Surprise for all you men out there
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[diggingmygrave] That they are well assorted with their girls ? [/diggingmygrave]
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Please be more specific about your generalisation... "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can."
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Please be more specific about your generalisation... "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can."
phykell wrote: Please be more specific about your generalisation... :laugh:
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages Religion without Science is blind, Science without Religion is lame -Albert Einstein
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Number 4[^]. Am I clear enough ? ;P complementary question: is it possible to be susceptible in the SoapBox ?
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I don't want to follow an external link, I want you to articulate a reply to my question. Please state your opinion clearly - this is the Soapbox after all. There's nothing to be afraid of as long as your opinion isn't bigoted, ignorant, inflammatory or insulting. So go ahead... "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can."
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I don't want to follow an external link, I want you to articulate a reply to my question. Please state your opinion clearly - this is the Soapbox after all. There's nothing to be afraid of as long as your opinion isn't bigoted, ignorant, inflammatory or insulting. So go ahead... "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can."
phykell wrote: bigoted, ignorant, inflammatory or insulting. on the other hand, look at the full posting days we have when the "informercial king" turns up. :)
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages Religion without Science is blind, Science without Religion is lame -Albert Einstein
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I don't want to follow an external link, I want you to articulate a reply to my question. Please state your opinion clearly - this is the Soapbox after all. There's nothing to be afraid of as long as your opinion isn't bigoted, ignorant, inflammatory or insulting. So go ahead... "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can."
Nothing is more boring than explaining a bad joke someone understood at the first level. However, it seems to me more easy to be faithful when you live in UK rather than in Brazil, for example.
Ohé Partisans, Ouvriers et Paysans C'est l'alarme! Le Chant des Partisans
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Nothing is more boring than explaining a bad joke someone understood at the first level. However, it seems to me more easy to be faithful when you live in UK rather than in Brazil, for example.
Ohé Partisans, Ouvriers et Paysans C'est l'alarme! Le Chant des Partisans
Actually, nothing is more boring than having to repeat a request for a straight answer. Perhaps you should consider becoming a politician? And your example is still at best, vague. Damn, I feel like I'm the host on Question Time and I'm interviewing a Cabinet Minister! "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can."
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Actually, nothing is more boring than having to repeat a request for a straight answer. Perhaps you should consider becoming a politician? And your example is still at best, vague. Damn, I feel like I'm the host on Question Time and I'm interviewing a Cabinet Minister! "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can."
I guess he's trying to say that all british girls are ugly :| (Which, I suppose he's entitled to believe, as most cultures find different things beautiful) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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Nothing is more boring than explaining a bad joke someone understood at the first level. However, it seems to me more easy to be faithful when you live in UK rather than in Brazil, for example.
Ohé Partisans, Ouvriers et Paysans C'est l'alarme! Le Chant des Partisans
Don't believe a word of it - people are fundamentally the same whereever you go. Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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phykell wrote: Please be more specific about your generalisation... :laugh:
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages Religion without Science is blind, Science without Religion is lame -Albert Einstein
Have you ever been asked to provide a general specification? :~ -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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I guess he's trying to say that all british girls are ugly :| (Which, I suppose he's entitled to believe, as most cultures find different things beautiful) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
benjymous wrote: I guess Exactly! He continues to refuse to be specific and actually voice his opinion which is why ou can only "guess". I just want him to say what he thinks, nothing more because until he does, I can't offer my opinion. "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can."
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Actually, nothing is more boring than having to repeat a request for a straight answer. Perhaps you should consider becoming a politician? And your example is still at best, vague. Damn, I feel like I'm the host on Question Time and I'm interviewing a Cabinet Minister! "The folly of man is that he dreams of what he can never achieve rather than dream of what he can."
Ok, if you have no capacity of extrapolation I will try to be more explicit. Did you ever hear the expression "English Lover" ? I don't. Does the british culture be renowned for its integration of sentimental affairs ? Especially compared to latin countries ones, where Love and Seduction do IMO have a much greater part. Even Shakespeare put "Romeo and Juliet" action in Italy. So, my point/rant was that they can't be considered as representative for a global generalization to men/women relationship. Get it now ? Not yet ? phykell wrote: Perhaps you should consider becoming a politician If you want to praise my wills to use diplomatic ways to avoid to hurt sensitive people, thanks :) However if your intention was to use a demogagic complaint about politicians, I should say I've few respect for the people who scream with the other wolves without moving their ass to change the things. Make your choice.
