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Arianhod
Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 12:44:00 -
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"To the citizens of the United States of America, in the light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA that has not thrown money at all problems and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today.
97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a Minister for America without the need for further elections.
The House of Representatives and the Senate will be disbanded.
A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:
1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium." Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.
The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour'; skipping the letter 'U' is nothing more than laziness on your part. Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters.
You will end your love affair with the letter 'Z' (pronounced 'zed' not 'zee') and the suffix "ize" will be replaced by the suffix "ise."
You will learn that the suffix 'burgh' is pronounced 'burra' e.g. Edinburgh. You are welcome to re-spell Pittsburgh as 'Pittsberg' if you can't cope with correct pronunciation.
Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up ôvocabulary." Using the same thirty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "uhh", "like", and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication.
Look up "interspersed."
There will be no more 'bleeps' in the Jerry Springer show. If you're not old enough to cope with bad language then you shouldn't have chat shows. When you learn to develop your vocabulary, then you won't have to use bad language as often.
2. There is no such thing as "US English." We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of "-ize."
3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. English accents are not limited to ****ney, upper-class twit or Mancunian (Daphne in Frasier).
You will also have to learn how to understand regional accents --- Scottish dramas such as "Taggart" will no longer be broadcast with subtitles.
While we're talking about regions, you must learn that there is no such place as Devonshire in England. The name of the county is "Devon." If you persist in calling it Devonshire, all American States will become "shires" e.g. Texasshire, Floridashire, Louisianashire.
4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. Hollywood will be required to cast English actors to play English characters.
British sit-coms such as "Men Behaving Badly" or "Red Dwarf" will not be re-cast and watered down for a wishy-washy American audience who can't cope with the humour of occasional political incorrectness. Popular British films such as the Italian Job and the Wicker Man should never be remade.
5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through.
6. You should stop playing American "football." There are other types of football such as Rugby, Aussie Rules & Gaelic football. However proper football - which will no longer be known as soccer, is the best known, most loved and most popular. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very go
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Blane Xero
Amarr
The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2010.07.04 12:48:00 -
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+1
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 Originally by: CCP Fallout
Been there. Done that. Need antibiotics.
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Arianhod
Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2010.07.04 12:50:00 -
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The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football.
Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American "football", but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like nancies).
We are hoping to get together at least a US Rugby sevens side by 2008.
You should stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the 'World Series' for a game which is not played outside of North America. Since only 2.15% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. Instead of baseball, you will be allowed to play a girls' game called "rounders," which is baseball without fancy team strip, oversized gloves, collector cards or hotdogs.
7. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry guns. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous in public than a vegetable peeler. Because we don't believe you are sensible enough to handle potentially dangerous items, you will require a permit if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.
8. The 4th of July is no longer a public holiday. The 2nd of November will be a new national holiday, but only in Britain. It will be called "Indecisive Day."
9. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap, and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.
All road intersections will be replaced with roundabouts. You will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.
10. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call 'French fries' are not real chips. Fries aren't even French, they are Belgian though 97.85% of you (including the guy who discovered fries while in Europe) are not aware of a country called Belgium. Those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called "crisps." Real chips are thick cut and fried in animal fat. The traditional accompaniment to chips is beer which should be served warm and flat.
Waitresses will be trained to be more aggressive with customers.
11. As a sign of penance 5 grams of sea salt per cup will be added to all tea made within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this quantity to be doubled for tea made within the city of Boston itself.
12. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling "beer" is not actually beer at all, it is lager . From November 1st only proper British Bitter will be referred to as "beer," and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as "Lager." The substances formerly known as "American Beer" will henceforth be referred to as "Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine," with the exception of the product of the American Budweiser company whose product will be referred to as "Weak Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine." This will allow true Budweiser (as manufactured for the last 1000 years in the Czech Republic) to be sold without risk of confusion.
13. From the 10th of November the UK will harmonise petrol (or "gasoline," as you will be permitted to keep calling it until the 1st of April) prices with the former USA. The UK will harmonise its prices to those of the former USA and the Former USA will, in return, adopt UK petrol prices (roughly $9/US gallon -- get used to it).
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Vogue
Skynet Nexus
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Posted - 2010.07.04 12:56:00 -
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The shadow cast by lamenting of lost greatness handicaps many countries. This applies to the UK. The UK has the most immature concept of national identity. Plucky jonny englander fighting the German Kraut and the French Frog.
Germany has a very mature national identity as its old disgraceful empire mongering one was anhilated in every literal way in WW2.
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Arianhod
Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2010.07.04 12:57:00 -
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14. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not grown up enough to handle a gun.
15. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy.
16. You must learn to appreciate the concept of having some sort of a law with regards to regulation. You see if you dont understand what is happening then put all your money into this, do you honestly expect to get it all back if there is no regulation?
17. Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all revenues due (backdated to 1776).
Thank you for your co-operation."
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Posted - 2010.07.04 13:01:00 -
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On a more serious note, 911 was just plain wrong, no matter how you look at it, no matter how to try and justify it, it is simply wrong on every level known to human existence 
It's 119, you date mutilating yankee bastards. Notice how we had ours on 7/7? Just to stop Americans from mangling the date, that is 
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yfz3r0
Caldari
Perkone
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Posted - 2010.07.04 13:29:00 -
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You can have the USA back, you just have to come take it from us.
We'll be waiting. 
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Blane Xero
Amarr
The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2010.07.04 14:11:00 -
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Originally by: yfz3r0
You can have the USA back, you just have to come take it from us.
We'll be waiting.
You'll be too busy figuring out at what stage you want to take all the credit / lay all the blame (and on who) after its over to do anything during a takeover.
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Originally by: CCP Fallout
Been there. Done that. Need antibiotics.
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Meiyang Lee
Gallente
Azteca Transportation Unlimited
Gunboat Diplomacy
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Posted - 2010.07.04 14:17:00 -
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Edited by: Meiyang Lee on 04/07/2010 14:17:04
I'll leave this here... Article by the Onion.
Happy Independence day US players.
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Akita T
Caldari
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2010.07.04 14:18:00 -
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Originally by: yfz3r0
You can have the USA back, you just have to come take it from us.
They didn't want that region anyway... 
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 14:50:00 -
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Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 14:52:28
I never understood why the English are such pricks.
The English are pricks, Americans are idiots, what else is new?
You should look up "aluminum" in Webster's American Dictionary.
Oh, and while you're at it, look up "How to Win a War Against Farmers with Pitchforks", "The Art of Cooking", "How to Brush Your Teeth", and finally, "How to Behave Like a Human Being, not a Smug Prick".
And do you REALLY wanna get into a grammar debate, "wiv" "innit"? How about using a simple possessive pronoun instead of speaking like a pirate when you're not really trying to speak like a pirate?
That is all.
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Dan O'Connor
Cerberus Network
Dignitas.
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Posted - 2010.07.04 14:57:00 -
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Originally by: Hatherley
On a more serious note, 911 was just plain wrong, no matter how you look at it, no matter how to try and justify it, it is simply wrong on every level known to human existence
It's 119, you date mutilating yankee bastards. Notice how we had ours on 7/7? Just to stop Americans from mangling the date, that is
The American format is MM/DD -
plus, the emergency phone number in USA is 911.
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XenosisReaper
Rising Ashes Inc.
Honourable Templum of Alcedonia
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Posted - 2010.07.04 14:58:00 -
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Originally by: Dan O'Connor
The American format is MM/DD -
WHY THOUGH? it's so stupid.
I'm not even going to try and reply to the poster before you, my brain can't process that much concentrated stupid.
Originally by: CCP Shadow
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:03:00 -
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Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 15:04:26
Originally by: XenosisReaper
Originally by: Dan O'Connor
The American format is MM/DD -
WHY THOUGH? it's so stupid.
I'm not even going to try and reply to the poster before you, my brain can't process that much concentrated stupid.
No, it's not stupid. We don't say, "The tenth of May", we say "May tenth" or "May the tenth". It's written numerically how one would read it. Do you read backwards?
The military and government offices all use the DD/MM format; however, it's written like 4 Jul 10.
You probably "can't process that much stupid" because you're too busy processing all that horrible food you people eat.
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Death4free
Caldari
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:15:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 14:52:28
I never understood why the English are such pricks.
The English are pricks, Americans are idiots, what else is new?
You should look up "aluminum" in Webster's American Dictionary.
Oh, and while you're at it, look up "How to Win a War Against Farmers with Pitchforks", "The Art of Cooking", "How to Brush Your Teeth", and finally, "How to Behave Like a Human Being, not a Smug Prick".
And do you REALLY wanna get into a grammar debate, "wiv" "innit"? How about using a simple possessive pronoun instead of speaking like a pirate when you're not really trying to speak like a pirate?
That is all.
Wow what an intelligent post.
Im pretty sure england has never lost a war against farmers equipped solely with pitchforks. English cooking is obviousely well suited to the populace so i dont think anyone in england cares if you dont like our cooking since we obviousely like it ourselves. We have free dental care in england (well obviousely paid through taxes but still). Its nice to see people perpetuating this myth that english people have bad teeth despite the fact that we get free dental care of a reasonable standard. Atleast with american obesity its understandable becausr they dont get free liposuction. How do you define what it is to be a human being? Surely being a human being is the sum of all actions committed by all animals that we would class as human (i.e us) so in reality considering the population of africa and rural asia we should all live in mud huts and farm just enough to survive in small communities for the next x hundred years.
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Creepy Goat
Schindlers Ignore List
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:16:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
EDIT: However, living in Europe, I'm always confused when I see a date written in an English sentence. If the numbers are like 4/7/10, I have to confirm whether said person is using the American or English way. I personally would like a uniform way of writing dates, so I can get on board with that.
The uniform way of writing dates was DD/MM/YYYY until Americans decided they should **** with it, for god knows what reason.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:24:00 -
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Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 15:24:36
Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 15:24:21
Originally by: Death4free
Originally by: Astenion
Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 14:52:28
I never understood why the English are such pricks.
The English are pricks, Americans are idiots, what else is new?
You should look up "aluminum" in Webster's American Dictionary.
Oh, and while you're at it, look up "How to Win a War Against Farmers with Pitchforks", "The Art of Cooking", "How to Brush Your Teeth", and finally, "How to Behave Like a Human Being, not a Smug Prick".
And do you REALLY wanna get into a grammar debate, "wiv" "innit"? How about using a simple possessive pronoun instead of speaking like a pirate when you're not really trying to speak like a pirate?
That is all.
Wow what an intelligent post.
Im pretty sure england has never lost a war against farmers equipped solely with pitchforks. English cooking is obviousely well suited to the populace so i dont think anyone in england cares if you dont like our cooking since we obviousely like it ourselves. We have free dental care in england (well obviousely paid through taxes but still). Its nice to see people perpetuating this myth that english people have bad teeth despite the fact that we get free dental care of a reasonable standard. Atleast with american obesity its understandable becausr they dont get free liposuction. How do you define what it is to be a human being? Surely being a human being is the sum of all actions committed by all animals that we would class as human (i.e us) so in reality considering the population of africa and rural asia we should all live in mud huts and farm just enough to survive in small communities for the next x hundred years.
That is all
I see my facetiousness was lost on you. This isn't a debate, more like a retort in the same fashion. The OP made a funny post and was not meant to be taken seriously.
That said, there really is something seriously wrong with people putting jam in their pasta. And Marmite. And beans for breakfast.
Then again, there's seriously something wrong with people who eat potted meat, pig feet, and not knowing the capital of Germany.
