Minutus

Good question, Shannon - I never thought to question the story, as it came
from Gaby and I always found him to be a reliable source for information.
Nancy also questioned the validity of the whole thing and I would guess that
we need to look more closely at this story. Thanks for the wake-up.

Allen

Hi Allen,
JFYI: I'm a 'she'.

And some thoughts come to my mind:

In former times the messenger bringing bad news to the king was killed.

In this discussion I wonder if most of you prefer NOT getting such
information - then I can use my time for something else instead of making a
summary and write a translation, which took a couple of hours.

All the best,

Gaby

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Gaby Rottler
Germany
rottler@curantur.de

http://www.curantur.de
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Hi Gaby - I am hopelessly behind in e-mails. This one is 10 days old and
this thread is just about used up. In any case, Gaby, sorry to have referred
to you as a "he". As far as "killing the messenger", I have no intention of
doing any such thing. I am on this list to hear what people have to say. I
hope that everyone will keep it all coming, no matter how unusual or
"different". Thanks to everyone for their input and sharing.

Allen

Hi Allen,

I just wanted to mention it.
One of the disadvantages of emailing is not knowing the face of the peolpe
you talk to.

And sometimes people refer to me as Gabby, Dabby, Gabe or whatever - and
that makes the identifikation female/male even more difficult.
A good discussion is sometimes more important than the trigger that
stimulated the discussion.

All the best,

Gaby

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Gaby Rottler
Germany
rottler@curantur.de

http://www.curantur.de
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