Ohé Partisans, Ouvriers et Paysans C'est l'alarme! Le Chant des Partisans
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Ok, if you have no capacity of extrapolation I will try to be more explicit. Did you ever hear the expression "English Lover" ? I don't. Does the british culture be renowned for its integration of sentimental affairs ? Especially compared to latin countries ones, where Love and Seduction do IMO have a much greater part. Even Shakespeare put "Romeo and Juliet" action in Italy. So, my point/rant was that they can't be considered as representative for a global generalization to men/women relationship. Get it now ? Not yet ? phykell wrote: Perhaps you should consider becoming a politician If you want to praise my wills to use diplomatic ways to avoid to hurt sensitive people, thanks :) However if your intention was to use a demogagic complaint about politicians, I should say I've few respect for the people who scream with the other wolves without moving their ass to change the things. Make your choice.
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Ka?l wrote: Ok, if you have no capacity of extrapolation I will try to be more explicit. I have a perfectly adequate "capacity for extrapolation" as you put it. I simply wanted you to actually state your opinion in such a way as to ensure it couldn't be misinterpreted. Nothing wrong with that and I'll suggest that the blame is actually on you for being so vague in the first place. If you want to make snide generalisations about a country and its people, at least display the fortitude to put words to your opinion. Don't mire your opinion in rhetoric and platitudes. Ka?l wrote: Did you ever hear the expression "English Lover" ? I don't. Should I be threatened by that? Should I infer that English women are all ugly. Should I infer that English women are less prone to having an affair with someone who is already married? Should I infer that the English are poor lovers? I really don't know what to make of that! The best I can assume, by your tone, is that you are being insulting (I could at this point say that you are French so this is understandable but I wouldn't generalise so) but I still don't actually understand what it is you're saying. Ka?l wrote: Does the british culture be renowned for its integration of sentimental affairs ? Especially compared to latin countries ones, where Love and Seduction do IMO have a much greater part. Even Shakespeare put "Romeo and Juliet" action in Italy. "integration of sentimental affairs" What the hell are you even on about? Are you implying that the British don't know what love is? you say Shakespeare used Italy as a backdrop but are you forgetting Shakespeare himself was English? HE wrote the damned play after all, regardless of where it was set! Anyway, what metrics can you provide? What proof have you that the English are any less "passionate" than other countries? Ka?l wrote: So, my point/rant was that they can't be considered as representative for a global generalization to men/women relationship. Get it now ? Not yet ? Actually I completely agree with this because, unlike you, I do NOT make ignorant, sweeping generalisations. OK, here's my opinion. Your opinion is at best an ignorant, sweeping generalisation. At worst it is bigoted. English people are probably no different from anyone else. There are certainly beautiful English women as I'm married to one and our love life has always been very passionate. I've had girl-friends of sev
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Ka?l wrote: Ok, if you have no capacity of extrapolation I will try to be more explicit. I have a perfectly adequate "capacity for extrapolation" as you put it. I simply wanted you to actually state your opinion in such a way as to ensure it couldn't be misinterpreted. Nothing wrong with that and I'll suggest that the blame is actually on you for being so vague in the first place. If you want to make snide generalisations about a country and its people, at least display the fortitude to put words to your opinion. Don't mire your opinion in rhetoric and platitudes. Ka?l wrote: Did you ever hear the expression "English Lover" ? I don't. Should I be threatened by that? Should I infer that English women are all ugly. Should I infer that English women are less prone to having an affair with someone who is already married? Should I infer that the English are poor lovers? I really don't know what to make of that! The best I can assume, by your tone, is that you are being insulting (I could at this point say that you are French so this is understandable but I wouldn't generalise so) but I still don't actually understand what it is you're saying. Ka?l wrote: Does the british culture be renowned for its integration of sentimental affairs ? Especially compared to latin countries ones, where Love and Seduction do IMO have a much greater part. Even Shakespeare put "Romeo and Juliet" action in Italy. "integration of sentimental affairs" What the hell are you even on about? Are you implying that the British don't know what love is? you say Shakespeare used Italy as a backdrop but are you forgetting Shakespeare himself was English? HE wrote the damned play after all, regardless of where it was set! Anyway, what metrics can you provide? What proof have you that the English are any less "passionate" than other countries? Ka?l wrote: So, my point/rant was that they can't be considered as representative for a global generalization to men/women relationship. Get it now ? Not yet ? Actually I completely agree with this because, unlike you, I do NOT make ignorant, sweeping generalisations. OK, here's my opinion. Your opinion is at best an ignorant, sweeping generalisation. At worst it is bigoted. English people are probably no different from anyone else. There are certainly beautiful English women as I'm married to one and our love life has always been very passionate. I've had girl-friends of sev
I would thank your Highness to have shown to me, little blamable, insulting, ignorant and bigoted worm, the power of his/her thought and been generous enough to show me the light. Till now, I was sure than english women were all Margaret Thatcher-alike, and their only chance to find a husband was using the fog. About Australians, I thought they were all crocodiles hunters in the bush drinking Forster's. I'm so ashamed to have been in the shadow and the darkness of ignorance so long, and will sing for the future generations the name of your Majesty.
