Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
> >Isn't Flemish also used in some areas of Belgium? Or is it pretty much a >"dead" language? Do the Walloons have a separate language? > The Walloons (Southern part of Belgium) speak French. Dutch is the common standard language for The Netherlands and Flanders (Northern part of Belgium). Though the written language is very much the same, you'll definitely hear it when speaking to a Dutch (< Netherlands) or Flemish person. In Flanders there are still some very distinct Flemish dialects. They tend to be spoken less than before but they are certainly not dead. Well, that's all for our Friday cultural lesson on Belgium and stuff. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
One of the dialects of Flemish/Dutch is Afrikaans and that language is alive and well! Goeie dag. (Good day) Corneel Booysen. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. 5050 Edgewood Ct, Jacksonville, FL 32254 Phone: (904) 783-5517 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:12 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning? -- >Actually, we don't speak Belgian over here. >We speak mainly Dutch or French and the Dutch word 'Dinges' is not really a >synonym for 'toppings'. >It's a word you use when you don't immediately find the right word for >something. English equivalents : 'thingummy', 'what-d'you-call-it' . . . > > - Isn't Flemish also used in some areas of Belgium? Or is it pretty much a "dead" language? Do the Walloons have a separate language? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Marc Wambeke > > > On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:17:44 -0500, Ed Philbrook > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Dinges is Belgian(?) for the waffle toppings. He is Belgian. > > > > EdP > > > > Actually, we don't speak Belgian over here. > We speak mainly Dutch or French and the Dutch word 'Dinges' > is not really a synonym for 'toppings'. > It's a word you use when you don't immediately find the right > word for something. English equivalents : 'thingummy', > 'what-d'you-call-it' . . . The most generic term for something that is not a discrete object is "stuff". :-) "I'll have a waffle with some stuff on it." -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
I've spoken Flemish before. The Robitussin always cleared that up, though. On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 06:11:44 -0600, Rick Fochtman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Isn't Flemish also used in some areas of Belgium? Or is it pretty much a >"dead" language? Do the Walloons have a separate language? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
-- Actually, we don't speak Belgian over here. We speak mainly Dutch or French and the Dutch word 'Dinges' is not really a synonym for 'toppings'. It's a word you use when you don't immediately find the right word for something. English equivalents : 'thingummy', 'what-d'you-call-it' . . . - Isn't Flemish also used in some areas of Belgium? Or is it pretty much a "dead" language? Do the Walloons have a separate language? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
> On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:17:44 -0500, Ed Philbrook > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dinges is Belgian(?) for the waffle toppings. He is Belgian. > > EdP > Actually, we don't speak Belgian over here. We speak mainly Dutch or French and the Dutch word 'Dinges' is not really a synonym for 'toppings'. It's a word you use when you don't immediately find the right word for something. English equivalents : 'thingummy', 'what-d'you-call-it' . . . -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
Fortunately, my species can consume them safely... On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:19:35 -0600, Ed Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Dec 5, 2007, at 11:32 AM, Doc Farmer wrote: > >> Could be worse. >> >> He could have chosen to sell sprouts instead of waffles, y'know... > > >Brussel sprouts are not humanly digestible. > >Ed > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
On Dec 5, 2007, at 11:32 AM, Doc Farmer wrote: Could be worse. He could have chosen to sell sprouts instead of waffles, y'know... Brussel sprouts are not humanly digestible. Ed On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:17:44 -0500, Ed Philbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dinges is Belgian(?) for the waffle toppings. He is Belgian. EdP -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
Could be worse. He could have chosen to sell sprouts instead of waffles, y'know... On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:17:44 -0500, Ed Philbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Dinges is Belgian(?) for the waffle toppings. He is Belgian. > >EdP > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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Dinges is Belgian(?) for the waffle toppings. He is Belgian. EdP -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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> From: August Carideo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > was he still in the same location ? I have continued to see him on Broadway between Spring and Prince on every weeknight I have been in the area since the original thread. He posts a locater here: http://www.wafelsanddinges.com/location.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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I agree with you and remember the conversations. I was just putting the earlier thread into context. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of daver++ Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 11:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning? > From: "Pommier, Rex R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> He's talking about > the former IBM'er who gave up the 9-5 grind to make Belgium waffles in > New York. There was a rather lengthy thread a few weeks ago, with > people thinking he changed because of outsourcing overseas and so on. When I spoke with him he stated that outsourcing did not enter into his thoughts. In a nutshell, he said that he found IT boring and wanted to do something more fun with his life. Like sell Wafels. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
> From: Doc Farmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yeah, but were his waffles any good? They are excellent, if a bit pricey. But what isn't in Manhattan? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning?
> From: "Pommier, Rex R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > He's talking about the former IBM'er who gave up the 9-5 grind to make > Belgium waffles in New York. There was a rather lengthy thread a few > weeks ago, with people thinking he changed because of outsourcing > overseas and so on. When I spoke with him he stated that outsourcing did not enter into his thoughts. In a nutshell, he said that he found IT boring and wanted to do something more fun with his life. Like sell Wafels. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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> From: Ed Philbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It was a hot topic here not too long ago. An ex-IBMer gave up his > well paying job to sell Belgian waffles on the street in NYC. Maybe it was > only on the CICS-L. It was on IBM-MAIN. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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Ed Philbrook wrote: Steve, It was a hot topic here not too long ago. An ex-IBMer gave up his well paying job to sell Belgian waffles on the street in NYC. Maybe it was only on the CICS-L. EdP Ah, I remember the waffles thread but I didn't understand the reference to Dinges, so it read like you were talking about a company named Waffle & Dinges. :-) I still don't get the Dinges reference. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and techniques -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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August, Sorry, I didn't catch the exact location. EdP August Carideo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 12/05/2007 12:03 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning? was he still in the same location ? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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Steve, It was a hot topic here not too long ago. An ex-IBMer gave up his well paying job to sell Belgian waffles on the street in NYC. Maybe it was only on the CICS-L. EdP -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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Steve, He's talking about the former IBM'er who gave up the 9-5 grind to make Belgium waffles in New York. There was a rather lengthy thread a few weeks ago, with people thinking he changed because of outsourcing overseas and so on. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning? Ed Philbrook wrote: > I believe it was CBS's morning program. They made a big deal of his > being a former IBMer. > > EdP What _are_ you talking about? Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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Yeah, but were his waffles any good? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Philbrook Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 11:55 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Anyone else see the Waffle & Dinges man on TV this morning? I believe it was CBS's morning program. They made a big deal of his being a former IBMer. EdP -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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Ed Philbrook wrote: I believe it was CBS's morning program. They made a big deal of his being a former IBMer. EdP What _are_ you talking about? Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and techniques -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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I believe it was CBS's morning program. They made a big deal of his being a former IBMer. EdP -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
