Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]beautifully and thoughtfully written Douglas, thank you Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Jun 12, 2009, at 6:54 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > Ego te absolvo, Ted. > You most certainly did not write the remark about beating her up > and down mountains with a stick. I'm rather afraid that I did. > > I, of course, apologise if this caused any offence or > misunderstanding. It was meant to be jocose, but, unfortunately, > doctors differ and patients die, so jocose remarks expire too. In > Ireland, we pride ourselves on being able to withstand jocose > banter, it tends to be a national characteristic, but conditions > are different elsewhere, and sensitivities vary profoundly. A > jocose remark which would flourish in Ireland dies withered in the > barren soil of cyberspace and leaves me embarrassed for typing it. > > If it's any consolation to the offended, I'm trying to diet & > exercise too, as the erstwhile Celtic Tiger has left the denizens > of a newly portly nation both puzzled & dismayed by its recently > found food addiction. I'm still trying to work out how the winner > of many mountain races in the 80s has managed to hide his hitherto > sylphlike figure in the gourmand gargantua of the noughties. In > fact I ask that question of the reflection in the mirror daily........ > > Douglas