From: Eeyore on 4 Oct 2006 17:52 T Wake wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > > John Fields wrote: > >> On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:28:57 +0100, Eeyore wrote: > >> >John Larkin wrote: > >> >> On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:55:57 +0100, Eeyore wrote: > >> > > >> >> >It [WW2] simply has zero relevance to the issue at hand. Mind you, > >> >> >just to put your fevered >> >> >American > >> minds at rest, should European Islam be stupid enough to get 'nasty' > >> expect another >> >> >Kristallnacht' with > >> Muslims being progromised. > >> >> > >> >> I bet you're looking forward to that, boxcars and death camps. Does > >> >> "get nasty" include acquiring political power? > >> > > >> >If it ever came to it, I'd expect it would be the public reacting, not > >> >the politicians. > >> > >> --- > >> So then you're saying that you're all racists just waiting for > >> something to happen so you can let it out? > > > > No. > > > > I'm saying that if someone threatens their fundamental freedoms, the > > British public will defend them. > > Hopefully. > > I grow less and less sure of this as I watch public debate each day. I think you mean political debate. I doubt the public would stand for it. Graham
From: Jim Thompson on 4 Oct 2006 17:52 On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:51:55 +0100, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >T Wake wrote: > >> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote >> > Jim Thompson wrote: >> >> >> >> I should know shortly what low-life job Eric has at Battelle... my >> >> guess is janitor ;-) >> > >> > >> > Are you sure they would give him that much responsibility? >> >> >> It is interesting that instead of disagreeing with Eric's comments and >> explaining why, the general response has been to criticise his imagined work >> status. >> >> Nothing I have seen in this thread seems to relate to his job and he has not >> claimed professional authority based on his employment so what, on Earth, >> does his job matter? >> >> Unless this really is a pathetic attempt to "one up" on someone you think is >> in a lower paid / less "exalted" job. If it is, you really should be ashamed >> of yourselves. > >Thompson and Terrell are amongst the lowest forms of life posting here. JoeBloe >beats them hands down though. > >Graham > At least we're not impotent like you. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: T Wake on 4 Oct 2006 17:53 "Homer J Simpson" <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message news:eKVUg.51442$E67.34713(a)clgrps13... > > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote in message > news:XKadnfJ0jY0iubnYRVny3w(a)pipex.net... > >> Nothing wrong with the letter u. I've never understood why Americans seem >> to avoid it. (Don't get me started on the pronunciation of route... :-)) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster > So, it's all his fault then.... He is a bad man.
From: T Wake on 4 Oct 2006 17:54 "John Fields" <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote in message news:i0a8i2hadjh1gfqs84iur3qj96t71fevm9(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:29:32 -0500, John Fields > <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote: > >>On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:42:54 +0100, Eeyore >><rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>Homer J Simpson wrote: >>> >>>> "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote >>>> >>>> > Alternatively you could put every mosque under armed guard and >>>> > provide >>>> > them with no end of support.... :-) >>>> >>>> Or move them all to the Outer Hebrides - and the Muslims with them! >>> >>>With such a wide selection to choose from, I often wonder why we have no >>>prison islands. >> >>--- >>You do. It's called Australia. >> >>>You could make the prisoners actually work the land and stuff. >>>You never know, it might do them good. >> >>--- >>They certainly seem to be doing better than you lot, lately. > > --- > P.S. One Australian friend of mine says he'll be eternally grateful > to you for giving them Heaven and keeping Hell for yourselves. > Glad to hear it. They have the rough end of the deal though - the sensible ones moved to New Zealand.
From: Eeyore on 4 Oct 2006 17:54
Gordon wrote: > On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:16:58 +0100, Eeyore wrote: > >"Michael A. Terrell" wrote: > >> Keith wrote: > >> > > >> > Meanwhile, the stuffed donkey will watch the documentary about the > >> > wild west, "Blazing Saddles". > >> > >> He should pay close attention to the scene where someone punches out > >> the horse. > > > >Your American Love of Violence is once again nnoted. > > > >Do you think that violence is the only way to 'win an argument' ? > > > >Graham > > Looking down the other end of the tunnel...it seems being passive > and compliant is a very sure way to lose an argument. Theodore > Roosevelt had things sorted out pretty well when he said, "Speak > softly and carry a big stick." And the real trick is not to use it. Graham |