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Sure, there'd be no Trinity, no Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, no decent buildings, no law, no affordable goods in the north, no language other than Irish so no one would be able to communicate with each other as hardly anyone speaks Irish anyway. I'm sick of hearing whiney arsed whinging about how the English oppressed the Irish, its pathetic. Sure there was some oppresion but in the end the Irish got more from the British than we ever got from Ireland. And before you start banging on about the Black and Tans maybe you should revisit your history books as most of them were either Scots or Irish Prods from Northern Ireland, not English. Now Ireland has handed over the country to France and Germany who will make your laws from now on and oppress you fiscally. And for your information I'm not gone, (I haven't gone away you know) I live in Ireland and see the shite state of the country on a daily basis. The country is €400 Million a week further in debt every week while the people play ostrich and stick their heads in the sand. Unions bitch about public pay cuts and lack of pay rises. €400 Million a week every week and less than 4.3 Million people to pay it back. Look around, the country is shagged, and it wasn't shagged by the 'English' but by mismangement of successive Irish govenments, if it wasn't for trade with the British the country would never even have got this far. Motorways left unfinished, the HSE so broke that it has to cut €800Million next year alone. Coruption is rampant, the new runway at Dublin airport cancelled, the new terminal building to be mothballed as no one is buying space in it, Aer Lingus just screwed another 600 staff, Del dumped 4000 jobs, GE pulling out. Drive around the M50 and all you see is TO LET, SPACE FOR HIRE, EMPTY OFFICE SPACE. Everyone gets in their cars at the weekend and buggers off to Newry (UK) to do their shopping (But thats ok as even Martin McGuiness is saying that there is nothing wrong with paying your taxes to Her Majesty's Government)because the Irish are to busy fucking each other over for an extra Euro that its so stupidly expensive. Add to that that what the country needs to do is devalue its currency and encourage spending but can't because the Germans and French won't give you any more money and aren't interested in Ireland or its problem. So the only thing that BIFFO can do is raise taxes and bang up the VAT and income tax and you'll find that Ireland is sitting in a shit box of its own making. So tie up your pony, put on your best shell suit and cop on to yerself. Thalla a chluiche le do deideagan Is mise le meas Skyrad When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Whats with the wood chipper obsession? Not from Nebraska are you ...Hey? When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Which is why I binned it, I realised what she was saying just after I pressed the post reply button. I'm guessing you were the only person that saw it. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

it's a crap biased study as it is based in Philly which as everyone knows is a liberal state. To have any merit it needs to be a study done in Alabama or Texas where "real" men live LOL... When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

A one eyed Niqab sounds rather sauce to me, like winking ninjas evrywhere you go... Wayhey! When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

study found that people who carried guns were 4.5 times as likely to be shot and 4.2 times as likely to get killed compared with unarmed citizens. When the team looked at shootings in which victims had a chance to defend themselves, their odds of getting shot were even higher. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17922-carrying-a-gun-increases-risk-of-getting-shot-and-killed.html When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

In England we don't need guns and we don't care about pointy sticks because we know how to defend ourselves. I'm more concerned about psychos with a grape. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfIkMXw_YM4&feature=related When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Aah, yes ... the British sense of humor. Also somewhat foreign to many Americans. /Marg Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM This will help you better understand British humour and sharpen your Speakers Corner skills all at the same time. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Thanks Marg, but I was only kidding When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Note to self... Must try harder When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I know, you're a lot more switched on than that. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Clinton got a blow job... Just thought I'd mention it When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I agree, (knew if I read your posts for long enough we'd eventually agree on something) When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