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Akita T
Caldari
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:28:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: XenosisReaper
Originally by: Dan O'Connor
The American format is MM/DD/YY(YY)
WHY THOUGH? it's so stupid.
No, it's not stupid. We don't say, "The tenth of May", we say "May tenth" or "May the tenth".
YYYY/MM/DD or DD/MM/YYYY makes sense.
MM/DD/YYYY makes no sense, unless you want to pick the most counter-intuitive format possible intentionally to mess with everybody else.
In fact, YYYY/MM/DD makes the most sense, yet almost nobody uses it, so I guess everybody is stupid.
And yes, I do say "the tenth of May" far more often than "May tenth".
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:29:00 -
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Originally by: Creepy Goat
Originally by: Astenion
EDIT: However, living in Europe, I'm always confused when I see a date written in an English sentence. If the numbers are like 4/7/10, I have to confirm whether said person is using the American or English way. I personally would like a uniform way of writing dates, so I can get on board with that.
The uniform way of writing dates was DD/MM/YYYY until Americans decided they should **** with it, for god knows what reason.
Who knows why we do half the **** we do? Sometimes it's beneficial to us, but sometimes it's just superfluous bull**** created by someone who just wants to be unique and not useful. This is the downside to not holding on for dear life to traditions; sometimes a tradition is a good thing. The English, however, are on the opposite end of the spectrum. That country is so mired in tradition that sometimes they can't see the benefit of breaking out of that cycle...however, some of their traditions make sense and are good traditions.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:36:00 -
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Originally by: Akita T
Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: XenosisReaper
Originally by: Dan O'Connor
The American format is MM/DD/YY(YY)
WHY THOUGH? it's so stupid.
No, it's not stupid. We don't say, "The tenth of May", we say "May tenth" or "May the tenth".
YYYY/MM/DD or DD/MM/YYYY makes sense.
MM/DD/YYYY makes no sense, unless you want to pick the most counter-intuitive format possible intentionally to mess with everybody else.
In fact, YYYY/MM/DD makes the most sense, yet almost nobody uses it, so I guess everybody is stupid.
And yes, I do say "the tenth of May" far more often than "May tenth".
I do as well because I've lived in Europe for a long time, but before that I said "May tenth" more than "the tenth of May". It's just a habit. The same could be said for your ridiculous inability to conform to the rest of the world and drive on the right-hand side of the road. Aside from the UK, Australia, Japan, and a few of your other former colonies, an overwhelming number of people drive on the right-hand side. This ridiculous tradition of driving on the left creates a much, much bigger problem in the world rather than a stupid date format.
However, it's tradition and no amount of prodding from the rest of the world is going to change that.
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innot
Minmatar
Blackwater USA Inc.
Gentlemen's Club
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:39:00 -
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i approve
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente
1st Cavalry Division
Circle-Of-Two
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:58:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
I do as well because I've lived in Europe for a long time, but before that I said "May tenth" more than "the tenth of May". It's just a habit. The same could be said for your ridiculous inability to conform to the rest of the world and drive on the right-hand side of the road. Aside from the UK, Australia, Japan, and a few of your other former colonies, an overwhelming number of people drive on the right-hand side. This ridiculous tradition of driving on the left creates a much, much bigger problem in the world rather than a stupid date format.
However, it's tradition and no amount of prodding from the rest of the world is going to change that.
Of course the main reason for so many countries driving on the right-hand side of the road was just to be different from the Big Bad Limeys. Before then, everyone drove (well, rode horses) on the left.
And what problems does this cause? Your screwy date format causes huge problems because nobody can tell whether 5/7 means the 7th of May or the 5th of July. Conversely, can you name even a single problem caused by a small handful of countries continuing to drive on the correct side of the road?
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Void-Wolf
Crazy Rainbow Attack Ponies
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Posted - 2010.07.04 15:58:00 -
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I blame Canada.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 16:35:00 -
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Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 16:35:51
Originally by: ReaperOfSly
Originally by: Astenion
I do as well because I've lived in Europe for a long time, but before that I said "May tenth" more than "the tenth of May". It's just a habit. The same could be said for your ridiculous inability to conform to the rest of the world and drive on the right-hand side of the road. Aside from the UK, Australia, Japan, and a few of your other former colonies, an overwhelming number of people drive on the right-hand side. This ridiculous tradition of driving on the left creates a much, much bigger problem in the world rather than a stupid date format.
However, it's tradition and no amount of prodding from the rest of the world is going to change that.
Of course the main reason for so many countries driving on the right-hand side of the road was just to be different from the Big Bad Limeys. Before then, everyone drove (well, rode horses) on the left.
And what problems does this cause? Your screwy date format causes huge problems because nobody can tell whether 5/7 means the 7th of May or the 5th of July. Conversely, can you name even a single problem caused by a small handful of countries continuing to drive on the correct side of the road?
Can you tell me a single problem that a different date format has caused, aside from maybe playing online video games? As I said, in government and military operations, the format is different so as to not cause any problems. In fact, it's usually written July 4th, 2010 in any official capacity. An abbreviation for a date should never be used for official business or government operations anyhow.
Are you seriously comparing riding horseback with modern-day traffic problems? I'm just saying that you can't have it both ways; you want one thing universal and lambaste everyone who does it differently, yet you're still using the argument of tradition and horseback traffic direction as a viable argument to defend why so few nations in the world should continue driving on the left-hand side. What about our imperial system of measurements? Almost no one recognizes our system of measurements, yet both of us continue to use them...yet another example of why tradition for the sake of tradition is stupid, yet tradition wins out in the end.
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Skynet Nexus
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Posted - 2010.07.04 16:37:00 -
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The French and Italians are the worse car drivers i have seen. Positively reckless. Then the Americans as they are just lazy on the road. Casually move between lanes for no reason. The British are average. The Germans are best. They drive fast but sharp.