I hurt so bad inside I wish you could see the world through my eyes It stays the same I just wanna laugh again
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I would thank your Highness to have shown to me, little blamable, insulting, ignorant and bigoted worm, the power of his/her thought and been generous enough to show me the light. Till now, I was sure than english women were all Margaret Thatcher-alike, and their only chance to find a husband was using the fog. About Australians, I thought they were all crocodiles hunters in the bush drinking Forster's. I'm so ashamed to have been in the shadow and the darkness of ignorance so long, and will sing for the future generations the name of your Majesty.
I hurt so bad inside I wish you could see the world through my eyes It stays the same I just wanna laugh again
God forbid you would apologise for your insults! No thanks are necessary. If you're feeling generous though, a weekly cheque will suffice. Now let me be clear, the following comments are all in jest only... That French food you're all so fond of and proud of? It's just English food with a sauce on ;) And here's what the rest of the World thinks... It took no more effort than casting a Frenchman into Hell Dutch saying Attila, the scourge of God, the French, his brothers Italian saying The French write other than they speak, and speak other than they mean German saying The friendship of the French is like their wine, exquisite, but of short duration German saying To speak French means not to have any sense. French colonial saying French pox and a leather vest wear for life. German saying The French write other than they speak, and speak other than they mean. German saying The friendship of the French is like their wine, exquisite but of short duration. German saying They [the French] do everything; they know nothing. Italian saying The French don't say what they mean; don't read as they write, and don't sing according to the notes. Italian saying Have the Frenchman for thy friend; not for thy neighbour. Nicephorus I, Byzantine emperor The ignorance of French society gives one a rough sense of the infinite. Joseph E. Renan, French philologist, religious writer and historian A fighting Frenchman runs away from even a she-goat. Russian saying The Frenchman's legs are thin, his soul little; he's fickle as the wind. Russian saying And what some well-known people say: France is a dog-hole. William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, c.1603 PAUL BOURGET: Life can never be entirely dull to an American. When he has nothing else to do he can always spend a few years trying to discover who his grandfather was. TWAIN: Right, your Excellency. But I reckon a Frenchman's got a little standby for a dull time too; he can turn in and see if he can find out who his father was. Mark Twain, US writer I do not dislike the French from the vulgar antipathy between neighbouring nations, but for their insolent and unfounded airs of superiority. Horace Walpole, British letter-writer and memoirist However, there's also this one which is what you should have quoted: Continental people have a sex life; t
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I guess he's trying to say that all british girls are ugly :| (Which, I suppose he's entitled to believe, as most cultures find different things beautiful) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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God forbid you would apologise for your insults! No thanks are necessary. If you're feeling generous though, a weekly cheque will suffice. Now let me be clear, the following comments are all in jest only... That French food you're all so fond of and proud of? It's just English food with a sauce on ;) And here's what the rest of the World thinks... It took no more effort than casting a Frenchman into Hell Dutch saying Attila, the scourge of God, the French, his brothers Italian saying The French write other than they speak, and speak other than they mean German saying The friendship of the French is like their wine, exquisite, but of short duration German saying To speak French means not to have any sense. French colonial saying French pox and a leather vest wear for life. German saying The French write other than they speak, and speak other than they mean. German saying The friendship of the French is like their wine, exquisite but of short duration. German saying They [the French] do everything; they know nothing. Italian saying The French don't say what they mean; don't read as they write, and don't sing according to the notes. Italian saying Have the Frenchman for thy friend; not for thy neighbour. Nicephorus I, Byzantine emperor The