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Stan Shannon wrote: Really sucks for a good southern boy to be called a "Yank" doesn't it? Would Yank be considered a really bad word to use for an American? Or is it only really offensive to Southerners? I don't mean bad as in you, or they, might get a bit offended. Bad as in if I said it at Grand Central in New York (or wherever the word is taboo) I would be promptly pushed onto the rails and then hung up as an example? e.g. Like Kafir is a no-no word in South Africa. Thing is a lot of movies use it (don't reply with "That is the movies Paul" because we would never use Kafir in a movie even) and from my understanding it is quite a light, jovial term. Like redneck or hillbilly.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
I would rather be called a Texan - that most superior form of American. If called a yank it had best be done at long range. Do Brits like being called a "Limey ". Do most even know where that term came from ?. Richard In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Orson Welles
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Chris Losinger wrote: CP isn't 'America'. and it's actually private property. so, you or I actually have no 'rights' here Point taken, my comment was unwarranted and I apologize to Paul. I greatly enjoy the exchange of information and opinions between developers regardless of the political opinions expressed by each.
Jack Knife wrote: and I apologize to Paul No need, I was not offended or angered. My reply above actually was semi-serious. BTW, is Jack Knife your real name? Got a track here, techno, that goes on about "Jack the Knife... yeah, yeah, Jack the Knife."
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
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Exactly, and what the hell have the French ever done to you? :mad: I'd better stop this piss taking actually as more and more I am seeing sincere comments being made to the same effect. Utterly ridiculous! :(
David Wulff
"David Wulff can't live without me, so you shouldn't either" - Paul Watson
David Wulff wrote: Exactly, and what the hell have the French ever done to you? Exactly, and what the hell have the Americans ever done to you? David Wulff wrote: I'd better stop this piss taking actually as more and more I am seeing sincere comments being made to the same effect. Utterly ridiculous! Dude, ever notice you judge way too much? Maybe you should take your own advice and lighten up. Jeremy Falcon Imputek
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Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast. http://www.salon.com/mwt/wire/2003/03/11/fries/index.html[^] everybody knows France is opposed to "freedom". duh. i can't wait for Freedom Kissing, Freedom Bread and Freedom Cuffs. then maybe we can start getting rid of all the French words in the English language. then we'd be speaking... oh yeah, German. -c
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To put it in historical perspective: "France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes." ---Mark Twain "I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." --- General George S. Patton "Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." --Norman Schwartzkopf "I just love the French. They taste like chicken!" ---- Hannibal Lecter "We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it." ---- Marge Simpson "As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure" ---Jacques Chirac, President of France "As far as France is concerned, you're right." ---Rush Limbaugh, "The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag." --David Letterman "You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people." --Conan O'Brien "I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!" ---Jay Leno SUGGESTED REPLACEMENTS FOR THE FRENCH NATIONAL ANTHEM: "Runaway" by Del Shannon, "Walk Right In" by the Rooftop Singers, "Everybody's Somebody's" Fool by Connie Francis, "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison, "I Really Don't Want to Know" by Tommy Edwards, "Surrender" by Elvis Presley, "Save It For Me" by The Four Seasons, "Live and Let Die" by Wings, "I'm Leaving It All Up To You" by Donny and Marie Osmond, "What a Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin "Raise Your Hands" by Jon Bon Jovi Hey : Don't flame me I'm just reporting the facts. Richard In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Orson Welles
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Jack Knife wrote: as an American CP isn't 'America'. and it's actually private property. so, you or I actually have no 'rights' here. :) (tho we're all very grateful to CM and crew for allowing us to play here) -c
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Exactly, and what the hell have the French ever done to you? :mad: I'd better stop this piss taking actually as more and more I am seeing sincere comments being made to the same effect. Utterly ridiculous! :(
David Wulff
"David Wulff can't live without me, so you shouldn't either" - Paul Watson
David Wulff wrote: Exactly, and what the hell have the French ever done to you? :omg: A Brit defending "Froggies" ?!?!? I must've had too much wine last night.
