friendliest nation?
Oct 11th 2006, 2:13 am
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Re: friendliest nation?
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:52:21 +0100, Mike Reid <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:11:01 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>that's a bit odd, isn't it?
>>Why do you think so? Bhuddists are not all pacifists.
>I thought communists thought religion the opiate of the people?
But Bhudda never said that communism was the opiate of the people.
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wrote:
>On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:11:01 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>that's a bit odd, isn't it?
>>Why do you think so? Bhuddists are not all pacifists.
>I thought communists thought religion the opiate of the people?
But Bhudda never said that communism was the opiate of the people.
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Oct 11th 2006, 2:13 am
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Re: friendliest nation?
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:38:14 +0100, "Miss L. Toe"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>If you die rich it means you didn't enjoy spending all your money and/or
>didn't have a good tax planner to avoid your beneficiaries paying IHT
My father used to tell us that his last will and testament would read,
"I, Wesley Vaughan, being of sound mind, spent all my money."
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>If you die rich it means you didn't enjoy spending all your money and/or
>didn't have a good tax planner to avoid your beneficiaries paying IHT
My father used to tell us that his last will and testament would read,
"I, Wesley Vaughan, being of sound mind, spent all my money."
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Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
Oct 11th 2006, 4:33 am
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Re: friendliest nation?
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:13:16 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:52:21 +0100, Mike Reid <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:11:01 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>that's a bit odd, isn't it?
>>>Why do you think so? Bhuddists are not all pacifists.
>>I thought communists thought religion the opiate of the people?
>But Bhudda never said that communism was the opiate of the people.
Afghan produces the opiate of the people.
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Martin
>On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:52:21 +0100, Mike Reid <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:11:01 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>that's a bit odd, isn't it?
>>>Why do you think so? Bhuddists are not all pacifists.
>>I thought communists thought religion the opiate of the people?
>But Bhudda never said that communism was the opiate of the people.
Afghan produces the opiate of the people.
--
Martin
Oct 11th 2006, 4:36 am
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Re: friendliest nation?
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:13:17 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:38:14 +0100, "Miss L. Toe"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>If you die rich it means you didn't enjoy spending all your money and/or
>>didn't have a good tax planner to avoid your beneficiaries paying IHT
>My father used to tell us that his last will and testament would read,
>"I, Wesley Vaughan, being of sound mind, spent all my money."
There are plenty who do that and don't have the decency to die
immediately afterwards.
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Martin
>On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:38:14 +0100, "Miss L. Toe"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>If you die rich it means you didn't enjoy spending all your money and/or
>>didn't have a good tax planner to avoid your beneficiaries paying IHT
>My father used to tell us that his last will and testament would read,
>"I, Wesley Vaughan, being of sound mind, spent all my money."
There are plenty who do that and don't have the decency to die
immediately afterwards.
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Martin
Oct 11th 2006, 5:28 am
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Re: friendliest nation?
Neither have "the Muslims"
On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:56:30 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowBEYONDTHEVALLEYOFTHELOAFHEADS@earthl ink.net> wrote:
>To answer yer question (assuming of course you weren't being flip): The
>Jews haven't declared a holy jihad on Western Civilisation...
>--
>Best
>Greg
On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:56:30 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowBEYONDTHEVALLEYOFTHELOAFHEADS@earthl ink.net> wrote:
>To answer yer question (assuming of course you weren't being flip): The
>Jews haven't declared a holy jihad on Western Civilisation...
>--
>Best
>Greg
Oct 11th 2006, 8:19 am
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Re: friendliest nation?
In article <[email protected]>,
"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote:
> Hello, Dave!
> You wrote on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:31:18 +0200:
>
>
> DFM> The Jews deserve nothing but admiration for what they have
> DFM> achieved in the world, and the Muslims have very little to
> DFM> show what they have contributed to it.
>
> Your knowledge of history is remarkably deficient! Who do you
> think preserved Greek culture in the European Dark Ages and made
> tremendous contributions to science, mathematics and medecine
> before the Renaissance?
Back then they were preservers of culture. Nowadays a senseless faction
descended from that group seem to glory in destroying anything and
anyone they don't love madly.
--
Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar),
philologist, biblioholic medievalist
http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote:
> Hello, Dave!
> You wrote on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:31:18 +0200:
>
>
> DFM> The Jews deserve nothing but admiration for what they have
> DFM> achieved in the world, and the Muslims have very little to
> DFM> show what they have contributed to it.
>
> Your knowledge of history is remarkably deficient! Who do you
> think preserved Greek culture in the European Dark Ages and made
> tremendous contributions to science, mathematics and medecine
> before the Renaissance?
Back then they were preservers of culture. Nowadays a senseless faction
descended from that group seem to glory in destroying anything and
anyone they don't love madly.
--
Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar),
philologist, biblioholic medievalist
http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
Oct 11th 2006, 9:00 am
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Re: friendliest nation?
Hello, erilar!
You wrote on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:19:00 -0500:
??>> Hello, Dave!
??>> You wrote on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:31:18 +0200:
??>>
DFM>>> The Jews deserve nothing but admiration for what they
DFM>>> have achieved in the world, and the Muslims have very
DFM>>> little to show what they have contributed to it.
??>>
??>> Your knowledge of history is remarkably deficient! Who do
??>> you think preserved Greek culture in the European Dark
??>> Ages and made tremendous contributions to science,
??>> mathematics and medecine before the Renaissance?
e> Back then they were preservers of culture. Nowadays a
e> senseless faction descended from that group seem to glory in
e> destroying anything and anyone they don't love madly.
No disagreement! Islamic scholarship declined as that of the
West arose. Look at Turkey, probably the greatest empire for
centuries that would not have survived in the 20th century
without the secular reforms of Kemal Ataturk.
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not
You wrote on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:19:00 -0500:
??>> Hello, Dave!
??>> You wrote on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:31:18 +0200:
??>>
DFM>>> The Jews deserve nothing but admiration for what they
DFM>>> have achieved in the world, and the Muslims have very
DFM>>> little to show what they have contributed to it.
??>>
??>> Your knowledge of history is remarkably deficient! Who do
??>> you think preserved Greek culture in the European Dark
??>> Ages and made tremendous contributions to science,
??>> mathematics and medecine before the Renaissance?
e> Back then they were preservers of culture. Nowadays a
e> senseless faction descended from that group seem to glory in
e> destroying anything and anyone they don't love madly.
No disagreement! Islamic scholarship declined as that of the
West arose. Look at Turkey, probably the greatest empire for
centuries that would not have survived in the 20th century
without the secular reforms of Kemal Ataturk.
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not
Oct 11th 2006, 8:40 pm
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Re: friendliest nation?
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:13:16 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>I thought communists thought religion the opiate of the people?
>But Bhudda never said that communism was the opiate of the people.
Er, true. If christ had been born in America would christians be
wearing electric chairs round thier necks?
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>>I thought communists thought religion the opiate of the people?
>But Bhudda never said that communism was the opiate of the people.
Er, true. If christ had been born in America would christians be
wearing electric chairs round thier necks?
--
Mike Reid
I will agree bendybuses are a good idea when they build bungalows on Mayfair
Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Oct 12th 2006, 3:57 pm
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Re: friendliest nation?
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:40:30 +0100, Mike Reid <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:13:16 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I thought communists thought religion the opiate of the people?
>> But Bhudda never said that communism was the opiate of the people.
> Er, true. If christ had been born in America would christians be
> wearing electric chairs round thier necks?
If Jesus had been drowned, would Xtians wear aquariums around their necks?
===
Steve
Shoreline, Washington USA
[email protected]
12 Oct 2006, 2057 PDT
wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:13:16 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I thought communists thought religion the opiate of the people?
>> But Bhudda never said that communism was the opiate of the people.
> Er, true. If christ had been born in America would christians be
> wearing electric chairs round thier necks?
If Jesus had been drowned, would Xtians wear aquariums around their necks?
===
Steve
Shoreline, Washington USA
[email protected]
12 Oct 2006, 2057 PDT
Oct 12th 2006, 6:56 pm
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erilar schreef:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote:
> > Hello, Dave!
> > You wrote on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:31:18 +0200:
> >
> >
> > DFM> The Jews deserve nothing but admiration for what they have
> > DFM> achieved in the world, and the Muslims have very little to
> > DFM> show what they have contributed to it.
> >
> > Your knowledge of history is remarkably deficient! Who do you
> > think preserved Greek culture in the European Dark Ages and made
> > tremendous contributions to science, mathematics and medecine
> > before the Renaissance?
> Back then they were preservers of culture. Nowadays a senseless faction
> descended from that group seem to glory in destroying anything and
> anyone they don't love madly.
I'd imagine you were talking about George Bush, except that no-one
would refer to his daddy as a "preserver of culture".
B;
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote:
> > Hello, Dave!
> > You wrote on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:31:18 +0200:
> >
> >
> > DFM> The Jews deserve nothing but admiration for what they have
> > DFM> achieved in the world, and the Muslims have very little to
> > DFM> show what they have contributed to it.
> >
> > Your knowledge of history is remarkably deficient! Who do you
> > think preserved Greek culture in the European Dark Ages and made
> > tremendous contributions to science, mathematics and medecine
> > before the Renaissance?
> Back then they were preservers of culture. Nowadays a senseless faction
> descended from that group seem to glory in destroying anything and
> anyone they don't love madly.
I'd imagine you were talking about George Bush, except that no-one
would refer to his daddy as a "preserver of culture".
B;
Oct 13th 2006, 12:28 am
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Re: friendliest nation?
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:57:41 -0700, "Stephen Dailey"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>> Er, true. If christ had been born in America would christians be
>> wearing electric chairs round thier necks?
>If Jesus had been drowned, would Xtians wear aquariums around their necks?
well , they already have the fish symbol.
--
Mike Reid
I will agree bendybuses are a good idea when they build bungalows on Mayfair
Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>> Er, true. If christ had been born in America would christians be
>> wearing electric chairs round thier necks?
>If Jesus had been drowned, would Xtians wear aquariums around their necks?
well , they already have the fish symbol.
--
Mike Reid
I will agree bendybuses are a good idea when they build bungalows on Mayfair
Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Oct 15th 2006, 6:10 am
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Re: friendliest nation?
In article <[email protected] .com>,
[email protected] wrote:
> > Back then they were preservers of culture. Nowadays a senseless faction
> > descended from that group seem to glory in destroying anything and
> > anyone they don't love madly.
>
> I'd imagine you were talking about George Bush, except that no-one
> would refer to his daddy as a "preserver of culture".
Well, compared to the idiot now in the White House, maybe daddy WAS 8-(
--
Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar),
philologist, biblioholic medievalist
http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
[email protected] wrote:
> > Back then they were preservers of culture. Nowadays a senseless faction
> > descended from that group seem to glory in destroying anything and
> > anyone they don't love madly.
>
> I'd imagine you were talking about George Bush, except that no-one
> would refer to his daddy as a "preserver of culture".
Well, compared to the idiot now in the White House, maybe daddy WAS 8-(
--
Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar),
philologist, biblioholic medievalist
http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
Oct 22nd 2006, 8:41 pm
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Re: friendliest nation?
HI!
About Romania: if you are interested to see this country through the
eyes of people living here... take a look at: http://fotoblog.ro
You will see a different country from the official or tourist version.
Gabi
Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:55:58 +0100, Mike Reid <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:06:08 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> ><gregorymorrowBEYONDTHEVALLEYOFTHELOAFHEADS@earth link.net> wrote:
> >
> >>> How would you know - you're not allowed to set foot there, in case you
> >>> find out differently!!
> >>
> >>
> >>I've not been to North Korea, Iran, Libya, Syria, Cuba, or any number of
> >>other joke shitehole states. But I can tell you very truthfully that those
> >>are places you (or I) would *not* want to live...
> >
> >not live, but people here who have visited Cuba enjoyed it.
> I loved Romania, but I'd never want to live in the place.
> A Romanian friend of mine here in Genova married an Italian and then
> divorced her, and now loves his life here. He would never go back, and
> our views on his country are starkly different.
> --
> ---
> DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
About Romania: if you are interested to see this country through the
eyes of people living here... take a look at: http://fotoblog.ro
You will see a different country from the official or tourist version.
Gabi
Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:55:58 +0100, Mike Reid <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:06:08 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> ><gregorymorrowBEYONDTHEVALLEYOFTHELOAFHEADS@earth link.net> wrote:
> >
> >>> How would you know - you're not allowed to set foot there, in case you
> >>> find out differently!!
> >>
> >>
> >>I've not been to North Korea, Iran, Libya, Syria, Cuba, or any number of
> >>other joke shitehole states. But I can tell you very truthfully that those
> >>are places you (or I) would *not* want to live...
> >
> >not live, but people here who have visited Cuba enjoyed it.
> I loved Romania, but I'd never want to live in the place.
> A Romanian friend of mine here in Genova married an Italian and then
> divorced her, and now loves his life here. He would never go back, and
> our views on his country are starkly different.
> --
> ---
> DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
