miked10270

It's not so bad... Here in The EU, the "Human-Rights-Laws" mean they still have to allow us internet-access!

Or... It's a thinly veiled plot by the Newcastle-Curry-Houses to mainitain their dominance of the "Explosive-Vindaloo-Market". Incidentally, you keep mis-spelling Phony-Tony's surname; The rule is: "i before a when you see his teeth". So, basically it's "i" before "a" ALL the time! Incidentally, the "B" is silent. Mike. 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.

Gruezi Christel, Vielen Dank. You know, I always thought the WWII should never have been fought. Hitler, Mussolini & Churchill could have settled the matter using the Psychic-Justice of "Rock-Paper-Scissors"!... Churchill would still have won, only without all the mess. Mike. 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.

I concur. Given our "History" in the Middle-East, we should realise that there's a time to lead & act, and a time to take a step back and support those who are better qualified to lead & act. A prime example is Southern Afghanistan. A place where we should seek the counsel of Pakistan and support them in helping us to tame what is basically a criminal (Heroin-Production) issue with religion, etc... being a handy excuse. It's amazing how many folk involved in Opium Production, Refinement & Supply have become "Taleban" rather than having their businesses shut down. Mike. 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 good article, although a little selective in it's facts. For me, the BIG thing which cements the Special-Relationship between the British & American PEOPLE is the shared culture and language, along with those times America has come to Britain's aid WITHOUT any gain to them. This is shown in America's two greatest presidents: George Washington (a local lad - his family came from my neck of the woods so he must have been a canny lad. Ronald Reagan. So brilliant that he cound see through complexities to simplicities. His decision at the start of The Falklands war was superb (from Britain's point of view). But it's foolish to compare what Reagan & Thatcher had with the relationship between Dubbie (so called because his speech has all the credibility of an English soundtrack to a 1970 Polish Porn Film) and B'Liar (self-explanatory). The "Special-Relationship" NEEDS strong, honest, intelligent, moral, well matched leaders to get along. Perhaps we'll see some changes for the better once we both get rid of the current comedy duo. Hillary & Gordon Brown, anyone? Mike. 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.

Heh heh heh... Is it true that Chicago was founded by New-Yorkers who said: "We're quite happy with the crime and the grime and the general nastiness... But the weather's a bit too warm and pleasant here!" Mike. 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.

try THIS!!! Or THIS!!! For Liquid Explosives you shouldn't fly with! Mike. 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.

It was Nitroglycerin. Fine. In that case, make them jump up and down! Liquid Explosive. Nitroglycerin... Still sounds like a Vindaloo or Phal recipe to me! Maybe it's part of a dastardly plot against Newcastle-on-Tyne's place as the Hot Curry Capital of the universe! Mike. 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.

Some small points. The timing of this could hardly be better. This is the third time such an evil terrorist attack has been thwarted. Prior to this, a suicide bomber was shot as he "Ran onto a tube train" (De-Menezes) and a man was shot during a raid on a chemical / bio bomb factory in North London. So... I'm going to wait and see if this DOES turn out to be an evil terror plot, or if the "Liquid-Explosive" turns out to be a new recipe for an extra-spicy Chicken-Vindaloo! Mike. 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.

Tony B'Liar should just fucking stay there! Kind of like Edward & Wallis Simpson were parked in Bermuda for WWII. He could do some lengthy fact-finding on how Barbados' Government & Latin-America... Err... Is tough on inept leaders, tough on the causes of inept leaders. In the meantime, Prescott could concentrate on some crucial, high level shagging, leaving Gordon Brown to run the country. Mike. 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.

This deserves a bump purely on merit. Far too many people believe they are thinking when they are just putting their prejudices in order! Mike. 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.

But..... I can always go to the toy store and buy a bigger one Yes... But then you have to keep it in batteries... Err... Maybe a bad argument! Batteries are still cheaper than beer! Not true!... At least not according to eMails I keep receiving! Apparently men can go to the same clinics that are used by right-thinking women who want reasonable-sized breats! Although, no-one seems to do "Tongue-Enhancement-Surgery" as yet - so it's still down to speed & stamina rather than size there. Which brings us (quite sneakily) back to Socialism. Bear in mind that Fidel is famous for his ability to waggle his tongue about (in speeches, of course) for hours and hours at a time! Proof in itself of the greater satisfaction of socialism! Mike. 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.

But it has uncrowded beaches. And it never rains. I also heard that you can get a suntan in a single day there - Even in December!

I heard its really cold and causes shrinkage in all kinds of things. Yeah... I think that even MY Truck wouldn't work there... Especially if it was left out overnight. Mike. 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.