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Malcanis
Caldari
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
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Posted - 2010.07.04 16:39:00 -
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Originally by: Vogue
Edited by: Vogue on 04/07/2010 14:09:13
The shadow cast by lamenting of lost greatness handicaps many countries. This applies to the UK. The UK has the most immature concept of national identity, partly because it was a victor in WW2. Plucky jonny englander fighting the German Kraut and the French Frog.
Germany has a very mature national identity as its old empire mongering one was anhilated in every literal way in WW2.
Much as I hate to imply that your incredibly insighftul national psychohistorical analysis is in any way less than perfect, we weren't fighting "the French Frog" in WW2.
PS the OP has been floating around in one form or another for at least 10 years, probably more. It probably dates to the days of usenet and BBSs.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 16:43:00 -
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Originally by: Malcanis
Originally by: Vogue
Edited by: Vogue on 04/07/2010 14:09:13
The shadow cast by lamenting of lost greatness handicaps many countries. This applies to the UK. The UK has the most immature concept of national identity, partly because it was a victor in WW2. Plucky jonny englander fighting the German Kraut and the French Frog.
Germany has a very mature national identity as its old empire mongering one was anhilated in every literal way in WW2.
Much as I hate to imply that your incredibly insighftul national psychohistorical analysis is in any way less than perfect, we weren't fighting "the French Frog" in WW2.
PS the OP has been floating around in one form or another for at least 10 years, probably more. It probably dates to the days of usenet and BBSs.
If I'm not mistaken, it's from Bush's second win in 2004.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 16:53:00 -
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Originally by: Vogue
The French and Italians are the worse car drivers i have seen. Positively reckless. Then the Americans as they are just lazy on the road. Casually move between lanes for no reason. The British are average. The Germans are best. They drive fast but sharp.
Driving in Italy is for people who are able to react to a situation and not panic. In the south it's much worse, but Italians simply drive like we all would like to drive, only our societies taught us not to break the rules. Driving in Italy is like living in Italy: you have to be able to maneuver quickly to get what you want. They're not bad drivers but rather bad rule-followers...there's a difference.
The French are similar but much, much more scary.
Americans tend to drive fast but don't know how to drive well, especially in the last ten years or so. The older generation could drive well.
You wanna know who the most dangerous drivers are? The Swiss. They're so rigid and so bogged-down in rules that when they come to Italy and get on the autostrada, they lose their minds because Italy's autostrade are some of the best in Europe and they're also some of the fastest. This leads to lots of Swiss people coming through northern Italy on vacation and driving their cars at 140 km/h, yet they don't know HOW to drive at 140 km/h, unlike people who live here in Italy. They are extremely dangerous, and much more so than anyone else I've seen.
Austrians are the slowest people I've ever been behind...utterly frustrating.
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Herzog Wolfhammer
Gallente
Aliastra
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Posted - 2010.07.04 16:57:00 -
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I have spent the last 15 years of my life fighting what the USA has become.
From getting real honest people to become involved in chasing the corrupt hacks from both major parties, to training over 1000 people in the use of arms in case plan A is successful.
If using the existing system was effective in maintaining a free state, the bastards would throw the whole chess board over the table and start a war. The entire Revolution of 1776 was won before the first shot was fired.
I can go on and on about what is wrong, what was right, I can name names and tell you who to blame, provide histories on every attempt and endeavor of both the good guys and the bad guys, It would take a long time. In the end it would not change a thing.
The only thing left to know is that Thomas Jefferson was right. He even admitted that things were going wrong while he was president.
No nation, no matter how many "declarations", "constitutions", and whatever other name given to haughty useless documents that, at most, might be shaped into a paper airplane and used to hit a tyrant in the eye and irritate him for a minute, can survive centralized power and centralized banking. The people behind the latter are the same people who centralized Europe.
In the end the world is run by the same crowd who were once greasing the rollers under the pyramid blocks with human flesh. That spirit is still running things, and that other spirit, the person who put the flesh there for a paycheck, is still around.
The only hope the human race will ever have is to become too chaotic, too big, and too boisterous to be centrally controlled, planned, and told how to live. There are countries now that fancy themselves to be in control, where the tyrants think they run everything while people do what they need regardless (Zimbabwe is a good example these days).
In the United States, the people think they are free, while tyrants, from the executive branch and the non-elected "czars" all the way down to the roid-head cop who beats people up and then charges them with assault, are the ones in control.
Today I will be sighting in a 800 meter platform in .308 and another in 5.56 with expected accuracy to 900 meters, and I will show others how to do it. And then I will be telling them not to fall for stupid rhetoric this November and replace the socialist tyrants with mere fascist tyrants and expect "change". Obama is Bush's third term and many of us knew that. We knew it in 2008, and yet Ron Paul would be in a dead heat with Sotero (aka Obama) if there was a presidential election today.
Do don't write us off.
And don't let your governments put rifles in your hands to come over here to save us from ourselves. If we could, we would not let our own government do that, but Ike's warning about a military-industrial complex taking over turns out to be true. Our votes have not counted since they shot JFK. But when I hear about foreign troops training in the US to disarm us, we say to each other "Good, foreign speaking troops who look different will be easier to kill". Don't be over here fighting us while the real bastards who caused the trouble live in mansions in your countries.
And we all know that the real enemy in the world are these elites who concoct wars to get us all killing each other and getting rich selling each side the ammo. You Europeans know their work: World War I. It was American bankers who finances both the national socialists and the communists, the main forces of the second war. Those bankers run things now.
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Posted - 2010.07.04 16:59:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 15:10:11
Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 15:04:26
Originally by: XenosisReaper
Originally by: Dan O'Connor
The American format is MM/DD -
WHY THOUGH? it's so stupid.
I'm not even going to try and reply to the poster before you, my brain can't process that much concentrated stupid.
