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giddy with the anticipation of the coming ski season, snowed last night for the first time in town...snow report listing 85cm at the top of the local hill. the above coupled with a pair of new skis and the first time in 3 years I've had a seasons pass= a smile of cheshire cat proportions....

...fwiw i thought LM had succumbed to immigrant pressure in his neighbourhood, but this was way funnier

She was blessed with a knack for giving bad advice He's got five thumbs on his left hand, five more on his right Well her mom left town with the supermarket clerk but her dad was only jealous 'cause the kid had work and the boy stays home all day 'cause of paranoia He's got kung fu grooves that can never be imitated She's got a fashion queen walk and she wears her blue jeans faded He's got moves with the puck that we've never ever seen, and his girlfriend's 22 and he's just 17 and she gives advice that'll ease your paranoia And we all need someone to save our souls, 'Cause the next time could be mine, could be yours 'Paranoia' Sam Roberts

this thread is hilarious in general.....made my morning two days running...

Happy Birfdeh! i always assumed it was an acronym for something.....N.Y.F.F.

no sign of LM or his apology....comedy gold.

Do you want it in braille? I don't have the power to ban anyone, either here or there man! Maybe try Arabic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House_Charities no RMHC in the UK? just searched it on the RMHC website, there are quite a few in the UK, how is it you've never heard of it before? Hand on heart I'd never heard of it. I had a look through the website and apparently they have one of their Family Rooms at St Oswalds. fair enough, although it probably seems weirder today than it did in 1974 given the bad PR Mickey D's gets for their shit food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House_Charities no RMHC in the UK? just searched it on the RMHC website, there are quite a few in the UK, how is it you've never heard of it before?

saw this last week as well, guy i work with came up with "a tooth ache" if she/he (because lets face it she's a bit man-ish) had a tooth ache she'd be holding ice or a compress to her head and moaning/talking as she went. what other possibilities are there?

...hope its a good'un.

It wasn't an invasion just to be clear, it was an intervention. I certainly wouldn't consider a failed state run by the Taliban/Al Quaeda a sovereign nation. And yes I tend to lean on the side of intervention where necessary and possible, ie Kosovo, Bosnia, Sierra Leone. you're talking semmantics ....just to be clear. a foreign military entered a country/sovereign state by force and imposed it's will on the then ruling party. Just because you agree with the tactic(s) doesn't mean the reality of the situation is otherwise. What you are talking about is in the realm of propaganda, same as not calling military actions/reprisals 'terrorism' doesn't mean that it's not terrifying for those caught in collateral damage.

The Taliban don't currently rule Afghanistan. Do you still think it's pointless discussing such matters with someone that lacks even the most basic comprehension of facts like that? Thanks to the West. They did in 2001 and you couldn't bring yourself to say intervention was warranted. I doubt you even realised the Taliban had control over the country as in discussion it became clear you had absolutely no comprehension of the recent history of the country. If you had your way, we'd still be living in caves, because you'd be frightened to go out hunting in case a boar was killed in collateral murder. just so i'm clear on what your opinion is....had 9-11 not happened would you have supported the invasion of Afghanistan to rid the Afghans of the Taliban?

tbh...

how old do you think i am?....genuine question

oh, I don't think so. which is what makes you so amusing..

not you too I'm surprised you thought that highly of me, to be honest. Care to answer the question? what sort of books do I read ? Not left wing politically-slanted books ..... ditto left wing politically-slanted newspapers either. I've made a few posts in the "what are you reading" thread...politically, you could just say I have my views and reading a book by someone out of touch with reality isn't going to change them. What sort of books do you read ? I'm surprised some people on here actually have time for anything, the time they spend on here. They can't be reading too much, or working, that's for sure. why not? bit of an ivory tower way of going about things no? at least if you read view points contrary to your own it would give you a better understanding of the whole picture of things. I've read lots of books/articles/newspapers with views that i feel fall outside of my personal views/opinions. knowledge is power. read everything IMO. Well. Let's put it this way. I did once. But now, I don't. thats it? one time? ...to each thier own. you mean, each to their own you don't read the right material, obviously i guess take your victories where you can get them eh? since you've been shown up in the rest of the thread....

