With all due respect to my Texas-dwelling friends, Kirby included, I can't help running this one:
Texas once had a governor, James Edward "Pa" Ferguson, who was succeeded by his wife, "Ma," in 1924. A debate ensued. Should all those Mexican children streaming across the border go to school in English or start out speaking Spanish? Holding up a Bible, Ma Ferguson settled the issue in her own inimitable fashion. "If English was good enough for Jesus Christ," she declared, "it's good enough for us." Hmmmm..... Joe B > > From: Kirby McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/08/08 Mon PM 12:57:17 EDT > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Off Topic but Shocking > > Well, that's bull-crap as we say in Texas. As we all know, most > Americans are like > the guys in SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT. > > K. > > On Aug 8, 2005, at 10:29 AM, Ed Flood wrote: > > > Of course it will do well overseas. This is how they view most > > Americans. > > > > Sad. > > > > > > > > > > JR wrote: > >> Sigh... I'm not only socked, saddened and sickened, but am > >> reminded of an old saying...who was it who said nobody every went > >> broke overestimating the stupidity of the buying public? I think > >> that maybe in the original it was "the American public", but I'm > >> guessing Dukes will do bofo box-office with the overseas crowds as > >> well. They love that kind of horsecrap stuff and pony up to pay > >> for it even as they look down their noses at us. Not that we don't > >> deserve it in this case... > >> > >> --JR > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: channinglylethomson > >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > >> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 13:58 > >> Subject: [MOPO] Off Topic but Shocking > >> > >> "The Dukes of Hazzard" reaped $30,000,000. at the box-office over the > >> weekend. On a slightly more encouraging note, "The Penguins" marched > >> into 6th place in the North American Box Office results for the > >> weekend! > >> > >> Channing Thomson in San Francisco > >> > >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > >> > >> ___________________________________________________________________ > >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >> > >> Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >> > >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > >> > >> > >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > >> www.filmfan.com______________________________________________________ > >> _____________How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a > >> message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] the BODY of > >> your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe author of this message is > >> solely responsible for its content. > >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > > www.filmfan.com_______________________________________________________ > > ____________How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a > > message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] the BODY of > > your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe author of this message is > > solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.