We're all going to DIE

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by wgerrard

"Laager" is an Afrikaans word referring to the practice of Afrikaner settlers in South Africa of placing livestock inside a circle formed by wagons, giving the animals some protection overnight from predators. Today, in the country, it's used in the same colloquial context as "circling the wagons'

I'd think wagons could not maneuver fast enough on typical terrain to form an effective defensive circle. And, as Peter said, many American wagon trains were just too long.

there is a stone enclosure/sculpture at the Voortrekker monument (south Africa) depicting just that

[Roger Hicks]

Originally Posted by MartinP

Tsk, tsk. How very cynical - one might almost think you had worked in the industry . . .


PS. I might be getting to Arles this year.

Dear Martin,

Hope so!

Cheers,

R.

[funkpilz]

Originally Posted by robklurfield

likely to be on my tombstone: "All Dressed Up and No Place to Go."

Hey, that's what I want on my tomb stone!

[acheyj]

Naah. Spike Milligan' was better.
"I told you I was sick"

ron

[sfb_dot_com]

'There are no dead' - Doris Lessing: Canopus in Argus Series

There's always been something to worry about. Wasn't it the year 2012 for the Mayans? (Oh bugger he whispers quietly) For us it's global warming. Was a lot warmer in the Cretaceous.

Andy

[Silva Lining]

Originally Posted by sfb_dot_com

'There are no dead' - Doris Lessing: Canopus in Argus Series

There's always been something to worry about. Wasn't it the year 2012 for the Mayans? (Oh bugger he whispers quietly) For us it's global warming. Was a lot warmer in the Cretaceous.

Andy

Yeah, all those dino steaks on the Barbeque! Ended with a bit of a bang though!

[back alley]

w.c. fields tombstone reads...'all things considered, i'd rather be in philadelphia'

[Jim-st]

Originally Posted by SolaresLarrave

IIRC, "We're all going to die" are the words of Indiana Jones in his movie about the temple of doom, when he and Short Round, the Chinese kid, are trapped in a room that has a lowering ceiling... layered with sharp sticks. )

Yeah but he got it from Country Joe : "Whoopee! We're all gonna die"

Anyone round here young enough to remember the Fish Cheer?

[wgerrard]

Originally Posted by back alley

w.c. fields tombstone reads...'all things considered, i'd rather be in philadelphia'

Dunno here W.C. is, but it must be really awful.

[FrankS]

Jim, is it:
And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
next stop is Viet Nam.

[xayraa33]

Just check the photos of the Shorpy website. Most have images of long dead people.
And the beauty is that no one ever seems to complain that they are dead.
Greatfully dead, long time dead, restfully dead.

http://www.shorpy.com/

[Jim-st]

Originally Posted by FrankS

Jim, is it:
And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
next stop is Viet Nam.

The Fish Cheer was a little thing Country Joe used to do at festivals. Went like this:

Joe: "Gimme an f!"
Crowd: F!!!
Joe: "Gimme a u!"
Crowd: U!!!
etc, etc
Joe: "Whatsat spell!"
Crowd: F***!!!

Simple pleasures, back in the day...

And don't start me on the Grateful ones, xayraa33. What was the question: "We're all going to be Dead Heads??" Sorry, Roger

[Film dino]

The film v digital "debate" is like the Jewish momma who bought her son 2 ties for his birthday- he dresses up for a hot date,
wearing one of the ties & she says "Whatsa matter- you don''t like the other one?"

[sfb_dot_com]

Originally Posted by Silva Lining

Yeah, all those dino steaks on the Barbeque! Ended with a bit of a bang though!

Actually, that reminds me. Aren't all the scientists convinced that a really big Asteroid is going to hit the Earth sometime soon?
So we really are all going to die

Andy

[Roger Hicks]

Originally Posted by Jim-st

And don't start me on the Grateful ones, xayraa33. What was the question: "We're all going to be Dead Heads??" Sorry, Roger

Dear Jim,

Nae bother! Thread drift is one of the pleasures of a good forum.

My recollection of CJ&TF was "We're all fixing to die."

But as they say, if you can remember the 60s, you weren't there.

Cheers,

R.

[ErnestoJL]

Is there any good reason why should we be dead at sometime?
I´m getting older, but nothing shows I´m steplessly dying...

Ernesto

[wgerrard]

Originally Posted by ErnestoJL

Is there any good reason why should we be dead at sometime?
I´m getting older, but nothing shows I´m steplessly dying.

Per rumor, it often comes on suddenly.

[Roger Hicks]

Originally Posted by ErnestoJL

Is there any good reason why should we be dead at sometime?
I´m getting older, but nothing shows I´m steplessly dying...

Ernesto

Dear Ernesto,

Give it time...

Quote from The Goon Show:

"He's dropped dead!"

-- "Funny, he's never done that before."

Cheers,

R.

[ErnestoJL]

Originally Posted by Roger Hicks

Dear Ernesto,

Give it time...

Quote from The Goon Show:

"He's dropped dead!"

-- "Funny, he's never done that before."

Cheers,

R.

Nice Roger! Thank you very much for your post.

Not kidding now, getting older is the main reason why I decided to make my first exhibition after 47 years of shooting (not continuosly). I´m planning the second for august 2010.

Cheers
Ernesto

[Roger Hicks]

Originally Posted by ErnestoJL

Nice Roger! Thank you very much for your post.

Not kidding now, getting older is the main reason why I decided to make my first exhibition after 47 years of shooting (not continuosly). I´m planning the second for august 2010.

Cheers
Ernesto

Dear Ernesto,

Congratulations!

Where's the next one (the one in August)?

Cheers,

R.

[ErnestoJL]

Roger:
Most probably the second exhibition will take place in the same gallery as the first, it is the Simik´s Museum of Photography in Buenos Aires (http://museofotograficosimik.com/) because I´m a member of the museum´s group of "insane people" who still use old cameras (even those wood made) and film/plates to shoot. This is a privately owned museum (the only photography museum in Argentina) with a collection of 2000+ cameras and daguerrotypes, ferrotypes and old pictures from all the country.
BTW, the exact date is yet to be confirmed.

Cheers

Ernesto

[dee]

I can't even be dead on time ...

[mad mike]

I am reminded of the tale of the fire and brimstone preacher in rural Ireland.on In a sermon on the inevitability of death he repeatedly shouted the phrase "Every man n this parish is going to die" but was much annoyed by man in the front row with a smug expression.
Eventually he confronted the man and enquired as to the reason for his smugness-
"very simple"said the man,"I don't live in this parish!"

[Roger Hicks]

Originally Posted by mad mike

I am reminded of the tale of the fire and brimstone preacher in rural Ireland.on In a sermon on the inevitability of death he repeatedly shouted the phrase "Every man n this parish is going to die" but was much annoyed by man in the front row with a smug expression.
Eventually he confronted the man and enquired as to the reason for his smugness-
"very simple"said the man,"I don't live in this parish!"

Dear Mike,

Wonderful!

Thanks,

R.

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