posted on April 2, 2003 04:11:47 PM new
Okay, I've done a LOT of complaining across the threads, but now I hope everyone will see the lighter side of me from this post.
Why? Well... first I'm NOT making fun of Vendio - I think it's a catchy name and a great look... but what the hey, we all need to smile and change usually doesn't bring forth smiles - soooo... let's see if I can help!
My very shallow research informed me that the word "vendio" is Spanish. From there I went to a popular language translator ('cuz I'm educated in English and Hillbilly with a bit of Dutch thrown in) and I've taken the liberty of translating what we know and love from AuctionWatch into it's Spanish phrases. Just remember - "I" didn't translate it so I don't really know if it's on the mark or not. Have fun with it!!
Auction Watch = Reloj De la Subasta
Vendio = Vendio
Sales Manager = Encargado De Ventas
Sales Manager Pro = Encargado De Ventas Favorable
OTHER TABS:
Customer Manager = Encargado Del Cliente
Store Manager = Encargado De Almacén
Image Hosting = Recibimiento De la Imagen
My Account = Mi Cuenta
Community = Comunidad
Search Stores = Almacenes De la Búsqueda
OKAY... OKAY...(Autorización)... I'll stop.
But hey... Vendio doesn't sound too bad now huh? <grin>
NOTE: I am NOT making fun of the Spanish language - if you think I am, you've just missed the entire spirit of good fun for this thread - and probably are working too hard anyway.
Wonder what my name would be?
Greg
Negocios De Retro
www.negociosderetro.com (not really!)
Greg Williams
Retro Bargains
www.retrobargains.com
posted on April 2, 2003 04:17:25 PM new
ROFL, Greg! I was just doing some searches also trying to figure it out! I was thinking it was Italian - Vendio being some form of vend...to sell...
edited to add: a light-hearted thread is great - and definitely needed!
"Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Harry Thompson
[ edited by wgm on Apr 2, 2003 04:18 PM ]
posted on April 2, 2003 04:31:24 PM new LOL - now THAT sounds like me! Of course my worldly knowledge thought the same thing at first - Italian - you know... add an "io" on the end of it - yep, Spaghettios and such. <grin>
No I'm not making fun of Italian either... hey I'm an easy-going guy... I love ALL the foreign foods!
Okay... to steer this back on path... and show that I'm impartial... I knew it wasn't hillbilly or redneck from where I come from because they didn't change the name to:
<drum roll please>
VendioBob.com or BubbaRoadSideSales.com
Okay... <are you smiling now?>
I gotta go to the Post Office <or is that the bathroom... I get so mixed up>.
Greg
Greg Williams
Retro Bargains
www.retrobargains.com
posted on April 2, 2003 04:40:04 PM new
::Mi nombre es juanita así que pertenezco aquí. ::
I think that phrase is on one of my spanish tapes. I always ended up yelling at them though.
Her "I am going to the gym."
Him "Why are you going?"
Me "She's going to the damn gym you idiot! How are you going to teach me spanish when you don't listen?"
Since I went into these rants during long waits in LA traffic, people thought I had a unique form of road rage.
posted on April 4, 2003 09:12:42 AM new
Oh that's just awesome! Funny thing is there are a lot of these proud and special troops there already! Hey... that's why I joined the military! <grin>
posted on April 4, 2003 09:31:19 AM new
Hell all we have to do is replace the Water Bottles the troops have over there with Coors Colorado Kool-Aid and supply the transportation and we would have a LARGE infusion of American troops over there.
Give the the same information the U.S.R.S.F. has as shown above and wham, bam, thank you ma'am... the historians can then go to work!
(Is that my brother on the left?)
Greg Williams
Retro Bargains
www.retrobargains.com
posted on April 4, 2003 10:05:12 AM new
I just got this in an email from a friend.
Wonderful parody but you have to wade through the first part to get to it.
Rich Procter: 'Dennis Miller rants - Rich Procter counter-rants'
Saturday, March 29, 2003
by Rich Procter
First, the Rant by Dennis Miller
All the rhetoric on whether or not we should go to war against Iraq has got my insane little brain spinning like a roulette wheel. I enjoy reading opinions from both sides, but I have detected a hint of confusion from some of you.
As I was reading the paper recently, I was reminded of the best advice someone ever gave me. He told me about the KISS method ("Keep it Simple, Stupid". So, with this as a theme, I'd like to apply this theory for those who don't quite get it. My hope is that we can simplify things a bit and recognize a few important facts.
Here are 10 things to consider when voicing an opinion on this important issue:
1) President Bush and Saddam Hussein.....Hussein is the bad guy.
2) If you have faith in the United Nations to do the right thing, keep this in mind. They have Libya heading the Committee on Human Rights and Iraq heading the Global Disarmament Committee. Do your own math here.
3) If you use Google Search and type in "French Military Victories," your reply will be "Did you mean French Military Defeats?"
4) If your only anti-war slogan is "No war for oil," sue your school district for allowing you to slip through the cracks and robbing you of the education you deserve.
5) Saddam and Bin Laden will not seek United Nations approval before they try to kill us.
6) Despite what some seem to believe, Martin Sheen is NOT the President. He just plays one on TV.
7) Even if you are anti-war, you are still an "Infidel" and Bin Laden wants you dead, too.
8) If you believe in a "vast right-wing conspiracy," but not in the danger that Hussein poses, quit hanging out with the Dell computer dude.
9) We are not trying to liberate them.
10) Whether you are for military action, or against it, our young men and women overseas are fighting for us to defend our right to speak out. We all need to support them without reservation.
I hope this helps.
The COUNTER-RANT
by Rich Procter
Dennis, babe -- When you addressed those 'who don't quite get it,' I didn't realize you were talking about yourself. So here are my 10 things to consider when voicing an opinion on this important issue:
1) President Bush and Saddam Hussein. Hussein's the bad guy. The Iraqi citizens aren't. We've invaded their frickin' country, and we're barbecuin' 'em by the hundreds because Bush lied America into this insanity. And they're supposed to love us for doing this? Do you see any Victory parades? Rose petals? Am I missing something?
2) The United Nations Inspectors went to Iraq as hawks, and came back as doves, calling Iraq a "wrecked country" that was not a threat to its neighbors, or the US. Did you miss this info-tidbit?
3) If you use Google Search and type in "George Bush Military Service, Vietnam," your reply will be, "Do you mean George Bush, AVOIDANCE of Military Service, Vietnam?" If this chickenhawk is so gung-ho to take down evil-doers, how come he passed up the opportunity to do it personally when he had the chance?
4) If your only justification for nukking the crap out of the Iraqis is "we're already there, so we have to support our boys," sue your school district, go the Public Library and get any available book on Vietnam. This was the government line in '65. 50,000 deaths later we pulled out - beaten and humiliated. You do the math.
5) Bush and Powell tried to get the UN on board for their big Middle East adventure. The UN told them to calm down and get real. They invaded anyway. How is this different from not asking the UN at all?
6) Despite what you've been lead to believe, George Bush was NOT elected President of the United States. That would be Al Gore. Bush was selected by the Supreme Court Justices appointed by his father. Surprised you missed this. It was in all the papers.
7) Whether you're pro-war or anti-war, you're an infidel and bin Laden wants you dead. So the difference is that if you're anti-war, your very own American Attorney General John Ashcroft ALSO wants you dead...or at least declared an 'enemy combatant,' thrown in a Navy brig somewhere, stripped of your rights, with no attorney, no charges, no trial date, and no hope of ever getting out.
8) If you believe in the "Liberal Media Conspiracy" after watching the Media Whores give Bush a free pass in this fiasco, you need to re-set your AM radio pre-sets to SportsTalk, and get rid of wingnut bloviators like Limbaugh who have washed, rinsed and spun-dry your brain.
9) We are not trying to liberate them. No #*!@, Sherlock. From what I can gather from the Bushies, God himself is whispering to his hand-picked emissary to bring democracy, Christianity, ExxonMobil and McDonalds to these poor people. If you think this plan is going to cut it, you've been smokin' too much of Woody Harrelson's hemp doormat.
10) If enough people had gotten mad enough in 1965 and demanded that Lyndon Johnson get the hell out of Vietnam, 50,000 men (and millions of Vietnamese) would not have been slaughtered for no reason. If you believe we've got another nut in the White House hypnotized by chickenhawk think-tank armchair Generals bound and determined to get us into World War III, doncha kinda think it's a good idea to speak up? Like, maybe, supporting our troops might include not getting them killed for no reason? I mean, isn't that sorta what living in a free country is all about, Sparky?
posted on April 4, 2003 11:44:59 AM new
After a phony election, we should all know who's REALLY "posing", I just hope that there isn't a "second time around". LOL!
