[Magdalen] (SPAM: ?) Litany of British saints for use by those who want Scotland to say "No"

[James Oppenheimer]

Uh huh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Glencoe



James W. Oppenheimer
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:38 PM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:

> I think there is a bilateral misreading of tongue-in-cheek here.  And
> wasn't the Glencoe massacre back around 1700?  Mind you, the "don't mix
> McDonalds with Campbells" was still a not-quite-funny joke in Halifax in
> the 1950s.
>
> Molly
>
> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no
> other way. -- Mark Twain
>
> > On Sep 30, 2014, at 10:30 PM, James Oppenheimer <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am not sure where you got that delusional information, but it certainly
> > wasn't from me.
> >
> > Never comment on my content again.
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer
> > *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
> better
> > for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your
> time
> > on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:14 PM, Marion Thompson <
> marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> >> wrote:
> >
> >> Only history newer than 50 years matters?  This may not be a big deal,
> but
> >> we forget bigger things at our peril.
> >>
> >> Marion, a pilgrim
> >>> On 9/30/2014 8:19 PM, James Oppenheimer wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Uh, yeah, it sure WAS +50 years ago.  Clever one!
> >>>
> >>> James W. Oppenheimer
> >>> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
> >>> better
> >>> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your
> >>> time
> >>> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Marion Thompson <
> >>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The particular incident wasn't just a bit of infighting and feud. It
> was
> >>>> a
> >>>> total breach of the rule of highland hospitality.  The MacDonald were
> >>>> taken
> >>>> in by the Campbells in their hour of need and the Campbells fell on
> them
> >>>> in
> >>>> the night and murdered them.
> >>>> Anyway that was 50+ years ago and I was young(er) and more
> >>>> impressionable,
> >>>> but I still think those particular Campbells did a bad thing.  So
> there.
> >>>>
> >>>> Our history, 'what happened a long time ago' does so have an impact on
> >>>> our
> >>>> lives today.
> >>>> Butterfly wing beats and all that.
> >>>>
> >>>> Marion, a pilgrim
> >>>> On 9/29/2014 6:06 PM, James Oppenheimer wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Actually, the clans had all kinds of infighting and feuds, says my
> >>>>> beloved
> >>>>> spouse.  The Campbells are probably not all that different, and
> besides,
> >>>>> what happened a long time ago has no impact on our lives today -- or
> >>>>> certainly ought not to.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Nobody makes a better soup, unless it's the Heinzes.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> James W. Oppenheimer
> >>>>> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
> >>>>> better
> >>>>> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting
> your
> >>>>> time
> >>>>> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Marion Thompson <
> >>>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  I remember visiting Scotland long ago and being struck by Glencoe,
> >>>>> where
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> the MacDonald had been fallen upon by the treacherous Campbells.
> >>>>>> After a
> >>>>>> later visit, when I was telling my uncle about the trip, I mentioned
> >>>>>> that I
> >>>>>> had spoken proudly of being a MacRae, but hadn't mentioned Campbell.
> >>>>>> He
> >>>>>> snorted and said of his mother, my grandmother,  that 'a finer woman
> >>>>>> never
> >>>>>> walked this earth."  True enough -- I felt ashamed and never did
> that
> >>>>>> again.  I remember her as the quintessential grandmother, a sweet,
> >>>>>> slight
> >>>>>> woman, with lace-up black shoes,  long dark polkadot dress,
> wire-rimmed
> >>>>>> glasses, and white hair with a little bun at the nape of her neck.
> She
> >>>>>> made glorious lemon meringue pies ....
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Marion, a pilgrim    ... today my sail I lift ....
> >>>>>> On 9/29/2014 8:53 AM, Judy Fleener wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>  I am reading mail from 11 days ago, and getting caught up.
> Marion, I
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> have
> >>>>>>> a  Campbell ancestor as well.  My grandmother was a  Campbell.
> >>>>>>> Judy
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Marion Thompson <
> >>>>>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>  wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> My highland MacRae, Campbell, and MacLeod of MacLeod  blood says
> Yes!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On 9/18/2014 9:50 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   Nope, not prayin' that. Me Armstrong ancestors are sayin' go!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Scott Knitter <
> >>>>>>>>> scottknitter at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>    :)
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>  http://liturgiae-causa.blogspot.com/2014/09/stay.html
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>> Scott R. Knitter
> >>>>>>>>>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>
>