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Subject: Re: [Leica] French separatists?
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:01:36 -0400
References: <20001005.192052.-373419.0.bussbearm@juno.com>

Robert, mon ami!
I meant no disrespect! In fact, in my checkered family, there counts my
Grandmere, originally a 'Chapin'- supposedly a member of Lafayette's crew,
or one of the crew of one of his ships- and every generation had a child
named Lafayette, the last one I met was Lafayette Cox, a stange and
wonderful man who came to visit when I was but a child. French was always
studied in school, and I had many of my families books- in French. I listen
to Radio Canada, en Francais, et ecoute le a temp avec 'CHU Canada'!
I must have been influenced by the propaganda of the 'other side' :o)
To paraphrase Napolean- " Ze damn English- zay are so damn sneaky!"  ( Now I
have to apologise to Jem , et al!!!)   :o)
I also had trouble at one time distinguishing between Flemings and Waloons,
so please forgive the gaff, or should I say, "faux pas"!
Anyway- LEicas speak an international language, sort of like mathmatics ( I
recall Dr, Morrell, a lovely lady who immigrated from Cuba- and still was
mastering the English language- her favorite phrase, after putting some
gawdawful formula on the blackboard, was to turn and ask, "Joo understood
dat?"
I must have, because I made "B"s in her class, even though I never really
was good in math, and really enjoyed college algebra and trig. I learned
more math with that lady than I had ever learned before-
And to stay on topic, I have learned more from you guys (this includes Tina,
too- she one of us guys, too, you know!) in three years on the LUG, than
I've learned in all the other thirty years of playing with cameras!!
Incidently, even though I kind of wish Canada were the 51st, 52nd, 53rd, and
54th state, it always had just a touch of the 'foreign' about it!  I always
enjoyed my few visits there- of course it was always in the Summer!
Wonderful people (as long as you don't try bringing a bag lunch with an
apple in it!!), and pretty good brew!
So, Robert, accept my apologies- along with all you other friends in the
Great White North (Egads, I got through without calling anyone a 'Canuck'?"
:o)- Cheerio!

Dan( Une vielle boule de suif sans cheveux!) Post
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "robert o beaudoin" <bussbearm@juno.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 7:20 PM
Subject: [Leica] French separatists?


> Bonsoir Dan Post,
>
>   Regarding your comment about french separatists, there is no such
> animal.  People who are strongly pro quebec independance are called
> souverainistes or independantistes.  The word separation does not figure
> in any document either of the Parti Quebecois or Bloc Quebecois.  For
> rather dishonest tactical reasons, some federalists, namely the english
> speaking medias, use the word separatists as it has some sort of negative
> connotation.  Logically THEY should be the ones explaining what it
> means...Again neither the PQ or the BQ advocates separation...but many
> feds apparently warn against it...without explaining what it means!
>
>   Regards,
>
>   Robert (Un chevalier sans blason)
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