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I don't see how the EU can survive either way. Either the PIGS are going to drag Germany down or the German people are going to force their politicians to pull out. As a social experiment, the EU has failed. Before this is seen as a Brit bashing Europe, it is worth pointing out that I spent a great deal of time working abroad, and I worked in countries such as France, Luxembourg and Poland. Their is a lot to like about these countries, and perhaps the politicians should actually celebrate their differences. (And yes, I have also worked in the States, but that was in San Francisco which I do realise bears very little relationship to the rest of the USA, but I did love the chilli dogs you could get there)
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
As a social experiment, the EU has failed.
As I watched the EU grow from this side of the Atlantic, I wondered more than once what wisdom there was in looking to the east. I never suspected how weak the south was. I once read that the primary purpose of the EU was to make sure that France and Germany were too closely intertwined to go to war with each other again.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
that was in San Francisco which I do realise bears very little relationship to the rest of the USA, but I did love the chilli dogs you could get there)
Problem is there's a very large Vietnamese population there - so you can't be sure that the chili dog you are eating wasn't someone's pet yesterday.
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Ravel is still a child
Seventeen is hardly a child, except in an arbitrary legal way. And he needs to stop saying that Eric is my boyfriend... *grumble grumble*
Ravel H. Joyce wrote:
Seventeen is hardly a child, except in an arbitrary legal way.
Don't take this the wrong way, but 17 is an age that is blissfully ignorant of being a child. Seriously don't take it the wrong way but here is why (Disclaimer: Not true for all 17 year olds. Heck some 13 year olds are forced to grow up wayyyyy to fast due to family/social circumstances) At 17 you do not have to worry about the electric bill. At 17 you do not have to worry about your daughter comming home and telling you she is pregnent (because if you have a daughter that can get pregnent and you are 17.... ahh WTF happened?) At 17 your biggest dillema is how to get Katie from Study Hall to notice you At 17 you have been exposed to AT MOST 4 presidential elections of which 1 you MAYBE were able to follow At 17 you have paid in as much taxes in yoru entire life as some people on these forums have in one month (Let me point out some advantages though) At 17 you have much more potential than the majority of the population in the world At 17 the amount of choices you are given and "Allowed" to make is astronomical (scary even) But maybe the most important, At 17 claiming you are not a child to those that are twice and even thrice your age makes you sound even more like a child. I do not believe I am a child. But if I was doing something stupid and someone twice my age (note I am 31 so this would be a 62 year old) pointed it out and said it was childesh I would not come back with "I am 31, thats not a child!". Why? (gonna blow your mind here and refer back to my disclaimer above) Because at some point we realize it has nothing to do with age. It is about what you say and do. How you respond to others. A 62 year old has every right to call me a child. In their eyes I am a child. I was in diapers when they were over a decade into their career. The non "childesh" response is to comment against why they are saying I am a child or acting childesh. For example, a 62 year old may say I am childesh because I don't go in to see the doctor for my annual check ups. I should respond with either "Healthy as a Studding bull, no need" (to which they would say Hmph exactly. you are ignorant) or I could say "Why is it childesh to not go see the doctor" etc. But most deffinately not "Dude I am 31. That is not a child. I know exactly what I am doing." End Rant Start Summary: Not trying to ridicule you. Hoping you take a little a way from this. Obvi
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Say what you like about Maggie, but she had balls. Unfortunately, the legacy of Blair will last for generations - he's part of the reason why our country is completely screwed. Here's Cameron - are you sure it's Cameron. Him and his identikit deputy Nick Clegg are virtual twins - like Tweedledum and Tweedledummer.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Say what you like about Maggie,
I can't think of anything I like about Maggie.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Unfortunately, the legacy of Blair will last for generations - he's part of the reason why our country is completely screwed.
And she's the other part. What a winning team.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Here's Cameron - are you sure it's Cameron. Him and his identikit deputy Nick Clegg are virtual twins - like Tweedledum and Tweedledummer.
You got that wrong. Cameron, Milliband and Clegg - Tweedledum, Tweedledummer, Tweedledummest. Welcome to the world of professional politicians. What experience do they bring (other than lobbying, advising, speech writing, arse-licking and back-stabbing) to their roles as leaders of a country? Corporate PR and Journalism. Well, whoop-de-doo!
