Enrique 0 #76 September 29, 2006 QuoteI never said that. Please read the message. In reading your message, you strayed from the topic and discussed the personality traits and 'generalized' character and intelligence of those on both sides of the discussion: You contrasted your elk with his elk stating in essense: His elk are automaton incapable of independent thought. While all your elk do research. (cartoon bubble of an Elk with reading glasses sitting at a table in a library - reading and taking notes) You can claim this is about information sources for each side, but that's insincere unless you also credit him with his on-site experience and personal interaction with people involved in the conflict. In other words, I believe you mean it about info sources, but you sure colored it into a personal assessment about those that disagree with you. We are all gladly left with the obvious inference as a result. Now I see it, and apologize as it was purely unintentional. Writing in English exactly what I am thinking in Spanish is sometimes hard. On the other hand, I fully understand that servicemen MUST follow orders. I do not blame him or them. However, military on-site experience (as well as research performed by a civilian) are not thorough enough to enable any of us to ascertain the true causes of a political conflict such as the one at hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #77 September 29, 2006 QuoteWriting in English exactly what I am thinking in Spanish is sometimes hard. your English is better than mine. by a long shot ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #78 September 29, 2006 Quote A moose byt my syster once.... nasti edited to add: Better a moose than a cute little bunny rabbit. RUN AWAY!!!!! edited again to say: damn, it's not as funny when you have to repeatedly fix the original post by posting the right attachment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #79 September 29, 2006 QuoteQuote A moose byt my syster once.... nasti The point is taken, the elk is dead, the beast is late out of Swindon. And where is the ambiguity? It's over there, in a box. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enrique 0 #80 September 29, 2006 QuoteQuoteWriting in English exactly what I am thinking in Spanish is sometimes hard. your English is better than mine. by a long shot I sometimes have my good days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,594 #81 September 29, 2006 QuoteI would like to find the whole Holy Grail text in the credits. The people responsible for firing the people responsible for the credits, have been fired.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlyFox 0 #82 September 29, 2006 QuoteAnd you blindly believe everything that your government tells you... because that is your job, of course. Or do you enjoy the benefit of full disclosure from the government? I have spent two years in Iraq in two major cities. I have heard some of what the Iraqi’s have said and have seen how they are trying to improve their country. I don’t have any special access to any information other than being on the ground there. I can tell you every time I would come home and watch the news, I was surprised how much things went to hell. My first trip out of Iraq I was shocked, and then when I returned a month later it was the same as when I left, not the mass of confusion the news was showing. I have been in the news media when I was in the military and the story printed and aired was not like reality. I understand the media and books are pretty much our only source of information. I have had a report talk to me, she told me if I would not tell her what was going on she would have to make something up. Guess which choice I gave her? If you ask why I didn’t talk to her, it was to protect those we were talking to. Unfortunately as everything else they also revolve around money, and seem to have got into the entertainment industry instead of the information industry. *****Why would anyone jump from a perfectly good airplane? Because it isn't much fun if it's broke.**** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enrique 0 #83 September 29, 2006 QuoteI have heard some of what the Iraqi’s have said and have seen how they are trying to improve their country. Unfortunately "some" doesn't represent the will of the entire Country. Take, for instance, Cuba: hundreds of thousands hate Fidel, while hundreds of thousands support him. Quote I can tell you every time I would come home and watch the news, I was surprised how much things went to hell. I hear what you are saying. When the first missiles were launched or the first bombs were dropped after 9/11, I had a chance to compare US newscasts with European newscasts... believe me when I tell you: they were miles apart although they were airing the same story. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,109 #84 September 30, 2006 > I am guessing that you are saying that a freedom fighter also would attack their own people? Sure. They would call the people they attack "traitors." (And if you really doubt that americans would kill their own people, google how many people were killed in the Civil War.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlyFox 0 #85 September 30, 2006 QuoteSure. They would call the people they attack "traitors." Most that are attacked are not traitors, just normal people going to the market or work. Why are you so quick to categorize all Iraqis killed by terrorist over there as being traitors? *****Why would anyone jump from a perfectly good airplane? Because it isn't much fun if it's broke.**** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,109 #86 September 30, 2006 >Why are you so quick to categorize all Iraqis killed by terrorist over there as being traitors? I'm not. Please re-read the previous post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlyFox 0 #87 September 30, 2006 QuoteUnfortunately "some" doesn't represent the will of the entire Country. Take, for instance, Cuba: hundreds of thousands hate Fidel, while hundreds of thousands support him. I agree, I can only speak for the ones that I have heard from. *****Why would anyone jump from a perfectly good airplane? Because it isn't much fun if it's broke.**** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #88 September 30, 2006 QuoteQuoteI guess you missed the Senate Intelligence Committee report. Ummm..............nope. In that case, it missed you.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #89 October 1, 2006 QuoteIn that case, it missed you. Ummm.............nope. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaVinci 0 #90 October 2, 2006 QuoteHeck, I bet that if some foreign country invaded the US and took over a city here, those same terrorists would magically appear right here in the US. (We'd call em 'freedom fighters' of course.) Yes, of course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #91 October 2, 2006 If I were President Bush, I'd just commit suicide. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #92 October 2, 2006 QuoteIf I were President Bush, I'd just commit suicide. Blues, Dave Or, he can just change his appearence and just hang with the bluehair old ladies at the salon. One suggestion..."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crwtom 0 #93 October 2, 2006 Quote With exception to the WTC I, and 9/11 attacks, the other four major attacks on the US since 1992 happened 8,000 miles away from the mainland -- technically on US soil (the embassies and USS Cole) plus the servicemen at the Kobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. what's all that have to do with Saddam? T ******************************************************************* Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,109 #94 October 2, 2006 >what's all that have to do with Saddam? It's the algebra of fear. 9/11 attacks = terrorists Cole attacks = terrorists Kobar towers attacks = terrorists Terrorists = bad Saddam Hussein = bad Therefore: Saddam = terrorists Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #95 October 2, 2006 That is American math, yes? dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #96 October 2, 2006 Quote That is American math, yes? I understand the terms is now "maths" ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #97 October 2, 2006 Rhemwa, dear nitpicker - don't be that hard to me. I'm really trying my very best to match American way of talking (not thinking) ... dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #98 October 2, 2006 QuoteI'm really trying my very best to match American way of talking ... that was less 'american speak', rather it is apparently Speaker's Corner speak - which changes daily. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #99 October 2, 2006 QuoteQuoteI'm really trying my very best to match American way of talking ... that was less 'american speak', rather it is apparently Speaker's Corner speak - which changes daily. [sigh] A professor's lot is a hard one... (Especially as DZ.COM translates Greek into &#xxx form) Etymology The word "mathematics" (Greek: μαθηματικά) comes from the Greek μάθημα (máthēma), which means learning, study, science, and additionally came to have the narrower and more technical meaning "mathematical study", even in Classical times. Its adjective is μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós), related to learning, or studious, which likewise further came to mean mathematical. In particular, μαθηματικὴ τέχνη (mathēmatikḗ tékhnē), in Latin ars mathematica, meant the mathematical art. The apparent plural form in English, like the French plural form les mathématiques (and the less commonly used singular derivative la mathématique), goes back to the Latin neuter plural mathematica (Cicero), based on the Greek plural τα μαθηματικά (ta mathēmatiká), used by Aristotle, and meaning roughly "all things mathematical".[5][6] Despite the form and etymology, the word mathematics, like the names of arts and sciences in general, is used as a singular mass noun in English today. The common English-language abbreviations perpetuate this singular/plural idiosyncrasy, as the word becomes math in North America, while it is maths elsewhere (including Britain, Ireland, Australia and many other Commonwealth countries).... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaVinci 0 #100 October 2, 2006 QuoteSaddam = terrorists Do you not think paying money to the families of suicide bombers is supporting terrorism? http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/03/25/1017004766310.html "The hall was packed and the intake of breath was audible as a special announcement was made to the war widows of the West Bank - Saddam Hussein would pay $US25,000 ($47,000) to the family of each suicide bomber as an enticement for others to volunteer for martyrdom in the name of the Palestinian people. The men at the top table then opened Saddam's chequebook and, as the names of 47 martyrs were called, family representatives went up to sign for cheques written in US dollars. " Seems to me that would be considered supporting terrorism. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