not you too I'm surprised you thought that highly of me, to be honest. Care to answer the question? what sort of books do I read ? Not left wing politically-slanted books ..... ditto left wing politically-slanted newspapers either. I've made a few posts in the "what are you reading" thread...politically, you could just say I have my views and reading a book by someone out of touch with reality isn't going to change them. What sort of books do you read ? I'm surprised some people on here actually have time for anything, the time they spend on here. They can't be reading too much, or working, that's for sure. why not? bit of an ivory tower way of going about things no? at least if you read view points contrary to your own it would give you a better understanding of the whole picture of things. I've read lots of books/articles/newspapers with views that i feel fall outside of my personal views/opinions. knowledge is power. read everything IMO. Well. Let's put it this way. I did once. But now, I don't. thats it? one time? ...to each thier own.

not you too I'm surprised you thought that highly of me, to be honest. Care to answer the question? what sort of books do I read ? Not left wing politically-slanted books ..... ditto left wing politically-slanted newspapers either. I've made a few posts in the "what are you reading" thread...politically, you could just say I have my views and reading a book by someone out of touch with reality isn't going to change them. What sort of books do you read ? I'm surprised some people on here actually have time for anything, the time they spend on here. They can't be reading too much, or working, that's for sure. why not? bit of an ivory tower way of going about things no? at least if you read view points contrary to your own it would give you a better understanding of the whole picture of things. I've read lots of books/articles/newspapers with views that i feel fall outside of my personal views/opinions. knowledge is power. read everything IMO.

totally agree. That is why I posted it. I expected one or two to play it down or even defend it though, but there is really no excuse for it at all. It's of even more concern that this is the sort of mentality they would try and impose on us, because they certainly won't change their ways in the name of "multiculturism and tolerance". Not a chance. well, i don't agree with that. this kind of thing doesn't happen in most parts of the civilised world. britain is a good example of multiculturism - it works. the taliban however, are barbarians. i don't think we will win the war in afghanistan and that is a real worry. these people are animals. I don't really think that multiculurism is working, nor will it ever work. For it to work, the onus is on those accepted into a country to conform ie when in Rome do as the Romans do, but wherever muslims go in the world, they are totally intolerant of said countries traditions and cultures. Everything has to stop for Allah so far as they are concerned, and they expect others to do the same. In their homeland, yes, but not elsewhere. This problem is now a worldwide one, although the UK because of the PC correct brigade has it bigger than most if not the biggest, and will only accelerate. Our politicians don't have the balls to tell the pc correct brigade where to go, basically. Prime example here: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/172324...-dress-ban-vote "The law's author, Daniel Bacquelaine, said a burka is incompatible with basic security as everyone in public must be recognisable and clashes with the principles of a society that respects the rights of all." huge over-simplification, i would agree with that statement if you had singled out "fundamentalist islam", but I would also point out that fundamentalist christianity does much the same thing, ie trampling local indiginous cultures in the name of saving the population from eternal damnation. and as far as multiculturalism goes, sure it works. It's worked over here, despite resistance by portions of the population that are scared of anything/anyone they can't identify with on the basis of a first impression. I would love to take part more in this discussion today but I have to go and study , I look forward to having a debate on this further after tomorrow 11 am local time. ah. It becomes clearer. You're a 14 year old then hardly dipshit...I wrote my Professional Practice Exam yesterday... Well boogalloo. What fancy theories, from the comfort of your armchair, did you spout on about ? Leazes, are you aware that it is quite normal for people to take courses and exams throughout their working lives as part of their continued professional development? And yes, this usually involves studying and the reading of books. Renton, Renton.......my point is that these lefties read books by other lefties......get it ? Lefties who know nothing about the mindset of these people. They think they are dealing with educated and intelligent human beings. They think they play by our rules. Well, surprise surprise. They do not. In the real world, they are savages and will kill anybody who isn't like they are. You know as well as I do that this multiculturism/loss of immigration control is becoming more of a problem, you have said so. So what is your point ? The world isn't a "fair" place. Any fucker can sit and read a book written by someone who knows fuck all about the reality of all this and take it on board.

Love those two as well Billy. They're the only two of his I've actually read. My mate is more of a sci-fi buff than I am. Introduced me to the genius of Vonnegut. my favorite, makes me laugh.

If I could interject here - we follow God, not Allah, unless you're speaking Arabic. Allah just means God in Arabic. German-speaking Christians don't worship "Gott" any more than Latinos worship "Dios", so why is it we always get pegged as the ones who worship some "other" god? (Hint: it's because many Westerners don't even know that Islam follows on from what they so blithely term the "judeo-christian tradition.") You may now return to your regularly scheduled quote pyramids. EDIT: French-speaking Muslims talk about "Dieu", not Allah (well, except when they are actually praying, because in Islam the actual words of the prayer are supposed to be recited in Arabic exclusively.) The prayers of Arabic-speaking Christians (such as the 10% of Egypt's population that adhere to the Coptic church, such as the Syriacs and Maronites, etc etc) are addressed to Allah. Just to give you some additional (and probably totally un-called for) perspective on this topic. SECOND EDIT: There I go making an ass of myself. I implied that Copts speak Arabic when they pray. Wrong, their prayers are in Coptic. Glad I could get that one cleared up, since someone was totally going to call me on it thanks for the info....i guess to be accurate i should have said those who follow the teachings of Mohammed. please excuse my previous oversight.

so you're not going to tell us what your fancy solutions are ? Like, "give in to Islam, build a mosque on every corner for them, they're nice blokes really, and we can all live happily ever after" .....you first. your ideas (of me and of "the real world") are far more enlightening than anything i could come up with given my apparent/perceived lack of "real world" experience. so please i insist, after you...... What are you asking exactly ? You know my views, and I know yours, which you don't deny [see above post] Are you going to give a powerpoint aided lecture to the Taliban telling them how uncivlised they are i was asking you to provide your "fancy solutions" so then, why don't you give me a quick over-view of my ideas if you know them contrary to your assertions, i've never made any suggestions as to what we should be doing to the Taliban no, I was asking for your solutions to the Islam problem, but you think there isn't one though. Or do you ? Enlighten us as to your "studies" ? You know my views. They are in this very thread. is there a problem with Islam? i was unaware, not to split hairs but I would say the problem is with radical/fundmentalist Islam, but the vast majority of the over 1 billion of those that follow Allah would not fit into that category. my studies? why the interest in my studies? which ones? what i went to school for or what I was studying for the last month or so? what do you think i studied? ask parky he'll tell you. no problem with the vast majority of over 1 billion ? What utter rubbish. Is that what your "studies" tell you ? Why should I ask Parky, I'm not bothered what you do or don't do but I'm sure you can tell me yourself if you want to. On the other hand, confidentiality is an important thing in life [ahem], so it's entirely up to you. riiiiight, why'd you ask then? all that info is on the board somewhere. Tell you what, i'll give you 20 questions to figure it out.....ok go. oh, and please provide proof to the contrary of my above statement about the majority of the muslim population. what sort of problems have there been? keep in mind not believing in JC does not qualify as a problem, only as a cultural difference.....ok go.

careful, you're liable if it kills him.

so you're not going to tell us what your fancy solutions are ? Like, "give in to Islam, build a mosque on every corner for them, they're nice blokes really, and we can all live happily ever after" .....you first. your ideas (of me and of "the real world") are far more enlightening than anything i could come up with given my apparent/perceived lack of "real world" experience. so please i insist, after you...... What are you asking exactly ? You know my views, and I know yours, which you don't deny [see above post] Are you going to give a powerpoint aided lecture to the Taliban telling them how uncivlised they are i was asking you to provide your "fancy solutions" so then, why don't you give me a quick over-view of my ideas if you know them contrary to your assertions, i've never made any suggestions as to what we should be doing to the Taliban no, I was asking for your solutions to the Islam problem, but you think there isn't one though. Or do you ? Enlighten us as to your "studies" ? You know my views. They are in this very thread. is there a problem with Islam? i was unaware, not to split hairs but I would say the problem is with radical/fundmentalist Islam, but the vast majority of the over 1 billion of those that follow Allah would not fit into that category. my studies? why the interest in my studies? which ones? what i went to school for or what I was studying for the last month or so? what do you think i studied? ask parky he'll tell you.