Pursued by police of 19 nations + a herd of rabid jackals, John Bear heads for Spain

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussions' started by John Bear, Jul 26, 2002.

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  1. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    Last year, when I vacationed in Mongolia, the diploma mill merchants who populate the alt.education.distance news group announced that I had fled to Asia a few steps ahead of the police.

    Marina and I are off to Spain (Bilbao, Barcelona, Galicia) until late August. It will be interesting to see what those guys make of this.

    Since Ulaan Bataar had internet kiosks on almost every corner, one assumes they can be found in northern Spain as well, but replies (personal and on this forum) will be slower and less frequent.

    Have a fine summer, all of youse, even the annoying people.

    John Bear
     
  2. Ike

    Ike New Member

    Have a nice trip and a wonderful vacation.
     
  3. me again

    me again Well-Known Member

    I would like to think of myself as one of those "pleasantly annoying" people.

    Enjoy Spain!
     
  4. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    Thank you and you have a most marvelous trip. I will try to be even more annoying at least until your return.:D
     
  5. Guest

    Guest Guest

    A Little Detective Work ???

    John,

    Could you stop by Cyprus and Denmark while abroad? I'd like to get your opinion on the campuses of Northwestern International University, Ltd. Don't forget to bring back some snapshots of the campus, which can be scanned and put on the forum. ;)

    Have a great trip!
     
  6. Dennis Ruhl

    Dennis Ruhl member

    DR. Bear, can I quote you as an authority on the spelling of "Youse". I knew that "Ewes" didn't seem right and although, I have heard the word before in common conversation, I had never seen it spelled. I am enlightened. ;)

    Have a great summer.
     
  7. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    There's a charming little essay on the use of "you-all," "y'all" and "youse" here:

    http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=you-all

    John Bear, still shaking his head (occasionally)
    over the airport check-in lady in Nashville who
    addressed a group of us thus: "Will y'all please move to y'all's left."
     
  8. bgossett

    bgossett New Member

    Had y'all dawdled, the next 'thang' you would have heard would have been "how much y'all like bein' done movin'?".
     
  9. Myoptimism

    Myoptimism New Member

    Re: Re: Pursued by police of 19 nations + a herd of rabid jackals, John Bear heads for Spain

    Youse, or you'se is one of the quasi words. Some (not me) would argue "Ewes" is a more appropriate term for most of the posters here. ;)

    Tony
     
  10. Dennis Ruhl

    Dennis Ruhl member

    Re: Re: Re: Pursued by police of 19 nations + a herd of rabid jackals, John Bear heads for Spain

    I personally would never be so rude as to suggest that "Ewes" would be an appropriate term for some posters, probably just a close affinity to ewes.
     
  11. Lawrie Miller

    Lawrie Miller New Member

    Hmm. Well, some might muse that while Mongolia and the United States embrace capital punishment, Spain, like the rest of the EU, does not. Clearly then, given the unambiguous nature of the evidence, the only possible AED headline is:

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "JOHN BEAR FLEES TO EUROPE TO AVOID DEATH PENALTY"

    (insert side by side photographs of Roman Polanski* and John Bear - sprinkle post with liberal doses of innuendo and guilt by association)




    * Polanski fled to France decades ago to avoid American justice (though his offense not a capital crime).

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  12. Conspiracy theorists please take note: one of the Trinity C&U's claimed to operate from Spain. The implications are obvious.
     

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