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Post by jioffe on Mar 4, 2009 18:54:36 GMT
Didn't realise we got them so frequently in Britain - I mean twice in two years - I blame the French More! Four, according to this, which seems to be pretty comprehensive: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_the_United_KingdomStill, your neck of the woods appears chasm-free since the 18th century, while ours'd give Blackburn, Lancashire a run for its money! So there you have it. I blame The Beatles! Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 4, 2009 20:15:29 GMT
2.8...? 4.3..? those aren't earthquakes...those are hiccups......
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Post by jioffe on Mar 4, 2009 20:22:49 GMT
Well, I'm glad you found out about it that way rather than some other way, like falling into a newly formed crack in the earth's crust or having a chunk of cement drop on your head! So you're all okay, right? Hope there aren't going to be any more for the time being. Yeah. No reports of injuries or damage. Since I only heard about it in retrospect and, according to that Wiki list I posted earlier, it was one of the weakest ever recorded here, it'd have been nice to have experienced it. The first one was just too surreal. Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by jioffe on Mar 4, 2009 20:24:43 GMT
2.8...? 4.3..? those aren't earthquakes...those are hiccups...... Well thank you, God, for being so benevolent! Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 4, 2009 22:14:58 GMT
Come visit the Bay Area...we have a few 4s and 5s every morning before we brush our teeth...or during, to save labor....when I get to my home computer i'll forward a cool website that tracks our daily tremors in California ( earthquakes....not, withdrawl).
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Post by rebecca on Mar 4, 2009 23:05:29 GMT
Well, I'm glad you found out about it that way rather than some other way, like falling into a newly formed crack in the earth's crust or having a chunk of cement drop on your head! So you're all okay, right? Hope there aren't going to be any more for the time being. Yeah. No reports of injuries or damage. Since I only heard about it in retrospect and, according to that Wiki list I posted earlier, it was one of the weakest ever recorded here, it'd have been nice to have experienced it. The first one was just too surreal. Cheers, Jioffe. \ Oh, you wanted to feel it! I get it now. It occurred to me when I reread what I wrote that it might have sounded snippy. It was not meant with snippiness - I wanted to make sure you were all all right. Anyway, we had one this fall. I don't remember what the number was. I was up early, and it was sort of like if you're right next to a road and a big truck goes by and rattles you a bit, only there was no "coming on" and "fading away,' and I wasn't that close to a road. By the time I realized what it was, it was over. We're close to the New Madrid fault, and they keep saying we're due for The Big One someday. Oh, by the way Jeffie, my friend Barry is reading a book called Churchill and the Jews for work. I told him to let me know if anything is mentioned about Cable Street.
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 5, 2009 18:40:54 GMT
Churchill and the Jews ....good name for a sit-com...I'll throw together a pilot episode and shop it to the studios...ya think Dame Edna would consider double drag and star as Churchill?
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Post by rebecca on Mar 6, 2009 2:39:42 GMT
How about Baby Herman from Roger Rabbit?
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 6, 2009 2:53:57 GMT
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Post by jioffe on Mar 6, 2009 19:21:17 GMT
Oh, by the way Jeffie, my friend Barry is reading a book called Churchill and the Jews for work. I told him to let me know if anything is mentioned about Cable Street. Thanks, but Churchill wasn't part of the government from 1929 to 1939, so any involvement in '36 would have been incidental. For anyone else vaguely interested or curious, we're on about this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Streetwhich my mum was involved in. Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by jioffe on Mar 6, 2009 19:23:20 GMT
Thanks. Very impressive. On balance though, I'd rather be here! Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by jioffe on Mar 6, 2009 19:32:39 GMT
Churchill and the Jews ....good name for a sit-com...I'll throw together a pilot episode and shop it to the studios...ya think Dame Edna would consider double drag and star as Churchill? Nah! I'm going for Matt Lucas in this role. In fact, since he's Jewish, he could play all the roles. David Walliams could guest star in the episode where Churchill goes to complain about the late arrival of his gefilte fish order, with hilarious consequences! Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by rebecca on Mar 6, 2009 19:59:42 GMT
Oh, by the way Jeffie, my friend Barry is reading a book called Churchill and the Jews for work. I told him to let me know if anything is mentioned about Cable Street. Thanks, but Churchill wasn't part of the government from 1929 to 1939, so any involvement in '36 would have been incidental. For anyone else vaguely interested or curious, we're on about this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Streetwhich my mum was involved in. Cheers, Jioffe. I thought it might give some background on what was going on in the state of British Judaism at the time - but so far, no go. BTW, that article with her interview is available online - I have the link but I figure it's up to you if you want it posted or not.
