Posted by Neredbojias on 09/13/05 15:43

With neither quill nor qualm, Els quothed:

> Neredbojias wrote:
>
> > With neither quill nor qualm, Els quothed:
> >
> >> Neredbojias wrote:
> >>
> >> [throat pastilles]
> >>>> Just try and say "allemachtig, dat is prachtig, niet één
> >>>> gereedschapskist, maar achtentachtig!" and you'll know what the
> >>>> pastilles are for.
> >>>
> >>> Piece of cake. I said it 250 times in a row and my throat never felt
> >>> better.
> >>
> >> You pronounced it the wrong way.
> >
> > People were starting to give me strange looks.
>
> They should have handed you throat pastilles instead.

My mother told me never to take things from strangers. However, if a
comely wench offered me some throat candy, well...

> >>>>> In any case, I don't mean to condemn all Australians
> >>>>
> >>>> Let's leave it at that.
> >>>
> >>> You're starting to sound like my ex-wife.
> >>
> >> Don't all women?
> >
> > Only if they talk.
>
> I didn't talk - I wrote.

Yes, and you have indeed done much to reaffirm the principle that
silence is golden.

>
> >>>>> I suppose I should take this opportunity to mention that "soft soap"
> >>>>> also means complimentary words that are insincere and/or gratuitous
> >>>>
> >>>> Ah, you mean those spoken by men who...
> >>>>
> >>>>> often voiced in an attempt to ingratiate oneself with a woman for
> >>>>> purposes which are a mystery to neither.
> >>>>
> >>>> Yup, those.
> >>>> I call that see-through-soap. Nothing soft about it.
> >>>
> >>> No wonder you have trouble with language.
> >>
> >> Since when do I have trouble with language?
> >
> > Hey, let me say right now that you speak English about a million times
> > better than I speak Dutch and a lot better than most non-English-
> > speaking-natives speak it. Indeed, you speak it very much as would an
> > indigenous American woman,
>
> Do indigenous Americans speak differently from 'regular' Americans?

In this case, I used "indigenous" to mean "regular" Americans. Perhaps
this was confusing as "indigenous American" is often used synonymously
with "native American" meaning the kind of Indian that might say
something like "Kowabonga, Kimosabe, you got-um nice saddle there."
Nevertheless, I don't care, but to clarify one point, there is actually
no "regular American", anyway. Americans are as different as turds in
an outhouse, which may be one reason why they sometimes have trouble
communicating without creating a stink.

>
> > and therein lies the trouble. American men
> > have developed a sort of automatic filter for the vagaries of womanspeak
> > that's rather difficult to turn off even when said speak originates from
> > someone who knows what they're talking about but sounds like the drivel
> > the men are inured to.
>
> Ah, you were using the plural 'you', as in 'you women'.
> Assuming I know what I'm talking about - how about you giving me some
> pointers to make it not sound like said drivel? :-)
>
> >> Nah... you? A queen? I find that hard to believe.
> >
> > Every man has his price.
>
> Probably, but I'm not paying.

The Dutch are known for their frugality as well as their temperament.
However, excessive "economy" can lead to less positive qualities which
only augment the anti-social nature of the ilk. Who wants to hang
around a gilder-filcher with clackety foot gear?

>
> >>>>>>> Oh, there was a "neritboias ixtl" or
> >>>>>>> something like that mentioned in paleo-Incan scrawlings discovered
> >>>>>>> inside a cave near Chichen Itza, but I think it was simply their pet
> >>>>>>> name for the outhouse.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sounds like a reasonable assumption.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Wish you were one of my dissenting colleagues.
> >>>>
> >>>> No you don't.
> >>>
> >>> Yeah, you're right. Women don't belong on the trail.
> >>
> >> What trail?
> >
> > The Santa Fe trail. Strictly man territory.
>
> Not.
> http://cakili.image.pbase.com/image/41183780.jpg

If you viewed the movie, you will have noticed that the trouble didn't
start until a woman popped up (-excuse the term).

>
> >>>> How old do you think good aged Cognac really is?
> >>>
> >>> Oh, 2-3 months. I never actually understood the reference, but
> >>> everybody uses it so...
> >>
> >> Good aged Cognac is older than you are ;-)
> >
> > No wonder it tastes like petroleum distillate.
>
> <g>
> It does /not/ taste like that! (Well, I've never really tried
> petroleum distillate, so I'm guessing)
>
> Cognac is kept in oak barrels for up to 50 years. Minimum age is 2
> years though.

When I was in Germany, we used to have cognac chug contests. This one
Indian guy, a Navajo I believe, did 8 rounds of 6 and still walked most
of the way back to the billet. -A truly incredible performance.

--
Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.

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