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LukeTHr All Star
Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26
| Subject: could have heard a pin drop Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:38 pm | |
| When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of 'empire building' by George Bush. He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.'
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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?' A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navys. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE.
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.' The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it. 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'
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American tourist in London doing the sights and dropping in at various pubs to quench his thirst wanders into a less populated area. Feeling the need to relieve himself but seeing no public toilets walks down a lane. Just as he unzips a hand feels his collar "Now then Sir we cant have that sort of thing in public" says PC Plod. The american explains himself and the Constable directs him to a wooden gate "there you go Sir in there and whiz away" The american tourist goes in and finds a beautiful garden full of flowers and exotic bushes. He lets go a flow to be proud of and on zipping up and exiting the door says to the Constable "Now I guess thats what you call your British hospitality". The Constable replies "Er, No Sir, it's what we call the French Embassy". | |
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| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:51 pm | |
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The Other One All Star
Number of posts : 3675 Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:58 am | |
| Disneyland Paris celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2002 with a massive fireworks display, as is the Disney tradition.
The French Army surrendered. | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
Number of posts : 3515 Location : Here, Duh... Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:07 am | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:59 am | |
| http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-colin-powell.htmEmail example contributed by The Allens, 25 March 2003: Powell Quote When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush. He answered by saying that, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return." It became very quiet in the room. Comments: Here's a prime example of how facts become garbled when run through the rumor mill. Although U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell did utter words similar to the above, he was not in England at the time, nor was he addressing the current Archbishop of Canterbury, nor was he responding to a question about "empire building." The actual occasion was an address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 26, 2003, wherein Powell defended the U.S. government's position that the use of military force against Saddam Hussein, unilateral or otherwise, was not only justified but necessary if the complete disarmament of Iraq could not be achieved by other means. In a question-and-answer session afterwards (during which the phrase "empire building" was never mentioned, incidentally), the secretary of state was asked by former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey if he felt the U.S and its allies had given due consideration to the use of "soft power" — promulgating moral and democratic values as a means of achieving progress towards international peace and stability, basically — versus the "hard power" of military force. Here, in part, is how Colin Powell actually responded to Carey's question: There is nothing in American experience or in American political life or in our culture that suggests we want to use hard power. But what we have found over the decades is that unless you do have hard power — and here I think you're referring to military power — then sometimes you are faced with situations that you can't deal with. I mean, it was not soft power that freed Europe. It was hard power. And what followed immediately after hard power? Did the United States ask for dominion over a single nation in Europe? No. Soft power came in the Marshall Plan. Soft power came with American GIs who put their weapons down once the war was over and helped all those nations rebuild. We did the same thing in Japan. So our record of living our values and letting our values be an inspiration to others I think is clear. And I don't think I have anything to be ashamed of or apologize for with respect to what America has done for the world. [Applause.] We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we’ve done this as recently as the last year in Afghanistan and put wonderful young men and women at risk, many of whom have lost their lives, and we have asked for nothing except enough ground to bury them in, and otherwise we have returned home to seek our own, you know, to seek our own lives in peace, to live our own lives in peace. But there comes a time when soft power or talking with evil will not work where, unfortunately, hard power is the only thing that works. It wasn't the first time Colin Powell had used the figure of speech. During an "MTV Global Discussion" on February 14, 2002, he was asked how he felt representing a country commonly perceived as "the Satan of contemporary politics." Here is the relevant part of his reply: [F]ar from being the Great Satan, I would say that we are the Great Protector. We have sent men and women from the armed forces of the United States to other parts of the world throughout the past century to put down oppression. We defeated Fascism. We defeated Communism. We saved Europe in World War I and World War II. We were willing to do it, glad to do it. We went to Korea. We went to Vietnam. All in the interest of preserving the rights of people. And when all those conflicts were over, what did we do? Did we stay and conquer? Did we say, "Okay, we defeated Germany. Now Germany belongs to us? We defeated Japan, so Japan belongs to us"? No. What did we do? We built them up. We gave them democratic systems which they have embraced totally to their soul. And did we ask for any land? No, the only land we ever asked for was enough land to bury our dead. And that is the kind of nation we are. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:01 am | |
| Can't find any information on the others except for the usual forum-spamming... but I've no doubt that they're a collection of similar half-truths. | |
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RomadBuff Admin
Number of posts : 315 Age : 62 Location : Hays, Ks Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:29 am | |
| - Bighead wrote:
- Can't find any information on the others except for the usual forum-spamming... but I've no doubt that they're a collection of similar half-truths.
