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Pat wrote: "Fishkill Bill" --thanks for the satire, Bill. I enjoyed it. People need to lighten up and realize satire when it appears. Pat in TX Are you SURE it was intended as satire? (If so, the "Cathy and Bill" posts are works of pure genius, because they NEVER give any indication their ingenuousness is counterfeit!) |
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"Fishkill Bill" --thanks for the satire, Bill. I enjoyed it. People need to lighten up and realize satire when it appears. Pat in TX |
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"Fishkill Bill" --thanks for the satire, Bill. I enjoyed it. People need
to lighten up and realize satire when it appears. Pat in TX Are you SURE it was intended as satire? (If so, the "Cathy and Bill" posts are works of pure genius, because they NEVER give any indication their ingenuousness is counterfeit!) Absolutely sure. Some things he wrote are just too over the top to be anything BUT satire. Also, it played straight to the heart of the Europeans who think "all" Americans are un-traveled and unaware of anything in other countries. It got the "knee jerk" vote going right away. His ruse was successful. Pat in TX |
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Martin wrote: On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:01:10 -0600, "Pat" wrote: "Fishkill Bill" --thanks for the satire, Bill. I enjoyed it. People need to lighten up and realize satire when it appears. Pat in TX Thanks for the tip Pat. Here was me thinking he had copied and occasionally misspelled the autobahn signs from the online Michelin Map. Cathy does a better more detailed virtual trip report. What does did she think about the vineyards in Germany, especially the grapes...??? -- Best Greg |
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On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:01:10 -0600, "Pat" wrote:
"Fishkill Bill" --thanks for the satire, Bill. I enjoyed it. People need to lighten up and realize satire when it appears. Pat in TX Thank you, Pat. At least one person gets it. Bill L |
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On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:28:08 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
wrote: Martin wrote: On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:01:10 -0600, "Pat" wrote: "Fishkill Bill" --thanks for the satire, Bill. I enjoyed it. People need to lighten up and realize satire when it appears. Pat in TX Thanks for the tip Pat. Here was me thinking he had copied and occasionally misspelled the autobahn signs from the online Michelin Map. Cathy does a better more detailed virtual trip report. What does did she think about the vineyards in Germany, especially the grapes...??? Greg, We were there last year, in May. We saw lots of vines. This September we saw them full of grapes. Imagine how they work on those vineyards on the slops near the Rhine river! Bill L |
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On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:27:49 -0500, "Pat" wrote:
"Fishkill Bill" --thanks for the satire, Bill. I enjoyed it. People need to lighten up and realize satire when it appears. Pat in TX Are you SURE it was intended as satire? (If so, the "Cathy and Bill" posts are works of pure genius, because they NEVER give any indication their ingenuousness is counterfeit!) Absolutely sure. Some things he wrote are just too over the top to be anything BUT satire. Also, it played straight to the heart of the Europeans who think "all" Americans are un-traveled and unaware of anything in other countries. It got the "knee jerk" vote going right away. His ruse was successful. Pat in TX We really did like the Neuschwanstein castle. We have an annual pass to Disney World. We went there almost every day this past January, February and into March. They do look a lot alike. Cathy did mention that the Neuschwanstein castle was a lot nicer than the other castles we saw in Germany, not as run down. Although, they could use an elevator, with the tour having to walk up all those stairs. Bill L |
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:36:51 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:36:21 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote: Pat wrote: "Fishkill Bill" --thanks for the satire, Bill. I enjoyed it. People need to lighten up and realize satire when it appears. Pat in TX Are you SURE it was intended as satire? (If so, the "Cathy and Bill" posts are works of pure genius, because they NEVER give any indication their ingenuousness is counterfeit!) You maybe didn't read all the comments some of us made at the time. I didn't believe any of it. I was only surprised that Cathy was not a victim of pickpockets in 12 countries in 12 days. Last year a little girl did try to put her hand in Cathy's pocket. She was on a little pedal scooter. We were standing at a traffic light in Lucerne. Bill L |
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:11:34 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:25:49 -0400, Fishkill Bill wrote: On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:28:08 -0500, "Gregory Morrow" wrote: Martin wrote: On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:01:10 -0600, "Pat" wrote: "Fishkill Bill" --thanks for the satire, Bill. I enjoyed it. People need to lighten up and realize satire when it appears. Pat in TX Thanks for the tip Pat. Here was me thinking he had copied and occasionally misspelled the autobahn signs from the online Michelin Map. Cathy does a better more detailed virtual trip report. What does did she think about the vineyards in Germany, especially the grapes...??? Greg, We were there last year, in May. We saw lots of vines. This September we saw them full of grapes. Imagine how they work on those vineyards on the slops near the Rhine river! in the slops? No, on the slops. |
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On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:42:04 -0700, VainGlorious
wrote: On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:20:24 -0400, Fishkill Bill wrote: Well Cathy and I have returned from two and a half weeks in Germany. The first ten days were on a Cosmos bus tour and the last seven were in a rented car. Here are the places we visited: Heidelberg-Bacharacher-Cologne-Bremen-Hamburg-Wittenburg-Berlin-Potsdam-Dresden -Nuremberg-Rothenburg-Nordlington-Neuschwanstein-Munich-Oberommergau -Peiting-Donauworth-Nordlington-Dinkelsbuhl-Anbach-Nurmberg-Bamberg- Schonbrunn-Burgebrach-Werzburg-Schwinberg-Tausberbeschofsheim- Rottingen-Creglingen-Heilbrann-Dieburg-Dormstadt-Buttelborn-Grob-Gerau-Frankfurt. In other words, rather than slow down and relax a bit and get to know each place even slightly, you rushed right through and walked away unimpressed. Wow. We would have to say the cities are quite unimpressive. A lot of 50's style plain looking buildings. Maybe that's because the Americans and British bombed most of Germany into dust about 60 years ago. Had that thought ever occurred to you? At least Germany has an excuse. Why is it that American cities are so painfully bland? My guess: because they are populated with people like you. The little towns are the cleanest we have ever seen. Most look the same though. Down near the Alps is probably the best area. So, when glancing off the highway, you liked the Alpine areas better. Well. They must be better, then. Driving is a dream in Germany. Not a pothole in the entire country. Not the most friendly people though, (not like Ireland). Germany and Austria invest in infrastructure. Thus, they have nice highways. But if you leave the numbered thoroughfares and venture into villages, you will find potholes. Lovely German potholes. And in those villages, you will find people who speak German. They don't understand English. So when some doofus American retiree comes waddling up to order lunch and cannot read the menu or engage in simple pleasantries in German, the locals aren't impressed. With that, I dispose of you. I strongly suggest you remain home with your idiot wife and stop imposing yourselves on Europe. And now, a general comment from an American who travels in Europe and has a brain (ie, me): Compared to golly-gee midwestern Americans, Europeans may seem somewhat aloof. Since I grew up in urban New Jersey, I have an understanding of this cultural affectation. Like New Yorkers, Europeans do not suffer fools gladly. That's the crux of it. And eastern Europeans are even tougher nuts to crack. They have steep requirements before trusting acquaintances. But once you are "in", you are IN. I don't see this as a bad thing. Now that I'm living in the plastered-smile insincerity of the American west coast, I yearn for the days of honking car horns and soup nazis. At least you knew where you stood with New Yorkers. And Europeans are often the same. That's partly why I enjoy Europe so much. And eastern Europe in particular. Here's my favorite anecdote to illustrate the joys of not suffering fools gladly: Twenty years ago, there was a small hamburger stand in central New Jersey called "The White Rose". It was housed in a renovated Airstream (an aluminum caravan of sorts). At the White Rose, you entered in one door, ordered your food, moved along the line, paid at the end then got out. They had three choices: hamburger, cheeseburger and California cheeseburger. French fries came along. At White Rose, there were rules, much like the soup nazi rules. As soon as your turn came up to order, you ordered quickly and clearly. If you failed to do so, the burger nazi would yell "NEXT!" and you would be elbowed out of the line by the next person, who quickly shouted their order. There was a lot of yelling at the White Rose. But I loved it. I particularly loved seeing idiots who had been standing in line five minutes (staring at the simple menu) then stammering to place their order, be immediately punished and tossed out on their ear. It was a place that did not suffer fools gladly. And oh, how the dispossessed would cry and wail! "Not fair! Wait! I want...I want..." as the local businessmen and blue collars literally shuffled them out the door to the back of the line. I'm sure the Cathy's and Bill's of this world would view such behavior as rude and un-friendly. But not me. I see it as warm, inclusive and invigorating. If only MORE idiots were instantly isolated and disregarded, the world would be a better place. So, meine Europäisch freunde, nicht nachlassen! - TR Why do you people have to be so nasty?? Can't a person express their opinion without being called names? It's so childish. |
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