[Leica] Happy New Year from Denmark--WHAAAAT?

[leica at web-options.com (Bob W)]

I don't speak any Danish, but I do speak 5 languages other than English.
Everybody on the planet enjoys foreign language mistakes, especially mildly
rude ones involving royalty, and there's no need to be po-faced about it.

Bob 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
> Sent: 01 January 2009 21:43
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Happy New Year from Denmark--WHAAAAT?
> 
> Not very politely put, Bob. How much Danish do you speak?
> J?rn's meaning was perfectly clear.
> 
> We all allow for spelling errors here, that's a fact of life for email
> anyway. We are lucky to have such a diverse group of nationalities
> contributing. 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] 
> On Behalf Of
> Bob W
> Sent: Friday, 2 January 2009 05:07
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Happy New Year from Denmark--WHAAAAT?
> 
> I think you need to look up 'hymen' in your English dictionary...
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org
> > [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] 
> On Behalf 
> > Of J?rn Smedsgaard
> > Sent: 01 January 2009 19:01
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Happy New Year from Denmark--WHAAAAT?
> > 
> > Sorry -
> > It should have been "singing National Anthem" at midnight 
> along with 
> > the royal hymen. It thinks that most young people only know these 
> > songs from New Years Eve and football (soccer) matches.
> > 
> > J?rn
> > 
> > 
> > On 01/01/2009, at 19.36, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> > 
> > > Jorn,
> > >
> > > WHAT at midnight???
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > >
> > > J?rn Smedsgaard wrote:
> > >> Hi? LUG?ers,
> > >>
> > >> Happy New Year from newbie poster in Denmark.
> > >>
> > >> I was trying to sent the greeting last night but used a
> > wrong email
> > >> account so it was rejected ? I should have gone to bed 
> in stead 
.
> > >>
> > >> Anyway, we in Denmark have entered 2009 with a fairly calm
> > new year
> > >> according to all the traditions with:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> - A new years speech by our Queen Margrethe II
> > >>
> > >> - The ?90 years Birthday? (old movie shown every year)
> > >>
> > >> - A lot of food, either fish (cod or sushi) or red meat
> > >>
> > >> - Champagne
> > >>
> > >> - The national hymen at midnight
> > >>
> > >> - Large amount of fireworks (not for me though as watch a rather 
> > >> serious accident when I was a kid)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I have posted two new years photos in the LUG gallery (first in
> > >> 2009):
> > >>
> > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/josmeds/2009/josmeds-41.jpg.html
> > >>
> > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/josmeds/2009/josmeds-42.jpg.html
> > >>
> > >> just to give a bit of the mood from around the corner from
> > where I
> > >> live just after midnight on a rather cold and foggy night (there 
> > >> was quite a lot of fireworks just after midnight in all
> > directions
> > >> ? almost impossible to get as you never knew were to look).
> > >>
> > >> This morning is beautiful bright and clear with a touch 
> of frost, 
> > >> hopefully as good sign for the year that has just started.
> > >>
> > >> A little late Happy New Year from just north of Copenhagen almost
> > >> 13 hour into the new year.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers J?rn
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