And yet does it really matter if they are "true" or not? The facts within the statements are true regardless if the conversations or situtations ever truely happend. If it were not for America, the French would now be a state of Germany. U.S. Aircraft carriers respond to natural disasters for the very reasons listed. Hospitals, Providing power, they can covert thousands of gallons of salt water into potable drinking water, they do have dozens of helicopters to fly support missions with. When the Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, there were no Frenchmen to show thier passports to. And the French National Flag should be changed to a white star on a white background. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:40 pm | |
| - RomadBuff wrote:
- And yet does it really matter if they are "true" or not?
- RomadBuff wrote:
- The facts within the statements are true regardless if the conversations or situtations ever truely happend.
Except for those "facts" what weren't true. That collection of spam in the opening post is about sound-bytes and pulling the heart-strings of flag-wavers. Nobody spreadding such crap is interested in "truth". | |
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LukeTHr All Star
Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:03 pm | |
| well, true or not, I enjoyed the stories. Thats why I copy and pasted them here. you can take it or leave it for all I care. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:17 pm | |
| Seems pretty telling that the flag-wavers simply don't CARE that their stories are made up.
But that's typical of religious fanatics. What most red-blooded Americans call "patriotism" is actually nationalism mixed with an unhealthy dose of religious reverence. That leaves precious little room for "truth".
I bet all ya'll flag-wavers are Christians. I've always wondered how ya'll God-fearing Americans rationalize your outright WORSHIP of that star-spangled idol. | |
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LukeTHr All Star
Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:24 pm | |
| Bighead you have your head so far up your ass it's a wonder you can breathe. I'm not a church-goer nor am I a flag waving fanatic. I am independent asshole and I think ratzilla can confirm that. I do however believe without our country doing what it has in the past, you would most likely being speaking japanese, chinese, russian or german right now, that is IF you would have survived the death camps | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:36 pm | |
| Well, Luke... I'm sorry that you've swallowed out standard American Mythology hook, line & sinker. But lemme tell you- the grade-school version of history that we've all been taught (and that most red-blooded, god-fearin' Amerikans believe without question) is yet another half-truth.
I commend you for being an "independent asshole", and I reckon you're in good company with Ratzilla. But I'd suggest that you direct a bit of that independence toward studying some historical perspectives OTHER THAN the flag-worshiping crap that you've been taught all your life. You'll find that we amerikans are really no better than most other countries. We've participated in our share of dictatorsips, genocides, empire-building, and just about anything else that we've been taught to look down on other countries for.
And for all the talk of "freedom" that you'll hear from the flag-wavers... these people WORSHIP authority and conformity. Actual "freedom" is their worst nightmare.
One last thing: The United States is demonstrably the LEAST free country on the planet. We incarcerate more people both per capita and in sheer numbers than ANY other country. We are, in that sense, less free than China, Lybia, Iran... or any Crapistan you can name. | |
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RomadBuff Admin
Number of posts : 315 Age : 62 Location : Hays, Ks Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:47 pm | |
| Sorry I thought this was a discussion on the validity of a few facts sent out in emails.
How did you get to this point? What could possibly lead you from the topic to this socialist crap your spouting?
Your one of those people that scream about your rights being tread on, your thread on going through the Citizen's Police Academy is a classic example. You did not attend the academy to help anyone, to assist anyone, to show support for your community. You took it simply so you could find the faults in the system.
OH MY GOD!!!! We have faults? We are not perfect?
No shit Sherlock.
The difference is, we know we are not perfect, unlike you leftist socialist punks who can not be wrong, ever. Even when presented with the facts and proven wrong you take the sanctimonious position of self righteous martyrdom "It was my right to question it"
When you are the victim of a crime or natural disaster you are the first people to scream that the government is not doing enough, there were not enough police to protect my property or my loved ones. How come the government was not there the next day to rebuild my house????