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: (and cricket ;P) ;P Cricket CRICKET C-R-I-C-K-E-T ;P
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham LincolnThe whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- AnonymousCricket: A black bug - noisy - a pest - good fish bait. Richard In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Orson Welles
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David Wulff wrote: Exactly, and what the hell have the French ever done to you? Exactly, and what the hell have the Americans ever done to you? David Wulff wrote: I'd better stop this piss taking actually as more and more I am seeing sincere comments being made to the same effect. Utterly ridiculous! Dude, ever notice you judge way too much? Maybe you should take your own advice and lighten up. Jeremy Falcon Imputek
Jeremy Falcon wrote: Dude, ever notice you judge way too much? LOL! Again please... LOL! Quite the contrary I'm afraid, I don't judge anywhere near enough. I have this rather unfortunate faith in the goodness and honesty of man kind you see, one that keeps trying to proove itself misplaced. Maybe one day, but sure as hell is rosey not now. What I was referring to is not so subtle and very sincer comments made by some people (and no I can't name them, nor would I care to) who take the common stereotypical jokes and use them without any intention of taking the piss. It's quite sad really, nothing in turn to joke about. Jeremy Falcon wrote: Exactly, and what the hell have the Americans ever done to you? Yeeess... notice my humour rating please. I shall not answer that, there is little point when the horse is already dead. ;P
David Wulff
"David Wulff can't live without me, so you shouldn't either" - Paul Watson
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Cricket: A black bug - noisy - a pest - good fish bait. Richard In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Orson Welles
Richard Stringer wrote: Cricket: A black bug - noisy - a pest - good fish bait. Yeah that too. :rolleyes: And the best game ever. ;P
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham LincolnThe whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
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Jim A. Johnson wrote: Just goes to prove Einstien's point that "common sense" is nothing more than the sum of the prejudices we accumulate by age 18. Don't get me wrong, I think Einstein was damned-near godlike, but to take everything ever uttered by him as divine inspiration is just ludicrous. When it comes to the human mind, I choose Freud. I'll leave physics to Einstein. Jim A. Johnson wrote: In truth, this is nothing more than a bunch of right-wing propaganda. Yeah, how dare we fight fire with fire. It's only okay for the left-wing I see. Jeremy Falcon Imputek
Uncle Albert was not "God Like" by any means. He was wrong as often as he was right - possible even more so - and plagued by self doubt. He stood on the shoulders of giants and had better vision than most but he was not - to me - the intelluctial better of Newton or Cupernicus or many of his precessors. Richard In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Orson Welles
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I would rather be called a Texan - that most superior form of American. If called a yank it had best be done at long range. Do Brits like being called a "Limey ". Do most even know where that term came from ?. Richard In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Orson Welles
Richard Stringer wrote: I would rather be called a Texan - that most superior form of American. If called a yank it had best be done at long range. Do Brits like being called a "Limey ". Do most even know where that term came from ?. Just so you know, most South Africans would have a good chuckle and fob you off if you announced yourself as a Texan. We associate Texans with GWB and J. R. Ewing from Dallas. i.e. Not good. Just a tip :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: Dude, ever notice you judge way too much? LOL! Again please... LOL! Quite the contrary I'm afraid, I don't judge anywhere near enough. I have this rather unfortunate faith in the goodness and honesty of man kind you see, one that keeps trying to proove itself misplaced. Maybe one day, but sure as hell is rosey not now. What I was referring to is not so subtle and very sincer comments made by some people (and no I can't name them, nor would I care to) who take the common stereotypical jokes and use them without any intention of taking the piss. It's quite sad really, nothing in turn to joke about. Jeremy Falcon wrote: Exactly, and what the hell have the Americans ever done to you? Yeeess... notice my humour rating please. I shall not answer that, there is little point when the horse is already dead. ;P
David Wulff
"David Wulff can't live without me, so you shouldn't either" - Paul Watson
David Wulff wrote: Yeeess... notice my humour rating please. That's what I was wondering. The only reason I took the piss is because of the mad emoticon and I "remembered" the rating defaulting to something like H4 when it was HAS. Oh well. Now, to answer your original question about what the French has done to me -- hairy women! Now, if that's not enough reason for war, I don't know what the hell is. ;P Jeremy Falcon Imputek
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David Wulff wrote: Exactly, and what the hell have the French ever done to you? :omg: A Brit defending "Froggies" ?!?!? I must've had too much wine last night.
What's wrong with the French? They have some great scenery and gave us the story for Allo Allo. :-D
David Wulff
"David Wulff can't live without me, so you shouldn't either" - Paul Watson
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David Wulff wrote: Yeeess... notice my humour rating please. That's what I was wondering. The only reason I took the piss is because of the mad emoticon and I "remembered" the rating defaulting to something like H4 when it was HAS. Oh well. Now, to answer your original question about what the French has done to me -- hairy women! Now, if that's not enough reason for war, I don't know what the hell is. ;P Jeremy Falcon Imputek
For future reference - only the sincerity rating is defaulted incase I forget to set it - it reads four by default. Jeremy Falcon wrote: hairy women Nowhere near as bad as hairy men, so if you'd like to invade Scotland first it would be very much appreciated. :laugh:
David Wulff
"David Wulff can't live without me, so you shouldn't either" - Paul Watson
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Richard Stringer wrote: I would rather be called a Texan - that most superior form of American. If called a yank it had best be done at long range. Do Brits like being called a "Limey ". Do most even know where that term came from ?. Just so you know, most South Africans would have a good chuckle and fob you off if you announced yourself as a Texan. We associate Texans with GWB and J. R. Ewing from Dallas. i.e. Not good. Just a tip :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
Chuckle they can -Texans like a good laugh and often make fun of themselves - fobing one off may be dangerous to ones health however. To be associated with GWB is a GOOD thing. J.R. was what 30 years ago - don't yall get anything newer than that. You really don't want to know what most Texans think of South Africans either. It has something to do with pith hats and old land Rovers and running thru the jungle behind gun bearers wearing khaki shorts and singing "KumBaya" :) Richard In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Orson Welles
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Richard Stringer wrote: I would rather be called a Texan - that most superior form of American. If called a yank it had best be done at long range. Do Brits like being called a "Limey ". Do most even know where that term came from ?. Just so you know, most South Africans would have a good chuckle and fob you off if you announced yourself as a Texan. We associate Texans with GWB and J. R. Ewing from Dallas. i.e. Not good. Just a tip :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
Paul Watson wrote: We associate Texans with GWB and J. R. Ewing from Dallas. i.e. Not good. Like the saying goes 'Life is too short to live in Dallas.' The word abbreviation is awfully long for what it means.
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riiiiiiiiight. not saying they are friends, but how much trade goes on between France and Iraq? Quite a bit I believe. I haven't looked up the numbers recently, but as of a few years ago France earned a lot of money in trade with Iraq.
tidge wrote: a few years ago France earned a lot of money in trade with Iraq Yep, that's true, but the main difference is that France made money pacifically whilst Bush (not US) wants to earn money by means of a war.
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"It is France that is truly motivated by oil politics, and Germany that is motivated by economics, not the U.S." I stopped reading here.
It's not the fall that kills you: it's the sudden stop - Down by Law, Jim Jamursch (1986)
Daniel Turini wrote: "It is France that is truly motivated by oil politics, and Germany that is motivated by economics, not the U.S." I stopped reading here. Yeah, what a bunch of lies!! :mad::mad:
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I would rather be called a Texan - that most superior form of American. If called a yank it had best be done at long range. Do Brits like being called a "Limey ". Do most even know where that term came from ?. Richard In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Orson Welles
Richard Stringer wrote: Do Brits like being called a "Limey ". I think you'll find most Brits wouldn't care less if you called them most things, even to their face. Richard Stringer wrote: Do most even know where that term came from ?. I do! My dad told me years ago when I heard it mentioned on the telly and didn't know what it was! I can remember getting all embrassed as soon as I called out "what's a Limey?" as I was going through that phase at the time, where everything I said I somehow became very conscious of it having 'another' meaning. Like the time I asked what a tampon was... :laugh:
David Wulff
"David Wulff can't live without me, so you shouldn't either" - Paul Watson
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"It is France that is truly motivated by oil politics, and Germany that is motivated by economics, not the U.S." I stopped reading here.
It's not the fall that kills you: it's the sudden stop - Down by Law, Jim Jamursch (1986)
Well just becuase we may disagree, doesn't mean there is not some truth in another person's opinions. Sometimes we disagree because there is truth in other people's opinions. In any case, we all have a choice to decide what we read. I just hope my opinions are informed before I let my knee jerk.
"How many more people have to die before no one ever dies again?" - Daniel Haley, The Onion