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From: Eeyore on 5 Oct 2006 19:21 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > "Homer J Simpson" <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote > > <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > > > >> Some linguists even interpret the shifts in England as related to > >> blueblood Londoners putting on airs, and that accent subsequently > >> catching on in other parts of the country. I suspect this last part is a > >> bit of a stretch, but the whole thing is an interesting thesis. I find > >> it fascinating to think about how people spoke in the past, and how > >> language has evolved. Puts a whole new perspective in the various new > >> inner-city lexicons and pronunciations that have developed, even in my > >> lifetime. > > > > Read "The Mother Tongue" by Bill Bryson. > > I've written almost everything he's written. I love his very odd > combination of American and British humor. It's kind of > over-the-top-subtle. I like his stuff too. A curious sense of humour for sure. Graham
From: T Wake on 5 Oct 2006 19:21 "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:45259130.C2210AD0(a)hotmail.com... > > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> > Kurt Ullman wrote: >> > >> >> So, we just all capitulate and become Muslim states? >> > >> > Since when was that an option ? >> >> It has always been an option. It will always be an option. >> >> Is is the option with the highest chance of sucess for those who think >> life >> is more important than way of life. > > Who's threatening my way of life aside from the USA ? > The UK government.
From: Eeyore on 5 Oct 2006 19:23 T Wake wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > >> > >> > What does the USA get out of it ? Apart from terrorist attacks ? > >> > >> Well, my personal feeling is that changing your foreign policy as the > >> result of terrorist attacks is _always_ wrong. > > > > You'd be insane to ignore the reasons ! > > What reasons? > > If you mean countries should adjust their policy at the whim of bombers then > I hope you never run for political office. Like I said. You'd be insane not to consider the why of it. Graham
From: T Wake on 5 Oct 2006 19:23 "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:452592BA.A4AF9FEB(a)hotmail.com... > > > T Wake wrote: > >> Planes to the US are becoming a joke now, all because of four domestic >> flights being taken over. How many flights take off each day? > > Taken over ? > > I don't think a single one has been 'taken over'. > Hmm. Pedantry again. What terminology would you use to describe the actions of the terrorists who flew the planes into the world trade centre? Did they not "take over" the plane? Was it not a domestic flight? I may be mistaken, and I often am.
From: T Wake on 5 Oct 2006 19:26
"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:452592FC.45E26AB4(a)hotmail.com... > > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> > T Wake wrote: >> >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> >> > T Wake wrote: >> >> >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> >> >> >> >> >> > The insurgent isn't automatically a terrorist. >> >> >> >> >> >> It is a viewpoint issue. Were the July train bombers in London >> >> >> insurgents >> >> >> or >> >> >> terrorists? >> >> > >> >> > Definitely terrorists. Not insurgents in any organised way. >> >> >> >> But they were organised. >> > >> > An organised group of 5 ? >> >> Yes. >> >> Is there a minimum number before you can become organised? >> >> Apart from that, who recruited them? Who trained them? Who equipped them? >> Who encouraged them? > > You can't conceive of the idea they did this on their own ? > Well, yes. I can conceive the idea. There were still five of them. That is organised. If they did this on their own then it is a worrying sign. Normally you would hope they had been radicalised by some insane cleric with a grudge against the US. I am impressed they learned to make home made explosives (HME) without killing themselves - HME probably killed more IRA bombers than all the security forces put together. I am impressed at their untrained operational security in that they discussed it with each other an no one else on the planet found out about it. If they did all this on their own, then may be we should be worried. |