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From: Gregory Morrow on 11 Jul 2010 22:44 On Jul 8, 3:06 pm, "Jean O'Boyle" <job1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "Magda" <pikroda...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:fscb365643iq5b38qi9al5pk8qrt2aalbp(a)4ax.com... > > > On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:29:24 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Jean O'Boyle" > > <job1...(a)yahoo.com> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: > > > ... I, for one, am proud to be an American and do not hide it. > > > Someone please explain to me what sort of "pride" can be found in *being > > born* some place > > or other? > > ===== > It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does. > > If it must be explained to you, you are comprehensibly challenged. > Apparently you do not have the pride in your country as I do in mine, or you > would require no explanation. > One might say that your signature line is very subjective as well, since it > is your opinion. To each his own. Mags is not the "bombastic" type... ;-P -- Best Greg UXB
From: Gregory Morrow on 11 Jul 2010 22:45 On Jul 8, 3:23 pm, "Jean O'Boyle" <job1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "David Horne" <d4g...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:1jlc04v.1spxd131kq5zyyN%d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk... > > > > > > > Jean O'Boyle <job1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> "Magda" <pikroda...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > >>news:fscb365643iq5b38qi9al5pk8qrt2aalbp(a)4ax.com... > >> > On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:29:24 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Jean O'Boyle" > >> > <job1...(a)yahoo.com> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: > > >> > ... I, for one, am proud to be an American and do not hide it. > > >> > Someone please explain to me what sort of "pride" can be found in > >> > *being > >> > born* some place > >> > or other? > > >> ===== > >> It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does. > > >> If it must be explained to you, you are comprehensibly challenged. > >> Apparently you do not have the pride in your country as I do in mine, or > >> you > >> would require no explanation. > >> One might say that your signature line is very subjective as well, since > >> it > >> is your opinion. To each his own. > > > It requires no skill to be born somewhere, so I don't understand the > > pride in it either. > > Born has nothing to do with it, my parents were born in Europe and > immigrated to the USA and were very proud of their new country when they > became naturalized Americans. That is the way I feel about my country...I am > proud of it with all its faults; I still would not live any where else if I > were given a choice. Not even the Duchy Of Fenwick...??? -- Best Greg
From: Gregory Morrow on 11 Jul 2010 22:48 On Jul 8, 3:43 pm, Magda <pikroda...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:23:20 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Jean O'Boyle" > <job1...(a)yahoo.com> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: > > ... > ... Born has nothing to do with it, my parents were born in Europe and > ... immigrated to the USA and were very proud of their new country when they > ... became naturalized Americans. > > They worked at it, their "pride" was justified. Yours is not. > > That is the way I feel about my country...I am > ... proud of it with all its faults; I still would not live any where else if I > ... were given a choice. > > Thank heavens... The rest of us are safe! :) If anyone gives me enough money and a title I'd come live with them and be "proud"...are we on, dearest...??? ==>>> Thinking of Grace Kelly in Monaco ;-P -- Best Greg
From: Gregory Morrow on 11 Jul 2010 22:50 On Jul 8, 3:55 pm, "Jean O'Boyle" <job1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "Magda" <pikroda...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:nfhc361aanm7hu9cd3mrn7dtm8onpe1l35(a)4ax.com... > > > > > > > On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:23:20 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Jean O'Boyle" > > <job1...(a)yahoo.com> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: > > > ... > > ... Born has nothing to do with it, my parents were born in Europe and > > ... immigrated to the USA and were very proud of their new country when > > they > > ... became naturalized Americans. > > > They worked at it, their "pride" was justified. Yours is not. > > > That is the way I feel about my country...I am > > ... proud of it with all its faults; I still would not live any where else > > if I > > ... were given a choice. > > > Thank heavens... The rest of us are safe! :) > > As usual, you come off with sarcasm as an answer. Why is that necessary? Is > your hate of Americans that intense? You don't even know me. > Your definition of pride differs from mine...I am proud of my > country...simple as that...I do not have to justify it. Have you ever seen Jean Seberg in _Breathless_...??? -- Best Greg
From: Bill Bonde on 12 Jul 2010 00:37
Gregory Morrow wrote: > On Jul 8, 3:55 pm, "Jean O'Boyle"<job1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> "Magda"<pikroda...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:nfhc361aanm7hu9cd3mrn7dtm8onpe1l35(a)4ax.com... >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:23:20 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Jean O'Boyle" >>> <job1...(a)yahoo.com> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: >> >>> ... >>> ... Born has nothing to do with it, my parents were born in Europe and >>> ... immigrated to the USA and were very proud of their new country when >>> they >>> ... became naturalized Americans. >> >>> They worked at it, their "pride" was justified. Yours is not. >> >>> That is the way I feel about my country...I am >>> ... proud of it with all its faults; I still would not live any where else >>> if I >>> ... were given a choice. >> >>> Thank heavens... The rest of us are safe! :) >> >> As usual, you come off with sarcasm as an answer. Why is that necessary? Is >> your hate of Americans that intense? You don't even know me. >> Your definition of pride differs from mine...I am proud of my >> country...simple as that...I do not have to justify it. > > > Have you ever seen Jean Seberg in _Breathless_...??? > Yes, although if I recall right, I kind of thought that the ending of the remake was a bit better. |