[Rhodes22-list] Terror Threats in Europe in 2011

Hank hnw555 at gmail.com
Tue Feb 8 15:39:51 EST 2011


To be technical, it wasn't ethnic, it was nationalist.

Hank

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Ben Schultz <
benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com> wrote:

> Well, that was fun.  Never heard of a Belgian getting offended at ethnic
> humor before.  Love this list.
>
> Ben
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of elle
>  Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:45
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Terror Threats in Europe in 2011
>
> Ahhh..so you can give, but not take (except for all the advice...)
> 'bye.
> elle
>
> Beer is good....people are crazy
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
>
> --- On Tue, 2/8/11, christian <christian at claessens-family.com> wrote:
>
> From: christian <christian at claessens-family.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Terror Threats in Europe in 2011
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 12:26 PM
>
> This gets increasingly interesting...
> Yes, I am a badly mannered European from Belgium, living in Upper State
> New York and the happy owner of a recycled 90 R22 since spring of 2010.
> As a newcomer, I felt didn't have a lot to contribute, hence I have not
> been generating a flow of comments, wether on rum or anything.
> Seems that my comment did stir of lot of reaction... Well, sorry for
> that. I did feel irritated both by the text about terror that supposedly
> is a funny...
> I have found the United States a wonderful place to live, work and sail.
> People I have met here have all been welcoming and nice, particularly
> the sailboat owners.
>
> I am therefore surprised, and not a little disappointed at having so
> many aggressive reactions, going from lecturing to patronizing.
>
> Definitely, this is more that I need. So, fair wind to everybody!
>
> Christian Claessens
> s/v Seneca Girl
>
>
> On 08/02/2011 11:47, elle wrote:
> > You guys have ben having all the fun while I was away...so here's my
> .02...
> > Who the heck are you, Christian?
> > Did you introduce yourself to us before butting in&  telling us how to
> behave? Not nice manners. Even our quasi-European Chris has better manners
> (that was a joke, Chris! ;^) This is a loose group, but we DO have manners,
> sort of......
> > I thought it was hilarious, and as a 'victim' of many 'short' and 'wop'
> jokes, I've learned that if ya can't laugh at yourself, you've got a
> problem. I do it everyday when look in the mirror. good practice for being
> out in public.
> > elle
> >
> > Beer is good....people are crazy
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
> >
> > --- On Mon, 2/7/11, christian<christian at claessens-family.com>  wrote:
> >
> > From: christian<christian at claessens-family.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Terror Threats in Europe in 2011
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 9:35 AM
> >
> > Bob,
> > As a European, I find this posting offensive. Besides, as this is a blog
> > for R22 owners, I strongly believe it would be nice to keep restrict
> > this nice communication tool to matters related to sailing and Rhodes22
> > technical tips and questions. There is no need to add further trash to
> > the irritating flow of spam on e-mails.
> >
> > Christian Claessens
> > s/v Seneca Girl
> >
> > On 07/02/2011 08:14, Bob Keller wrote:
> >> TERROR THREATS IN 2011 EUROPE : BY JOHN CLEESE
> >>
> >> The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist
> threats and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to
> "Peeved."
> >>
> >> Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or
> even "A Bit Cross."
> >>
> >> The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea
> supplies nearly ran out.
> >>
> >> Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody
> Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning
> level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.
> >>
> >> The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get
> the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they
> have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.
> >>
> >> The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror
> alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are
> "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire
> that destroyed France 's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the
> country's military capability.
> >>
> >> Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to
> "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat
> Operations" and "Change Sides.” The Germans have increased their alert state
> from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs."
> They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbor" and "Lose."
> >>
> >>
> >> Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only
> threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .
> >>     The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to
> deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new
> Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.
> >>
> >> Australia , meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries"
> to "She'll be alright, Mate." Two more escalation levels remain: "Crikey! I
> think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend!" and "The barbie is
> canceled." So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final
> escalation level.
> >>
> >>
> >> -- John Cleese - British writer, actor and tall person
> >>
> >>
> >>
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