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From: Phat Bytestard on 2 Aug 2006 23:40 On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:43:42 -0500, John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> Gave us: >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. I doubt that they'll ever get it, since they remember history in a very selective manner.
From: Phat Bytestard on 2 Aug 2006 23:45 On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:23:52 -0500, John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> Gave us: >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. Yes, and there is only one cure.
From: Phat Bytestard on 2 Aug 2006 23:45 On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:26:32 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> Gave us: >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? ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US.
From: Phat Bytestard on 2 Aug 2006 23:47 On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:33:36 GMT, Richard The Dreaded Libertarian <null(a)example.net> Gave us: >Well, upon reading the remainder of the post, it's clear that you're in >serious need of psychiatric care. As if you could ever credibly make such an assessment.
From: Phat Bytestard on 2 Aug 2006 23:50
On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:52:14 GMT, Jonathan Kirwan <jkirwan(a)easystreet.com> Gave us: > They aren't cheap. >But they are available, as I gather it. They are harder to get than a legitimate green card. |