Frenchy68

I just went to moveon.org's website for the first time after reading your post. I don't get the feeling that America is being blamed for the ill of this earth. I think the website targets the administration, but I find its contents politically motivated but certainly not unpatriotic. At least no more unpatriotic than espn.com or enchantedlearning.com (which by the way had a great article on frilled neck lizards not long ago...). "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Can you humor me and explain what the "by definition" means? How does someone associated with an association called "moveon.org" is "by definition" unpatriotic? I just spent few minutes looking up the terms in various dictionaries, and couldn't come up with a clear link between moving on and patriotism. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Great statement. Now what are you basing it on exactly? Are you talking about Hollywood, CA, or TX? Just wondering. Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Is that a promise or a threat? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Wednesday not good for me, dentist appointment. Thursday should be OK. I beg you reconsider about Malta. G E O R G E M I C H A E L!!!!!!!!! Hell, they may be able to clone Wham soon, so we should move preemptively. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

It's an art form!!! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

YES, YES YES! Let's definitely go after LUXEMBOURG! As a matter of fact, if you look up LUXEMBOURG in a dictionnary: Luxembourg: from the latin LUXEM, which means "Kick me hard where it hurts", and then BOURG, which was added for no good reason other than the locals thinking it sounded cooler that way. As local philosopher Jean Marie Zecoolalmostfrogguy once stated: "Luxembourg is to the modern world what endives are to culinary art". Read dull and tasteless. The national stone of Luxembourg is marble; its national color is Black; its national bird is the Doddling Endive Luxembourgeoise. Everything else there is to know about Luxembourg was pretty much covered in Mike's post. BUT CAN WE PLEASE ADD MALTA AND RHODES TO THE AXIS OF EVIL? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Point taken. Actually, I would even state that Agencourt was much more humiliating than WWII. However, let's focus on the present, shall we? It occured to me our world is going to shit, and I set myself to find out why such a thing was happening. I did not have to search very far. http://www.britishbattles.homestead.com/files/europe/anglofrenchwars.htm [url] After viewing this chart, everything became clear to me: a good old Anglo-French war was to European History what herpes is to any healthily sexually active young person: uncontournable (man, am I going to get flamed for that one!). So why did the Brits and the French let go of such a healthy custom? Was it that the Germs were jealous of all the fun we were having, and therefore tried to wedge themselves between such a perfect couple? I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case. The Germs are kindda tricky that way... So I suggest we go back to our old habits, and pick up where we last left it (was it with the little guy in Waterloo?). Let the American armies to its glorious conquests of Granada, Panama & Iraq, and let's indeed resume our old customs of pillaging, looting, raping and burning virgins at the stake. "Boutons les Anglais hors de (fill in the blanks)" Love you Mike Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

DON'T EVEN OPEN THAT DOOR!!! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Yeah, the "Tour de France" and the "Force du Reddite des Bicyclettes" were both formed in 1903. This was because France saw the way Germany was going. Hence the plans for the rapid 2,000km (1,275 REAL miles) retrait strategique (rout)*** Very good point. Around the same time, in the same spirit, British authorities developped a policy promoting the teaching of rowing at universities, so as to enable future British soldiers to cross the Channel in record times while fleeing advancing German armies. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

I think it was dispicable to watch the french "citizens" spit on him as he rode by. Totally agree. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Choose Heinz and you're supporting Teresa Heinz and her liberal causes, such as Kerry for President. Choose W Ketchup and you support the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to the children of our brave heroes who have fallen in battle.*** Wow. Never thought of the differences between ketchup brands being that pronounced! In any case, these guys have a good sense of humor. And obviously a good business sense as well... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Looks like this W thang tastes bitter and sour though, doesn't it? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Either way, it's money that goes into the Heinz trust fund... Brilliant if you ask me. Win/win situation!!! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Very good point. But in today's political climate, with both houses being so closely split, we should be prepared to see more and more "political parachuting" (that's how it's called in France, where it's pretty much a tradition). It's pretty much sending mercenaries to fight either winable, or at least contestable, seats. I agree that the ethical side of it is questionable at best. But strategically, once again, I'd be prepared to see more and more of it happening. As to whether it conflicts with the founding fathers' original intent: probably does; but then again, I think it would also apply to some of the contitutional amendments we abide by today. Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

But at least, it seems that Kerry is screaming "FORE" before shooting the gun. And I vote for Jenna shoving her tongue in a reporter's ketchup bottle??!!!*^&#&* (I gotta try the red pill next time). "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

And I greatly doubt the US/Canada analogy would come close to the above. Very good point indeed as to the love/hate relationship. Besides, we keep punking your "lads" in football... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/contentPlay/shockwave.jsp?id=this_land&preplay=1&ratingBar=off [/url] Takes a minute or so to load, but worth the wait... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

You make it sound like these are bad things... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Hopefully, Bush will get enough of a bounce after the RNC that we'll read about him in the "incident" section... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Just jumped in France, and had to get a French license. I was told that the USPA membership was not recognized there. I am not sure it is actually the case, it could have been that particular dropzone. I think it has to do with the fact that the FFP (French Parachuting Federation) requires a medical visit and statement by a doctor that one is fit to skydive. No US doctor would issue such a statement due to liability... However, I was told that the FFP membership would allow me to jump in any country. Once again, not sure everything above is true. But that's what I was told. Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Thanks for all the useful advices. To set the record straight: my friend did NOT IGNORE my comment. We both felt it was safe to jump (which obviously was the wrong decision to make). This was based on other occurences where the pin was at least that "short", and we were told by rigger(s) to proceed with the jump. I tend to be anal about how things look, and decided to mention to him that it could be further in. Once again, my friend is not a hot head who does what he feels like doing regardless of other people's advices. He and I did catch a reserve pin ready to pop free at the first sneeze once. We also spend quite some tome at the DZ everytime we go asking questions to instructors. What I have learned (and he as well I believe) is that in the future, even if it looks safe, we'll skip the load and take it to the loft to have it inspected more throroughly. I totally agree about the no movement in the plane bit. Especially after what happened yesterday. Our load was quite a mess, and there was a lot of musical chair being played at around 8,000 ft. I am very concerned that something happened at this point. But definitely a lesson learned the hard way, and luckily without harm to anybody. Thanks for all the always usefull feedback. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

You keep saying that you should have done this, you should have done that - Did HE check the pin on the ground? His gear is his responsibility. It's nice that you warned him that the pin looked short, but if didn't take your warning to heart, well, that's not your problem. - Jim Once again, it looked safe to me. He DID check it on the ground prior to his second jump, and felt the same. It obviously wasn't. Or something really did happen in the plane. Probably a combination of both. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."