LOL.. Yep, and their quite safe posting has bitten them on the bum When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Responding to the points made by BACEVICH Who's borders? Sealing yourself in and ignoring the enemy only allows them greater freedom and movement. Only a halfwit terrorist would be caught by the yellow pack workers that are employed by border control. Actually controlling access or making the public 'feel' safer? Are airports and seaports not controled to the best of the lacking ability of border agencies at the moment? If not why not? Technology keeps overtaking ICT security progress, good idea in principle but very difficult to negate the human screw up factor This statement alone demonstrates a total lack of understanding of the enemy and his tactics and stratergy. The cold war was fought against states. This is fought against organised and loosely organised groups and individuals following a doctrine of hatred. The funding is not only from donations around across the world but also often not using traditional banking/financial structures (The Tailban et al didn't have a rough time because of Lehman brothers going under) Money is also raised from the Heroin that is produced and exported. Now last time I checked there was already a ban on such trade. As for weapons, anyone who has ever been to Dara market would know that they make them themselves, if you want a good copy of a AK thats the place to be. Also as I remember the 9/11 terrorists brought down three airliners using knifes. I went through a airport twice this week carrying razors in my hand luggage and they confiscated my contact solution as it was 120 mL not 100mL and let me kept the razors. Go figure! They already have billions, if anything it would only serve to accelerate the funding against the west. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I voted no. I think the US and the UK have enough troops in theatre it about time the rest of the coalition steped upto the plate. (Canadians aside) Germany and France have token forces as do most of the other countries many of whom won't deploy into 'dangerous' areas. Its pathetic, rather than send more Brits and Yanks sort the rest out. troop figures for the following countries are pathetic. Austria 4 Ireland 7 B&H 2 As for the Italians and Spanish? Why are they there at all, their lovers not fighters it seems. Not allowed to engage the enemy??? Then get the F*** out of the country and stop pretending to fight a war while posing around Kabul in their pretty uniforms. Sarkozy also needs to get his finger out of his Gallic ass and send the extra 5000 troops he keeps mumbling about. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Lisburn (just south of Belfast in Northern Ireland) it was a joke/pun (based around foriegn rule and Ireland). When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

One of the scary things about the Lisburm treaty is that one of the clauses states that future ammendments do not have to be ratified by a vote. In effect Ireland has just given away its right to self determination. Having bitched about 700 years of British rule they lasted less than a century before giving the right to make laws and rule to the French and Germans. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Mrs Doyle walks into the room wearing a french maid outfit... 'Would you likesome Lisburn treaty father? Ted looks suspeciously at Mrs Doyle...'No Mrs Doyle, I'm grand thank you' Mrs Doyle... Go'wan, Go'wan Go'GWAN!!! Ted cowering... ' Lisburn you say? Yes that would be lovely thank you' 2 Oct 2009 The day that Ireland faced up to the belief that it can only prosper on the coat tails of other nations. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Well done, good to hear somone is doing something other than bitching about the situation and doing nothing about it. So what are you standing on? What is your manifesto? When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

What the hell is a GOP brother? Its a good film, I have experienced the second scenario in the US and quite frankly it was enough to put me off visiting the US agin unless I really have to. There are plenty of places in the world where I can spend my money that don't treat melike a criminal. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Have they? I didn't hear. Yea, under the guise of "Nukular" arms. Of course we'd be there if Bush were still in office. OPEC has been threatening for a while, as the US Dollar has been so unstable. Thx Reagan for fucking up our dollar so you proliferate your Military Industrial COmplex - asshole. Eisenhower was right. Clinton got a blow job.. Just thought I'd mention it.

Wow! Less than a week and the drums of war are starting to beat! Big news that the Iranians have a secret "nookulor" facility! Never mind the fact that Iran is a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty which grants them the right to build nuclear power stations and to produce the material to fuel them. As a matter of fact Irans' new facility is a year and a half from completion and Iran has already disclosed the facilities existence to the IAEA eventhough the rules of the NNPT don't require such disclosure until six months prior to facility becoming operational. But that's not the spin on the mainstream media ,is it? Blues, Clif There you go nit picking again When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Win what? The lottery? a cuddly toy? a doughnut? When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Interesting When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca