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At 20:11 20 October 2020, Martin Gregorie wrote:
At least he didn't copy Napoleon's on-the-way back message to Josephine! OK, I'll bite. What was Napoleon's message to Josephine?? Go here and scroll down past the photo of a letter he sent her. What he wrote is definitely NSFW and probably not for here either: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/...rte-josephine/ Martin is altogether too coy! The (reputed) message was "Not tonight, Josephine!" What I have heard for years is tactfully referred to by the Chicago Tribune c.10 years ago: "According to legend, French emperor Napoleon finished a military campaign and wrote a love letter to empress Josephine that read, «Ne te lave pa. Je reviens». (Don't bathe. I'm coming home)." For those still in need of explanation, may I suggest that his concern was that she should not smell too much of soap! J. |
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On Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:37:25 +0000, James Metcalfe wrote:
At 20:11 20 October 2020, Martin Gregorie wrote: At least he didn't copy Napoleon's on-the-way back message to Josephine! OK, I'll bite. What was Napoleon's message to Josephine?? Go here and scroll down past the photo of a letter he sent her. What he wrote is definitely NSFW and probably not for here either: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/...rte-josephine/ Martin is altogether too coy! The (reputed) message was "Not tonight, Josephine!" Take a look at that URL and scroll down past the B&W image of a letter: The message I meant is a whole lot more explicit than the rather innocent "Not tonight Josephine", which, taken out of context, could have been said in a Victorian drawing room. Additionally, that last well-known message is, ahem, unlikely, given that Nappy was in Russia when he wrote the letter in question while Josie was, or should have been, in Paris (but she did get around a bit). -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
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At 22:24 20 October 2020, Martin Gregorie wrote:
...Take a look at that URL and scroll down past the B&W image of a letter: The message I meant is a whole lot more explicit than the rather innocent "Not tonight Josephine", which, taken out of context, could have been said in a Victorian drawing room. Additionally, that last well-known message is, ahem, unlikely, given that Nappy was in Russia when he wrote the letter in question while Josie was, or should have been, in Paris (but she did get around a bit). I *did* scroll down! Maybe you missed the irony of the part of my message which you didn't quote ("...soap..."). Perhaps the irony was too subtle, but it was as far as I was prepared to go, on a public forum. J. |
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On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:32:10 +0000, James Metcalfe wrote:
I *did* scroll down! Maybe you missed the irony of the part of my message which you didn't quote ("...soap..."). Perhaps the irony was too subtle, but it was as far as I was prepared to go, on a public forum. J. No, I got the 'soap' all right, but didn't think it was as NSFW as his kissing sentence. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
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On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:32:10 +0000, James Metcalfe wrote:
Maybe you missed the irony Could also tie in with the differences between American and British English, when I was working in NYC in the mid 70s, periodically I'd notice these differences: "Move your ass" was evidently an acceptable way for a New Yorker to ask somebody to make room on a bench or sofa, but would be rude in London. "Oh, bloody hell, Martin!" as a response to a (work) request to use a different approach to a task is/was quite OK in London, but seemed to strike New Yorkers as quite out of order. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
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At 12:44 21 October 2020, Martin Gregorie wrote:
Could also tie in with the differences between American and British English, when I was working in NYC in the mid 70s, periodically I'd notice these differences: "Move your ass" was evidently an acceptable way for a New Yorker to ask somebody to make room on a bench or sofa, but would be rude in London. "Oh, bloody hell, Martin!" as a response to a (work) request to use a different approach to a task is/was quite OK in London, but seemed to strike New Yorkers as quite out of order. Well, you have the advantage over me there. But as an Englishman, it was caution about possible cross-cultural differences (on a predominantly American forum) which caused my reticence. J. |
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On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:05:15 +0000, James Metcalfe wrote:
At 12:44 21 October 2020, Martin Gregorie wrote: Could also tie in with the differences between American and British English, when I was working in NYC in the mid 70s, periodically I'd notice these differences: "Move your ass" was evidently an acceptable way for a New Yorker to ask somebody to make room on a bench or sofa, but would be rude in London. "Oh, bloody hell, Martin!" as a response to a (work) request to use a different approach to a task is/was quite OK in London, but seemed to strike New Yorkers as quite out of order. Well, you have the advantage over me there. But as an Englishman, it was caution about possible cross-cultural differences (on a predominantly American forum) which caused my reticence. J. Snap! -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
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On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:16:13 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:05:15 +0000, James Metcalfe wrote: At 12:44 21 October 2020, Martin Gregorie wrote: Could also tie in with the differences between American and British English, when I was working in NYC in the mid 70s, periodically I'd notice these differences: "Move your ass" was evidently an acceptable way for a New Yorker to ask somebody to make room on a bench or sofa, but would be rude in London. "Oh, bloody hell, Martin!" as a response to a (work) request to use a different approach to a task is/was quite OK in London, but seemed to strike New Yorkers as quite out of order. Well, you have the advantage over me there. But as an Englishman, it was caution about possible cross-cultural differences (on a predominantly American forum) which caused my reticence. J. Snap! PS: Personally, I don't like gmail and other globally generic addresses on NNTP because they cancel out a valuable way of working out where somebody is from. They are almost as bad as using the .invalid TLD and not setting up a sig line or two. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
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At 17:52 20 October 2020, Curt Lewis - 95 wrote:
At a regional practice day I was reporting to the CD on ground. He said my transmission was very weak. I repeated a few times with no improvement. My son/crew comes over the radio and says "Are you talking to your water tube again?". I was. Curt Lewis - 95 I'm sure many of you remember Trudy and Gren Seibels. Gren's call sign was "Tango Tango" and Trudy was "Squaredance". Jimmy Hamilton H4 |
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At a contest in Region V, i.e., southeastern United States. It was either at Cordele or Perry:
Glider pilot: "Towplane, 5 knots faster, please." Tow Pilot "Which towplane?" Glider pilot: "The Pawnee." Tow Pilot: "Which Pawnee?" Glider pilot: "The white one." Tow Pilot: "Which white one?" There were at least four white Pawnees towing at the contest, all of which had visible identifying letters/numbers. They finally figured out which towplane should fly a little faster. Ray W8 |
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