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From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on 2 Aug 2006 16:22 John Fields wrote: > On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:18:49 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> John Fields wrote: >>> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:38:21 +0100, Eeyore >>> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> John Fields wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:06:53 +0100, Eeyore >>>>> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It's pretty clear that a large percentage of the US think that the only answers >>>>>> come out of the barrel of a gun. >>>>> --- >>>>> What's abundantly clear is that milquetoasts like you don't >>>>> understand Teddy Roosevelt's "Speak softly and carry a big stick." >>>>> and think that bluster, bravado, and braggadocio will save the day. >>>> I understand it *perfectly* thank you. I'm entirely in favour of the UK maintaining >>>> its nuclear deterrent for exactly that reason. >>>> >>>> >>>>> I don't think there's a single country that hasn't drawn its borders >>>>> in blood and maintained them by force of arms, >>>> I see no reason to continue the bad practices of the past. I don't delude myself >>>> that wars are simply going to go away but those who think they can resolve conflict >>>> by engaging in war are likely to be disappointed >>> --- >>> Yes, I agree, but just like when you get attacked by a rabid dog, >>> sometimes there's no choice but to put the dog down. >>> >>> Ideally, before he gets close enough to bite. >> Of course, the actual problem is Baby George smashing his way into other >> peoples gardens and trying to put their dogs down because he has a >> rabies phobia. > > --- > Not at all. In that instance, Mr. Bush decided that it was time to > call in the dog-catcher and go after a particularly rabid mongrel > who had been on the loose for far too long. A former pet, whose behaviour had improved somewhat since George's father gave up ownership. Dirk
From: John Fields on 2 Aug 2006 17:23 On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:22:17 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: >A former pet, whose behaviour had improved somewhat since George's >father gave up ownership. --- Between periods of malevolent behavior, a rabid dog remains a rabid dog. -- John Fields Professional Circuit Designer
From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on 2 Aug 2006 17:26 John Fields wrote: > On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:22:17 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> A former pet, whose behaviour had improved somewhat since George's >> father gave up ownership. > > --- > Between periods of malevolent behavior, a rabid dog remains a rabid > dog. Then George should not have owned the rabid dog in the first place, should he? Dirk
From: Richard The Dreaded Libertarian on 2 Aug 2006 17:35 On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:06:53 +0100, Eeyore wrote: > Richard The Dreaded Libertarian wrote: >> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:00:04 +0000, Phat Bytestard wrote: >> > On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:07:31 -0400, krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> Gave us: >> >>In article <pan.2006.08.02.22.12.07.64599(a)example.net>, >> >>null(a)example.net >> >>> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:04:51 -0700, John Larkin wrote: >> >>> >> >>> > Pax Americana isn't a bad idea. It would save billions of lives >> >>> > and damage a bit of pride. >> >>> >> >>> First, of course, the Americans would have to swallow their false >> >>> pride and actually stop making war. >> >> >> >>BS, be worried when we stop *ending* war. >> > >> > Well said. >> >> Gawd, you people are twisted. >> >> How exactly is it that you reduce war by adding war? > > It's pretty clear that a large percentage of the US think that the only > answers come out of the barrel of a gun. > Yeah - the joy of Democracy: It doesn't matter how wrong you are, as long as you have a lot of company. I wish there was some way to get the warlovers to see just how psychotic they are. Thanks, Rich
From: Spehro Pefhany on 2 Aug 2006 17:56
On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:36:21 -0500, the renowned John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote: >On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 20:12:36 +0100, John Woodgate ><jmw(a)jmwa.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>In message <u6t1d2pp82griqp2q4rt96eukqpr6ihcb7(a)4ax.com>, dated Wed, 2 >>Aug 2006, John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> writes >> >>>Somehow, I got you confused with "tapwater". >> >>You can't tell the difference between a fictitious stuffed donkey and >>tap water? (;-) > >--- >It's difficult because one is a burro and the other sometimes comes >from a burrow. (Hopefully _not_ from a burro...) Either could live in a borough. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |