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Hi Justin, Don't worry... I have a cunning plan. BillVon is going to print up a book which proves that all the current "conspiracy theories" are in fact being circulated by the US Government as part of a massive cover-up. This way, next time we drop one of our flying saucer WDIs anyone who sees it will assume that it's just part of the disinformation campaign. That should keep the public from the truth about Martin Luther and James Earl being lovers, or about Madonna and Ronald Reagan - getting her married to that Brit was good disinformation, but I think we went a bit over the top having the guy on the bagpipes play "Like a Virgin" when she came to Scotland - I mean, who's going to believe that. As for JFK and Marilyn shacking up in Canada (please tell them to STOP working as extras on the "X-Files), I suppose that all worked out but we were lucky getting George and Barbara to adopt thir illegitimate child. Still, it's nice to see "Dubya" following in his dad's footsteps but I do wish he would stay the hell away from Dallas. It's just that sort of thing that might let the public catch on. He sure has his mother's brains. As for Elvis, come on, it was brilliant! Who would suspect us of taking a fading vegetarian rock singer, putting him in an inflatable jumpsuit, gradually blowing it up so everybody thought he was overeating, then faking his death so his record royalties would allow us to form the Starbucks Empire? Incidentally, I still think the name "Starbucks" was something of a dead giveaway! How is Deano? Is he still repairing and selling Porsches? How is Osama getting on? Has he settled down in our caves? I suppose he'll feel quite at home there. When you see him give him our apologies and explain we'll get him out once Dubya has shifted blame onto the Osmonds like he was supposed to in the first place. Once that's in place we should be able to expand our Area 51 Dropzone a good few miles Eastwards - certainly enough to cover Jessica's dodgy spotting from the Blackbird. While I'm on, see the next time we're doing CReW over New Mexico, Please tell SkyBytch to leave her "mysterious green light" flashlamp behind! I'm getting a bit tired of flapping about under my Triathlon muttering "take me to you leader" while you stand in front of the locals in your black jumpsuit wearing the Ray-Ban Predators and pointing your hook-knife at them. Regards, Mike D01270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi Chris, "XP eats a lot of resources like hard drive space and memory to run all the hidden stuff like the diagnostics etc." If you're happy with how your computer is running, create a restore point, then run Disc Cleanup - go to more options and you can delete all but the latest restore point. This should free up anything up to 7% of your total disc space. Regards, Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

THE FOLLOWING IS INTENDED EYES ONLY FOR BILL VON KENNEDY: Bill, Leesten vary carefully... I vill say zees only once. This Mr. Don has rumbled us, there is no telling how far it has got! It may be neccessary to arrange an "accident", but what sort of accident? Now, no offence bill, but car crashes are OUT. You've already done it to death (excuse the pun) with James Dean, Chappaquiddick (stupid scenario - even if we were laying bridge when we were thinking it up) and the Diana / Dodi matter was particularly il-conceived. What if the papparrazzi had kept taking photos?!!! Likewise the "Shot by Mysterious Malcontent" scenario is loking a bit tired. OK, it worked for JFK, I'm pretty sure that Martin Luther and James Earl are still shacked up, but bear in mind that it didn't work for Reagan and that's why Maddy had to cancel her "Overdose". BTW, how is Elvis? Is he still on that Vegetarian kick? Personally I think his nut cutlet and salad recipe tastes like it's already been processed by another herbivore's digestive system. I suppose that we could always invite him out to Area 51. Perhaps once he learns that it's actually the biggest (and most private) DZ in the world he might "come around" to our way of thinking. Maybe that and a private concert by Buddy? Maybe a live show with a bit of Hendrix and Marley's new RaggaeRock would help? (If he does prove "malleable" please remind him NOT to log his 4-way jumps out of our Blackbird). Apparently some of our guests have been logging 6 minutes of freefall and 200 points. This takes a bit of explaining when other skydivers look at their jump logs). If that doesn't work, then I suppose we'll just have to get him announced as a replacement crew member for our manned Mars landing. Do you think that the public would swallow "He parachuted down from the Mars Lander to recce the landing site and the lander "landed" on him" scenario? While I'm here, How are JFK and Marilyn? Last time I spoke to him he had a bit of a headache. I'll not sign this in case someone else out there reads this. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hey... Guess what... We're ALL geniuses! (162 in 6 minutes - HAH!) Of course, now that the nice man has confirmed that you are not stupid, just a misunderstood genius, why not send him $10 for a bit of paper that says you're really a misunderstood genius.... I'd bet that in that test even Texans would get a higher score that the total of their fingers and toes (27). Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