The difference is, I respect your right to complain and bitch because I know that you'll never do anything more than bitch and complain. You sit in your comfortable armor of liberalism and socialism and spout about the injustices in this country but your not willing to get off your lazy asses and do anything about it. You have no answers, you have no solutions.
I'm a proud flag waver. I certainly do not "worship" the flag. I show it the respect it's due, the respect it has earned through the blood and sweat of millions of US Servicemen. My father defended your rights for 27 years, I served 20 years. I defend your right to burn the flag in protest as an expression of free speech, just understand, if you do it in front of me, I reserve the right to put out the fire using any means necessary.
I am not a practicing Christian, I have seen too many atrocities done in the name of religion to believe that any single deity gives a shit about what happens down here. But I do believe in God, that he exists. I just believe he gave us the will to live our lives, that when we die and get to the pearly gates you must look St. Peter in the eye and confess that you have committed no evil. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:34 pm | |
| - RomadBuff wrote:
- Sorry I thought this was a discussion on the validity of a few facts sent out in emails.
How did you get to this point? What could possibly lead you from the topic to this socialist crap your spouting? OH MY GOD!!!! We have faults? We are not perfect?
No shit Sherlock. You can see for yourself how it 'got to this point'. I have little patience for flag-wavers these days... mostly because in the past few years, I've seen how the mentality that YOU might call "patriotism" serves only to silence dissent and shield our leaders from scrutiny. Yes, this country is a pretty good place to live in a lot of ways... probably better than most. We've done quite a few good things over the years. But we HAVE DONE, and are CURRENTLY DOING lots of nasty things around the world, including killing tens of thousands (or hundreds of thousands, depending on whose numbers you believe) for no good reason. If you reckon that pointing out this obvious truth makes me a horrible liberal socialist whiner... then I just feel sorry for you. I see the value in taking a hard and honest look at who we are, what we've done, and what we ARE doing. Your collection of half-true spam in the opening post is nothing more than an attempt to shut up those who dare question our actions and motives... and to promote the idea the the U.S. essentially does no wrong. I reckon that that's not only demonstrably untrue, but dangerous. - Quote :
Your one of those people that scream about your rights being tread on, your thread on going through the Citizen's Police Academy is a classic example. You did not attend the academy to help anyone, to assist anyone, to show support for your community. You took it simply so you could find the faults in the system. Actually, I spelled out my reasons for joining the CPA pretty clearly, and it had little to do with that. My reasons were largely for personal growth- I realized that my outlook on the police was either unhealthy or at least not useful (even if largely true), and I went looking for a different perspective and PERHAPS to see those hired thugs as human. I found both, to a point. Along the way, I happened to see them break violate plenty of procedures and laws- but that was entirely expected. I didn't sign up to see that. Hell, I only mentioned it in passing. But I guess to an authority-worshipper like yourself, one single criticism of the police is enough to dismiss anything I say. - Quote :
The difference is, we know we are not perfect, unlike you leftist socialist punks who can not be wrong, ever. Even when presented with the facts and proven wrong you take the sanctimonious position of self righteous martyrdom "It was my right to question it" Do you really know that WE amerikans are not perfect? You seem kinda pissed when somebody points it out. Is anybody who disagrees with you politically automatically a "leftist socialist"? 'Cause my views are a lot closer to Libertarian. But that's none of your concern. You just need some negative labels to throw around. Exactly what facts have you or anybody here presented that "prove me wrong"? - Quote :
When you are the victim of a crime or natural disaster you are the first people to scream that the government is not doing enough, there were not enough police to protect my property or my loved ones. How come the government was not there the next day to rebuild my house???? Sorry, but I've never been in a natural disaster. I know it's convenient to try and lump me in with everybody else that you disagree with... but it just ain't the truth. Not that 'truth' is any of your concern. Here's YOU an opportunity for personal growth. Look up the term "self-confirming bias", and you'll find a concise description of your own worldview. - Quote :
- The difference is, I respect your right to complain and bitch because I know that you'll never do anything more than bitch and complain. You sit in your comfortable armor of liberalism and socialism and spout about the injustices in this country but your not willing to get off your lazy asses and do anything about it. You have no answers, you have no solutions.