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Post by rebecca on Mar 6, 2009 21:40:18 GMT
Churchill and the Jews ....good name for a sit-com...I'll throw together a pilot episode and shop it to the studios...ya think Dame Edna would consider double drag and star as Churchill? Nah! I'm going for Matt Lucas in this role. In fact, since he's Jewish, he could play all the roles. David Walliams could guest star in the episode where Churchill goes to complain about the late arrival of his gefilte fish order, with hilarious consequences! Cheers, Jioffe. Yes, Matt Lucas, quite the chameleon, body type not withstanding of course. Is gefilte fish as nasty-tasting as it looks? Why am I asking you, you probably don't remember!
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Post by quizzkid on Mar 6, 2009 22:22:39 GMT
Oh, by the way Jeffie, my friend Barry is reading a book called Churchill and the Jews for work. I told him to let me know if anything is mentioned about Cable Street. Thanks, but Churchill wasn't part of the government from 1929 to 1939, so any involvement in '36 would have been incidental. For anyone else vaguely interested or curious, we're on about this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Streetwhich my mum was involved in. Cheers, Jioffe. Jioffe, I think we discussed this before, small world stuff, My Dad was involved in the Long Lane/Abbey Street clashes with Mosleys mob south of the Thames
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Post by jioffe on Mar 7, 2009 21:08:50 GMT
Thanks, but Churchill wasn't part of the government from 1929 to 1939, so any involvement in '36 would have been incidental. For anyone else vaguely interested or curious, we're on about this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Streetwhich my mum was involved in. Cheers, Jioffe. I thought it might give some background on what was going on in the state of British Judaism at the time - but so far, no go. BTW, that article with her interview is available online - I have the link but I figure it's up to you if you want it posted or not. Thanks. No probs if you want to post it. Or not. Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by jioffe on Mar 7, 2009 21:16:43 GMT
Is gefilte fish as nasty-tasting as it looks? Why am I asking you, you probably don't remember! I can remember also being put off it by appearance, as a kid, but you're right. I can't remember what it tastes like or, indeed, if I've ever eaten it! Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by jioffe on Mar 7, 2009 21:26:58 GMT
Thanks, but Churchill wasn't part of the government from 1929 to 1939, so any involvement in '36 would have been incidental. For anyone else vaguely interested or curious, we're on about this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Streetwhich my mum was involved in. Cheers, Jioffe. Jioffe, I think we discussed this before, small world stuff, My Dad was involved in the Long Lane/Abbey Street clashes with Mosleys mob south of the Thames Right on, brother, er, dad! Yes, another of our little tangents! Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by rebecca on Mar 10, 2009 0:53:03 GMT
I thought it might give some background on what was going on in the state of British Judaism at the time - but so far, no go. BTW, that article with her interview is available online - I have the link but I figure it's up to you if you want it posted or not. Thanks. No probs if you want to post it. Or not. Cheers, Jioffe. Well, here it is: www.timeout.com/london/features/1999/1.htmlIt is mentioned in the book, btw! Something about his saying afterwards: "don't trust those communists, your government will protect you!" But it was the government that said the march could happen, right?
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Post by jioffe on Mar 11, 2009 18:07:14 GMT
Thanks. No probs if you want to post it. Or not. Cheers, Jioffe. Well, here it is: www.timeout.com/london/features/1999/1.htmlIt is mentioned in the book, btw! Something about his saying afterwards: "don't trust those communists, your government will protect you!" But it was the government that said the march could happen, right? I guess they'd have justifed it in terms of Freedoms - speech, thought, action - than any overt support for the movement but, as they were also tacitly complicit in the daily violence against the Jews, it's not surprising no-one took any notice. Btw, this is the most detailed assessment of the context and consequences of the rise and fall of Mosley and the British Union of Fascists I've yet found: www.workersliberty.org/story/2007/06/21/cable-street-when-workers-stopped-fascistsCheers, Jioffe.
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Post by rebecca on Mar 12, 2009 0:37:57 GMT
Well, here it is: www.timeout.com/london/features/1999/1.htmlIt is mentioned in the book, btw! Something about his saying afterwards: "don't trust those communists, your government will protect you!" But it was the government that said the march could happen, right? I guess they'd have justifed it in terms of Freedoms - speech, thought, action - than any overt support for the movement but, as they were also tacitly complicit in the daily violence against the Jews, it's not surprising no-one took any notice. Btw, this is the most detailed assessment of the context and consequences of the rise and fall of Mosley and the British Union of Fascists I've yet found: www.workersliberty.org/story/2007/06/21/cable-street-when-workers-stopped-fascistsCheers, Jioffe. "tacitly complicit in the daily violence against the Jews" - so the government has done this? throughout history or at this particular time? I know this is a huge subject... don't know how much you want to go into it here.
