4 More years
Oct 31st 2004, 8:36 am
#211
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Re: 4 More years
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 12:13:10 -0800, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>ARKADYA wrote:
>>>Whilst I am kinda leaning towards Bush getting relected (for purely
>>>ironical reasons), it would be nice for Kerry to win, just so ARKADYA
>>>is forced to change his name so we can't remind him of this at a later
>>>date.
>>>---
>>
>>
>> What are YOU going to do when Bush wins? and voting for ironical reasons sounds
>> like something a moron would do.
>> Never Forgive, Never Forget
>> 9-11-01
>Dear cretin (aka ARKADYA),
>The poster to whom you're replying is, SFAIK, a citizen of
>the UK,
Aaah, Evelyn, you know I love ya, but alas, you are wrong on that one.
In usenet land I choose not to disclose my nationality, for a bunch of
reasons, not the least of which is that I am a born troublemaker!
Since I have been regularly posting in r.t.e., which is about 4 years,
I have traceably posted from the UK (as you know), Albania, Poland,
UAE, India, Malaysia, Australia, plus a few other countries, and now
am living in Italy. All I will give away is that I speak British
english, so that narrows it down - oh, and I am not a Brit or
American.
Oooh, what a puzzle am I...
---
DFM
<[email protected]> wrote:
>ARKADYA wrote:
>>>Whilst I am kinda leaning towards Bush getting relected (for purely
>>>ironical reasons), it would be nice for Kerry to win, just so ARKADYA
>>>is forced to change his name so we can't remind him of this at a later
>>>date.
>>>---
>>
>>
>> What are YOU going to do when Bush wins? and voting for ironical reasons sounds
>> like something a moron would do.
>> Never Forgive, Never Forget
>> 9-11-01
>Dear cretin (aka ARKADYA),
>The poster to whom you're replying is, SFAIK, a citizen of
>the UK,
Aaah, Evelyn, you know I love ya, but alas, you are wrong on that one.
In usenet land I choose not to disclose my nationality, for a bunch of
reasons, not the least of which is that I am a born troublemaker!
Since I have been regularly posting in r.t.e., which is about 4 years,
I have traceably posted from the UK (as you know), Albania, Poland,
UAE, India, Malaysia, Australia, plus a few other countries, and now
am living in Italy. All I will give away is that I speak British
english, so that narrows it down - oh, and I am not a Brit or
American.
Oooh, what a puzzle am I...
---
DFM
Oct 31st 2004, 8:58 am
#212
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Re: 4 More years
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <[email protected]> wrote:
> Deep Frayed Morgues wrote:
>> ...and your country would be on its knees. The Arabs have an enormous
>> amount of influence in your country you know. Far mor per capita than
>> regular folks such as yourself.
> Quite apart from that, we'd certainly have found our interstate commerce
> quickly grinding to a disastrous halt! The American transportation
> industry functions thanks to foreign oil - cut our "pipeline" to that, and
> nothing moves on our highways. In a country where individual regions of a
> large continent no longer produce their own food, but depend upon daily
> deliveries via interstate commerce, one might expect hoarding, food riots,
> and ultimately famine, if those supply lines were suddenly cut.
I think the US has enough oil for delivery trucks. Just not for all the
hummers.
miguel
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> Deep Frayed Morgues wrote:
>> ...and your country would be on its knees. The Arabs have an enormous
>> amount of influence in your country you know. Far mor per capita than
>> regular folks such as yourself.
> Quite apart from that, we'd certainly have found our interstate commerce
> quickly grinding to a disastrous halt! The American transportation
> industry functions thanks to foreign oil - cut our "pipeline" to that, and
> nothing moves on our highways. In a country where individual regions of a
> large continent no longer produce their own food, but depend upon daily
> deliveries via interstate commerce, one might expect hoarding, food riots,
> and ultimately famine, if those supply lines were suddenly cut.
I think the US has enough oil for delivery trucks. Just not for all the
hummers.
miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu
Oct 31st 2004, 3:27 pm
#213
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Re: 4 More years
I must confess that I use a variant of that format to ID files by date.
Sorting gives the natural result.
Ronald Hands wrote:
> Too bad everyone doesn't just switch to a 2004/10/31 format, which
> would (perhaps) eliminate confusion and also has the virtue that it
> sorts properly on a computer.
> -- Ron
> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>> Purely as a point of information, the American "shorthand" for today's
>> date (October 31, 2004) is "10/31/04", but if you're expressing it in
>> European/UK format, is it not "31.10.04"? (I was under the impression
>> Europe used decimal points instead of slashes to separate the numbers?)
Sorting gives the natural result.
Ronald Hands wrote:
> Too bad everyone doesn't just switch to a 2004/10/31 format, which
> would (perhaps) eliminate confusion and also has the virtue that it
> sorts properly on a computer.
> -- Ron
> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>> Purely as a point of information, the American "shorthand" for today's
>> date (October 31, 2004) is "10/31/04", but if you're expressing it in
>> European/UK format, is it not "31.10.04"? (I was under the impression
>> Europe used decimal points instead of slashes to separate the numbers?)
Nov 1st 2004, 5:12 am
#214
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Re: 4 More years
On 1/11/04 19:05, in article [email protected],
"Donna Evleth" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Purely as a point of information, the American "shorthand"
>> for today's date (October 31, 2004) is "10/31/04", but if
>> you're expressing it in European/UK format, is it not
>> "31.10.04"? (I was under the impression Europe used decimal
>> points instead of slashes to separate the numbers?)
>
> Here in France both are used
> So foreigners will be confused.
In Canada, and other places, the date is written YY/MM/DD
"Donna Evleth" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Purely as a point of information, the American "shorthand"
>> for today's date (October 31, 2004) is "10/31/04", but if
>> you're expressing it in European/UK format, is it not
>> "31.10.04"? (I was under the impression Europe used decimal
>> points instead of slashes to separate the numbers?)
>
> Here in France both are used
> So foreigners will be confused.
In Canada, and other places, the date is written YY/MM/DD
Nov 1st 2004, 6:05 am
#215
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4 More years
Dans l'article <[email protected]>,
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> a écrit :
> Ellie C wrote:
>> It is hard to change something you've been doing all your life. I find
>> the date difference harder than speaking in a foreign language, because
>> the dates come up in your own native language, where you're just
>> drifting along easily and so are less likely to notice that - oops! -
>> time to do something different. I'd guess that it would work the
>> opposite way if Europeans had to follow a rule to use American style
>> dates. It would be hard to remember to do so. We're all just people and
>> we are best at what we're used to. Even when we try to make changes,
>> it's difficult.
> Purely as a point of information, the American "shorthand"
> for today's date (October 31, 2004) is "10/31/04", but if
> you're expressing it in European/UK format, is it not
> "31.10.04"? (I was under the impression Europe used decimal
> points instead of slashes to separate the numbers?)
Here in France both are used
So foreigners will be confused.
Donna Evleth
>
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> a écrit :
> Ellie C wrote:
>> It is hard to change something you've been doing all your life. I find
>> the date difference harder than speaking in a foreign language, because
>> the dates come up in your own native language, where you're just
>> drifting along easily and so are less likely to notice that - oops! -
>> time to do something different. I'd guess that it would work the
>> opposite way if Europeans had to follow a rule to use American style
>> dates. It would be hard to remember to do so. We're all just people and
>> we are best at what we're used to. Even when we try to make changes,
>> it's difficult.
> Purely as a point of information, the American "shorthand"
> for today's date (October 31, 2004) is "10/31/04", but if
> you're expressing it in European/UK format, is it not
> "31.10.04"? (I was under the impression Europe used decimal
> points instead of slashes to separate the numbers?)
Here in France both are used
So foreigners will be confused.
Donna Evleth
>
Nov 1st 2004, 7:23 am
#216
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Re: 4 More years
>>>Guess what, nobody has won a colonial war in the last 200 years.
>>Brush up on your history pal.
>>...
>>France takes Algeria 1843
>
>
> France lost Algeria in 1962
Hi,
France giving away algeria in '62 was one of Charles de Gaulle's few
mistakes.
ttyl
akia
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>>Brush up on your history pal.
>>...
>>France takes Algeria 1843
>
>
> France lost Algeria in 1962
Hi,
France giving away algeria in '62 was one of Charles de Gaulle's few
mistakes.
ttyl
akia
--
*Lienad .45/.410 Single Shot Derringer Parts KiT*
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7110249760
Nov 1st 2004, 7:50 am
#217
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Re: 4 More years
> In Canada, and other places, the date is written YY/MM/DD
Hi,
well those canucks have always gotten things bassackwards :-}
ttyl
akia
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Hi,
well those canucks have always gotten things bassackwards :-}
ttyl
akia
--
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7110249760
Nov 1st 2004, 8:51 am
#218
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Re: 4 More years
ARKADYA wrote:
>>and "Americans" like
>>you are generally from the irredeemable dregs of their
>>native lands (who failed to take advantage of the
>>opportunities emigration to the U.S. offered them).
>
>
> You mean we were the SMART ones who took risks and not the "slow" ones that
> were left behind
No, I mean you were the STUPID ones, incapable of profiting
from the opportunities your new country offered you! (Look
up "emigration" in your dictionary - you plainly don't
understand the meaning of the word.)
> Never Forgive, Never Forget
> 9-11-01
>
>
>
>>and "Americans" like
>>you are generally from the irredeemable dregs of their
>>native lands (who failed to take advantage of the
>>opportunities emigration to the U.S. offered them).
