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From: Michael A. Terrell on 5 Oct 2006 02:53 T Wake wrote: > > When we all have to carry ID cards I will know the "war" is indeed over. You don't have a driver's license? -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
From: Michael A. Terrell on 5 Oct 2006 02:59 T Wake wrote: > > Do Americans have a word for Bullying? Yes, do you have one for yellow bellied cowards? -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
From: Michael A. Terrell on 5 Oct 2006 03:30 John Larkin wrote: > > On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:43:48 +0100, Eeyore > <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > >John Larkin wrote: > > > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >John Larkin wrote: > >> >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> >> >I find the humour too juvenile for my taste. It's like finding farts funny > >> >> >and nothing else. > >> >> > >> >> More likely you find it juvenile because you don't get the twists; > >> >> some of Brooks' stuff is fairly subtle. But there are a lot of > >> >> Americanisms and Jewish humor and Black (as in African, not as in > >> >> noire) humor you may not get. > >> >> > >> >> What humor meets your standards? > >> > > >> >Not much actually. I find much of it pretty banale. I'm not sure you'd know the > >> >stuff either. Did you ever see Fawlty Towers ( John Cleese ) for example ? At > >> >least there's a decent chance of that. > >> > >> I didn't like FT; > > > >Well it is very British. > > > > > >> it was stupid situation/embarassment comedy like "I > >> Love Lucy" > > > >In which case it didn't 'translate' well over your side of the pond. > > > > > >> , nowhere near Monte Python level. Wodehouse is my favorite > >> comedic writer... I laugh out loud when I read his stuff. > > > >I find that dull. > > > > > >> You should laugh more... it might cheer you up. > > > >Don't worry. I laugh a bit. There's not a heck of a lot to laugh about these days > >though ( see thread ). > > > > Beg to differ. The world is wonderful, and with a bit of conscious > effort one can learn to appreciate it. A rational creature could do no > less. > > John A day without a good laugh is a day not worth living. My sense of humor is the only thing that kept me going through the worst two years of my life, while laying in bed staring at the ceiling and too sick to give a damn about almost anything. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
From: Eeyore on 5 Oct 2006 04:54 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > >> > Keith wrote: > >> >> rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... > >> >> > >> >> > And you think you can defeat 'radical Islam' with bombs and bullets ? > >> >> > >> >> I know there is no choice. Perhaps you want to submit? > >> > > >> > There is no need to 'submit' > >> > > >> > You're living in a perversely stupid fantasy paranoid world. > >> > >> It comes from the constant bombardment by Bush's fear-mongering--it's his > >> way of keeping power over people. People start to lose perspective on > >> what is happening and why. It really is a very powerful narcotic. > > > > Have you seen this ? > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/3755686.stm > > No, I hadn't. Interesting thesis. I do hope PBS or BBCAmerica picks up the > program, I'd like to see it. > > Eric Lucas It's available online. And would you believe I didn't bookmark it ! Sorry. Graham
From: Eeyore on 5 Oct 2006 04:56
John Larkin wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >John Larkin wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >John Larkin wrote: > >> >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> >> >I find the humour too juvenile for my taste. It's like finding farts funny > >> >> >and nothing else. > >> >> > >> >> More likely you find it juvenile because you don't get the twists; > >> >> some of Brooks' stuff is fairly subtle. But there are a lot of > >> >> Americanisms and Jewish humor and Black (as in African, not as in > >> >> noire) humor you may not get. > >> >> > >> >> What humor meets your standards? > >> > > >> >Not much actually. I find much of it pretty banale. I'm not sure you'd know the > >> >stuff either. Did you ever see Fawlty Towers ( John Cleese ) for example ? At > >> >least there's a decent chance of that. > >> > >> I didn't like FT; > > > >Well it is very British. > > > > > >> it was stupid situation/embarassment comedy like "I > >> Love Lucy" > > > >In which case it didn't 'translate' well over your side of the pond. > > > > > >> , nowhere near Monte Python level. Wodehouse is my favorite > >> comedic writer... I laugh out loud when I read his stuff. > > > >I find that dull. > > > > > >> You should laugh more... it might cheer you up. > > > >Don't worry. I laugh a bit. There's not a heck of a lot to laugh about these days > >though ( see thread ). > > Beg to differ. The world is wonderful, and with a bit of conscious > effort one can learn to appreciate it. A rational creature could do no > less. It really doesn't feel very wonderful right now. Having a whole continent to yourselves may help your view. Graham |