A few thoughts to share: What Is Politics? A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?" Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your Mom, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we'll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense," So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep poo." American History 101 It was the first day of school and a new student, Suzuki, son of a Japanese businessman, entered the fourth grade class. The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history. "Who said, 'Give me Liberty or give me Death' ?" She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Suzuki's "Patrick Henry 1775," he said. "Very good! Who said '...government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth'?" Again, no response, except from Suzuki. "Abraham Lincoln, 1863." The teacher snapped, "Class, you should be ashamed. Suzuki, who is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do." She heard a loud whisper, "Screw the Japs." "Who said that?" she demanded. Suzuki raised his hand: "Lee Iacocca, 1982." At that point a student said, "I'm gonna puke." The teacher glared and asked, "All right! Who said that?" Suzuki says, "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991." Furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? Suck this!" Suzuki jumps up waving his hand and shouts, "Bill Clinton, to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!" With near mob hysteria, someone screams, "You little shit. If you say anything else, I'll kill you." Suzuki yells, "Gary Condit to Chandra Levy, 2001." At this, the teacher fainted. The class gathered around her. One of the kids says, "Oh shit, we're in BIG trouble!" Suzuki says, "Arthur Andersen, 2002." State Mottos Alabama: Hell Yes, We Have Electricity Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong! Arizona: But It's A Dry Heat Arkansas: Literacy Ain't Everything California: By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It-Yet Delaware: We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids Georgia: We Put The "Fun" In Fundamentalist Extremism Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum, But Leave Your Money) Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes...Well Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good Illinois: Please Don't Pronounce the "S" Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names Louisiana: We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign Maine: We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster Maryland: If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets) Michigan: First Line Of Defense From The Canadians Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes... And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes Mississippi: Come And Feel Better About Your Own State Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work Montana: Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, And Very Little Else Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest Nevada: Hookers and Poker! New Hampshire: Go Away And Leave Us Alone New Jersey: You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here! New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent pets New York: You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney.... North Carolina: Tobacco Is A Vegetable North Dakota: We Really Are One Of The 50 States! Ohio: At Least We're Not Michigan Oklahoma: Like The Play, Only No Singing Oregon: Spotted Owl... It's What's For Dinner Pennsylvania: Cook With Coal Rhode Island: We're Not REALLY An Island South Carolina: Remember The Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota Tennessee: The Educashun State Texas: Si' Hablo Ing'les Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus Vermont: Yep Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix? Washington: Help! We're Overrun By Nerds And Slackers! Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor? West Virginia: One Big Happy Family... Really! Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese Wyoming: Where Men Are Men... and the sheep are scared Survivor, Texas-Style Network TV is reported to be developing a "Texas version" of "Survivor," the recent popular TV show. Contestants must travel from Amarillo through Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and back to Amarillo, through San Marcos and Lubbock. Each will be driving a Volvo with a bumper sticker that reads: "I'm for Gore, I'm gay, I'm Mike D10270, and I'm here to take your guns." Any contestant who can complete the round trip is the winner. Regards, Mike D10270. 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Hi Kato, My point is that after 400years of BLOOD SEWAT AND TEARS you should NOT go quietly away. Yet isn't this what Farrkhan wants? He says he wants reparations and land? A fair and equitable reparation in terms of land would be some 30% of the continental US. WHich 30% should be made into a Negro Homeland? Surely not the poorest 30%, and surely not scattered, so let's say, hypothetically, Florida, Georgis, South and North Carolina, Arkansas, Tennesee... What about the people, particularly the white people, who have also given 400years of blood, sweat and tears, who live htere at the moment. What happens to them during the partition? Let's look at other partitions in the recent past. Look at when india was partitioned and granted independence. It's now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh which have since then been at a permanent state of near war or actual war. Look at Israel and the consequences of removing non-jewish Palestinians from land which was also their home! Look at what happened when the french partitioned Vietnam. My point is that NO artificially created country formed for political ends has fared well or lived in peace. Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi Gianni, I think I see your confusion. I also assume that you and your ex didn't stay "just friends" You obviously suspect her motives for wanting to take up skydiving, and at this stage you don't know if her friend and her are going to be "One-Jump-Wonders" or if they are going to stay in the sport. Can I suggest that you wait for the E-Mail and if it does arrive then reply with the instructor contact details. They may never take it further, they may only make a single jump and go away again having ticked off skydiving on their "things to do" list. They may stay in the sport - if so then you don't have to have any actual social contact with her. Keep it to business. DON'T bring up your past!!! If she starts to, then your answer should be along the lines of "I remember it differently." and close the subject at that. DON'T badmouth her to her current man or to others in your group. Bear in mind that if she stays true to form then her current man is going to need support and help in the near future (when they break up) and if he's still skydiving then you're there to help him. Hope this helps, Mike D120270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi There, Firstly I don't think IronMike is Trolling, He's showing the Louis Farrakhan story and then posing a question for discussion - so discuss! Pool our collective beliefs and knowledge and we should ALL learn something. My understanding of the history of slavery in the US is this. in the late 18th century slavery was socially acceptable. The British and the Dutch sailed to Africa and bought natives which had been captured by other natives and traded by arabs. The slave traders bought slaves in Africa cheap, transported them to the Americas where there was a labour shortage and sold them expensive. It was a business and the "sub-humans" (as they were viewed at the time) were looked on like any other livestock to be traded. It sounds inhuman, in fact it was evil when viewed from our time, but it was the opinion of the day and even George Washington owned slaves. As the labour shortage eased in some states, slavery did not come to be regarded as evil, it came to be regarded as unneccessary so started to be legislated against for economic reasons rather than for social reasons. This divided the union into slavery and abolitionist states and for a time there was agreement that the number of slavery and abolitionist states would be equal with equal representation in government. I think that it was the louisiana land purchase that started to upset this balance. Anyway, it came to the point where the number of abolitionist states was greater than the number of slavery states, and business in the abolitionist states believed that they were at a disadvantage due to the businesses in the slavery states "free" labour. At that time there were political moves to make the entire US abolitionist, for economic (business) reasons, not out of any social conscience. This was in clear breach of the earlier agreement and the slavery states seceded forming the Confederacy. The slave trading nations, Britain in particular supported the formation of the Confederacy thus protecting a very lucrative trade. The confederacy was encouraged to expand (to increase trade for the slave traders) and as an aside sow dissent in the "colonists" who had so recently kicked the rightful government out of America and gone all independent - some parts of this new country had even stopped buying slaves!! As such, the American Civil War, like the War of Independence before it was fought over money, not ideals. Anyway, the union won, America went completely abolitionist and a lot of profitable business went to the wall. It wasn't until post 1945 that the modern "social conscience" was born and in the wake of this the concept of "A Homeland for American Negros " was proposed. I seem to remember that the US actually made another "land purchase" and, in the same way that Palestine (Israel) was given over as a "homeland" for Jews, then Liberia was "formed" as a "homeland" for the descendants of slaves. Not a few AMerican blacks did in fact emigrate there, but it was a backward, undeveloped country. Now for the contentious bit: Louis Farrakhan's arguments are false, land has already been offered (and wisely rejected). The offer was for a homeland where his ancestors had come from and as such was more just than seceding some 30% of the continental US to an "African" nation within the US. As such, I am going to accuse him of Racism by seeking to divide America according to race. Apartheid is Afrikaans for seperating and that is what he is doing. This makes a mockery of the work of Martin Luther King and all the others who have worked to make America truly multi-cultural where there is equality of opportunity. Remember that equality of opportunity is NOT equality. Everyone has the same chance but that doesn't mean that everyone will end up even. I also accuse him of using past injustices against those Africans who were taken as slaves to further his own personal power and wealth. WHatever he gains will not affect the original slaves, it will benefit him, I suspect that he sees himself as president of the new Black American Nation. He is seeking power and wealth for himself. The original question was along the lines of "Aren't Negros in America better off?" I believe that at present they are not as well off as European Americans on average, but I have been in several West African states and I believe that, on average, they ARE better off in America than they would have been had their ancestors not been removed from their homeland. Incidentally, KATO33, I don't believe that Africans were incapable of building boats and making voyages of exploration and trade. History is that Europeans were in the right place at the right time with the right social conditions to take advantages of advances in technology and the Europeans DID make these voyages taking both their beliefs and the means of enforcing those beliefs with them. Just my $0.02, Mike D10270 Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi David, Like Tom I looked at your profile. Do they still do ballon jumps at Eloy & Coolige? Have you done any? How is your tracking? How is your sub-terminal control? Short version, can you leave a balloon and track like feck in your chosen direction under control!? Can I suggest a few balloon jumps? Then can I suggest getting a course with one of the BASE rig manufacturers? I'm pretty sure that at least one such course is run in California. Personally I went into BASE the stupid way and looking back I bloody near killed myself. Despite a reasonable level of experience and currency I was too unaware (stupid) to realise at the time how close I came to becoming "The Thin Red Smear". In effect I didn't end up with the "Brown Trousers", but everyone who saw me did!! Personally, as far as BASE goes, MY intentions are to get some qualified coaching before trying it again. Hope this helps, Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

