nacmacfeegle

"He goes into court, and has someone hold a dummy knife, and has someone else try to draw a dummy gun from a holster. Distance, 21 feet, I believe (that magic threshold). The kicker -- the knife-wielder is PRONE on his stomach when they yell "GO!" He gets up, charges the gun-person, and still wins the race." Sounds like a good justification for carrying knives as a self defence/crime suppression option. Although a 16 foot pike would perhaps serve one better, I doubt that it could be carried on an every day basis without raising at least a few eybrows. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Is there a good argument to suggest that despite all of the war, conflict, hatred, murder, torture, racism, intolerance that we see happening every day that there is some reason to keep banging our heads against this particular wall?" Historically, it seems to work, The USA and modern Europe is a pretty good example of the 'melting pot' approach being relatively successful. We, as a society can actually overcome the genetic 'tribalism' that seems to plague us. I think it is possible to set aside bigotries, and dillute the hatred and mistrust with understanding and tolerance. Personally, I think its better to continue banging our heads against this particular wall, as opposed to erecting new dividing walls. The prize for eroding this bigotry is worth much more than accepting the alternative, integration and understanding is of more benefit to us, long term, than a collision of cultures. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Can disparate cultures live in the same country in harmony? Is it a pipe dream, that we should give up on? I mean, the evidence is in, and it does not look good, historically, for countries to mix cultures and expect any sort of peace." I like to think so, and I like to think its worth working at, to make it successful. The whole being greater than the sum of its parts, kind of thing. Besides, can you really un-mix the cultural blend that already exists? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Yep, an ongoing oxymoron.

"Where the hell did they get 3.2 from?" British intelligence reports? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

And my argument has been that the war was not justified, so please answer the question... "Are you admitting that the justifications for the War in Iraq are false?" A simple yes or no...... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Are you admitting that the justifications for the War in Iraq are false?" Yes or no.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I thought al this sounded familiar, The Sunday Herald is a pretty good Scottish newspaper.

"If you can't laugh at yourself, you really don't have a sense of humor." This I agree with. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Isn't he just reminding people not to get complacent, maintain vigilance, etc, without spreading paranoia. Or is he really just a clown? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

How do I drag myself away from here, jump in the car and make the management meeting on the other side of town that started, oh, about 5 minutes ago.... Gotta dash, cya. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Folks, just to fill you in, HE STARTED IT! Damn yankee called me a liberal, and I was being all nice about him not being able to jump and all. What do all y'all think of that, huh? I tell you folks, I was enraged, my hands started shaking, the red mist rose, my normal sang froid was disturbed, and I regretably let my emotions get the better of me. To my eternal shame, I resorted to insults and (private) personal attacks. In future, please refer to me and my political persuasion by using my proper title:- 'That F£$%ing Socialist from Scotland'. Future outpourings of hate from my keyboard will then hopefully be avoided. Thank you. A formal written apology will be sent to the well respected Mr Muenkel as soon as my lawyers are finished drafting it. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Ech, its okay Deuce, I will provide translation as well as guiding services. But no, guns on planes, assembled or otherwise, are probably a bad idea, besides, the chosen weapon in Scotland is a broken bottle, aka a Dundee dagger. Very effective, readily available, and difficult to trace. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Elvis.

"Criticism of Moron's movie is not censorship. Even saying that it is anti-American is not censorship, it is criticism. One should expect it for making such a movie." Agreed, I now don't think Lori was advocating censorship (after a few PMs between ourselves), however I still disagree that questioning the actions of our leaders actually aids terrorists. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Touche.

Its not the same thing... Pictsies for example.... http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Nac_Mac_Feegle -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Every skydiver should visit Queenstown, on the South Island of New Zealand, at least once in their lifetime. Its the adventure sports capital of the world, a beautiful place, they speak English, and has a great vibe about it, something to do with ley lines? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"As its only stereo would the video part work, I cant find any AV jacks anywhere." Nope, the wee jack plug that carries video and audio is a Sony special. All is not lost, think about approaching it from the other end of the cable. If you really are keen on this idea, I'd suggest you think about securely fixing the composite lead (with the red white and yellow connectors) to your helmet, devising a means of fixing or stowing the tv end (duct tape/velcro pouch type of thingie), either remaking the phono connections, or stowing the lead in the helmet somewhere, and procuring a couple of these.... http://www.euronetwork.co.uk/acatalog/Phono_Adaptors.html Buy a fistful, they are cheap as chips, and very popular with people who want to borrow them. Then you'd need a standard composite lead between your helmet and the TV/VCR, any Hifi shop will have those.. I might be tempted to just stow the audio connectors and only worry about the video (yellow end) to see how things work out, we don't always need the sound. Be sure to securely stow any excess cable, and only connect the wee adaptors on the ground. They won't really last long in freefall. If your really keen, and feel comfy wielding a soldering iron, you can get panel mount kits for phono connectors, this would allow you to fit the sockets directly to your helmet, but would involve sacrificing your Sony special cable. Would any of this work for you? Give me a shout back if I have the wrong end of the stick.

Hmm, interesting theory...Little Orange Men...hmmmm

"I have recently been presented "Undisputable Evidence" Aliens from outer space are abducting people. What is your opinion? " I'd say show us the evidence, so we might be empowered to make our own minds up about it. But quite frankly, I'm already sceptical on the abduction issue, so its going to have to be robust, and I may have to enlist a third party to check the evidence, and any associated rationale. Depending on the nature of the evidence..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"These people are making it sound like they would have supported action against Hussein as long as the UN said it was okay." Sigh.... Its like this...Nah fuck it, the concepts described by Wendy above are obviously lost on you. So I'm done with this thread. Your grasp of global responsibility, and moral issues is only overshadowed by your knowledge of geography. cya. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"ps - I envy you your time in rural Scotland. " Come visit, we'll have a beer and put the world to rights. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"A consensus of people can add weight. If independent parties can come to the same conclusion based on the same evidence, it acts as some validation of the thought process. " Thats about it. Wendy sums it up quite well from my point of view.

Are you saying that a film of this nature should have been censored or suppressed because it is uncomfortable to the President? I'm not sure that is what you meant, but it is the way I'm (mis)reading your point... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson