... I accept! English beverages are just fine, but don't forget that we like them cold. (Although that is a strange way to make lemonade.) Truth is truth,...
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Zemedelec@...
nialjack
Dec 31, 2003 9:12 pm
... There are at least two contenders for that name--one's a house in the French quarter, and one's a Jefferson Parish jail. Myself, I think your guess, ...
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Michael Grant
trans@...
Dec 31, 2003 8:15 pm
Hey, watch those subject lines! ;-) And be careful tonight, OK folks? Happy '04! Michael -- "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the...
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Martina Silpoch
zezplzne
Dec 31, 2003 7:52 pm
First- I do not live in any log house, but will go tomorrow and take a pic of THE log house and another building connected to Grant, where I take my dogs for...
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melvyn.geo
Dec 31, 2003 6:49 pm
... Hmm, let me just check my diary...no, New Orleans doesn't seem to be on my itinerary in the immediate future. Pity. I'd love to visit the famous Dum u...
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Joe Janecka
goodolejoe
Dec 31, 2003 6:33 pm
... All right now, let's be fair! The original question was "What does the "S" in Ulysses S. Grant's name stand for?", not what was his middle name. The...
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Zemedelec@...
nialjack
Dec 31, 2003 2:51 pm
Either send me an e-mail when you're going to be in New Orleans and I'll collect, or mail me a coaster from your favorite small pivovar (Leslie Farmer, 1315...
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melvyn.geo
Dec 31, 2003 10:32 am
... Trust me (and trust your own intelligence more when you are conducting Google searches :-)). The following is from the website of the Ulysses S. Grant...
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Milan Condak
mcondak
Dec 31, 2003 8:50 am
From Webster Encyclopedia: Grant, Ulysses S(impson) (1822-1885) (born Hiram Ulysses Grant) U.S. Civil War general in chief for the Union and 18th president of...
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Petr Veselý
veselypetr@...
Dec 31, 2003 8:48 am
Hi Melvyn, I have a dilemma. Shall I trust you (and Leslie), saying that "S" stands for nothing, or Google with its 3360 hits for Ulysses Simpson Grant. Right....
18606
spektrum2002
Dec 31, 2003 5:41 am
Nemecti hoste ovsem zadny slovnik nepotrebuji, ze. Uznavam, ze ta kombinace nemciny a anglictiny je hrozna, ale uz jsem se (v Cesku) setkal s vetsimi...
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JPKIRCHNER@...
Dec 31, 2003 5:35 am
Here's one of my favorite Czech sites, although it used to be translated much worse than it is now. The therapies sound absolutely scary. ...
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spektrum2002
Dec 31, 2003 4:14 am
Spravne tam patri koncovka podle mocenstvi, slouceniny cinu jsou cinate a cinicite. Jsem si jist, ze nejspravnejsi je "organoci'nic^ite'". Google ma na...
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kzgafas
Dec 30, 2003 11:24 pm
... chemik a ani v žádném chemickém slovníku jsem nenašla slovo "Organotin". Jako podstatné jméno by to nebyl problém, prostě to nechám v původním...
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melvyn.geo
Dec 30, 2003 11:06 pm
... Oh, how unjustified, cutting and cruel. :_( ... Your mum is clearly very wise and I hope you listen to her. BR MBC...
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melvyn.geo
Dec 30, 2003 11:03 pm
... Hmm, don't know if his parents had anything to do with it but I reckon you are close enough: http://www.mscomm.com/~ulysses/page2.html "Full name: Hiram...
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melvyn.geo
Dec 30, 2003 11:02 pm
... Hi Martina, Many thanks to you, Petr ;-), Sarka and Hana for your ideas and input. I will print out your detailed explanation, Hana, pin it up on my wall...
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Petr VeselĂ˝
veselypetr@...
Dec 30, 2003 8:41 pm
Hi there, I apologize to Melvyn for my misleading comment. :((( Well, it seems that I was infected by a sophisticated language virus. As Hana says, I can hear...
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Iveta Pecinkova - pre...
pecinkova@...
Dec 30, 2003 8:38 pm
Mila Evo, zpetne se omlouvam, cetla jsem tvoji zpravu rychle a nepochopila jsem, ze hledas cesky ekvivalent. Prijemny zbytek roku preje Iveta ... From:...
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Martina Silpoch
zezplzne
Dec 30, 2003 8:06 pm
Hi Melvyn, fully agree with Hana. I am not a CZ major, just an ex pi.uc.(make that long i and a hook above c). What you got is not even good Czech, but...
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Hana Viansová
bebeebeee@...
Dec 30, 2003 6:37 pm
Hi Melvyn, I´m afraid your correspondent is not a competent source. His suggestion "jako by jsi si chtel" is ENTIRELY wrong. Recently it´s been a bad but ...
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Michael Grant
mgrant@...
Dec 30, 2003 6:19 pm
... Belated thanks, Petre! I hope you're enjoying the holidays. Here's wishing everyone a successful 2004! Michael -- ___ / __'. .-"""-. .-""-| | '.'. /...
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sarka
sarynka
Dec 30, 2003 3:54 pm
hello :-) i do not think it is a bohemian/moravian thing; it seems to me it has to do much more with the reflexive pronoun i would suggest ziras na ne, jako by...
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melvyn.geo
Dec 30, 2003 3:47 pm
Hullo again, "Ziras na ne, jakobys si chtel neco vybavit." ... and he suggests "jako by jsi si chtel" in preference. I am now confused because I thought that...
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Petr VeselĂ˝
veselypetr@...
Dec 30, 2003 3:34 pm
... Right, Right, A dirty trick from you, Melvyn. My mum was right when she told me not to trust strangers but I did not know that I should include Englishmen...
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melvyn.geo
Dec 30, 2003 3:23 pm
... Small world, eh? ... Sure, if you think you can improve on Petr's choice of "Satchmo". :-) M....
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Joe Janecka
goodolejoe
Dec 30, 2003 3:22 pm
... Simpson Na Shledanou, Josef...
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Zemedelec@...
nialjack
Dec 30, 2003 2:49 pm
My guess is that, like my late father, U.S. Grant had a middle initial that stood alone--his parents just thought it would look nice! Leslie [Non-text...
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Martina Silpoch
zezplzne
Dec 30, 2003 2:11 pm
Gee, could have won a beer if i didn't miss the chat. sure pays to live on Grant Rd. right next to his old log cabin:) Is there still a chance to join in? ...
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Martina Silpoch
zezplzne
Dec 30, 2003 1:39 pm
Thanks for your ideas about Pareto, I need to learn to go Googling more often. somebody here commented on learning a new thing every day...sure was right! Oh,...