>
>
> You mean we were the SMART ones who took risks and not the "slow" ones that
> were left behind
No, I mean you were the STUPID ones, incapable of profiting
from the opportunities your new country offered you! (Look
up "emigration" in your dictionary - you plainly don't
understand the meaning of the word.)
> Never Forgive, Never Forget
> 9-11-01
>
>
>
Nov 1st 2004, 8:52 am
#219
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Re: 4 More years
Deep Frayed Morgues wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 12:13:10 -0800, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>ARKADYA wrote:
>>>>Whilst I am kinda leaning towards Bush getting relected (for purely
>>>>ironical reasons), it would be nice for Kerry to win, just so ARKADYA
>>>>is forced to change his name so we can't remind him of this at a later
>>>>date.
>>>>---
>>>What are YOU going to do when Bush wins? and voting for ironical reasons sounds
>>>like something a moron would do.
>>>Never Forgive, Never Forget
>>> 9-11-01
>>Dear cretin (aka ARKADYA),
>>The poster to whom you're replying is, SFAIK, a citizen of
>>the UK,
>
>
> Aaah, Evelyn, you know I love ya, but alas, you are wrong on that one.
> In usenet land I choose not to disclose my nationality, for a bunch of
> reasons, not the least of which is that I am a born troublemaker!
>
> Since I have been regularly posting in r.t.e., which is about 4 years,
> I have traceably posted from the UK (as you know), Albania, Poland,
> UAE, India, Malaysia, Australia, plus a few other countries, and now
> am living in Italy. All I will give away is that I speak British
> english, so that narrows it down - oh, and I am not a Brit or
> American.
>
> Oooh, what a puzzle am I...
But alas, not one entitled to help defeat Bush in tomorrow's
election!
> ---
> DFM
> On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 12:13:10 -0800, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>ARKADYA wrote:
>>>>Whilst I am kinda leaning towards Bush getting relected (for purely
>>>>ironical reasons), it would be nice for Kerry to win, just so ARKADYA
>>>>is forced to change his name so we can't remind him of this at a later
>>>>date.
>>>>---
>>>What are YOU going to do when Bush wins? and voting for ironical reasons sounds
>>>like something a moron would do.
>>>Never Forgive, Never Forget
>>> 9-11-01
>>Dear cretin (aka ARKADYA),
>>The poster to whom you're replying is, SFAIK, a citizen of
>>the UK,
>
>
> Aaah, Evelyn, you know I love ya, but alas, you are wrong on that one.
> In usenet land I choose not to disclose my nationality, for a bunch of
> reasons, not the least of which is that I am a born troublemaker!
>
> Since I have been regularly posting in r.t.e., which is about 4 years,
> I have traceably posted from the UK (as you know), Albania, Poland,
> UAE, India, Malaysia, Australia, plus a few other countries, and now
> am living in Italy. All I will give away is that I speak British
> english, so that narrows it down - oh, and I am not a Brit or
> American.
>
> Oooh, what a puzzle am I...
But alas, not one entitled to help defeat Bush in tomorrow's
election!
> ---
> DFM
Nov 1st 2004, 11:17 am
#220
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Re: 4 More years
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 14:23:50 -0600, anonymouse wrote:
>
>>>>Guess what, nobody has won a colonial war in the last 200 years.
>>>Brush up on your history pal.
>>>...
>>>France takes Algeria 1843
>>
>>
>> France lost Algeria in 1962
>
> Hi,
>
> France giving away algeria in '62 was one of Charles de Gaulle's few
> mistakes.
As if giving it away say in 1968, after a few more years of war, would
have made a difference. Even for those who might believe colonization was
right, there was a time to cut one's losses.
One does not fight losing battles. In Algeria, in Vietnam, in Iraq, in
Afghanistan, anywhere.
>
>>>>Guess what, nobody has won a colonial war in the last 200 years.
>>>Brush up on your history pal.
>>>...
>>>France takes Algeria 1843
>>
>>
>> France lost Algeria in 1962
>
> Hi,
>
> France giving away algeria in '62 was one of Charles de Gaulle's few
> mistakes.
As if giving it away say in 1968, after a few more years of war, would
have made a difference. Even for those who might believe colonization was
right, there was a time to cut one's losses.
One does not fight losing battles. In Algeria, in Vietnam, in Iraq, in
Afghanistan, anywhere.
Nov 2nd 2004, 1:53 am
#221
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Re: 4 More years
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 13:52:56 -0800, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>> Oooh, what a puzzle am I...
Oh no, you're not *Manx* are you ? ;)
--
Tim C.
>> Oooh, what a puzzle am I...
Oh no, you're not *Manx* are you ? ;)
--
Tim C.
