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"If we all thought this way, we'd all be speaking German English"!!? Not really working, is it. Mike. Edited to add The Polish Blue Army to The flying Tigers, Lincoln Brigade & American Eagles. 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.

Was'st schlecht mit dem Deutsch Sprechen? Christel, hilfen mir auf diesem. I thought this particular fallacy had been dealt with long ago. 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.

Yes. Such behaviour is indeed reprehensible... Sticking your nose into a foreign war for some vague beliefs... So... Perhaps I should avoid mentioning The Flying Tigers, The Abraham Loncoln Brigade, The American Eagles, etc... or is that "Different"? 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.

So, with your understanding of the Geneva Convention, what is the US doing wrong here? Absolutely nothing! ALL US detainees presently held in Geneva are perfectly safe, not abused, and have all their human rights.

I hear they are working on that for you. But FIRST & most importantly, Dubbie is getting a "drive-by-briefing" on how to pronounce "Reality" and make it sound like he isn't looking for someone to sell a house! After that, his staff's calendar is pretty full with defining "Reality" in a manner they can accept. Fox News is consulting on that. 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.

Good. Now they need to raid the whitehouse (oval office).... While I'm FAR from being an admirer of Dubbie & his faithful family retainers, I'd suggest that The White House comes fairly far down this particular list, if it appears on it at all. This IS NOT about politics, or even competence. It's about crime, and how the political parties ACT in the face of CRIMINAL investigations & prosecutions. NOT some "Tit-For-Tat" political point scoring. That's what's being used to obscure the real issues in the first place. If you elect a person to SERVE you politically, then it's reasonable to expect that person to conduct himself & his finances openly and honestly to a high standard, and not to enjoy some special protection exempting him from investigations into his honesty, or the consequences of such investigations should they find he falls short of the standard expected. Beyond that, this has nothing to do with race, sex, age, political belief or sexual orientation. 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 hasn't his support among his peers been universal - regardless of party? He's not a democrat (or a republican), he's a crook. He's simply looking for some way to get out from under being caught. It's interesting to see who DOES support him. It begs the question "WHY" are they supporting him. The answer is obvious and ugly. As for the veiled threats to "examine" the budgets of the agencies involved if this investigation & prosecution is continued... Isn't that extortion? The warrant was for a CRIMINAL investigation and I'm glad it's being upheld. Next stop should be expulsion from his party & removal from office.... Closely followed by jail... THen a look at his supporters should prove interesting. 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.

From the Beeb... An "Energy Calculator".

Since the crime took place in Iraq, then parhaps the trial & punishment should also take place there. Possibly this is the best message to send to all parties. The only question should be whether it is a Court Martial or civil trial, the requirement for interpreters and end result will surely be the same. As for the publicity surrounding this... Well, we live in an age of information. The overall mentality of soldiers hasn't changed, I recall that during the 101st's (that Band of Brothers) advance through France, there were memos exchanged about their discipline & criminal activity, including charges of rape & murder of civilians. The court martial & summary execution of an entire platoon was suggested "to set an example"!!! Apparently, not a few soldiers were of the opinion that liberating a country entitled them to all the free shagging they wanted, and if the girl didn't agree, then she deserved all she got! What HAS changed is the publicity of the standards & any failings of same. The public expect soldiers to adhere to the "Star-Trek" or "Hollywood" standard of behaviour. "Every one a Captain Kirk" while the reality falls far short of this. Always has. THe basic mentality of a human hasn't changed since ancient times when "Rape & Pillage" was the natural conclusion of any battle. What has changed is what information makes it from the front line to the home fires. 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.

ARGENTINIAN Referee! Same one as England Vs Portugal. Never the most pro-British choice of match official depending on their personal beliefs regarding "Malvinas" which remains an issue for many Argentinians, only exacerbated by recent history. That said, I really think Italy deserved to get through. The "best" football England played in the tournament was after Rooney & Beckham left the pitch... ANd that still wasn't anywhere near the Italian & German standards. I feel the final would have been a fine game were it to have been 1-0 to Italy after 90 minutes. No "Homage to Stuka GmBh by France, and no headbutt by Zidane (bear in mind he did manage to walk away... THEN turned & attacked). 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.

Yeah... Hamas the elected government (their "Political Wing" if you will) had an opportunity to raise their game into political negotiation the way Arafat & Fatah had done... Or even the way Sinn-Fein had done. What you "can" say as a political party or "pressure group" is VERY different from what you can say as a government. At least, it is if you value the survival of your country. A classic example of this was the attitude & policies of the Finnish Government when stuck with the geographical fact of living next to a "big nasty neighbour". They had to tread a fine line between appeasement & desire in the interests of survival. Hamas failed in this, and Palestine now pays the price for Hamas' political & diplomatic ineptitude. Mike. In the meantime:NWS "Nice Hamas Girl seeks Israeli for quick bang & help with virgin collection!" 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.

