[Rhodes22-list] Cirque de Soleil is NOT French

Sat, 5 Apr 2003 11:12:38 -0500

Need to step in here.

Cirque de Soleil is NOT French.  It is French Canadian - nothing to do with
France.  The French hate the French Canadians nearly as much as they hate
the English who are only hated slightly less than us.  Germans come after
the Brits before the French Canadians.  The French hate everyone who isn't
French -- its just a matter of degree.

Plus they hate eachother.  Parisians hate the provincial "low life", etc.
The Alsatians (near the border of Germany) are probably at the bottom of the
pile among the French until the foreigners list starts.

The only French I ran into while living in France for 2 years that didn't
disdain English-speaking people were the Normans who greatly appreciate the
Norman invasion that liberated them (and the rest of France) in WWII.
However when we drove into the area in a VW, they turned their backs after
scowling at us.  Understandable given the brutality of the retreating
Germans.

The mediterraneans weren't too bad -- at least to your face.

I think all of France suffers from the Napoleon Syndrome -- similar to any
other group of cowards.  I experienced them as extremely arrogant and nasty.
Both to me and to eachother.

French Canadians are Canadians, not French.

Sorry for the rant, but their arrogance and ignorance nearly cost me my
life.

Saroj

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: [ham] Re: [now: Gifts?

> I hate to admit it, cirque du soleil
>
> MJM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ellner" <ellner@pressenter.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 7:20 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Re: [ham] Re: [now: Gifts?
>
>
> > Michael:  Thanks for restoring faith====what show are you seeing?   mary
> >
> >
> >
> > At 05:38 PM 4/4/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Just so you do not loose faith in me I got her theater tickets, dinner
and
> > >a baby sitter for her upcomeing birthday :-)
> > >
> > >MJM
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "ellner" <ellner@pressenter.com>
> > >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > >Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:59 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] what happened to the french?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Michael:  It DOES NOT change the analysis that she bore only
> > > girls------YOU
> > > > were the deciding genetic factor there (back to Biology 101)  Try
> > > > chocolates......anything without a cord!!  mary
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 02:11 PM 4/4/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > >does it change the analysis, if she only bore me girls, or could
that be
> > > > >g-ds revenge :-)
> > > > >
> > > > >is it ok to get her something real cheap but put it in a very
expensive
> > > > >box :-)
> > > > >
> > > > >MJM
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Thena Carville" <thenacarville@worldnet.att.net>
> > > > >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > >Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:13 AM
> > > > >Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] what happened to the french?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Michael,
> > > > > > I am amazed you are still "intact" after this blunder...under no
> > > > > > circumstances is a  household appliance a "gift"...even the most
> > > expensive
> > > > > > appliance with all the doo-dahs in the world is never a
"gift"...I have
> > > > > > never understood what it is about the y chromosome that seems to
> > > cause this
> > > > > > mistake to happen over and over again (to different males, and
then
> > > only
> > > > > > once if they are smart)...if you do get the vacuum (and the
French maid
> > > > > > outfit) please keep in mind that if they count as presents, they
> > > are YOUR
> > > > > > presents...a present for a woman (especially one that has had to
go
> > > through
> > > > > > the trauma of realizing you weren't smart enough to figure out
that a
> > > > > vacuum
> > > > > > was NOT a "gift" suitable for the woman who bore your children
and
> > > > > keeps the
> > > > > > kitchen knives sharp) should be something to beautiful,
something
> > > for her
> > > > > > personal use only...something "intimate" like a perfume she
would
> > > not buy
> > > > > > for herself because it is "too expensive"...or a piece of
jewelry
> > > because
> > > > > > the stones are her favorite color...or a scarf because it
matches her
> > > > > > eyes..or a bottle of wine that you both stop whatever else you
are
> > > > > doing and
> > > > > > enjoy together (as uninterrupted as possible)....a woman doesn't
> > > want her
> > > > > > husband to remember what she looks like vacuuming (even with the
finest
> > > > > > vacuum in the world), she wants to be remembered as a goddess of
> > > love and
> > > > > > understanding...wearing something sexy...especially when she
hasn't
> > > had the
> > > > > > time to "wear something sexy" for a while...sigh...I think I am
> > > going to go
> > > > > > kick my vacuum cleaner...
> > > > > > Thena
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > > > > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 12:27 AM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] what happened to the
french?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > You know something buddy, you should watch the advice you
give, my
> > > > > wife is
> > > > > > German and been upset too. So I read the list mail.
> > > > > > > Sitting down and think, I talk to her about getting her a new
vacuum,
> > > > > > figure it was both a gift and a vacuum, Sound great to me,
> > > > > > > might even cover motherday, after talking to her about it,
well
> > > that is a
> > > > > > little off, I said three sentence then she talk for 15
> > > > > > > mintues without stop and it ended "do not even think of coming
to
> > > > > bed", so
> > > > > > it looks like I am spend my night with the computer.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > And you know, she was somewhat ok with this, it seems nothing
makes a
> > > > > > german happier than picking on the french :-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > MJM
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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