I agree. I put Ken on block sender. He's too "out there" for me! >From: "Theresa Mitchell Wright" <twright@ctllc.com> >To: MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Slang... En Ander Tiepe Slange... ... ... >Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:16:18 -0600 > >Ken is very annoying. I gave up along time ago trying to figure out what >he >was saying, I just delete anything from him. > >Theresa Mitchell Wright > >Maternal lines: Abney, Blackard, Broughton, Carroll, Edwards, Foley, Geers, >Mills, McMurtry, Owens, Robb, Waller > >Paternal lines: Bass, Bell, Johnson, Markham, Mitchell, Vaughan, Wheeler >----- Original Message ----- >From: Columbus C. Marcum <cmarcum@zoomnet.net> >To: <MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 7:21 PM >Subject: Re: Slang... En Ander Tiepe Slange... ... ... > > > > > > > > You will have to admit that is the vernacular of the John Wayne >movies... > > And since Ken has quite possibly never seen an Indian except in the >movies > > don't you think that your feather may be irritating your braided >scalp?... > > Ken is known for his spontaneous wit, notwithstanding.. > > Columbus > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> > > To: <MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 7:06 PM > > Subject: Re: Slang... En Ander Tiepe Slange... ... ... > > > > > > > My dear Ken: > > > > > > Since it's the 21st century, don't you think it's time we put the old > > > stereotypes to rest? I assure you, my Choctaw Markham grandmother DID >NOT > > > speak like that! She may not have had quite the command of the >English > > > language that you do, but perhaps she would have had, had she been >allowed > > > to go to school with your race. Believe it or not, the only time I >stick >a > > > feather in my hair is on special ceremonial occasions. My great > > grandfather > > > was shot off his horse and killed by a vigilante group of the good >white > > > citizens of his county because they didn't like the Choctaws moving >into > > > "their neighborhood". Our warriors are now some pretty fair Harvard >and > > > Princeton-trained attorneys. Perhaps a little sensitivity training >might > > be > > > in order when posting to a public mail list. Not all Markham >descendants > > > are pure Caucasian. > > > > > > dustyc@microgear.net > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ken Markham <markham@hixnet.co.za> > > > To: MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com <MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 5:45 PM > > > Subject: Slang... En Ander Tiepe Slange... ... ... > > > > > > > > > >Mye Goodye Cosyne, > > > > > > > >>>> Is there any dictionary (to your knowledge) > > > > of Australian slang ?. <<< > > > > > > > >I no speak umm forked tongue !!!... > > > > > > > >Sir Ken Markham, K.C.B., (95)... > > > >[A Phenomenal Researcher In The Mists Of Time] > > > >[Genealogist Extra-Ordinaire] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > > > >Markham Associated Webpage: > > > >http://home.earthlink.net/~tawnyg > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > > > Markham Associated Webpage: > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~tawnyg > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > > Markham Associated Web Page > > Check out Jack Perry's Home Page at > > http://Perry-family.org > > > > >==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== >Markham Associated Web Page >Check out Leslie Ashman's Home Page >members.aol.com/lkashman/frame.htm > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.