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I'm deeply disappointed but I have to cancel this wonderful neeting. I did'nt realize that the Thürigen Tour (which I booked long time ago) is at the same time. Have a good time - hope to see you next year

Good grief Canta-Bunny.........this threat makes me shiver.......

Søren Thank you for your post. I'm still far away from doing fine but I'm working on it Doctors say that it takes usually one or two years to recover. Well - I got now 9 months (other women get a baby during this time ) But the prospects are good and I hope for the best. Looking forward to seeing you in Septembre next year

Hi Jaapilein my Dear I'll try to do my very best.....

You're so welcome, Guy

I try to do my very best...

(Remark: Hu Jintao is the new leader of Chinas communistic party, Yassir Arafat: PLO, Kofi Annan: UN Secretary General.) George W. Bush: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening? Condoleezza Rice: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China. George: Great. Lay it on me. Condi: Hu is the new leader of China. George: That's what I want to know. Condi: That's what I'am telling you. George: Thats what I'am asking you. Who is the leader of China? Condi: Yes. George: I mean the fellows name. Condi: Hu George: The guy in China. Condi: Hu. George: The new leader of China. Condi: Hu! George: The Chinaman!!! Condi: Hu is leading China. George: Now whaddya' asking me for? Condi: I'am telling you Hu is leading China. George: Well, I'am asking you. Who is leading China? Condi: That's the man's name. George: That's who's name? Condi: Yes. George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the leader of China? Condi: Yes Sir. George: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thougth he was in the Middle East. Condi: That's correct. George: Then, who is in China? Condi: Yes Sir. George: Yassir is in China? Condi: No, Sir. George: Then who is? Condi: Yes Sir. George: Yassir? Condi: No, Sir. George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the new leader of China. Get me the Secretary General of the UN on the phone. Condi: Kofi? George: No, thanks. Condi: You want Kofi? George: No. Condi: You don't want Kofi. George: No. But now that you mention it, i could use a glass of milk. And then get me the UN. Condi: Yes, Sir. George: No Yassir! The guy at the UN. Condi: Kofi? George: Milk! Will you please make the call? Condi: An call who? George: Who is the guy at the UN? Condi: Hu is the guy in China. George: Will you stay out of China?! Condi: Yes, Sir. George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the UN. Codi: Kofi. George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone! (C. picks up the phone.) Condi: Rice here. George: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls. Maybe we should send some to the guy in China. And the Middle East.

Oh....................did I?

May I help you TRAVELLER IN THE FAR EAST TRIES ORDERING BREAKFAST Note: this story is about how two people using the English language build up a fine example of miscommunication. Read it aloud to yourself, pronounce it just the way this text is written. Room Service: "Morny, ruin sorbees" Guest: "Sorry, I thought I dialled room service." RS: "Rye..ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to odor sunteen? G: "Uh..yes, i'd like some bacon and eggs" RS: "Ow July den" G: "What?" RS: "Ow July den?..pry, boy, pooch?" G: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled, please" RS: "Ow July dee baychem...crease?" G: "Crisp will be fine" RS: "Hokay. An San tos?" G: "What?" RS: "San tos. July san tos?" G: "I don't think so" RS: "No? Judo one toes?" G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means" RS: "Toes! Toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?" G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast'. Fine, yes, an English muffin will be fine" RS: "We bother?" G: "No, just put the bother on the side." RS: "Wad?" G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side" RS: "Copy?" G: "Sorry?" RS: "Copy...tea...mill?" G: "Yes, coffee please, and thats's all." RS: "One minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy...rye?" G: "Whatever you say" RS: "Tendjewberrymud" G: "You're welcome." And now with subtitles, just to be sure... Room Service (RS): "Morny. Ruin sorbees" Room service Translation (RST): "Morning, room service" Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service" RS: "Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to odor sunteen??" RST: "Right! Room service! Do you wish to order something?" G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs" RS: "Ow July den?" RST: "How would you like them?" G: "What??" RS: "Ow July den?...pry, boy, pooch?" RST: "How would you like them? Fried? Boiled? Poached?" G: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry. Scrambled please." RS: "Ow July dee bayhcem...crease?" RST: "How would you like the bacon? Crisp?" G: "Crisp will be fine." RS: "Hokay. An San tos?" RST: "OK. And some toast?" G: "What?" RS:"San tos. July San tos?" RST: "Some toast. Would you like some toast?" G: "I don't think so" RS: "No? Judo one toes??" RST: "No? You don?t want toast?" G:"I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means." RS: "Toes! Toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow inglish mopping we bother? RST: "Toast! Toast! Why do you don?t want toast [!!] ? How about an English Muffin with butter?" G: "English muffin! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Okay, fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine." RS: "We bother?" RST: "With Butter?" G: "No, just put the bother on the side." RS: "Wad?" RST: "What?" G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side." RS: "Copy?" RST: "Coffee?" G: "Sorry?" RS: "Copy...tea...mill?" RST: "Coffee? Tea? Milk?" G: "Oh,yes.. Coffee please, and that's all." RS: "One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy ... rye?" RST: "One minute. That's room twenty-three, scrambled eggs, crisp bacon, toast and english muffin with butter on the side, and coffee. Right?" G: "Whatever you say" RS: "Tendjewberrymud" RST: "Thank you very much" G : "You're welcome"

Gee Guy, wow, it's marvellous and it makes me a little jealous. I really really would love to join you but I will never get a holiday at this time - nor in February Wish you to have lots of but I´m sure you will have fun anyway

I really don´t fear coldness, but

@ Soren Yes, it was a good time - see you in Scotland @ Slavomir There are. You just have to look for them

Oh Jaapi, don't hang the head Let's work on a survival strategy to get through the dark and bikeless time. Next spring will come definetly Edit says: Just a little bit more than 6 months...

What would you prefer?