Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's still a conversation, with only a bump here and there. Once it become acrimonious, then it's out the door. I think Klaus KInski is to Herzog what Wayne was to Ford. S.d. On Apr 2, 2010, at 11:25 PM, Vince Passaro wrote: > I can't believe we've been getting away with this thread for more than 13 > hours. Spencer scolded us before but the thing is Spence, its > "inappropriate"-ness is part of why it's appealing. You know how it has > Organ Donor on yr license? Some of us have that, and some of us also have > Permanently Innapropriate. (Often appears as *PermInn*). > > So you like that Werner Herzog? Man he's good. > > > > On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:23 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >>> I've got that book, and his Berlin Diary too and I agree, he didn't think >>> highly of them. Living there during Hitler's rise he likely saw the worst >>> aspects of German culture and character though. I wonder if he felt that >> was >>> before he lived there or if he became anti-German after seeing what the >>> Nazis did? The city I live in (Fort Wayne, Indiana) is heavily German. >> 80% >>> of the white people here are of German ancestry. Being of Spanish and >> Scots >>> ancestry, I felt kind of out of place and still do. I Miss New Mexico, >> felt >>> a home there. The Germans here are no different morally than anyone else >>> though, I don't think they're bad people. A lot of people here speak >> German >>> in public and at home, like us Hispanics do in Santa Fe. The Newspapers >> here >>> published in German, not English, until World War I. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Crawford >> >> >> I have no problems with any group of people which is lucky because I >> identify with being quite a liberal and they'd kick me out in no time. I >> have friends from all walks of life and cultures. Some of them won't even >> talk to me. When I visited Europe twice I liked everybody and they liked >> me. >> Now I'm learning to sing in Spanish in the choir and that's a language >> I'll >> the least familiar with but its spoken a lot in NY where I am now. So it >> will be a good thing. >> Anti Semitism is a European phenomenon for the most part. But I think >> they're getting over it. >> But to make generalizations which is a mixed bag the Germans were some of >> the nicest people I've met in Europe. >> And they spoke German. >> And made Leica's. >> I brought home a tube of mustard. >> >> And I like German Movies. >> Those guys are funny. >> And my favorite cake is German chocolate cake and my favorite potato salad >> is German Potato salad. >> Why do I like this stuff? Becaue I'm the smartest and most tasteful guy >> you're ever going to want to meet! >> >> And German Tofu Bratwurst. >>> From free range Tofu. >> >> And I like gals with blonde hair and there are more of them in Germany >> than >> there are in Sweden I read. So don't buy the wrong plane ticket. >> >> >> >> [Rabs] >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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