I don't really know where to put this
Apr 20th 2020, 5:30 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
Over the last five years we have learned a lot about Jewish history, celebrations, holidays and kosher food.
Other than a second cousin or something writing mum in the 70's to try to get help leaving East Germany, I never heard much about those relatives. When my mum and her family left Russia in 1929 they had to go all the way from Mariupol to Moscow to get clearance to leave because Grandma's last name was Goldbeck, and I think they were required to bring certification from the Lutheran church in Grunau that she wasn't a Jew before they would be allowed to leave. The Lutherans sure got a bargain in Grandma; she was the most devout woman ever.
Apr 20th 2020, 5:33 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by caretaker
It's only been about 5 years since I learned that my relatives that stayed Jewish and stayed farming near Gdansk were almost all rounded up and gassed in Auschwitz, so my Grandmother's and Grandfather's family names are represented there. I doubt I'd make any better a Jew than I did a Christian. Other than a second cousin or something writing mum in the 70's to try to get help leaving East Germany, I never heard much about those relatives. When my mum and her family left Russia in 1929 they had to go all the way from Mariupol to Moscow to get clearance to leave because Grandma's last name was Goldbeck, and I think they were required to bring certification from the Lutheran church in Grunau that she wasn't a Jew before they would be allowed to leave. The Lutherans sure got a bargain in Grandma; she was the most devout woman ever.
Other than a second cousin or something writing mum in the 70's to try to get help leaving East Germany, I never heard much about those relatives. When my mum and her family left Russia in 1929 they had to go all the way from Mariupol to Moscow to get clearance to leave because Grandma's last name was Goldbeck, and I think they were required to bring certification from the Lutheran church in Grunau that she wasn't a Jew before they would be allowed to leave. The Lutherans sure got a bargain in Grandma; she was the most devout woman ever.Similarly, it was only in the 1990s that my OH (adopted) discovered that his genetic family on his mother's side (other than his maternal grandmother, obviously, or he wouldn't be here) were also all rounded up in Austria and died in the camps.
Apr 21st 2020, 1:04 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by caretaker
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
I really don't know where to put this, but today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Therefore, remember the Shoah and every single reason there is to speak and stand up against bigotry of all kinds.
Therefore, remember the Shoah and every single reason there is to speak and stand up against bigotry of all kinds.
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
Hmm..but unfortunately today is Aldoph Hitler's birthday.
48 years ago makes it 1972.
I can't help but wonder why the artist used it. Had it been an earlier Apollo mission and, of course, a different date, the "one day..." comment would have had some relevance but this was the 5th moon landing.
In my mind they are all remarkable events and I was glued to lift offs, splashdowns and many events in between and Apollo 16 landed on the moon on the 20th. It just seems to me that this strip should have been for Apollo 11.
Maybe the artist had run out of ideas and just looked for inspiration from anniversary dates. Or am I missing something glaringly obvious?
Apr 21st 2020, 2:28 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by BristolUK
According to the comic strip BC, April 20th was another anniversary.
Or am I missing something glaringly obvious?
Or am I missing something glaringly obvious?
Apr 21st 2020, 3:30 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
don’t worry the mouse is right behind you...waiting...
"In enterprise of martial kind
When there was any fighting
He led his regiment from behind
He found it less exciting."
Apr 21st 2020, 3:52 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Wait, as our fearless leader aren't you supposed to be in front?
"In enterprise of martial kind
When there was any fighting
He led his regiment from behind
He found it less exciting."
"In enterprise of martial kind
When there was any fighting
He led his regiment from behind
He found it less exciting."
but in the kid’s case I like to creep up and surprise him. 
Apr 22nd 2020, 2:28 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Is it my computer or this site that is playing up, every thing keeps going off and on? puzzled
Apr 22nd 2020, 2:36 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by Red Eric
Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again?
Apr 22nd 2020, 2:36 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Yeah a few times.we have had a big storm this morning maybe this end. Strange it is only the computer maybe on the way out.
Apr 22nd 2020, 2:44 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
What's happening when you try to access the site? Seems unlikely it would be hardware related.
And the sun is out strange
Apr 22nd 2020, 2:48 pm
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Re: I don't really know where to put this
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Hi mate when i get on things do not work right the mouse seems all over the show and the computer was turning it self off.Seems to be settling down a bit now.And the sun is out strange
And the sun is out strange
