It helps if you're a self-professed immigrant. I think that really upsets him over my effrontery that I would actually dare criticize his hero.
larry On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 09:47:52 -0800, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2.) You and I were having this discussion and I mentioned that, if you > > were right, New York was safe. Others started chiming in that they > > were safe too. I said that the South wasn't and someone joked, "who > > cares." It was a joke! > > I was one of those that chimed in. about Washington (DC and the State > <-- please not the capital letter). > And in response to Gruss' "We may lose the south" I said: > > <snip> > To paraphrase another thread..."Good riddance" > > ;-) > </snip> > > And I said it a full day _before_ Larry. > > Now, my question: Where are _my_ threats of jack-booted thuggery? Why > does Larry get all the credit? > > :-( > > :-) > > Perhaps Larry, you didn't use the all important smiley or winking > smiley...maybe that is why Sam thinks you're so serious... > > And as it happens I have a large number of family and friends that > live in the South. In fact half of my family is from the south > (Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana) and proudly so. My very own > brother, who served in Iraq (yeah, I do keep bringing that up don't > I?) is currently stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. He voted for Bush! I > showed him this thread when he was at my house that other night (he's > on TDY to Ft Lewis) and his reaction to Sam's e-mail, was "Wow, some > people really need to take a chill pill" > > -- > -- > > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:134919 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54