2 Minutes silence
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nice display of ignorance there - well done!
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
Its not the things you fear that come to get you but all the things that you don't expect
Thank you. I displayed it in the hope someone would help me address it. You also did really well.
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Thank you. I displayed it in the hope someone would help me address it. You also did really well.
In the words of many previous post in the Lounge:- Ever heard of Google? Tried reading a (history) book? Would you like 9/11 explaining too?
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
Its not the things you fear that come to get you but all the things that you don't expect
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Cannot believe you asked that! :confused: 11.11am on the 11th of the 11th 1918 ring a bell?
------------------------------------ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. - Aesop
Nope, I can't believe it either. X|
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Cannot believe you asked that! :confused: 11.11am on the 11th of the 11th 1918 ring a bell?
------------------------------------ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. - Aesop
Dalek Dave wrote:
Cannot believe you asked that! 11.11am on the 11th of the 11th 1918 ring a bell?
Probably he isn't old enough, just like me. I had to Google to find out what it was.
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Cannot believe you asked that! 11.11am on the 11th of the 11th 1918 ring a bell?
Probably he isn't old enough, just like me. I had to Google to find out what it was.
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
:omg:
------------------------------------ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. - Aesop
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Cannot believe you asked that! :confused: 11.11am on the 11th of the 11th 1918 ring a bell?
------------------------------------ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. - Aesop
Just because it's obvious for you doesn't mean it is for everyone else. I also had to look it up. But then I'm not British either.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Cannot believe you asked that! 11.11am on the 11th of the 11th 1918 ring a bell?
Probably he isn't old enough, just like me. I had to Google to find out what it was.
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Probably he isn't old enough, just like me. I had to Google to find out what it was.
The younger, the better you should know. High school history knowledge should be fresher, if it ever existed.
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In the words of many previous post in the Lounge:- Ever heard of Google? Tried reading a (history) book? Would you like 9/11 explaining too?
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
Its not the things you fear that come to get you but all the things that you don't expect
Steve_pqr wrote:
In the words of many previous post in the Lounge....
.... **** off.
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WTF is this :confused:two minutes silence?
There was this little thing called WWI (AKA the Great War). A few people died, and it turns out there have been a few wars since then where a few more people died. Soldiers past and present, along with the common folks of the counties that are still here because of them, like to remember those soldiers who have died at 11.11am on 11/11 each (and every) year. I'll re-itterate what somebody said previously; you might like to open a history book once in a while and find out what has been given in the past for you to live mostly free and without persecution in your warm, presumably comfy, home. edit: Dude, you were in the SA Air Force and you dont know about this? Thats a frickin discrace.
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Just because it's obvious for you doesn't mean it is for everyone else. I also had to look it up. But then I'm not British either.
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
But then I'm not British either.
Given that the Armistice was signed in France and was between the Germans and the Allies (not just Britain), I fail to see the relevancy of your comment. And that's before I even start on the notion of 'neutrality' (which is probably more for the soapbox anyway).
It definitely isn't definatley
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There was this little thing called WWI (AKA the Great War). A few people died, and it turns out there have been a few wars since then where a few more people died. Soldiers past and present, along with the common folks of the counties that are still here because of them, like to remember those soldiers who have died at 11.11am on 11/11 each (and every) year. I'll re-itterate what somebody said previously; you might like to open a history book once in a while and find out what has been given in the past for you to live mostly free and without persecution in your warm, presumably comfy, home. edit: Dude, you were in the SA Air Force and you dont know about this? Thats a frickin discrace.
FWIW, it's 11:00 on 11/11 - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. No mention of 11th minute.
It definitely isn't definatley
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Probably he isn't old enough, just like me. I had to Google to find out what it was.
The younger, the better you should know. High school history knowledge should be fresher, if it ever existed.
History wasn't the most interesting thing for me.
blackjack2150 wrote:
High school history knowledge should be fresher, if it ever existed.
If it ever existed? What? Knowledge? For programming, I've proven enough, far more, to be a professional. For history, I said to you what it was.
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
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WTF is this :confused:two minutes silence?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_of_silence[^]
Cheers, Vıkram.
"You idiot British surprise me that your generators which grew up after Mid 50s had no brain at all." - Adnan Siddiqi.
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Steve_pqr wrote:
In the words of many previous post in the Lounge....
.... **** off.
Perhaps this might help http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance\_Sunday\[[^](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday "New Window")]">. If its not known in South Africa , Perhaps it explains why the Bok supporters made so much noise during the two minute silence before the game in Cardiff on Saturday .A lot of people where very offended.
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Steve_pqr wrote:
In the words of many previous post in the Lounge....
.... **** off.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Cannot believe you asked that! 11.11am on the 11th of the 11th 1918 ring a bell?
Probably he isn't old enough, just like me. I had to Google to find out what it was.
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
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History wasn't the most interesting thing for me.
blackjack2150 wrote:
High school history knowledge should be fresher, if it ever existed.
If it ever existed? What? Knowledge? For programming, I've proven enough, far more, to be a professional. For history, I said to you what it was.
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
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you forgot the joke icon :)
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
Its not the things you fear that come to get you but all the things that you don't expect
I did. :-O
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FWIW, it's 11:00 on 11/11 - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. No mention of 11th minute.
It definitely isn't definatley
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WTF is this :confused:two minutes silence?
I understand it's to celebrate the end of the great skirmish of 1400 BC. (Yeah, being sarcastic since I think moments of silence are idiotic, especially for wars ended 90 years ago. FWIW, my Grandfather was a WWI veteran; he was a forward observer in a balloon though was never fired upon--his war journal may be the most boring ever written.)
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke