regarding the Rainbow, and its constituents, namely Mr. Morris.

[jochen stremmel]

You're a racist?

And an imperialist (metaphorically), as well?

Apropos American (that obviously in your book only a Southie can be),
I'll give you the little dialog I quoted here last year:

[Ray, first-person narrator of The Dog of the South, meets this
Canadian in Mexico]
I remarked that there seemed to be quite a few Canadians in Mexico.
He bristled. "Why shouldn't there be?"
"Out of proportion to your numbers, I mean. It was just a neutral observation."
"We're quite free to travel, you know. We can even go to Cuba if we wish."
"I'm not making myself clear."
"Do please make yourself clear."
"Well, there are two hundred million Americans and twenty million
Canadians, and my country is closer to Mexico than yours, but I get
the impression that there are just about as many Canadians here as
Americans. At this table, for instance."
"You're not the only Americans. You people just stole that name."
"Look here, why don't you kiss my ass?"

2012/9/28 Bled Welder <bledwelder at gmail.com>:
> You're a Southie?
>
> That does really count, in a way, as American, doesn't it.  If you're New
> England you're England.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:36 AM, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I can produce a birth certificate that would please the most rabid
>> tin-foil hat wearing right wing blitherer.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:14 AM, Bled Welder <bledwelder at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > So you're an American.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Born in Medford Massachusetts actually.
>> >>
>> >> In full sentences, writing as someone fully immersed in American
>> >> culture, I was just pointing out that the "Just the facts" meme refers
>> >> back to the character of Sgt Joe Friday played by Jack Webb on two
>> >> different iterations of "Dragnet". I can understand why somebody might
>> >> confuse that with Bogart. The laconic speaking style of the cops on
>> >> Dragnet was practically a parody of the language in Chandler and
>> >> Hammet's novels.
>> >>
>> >> As an American I can only say good luck trying to get Americans to
>> >> shut up, despite the old cowboy expression.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Bled Welder <bledwelder at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > The only reason I get accited here is because you're Europeans, I can
>> >> > tell!
>> >> > Allonby is, well I won't go any further though that would be funny,
>> >> > and
>> >> > Stremmel, come on!
>> >> >
>> >> > All I'm doing is trying to get the Americans to shut the fuck up, you
>> >> > know?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Try to get, just try, try to get Morris to shut the holy-mother-fuck
>> >> > up.
>> >> >
>> >> > Madeleine said as much, and I remember, who, or what, was the first
>> >> > dumbass
>> >> > to explode her little fantasy?  Someone from Texas.
>> >> >
>> >> > Then everyone else had to pipe-in.
>> >> >
>> >> > Including Morris.  David all you have to do is eat me, or answer the
>> >> > question.:::
>> >> >
>> >> > How does your brain become a Rainbow scholar?
>> >> >
>> >> > I, two things, I like you, and I like the Rainbow.-- Ooo, shit, here
>> >> > we
>> >> > go....moment of truth, am I hekping you out? I don't want to!  But
>> >> > both
>> >> > you
>> >> > and Rainbow annoy me..!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:18 AM, jochen stremmel
>> >> > <jstremmel at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Just the facts, Ma'am."
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 2012/9/27 Bled Welder <bledwelder at gmail.com>:
>> >> >> > What is Jack Webb, what is he, why did you say that.  What's it
>> >> >> > mean,
>> >> >> > J.Webb.?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Come on, full sentences.  Don't make Wellintown, or Bailey, or
>> >> >> > Kohut
>> >> >> > answer.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Joe Allonby
>> >> >> > <joeallonby at gmail.com>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Bled Welder
>> >> >> >> <bledwelder at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > Do you know what mildlyAnd I should, before I say anything
>> >> >> >> > else, I
>> >> >> >> > want
>> >> >> >> > you to know, that I have always dug you.  I still do.  You are
>> >> >> >> > Humphrey
>> >> >> >> > Bogart in a tutu.  "Just the facts."  It's frikkin awesome.
>> >> >> >> > interests
>> >> >> >> > me
>> >> >> >> > about you Mr. Morris?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> That would be Jack Webb.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>
>