Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Can't stop what's coming,

can't stop what is on its way...
(Tori Amos, Bells for Her)
And the second ICLING meeting, or raduno as we Italians are fond of calling
such reunions, seems to eventually be on its way. 
At last, some will say, not again!, some others maybe, but there you go: the
suggested date is April 16th, 2000, somewhere in Northern Italy --Milano and
Bologna have been considered so far. 
There is not much of a choice of dates since our very own Arianna, whose
attendance this new raduno revolves around (and deservedly so), will land on
our beautiful shores the day before, and will grace our country with her
presence until the 29th day of April (which the cruellest month, stirring
lilacs from the earth... but I digress) --considering that the readuno
_must_ take place on a weekend day and that April 23rd is Easter Day with
all the family ties and obligations that go with it... you can't but agree,
can you all?
Before we go into further detail and I start drafting the relevant FAQ,
1) would you all please have a look at your packed filofaxes and give me an
indication as to your possible attendance? And when I say you _all_, I also
mean to include all of you lurking out there, right? 
2) Would you please also clearly state whether you favour or counter the
presence of spouses and other genres of SO's at the raduno (one each though,
no more)?
Pesonally, this time I'd be in favour, as it's the second meeting and we've
more or less broken the ice last time, but the decision will be left to the
majority, as usual. 
We might be a monarchy (a quadrogynarchy, to be precise), but we're a
democratic one.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Luv from 1/4 HRH  
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching

Pesonally, 
   ^ (r)
Ahem. Ops.


Isabella Z  wrote in message 38abe0a2...@news.tin.it...
    > And the second ICLING meeting, or raduno as we Italians are fond of
    >calling  such reunions, seems to eventually be on its way.
     > 1) would you all please have a look at your packed filofaxes and give
     >   me an  indication as to your possible attendance
Indication of possible attendance very high. To be more precise, definite.
    > 2) Would you please also clearly state whether you favour or counter
    >the presence of spouses and other genres of SO's at the raduno (one
    >each though,  no more)?
Having sailed successfully through the first meeting, the undersigned now
believes she could cope with  significant others and favours the idea,
(though
one each seems reasonable because  nice as I am sure the Rossi's down the
hall are, I could do without meeting them at this juncture .)
Bologna would be a personal preference over Milan but the majority will have
its way and I shall happily conform.
I remain as always,
Bambi  1/4 HRH
dtb


   Let them come, even though I'm not going to come with mine.
  Yours
Sal

 no more)?
Per me va bene tutto, sono dell'idea di evitare defezioni per questo motivo,
in questo secondo raduno. Poi, al terzo raduno, saranno presenti solo i
partner :-)
Ciao
Giorgio

 no more)?
OK by me either way.
Perhaps Raymot and Loki can do a deal with Qantas for the occasion?
1/4 HRH Mary  
-- 
Flying: Verb - The art of hurling yourself at the ground and missing.

(Tori Amos, Bells for Her)
Well, what can I say...
I would have said Milan, but then, since I'm not sure I can attend this
epochal event I withdraw my vote and switch it to neutral.
As for the date, I sadly reckon that it is the only one suitable to us,
unless we take that say "Natale con i tuoi e Pasqua con chi vuoi" and
put it into practice. But again parting families is not at all a
knightly deed.
Lastly, my word on on the presence of spouses and partners can't depart
from the previously stated line of thought. Even if I am in principle
opposite to that (not only because it'd be far more difficult to
'tacchinare a tappeto' 8-P - I dare you translate this - but beacause
IMVVVHO it will dilute the spirits that hold us together), not having
anyone to bring along puts me in a fairly partial position.
3 KB of post and I've said nothin'...
except that I'll do whatever is within my powers to be there.
In faith,
YHS Peltio
PS
Ari, mi e ti se vedům istčss a Milan, un dě che caterčm fora pusé
avantt.
Dubita minga. Ghan de masam a bastunŕtt per impedimel.

Isa
hugs
Gennaro
--
Per rispondere eliminare ".HELL" dall'indirizzo.
To reply remove ".HELL" from the end of the address.
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 no more)?
I shall bring no SO but myself. My line of thought is quite the same as
Peltio's, "it will dilute the spirits that hold us together". Anyway,
everybody should be free to bring a Significant One (and only one).
Anna (a Privy Counsellor)

 our beautiful shores the day before,
My goodness Isa!  I have never felt so important in my life.  I hope I
won't disappoint you.... I'll make sure to wear my denture and my new
hairpiece (...lost most on my hair on chemo and it never grew back)
Actually Isa, there is a little problem with the date.  I will be
leaving on the 15th and arriving on the 16th (you know how slow
Alitalia is!)  How about the 22nd?  If it's on the 22nd, I won't mind
going to Bologna.  I have a friend there whom I want to visit anyway.
Now I just remembered that the Monday after Easter is a holdiday in
Italy.  How about having it on that day?
Sorry to have to be so "difficult".
ciao
arianna
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Before you buy.

Italy --Milano and Bologna have been considered so far.
The date is all right with me, unless
a) I have a pipe slow smoking competiton (!). I'll find out.
b) I have the "concorso per insegnanti" the following day.
As far as everything else is concerned, I feel very lazy today, so
I'll simply copy and paste what Peltio (the spammer-buster!) wrote,
which I undersign 101%, especially regarding "turkeying at carpet"
(tacchinare a tappeto). ;o))))
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Peltio wrote (and Frank undersigns)
Lastly, my word on on the presence of spouses and partners can't
depart from the previously stated line of thought. Even if I am in
principle opposite to that (not only because it'd be far more
difficult to 'tacchinare a tappeto' 8-P - I dare you translate this -
but beacause IMVVVHO it will dilute the spirits that hold us
together), not having anyone to bring along puts me in a fairly
partial position.
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And yet, having missed the first raduno ('twas your fault, it was my
birthday!), I don't belong to the lucky group of the founders, so I
can only abide by the desire of the majority. I am anxious to know you
all, and this is what counts.
P.S.1: thinking it over, I'm not sure I should come, since I promised
Sweet Bambi a bottle of bolly, and I'm not sure I can afford it. Does
any of you know the current price of this precious liquid?
P.S.2: Per Peltio: caro sterminatore degli spammer, mi vergogno del
copia-incolla fatto ai tuoi danni. Calcola tu il copyright che ritieni
giusto, provvedero' a e-mailarti (!) il dovuto.
Ciao
Frank

 Sorry to have to be so "difficult".
The undersigned, eager to meet Arianna (and all other ICLIngers of course)
understands the dilemma mentioned by Arianna, and wishes it to be known that
either the 22nd or Easter Monday would also be suitable dates for our
gathering.
As expressed elsewhere, Bologna is preferable, but onward to Milan can also
be managed.
--
I remain as always, ecc., ecc.,
Bambi
dtb