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Post by jioffe on Mar 12, 2009 18:32:29 GMT
I guess they'd have justifed it in terms of Freedoms - speech, thought, action - than any overt support for the movement but, as they were also tacitly complicit in the daily violence against the Jews, it's not surprising no-one took any notice. Btw, this is the most detailed assessment of the context and consequences of the rise and fall of Mosley and the British Union of Fascists I've yet found: www.workersliberty.org/story/2007/06/21/cable-street-when-workers-stopped-fascistsCheers, Jioffe. "tacitly complicit in the daily violence against the Jews" - so the government has done this? throughout history or at this particular time? I know this is a huge subject... don't know how much you want to go into it here. I was referring specifically to the immediate pre and post period, as referenced in the article. As to the greater historical span, bearing in mind that there were no (openly practicing) Jews in the UK between Edward I kicking them out in 1290 and Oliver Cromwell (begrudgingly) allowing them back in the 1650s, the answer, sadly, is still 'yes'. See here for more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_EnglandCheers, Jioffe.
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Post by rebecca on Mar 15, 2009 23:23:17 GMT
Thanks, Jioffe. I feel like I ought to have known that, but if I ever heard it, I can't imagine forgetting it.
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Post by jioffe on Mar 20, 2009 18:28:31 GMT
Thanks, Jioffe. I feel like I ought to have known that, but if I ever heard it, I can't imagine forgetting it. Just back from a 4-day city break in Berlin where, amongst other things, my understanding of, and empathy with, the plight of my European ancestors has become just that little bit deeper and broader. Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by rebecca on Mar 20, 2009 19:38:26 GMT
Just based on that one sentence, it sounds like an amazing and moving experience. Would love to know more.
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Post by jioffe on Mar 21, 2009 19:03:01 GMT
Just based on that one sentence, it sounds like an amazing and moving experience. Would love to know more. We spent an afternoon here: www.juedisches-museum-berlin.de/site/EN/homepage.php?meta=TRUEwhich could easily have been a whole day visit. Lots about early sufferings, such as at the hands of the Crusaders, being blamed for the Black Death, etc. which I didn't know much about, as well as more pleasant aspects of Jewish life and influence. There was a rather low-key coverage of the Holocaust period here, presumably so as not to overshadow this: www.scrapbookpages.com/Berlin2002/JewishMemorial/index.htmland the recently opened Holocaust Museum beneath the memorial which was deeply poignant. Not sure how long it's been open, but it, presumably, is too new to have a website yet or, at least, I haven't been able to find one. Cheers, Jioffe.
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Post by rebecca on Mar 22, 2009 16:09:44 GMT
Even just reading about the symbolism in the construction of each of these places is pretty awesome. I can only imagine how the rest of it might have been. Thanks for putting those.
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Post by rebecca on Mar 28, 2009 0:58:11 GMT
The title of the thread would be putting it a bit too strongly, but it has been a bittersweet week, since it was my last at my job, which was also my former job. I was gone for three years - after being there 20 - and I admit that when I left I was kind of tired of seeing the same people every day. But when I got back I was so happy to see those faces... No, I don't want to drop my other future and stay there, but at the same time, it would be such an ideal world if I could step back into it a little while now and then. At the very least, we've all promised we're going to do a better job keeping in touch. It's a wierd place to work, with wierd (but loveable) people - and I guess it's one of those things where you have to be away awhile from someone you take for granted before you know how much you do enjoy them.
Unfortunately I can't even sub next week because it's spring break. It'll be good for my love life and otherwise I can get some relaxing in, but I'll be going back to the world of financial insecurity I've become all too familiar with over the last couple of years.
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 28, 2009 1:52:46 GMT
is the lotto in your area 6 numbers? Play Ian's Birthday: 8-10-47 and add your 3 luckiest numbers. share the wealth!
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Post by nonrabbit on Jun 1, 2009 15:48:52 GMT
A BANK ...... no suprises there Went to ATM -finger almost sucked into while trying to get my money - machine jammed - half of my money retained. Ran into bank and said the above. They said "Yes there's been a problem all morning with it - go to your bank and go through the system of claiming from us should take about 2 weeks!" Nothing more! I asked to speak to Manager - waited 20 mins for Manager. Manager said they took the policy not to switch the machine off that day because it would have caused too much of a queue in the Branch. and stressed !!however not suprised. Ps Skull!! chill the beer and start the barbeque I'm heading over to destress ;D
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