king ubu, have you ever been hit by a broom?

[sidewinder]

  Leeway said:

... Odd, too, as I read a survey recently, that Germans change their underwear the fewest times per week of any European nation....

Hey, I thought we led the pack on that one...

[catesta]

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

[king ubu]

  catesta said:

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Is that tradition maintained by Italo-Americans?

And hey, you also need James T Cat in your avatar, no?

[catesta]

  king ubu said:

  catesta said:

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Is that tradition maintained by Italo-Americans?

And hey, you also need James T Cat in your avatar, no?

Of course not.

Our friend couw made the seasonal additions to my avatar. I think he was worried about copyright infringement and all, so he left el gato out. B-)

[porcy62]

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

This not true, we and our american cousins work hard, a lot of business.

Couw, one of these days I'll make you an offer you can't refuse.

Edited December 14, 2004 by porcy62

[Leeway]

  rockefeller center said:

Thanks for bringing some justice to the broom thread, Leeway.

Edit: +r

Hey, it's my pleasure and duty to do so. I just want to keep our Teutonic friends honest on things like this . I believe a little "push back" is a healthy and necessary corrective to some of their, er, tendencies.

Truly, though, nothing personal!

[couw]

that "duty" part earns you no to subzero points, if I may push you back some

[Leeway]

  couw said:

that "duty" part earns you no to subzero points, if I may push you back some

Well, I wasn't looking to earn any "points," but I did want to make the point that if you are going to dish it out, you've got to take some too. The insult to Italians was simply gratuitously made, but I see some of my Germanic tribesmen have pretty thin skin after all.

[couw]

  Leeway said:

  couw said:

that "duty" part earns you no to subzero points, if I may push you back some 

Well, I wasn't looking to earn any "points," but I did want to make the point that if you are going to dish it out, you've got to take some too. The insult to Italians was simply gratuitously made, but I see some of my Germanic tribesmen have pretty thin skin after all.

my german mates have the thickest skin in the world

maybe your sense of humour may need some more beers. after all, you were the only one seeing insult where there was only bad grammar, or too many beers.

yummm!

[Leeway]

Well, if it's just too many beers, all is forgiven Bad grammar, of course, is unforgivable.

[couw]

definately!

[Phil Meloy]

  sidewinder said:

  Leeway said:

... Odd, too, as I read a survey recently, that Germans change their underwear the fewest times per week of any European nation....

Hey, I thought we led the pack on that one...

The UK opted out of the survey.

[mikeweil]

  Leeway said:

Odd, too, as I read a survey recently, that Germans change their underwear the fewest times per week of any European nation.

We could start a mutual check by some neutral party, like, from the Netherlands .....

[mikeweil]

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Oh man, I once passed by an Italian couple having a nap on a bench in a train station, and the odour from their armpits could be smelled at a five feet distance ... so, if sleeping can be defined as some type of working ...

[Phil Meloy]

  mikeweil said:

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Oh man, I once passed by an Italian couple having a nap on a bench in a train station, and the odour from their armpits could be smelled at a five feet distance ... so, if sleeping can be defined as some type of working ...

They'd probably just had sex.

[porcy62]

  Phil Meloy said:

  mikeweil said:

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Oh man, I once passed by an Italian couple having a nap on a bench in a train station, and the odour from their armpits could be smelled at a five feet distance ... so, if sleeping can be defined as some type of working ...

They'd probably just had sex.

EXACTLY!

[neveronfriday]

  mikeweil said:

  Leeway said:

Odd, too, as I read a survey recently, that Germans change their underwear the fewest times per week of any European nation.

We could start a mutual check by some neutral party, like, from the Netherlands .....

I refuse to have Dutch people check my underwear.

I simply refuse.

That sucks!

[Leeway]

  mikeweil said:

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Oh man, I once passed by an Italian couple having a nap on a bench in a train station, and the odour from their armpits could be smelled at a five feet distance ... so, if sleeping can be defined as some type of working ...

Is that Weil pronounced as in "vile"? Just checking.

[Leeway]

  Phil Meloy said:

  mikeweil said:

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Oh man, I once passed by an Italian couple having a nap on a bench in a train station, and the odour from their armpits could be smelled at a five feet distance ... so, if sleeping can be defined as some type of working ...

They'd probably just had sex.

"We're English, we don't have sex."

[neveronfriday]

  Leeway said:

  Phil Meloy said:

  mikeweil said:

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Oh man, I once passed by an Italian couple having a nap on a bench in a train station, and the odour from their armpits could be smelled at a five feet distance ... so, if sleeping can be defined as some type of working ...

They'd probably just had sex.

"We're English, we don't have sex."

Yeah, you wish ...

[patricia]

  Leeway said:

  Phil Meloy said:

  mikeweil said:

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Oh man, I once passed by an Italian couple having a nap on a bench in a train station, and the odour from their armpits could be smelled at a five feet distance ... so, if sleeping can be defined as some type of working ...

They'd probably just had sex.

"We're English, we don't have sex."

Wasn't there an English film some years ago entitled, "No Sex Please, We're British"? I thought it was a joke. Do you mean it's true??

[Phil Meloy]

  deus62 said:

  mikeweil said:

  Leeway said:

Odd, too, as I read a survey recently, that Germans change their underwear the fewest times per week of any European nation.

We could start a mutual check by some neutral party, like, from the Netherlands .....

I refuse to have Dutch people check my underwear.

I simply refuse.

That sucks!

Who would you rather have - the French!

[neveronfriday]

  Phil Meloy said:

Who would you rather have - the French!

Good heavens, no.

Couw, my friend, where should I send my underwear to? Know any good underwear inspectors in the Netherlands?

[neveronfriday]

BTW: Where is that board terminator with the "This Thread Sucks!" sign?

[Phil Meloy]

  patricia said:

  Leeway said:

  Phil Meloy said:

  mikeweil said:

  couw said:

the Italians sleep all day and don't work much, hence the lack of body odour

Oh man, I once passed by an Italian couple having a nap on a bench in a train station, and the odour from their armpits could be smelled at a five feet distance ... so, if sleeping can be defined as some type of working ...

They'd probably just had sex.

"We're English, we don't have sex."

Wasn't there an English film some years ago entitled, "No Sex Please, We're British"? I thought it was a joke. Do you mean it's true??

The English have something similiar which involves the imbibing of copious quantities of strong lager but you really wouldn't call it sex.