrote in article vrg9ivo5dbuc9iisd2gscvls6lkvhm6cfv (AT) 4ax (DOT) com, CMiller at av98ingram (AT) attbi (DOT) damnedspammers.com wrote on 7/27/03 11:36 PM: On 27 Jul 2003 15:55:35 GMT, "Martin Schmidt" <BdVP (AT) gmx (DOT) de> wrote: Lance is not in the US government, Are you sure about that? After all, he is sponsored by a part of the US government (US Postal System, IIRC). ^_^ It's all a conspiracy... The Postal Service is an independent governmental corporation. The actual government cannot sponsor things like bike teams. You'd think the Armed Forces would be the "actual government". Doesn't the US Army sponsor a NASCAR team? http://www.goarmy.com/events/racing/nascar/car.htm It's actually Army Recruiting, a PR department. They |
regulations, also. All five of the armed forces do
similar things with NASCAR. The IQ of the fan base may
have something to do with it.
I personally don't see any reason why the branches of
the armed forces need PR departments, but I am one of
the (large) majority that did not vote for the current
administration.
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in article EbTVa.22997$hOa.19680 (AT) news02 (DOT) bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com, Stephen Bigelow at sbigelowXzX (AT) rogers (DOT) com wrote on 7/30/03 10:24 AM: "william lynch" <x@y.z> wrote in article vrg9ivo5dbuc9iisd2gscvls6lkvhm6cfv (AT) 4ax (DOT) com, CMiller at av98ingram (AT) attbi (DOT) damnedspammers.com wrote on 7/27/03 11:36 PM: On 27 Jul 2003 15:55:35 GMT, "Martin Schmidt" <BdVP (AT) gmx (DOT) de> wrote: Lance is not in the US government, Are you sure about that? After all, he is sponsored by a part of the US government (US Postal System, IIRC). ^_^ It's all a conspiracy... The Postal Service is an independent governmental corporation. The actual government cannot sponsor things like bike teams. You'd think the Armed Forces would be the "actual government". Doesn't the US Army sponsor a NASCAR team? http://www.goarmy.com/events/racing/nascar/car.htm It's actually Army Recruiting, a PR department. They are split off into something tenuous to get around those regulations, also. All five of the armed forces do similar things with NASCAR. The IQ of the fan base may have something to do with it. |
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I personally don't see any reason why the branches of the armed forces need PR departments, but I am one of the (large) majority that did not vote for the current administration. |
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It's actually Army Recruiting, a PR department. They are split off into something tenuous to get around those regulations, also. All five of the armed forces do similar things with NASCAR. The IQ of the fan base may have something to do with it. Ah nasty old bigotry rears it's ugly head. I personally don't see any reason why the branches of the armed forces need PR departments, but I am one of the (large) majority that did not vote for the current administration. Define "large majority." Your side lost - get over it. |
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