No, it's not stupid. We don't say, "The tenth of May", we say "May tenth" or "May the tenth". It's written numerically how one would read it. Do you read backwards?
But we say "Happy 4th of July" not "Happy July 4th".. D: ....Don't we?
This has always confused me, as well. And whenever I need to date a form that doesn't list what format it wants, I always have to ask somebody what to put first, dd/mm or mm/dd.
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Posted - 2010.07.04 17:07:00 -
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You had me right up until the whole "socialist tyrants" bit. I gotta disagree with you there; the US could use a bit of not necessarily socialism but a better social system. This whole, "what's mine is mine and I'll never give you a penny even if you're suffering" is the very same mentality that you're railing against with the big bankers and tycoons.
Abolish the Fed and outlaw lobbies and then we may actually get somewhere. Until then, the US is simply a sinking ship.
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Profit Development and Research Association
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Posted - 2010.07.04 17:09:00 -
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Sure, America is one country not without its problems and little quirks, but what country doesn't?
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Posted - 2010.07.04 17:13:00 -
[33]
Originally by: Ace2001
Originally by: Astenion
Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 15:10:11
Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 15:04:26
Originally by: XenosisReaper
Originally by: Dan O'Connor
The American format is MM/DD -
WHY THOUGH? it's so stupid.
I'm not even going to try and reply to the poster before you, my brain can't process that much concentrated stupid.
No, it's not stupid. We don't say, "The tenth of May", we say "May tenth" or "May the tenth". It's written numerically how one would read it. Do you read backwards?
But we say "Happy 4th of July" not "Happy July 4th".. D: ....Don't we?
This has always confused me, as well. And whenever I need to date a form that doesn't list what format it wants, I always have to ask somebody what to put first, dd/mm or mm/dd.
I think we say this because it's an event, not just a date. We also say the day first sometimes anyway...it's not a hard and fast rule or anything, just a habit. For instance, "On May 5th, so-and-so's album will be released" is more common than "On the 5th of May...". It doesn't mean we never say it, it's just used less often.
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Posted - 2010.07.04 17:18:00 -
[34]
Originally by: Mazzarins Demise
Sure, America is one country not without its problems and little quirks, but what country doesn't?
You're not helping here. Please change "doesn't" to "is", unless you did that on purpose and it's an old Bush quote, in which case: lol.
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Mazzarins Demise
Profit Development and Research Association
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Posted - 2010.07.04 17:22:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: Mazzarins Demise
Sure, America is one country not without its problems and little quirks, but what country doesn't?
You're not helping here. Please change "doesn't" to "is", unless you did that on purpose and it's an old Bush quote, in which case: lol.
It can go either way. Having doesn't at the end of the sentence could mean, "...but what country doesn't have its problems and little quirks?"
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Skynet Nexus
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Posted - 2010.07.04 17:26:00 -
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Robbie Coltrane did a documentary and he summed up the USA 'If its good - its really good, if its bad its really bad'. Which to me sums up a very dynamic country that has low taxation and less welfare than in Europe.
I have been to USA several times and generally really like Americans. They have courtesy, enthusiasm that us Brits lack.
A lot of the power elite in USA now talk about a lesser USA. Including the treasury secetary Tim Geithner. Empires don't give up easily. Could their be a war between USA and China in 20 years that could drag in other countries to a third world war.
Last week I watched the 'Ascent of Money'. Google it and watch it. Its a really good series of documentary programs about how money is interwoven with the rise of civilisations, their fall, wars, prosperity, etc.
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Posted - 2010.07.04 17:30:00 -
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Edited by: Ace2001 on 04/07/2010 17:30:34
Originally by: Astenion
I think we say this because it's an event, not just a date. We also say the day first sometimes anyway...it's not a hard and fast rule or anything, just a habit. For instance, "On May 5th, so-and-so's album will be released" is more common than "On the 5th of May...". It doesn't mean we never say it, it's just used less often.
True enough. I hear both forms spoken aloud quite often. I suppose that's where I get my confusion from when it comes to writing it down.
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Blane Xero
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.07.04 17:59:00 -
[38]
Originally by: Mazzarins Demise
Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: Mazzarins Demise
Sure, America is one country not without its problems and little quirks, but what country doesn't?
You're not helping here. Please change "doesn't" to "is", unless you did that on purpose and it's an old Bush quote, in which case: lol.
It can go either way. Having doesn't at the end of the sentence could mean, "...but what country doesn't have its problems and little quirks?"
You already had "not without" hence making doesn't a redundant entity in the sentence. The correct grammar would either be;
Sure, America is one country not without its problems and little quirks, but what country is?
Or
Sure, America as a country has its [problems & quirks], but what country doesn't?
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Originally by: CCP Fallout
Been there. Done that. Need antibiotics.
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Arianhod
Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:00:00 -
[39]
Originally by: Astenion
Who knows why we do half the **** we do? Sometimes it's beneficial to us, but sometimes it's just superfluous bull**** created by someone who just wants to be unique and not useful. This is the downside to not holding on for dear life to traditions; sometimes a tradition is a good thing. The English, however, are on the opposite end of the spectrum. That country is so mired in tradition that sometimes they can't see the benefit of breaking out of that cycle...however, some of their traditions make sense and are good traditions.
Holy **** I can't believe I'm the first to notice this, but take a look at this image for countries that have joined the 19th Century and gone Metric.
The traditions that we keep alive are mostly incidental and don't effect much, such as draging the new Speaker of the House of Commons to his seat. Traditional, incidental.
But keeping the Imperial system alive?
I guess one could say,
Originally by: Astenion
The Americans, however, are on the opposite end of the spectrum. That country is so mired in tradition that sometimes they can't see the benefit of breaking out of that cycle...however, some of their traditions make sense and are good traditions.
And as a note to everyone - this is a sort of tradition to play along with the whole Independence thing the Americans go on about every year.
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:00:00 -
[40]
Originally by: Blane Xero
Originally by: Mazzarins Demise
Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: Mazzarins Demise
Sure, America is one country not without its problems and little quirks, but what country doesn't?
You're not helping here. Please change "doesn't" to "is", unless you did that on purpose and it's an old Bush quote, in which case: lol.
It can go either way. Having doesn't at the end of the sentence could mean, "...but what country doesn't have its problems and little quirks?"
You already had "not without" hence making doesn't a redundant entity in the sentence. The correct grammar would either be;
Sure, America is one country not without its problems and little quirks, but what country is?
Or
Sure, America as a country has its [problems & quirks], but what country doesn't?
Then I bow to a more distinguished user of the written form.
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Edited by: Astenion on 04/07/2010 18:12:32
Originally by: Arianhod
Originally by: Astenion
Who knows why we do half the **** we do? Sometimes it's beneficial to us, but sometimes it's just superfluous bull**** created by someone who just wants to be unique and not useful. This is the downside to not holding on for dear life to traditions; sometimes a tradition is a good thing. The English, however, are on the opposite end of the spectrum. That country is so mired in tradition that sometimes they can't see the benefit of breaking out of that cycle...however, some of their traditions make sense and are good traditions.
Holy **** I can't believe I'm the first to notice this, but take a look at this image for countries that have joined the 19th Century and gone Metric.
The traditions that we keep alive are mostly incidental and don't effect much, such as draging the new Speaker of the House of Commons to his seat. Traditional, incidental.
But keeping the Imperial system alive?
I guess one could say,
Originally by: Astenion
The Americans, however, are on the opposite end of the spectrum. That country is so mired in tradition that sometimes they can't see the benefit of breaking out of that cycle...however, some of their traditions make sense and are good traditions.
And as a note to everyone - this is a sort of tradition to play along with the whole Independence thing the Americans go on about every year.
Whoa, far be it from me to say that Americans aren't mired as well in stupid tradition...it's one of the things I loathe about it. However, England changed it out of necessity due to the EU and a huge influx of immigrants and that multiculturalism farce you've got going on over there. I know you're seriously not debating whether or not England is a country that holds a little too tightly to tradition, are you?
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Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:27:00 -
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Edited by: Arianhod on 04/07/2010 18:26:56
Originally by: Astenion
However, England changed it out of necessity due to the EU and a huge influx of immigrants and that multiculturalism farce you've got going on over there. I know you're seriously not debating whether or not England is a country that holds a little too tightly to tradition, are you?
I would argue that both the EU and the abandonment of obsolete tradition that got in the way of day to day operations was simple pragmatism. I agree the multiculturalism is a farce as there should be a monoculture that adapts and absorbs the practical bits of new ones, ie Curries.
Immigration is being fixed quite quickly from that I follow, implementing the Australian system and inernal EU migration is stabalised as old migrants return and new ones replace them, mainly in Poland.
And for the record, England!= Britain, as myself, Blane and a few others here would testify to. 
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Astenion
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:29:00 -
[43]
Originally by: Arianhod
Edited by: Arianhod on 04/07/2010 18:26:56
Originally by: Astenion
However, England changed it out of necessity due to the EU and a huge influx of immigrants and that multiculturalism farce you've got going on over there. I know you're seriously not debating whether or not England is a country that holds a little too tightly to tradition, are you?
I would argue that both the EU and the abandonment of obsolete tradition that got in the way of day to day operations was simple pragmatism. I agree the multiculturalism is a farce as there should be a monoculture that adapts and absorbs the practical bits of new ones, ie Curries.
Immigration is being fixed quite quickly from that I follow, implementing the Australian system and inernal EU migration is stabalised as old migrants return and new ones replace them, mainly in Poland.
And for the record, England!= Britain, as myself, Blane and a few others here would testify to.
Of course, I'm speaking about England and not Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.
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The Unknown Bar and Pub
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:36:00 -
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There is no good reason that the Brits would want the Americans back.
Not a single one.
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Vogue
Skynet Nexus
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:40:00 -
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Immigration into the UK has been allowed on such a scale for economic reasons. Having a bigger pool of ready labour keeps wage inflation down.
Polish people in particular work very hard. I worked in a hotel for a short while in the past and the Poles were reguarly doing 60 hour weeks.
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Amarr
Universalis Imperium
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:46:00 -
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Originally by: Herzog Wolfhammer
stuff
oh god, you're one of those crazy militia dudes aren't you. LOL.
Meh, I'm safe from all of this crap as long as I remain in my cosmopolitan ivory tower of Chicago. It's like in Buck Rogers. When the rest of you go to ****, at least we'll still be ok (we'll just call it New Chicago). 
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:47:00 -
[47]
Originally by: Vogue
Immigration into the UK has been allowed on such a scale for economic reasons. Having a bigger pool of ready labour keeps wage inflation down.
Polish people in particular work very hard. I worked in a hotel for a short while in the past and the Poles were reguarly doing 60 hour weeks.
Immigration isn't the problem, it's the bending over your government is doing in order to appease immigrants and not offend their religion that's the problem. It's not a melting pot, it's dumping all over its native citizens for fear of offending someone's sensibilities.
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Vogue
Skynet Nexus
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:51:00 -
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Edited by: Vogue on 04/07/2010 18:51:47
Your right when you say UK is not a multi racial melting pot. Its a liberal dream for a multi cultural Britain but it has not happened. Having immigrants take an oath of allegiance like they do in the USA is a good idea. When my mum first moved to USA with her American 2nd husband she had to revise on American history and the constitution and take a test.
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Amarr
Universalis Imperium
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:54:00 -
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I don't care what the UK is, there are some hot mofo's over there. I'll wave whatever flag they want if I can shag a few of them. 
And god, that accent. *melts*
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The Unknown Bar and Pub
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Posted - 2010.07.04 18:57:00 -
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Originally by: Zedic
I don't care what the UK is, there are some hot mofo's over there. I'll wave whatever flag they want if I can shag a few of them.
