Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]you know, my mom told me that a long time ago. and mom's always right! -rei On Nov06 18:32, Jim Shulman wrote: > The old story at Johns Hopkins was that Columbia wanted Milton, but > erroneously offered the job to Ike, who accepted. They couldn't back down > after that. > > Jim Shulman > Wynnewood, PA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Robert > Meier > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 6:23 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Democrats > > rei, > > You're right. I always thought it was Milton who was president of > Columbia, but he was president of Johns Hopkins and Ike WAS Columica's > president before he became the U.S.'s president. Thanks for setting me > straight. > > Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Democrats > > > > no, it really was Ike. go to Butler Library and you'll see a 20 foot > > painting of the guy. > > > > > http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/dwight_d_eise > nhower.html > > > > -rei > > > > On Nov06 16:46, Robert Meier wrote: > >> not Ike, his brother > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com> > >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > >> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 4:40 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Democrats > >> > >> > >>> Congratulations are in order to the Obama-Biden ticket, their > >>> families, their supporters and their party. Hey, Obama and > >>> I both graduated from Columbia in 1983! First Columbia College > >>> graduate in the White House (TR and FDR studied Law at Columbia, > >>> and Ike was president of the University). > >>> > >>> I do have disagreements with many principles of the democratic > >>> platform. However, I won't engage in the conservative equivalent > >>> of BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome). > >>> > >>> I promise! > >>> > >>> I'll leave it at that, we should just get along. > >>> > >>> -rei > >>> > >>> > >>> On Nov06 18:32, Daniel Ridings wrote: > >>>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 3:10 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com> > >>>> > wrote: > >>>> > > >>>> >> AAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!! We almost got through this election > >>>> >> without > >>>> >> a political flame war, and I was SO PROUD of the group for its >> > >>>> discipline!! > >>>> >> Let's talk about this after the votes are in. PLEASE? > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > The votes are in, Rei. ;-) > >>>> > >>>> And it is so sweet, so sweet! > >>>> > >>>> Daniel > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > >>> Ridgewood, New Jersey > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey