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This is too hilarious for words
- From: George Robinson <grcomm...>
- Subject: This is too hilarious for words
- Date: Wed 20 Feb 2002 23.51 (GMT)
Khaverim --
Okay, this is how this started. I tried to send a flippant reply to
Sandra Layman's flippant question about dancing in New York. It would
have read as follows:
Re: MetroKlezmer together with NYC 2/26
Balkan, Greek, Sephardic Jewish, Near
Eastern concert
Date:
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:35:03 -0500
From:
George Robinson <grcomm (at) concentric(dot)net>
To:
jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
References:
1 , 2
Aw, it's just a hold over from Rudy "Don't Call Me
Savanarola or I'll Have You
Put In Irons, You Unbelieving Dog" Giuiliani's mayoral
days.
Besides Makor doesn't really have aisles in which to
dance.
George (Don't Call Me Rudy) Robinson
Sandra Layman wrote:
> Forgive my ignorance, but since when has dancing been
against the law in
> NYC?
>
> Benighted in Seattle,
> Sandra
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <SICULAR (at) aol(dot)com>
> To: "World music from a Jewish slant"
<jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: MetroKlezmer together with NYC 2/26
Balkan, Greek, Sephardic
> Jewish, Near Eastern concert
>
> [snip]
>
> > p.s.
> > one hint, though: "group participatory dancing" may
be coming back at NYC
> > clubs now with Mayor Giuliani gone, but the cabaret
licensing law is still
> > strictly enforced. we'll see!
A few minutes later, it bounces back to me with the following caution:
> Your recent message to the JEWISH-MUSIC list has been
> rejected for the following reason:
>
> The following string matched one of ListProc's command
> words:
>
> PUT IN IRONS, YOU UNBELIEVING DOG" GIUILIANI'S
> MAYORAL DAYS.
>
What I want to know is -- what the heck command for an e-mail list
processing software did that quote?
Just so I don't accidentally send it to the wrong person and end up
clapped in irons.
George (Don't clap me in irons, please) Robinson
- This is too hilarious for words,
George Robinson