Forum: world.
06-26-2011, 02:21 PM
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Re: 6 down 44 to go
And to think I'd never have known about your taste in women unless I'd googled her.
http://i51.tinypic.com/2w6t153.jpg
I'd long had my suspicions about Betty Rubble.
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Forum: world.
06-25-2011, 03:39 PM
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Views: 3,135
Re: 6 down 44 to go
I'm sure plenty of us can live with that.
Oh poor Maggie Gallagher of the National Organisation for Marriage:
"The Republican party in New York is responsible for passing gay marriage, and...
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Forum: world.
06-25-2011, 03:30 PM
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Views: 2,216
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Forum: world.
06-25-2011, 01:32 PM
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Re: Aw man. Yey! Aw man.
LOL, oh jeez is that for real?!
They're quoting the Sun and the Daily Mail, so who knows!
Still, I think we should play safe and send someone over to Kazan cemetery pronto, just in case there's...
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Forum: static.
06-23-2011, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,806
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Forum: world.
06-20-2011, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,951
Re: Important Message About Sarah Palin
See that's the thing - candidates are primarily playing to the party activists at the beginning, which involves some sucking up to the most stupid and prejudiced in the party. But you have to go...
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Forum: world.
06-20-2011, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 10
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Re: if a state tried to secede today...
If it's an oil-rich state like Texas, maybe they would be allowed to go their own way - then covertly destabilized, and if that didn't work, invaded!
OK, serious answer: I reckon it would all hang...
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Forum: world.
06-19-2011, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,951
Re: Important Message About Sarah Palin
You know, I was originally thinking, whether tea party or centrist, that the Republican nomination would surely end up being one of the following:
1) Macho tough-talking meathead with great hair...
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Forum: world.
06-19-2011, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,533
RIP Peace campaigner Brian Haw
Shocked to hear of his death. For those outside the UK, Brian set up camp in Parliament Square in 2001, initially in response to sanctions against Iraq. He remained there for the next 10 years.
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Forum: world.
06-18-2011, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,951
Re: Important Message About Sarah Palin
Another possible key topic for the election: "negotiating with our enemies"
(Afghanistan's Karzai: US 'in peace talks with Taliban' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13821452))
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Forum: static.
06-18-2011, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,806
Re: crapple whycloud
Yeah I'm not talking next year or anything. Local storage is cheap now because there's a huge demand for it and will be for a while to come. But further down the line, I can kind of envisage a time...
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Forum: static.
06-17-2011, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,806
Re: crapple whycloud
Yeah I'm inclined to agree with that. Obviously I see the benefits of cloud computing in general. But relying on an internet connection is quite a mental leap from knowing I can access XYZ,...
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Forum: world.
06-16-2011, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,951
Re: Important Message About Sarah Palin
Oh boy that's depressing. I really didn't realise the mainstream Republican party was now so tainted by tea party twerps. Would Romney even make it to become their presidential candidate? I guess...
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Forum: world.
06-16-2011, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,951
Re: Important Message About Sarah Palin
Out of interest, what do you think will be the key topics during this upcoming campaign?
I'm guessing Libya (and foreign intervention generally) could be one, what with Iraq now apparently behind...
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Forum: world.
06-16-2011, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,951
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Forum: world.
06-14-2011, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,951
Re: Important Message About Sarah Palin
Yup, it should certainly be an interesting one.
Q: Will Michele Bachmann tone down her anti-gay rhetoric in the debates? (I suppose it depends what counts as populism in America right now.)
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Forum: static.
06-10-2011, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,806
Re: crapple whycloud
Must admit, while I normally dismiss most of your 'crapple' posts as the anti-matter equivalent of an Apple fanboi, in this case I'm inclined to agree with you. What exactly is the groundbreaking...
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Forum: world.
06-09-2011, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,899
Re: universal health care sucks
I don't think any system is perfect, but on the whole I've been very happy with the NHS. Perhaps that's just a case of 'better the devil you know'. Or perhaps I'm justified in happening to consider...
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Forum: world.
06-09-2011, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,886
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Forum: world.
06-09-2011, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,951
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Forum: world.
06-07-2011, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,951
Re: Important Message About Sarah Palin
Best post ever.
I also never underestimate her tenacity or her potential to succeed.
And kudos for mentioning those Japanese seniors. I heard about that a couple of days ago and it brought me...
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Forum: static.
06-06-2011, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,752
Re: I think I'm going to do it this time.
This year's Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (http://www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk/) is 11th - 14th August 2011. If you find a decent spot, it's usually quite an impressive sight, providing it...
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Forum: static.
06-03-2011, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,350
Re: whoop bang boodle doodle
Five possible reasons for forum quietness:
1) Work-life changes. (Many who used to post on here have grown up, got families of their own, and spend their free time on other things. Others may be...
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Forum: world.
05-27-2011, 04:53 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,224
Re: political compass test (again)
I don't know which is funnier - me as Joseph Stalin, or bryantm3 as Sid Vicious!
Re. my results, I'd have to agree that I have socialist leanings, but more in the social democrat tradition than...
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05-26-2011, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,224
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