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Annailis | 1 May 2009 01:06
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Re: Firefox is on its way out

Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
> Annailis wrote:
>> Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
>>> You see, most Quebecois are named Jean-Rene Jean-Pierre and so on, the
>>> first initial always being J. Females have Marie (Marie-Annette,
>>> Marie-Josephine etc). It got to the point where the clerks simply added
>>> a J to my initials when they manifested us, just so everyone was the
>>> same <grin>
>>
>> I thought the Roman Catholic Quebecois naming custom was that males
>> were Joseph-something, not Jean-something, and females Marie-something
>> - as in Joseph and Mary. I`d bet this custom hasn`t been common in
>> Quebec for several decades.
>>
>> Ann W.
>
>
> You are quite correct Ann, it was Joseph, thank you for jogging my memory
>
>
> it was in the 80's

Although there are also a lot of Jean-somethings, probably due to 
St. Jean Baptiste being seemingly the patron saint of Quebec.
Used to be a lot of Joseph and Mary's in large Irish-Catholic 
families too.

Ann
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The Real Bev | 1 May 2009 01:14
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Re: Firefox is on its way out

Annailis wrote:

> Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
>> Annailis wrote:
>>> Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
>>>> You see, most Quebecois are named Jean-Rene Jean-Pierre and so on, the
>>>> first initial always being J. Females have Marie (Marie-Annette,
>>>> Marie-Josephine etc). It got to the point where the clerks simply added
>>>> a J to my initials when they manifested us, just so everyone was the
>>>> same <grin>
>>>
>>> I thought the Roman Catholic Quebecois naming custom was that males
>>> were Joseph-something, not Jean-something, and females Marie-something
>>> - as in Joseph and Mary. I`d bet this custom hasn`t been common in
>>> Quebec for several decades.
>>
>> You are quite correct Ann, it was Joseph, thank you for jogging my memory
>> it was in the 80's
> 
> Although there are also a lot of Jean-somethings, probably due to 
> St. Jean Baptiste being seemingly the patron saint of Quebec.
> Used to be a lot of Joseph and Mary's in large Irish-Catholic 
> families too.

1.  I thought that Joseph played kind of a minor part in the story, one that 
might have been much less than stellar had the story turned out differently.

2.  Does 'Jean' translate to 'Joseph'?  Does this mean that John and Joseph are 
the same name?
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Daniel | 1 May 2009 01:24
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Re: mozilla censorshiping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 29.04.2009 20:24, Daniel wrote:
> 
>  --- Original Message ---
> 
>> Jay Garcia wrote:
>>> On 29.04.2009 02:30, Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
>>>
>>>  --- Original Message ---
>>>
>>>>>> The only person you can change is yourself, you can't change 
>>>>>> others. Regardless of how you feel, or think, the moderators are 
>>>>>> acting on their own interpretation (s) of the guidelines.
>>>>>
>>>>> sorry, but they created the guidelines, and they're not following 
>>>>> them!  As someone else once said: "Do as I say, not as I do!"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Never made a mistake? Never forget something? Never assume something 
>>>> in error? Moderators, regardless of how careful they may be, are 
>>>> simply humans and can err.  Stuff happens. Well intentioned actions 
>>>> may be superceded by events or circumstance.
>>>>
>>>> It may have been an accident, or it could have been deliberate, or 
>>>> an oversight, I don't know, I wasn't there. In any case you have 
>>>> pointed it out, and they are aware of it so why go on with the 
>>>> subject? Complaining about it isn't going to make it any better, nor 
>>>> is it going to 'correct' itself, the moment is gone, what's done is 
>>>> done.
>>>
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Daniel | 1 May 2009 01:34
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Re: Your Turkey hunting trip!

squaredancer wrote:
> On 30.04.2009 16:21, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  clay to 
> generate the following:? :
>> squaredancer wrote:
>>  
>>> On 30.04.2009 02:52, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  Daniel to 
>>> generate the following:? :
>>>    
>>>> squaredancer wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>      
>>>>> On 25.04.2009 11:51, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  Daniel to 
>>>>> generate the following:? :
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>               
>>>>>>> John Boyle wrote:
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>> To Roy: How did you do with your Turkey hunting? Have you got your
>>>>>>>> Thanksgiving Turkey all taken care of? I just traded in my older 
>>>>>>>> shotgun
>>>>>>>> for a new Benelli but have not shot it yet! Hope to go to Tacoma
>>>>>>>> Sportsman's Club :-) on Sunday and just see what it will do!
>>>>>>>>                               
>>>>>>> yikes!!!!   Better not upset this guy or he'll blow our brains 
>>>>>>> out! :-) :-D
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>> I've always thought John was a very intelligent fellow!!
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Daniel | 1 May 2009 01:37
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Re: Your Turkey hunting trip!

Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
> squaredancer wrote:
>> On 30.04.2009 02:52, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  Daniel to 
>> generate the following:? :
>>> squaredancer wrote:
>>>  
>>>> On 25.04.2009 11:51, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  Daniel to 
>>>> generate the following:? :
>>>>   
>>>>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>>>  
>>>>>     
>>>>>> John Boyle wrote:
>>>>>>          
>>>>>>> To Roy: How did you do with your Turkey hunting? Have you got your
>>>>>>> Thanksgiving Turkey all taken care of? I just traded in my older 
>>>>>>> shotgun
>>>>>>> for a new Benelli but have not shot it yet! Hope to go to Tacoma
>>>>>>> Sportsman's Club :-) on Sunday and just see what it will do!
>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>> yikes!!!!   Better not upset this guy or he'll blow our brains 
>>>>>> out! :-) :-D
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> I've always thought John was a very intelligent fellow!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Cross-post and Follow up set to Moz.gen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>
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»Q« | 1 May 2009 01:26
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Re: Firefox is on its way out

In <news:1KKdnW2d6_ssrWfUnZ2dnUVZ_gRi4p2d <at> mozilla.org>,
The Real Bev <bashley101+moz <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> 2.  Does 'Jean' translate to 'Joseph'?  Does this mean that John and
> Joseph are the same name?

Jean and John are cognates.  Joseph is the same in French and English.

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Daniel | 1 May 2009 02:10
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Re: Firefox is on its way out

squaredancer wrote:
> On 26.04.2009 14:35, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  user to 
> generate the following:? :
>>> On 26.04.2009 05:20, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  user to 
>>> generate the following:? :
>>>    
>>>>> On 4/25/2009 5:54 PM, user wrote:
>>>>>            

<snip>

>   
> 
> you mean, of course, the US INVASION of a foriegn country - as in Korea, 
> Afghanistan, Mogadishu, Iraq......

<snip>

> reg

Korea .... country
Afghanistan .... country
Iraq .... country
Mogadishu .... Where is this country, reg???

Daniel
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Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo | 1 May 2009 02:35
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Re: Firefox is on its way out

Daniel wrote:
> squaredancer wrote:
>> On 26.04.2009 14:35, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  user to 
>> generate the following:? :
>>>> On 26.04.2009 05:20, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  user to 
>>>> generate the following:? :
>>>>   
>>>>>> On 4/25/2009 5:54 PM, user wrote:
>>>>>>            
> 
> <snip>
> 
>>  
>> you mean, of course, the US INVASION of a foriegn country - as in 
>> Korea, Afghanistan, Mogadishu, Iraq......
> 
> <snip>
> 
>> reg
> 
> Korea .... country
> Afghanistan .... country
> Iraq .... country
> Mogadishu .... Where is this country, reg???
> 
> Daniel

Mogadishu = capital of Somalia.  Look it up: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu
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Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo | 1 May 2009 02:35
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Re: mozilla censorshiping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Daniel wrote:
> Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 29.04.2009 20:24, Daniel wrote:
>>> Jay, could the problem be that Peter uses a non-valid address to post 
>>> here-abouts, so TPTB cannot notify him, so just delete the message??
>>
>> His address is correct.
>>
> 
> After sending, I noticed Peter uses a gmail addy....I thought I remember 
> him using a totally bogus address some time ago!

I have always had valid addresses, which I have receive 
emails from many asking for help, and making their 
thoughts known about the ethical behaviour of the 
policies and the moderators

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you banned from the group, by the Lunacy of the Mozilla 
Bullies.

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Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo | 1 May 2009 02:35
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Re: Your Turkey hunting trip!

Daniel wrote:
> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>> squaredancer wrote:
>>> On 30.04.2009 02:52, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  Daniel to 
>>> generate the following:? :
>>>> squaredancer wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>> On 25.04.2009 11:51, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  Daniel to 
>>>>> generate the following:? :
>>>>>  
>>>>>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>    
>>>>>>> John Boyle wrote:
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>> To Roy: How did you do with your Turkey hunting? Have you got your
>>>>>>>> Thanksgiving Turkey all taken care of? I just traded in my older 
>>>>>>>> shotgun
>>>>>>>> for a new Benelli but have not shot it yet! Hope to go to Tacoma
>>>>>>>> Sportsman's Club :-) on Sunday and just see what it will do!
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>> yikes!!!!   Better not upset this guy or he'll blow our brains 
>>>>>>> out! :-) :-D
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>> I've always thought John was a very intelligent fellow!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cross-post and Follow up set to Moz.gen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Daniel
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