Re: This is too hilarious for words

[George Robinson <grcomm...>]

Just a quick followup to point out that this entire message, which not
only repeated the forbidden command but did so twice made it through to
all of you.

Go figure,
G

George Robinson wrote:

> 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
>
>

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