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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:53 pm
by jingle_jangle
My own third wife is Brasilian, who I fight (with), to save the Americans from invading that country, too.
Does that make any sense?
My friend's parents (who lived through the Camps) would not let him play "Hey Jude" in the house because of the associations for them. (Even tho in German or Yiddish it is pronounced differently...)
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:59 pm
by winston
Fortunately I speak three languages quite well. They would be in order of preference. English, Canadian and American.
I also speak two languages not very well, but I am trying. French and profanity.
But John, Garlic Ice Cream? What language is that? Some sort of code. Why is it not hyphenated? That's what I want to know.
Any one for cricket?

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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:07 pm
by winston
Not to change this very amusing topic but Paul can you look up my post under Guitars - Legend Guitar Polish and give me your thoughts. I know that you are quite up on such things.
Thanks mate ----- er Paul. Dont want to start another rant.
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:41 pm
by jingle_jangle
Brian, I saw the post, but I reserved comments because I believe that everyone has their favorites, and there are literally hundreds of products on the market for this purpose, although they all fit into a very few basic categories.
It seems sometimes that everybody who has any kind of a name in music or guitars is making his/her own polish, or endorsing somebody elses's. But there is really little new under the sun.
Legend removes stuff like tobacco staining and general corner grunge because it has a solvent in it. (When it says, "flammable!" on the label, it has a solvent. I suspect naphtha in this case.).
Personally, I would use naphtha and a toothbrush to remove grunge, followed by a clean soft cotton cloth to remove all the mess, and then I'd follow with Scratch-X if it needed brilliant polishing, and Zymol to protect it.
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:54 pm
by winston
Thanks Paul,
That is very helpful. My Ric guitars are JG as you probably know (except my bass which is white) and they show scratches very easily. So I was looking for a solution. Now I have it.
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:20 pm
by ozover50
People with double-whammy names over here are often simply referred to as "the hyphen". Perceptions of social superiority disappeared years ago unless the bearer lived in a so-called 'posh' suburb.
I think the fact that there have been one or two 'thug' footballers with hyphenated names helped to accelerate the process!

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:57 pm
by jbarnes
Paul,.. I think my spelling is way off but is this getting to be Polski Rosmufku ????????
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:05 pm
by jbarnes
Brian, no, a great hit at the Gilroy Garlic Festival (CA, USA)is the Garlic Ice Cream, yes everyone wrinkles their nose UNTIL they try it, they sell thousands of gallons of it during the 3 day fest (which is usually HOT WEATHER) For the record I speak Americanized English and Profanity well............... Some of Ya'll still under the Queens influence or sphere thereof I do have to provide the duh glare and say please say that in English ................ (US profane version prefered thank you very much) Over to you Paul.....
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:35 pm
by jingle_jangle
Hmmm. I'm at a loss for words, except I've tried the garlic ice cream and it is delicious for a change, but as an everyday thing it would cause me to lose the few friends who still stick around when their masters are flying kites on the other end of the park where I sleep under the bench when the warmer weather permits, but when it's cold...
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:56 pm
by winston
And I thought I had seen everything when they invented hot ice cream. I'll take your word for it John. Its not something that would tempt my palate.
Polski nazwa ne ukrajins'kyj nazwa Paul?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:08 pm
by winston
¯ona mówiæ witam, ona ukrajins'kyj pani
It may not be perfect grammar Paul but hopefully you can make sense of what is being said.
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:38 am
by kevin
Well, arrogant a**hole that I am, it was my idea to hyphenate, so now we're both Donaker-Ring.
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:06 am
by winston
Kevin, I really don't know how I got drawn into this gentle banter. I'm not even hyphenated, or carbonated, if you know what I mean?
Anyway we can thank John for getting the ball rolling. It is a great topic to have some good clean fun with our friends in America.

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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:20 am
by kevin
Brian,
Of course, I wasn't actually replying to your post, but to the whole thread in general. That said, the whole hyphenated thing is much more British than American. In my experience, American women are usually more likely to simply keep their surname.
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:08 am
by jingle_jangle
Tendeo mais Portugese, Brian...