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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"> </font></p><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">From: </font><span class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color:#5b1094">Sandy Fleming</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:fleemin@live.co.uk">fleemin@live.co.uk</a></span></span><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2"><br>
Subject: </font><span class="gI">LL-L "Humor" 2011.06.04 (05) [EN]<br><br></span><div class="im">
> From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br></div><div class="im">> <font style="font-size:10pt" size="2">Subject: Humor<br><br></font>> <font style="font-size:10pt" size="2">Sandy,<br>
<br></font>> <font style="font-size:10pt" size="2">Perhaps John Cleese was channeling Basil Fawlty at the time.<br><br></font></div>Ron, who are you channeling? I'm surprised to hear you making excuses for this sort of thing.<br>
<br>Basil Fawlty's quite different: he's trying to do the right thing, he's just confused about what it is.<br><br>This. Is. Typical!<br><br>Sandy Fleming<br><a href="http://scotstext.org/" target="_blank">http://scotstext.org/</a><br>
<br>----------<br><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><br>From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>Subject: Humor<br><br>Sandy,<br><br>I was <i>trying</i> to channel someone sarcastic, but ...<br>
<br>For the record, I absolutely do not approve of that some of stereotyping.<br></font><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2"><br>Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</font><br>
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From: </font><span class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color:#00681c">Hellinckx Luc</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:luc.hellinckx@gmail.com">luc.hellinckx@gmail.com</a></span></span><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2"><br>
Subject: </font><span class="gI">LL-L "Humor"</span><br><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2"><br></font>Beste Sandy,<div><br><div><div>You wrote:</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div><div>
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><blockquote style="border:medium none;padding:0px"><div><span style="color:rgb(1, 41, 68)"><b>“Alerts to Terror Threats in 2011 Europe,” by John Cleese</b></span></div>
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</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(1, 41, 68)">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. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(1, 41, 68)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(1, 41, 68)">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. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(1, 41, 68)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(1, 41, 68)">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. </span></div></blockquote><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><br>Is this John Cleese, really?</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Don't
think so either. Cleese would probably write "neighbour", and not
"neighbor" (re Germans invading a neighbour). His name may have been
used to increase stereotyping even more (aren't all Englishmen tall,
funny and skeptic? ;=)</div><div><br></div><div>However, as far as I
know John hasn't sued anybody for libel...yet...even though he could
probably use the money, after a divorce settlement that turned pretty
sour.</div><div><br></div><div>Saw another "funny" John yesterday. Mr.
Lydon. Entrance fee 42 €. I heard he's charging even more in Ireland.
Real punk philosophy eh? ;=)</div><div><br></div><div>Kind greetings,</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium</div></font></div></div><br><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><br></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">
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