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Dalek Dave, what has your boy done?

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    Dan_Martin
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10719739[^] "David Cameron has been criticised after mistakenly saying the UK was the "junior partner" in the allied World War II fight against Germany in 1940." Whoops.

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      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10719739[^] "David Cameron has been criticised after mistakenly saying the UK was the "junior partner" in the allied World War II fight against Germany in 1940." Whoops.

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      The boy had a thinko. It is true we are the junior partner today, but back then we were all that stood between civilisation and jackbooted tyranny by an overwhelming force based upon a heavy reliance on military might and extensive manipulation of currencies and workforces controlled by one godlike presence voted in by goodmeaning citizens scared of the state of the world. Oh, wait...

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        The boy had a thinko. It is true we are the junior partner today, but back then we were all that stood between civilisation and jackbooted tyranny by an overwhelming force based upon a heavy reliance on military might and extensive manipulation of currencies and workforces controlled by one godlike presence voted in by goodmeaning citizens scared of the state of the world. Oh, wait...

        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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        Electron Shepherd
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        Well, yes, but he's gone back to Kirkcaldy now...

        Server and Network Monitoring

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          Well, yes, but he's gone back to Kirkcaldy now...

          Server and Network Monitoring

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          Dalek Dave
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          I heard a comment that the Labour election campaign and subsequent recriminations were like a car crash, but it seems the driver left the scene of the accident!

          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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            http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10719739[^] "David Cameron has been criticised after mistakenly saying the UK was the "junior partner" in the allied World War II fight against Germany in 1940." Whoops.

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            Ahh yes, I heard about that on the Radio this morning. He'll learn. As I guess will Nick Clegg[^] Whoops. :)

            "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair

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              http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10719739[^] "David Cameron has been criticised after mistakenly saying the UK was the "junior partner" in the allied World War II fight against Germany in 1940." Whoops.

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              R Giskard Reventlov
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              Not the smartest thing he's done. I like Cameron but he is still inexperienced; however, I'd rather have him making the odd faux-pas than see that sniveling coward Brown anywhere near Downing Street.

              "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                The boy had a thinko. It is true we are the junior partner today, but back then we were all that stood between civilisation and jackbooted tyranny by an overwhelming force based upon a heavy reliance on military might and extensive manipulation of currencies and workforces controlled by one godlike presence voted in by goodmeaning citizens scared of the state of the world. Oh, wait...

                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                Brady Kelly
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                Yes, but you entered that war under a man that shared some of Hitler's views and strengths. That will not happen again very quickly.

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                  Not the smartest thing he's done. I like Cameron but he is still inexperienced; however, I'd rather have him making the odd faux-pas than see that sniveling coward Brown anywhere near Downing Street.

                  "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                  digital man wrote:

                  Not the smartest thing he's done. I like Cameron but he is still inexperienced; however, I'd rather have him making the odd faux-pas than see that sniveling coward Brown anywhere near Downing Street.

                  Ditto, and not that Brown meant much in my life, but I sympathise with you Brits.

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                    Yes, but you entered that war under a man that shared some of Hitler's views and strengths. That will not happen again very quickly.

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                    Dalek Dave
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                    Neville Chamberlain[^]? I think not! (Incidentally, he was the cousin of Alfred Pennyworth[^])

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                      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10719739[^] "David Cameron has been criticised after mistakenly saying the UK was the "junior partner" in the allied World War II fight against Germany in 1940." Whoops.

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                      the boy is new. he will learn in some time.

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                        Yes, but you entered that war under a man that shared some of Hitler's views and strengths. That will not happen again very quickly.

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                        Chamberlain? Which views and strengths were those then?

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                          Not the smartest thing he's done. I like Cameron but he is still inexperienced; however, I'd rather have him making the odd faux-pas than see that sniveling coward Brown anywhere near Downing Street.

                          "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                          I agree entirely. I just wondered how Dave would resolve the conflict between his Tory Boy nature and his love of pro-British historical accuracy. ;) In the grand scheme of things it's not too important and I'd rather have Cameron than Brown (I'd rather have Clegg than either but that was never going to happen.)

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                            the boy is new. he will learn in some time.

                            Ravi S Coding is my birth-right and bugs are part of feature my code has! _________________________________________ Me  Facebook  Twitter

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                            Brady Kelly
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                            As has our "boy", Zuma. Initially he made several blunders, but has subsequently proved himself a really good leader. (IMHO).

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                              Neville Chamberlain[^]? I think not! (Incidentally, he was the cousin of Alfred Pennyworth[^])

                              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                              Brady Kelly
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                              My bad, I assumed it was Churchill, as I'm sure you know.

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                                Chamberlain? Which views and strengths were those then?

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                                Refering to Churchill, I have read that he favoured 'removing' mentally handicapped people from society, and he shared many of Hitler's leadership and warrior strengths.

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                                  Refering to Churchill, I have read that he favoured 'removing' mentally handicapped people from society, and he shared many of Hitler's leadership and warrior strengths.

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                                  I don't know enough about Churchill to dispute the first part, though that is the first time I've heard of it. It seems a little unfair, though, to refer to his strengths as a war leader in that context. We needed a strong and military-minded leader at the time in order to defeat another one. We entered the war under a good peacetime leader and if he'd stayed we'd have lost the war very quickly.

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                                    Not the smartest thing he's done. I like Cameron but he is still inexperienced; however, I'd rather have him making the odd faux-pas than see that sniveling coward Brown anywhere near Downing Street.

                                    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                                    that sniveling coward Brown

                                    In what context is that valid? Don't misunderstand, I do not like him either, but surely that is rather extreme.

                                    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                      I don't know enough about Churchill to dispute the first part, though that is the first time I've heard of it. It seems a little unfair, though, to refer to his strengths as a war leader in that context. We needed a strong and military-minded leader at the time in order to defeat another one. We entered the war under a good peacetime leader and if he'd stayed we'd have lost the war very quickly.

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                                      I don't think it is unfair, nor negative, to refer to his strengths as a war leader in that context. If one can bring oneself to ignore Hitler's genocidal intent and racism, he was a good war leader, as was Churchill.

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                                        that sniveling coward Brown

                                        In what context is that valid? Don't misunderstand, I do not like him either, but surely that is rather extreme.

                                        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                        R Giskard Reventlov
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                                        Henry Minute wrote:

                                        In what context is that valid?

                                        Take your pick: that's how I see him and always have. I say it as I see it and I fail to see where the truth is extreme: he proved this description of himself when he bottled out of calling an election and went downhill from there: the worst prime minister we've ever had (a post he was clearly not fit for and I blame Blair for giving in to him), bar none so, yes, he is a sniveling, spineless, duplicitous politician that I'm glad to see the back of.

                                        "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                                          As has our "boy", Zuma. Initially he made several blunders, but has subsequently proved himself a really good leader. (IMHO).

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                                          R Giskard Reventlov
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                                          Does he still think showering stops HIV?

                                          "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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