OT: The Real Jim Thompson

Aug 18, 2004 33 Replies

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Reminds me of my dad: doctor said three spoonfuls of wine a day, only for medicinal purposes. So he started using a soup ladle!

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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 06:59:37 -0400, John Stewart wroth:

Try again. And this time try it without standing in front of a mirror.

Jim

Thankyou Jim, for your carefully considered response. All we need now is a translation!!! Cheers, JLS

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:46:15 -0400, John Stewart wroth:

mirror.

Ipsi dixit. The thing speaks for its self.

Jim Meyer esq.

Hey, dumbo. I think you mean "Res ispa loquitur" - better stick to electronics if you don't want to make a fool of yourself.

"What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793.

mirror.

You mean "ipse".

I think you will find that someone with my qualifications can make a fool of themselves in *many* diciplines.

Jim

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:55:31 -0700, Julie wroth:

mirror.

No, "ipsi". From the Latin spoken in western Italy close to the Spanish border. Or is that "boarder"?

Jim "Twas Roger the lodger, by God." Meyer

Wrong again, I live in western Italy. They don't speak Latin here, the Spanish border is 10hrs by train away. We have some Latin speaking people in the north, also in Switzerland (Raeto-Romanic), but I'm not familiar with these languages.

ciao Ban Bordighera, Italy

Hi Ban- Is Western Italy where the guys from Hollywood used to make the so-called "Spaghetti Westerns"? (Smiles)

I always thought we had to go thru France to get to Spain, except perhaps by boat.

Cheers, John Stewart

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:50:35 GMT, "Ban" wroth:

No Latin in westeren Italy? That sounds like a good place to live. No Latin means no lawyers and that would make western Italy a very good place.

Jim

I think those were made on Sardinia.

SioL

of a mirror.

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There is no Italy / Spanish border unless you disregard France and Monaco. I suppose disregarding France is usually an acceptable option to us Englishmen but in terms of geographical explanations probably not so good.

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