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Subject: [Leica] Happy New Year from Denmark--WHAAAAT?
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Thu Jan 1 15:18:15 2009

90, I thought he was on the fast track to the century ;-)

--- glehrer@san.rr.com wrote:

From: Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Happy New Year from Denmark--WHAAAAT?
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:13:56 -0800

Bob,

You will have to forgive the vicious "po-faced" streak that Ted 
exhibited. He is 90 years old and
should be permitted some febrile maundering :-)

Jerry.


Bob W wrote:
> I don't speak any Danish, but I do speak 5 languages other than English.
> Everybody on the planet enjoys foreign language mistakes, especially mildly
> rude ones involving royalty, and there's no need to be po-faced about it.
>
> Bob 
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org 
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
>> Sent: 01 January 2009 21:43
>> To: 'Leica Users Group'
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Happy New Year from Denmark--WHAAAAT?
>>
>> Not very politely put, Bob. How much Danish do you speak?
>> J?rn's meaning was perfectly clear.
>>
>> We all allow for spelling errors here, that's a fact of life for email
>> anyway. We are lucky to have such a diverse group of nationalities
>> contributing. 
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] 
>> On Behalf Of
>> Bob W
>> Sent: Friday, 2 January 2009 05:07
>> To: 'Leica Users Group'
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Happy New Year from Denmark--WHAAAAT?
>>
>> I think you need to look up 'hymen' in your English dictionary...
>>
>>  
>>
>>     
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] 
>>>       
>> On Behalf 
>>     
>>> Of J?rn Smedsgaard
>>> Sent: 01 January 2009 19:01
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Happy New Year from Denmark--WHAAAAT?
>>>
>>> Sorry -
>>> It should have been "singing National Anthem" at midnight 
>>>       
>> along with 
>>     
>>> the royal hymen. It thinks that most young people only know these 
>>> songs from New Years Eve and football (soccer) matches.
>>>
>>> J?rn
>>>
>>>
>>> On 01/01/2009, at 19.36, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Jorn,
>>>>
>>>> WHAT at midnight???
>>>>
>>>> Jerry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> J?rn Smedsgaard wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Hi? LUG?ers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Happy New Year from newbie poster in Denmark.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was trying to sent the greeting last night but used a
>>>>>           
>>> wrong email
>>>       
>>>>> account so it was rejected ? I should have gone to bed 
>>>>>           
>> in stead ?.
>>     
>>>>> Anyway, we in Denmark have entered 2009 with a fairly calm
>>>>>           
>>> new year
>>>       
>>>>> according to all the traditions with:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - A new years speech by our Queen Margrethe II
>>>>>
>>>>> - The ?90 years Birthday? (old movie shown every year)
>>>>>
>>>>> - A lot of food, either fish (cod or sushi) or red meat
>>>>>
>>>>> - Champagne
>>>>>
>>>>> - The national hymen at midnight
>>>>>
>>>>> - Large amount of fireworks (not for me though as watch a rather 
>>>>> serious accident when I was a kid)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have posted two new years photos in the LUG gallery (first in
>>>>> 2009):
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/josmeds/2009/josmeds-41.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/josmeds/2009/josmeds-42.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>> just to give a bit of the mood from around the corner from
>>>>>           
>>> where I
>>>       
>>>>> live just after midnight on a rather cold and foggy night (there 
>>>>> was quite a lot of fireworks just after midnight in all
>>>>>           
>>> directions
>>>       
>>>>> ? almost impossible to get as you never knew were to look).
>>>>>
>>>>> This morning is beautiful bright and clear with a touch 
>>>>>           
>> of frost, 
>>     
>>>>> hopefully as good sign for the year that has just started.
>>>>>
>>>>> A little late Happy New Year from just north of Copenhagen almost
>>>>> 13 hour into the new year.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers J?rn
>>>>>           
>>


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