The World should revolve around Texas. That is right and proper. If you were to take the world, and had to put a bloody big spike into it for it to revolve around, then where better than Texas? (That was a rhetorical question, will all Texans PLEASE look up "rhetorical" in their Cousin Elmo's dictionary before posting). Mike D10270 Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi there, "The world revolves around California?" "The world revolves around New York?" !!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, as every educated person knows, the world revolves around England, that's why it's in the middle of all the world maps. That's the meaning of GMT - Greenwich Mean Time - Greenwich being in England.... (Excuse me for a moment, I've just gotta go and sing "Jerusalem" a few times) Of course, the world should by rights revolve around Texas. This is the sensible and logical thing. Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi, For all you "youngsters" out there I'd better post this link: http://members.aol.com/lschatz111/bsfs.html And a couple of teasers from the book: "No Beast alive could scratch like a cat in freefall. That was part of it, the sheer insanity of six adults chasing a cat through the sky at speeds in excess of 120 mph. There had been moves to have the cats de-clawed. "To make it safer," they said. But they were outsiders. They never really understood the sport. There were very few human fatalities in the sport. The cats did not fare as well. The ones that fought the hardest and scratched the most, refusing to be caught only got one freefall. Those cats went in. And yes, they almost always landed on their feet." And: "Of course Cat Chasing was first. Then the CRW folks adapted it to their sport. They called it Cat Tossing, becaust that's precisely what it was. Two or Three canopies would have a dogfight, actually a cat fight, in which they would dive at one another, tossing cats at their opponent's canopy. Every once in a while some fool would toss a de-clawed cat by mistake. Cat tossing did wonders for alleviating the overcrowded conditions at pet shelters. Suddenly people were coming in and adopting a dozen or more cats, sometimes twice a day. Authorities were called in when local residents complained that it was "raining cats". "You mean cats and dogs?" "Nope, just cats." Official organisations disavowed any connection with Cat Tossing, Cat Chasing or anything else a skydiver might do with a small animal." You'll have to get the book to find out about Rocco Van Zant, Hellfire Harry and Roy Sweeney. Regards, Mike D10270 Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

