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Subject: OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis]
From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 22:27:37 -0400
References: <DAEOKOEHIBMMGOJNOFECAEEKDLAA.phong@metrowerks.com> <3.0.2.32.20020830184540.01492fa0@roanoke.infi.net> <006001c25081$434fed30$6501a8c0@sphillips> <001f01c25089$bd05a2c0$633f4d18@gv.shawcable.net>

If you don't like a topic - use the delete button.  But spare us slave
jokes. Don't bother trying to pass it off as irony. Some people must have
some repect for you on this list and if they've got any shame they just
gotta be shaking their heads when they read this whitebread Amos 'n' Andy
crap. Man, I wouldn't point my Leica at you in case it cracked.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh
and Nazis too [No Nazis]


> Hey guys, you folks are creating a strained relationship with me and the
> slaves I keep 'round here cleanin' the property, grass cut and the stables
> mucked out!
>
> Not only that, they're now whining about health care insurance I never
told
> them about! Now they want health insurance, a Leica and a free trip to
their
> mother land somewhere in the southern USA to stay on and be my faithful
> slaves and servants!
>
> I don't know how this topic got so loosey goosey off Leica topic with your
> guys running up here and spilling the beans to the slaves and spoiling the
> good life, but it'd be nice if maybe we could humour my slaves with some
> nice things about living here and the medical plan of a nation.
>
> Actually two of my older slaves had to nearly be  put down recently
because
> they hadn't paid their $39 dollar a month medical insurance.
>
> However a local wood lot owner who's now out of work because the wood
barons
> south of us put everyone out of work in the forests up here and he gave
his
> last $39 dollars and both the old guys had triple heart bi-passes for the
> enormous amount of $39.00 each plus the GST federal government tax of
$2.37
> . ( They charge a tax you know 'cause operations are service oriented
work.
> Oh you didn't know what GST stood for did you. It's our Goods and Services
> tax, a sort of legacy of one of our lousy political parties.)
>
> But now the old boys have recovered they both want photo lessons some
where
> warm with Leica users who can keep on topic about photography and Leica
> cameras.  And if you think, which I'm sure you will, that this post is
> stupid, then that's fine. It's meant to be!!!!!!!
>
> However, before you get yer knickers in a knot and blast at me, just take
a
> look at the crap that has been posted about this dumb ass slavery and
> medical stuff for the past few days...... Now that's really stupid and
> completely off topic of the worst kind!
>
> So let's make this a draw and get back to something, my God, anything at
all
> about using a damn Leica and drop this crap.  Thank you very kindly!
> ted
>
>
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Replies: Reply from "Jack Herron" <jherron@theriver.com> (Re: OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
Reply from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> (Re: OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
In reply to: Message from "Phong" <phong@metrowerks.com> (RE: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
Message from Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
Message from "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com> (Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])