As a "Democrat", should he be in any way involved in the process which selects a Republican Candidate!? Of course thare is always the theoretical concept of infiltrating the opposition to wreck their chances... TO take a purely hypothetical example: If loads of folk joined the Republican Party, they could then work to ensure that the most stupid, inept, uneducated, horses-ass failure possible becomes the Republican Candidate. Thus a Democrat win "should" be guaranteed. However, such a tactic may actually blow up in your face! Perhaps it already has!!? 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 there it is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991652.stm I thought I'd use The Beeb since if I quoted Fox, it'd be dismissed as Anti-France Propaganda![;P] Deserved, but not the way it happened. Malouda's "dive" was distinctly iffy. More a homage to Stuka GmBh than anything to do with football! And what the hell was Zadine smoking!!? I'll still say that the greatest match of the tournament was Italy Vs Germany. 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.

What kind of hair-brained idea would it be to let people who are NOT affiliated with your party to vote in a PRIMARY where your party selects the candidate they will put forth for the real election??? Now THAT makes sense.

Yeah... & I'd guess that Italy will go through France just as convincingly. Germany Vs France would be interesting - my money would be on Germany based purely on the quality of their play. 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's the kind you said you'd be leaving a while back. You must admit that the system as described by AkaRunaway is disturbing! Surely if you are entitled to vote, then you are entitled to vote in any way you please on the day. How can you be restricted to only voting for the party you happened to declare favour of when you registered? What if you've converted? What is this with having to state a political affiliation when you register to vote anyway? Doesn't that make a complete mockery of a supposedly secret ballot? So... Serious question: What kind of a democracy is it which restricts how the electorate votes? 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 watched the very first episode, in 1963, with William Hartnell as The Doctor. I couldn't get into The Doctor until the last two series since they've REALLY racked up the production values (and the budget). Have Y'All got the 9th & 10th Doctor over there yet? Christopher Ecclestone & David Tennant have been superb. The scripts brilliant. Billie Piper has been staggeringly good, far beyond expectations. Anyway, now we know what happens to Rose. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. Only 177 Days to the Christmas Special. 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 always looked at "You don't get it!" as meaning "I can't explain it!" In effect, it's said by someone who can't substantiate their argument and resorts to "playing the man - not the ball". On the other hand, we also see a lot of "I can't fault your argument, but I can't agree with it" here as well. - the sign that people are learning from these threads (isn't that what we're here to do... Learn & have a laugh?) or is that a Pinko-Liberal-Left view of these forums. Perhaps we're really here to better understand the word of God as expressed by his Prophets, Dubbie & Foxie! 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.

FIVE year-old child. I wonder if that should make a difference... Then I look at my youngest (4 soon) & my middle kid (6). I really think that his explanation is understandable... Wouldn't do it to a compete stranger pesonally, but then again, I'm not Russian, or a President.... And let's face it, kissing babies & toddlers is an almost comical institution in Euro-American politics. 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.

Do we have to go down this road again. One of the most consistent sources of wind power is off the Mass. coast. Fat face Kennedy was screaming,"Not in my back yard." What a bunch of hypocrites. Nuclear is clean and the technology is being improved upon everyday. All you can do is scream,"Three Mile Island." Err... Did you read my post on page 3 of this thread? I'm not shouting "Three-Mile-Island" or "Chernobyl". Nuclear power is every bit as finite as oil. It only doesn't look finite because we haven't started to seriously use it yet. It's just another poison which we drag out of the earth, refine into something REALLY dangerous, and then wonder what to do with the waste products. The answer is to once again leave the problem to our descendents. Given that we MUST seek new sources of energy, isn't it more sensible to work on the "sustainables" and Bio-Fuels rather than simply selecting a new & shiny poison to chase, fight over, and dig up? Given that the foundation of our society is transport, how will Nuclear power move all the trucks, trains, ships & planes involved in delivering our food & goods from where it's made to where we buy it? Will we expect nuclear powered cars? Trucks? Planes? Trains? Ships? Will they never crash? The answer MUST be in bio fuels and sustainables like wind, wave, tide & direct solar power. Mike. PS: Incidentally, how does your absolute promotion of nuclear power square with your hatred of Iranian research into it? 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.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202277,00.html Once again, it appears that Fox News tends to blur the line bewtween news and (politicised) opinion. Is this to satisfy its sponsors and gain advertising revenue? It certainly does little for their credibility. Possibly. likely. Apparent(ly). Etc... is NOT news. It's good editing to slant an inconclusive (non) story into a story. Hence, once again, I'll wait & see if The Beeb runs with this. Nothing so far on: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/default.stm 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.

Es ist Das Doktor. Nicht Der Doktor! Es ist WUNDERBAR! Aber zu gescheit für Amerikaner. 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 don't know if you've seen the latest 2 series over there... This time it's exceptionally sharp with some brilliantly clever scripts & high quality effects. Ah! Wait a minute... Clever scripts! Witty Dialogue! No Rambo-style hero! No bikini-clad heroine! I'd forget it for US TV, although folk up near the Canadian Border might be able to pick it up. Then again, it could make it to AMerican TV based purely on the body-count. The last 2 doctors manage to kill off extras even faster than Hollywood could using Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Arnie, & Sly put together with the RMS Titanic! 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.

Will Rose Tyler die!!? Opinions before 1945hrs BST, Saturday. 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.

Perhaps we should get to the REAL reason Putin should resign: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5154920.stm Now that's losing it. Just like that Pinko who said "Jaw-Jaw is better than War-War"... Churchill somebody. 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.