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Message no. 1
From: "J. Long" <LONG2469@********.BITNET>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 13:25:18 -0500
Date sent: 25-APR-1994 13:20:40

>
>I'd just like to give a good translation for Jamison Long (AKA Neuromancer):
>
>Waffen, Waffen, Waffen. Wie langweilig waere mein Leben ohne sie!
>
>Think about it, ... St.Willkofer

Hoi Chummer:

Yea I know, I'm starting to sound like a broken record in defending
my ignorance, but please, I am trying to use my new found love for the German
language. It is perhaps the most enjoyable language I have had yet. I
took Spanish for a year in high school, and didn't learn nearly half as
much as I have learned in my German-I and II classes. Please be a little
understanding at least I am trying to learn a language other than english,
which too many U.S. citizens believe everyone should speak. ;^{)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Jamison J. Long (AKA Neuromancer, Flag Admiral, Jamie) [{Founder T.E.R.R.A}]
LONG2469@******.CC.PLATTSBURGH.EDU or LONG2469@********.bitnet

Alia iacta est. (The Die is Cast.) -Iulius Caeser, upon crossing the Rubicon.
{Also the Motto of T.E.R.R.A. [The Embry-Riddle Roleplaying Assoc.]}

Non est Ad Astra Mollis e Terris via.
(there is no easy path to the stars from earth.)
{my personal Motto}
Message no. 2
From: Doc_X <northrup@*****.CAS.USF.EDU>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 18:05:13 -0400
On Mon, 25 Apr 1994, J. Long wrote:

> Please be a little
> understanding at least I am trying to learn a language other than english,
> which too many U.S. citizens believe everyone should speak. ;^{)

Hai, soo desu! That is the same reason that I am learning Japanese. I
believe if more Americans knew another language, there would be less
ignorance and prejudice, IMHO.

*steps off of soapbox*

Doc_X
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* Dylan Northrup <northrup@*****.cas.usf.edu> * I'm not a computer genius *
*********************************************** I just play one in the lab *
* "...And I should have thought of that before I did you wrong" -- Yaz *
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Message no. 3
From: Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 10:15:18 +0930
>
>On Mon, 25 Apr 1994, J. Long wrote:
>
>> Please be a little
>> understanding at least I am trying to learn a language other than english,
>> which too many U.S. citizens believe everyone should speak. ;^{)
>
>Hai, soo desu! That is the same reason that I am learning Japanese. I
>believe if more Americans knew another language, there would be less
>ignorance and prejudice, IMHO.
>
>*steps off of soapbox*
>
>Doc_X

Well, IMHO, in America, everyone should be able to speak English, unless
you live in the French-speaking areas of Canada, or down in Mexico or
places further south. OTH, in Japan, you should be able to speak Japanese.

'Course, we could just shortcut the whole procedure and learn Esperanto.

--
Robert Watkins bob@**.ntu.edu.au
Real Programmers never work 9 to 5. If any real programmers are around at 9 am,
it's because they were up all night.
Message no. 4
From: "C. Paul Douglas" <granite@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 23:22:03 -0400
On Tue, 26 Apr 1994, Robert Watkins wrote:
>
> Well, IMHO, in America, everyone should be able to speak English, unless
> you live in the French-speaking areas of Canada, or down in Mexico or
> places further south. OTH, in Japan, you should be able to speak Japanese.
>
> 'Course, we could just shortcut the whole procedure and learn Esperanto.
>
Hey Bob, We haven't made Canada or Mexico states yet..ssshhhhhh...You
will spoil everything.....
----------------------GRANITE
Message no. 5
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 23:37:53 -0500
On Mon, 25 Apr 1994, C. Paul Douglas wrote:

> Hey Bob, We haven't made Canada or Mexico states yet..ssshhhhhh...You
> will spoil everything.....

Well we're at it, let's also make D.C. perto Rico, and those other
territories that we tax without representation states.

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Message no. 6
From: Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 07:04:08 -0500
I am trying to learn Italian (or rather regain what I have sort of forgotten),
and I would eventually like to learn German or French. Or both
Message no. 7
From: John Fox <johnf@*****.EDU>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 15:04:04 -0500
> > Hey Bob, We haven't made Canada or Mexico states yet..ssshhhhhh...You
> > will spoil everything.....
>
> Well we're at it, let's also make D.C. perto Rico, and those other
> territories that we tax without representation states.

Puerto Rico doesn't want to be a state. They had an election in November.
D.C. is basically the inner-city area of the Washington metropolitan
area. No other inner-city (or whole city) is its own state.

John Fox
johnf@*****.edu
Message no. 8
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 15:37:42 -0500
On Tue, 26 Apr 1994, John Fox wrote:

> Puerto Rico doesn't want to be a state. They had an election in November.
> D.C. is basically the inner-city area of the Washington metropolitan
> area. No other inner-city (or whole city) is its own state.

And the citizens of DC have to pay taxes, yet have zero say in their
government (no senators or representatives with voting privs). There was
a U.S. revolution about that back in 1776.

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Message no. 9
From: the holy Entombed <rasputin@***.UMD.EDU>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 18:53:56 -0400
On Tue, 26 Apr 1994, John Fox wrote:

> Puerto Rico doesn't want to be a state. They had an election in November.
> D.C. is basically the inner-city area of the Washington metropolitan
> area. No other inner-city (or whole city) is its own state.

Well, D.C. is the District of Columbia: basically, not quite a state, but
a glorified territory. The whole district is composed of "inner city",
and, in fact, some portions of it are quite beautiful and historic. It
does have its dense urban areas, but, then again, so does Rhode Island...

The Washington-metro area is a nice loose term created by the weather and
traffic reporters to determine their "coverage." It's roughly from DC's
center out north to Laytonsville in MD and down south to maybe Burke and
Lorton in VA.

(SR's FDC absorbed it all..)



the holy Entombed /// "The one whom God forgot..." /// rasputin@**,.umd.edu
////////////////// Finger me and get dirty fingernails ////////////////////
Message no. 10
From: the holy Entombed <rasputin@***.UMD.EDU>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 18:59:40 -0400
On Tue, 26 Apr 1994, Robert A. Hayden wrote:

> And the citizens of DC have to pay taxes, yet have zero say in their
> government (no senators or representatives with voting privs). There was
> a U.S. revolution about that back in 1776.

Yup. The figureheads chosen to "lead" the movement towards New Columbia,
Jesse Jackson and Elanor Holmes-Norton, have done a truly bang up job
representing the cries of those crushed by DC's outrageous property and
commuting taxes. Great job.

The last vote in Congress was about 3 to 1... against.

You'd think the killers would be the ones PAYING taxes...


the holy Entombed...!
Message no. 11
From: Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 21:30:30 -0500
Are they citizens of DC or Maryland? Is DC really excluded?

Strikes me as foolish, but then again I claim allegiance with a nation that
every time a Cabinet fails to pass a law, the government falls and *gasp*
re-elections!
Message no. 12
From: "C. Paul Douglas" <granite@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 23:44:28 -0400
On Tue, 26 Apr 1994, John Fox wrote:

> Puerto Rico doesn't want to be a state. They had an election in November.

Not this time..But..the next time they will want it..They only just
barely voted it down........

> D.C. is basically the inner-city area of the Washington metropolitan
> area. No other inner-city (or whole city) is its own state.
>
No but they would like to be...
-------------------GRANITE
Message no. 13
From: "C. Paul Douglas" <granite@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 23:52:04 -0400
On Tue, 26 Apr 1994, Robert A. Hayden wrote:
> And the citizens of DC have to pay taxes, yet have zero say in their
> government (no senators or representatives with voting privs). There was
> a U.S. revolution about that back in 1776.
>
Ahh...But wouldn't you like to live in the state that had the nations
capitol in it??..That there is a whole different can-o-worms..
-----------------------GRANITE
Message no. 14
From: "C. Paul Douglas" <granite@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 00:07:48 -0400
On Tue, 26 Apr 1994, Gian-Paolo Musumeci wrote:

> Are they citizens of DC or Maryland? Is DC really excluded?
>
I am assuming [I know, I know] you are talking about the citivens of D.C.
- Yes in order that no state be shown favoritism the citizines of D.C.
are not citizens of any state but rather the district..It is all a little
confusing but done for a good reason...
------------------------GRANITE
Message no. 15
From: "J. Long" <LONG2469@********.BITNET>
Subject: Re: A technical question:(Sorry only 1 year german)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 15:25:45 -0500
Date sent: 27-APR-1994 15:24:54

If you guys don't like the way it's done some place, either make a stand
and do some changing or move to someplace, in or out of the U.S. you can
live with.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Jamison J. Long (AKA Neuromancer, Flag Admiral, Jamie) [{Founder T.E.R.R.A}]
LONG2469@******.CC.PLATTSBURGH.EDU or LONG2469@********.bitnet

Alia iacta est. (The Die is Cast.) -Iulius Caesar, upon crossing the Rubicon.
{Also the Motto of T.E.R.R.A. [The Embry-Riddle Roleplaying Assoc.]}

Non est Ad Astra Mollis e Terris via.
(there is no easy path to the stars from earth.)
{my personal Motto}

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