dropoutdave

Oh boo fucking hoo. The U.S. contributes approx 25% of the world's CO2 emissions with only 4% of the world's population, now there is unequal for you! With great power comes great responsibility..............and big boobed women. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

See, I don't know what the fuss is all about, look what our teachers taught us when we were kids and we all turned out alright didn't we? *twitch* *twitch* BOOOM! ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

I don't buy the whole "times have changed" thing. My Dad has told me countless stories of him and his friends blowing shit up. He even got the cane for setting fire to his desk in class. Sure things may have changed as far as chemicals go but kids were still kids back then. One of his finest moments was when he and a friend took one of those 5 foot tall gas bottles about 500m out to sea when the tide was out and put a blow torch on it and ran. It took quite a while for it to blow but when it did it was one hell of a bang. Left a hole the size of a bungalow apparently but I think he might have exaggerated that a bit to big himself up. Blame the parents if anyone, I sometimes wonder why I like to blow shit up and make potato cannons. hehe ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Come on guys, since when could drug dealers and murders EVER be compared to being a lesbian? As far as I know drug dealers and murderers both have victims, if lesbians have victims too, then I wanna be one of em!! ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

I used to want to do this til I saw the videos on this site. http://www.runningofthenudes.com/facts.asp Now running of the nudes, that's another thing entirely!!!! ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Same here, that's why i'm all for it depending on what kind of plans and conditions they draw up for the countries that are eligible for it. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

I think my average sit speed is about 155-160 in the position like in my avatar. Im about 185 out the door and 6"1' ish. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Yeah sad but true. I personally think we owe it to them for all we've taken from them and I for one wouldn't mind making the sacrifices to make things right. Alright not the most popular idea in here but there's still a few hippys left. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Damn you got me worried there dude!!! It's not the real Hendrix, I knew he wouldn't sell his soul. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

And this will affect your everyday life how? They can't afford to pay it anyway, makes hardly any difference. The fact that the US spends more on pornography each year than the entire debt of the countries in sub-saharan Africa might put some things into perspective. We have nothing to complain about in the industrialised world, nothing at all. Don't get me wrong, nothing against pornography here! ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Absolutely, real free trade is one of the biggest factors that could lead to reducing poverty in the 3rd World although just allowing the countries free trade will not be enough to tackle the problem quickly enough. If there is something we can do to help these countries get on their feet sooner then we need to do it, until then something like 50,000 people will die everyday until it happens. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

If you look at my statement it was very broad. Ron just picked me up on it. My statement could have been referring to people in industrialized countries who are given the opportunity to work but just can't be bothered and let their family go hungry. What I was trying to say, as I corrected myself above, is that there is no reason why innocent people should not be given the chance to work and feed their families. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Any 'musician' who hawks products gets NO respect in my book. Could you imagine Jimi Hendrix singing on a diet coke advert? They are just bitches for the money and have sold their souls to the corporations. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Retired. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

You could call it DZ.comic. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

So what is your answer then? ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Haha I like the sound of that! What about golfers? They attract lightning. Or a golfer under a canopy covered in tin foil, thats got to work! ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Can't compete with the free ones but I got my Vortex II, main and reserve, brand new from the manufacturer for £1100. The exchange rate was better in those days. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

I was actually thinking about the politicians in G7 at the time, hehe. Blind leading the blind. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Would you say it's worth a read? ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Hmm a few more opinions to consider here. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

I hadn't heard of this book before. Just checked out some reviews of it and liked what I heard. The majority of negative reviews seemed to be from people who were expecting a novel like Jurassic Park was. Think I might be ordering this one, cheers for bringing it up. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

I do see some of your points and maybe i'm being a little too optimistic but these are possibly the biggest steps towards stopping world poverty. I maybe giving the G7 more credited than they deserve but it is still early days and the plans are not yet drawn up on how it will be tackled, the meetings so far have been to see which of the G7-8 are up for it. Depending on the way it goes as far as the plans they draw up to get these countries back on their feet, if they were ever on them, then that'll be the time to start saying 'this will work' 'that will never work' etc. But, until then, this is great news for world poverty. One word, Bank, banks are in it to make money. The countries the World Bank looks out for are the ones with the most money. Check Argentina for a case study. Perhaps I didn't make myself clear, long day, I too don't think the solution is to throw more and more money at them and trust their governments to manage it, that wont work for sure. That's why I mentioned above that it's important to wait and hear what plans and conditions they come up with, the criteria which the countries have to meet to recieve the aid and what plans of action G7 will come up with in terms of ensuring the money is spent in the best manner. I do realise that completetly, but this situation has never happened before, again I got a bit ahead of myself earlier as we don't know how all this will pan out yet. Completely agree, that is what they are in talks about at the moment. But I feel that you saying earlier that cancelling the debt is not the way to do it is not to be ruled out completely, if like you said, they put forward a plan to use the money, then these countries need the debt cancelling anyway so they can get back on their feet, otherwise we will have to keep pumping more and more money in until they do because it is going to take a long time before these countries can start to build a decent economy. Who knows, one day they might be able to pay it back, maybe i'm just a dreamer. Still, either way, these talks have the potential to do great things if done right. Exciting times from my point of view. (Just realised when I wrote that, again we are trusting the politicians to do the right thing, took the wind out my sails that did, hehe) Edited for grammar etc. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......

Try looking up Free Trade and the financial situations that the WTO, IMF and World Bank force them into. When they are given the chance perhaps? It will take a hell of alot more money thats's a fact. The money sent there does help but aslong as these countires are paying more in debt repayments than they are on heath care, feeding and clothing the poor. What alot these countries need is a helping hand to get on their feet. Unless we do then I doubt they will EVER get themselves out of poverty. Is cancelling 3rd World going to affect you directly? If it's going to save lives then it's worth it, I for one cannot put a price on these people's lives. Christ, the compassion in this thread is overwhelming, really touching. Maybe i'm wrong, maybe it is all their fault and it's upto them to get of their own mess. My bad. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces......