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written Sunday, July 27 2003 11:17
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Misdiagnosis, Morgan. Feran is just one of those people mistaken enough to take notice of the writings of Sartre, Camus et al. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 27 2003 01:48
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Oh, the coalition actually included about 30 countries, but most were penniless sub-Saharan nations trying to curry favour or non-entities in terms of power such as Iceland and Palau. Davey, in case you hadn't noticed, North Korea does have history and WMD (cf Yongbyon.) There was the Korean war, and Kim Jnr.'s career as mastermind of terrorist bombing campaigns against South Korea and its embassies. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 27 2003 01:44
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PLZ SPEEK ENGLESH FOOL TM, sober up. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 26 2003 13:00
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Actually, most of the administration was in power in the 1980s. Rumsfeld even sold Iraq weapons. The war was sold to us on the basis that Saddam had WMD, not that his was a repressive regime. And if it's not practical to invade every oppressive dictatorship, why pick Iraq? There's evidence Hussein paid suicide bombers, but there is no evidence of links with Al-Qaeda. Quite the reverse, so all the innuendo that he might give WMD to Bin Laden is false. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 26 2003 08:56
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Do NOT ask for a custom title. The results may not be as expected. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 26 2003 08:53
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What you're basically saying is "Saddam is a bad man, so he must have helped terrorists." That's Guantanamo Bay logic. Aside from which, the UN weapons inspectors wanted more time. The breakdown of weapons inspections is entirely the fault of the United States. That link doesn't prove anything. In 1949, all polls showed Truman would lose. You may be right, but the country's political landscape is volatile and I'd want to see more facts and figures to be convinced. As to the argument that the planners are only human, that doesn't hold water. Someone in their 20s is still an adult and as such is fully responsible for their mistakes and stupidities. The manifold problems suggest that the troubles are not due to mistakes but negligence in planning. Personally, I believe the invasion should still be criticised. If the Bush administration needs to invade another country to guarantee a second term, it would be better for the citizens of that nation that the invasion is properly planned. Just because something has already happened, it does not follow that it is legitimate. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, July 25 2003 06:58
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Ikari, there were extenuating circumstances to do with the last Japanese surrenders in 1975. Like the fact that they were thousands of miles from civilisation and they'd been effectively brainwashed. David, not every American soldier is being shot at all the time. Besides, the problem as far as I can tell is that nobody anticipated things like the water supply being cut off, so the reconstruction is a confused mess. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 24 2003 13:11
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They certainly did have them at some point, but the last of them may have become unusable or been destroyed some time ago. Can you give me the evidence of WMDs being used by the Taliban. I've certainly never heard anything to that effect. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 24 2003 11:28
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Of course empires are expansionist, they're empires for that very reason. OK, I don't blame you, but I think Webster's is wrong. Pirate to me implies commerce raider. The Vikings took property that wasn't being traded or they moved in and took over the lands. That would make them thieves/brigands and conquerors. But enough of this game of semantics. David, the Vikings most assuredly did start out brutal. Love and forgiveness did not keep you alive in Dark Ages Europe. Also, I feel I should point out that the rise of the various Viking kingdoms was due to a warm spell in Scandinavia, allowing sustained population growth which necessitated war to expand. The ceasing of raids was largely due to the end of this effect around 1100 and the fact that they could no longer use England as a base. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 24 2003 11:19
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At a guess I'd say that Italy and Spain are 'cool' either because JF's acenstors came from there or because they're ruled by a wannabe mafiosi-cum-criminal and an apologist for Fascism. I have no idea why he thinks Britain is cool, but I have a horrible feeling it realtes to plenty of things we did in the 19th century that we try to avoid talking about now out of embarrasment. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 24 2003 11:13
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...That threads like these make me want to bang my head against a wall. Whilst sitting on the front of a train hurtling towards said wall at around 100mph. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 24 2003 11:07
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Chandrew, a little over a century ago the glorious British Empire went to war with the Orange Free State and the Transvaal for, by and large, economic and expansionist reasons. The boers wore camouflage clothing, used smokeless gunpowder for their artillery, avoided face to face firefights and laid ambushes. The British, in their red uniforms, were outraged. They didn't think it was sporting to blend in with the landscape and fire from a concealed position. They, like you, didn't seem to have realised that war is not about sportsmanship or bravery. It's about killing the other person without getting killed. The Geneva convention does not forbid shooting a man looking the other way. There's only one way to deal with that, which is to be vigilant at all times. Morgan, I very much doubt most suicides were planned, and the evidence suggests this one may not have been. The man's dead and both sides need to step back, shut the hell up for five minutes and start thinking instead of chucking blame. XYZ, Americans aren't treated different from before. The sad truth is that America's been the world's most hated nation for many years. The only difference is that most of the September 11th goodwill from the rest of the world has disappeared for a variety of petty, spiteful and political reasons. In areas like the Middle East, where many still believe with no more evidence than ever (ie none) that Mossad flew the planes into the WTC, the situation's worse, but when you've got an ultra-reactionary religious group like the Wahhabis in such great power, it's unsurprising, and would have been little different had Afghanistan and Iraq not been invaded. David, strange as it may seem, Saddam may have been obstructing the inspectors purely to appear like he did have weapons, so as to make him appear a strong man. He isn't the sort of guy to be happy with appearing like any other national leader. Given that no weapons have been found and you can't just bury them under a sand dune it may turn out to be true in the end. Granted, Iraq isn't in full scale revolt right now, but claims that it's all Ba'athist hangers on are surely false, especially since one of the main centres of resistance was Falluja, historically an anti-Saddam region. The people didn't like Saddam, but they don't much like the west and that'll only get worse if the reconstruction doesn't progress. If Iraq doesn't get to choose its own government, then again resistance is inevitable. Unfortunately, if it does get its own government, it'll probably fall to Shi'ite theocrats, monarchists, communists, Kurds, or any one of a couple of dozen Iraqi factions. The plans for reconstruction had better be a good deal better than I gather from a few soundbites from figures involved in planning the invasion, or there's going to be serious trouble. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 20 2003 14:07
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True, but surname doesn't tell you that much. Plenty of ancestors who didn't give you your surname. For example, half of Europe's royalty (and also Frederick Barbarossa, the man who took Jerusalem) are descended from the prophet Muhammad. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 20 2003 14:04
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There was an abortive invasion of Canada in 1870, but that was never done by the government. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 20 2003 10:18
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True, but their influence on England was less than on other parts of the British Isles, like the Orkneys, Shetlands, Western Isles and the Isle of Man. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 20 2003 10:16
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Two problems: mages can't have paralysis ray (they're weak in Drain, and you need average for paralysis ray) and magic immunity would cost that character 21 points. Skip the paralysis ray and you're left with 5 points spare. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 20 2003 05:55
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Somebody already did Canada. I think Guatemela's still not been claimed. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 19 2003 09:56
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Absolute morality, it seems plain to me, does not exist. It evolved with us and later with religion, to draw up the standards which were best for the community. Everything is subjective. We are not computers. We were not meant to be objective. Thuryl excepted. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 19 2003 09:52
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No, TM, in the cupboard wearing a G-string with an empty camera beside them. It prevents future trouble. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 19 2003 09:45
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Point of order. The Vikings didn't just come from one country, which is why there's no country called Vikingland. They did come from Scandinavia. And they weren't known for the nomad life. They travelled from country to country mostly for the purposes of pillage, or occasionally settling. But I don't think they had a racial tendency to explore. It's just that when you live in rather infertile soil conditions and it's a struggle to make ends meet, sailing off across the North Sea seems like a much better idea. After all, it's very likely that most of the people reading this board had Viking ancestors. When you consider that they travelled from Iran to Newfoundland, and they did this a millenium ago, their descendants are going to be dispersed all over the world. OK, pointless, probably inaccurate and unrewarding digression over. Pray continue. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 19 2003 09:17
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Last I checked, you don't have a leg to stand on. The dictators may be wealthy, but they aren't the only wealthy ones, and those who live in countries with rich natural resources are by nature generally beholden to rich multinational corporations. And since X happens to be right, don't you think it'd be better to concede that point gracefully? -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 19 2003 09:10
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Actually, Priest 5 and Mage 4 are tolerable, and I maintain that Priest 7 is still pretty useless, as it tends to cast Revive All at the start of every match instead of doing something useful. Also, I don't see what TM's problem with high skill is. 20 may be a bit excessive (although never missing is useful,) but 15 is definitely good. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, July 18 2003 03:34
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Yes, but what I'm saying is that too many people have too much invested in it for a complete stop to be brought to it. The best we can hope for is a gradual decrease in violence, as less youngsters join violent groups and the old hardliners die off. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, July 18 2003 03:30
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Drinking water after alcohol is fine. But not before. If you do, it goes straight to your head. I'll be the one alternating between lookingat his watch and the door out. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, July 18 2003 03:27
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Surely Mrs Potato? When I can be bothered, I'll iron the flaws out of Pingu and submit him. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |