[Rhodes22-list] White Russia, Black Russia now Political Insult

[Herb Parsons]

I say you put it up to the folks out there that seem to know so much:

How about it gang, run off a potential owner in favor of the feelings of 
some that have already purchased?? Here's ya chance list, speak up!!


Blanche DeFord wrote:
> Herb,
>
> Thank you for the reassurance.  It was getting a little hot in here.  I wondered if I had said something to get people upset.  Elle is fiesty, but anyone who has lost a friend, lover, and breadwinner gets my support.
>
> In truth, I have no Rhodes, so maybe I have no right to say anything on this list.  But I have already learned things from listening, and would like to be able to ask questions.  
>
> The one time I was out on a Rhodes 22, it was such a new experience!  I was confused about what was going on.  The other people in the boat all knew what to do and when to do it.  All I could do was stay out of the way.  No time to ask questions.
>
> Hope its OK if I hang around and soak up some "know-how".
>
> Sincerely,
> Blanche DeFord
>
> --- On Wed, 1/14/09, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
> From: Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] White Russia, Black Russia now Political Insult
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 7:37 PM
>
> And Blanche,
>
> I hope you don't take Alan's response as a negative. I'm glad he
> knows 
> how to use the list thusly. I, on the other hand, found your personal 
> message interesting, and hope you continue to post similar type posts.
>
> In light of the fact that we went a day or so with no posts other than 
> those type, you are helping keep the list alive. Please do continue.
>
>
> Alan Robertson wrote:
>   
>> Since you and     Blanche DeFord seem to be using our Rhodes 22 mailing
>>     
> lists for personal and not sailing messages,  now matter how interesting to me
> personally who hopes to tour Poland in the near future, please be informed that
> any messages coming from you two now go into our JUNK MAIL.
>   
>> bigal_61 at msn.com<mailto:bigal_61 at msn.com> 
>>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>>   From: Ronald Lipton<mailto:ronald.lipton at gmail.com> 
>>   To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
>>   Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:32 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] White Russia, Black Russia now Political
>>     
> Insult
>   
>>   My mother came from Belarus and immigrated to the US after WWII.  My 
>>   father was also
>>   from close by, over the Polish border.  They met during the war as 
>>   partisans in the
>>   Bileski resistance group.  That is the group on which the new movie 
>>   "Defiance" is
>>   based. 
>>
>>   I was there a few years ago and toured the old villages
>>     
> "schtetels"and a 
>   
>>   partisan
>>   camp deep in the Belarussian woods. 
>>   The country then seemed to be stuck in the 1930's - although now I 
>>   believe that there has
>>   been some progress in improving and rebuilding the infrastructure. 
>>
>>
>>   Ron
>>
>>
>>   Blanche DeFord wrote:
>>   > Ed,
>>   >
>>   > When did you emigrate from Belarus?  Did you come directly to the
>>     
> US, or have to escape across the USSR border?  Must be quite a story here!
>   
>>   >
>>   > Sincerely,
>>   > Blanche DeFord
>>   >
>>   > --- On Wed, 1/14/09, Tootle
>>     
> <ekroposki at charter.net<mailto:ekroposki at charter.net>> wrote:
>   
>>   > From: Tootle
>>     
> <ekroposki at charter.net<mailto:ekroposki at charter.net>>
>   
>>   > Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  White Russia, Black Russia now Political
>>     
> Insult
>   
>>   > To:
>>     
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>   
>>   > Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 7:05 AM
>>   >
>>   > White Russia and Black Russia were/are parts of Belarus.  You guys
>>     
> are
>   
>>   > insulting us of Belarusian ancestry.  Where are the list police
>>     
> now!  Where
>   
>>   > is Elle now?  The silence is deafening.
>>   >
>>   > You would think that a some would understand world geography and
>>     
> history!
>   
>>   >
>>   > The list police on this forum are very selective.  
>>   >
>>   > You three guys want insults, I am good at it. 
>>   >
>>   >
>>     
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus>
>   
>>   >
>>   > Ed K
>>   >   
>>
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Herb Parsons