In article >, Zoltan Szekely
> writes:

>It is worse than Victor Farias.                                  (Sz.
Zoli)
>
>

And Farias did a pretty thorough job of dissecting old Marty, didn't he?
You can't even get my last name right.
Sam Stowe

"I remember the book depository where
They crowned the King of Cuba..."
-- They Might Be Giants, "Purple Toupee"

In article >, Joe Szalai
> writes:

>And no, remedial reading courses are not offered at Waterloo.  That must
be
>an exclusively American programme, for obvious reasons.
>
>Joe Szalai

All the seats are reserved for Canadian students. Honest, I checked. Even
called Duke.
Sam Stowe

"I remember the book depository where
They crowned the King of Cuba..."
-- They Might Be Giants, "Purple Toupee"

In article >, "Eva S.
Balogh" > writes:

>  Zoli, I am coming to the conclusion that you misunderstand 75% of
>what Sam is telling you. His speech is full of wonderful irony and you
miss
>most of it. You miss all his jokes. I am getting more and more convinced
>that your lack of understanding idiomatic English is at the root of the
>problem.
>
>        Here is an example.
>
>        Sam said,
>
>>> A guy with your exquisite sensibilities ought to be haunting
>>> some Left Bank cafe, smoking Gauloises and talking earnestly about the
>>> philosophy of Fu'ko' Mihai. Just think -- France's gain would be our
loss.
>
>        Your answer,
>
>>What?! France's gain would be OUR loss? Who are you talking about?
>>About you and WHO?
>
>        The guy is you, Zoli. When Sam talks about "exquisite
sensibilities"
>he means exactly the opposite: he thinks that you have none. "France's
gain
>would be our loss" is again highly ironic. It means that if you with your
>"exquisite sensibilities" left this country and moved to France to be
part
>of the French intellectuals hanging out on the Left Bank, France would
would
>gain an intellectual giant like you and your moving away from here would
be
>an awful loss to the United States. Now surely, you understand now that
Sam
>is making fun of you.
>
>>> Born to laugh at hurricanes.
>
>>Hurricanes, actually, kill. The death toll of the last one in North
>>Carolina is more then 17 people. None of them is a friend or family
>>member of Sam, I assume.
>
>        Again, you don't understand Sam's English or his American sense
of
>humor. As you know Sam has had a share of hurricanes. This last time he
was
>out of electricity for a week and believe me that is no fun. He is not
>really laughing at hurricanes. He knows that they can kill but since he
is
>in a region where hurricanes are common he is resigned at encountering
>hurricanes with a certain frequency. That's all he is trying to say.
>
>        Work on your English. It is a wonderful language.
>
>        Eva Balogh

Zut alors! Eva is deconstructing me! I am honored and touched, both at the
same time. Yet I fear she is casting her pearls before swine. Zoltan is
the first Hungarian I've met who didn't seem to have a sense of humor.
Szekely's not a Romanian surname, is it?
Sam Stowe

"I remember the book depository where
They crowned the King of Cuba..."
-- They Might Be Giants, "Purple Toupee"

At 09:33 AM 9/20/96 -0400, Sam Stowe wrote:

>In article >, Zoltan Szekely
> writes:

<snip>
>>The real issue is that Clinton needs a military victory before
>>the election. If the military technique kills, well, it is the
>>problem of another country. U.S servicemen is not going to be
>>killed.
>>                                                       (Sz. Z)
>
>Yes, we need to invade someone else prior to the first Tuesday in
>November. That'll get Clinton votes. Worked for George Bush, didn't it?
>Screw Medicare reform. We wanna nuke Vanuatu.
>Sam Stowe

Tell me Sam, did most American men get aroused when Big Bill launched the
cruise missiles against Iraq?  Did you?

Joe Szalai

>I already posted the slanderous lie, produced by Sam against me.
>I also said, if Sam would not support his claim by appropriate
>quotes from me, I would regard him a plain Internet crook.
>
>He never presented the quotes. Of course, because they don't exist.
>:-) ;-) ;-0
>
>> >Sam,
>> >
>> >you look really desparate about the French culture.
>> >You can not understand, that in a HUNGARY list it
>> >is not fair to attack somebody on the sole basis
>> >of his/her French origin. You would create the
>> >false impression in the reader, that Hungarians
>> >feed anti-French sentiments. I hope you understand
>> >that it is not nice.
>>
>> Coming from a guy who attacks people based on their Jewish heritage and/or
>> American origins, this is rich indeed. Do you have a sign taped to your
>> back that says "hypocrite"?
>
>I never attacked anybody based on their Jewish heritage and/or
>American origins. It is a simple lie, and a slanderous one.
>
>                                                     Sz. Zoli
 OK.you never attacked anybodys origin,but didn'tyou attacke american
culture,and America itself?
Andy.(this is not an attacke,only a question)>
>

In article >,
 says...
>OK now. No, I think the mayor probably thoroughly understood the character
>of the original settlers of Jamestown, looked around the U.S.--probably
>visited California too, and had it right--if you understand that neither
>the original Jamestown or the modern U.S. probably constitute high points
>in civilization, generally... ;-)

Isn't the apogee, in both metaphorical and astronomical senses, hohoho ;-)
of all, ahem, civilization, epitomized by *The American Dream*? :-)

>I frankly think my current HMO's managers are direct descendants of the
> gold-seeking, lazy and bungling adventurers of Jamestown, and 3 of my
>current HOA board members have to be descendants of Cotton Mather and his
>bunch in old pre-liberal Massachusetts. You want the ultimate?  Get this,
>this is for real: my HEALTH MAINTENANCE Organization's (HMO's) CEO is
>named "Mr. HYDE."
>;-) :-(

That figures...and he doesn't even feel it necessary to have to hide
his frightening countenance by using his original name, Dr Jekyll!
That's what I like about Americans: they're so forward! :-)

--
George Szaszvari, DCPS Chess Club, 42 Alleyn Park, London SE21 7AA, UK
Planet Earth, Milky Way Galaxy ** Commodore=64...ICPUG ** NW London CC

Stowewrite wrote:
>
> Does anyone know where I can obtain a Hungarian Bible on this side of the
> pond? A mailing address and/or phone number would be nice. Thanks in
> advance.
> Sam Stowe
>
> Born to laugh at hurricanes.Try the American Hungarian Baptist Church in
Alhambra, CA, 818-289-7746

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Hello. I'm going to Budapest for the first time. Can anyone tell me what
type of electricity the Hungarians use? Is it different from the
American system? Is it necessary to bring a converter (for American
hairdryers, for example)?

Also, what is the current exchange rate in Budapest? How much does one
dollar equal?

Finally, are there any Hungarian customs I should know about? Is there
anything Americans do that seems strange to Hungarians? (I will be
participating in a conference attended mostly by Hungarian and Russian
men: out of 70 participants, only 3 are women!)

Any advice is appreciated. Koszonom szepen!

Johanna Granville