ignorance of French society gives one a rough sense of the infinite. Joseph E. Renan, French philologist, religious writer and historian A fighting Frenchman runs away from even a she-goat. Russian saying The Frenchman's legs are thin, his soul little; he's fickle as the wind. Russian saying And what some well-known people say: France is a dog-hole. William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, c.1603 PAUL BOURGET: Life can never be entirely dull to an American. When he has nothing else to do he can always spend a few years trying to discover who his grandfather was. TWAIN: Right, your Excellency. But I reckon a Frenchman's got a little standby for a dull time too; he can turn in and see if he can find out who his father was. Mark Twain, US writer I do not dislike the French from the vulgar antipathy between neighbouring nations, but for their insolent and unfounded airs of superiority. Horace Walpole, British letter-writer and memoirist However, there's also this one which is what you should have quoted: Continental people have a sex life; t
phykell wrote: If you're feeling generous though, a weekly cheque will suffice You think it was an apology ? It wasn't. I should have been more sarcastic. To be speak frankly, I didn't like the tone of your first post. You would have say "He, your words are insulting", I would have apologized in the minute. Understood at the first level, it wasn't funny, and probably even at a second level either. Instead of that, I didn't understood that, I took it at an attack directly targeting myself, not my words, judging my person like a Grand Inquisitor promissing me a future of burning crosses. I know I was wrong. I know I'm susceptible. But :wtf:, I can't agree with such an attitude. It's may also be a part of the wicked game to push the people the farther. You thought I was trying to make other laugh with me ? My intention was to get a counterstrike, using the same provocative and I thought at this moment humorous terms. For example, Mr Wulff is quiet strong at this game. What else should I wait from an audience which is at 80% anglo-saxon ? Anti-french rants aren't rare in these forums, as are anti-US, or anti-UK. The best they prove when they're serious is often their stupidity. It's also a way to laugh at these stereotypes. Did you ever look at South Park ? If yes, this page [^]sums up what I think. About your quotes, one half is true, one half is an insult. What do you want to prove with them ? That you can be a moron too ? BTW, I'm a proud supporter of the CCC, the Committee against cats ;P "We are all here against the cats. Why ? Because a cat loves you only if you feed him. Otherwise he just goes to your old neighbour to have some food. A cat is egoist, when he kills a mouse, it's a game for him, it isn't to help you. A cat has no brain, he runs like a fool on the wall to catch a fly. He runs for hours to catch his shadow. A cat hates you , otherwise why does he scratch your wallpapers, why does he kill your home green plants ?. If you agree with all of these, or if you can argue better , join us by contacting your local "Comité Contre les Chats"."
I hurt so bad inside I wish you could see the world through my eyes It stays the same I just wanna laugh again
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I would thank your Highness to have shown to me, little blamable, insulting, ignorant and bigoted worm, the power of his/her thought and been generous enough to show me the light. Till now, I was sure than english women were all Margaret Thatcher-alike, and their only chance to find a husband was using the fog. About Australians, I thought they were all crocodiles hunters in the bush drinking Forster's. I'm so ashamed to have been in the shadow and the darkness of ignorance so long, and will sing for the future generations the name of your Majesty.
I hurt so bad inside I wish you could see the world through my eyes It stays the same I just wanna laugh again
LOL - this is great. It's Fosters though, not Forsters. KaЯl wrote: will sing for the future generations the name of your Majesty. Can I have a copy of the mp3 ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Don't believe a word of it - people are fundamentally the same whereever you go. Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
Why do I suddenly think of Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Why do I suddenly think of Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
Christian Graus wrote: Why do I suddenly think of Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder ? Ouch! :rolleyes: I really should have spotted that one coming, shouldn't I? :laugh: Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++