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#1136 - 04/05/00 05:57 AM translation
michelab stranger Registered: 04/05/00 Posts: 4	hello, my name is Michela and i'm writing fron italy. i'm translating a book about marketing and i've found a couple of references i can't find anywhere. these are: -Rodney Dangerfield: i understood from the context it means something that no-one considers, is it correct? -what is a Prefessor of the Practice in a business school? practice of what? thanx michela
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#1137 - 04/05/00 12:57 PM Re: translation
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Hello, Michela. I have no idea about business schools, but Rondey Dangerfield is a guy who some people think is a comedian. He has a line that has become widely known, through ads on TV, etc. He says, looking around plaintively, " I can't get no respect".
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#1138 - 04/05/00 04:04 PM Re: translation
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass	::tugging on tie while looking around plaintively:: I don't get no respect. I joined Gambler's Anonymous. They gave me two to one I don't make it. I don't get no respect. I called Suicide Prevention. They tried to talk me into it. I don't get no respect. I told my psychiatrist I got suicidal tendencies. He said from now on I have to pay in advance. I tell ya I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetary plot. The guy said, "There goes the neighborhood!" I get no respect at all. I donated to a sperm bank. Now I'm the father of three puppies. Hope this helps!
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#1139 - 04/16/00 02:48 PM translation
tututu stranger Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 23 Loc: Bellingham, WA USA	Buon giorno...Michelab fyi Chairman Leaps tall buildings in a single bound Is more powerful than a locomotive Is faster than a speeding bullet Walks on water Talks with God President Leaps short buildings in a single bound Is more powerful than a switch engine I faster than a speeding BB Walks on water if the sea is calm Talks with God if special request is approved Executive Vice President Leaps short buildings with a running start and favorable winds Is almost as powerful as a switch engine Can fire a speeding bullet Walks on water in an indoor swimming pool Is occasionally addressed by God Vice President Barely clears a Quonset hut Loses tug-of-war with a locomotive Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self injury Swims well Talks to animals Manager Makes high marks on the wall when trying to leap buildings Is run over by a locomotive Is not issued ammunition Dog paddles Talks to walls Supervisor Runs into buildings Recognizes a locomotive two out of three times Wets himself with a water pistol Can't stay afloat without a life preserver Mumbles to himself SECRETARY Lifts Buildings and walks under them Kicks locomotives off the tracks Catches speeding bullets in her teeth Freezes water with a glance She is God....... (I don't know who originally put this piece together but it appeared on our bulletin board during Secretaries Week and I thought it might help you define the characters in your business journal....Si? Tu _________________________ Tu
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#1140 - 04/17/00 10:52 AM Re: translation
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	This is hysterical! Thanks for posting!
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