Point to any post, anywhere, that I've ever made here or elsewhere that is even remotely akin to socialism. Personally, I reckon that calling a spade a spade is worth a lot. But you don't want that. You want to ignore history, tow the party line, put your hand over your heart, and do as you're told. Anybody who questions this is automatically the enemy. - Quote :
- I'm a proud flag waver. I certainly do not "worship" the flag. I show it the respect it's due, the respect it has earned through the blood and sweat of millions of US Servicemen. My father defended your rights for 27 years, I served 20 years. I defend your right to burn the flag in protest as an expression of free speech, just understand, if you do it in front of me, I reserve the right to put out the fire using any means necessary.
I've never burned a flag. But I've been tempted to do so just to piss off assholes like you. - Quote :
- I am not a practicing Christian, I have seen too many atrocities done in the name of religion to believe that any single deity gives a shit about what happens down here. But I do believe in God, that he exists. I just believe he gave us the will to live our lives, that when we die and get to the pearly gates you must look St. Peter in the eye and confess that you have committed no evil.
I gotta say, you have a surprisingly reasonable outlook on religion. But if you really believe that YOU have committed no evil, then you're delusional. It's pretty damn hard to pin down just what 'evil' is... but by many definitions, I've committed my share. We all have. Some of us are just honest enough to admit it. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:40 pm | |
| Forgot to mention: The U.S. military fights for 'U.S. interests'. What they do for a living has NOTHING to do with my constitutional rights.
The greatest single threat to my constitutional rights is the government. Who is it that signs those military paychecks? | |
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LukeTHr All Star
Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:55 pm | |
| You know what would be really scary Bighead??? You being in a position of power like the president. You seem like the kind of guy that would turn into a dictator pretty easy. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:04 pm | |
| Yeah... nothing more dangerous than a guy who criticizes authority and dares to question deeply-held falsehoods like "liberty and justice for all". | |
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LukeTHr All Star
Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:14 pm | |
| liberty and justice for all is a great ideal to work towards. The problem gets to be all the little gameplayers twist and contort things to their own purposes | |
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RomadBuff Admin
Number of posts : 315 Age : 62 Location : Hays, Ks Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:33 pm | |
| Your not worth the time and effort, go stand on your soapbox, drap yourself in the constitutional rights that men like my father and I gauranteed you and spout your leftist, liberal crap.
You make my point, you can do no wrong, no matter what is said to you you put on your self righteous armor and thump your chest and shout, See, "they" don't like it when people ask questions.
I have no problem with your asking questions, I have a problem when you can't accept any asnwer that does not fit into your twisted little realm of reality. If it disagrees with your point of view then it is wrong and nothing anyone can say or do will change your mind.
You certainly have the right to burn a flag if that's your choice, just don't do it in front of me friend.
You are dismissed
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:36 pm | |
| Yes, it's a great ideal... but it has never been true here in Amerika. It's never even been CLOSE to true.
But when we, as children, are forced to recite our fascist pledge... we're being indoctrinated to believe that it IS true.
Not sure what you're getting at with the "little gameplayers". | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:46 pm | |
| - RomadBuff wrote:
- Your not worth the time and effort, go stand on your soapbox, drap yourself in the constitutional rights that men like my father and I gauranteed you and spout your leftist, liberal crap.
I'm beginning to wonder if you actually know what "leftist" means. To a point, I fit the definition of "liberal" in a classic sense (not a modern sense). But leftist? Explain to me exactly how your military defends my constitutional rights. Who threatens them? How does the military address said threat? 'Cause as far as I can tell, ALL threats to my constitutional rights come from the government. And the military works for the government. This notion that the military protects my rights is nothing more than feel-good propoganda. Explain and justify your claim... otherwise it's pretty clear that you're full of $hit. - Quote :
- You make my point, you can do no wrong, no matter what is said to you you put on your self righteous armor and thump your chest and shout, See, "they" don't like it when people ask questions.
Um... I'm the one who has directly acknowledged participating in my share of "evil". You're the one who has implied that you don't/haven't. No... I commit 'wrong' all the time. Funny, though... "wrong" can be defined in more ways than you can shake a stick at. Best I can tell, you just don't like it when your deeply-held half-truths are questioned. Sorry, but I got no sympathy for you in that regard. - Quote :
- I have no problem with your asking questions, I have a problem when you can't accept any asnwer that does not fit into your twisted little realm of reality. If it disagrees with your point of view then it is wrong and nothing anyone can say or do will change your mind.
I've changed my mind lots of times in my life. But you're going to have to come up with something more convincing than sound-bytes to do it. Try a reasoned arguement backed up with some facts that have been researched beyond high school level. - Quote :
- You certainly have the right to burn a flag if that's your choice, just don't do it in front of me friend.
You are dismissed
/rant off Tell you what... I'll email you next time I'll be going through Hays. Let's agree on a time and place. I'll bring the flag, some lighter fluid, and a video camera.
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RomadBuff Admin
Number of posts : 315 Age : 62 Location : Hays, Ks Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:08 pm | |
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someone put a new record on, this one is getting old........
I'll do ya one better, I'll be in Witchita on Thursdday, at the Veterans Hospital. My appointment is at 01:30. I normally park on the west side in the Handicap'd parking, Feel free to show up.
Bring your flag and lighter fluid friend. No need to give out more than that. I'm sure I'll see the smoke. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:15 pm | |
| No... I'm not too keen on getting my ass kicked by a couple dozen flag-wavers. Just one should suffice. Let's do this in private. But I insist on the video camera because I want to make damn sure you're prosecuted. | |
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nobodysbusiness Admin
Number of posts : 2062 Age : 48 Location : Hoxie Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:19 pm | |
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RomadBuff Admin
Number of posts : 315 Age : 62 Location : Hays, Ks Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:24 pm | |
| - Bighead wrote:
- No... I'm not too keen on getting my ass kicked by a couple dozen flag-wavers. Just one should suffice. Let's do this in private. But I insist on the video camera because I want to make damn sure you're prosecuted.
and so it goes. You hide behind the very law enforcement agencies you hate. lol You are a joke friend. Have a nice life. end of transmision | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:25 pm | |
| Oh yeah... and remember that self defense is still marginally legal in this country. I'll want to read up on the details beforehand.
So just what is it about freedom of speech that you find so offensive that you'd bust my big head for expressing my deeply held views? | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:28 pm | |
| - RomadBuff wrote:
You hide behind the very law enforcement agencies you hate.
Hell yes I will. I'm forced, effectively at gun-point, to pay the taxes that fund our society's hired thugs. So I'll damned well take ANY advantage of them that I can. You, on the other hand, are trying to hide behind the righteous indignation of your fellow veterans. You know... the ones who "protect my constitutional rights". | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
Number of posts : 3515 Location : Here, Duh... Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:26 pm | |
| - Bighead wrote:
- No... I'm not too keen on getting my ass kicked by a couple dozen flag-wavers. Just one should suffice. Let's do this in private. But I insist on the video camera because I want to make damn sure you're prosecuted.
I think if you hold so true to your beliefs, you should have the balls to back it up. Take Buff up on his offer. Look at the positive. You will save on gas money. | |
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suzyj All Star
Number of posts : 3438 Age : 57 Location : here, there and everywhere... Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:37 pm | |
| Wow... this isn't even in the "quirky news" section and look how it's deteriorated. | |
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nobodysbusiness Admin
Number of posts : 2062 Age : 48 Location : Hoxie Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:37 pm | |
| heh, yeah well.... we will keep an eye on it. | |
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jessks75 All Star
Number of posts : 2007 Age : 49 Location : Ellis Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:54 pm | |
| yeah, nice job guys, I like reading this crap!!!! | |
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| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:57 pm | |
| they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day
who is feeding the seamen? |
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LukeTHr All Star
Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:43 pm | |
| - Bighead wrote:
- Oh yeah... and remember that self defense is still marginally legal in this country. I'll want to read up on the details beforehand.
So just what is it about freedom of speech that you find so offensive that you'd bust my big head for expressing my deeply held views? seems to me that your deeply held views are the only ones that you think the rest of us should listen to. I stick to my own views, thank you very much. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:52 pm | |
| Luke- unlike Romad, I'm not threatening anybody- just expressing opinions.
You're more than welcome to explain exactly where and why I'm wrong. Or hell, just do what Romad does and call me a flaming pink liberal/lefty. Just don't be surprised when I make a fool of you for it. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:56 pm | |
| Folks... I gotta apologize, to a point. Not retracting anything I said, but much of today's rant is due indirectly to gastro-intestinal difficulties. I called in sick today... got a bad case of the $hits. I'm bored, sick, and taking it out on the forums.
But I've taken three doses of Immodium, slept a total of about 15 hours since I got home from work yesterday... so I should be in better spirits tomorrow. And I expect to be at work, too... so you won't have to put up with me all day. | |
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Ratzilla All Star
Number of posts : 6902 Registration date : 2008-03-27
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:53 pm | |
| - RomadBuff wrote:
- If it were not for America, the French would now be a state of Germany.
U.S. Aircraft carriers respond to natural disasters for the very reasons listed. Hospitals, Providing power, they can covert thousands of gallons of salt water into potable drinking water, they do have dozens of helicopters to fly support missions with.
When the Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, there were no Frenchmen to show thier passports to.
And the French National Flag should be changed to a white star on a white background. No disrespect to the US military, but if Hitler hadn't screwed up and broke his non-aggression pact with Stalin and the Russian winter hadn't kicked Germanys butt followed by Russians kicking what was left, D-Day would probably have failed, or not even have been attempted, and we may have needed to nuke Germany. They lost massive amounts of their best heavy armor, artillery, aircraft, and millions of men including much of their best Waffen SS in the Russian campaign and we'd have played hell taking France if it were all waiting for us. But yes, The US military has done alot of helping round the globe, even our past enemies. | |
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Justoo All Star
Number of posts : 3812 Age : 67 Location : Location, Location. Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:32 pm | |
| Not picking on anybody here. Just thought this was a good spot for a crappy joke. ? | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
Number of posts : 3515 Location : Here, Duh... Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:42 pm | |
| - Justoo wrote:
Not picking on anybody here. Just thought this was a good spot for a crappy joke.
? Oh, shit! Here we go..... | |
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| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:00 pm | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
Number of posts : 3515 Location : Here, Duh... Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:07 pm | |
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LukeTHr All Star
Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:10 pm | |
| so was it explosive diarreah or was it the sit and flow kind? ok marfark, who the fark are you? you sure didn't pick a calm thread to get started here in. I hope you enjoy yourself here, looks like you aren't hesitant to get involved in such deep meaningful conversations. | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:26 pm | |
| Well, Luke... if you really need to know: It started with the former and progressed to the latter.
FYI, Marfark is my Clone, who still lives a stones-throw from the rock we both crawled out from under in Southern Appalachia. He was around on the old board on occasion, but has only just bothered to rear his equally imposing head 'round these parts.
I reckon ya'll just weren't interesting enough. Glad to be of service. | |
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Ratzilla All Star
Number of posts : 6902 Registration date : 2008-03-27
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:37 pm | |
| Marfark was represented in the past by those handsome inbreds in his AV. One of them drooled alot. | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
Number of posts : 3515 Location : Here, Duh... Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:38 pm | |
| When one becomes inter-twined in their own hatred, little good can come. Do you have kids, Bighead? Do you teach them hatred also? | |
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Bighead All Star
Number of posts : 1539 Location : United Police State of America Registration date : 2008-04-13
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:39 pm | |
| You're just full of wisdom, ain't you Nitro? | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
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| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:40 pm | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
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| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:41 pm | |
| Do you teach your children to hate? | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
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| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:42 pm | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
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| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:52 pm | |
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nitromaxx98 All Star
Number of posts : 3515 Location : Here, Duh... Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: could have heard a pin drop Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:53 pm | |
| Let me know when your balls grow back. | |
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