From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V4 #233 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Saturday, November 20 1999 Volume 04 : Number 233 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Joe [Bob & Janine Hester ] Re: Joe ["Jim Clary" ] Re: Getting off the list [Leslie Brown ] Re: Joe [Bob & Janine Hester ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 09:30:46 -0800 From: Bob & Janine Hester Subject: Joe Awwwww, Joe, We are just playing with you. I'm not offended. I just wanted to let you know, I'm a Postal Worker! *L* Bob _________________ Joe Palcher wrote: > The lovely Jacki wrote: > > "> *L* Now Joe, at the risk of sounding rude.... I work for the Post > Office. > > You don't want me to get upset now do you? *L* > > Yeah, and so do I... so watch it, Bucko... else we'll gang up on you. > ;-)" > > OH, I just LOVE stirring up controversy on this list! Stir up a bit > and this list gets a hoppin'! :) > > I wasn't trying to make a stereotypical wise crack about the > Japanese--sorry that it sounded that way. But I've lived in Japan for > 4 years and taught English--I can speak the language, and I know many > Japanese. I've lived there so long, and taught English, that I can > joke about such things with them and they can joke along with me. I > almost feel Japanese myself that way. The truth is that they DO make > many mistakes with their "r"s and "l"s. Heck, I lived there so long > that I make the same mistakes, too! > > My attempt at humor wasn't intended to be offensive. In fact, I was > making fun of that "stereotype" in a way. If I had intended to be > offensive that would've been out of line and inexcusable. If you took > that as offensive--I can understand that. But if you know me better > you wouldn't understand that it wasn't such a comment. > > Everyone--rabu, rabu, rabu. > > raburabu > joe ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 12:44:23 -0600 From: "Jim Clary" Subject: Re: Joe > Awwwww, Joe, > > We are just playing with you. I'm not offended. I just wanted to let you > know, I'm a Postal Worker! *L* > > Bob Say Bob -- Thanks for being a part of the most efficient mail delivery service in the world: the US Mail, which also has the lowest delivery prices of any industrialized nation. Just one question --- What does *L* mean?? Jim Clary ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:47:16 -0800 (PST) From: Leslie Brown Subject: Re: Getting off the list > I wasn't trying to make a stereotypical wise crack > about the > Japanese--sorry that it sounded that way. But I've > lived in Japan for > 4 years and taught English--I can speak the > language, and I know many > Japanese. I've lived there so long, and taught > English, that I can > joke about such things with them and they can joke > along with me. I > almost feel Japanese myself that way. The truth is > that they DO make > many mistakes with their "r"s and "l"s. I think we have enough Japanophiles on this list to be able to laugh along. :) Ambooth, it's okay. If he'd meant it, he'd be flogged ala Misty. (There's a thought!) LOL! - --Leslie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 14:44:35 -0800 From: Bob & Janine Hester Subject: Re: Joe *L* = Laughing *LOL*=Lots of Laughing *ROTFLMAO* = Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off *smile* *grin* *snicker* etc... That's all, just expressions for messages to convey emotions. Cha, Cha, Cha... Bob ___________________________ Jim Clary wrote: > > Awwwww, Joe, > > > > We are just playing with you. I'm not offended. I just wanted to let you > > know, I'm a Postal Worker! *L* > > > > Bob > > Say Bob -- Thanks for being a part of the most efficient mail delivery > service in the world: the US Mail, which also has the lowest delivery prices > of any industrialized nation. > > Just one question --- What does *L* mean?? > > Jim Clary ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V4 #233 ***************************