Post #198,026
3/11/05 8:52:12 AM
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Can I come live in your country?
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
God Bless America.
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Post #198,031
3/11/05 9:07:34 AM
3/11/05 9:09:02 AM
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You really want to....trust me.
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Post #198,058
3/11/05 12:55:06 PM
8/21/07 6:15:44 AM
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That ain't nothing - check this out
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Post #198,073
3/11/05 2:21:10 PM
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Ugh. :-(
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Post #198,485
3/14/05 11:19:05 AM
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WTF qualifies as "improper"?
Just when I thought the Avs were enough reason to hate Colorado...
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
God Bless America.
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Post #198,773
3/15/05 1:01:07 PM
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What ever happend to good old 4 point restraints
and a shot of ativan?
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,779
3/15/05 1:19:47 PM
8/21/07 6:35:46 AM
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Declared "for recreational use only" by congress I expect.
based on some congressmen I've met.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #198,033
3/11/05 9:57:16 AM
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Sure, but there are a few rules.
1. Do not hero worship anyone, especially not politicians or the monarchy. You can still get semi-religious in football matches or read Hello! magazine but that's not hero worship.
2. You must know that George Bush is an idiot.
3. You have the right to complain about the National Health Service, explain how's it awful and even have private healthcare but don't suggest it should be privatised.
4. We don't like guns.
5. We like queues. Uncivilised foreigners jump queues.
6. We don't say 'nigger'. You may hear 'Paki' or 'towelhead' but please don't listen to people who say that.
7. Don't go on about Iraqi freedom. We're not that stupid.
8. Don't go on about the threat of Al-Qaeda. We don't go around being afraid.
Other than that, you should be fine.
Matthew Greet
But we must kill them. We must incinerate them. Pig after pig, cow after cow, village after village, army after army. And they call me an assassin. What do you call it when the assassins accuse the assassin? They lie. They lie and we must be merciful to those who lie.
- Colonol Kurtz, Apocalypse Now.
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Post #198,040
3/11/05 11:00:02 AM
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3's the only one I might have a problem with.
The complaining, I mean. ;0)
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
God Bless America.
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Post #198,041
3/11/05 11:16:42 AM
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#4 - my buddy Richard W.
"4. We don't like guns." who I visited in London shot air pistols on the range (I went with him once), but would SERIOUSLY have preferred to shoot a real pistol. He and I talked about guns all the time. Given the number of people I got to know in my 6-week stint there, I have a tendency to believe that there is a statistically large number of people that 'like guns' over there. Not a majority, perhaps, but enough enthusiasts that a shooter needn't feel alone. IOW, isn't the royal 'we' reserved for only a few? [link|http://forfree.sytes.net|
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Post #198,085
3/11/05 4:40:18 PM
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No, we really don't like guns.
Peter
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Post #198,088
3/11/05 5:04:12 PM
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My point is no, YOU don't like guns. I've met folk over
there that like guns. They liked shooting enough that they shot with air pistols when it became impossible to shoot REAL pistols. There are also folk over there that like hunting (with guns). Do YOU like hunting (with guns)? No? Does that mean that 'We don't like hunting (with guns)'?
You are not entitled to speak for all people there, any more than I am entitled to speak for all people here. As much as you would like to characterize your opinions as universal, they are not.
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] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #198,488
3/14/05 11:21:27 AM
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Sheesh.
And I've met people who like to rape children - and more than one. So, should I say, "We, in the United States, like to rape children"? What's the threshold for saying "we"?
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
God Bless America.
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Post #198,496
3/14/05 11:32:04 AM
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What's amusing...
...is that within 30 miles of where I live, which is a major conurbation, there isn't a damn gun club.
No, skip, we honestly don't like guns. Handguns are for nutters and shotguns are for farmers and toffs. And if you think that's non-representative of British public opinion, then I suggest you and I do some field research over here.
We'll need beer. A lot of beer. Thankfully, I can do that.
Peter
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Post #198,509
3/14/05 12:01:46 PM
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Damn - I wish I could. I MISS real beer!
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] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #198,662
3/14/05 8:34:42 PM
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well people are still shooting people over there
someone must like guns.
thanx.
bill
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Post #198,579
3/14/05 3:04:35 PM
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Brits like axes though
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Post #198,586
3/14/05 3:38:43 PM
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Yes, Andy.
Back under your rock, now.
Peter
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Post #198,659
3/14/05 8:27:28 PM
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I have no interest in keeping you warm
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Post #198,734
3/15/05 9:46:36 AM
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Brits like eating each other though
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Post #198,755
3/15/05 11:24:05 AM
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Heh.
Waste not want not.
Peter
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Post #198,101
3/11/05 5:52:31 PM
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Let me clarify
In Britain, like any country, you will find a wide range of opinions, including people who love guns. The difficulty with sporting pistols is an overreaction to the Hungerford murders. Otherwise no one would care about people shooting at paper targets. Rather, the police generally don't carry guns and the public aren't interested in shooting intruders.
As for the royal 'we', it only replaces 'I'. It doesn't affect the normal use of 'we', you illiterate swine.
Matthew Greet
But we must kill them. We must incinerate them. Pig after pig, cow after cow, village after village, army after army. And they call me an assassin. What do you call it when the assassins accuse the assassin? They lie. They lie and we must be merciful to those who lie.
- Colonol Kurtz, Apocalypse Now.
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Post #198,112
3/11/05 7:33:19 PM
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And purposeful misunderstanding replaces
what? Communication?
That was my point. He was speaking for himself. For his own opinion. He was using "we", instead of "I".
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] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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