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 >