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Hi there, For those of you who've forgotten: 2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blrevocation.htm Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hmmm... English lessons from a Finn and an American. Since I am English I just thought I'd say "Ta very much Guv'nor, Ah'll just awa' oop the apples 'n' pears, git ma' dictionary, then it's tappy-lappy back doon to t' computor & we'll discuss this further". Any language is fluid, the vocabulary and grammar change through time. The important thing is to be understood and not to be a pedant, or is that pendant(?). Mike D01270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi there, Yes, it's fortunate that they just shoot at traffic signs and not the local flora. The reason I'm glad is that I'm told that Texas has some completely unique trees. For example, no matter how small the population anywhere else in the world, Texas Family Trees have never been duplicated. Incidentally, is "Lone Star" beer called that 'cos genuine humans only ever drink one? Regards, Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi Zennie, You've got my deepest sympathy mate - I've been exactly there & I think I know how you're feeling (strtange mixture of emotions, isn't it). Still, as the saying goes; "Life's a bitch and then you marry one". Of course, when a marriage breaks up the faults are never one-sided... In this case the faults obviously lie with BOTH your wife and... her "friend" . Best wishes for the future (THERE IS ONE!!!), Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

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Oh yes, one small point Jessica... "Apocalypse"!! As in "Apocalypse Now", the film with the famous helicopter scene of Texans going squirrel hunting in the bayou. Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi Jessica, Yep, I'm back. But I'm afraid it'll be guest appearances only. ANyway, how are things in the "Land of the Enron and the home of the Dubya"? I guess that at this time of year it would be sunny if it weren't for all the gunpowder smoke from your unfeasably large guns. Speaking of firearms I have elected not to make fun of your home state... I do however have a large stock of "West Louisiana" comments! Let's face it, you leave New Orleans (civilised), then comes Baton Rouge (Red Stick!?), then Lafayette (!?) then a town called Iowa (obviously named in an attempt to convince tourists that they're 500 miles too far North and the sensible course would be to turn left and drown themselves in the Gulf of Mexico (note: NOT the gulf of Texas!!). Anyway on you go west and you come to a place called Sulphur (you see how this is progressing, we've gone from civilisation to sulphur in half a paragraph). Just as you think it can't get any worse where do you end up? "Bland, Orange" (which sounds like you've covered yourself in cheap fake tan!! Next comes Stark (as in Stark Staring Mad?). Finally you arrive in Beaumont (which I strongly suspect is COMPLETELY misnamed). If you've got that far without body armour you're doing well since all the TeXXXXX....(nearly) "West Louisianans" I've met want to drive around in a Chevy Suburban with a concealed Machine Gun / Grenade Launcher in the sunroof. I understand that in a rare moment of sanity the present administration WON'T let T... West Louisianans buy them. Then again, it would clear up the horrendous San Antonio traffic problems.... Regards, Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

"Carpe Diem" Or it's derivatives: "Carpe Ripcord", "Carpe Throwaway", "Carpe Reserve" "KISS" (Keep It Simple, Stupid) "When trying to make something foolproof, NEVER underestimate the amazing inventiveness of fools". Regards, Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

You know, it's nice to see that nothing's changed. Texans still go misty-eyed (and start foaming at the mouth) when they see a new way to shoot at squirrels (and miss). The US Government is quite sensible in refusing to sell these to Texans, it's just a bit of a shame that they don't sell them to the rest of the US. I gues that's so the texans don't feel victimised. Then again, can texans define (or even spell) victimised? Regards, Mike D10270. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi Eagle, DId you see the TV footage of President Bush getting out of VMH1 a few hours after the attacks? Even the Light Infantry only do 140 paces per minute - That was the walk of a man in a rage! The words and body language during his speeches may appear reasoned but away from that he gives the impression of someone in the "Big Stick Shop"! I think the actual actions to be taken are very much up in the air at the moment - The way things are going I don't think that there will be a single simple act of reciprocity for the terrorist attack. The US will demand Bin-Laden's delivery to them and I think that your president will escalate this as far as neccessary to achieve that. Some Islamic countries are presently threatening a Jihad (holy war) over any US response to these attacks - i.e. Their script is that the US should just accept these attacks (as they have largely done so in the past). I think that the "First World" will be intransigent regarding their demands over this incident. I know that the relevant Islamic states will be equally intransigent. That is how wars start and I personally see little point in fighting a war fairly! The "First world" leaders should accept that there WILL be war and should not try to restrict themselves and attempt to fight a "Police Action" (as was done in Vietnam). Just my $0.02. Mike D10270.

Hi there, It's actually very comforting to kow that Americans such as Falwell and Robertson exist. I understand that there is something of a shortage of Christian Evangelists in Kabul at the moment. Perhaps these fine chrstian gentlemen could pop over there and explain their religious views to the Taliban leaders, and thus convert the godless (but anti-abortionist and just) people of Afghanistan to their one true faith. Then again, maybe they're only brave enough to voice such views in a society where free speech is a right and censure of such views is only verbal. Mike D10270.

Yeah... very appropriate. My own favourite was a quote from a Robin Williams stage act... "Americans. We're a peaceful people, but if you piss us off we'll flatten your cities!" Turn sand into glass. Mike D10270.