Truth, Justice ... or the American way? - Trad.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Ravel is still a child
Seventeen is hardly a child, except in an arbitrary legal way. And he needs to stop saying that Eric is my boyfriend... *grumble grumble*
Trust me, you're still a child - I have shoes older than you. Emotionally you are still evolving, and you still have a lot of the life lessons to learn. One of the lessons you have yet to learn is that what somebody says about you in a forum like this is not important. You know - the whole "sticks and stones" bit. The depressing thing is that I've been playing guitar for twice as long as you've been alive.:~
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Here in the UK we have the best politicians money can buy. I checked ;)
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Here in the UK we have the best politicians money can buy. I checked ;)
Has the economic decline gone that far in the UK?
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wizardzz wrote:
Well Obama is only half black; but from the waist down, where it matters!
Unfortunately for Michelle's dress designers, she's black from the waist down, too.
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
Baby got back, sho 'nuff.
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True. You elect bigger pricks than we do.
Truth, Justice ... or the American way? - Trad.
We also seem to have a larger selection.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Except that the Tea Party is more like an apocalyptic cult than a political party. Not all politicians are proud of being ignorant and stupid or wave loaded handguns at journalists' chests.
Don't be fooled. The teabaggers are nothing more the the radical republican base. They aren't a separate party. They've been republican's for much longer than the teabaggers have existed (see "The Southern Strategy"). Only difference is now their radical ways have become mainstream within the party.
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Don't be fooled. The teabaggers are nothing more the the radical republican base. They aren't a separate party. They've been republican's for much longer than the teabaggers have existed (see "The Southern Strategy"). Only difference is now their radical ways have become mainstream within the party.
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Majerus wrote:
Don't be fooled.
We are so lucky to have you around to reveal the secret conspiracies that threaten America. :rolleyes:
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
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So.. Michelle Bachmann in the only Tea Party politician then? Read the FULL message.. don't be selective. Have you met EVERY Tea Party politician or are you making potentially slanderous statements about people whom you've never met?
Ravel is a queer as a three dollar bill - therefore since Michele Bachmann's husband makes his living proving to gays that it's something they can be cured of, he hates her guts. Of course, at 17 and never having lived in the U.S., he actually knows little about American politics and less about Bachmann, but then he doesn't have to.
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
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Given how far underwater you are, when you vote someone down, does their rep go up?
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Ravel is still a child
Seventeen is hardly a child, except in an arbitrary legal way. And he needs to stop saying that Eric is my boyfriend... *grumble grumble*
Just 4 years ago, I was over twice your age. Sorry if I was the cause of the eric boyfriend talk.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson My comedy.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
To us, they were "rights activists", or even "patriots".
They called themselves the "Sons of Liberty" and were headed up by Paul Revere & Sam Adams - who were rather pissed that Crazy George III had occupied Boston with two regiments of British soldiers, in order to force Americans -- as they were beginning to think of themselves -- to buy tea from the East India Company, in which George owned a large share. Crony capitalism then, little difference from crony capitalism now.
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
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I tried, bit it doesn't like the e-mail
jimbob.felcher@gop.orgor the ZIP90210.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Kinda like buying a GM car? :p
Just like that old Carly Simon song... "You're so funny, You probably think this joke is about you" My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.
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Tell your boyfriend not to piss me off, then.
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
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Ravel H. Joyce wrote:
I was under the impression that Oakman and I were to never speak to one another again.
I never promised you that I would shut up just because you realized what an ass you were being about having been thrown out of Soapbox 1. But I'll tell you what: I don't spend any time in the Backroom. Go hang out there with your boyfriend, Eric, and you won't have to read anything I write, ever. Or maybe you could ask Chris to create a special forum for gays, lesbians and transsexuals.
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
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Trust me, you're still a child - I have shoes older than you. Emotionally you are still evolving, and you still have a lot of the life lessons to learn. One of the lessons you have yet to learn is that what somebody says about you in a forum like this is not important. You know - the whole "sticks and stones" bit. The depressing thing is that I've been playing guitar for twice as long as you've been alive.:~
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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