Don't confuse the issue Bill. I'm a Right-Wing Socialist Neo-Nazi Communist Over-Educated Know-Nothing America-Basher who loves The Sonora Desert area,- Texas & All-Points-West... And I'm damn proud of it!

My Truck's massive! Four-Wheel-Drive, seats Twelve & can carry a ton & a half of payload! Not bad for somebody who doesn't want Castro dead, eh?

Heroes All! Only... When ANY Cuban who got to America was automatically welcomed and given full citizenship, didn't Castro take the opportunity to EMPTY his prisons onto boats and literally tow them to American Territorial waters? You have to smile at such a plan for ridding a society of it's dregs. In fact... Can Y'All get some Government to embargo US on the same terms please? We have a SHITLOAD of Political Prisoners (who also happen to be thieves, thugs, rapists, child-molestors, murderers, etc...) just waiting for the opportunity to escape to a free country where they can live their lives without fear of persecution from our regime! Mike. 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.

And they're off! Combat Stress. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Temporary Insanity. Insane at the time of the crime. Army has failed in it's duty of care. They're also victims.... "Tell you what... My clients will take a medical discharge and plead guilty to 'Aggravated Sexual Assault' for 12 years imprisonment & out after serving FIVE! We just quietly release them - no publicity... Like the saying goes: 'It was another country... And besides, the folk are all dead'! So who's left there to remember & complain? Or... It'll be awfully expensive to get all those witnesses over from Eye-Rark and think of the bad publicity the army would get with a full trial and energetic defence." I can hear the sonic-boom as the brush goes under the carpet from here. Mike. 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.

This reminds me of Roger Hall's memoirs of his time in The Office of Strategic Services (which is rightly still available). After the liberation of Norway, he was talking to an Abwehr officer and asked him: "Did you hear of the OSS?" The reply was: "Oh yes, we knew all about the OSS. It was the cover for the Americans' real intelligence operation... Whatever that was." Thinking about it, the first failures with regard to Cuba were the CIA operations in Iran & Guatemala in 1953 & '54. The Castros & Guevara saw these operations to topple Socialist Governments (launched from the US Embassies) and realised that if they were to be successful in pursuing a socialist policy, they'd have to maximise their exclusion of American influences in Cuba. That also explains Iran's actions against the American Embassy in 1979. They were expecting any counter-revolution to be planned and launched from there. Call it "RealPolitik", but Y'All really didn't play nice in those days. Mike. 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.

"Errare Humanum Est." I DO have a moral problem with the death penalty being carried out by other humans. That's a religious issue. Perhaps people who have done evil are punished after death. Having never yet been dead, I don't know about that. I dare say I might find out one day. Although, thinking about it, a relatively painless, medically supervised & humane death hardly equates with the alleged acts, does it? Mike. 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.

I have three!!! Go figure. I really feel that Godwin's rule as applied in: "You mentioned Nazi's & Hitler... Therefore you lose!" is artificial, childish and false. Foolish in any attempt to apply it universally and automatically. Any political & current affairs discussion is likely to BEG comparisons & parallels with history. Like it or not, Nazism, it's origins and consequences touches directly on almost everything after 1918 so comparison at some point is likely to be inevitable during an informed discussion. Mike. 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.

More the need for a handy distraction from, and solution to a potentially "difficult" domestic issue. Plus, there's the electoral value of a SUCCESSFUL war... Unfortunately, this hasn't (yet) been one! Mike. 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.

I'd suggest that it's a theory (a rule?) that's been empirically proven. This is hardly unreasonable. Nazism, it's origins and it's consequences on 20th Century history have been massive and there remains lessons to be learnt and parallels drawn with that period. I do take issue with the idiotic acne-ridden application of this rule during internet discussions. The idea that the first person to draw parallels from that period automatically ends the discussion and loses any argument is a childish artificial barrier to free & considered discussion. Mike. 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.

How so? Guns have to shoot at an angle, which kinda prevents them from being around any larger buildings. Both, being unguided ballistic objects, need to be fired at an angle. A field gun, being unpowered for a far greater proportion of it's flight is the one fired at the higher angle so it's less affected by surrounding buildings than a (Katyusha type) rocket. Open spaces like rooftops, empty warehouses with views of Israel? That's not to say that many don't come from the hills, but do you think they're stored there? I'd guess that they're stored like ANY military organisation stores it's ammunition. When used, Rockets are far more harmful to the immediate surroundings of the firing point than field guns. As such, there's a greater requirement to fire from open places. Further, the rockets & launchers used by Hezb'Allah aren't the short-range man portable things. They're the bloody big truck mounted things. Size equals range. Mike. 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.

Agreed. Your side comment on how you would feel personally in the particular hypothetical situation is a complete irrelevance to the thread. So, getting back to crimes and the appropriate place for trial & punishment... Mike. 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.