And god, that accent. *melts*
I have never in my life heard people from the UK called "attractive", at least not people with ancestors from there.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I'm a quarter English, but I have enough French-Canadian blood in me to give me hope.
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Zedic
Amarr
Universalis Imperium
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Posted - 2010.07.04 19:00:00 -
[51]
Originally by: AdmiralJohn
Originally by: Zedic
I don't care what the UK is, there are some hot mofo's over there. I'll wave whatever flag they want if I can shag a few of them.
And god, that accent. *melts*
I have never in my life heard people from the UK called "attractive", at least not people with ancestors from there.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I'm a quarter English, but I have enough French-Canadian blood in me to give me hope.
You don't hang around the same erm... "websites" that I do either...
(pre-emptive shut it to Zion)
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Astenion
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Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 19:01:00 -
[52]
Originally by: Zedic
Originally by: Herzog Wolfhammer
stuff
oh god, you're one of those crazy militia dudes aren't you. LOL.
Meh, I'm safe from all of this crap as long as I remain in my cosmopolitan ivory tower of Chicago. It's like in Buck Rogers. When the rest of you go to ****, at least we'll still be ok (we'll just call it New Chicago).
No, I wouldn't say that. At least I hope he isn't...I gathered from it that he's in the military. However, now that you mention it, he does sound somewhat like a crazy militia gun-nut when put in that context.
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Posted - 2010.07.04 19:04:00 -
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Originally by: AdmiralJohn
Originally by: Zedic
I don't care what the UK is, there are some hot mofo's over there. I'll wave whatever flag they want if I can shag a few of them.
And god, that accent. *melts*
I have never in my life heard people from the UK called "attractive", at least not people with ancestors from there.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I'm a quarter English, but I have enough French-Canadian blood in me to give me hope.
Theres lots of attractive people here in the UK... and I'm one of them. 
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 19:13:00 -
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There's another thing that Americans have to stop doing: saying they're English/Scottish/Irish/Welsh. No, you're not...you're American. Just because 500 years ago two people f*cked doesn't mean you resemble or possess any trait remotely identifiable with the aforementioned countries. Same goes for people saying they're Italian...knock that sh!t off. If you don't speak the language, don't know anything about the culture, and don't have living, close blood relatives living there, you're still just American.
I'm American, but I live in Italy. I also speak Italian, but I don't go around telling people I'm Italian. And for the record, Italian spoken in the US is about as close to the Italian language as a f*cking dog barking. Knock it off, dammit.
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AdmiralJohn
The Unknown Bar and Pub
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Posted - 2010.07.04 19:17:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
There's another thing that Americans have to stop doing: saying they're English/Scottish/Irish/Welsh. No, you're not...you're American. Just because 500 years ago two people f*cked doesn't mean you resemble or possess any trait remotely identifiable with the aforementioned countries. Same goes for people saying they're Italian...knock that sh!t off. If you don't speak the language, don't know anything about the culture, and don't have living, close blood relatives living there, you're still just American.
I'm American, but I live in Italy. I also speak Italian, but I don't go around telling people I'm Italian. And for the record, Italian spoken in the US is about as close to the Italian language as a f*cking dog barking. Knock it off, dammit.
I'll tell my grandfather it doesn't count. I even speak the language!
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baltec1
Antares Shipyards
Circle-Of-Two
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Posted - 2010.07.04 20:15:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
You should look up "aluminum" in Webster's American Dictionary.
Why? Its an english word....
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 20:18:00 -
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Originally by: AdmiralJohn
Originally by: Astenion
There's another thing that Americans have to stop doing: saying they're English/Scottish/Irish/Welsh. No, you're not...you're American. Just because 500 years ago two people f*cked doesn't mean you resemble or possess any trait remotely identifiable with the aforementioned countries. Same goes for people saying they're Italian...knock that sh!t off. If you don't speak the language, don't know anything about the culture, and don't have living, close blood relatives living there, you're still just American.
I'm American, but I live in Italy. I also speak Italian, but I don't go around telling people I'm Italian. And for the record, Italian spoken in the US is about as close to the Italian language as a f*cking dog barking. Knock it off, dammit.
I'll tell my grandfather it doesn't count. I even speak the language!
No no, your grandfather is still alive...people like you aren't who I'm referring to. It's the people who looked up their family's coat of arms on some internet site and decided that they're now Scots or French or Italian because someone had their coat of arms and a similar last name 500 years ago.
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Zedic
Amarr
Universalis Imperium
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Posted - 2010.07.04 20:19:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
There's another thing that Americans have to stop doing: saying they're English/Scottish/Irish/Welsh. No, you're not...you're American. Just because 500 years ago two people f*cked doesn't mean you resemble or possess any trait remotely identifiable with the aforementioned countries. Same goes for people saying they're Italian...knock that sh!t off. If you don't speak the language, don't know anything about the culture, and don't have living, close blood relatives living there, you're still just American.
I'm American, but I live in Italy. I also speak Italian, but I don't go around telling people I'm Italian. And for the record, Italian spoken in the US is about as close to the Italian language as a f*cking dog barking. Knock it off, dammit.
Don't be a douche. The unique thing about being American is that everyone is descending from immigrants and everyone is proud of that fact. My family on both sides are Irish Protestant. Of course we're Americans now - duh - you barking tribble humper. There's even a smattering of Native American in there. Our family came from Belfast (my father's anyway, not sure where my mother's did, but probably same since we've never in many generations been catholic.
SO:
Douchebags on both sides of this argument aside: I realize most of this thread is nothing more than badly written trolls, based on the OP's play out email forward letter from several years ago. But would EU / UK players really be nasty to us Americans should we all meet up for a beer or 6? Really? I don't think that would be the case. Historically, the Brits have been our strongest allies - more capable of putting up with our **** than other nationalities and lets face it: Americans are *******s and annoying to be around.
Almost as bad as the French. Now there's a rude bunch of people if I ever saw them. I was in Dublin for my birthday a couple years ago. All the nice foreigners (i.e. me and others) were queued up waiting for the next bus into the city. Here comes a herd of Frenchmen. mobbing in front of us, storming the bus, and cursing in french - not to mention talking **** about everyone else on the bus in french because they probably thought nobody else spoke their language.
The old Irishman sitting next to us told us they're always like that, very very rude.
SO - I blame Canada *AND* the France.
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Antares Shipyards
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Posted - 2010.07.04 20:23:00 -
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Originally by: Zedic
the France.
I think you mean "the French" and yes, we too blame them for what happened.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
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Posted - 2010.07.04 20:25:00 -
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Originally by: baltec1
Originally by: Astenion
You should look up "aluminum" in Webster's American Dictionary.
Why? Its an english word....
They pronounce it "aluminium" with an "i" instead of "aluminum" without the "i". It's just silliness is all. I kinda like the fact that things are so different. If everything were the same we'd all be as boring as the British (kidding!).  There are those who view things as being proper and those who view proper things as having lack of imagination. Different strokes for different folks.
Still, English humor is the greatest in the world. No contest. Nothing's funnier than a sharp, subtle, biting wit. The thing I've always liked about the English was that they could take it as well as dish it out, and they tend to dish it out liberally. They don't have the same sensibilities as Americans and tend to speak ill of their best friends just as much as they would of someone they didn't like, which makes it all the more funny.
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Antares Shipyards
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Posted - 2010.07.04 20:29:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: baltec1
Originally by: Astenion
You should look up "aluminum" in Webster's American Dictionary.
Why? Its an english word....
They pronounce it "aluminium" with an "i" instead of "aluminum" without the "i". It's just silliness is all. I kinda like the fact that things are so different. If everything were the same we'd all be as boring as the British (kidding!). There are those who view things as being proper and those who view proper things as having lack of imagination. Different strokes for different folks.
Still, English humor is the greatest in the world. No contest. Nothing's funnier than a sharp, subtle, biting wit. The thing I've always liked about the English was that they could take it as well as dish it out, and they tend to dish it out liberally. They don't have the same sensibilities as Americans and tend to speak ill of their best friends just as much as they would of someone they didn't like, which makes it all the more funny.
Well we have had well over 1000 years to work on our act
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The Undesirables
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You English are just lucky that your government does everything we tell them to, otherwise we would have a problem.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 20:33:00 -
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Originally by: Zedic
Originally by: Astenion
There's another thing that Americans have to stop doing: saying they're English/Scottish/Irish/Welsh. No, you're not...you're American. Just because 500 years ago two people f*cked doesn't mean you resemble or possess any trait remotely identifiable with the aforementioned countries. Same goes for people saying they're Italian...knock that sh!t off. If you don't speak the language, don't know anything about the culture, and don't have living, close blood relatives living there, you're still just American.
I'm American, but I live in Italy. I also speak Italian, but I don't go around telling people I'm Italian. And for the record, Italian spoken in the US is about as close to the Italian language as a f*cking dog barking. Knock it off, dammit.
Don't be a douche. The unique thing about being American is that everyone is descending from immigrants and everyone is proud of that fact. My family on both sides are Irish Protestant. Of course we're Americans now - duh - you barking tribble humper. There's even a smattering of Native American in there. Our family came from Belfast (my father's anyway, not sure where my mother's did, but probably same since we've never in many generations been catholic.
SO:
Douchebags on both sides of this argument aside: I realize most of this thread is nothing more than badly written trolls, based on the OP's play out email forward letter from several years ago. But would EU / UK players really be nasty to us Americans should we all meet up for a beer or 6? Really? I don't think that would be the case. Historically, the Brits have been our strongest allies - more capable of putting up with our **** than other nationalities and lets face it: Americans are *******s and annoying to be around.
Almost as bad as the French. Now there's a rude bunch of people if I ever saw them. I was in Dublin for my birthday a couple years ago. All the nice foreigners (i.e. me and others) were queued up waiting for the next bus into the city. Here comes a herd of Frenchmen. mobbing in front of us, storming the bus, and cursing in french - not to mention talking **** about everyone else on the bus in french because they probably thought nobody else spoke their language.
The old Irishman sitting next to us told us they're always like that, very very rude.
SO - I blame Canada *AND* the France.
Coming from immigrant ancestors isn't the same as coming from immigrant grandparents...I'm sure you realize this. The only douches are the Americans who come to a foreign country without having bothered to learn the language, customs, or culture, and then go around telling people they're Irish/Italian/Scot/Russian/German etc.
The French are *******s but they're *******s with each other too...that's something Americans just can't seem to grasp. It's not like they're targeting you; they're just ego-centric d!cks who can't properly use deodorant and who hate everything around them. They're like nihilists. They hate everyone, even themselves. Americans should just get over it already.
Or punch them in the face. Whichever works best for you.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 20:41:00 -
[64]
Originally by: Mire Stoude
You English are just lucky that your government does everything we tell them to, otherwise we would have a problem.
Who is this "we" you're talking about? Muslims?
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baltec1
Antares Shipyards
Circle-Of-Two
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Posted - 2010.07.04 20:46:00 -
[65]
Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: Mire Stoude
You English are just lucky that your government does everything we tell them to, otherwise we would have a problem.
Who is this "we" you're talking about? Muslims?
You are not ready for humor of ths level.
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente
Capsuleers of Doom
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Posted - 2010.07.04 21:01:00 -
[66]
Originally by: baltec1
Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: Mire Stoude
You English are just lucky that your government does everything we tell them to, otherwise we would have a problem.
Who is this "we" you're talking about? Muslims?
You are not ready for humor of ths level.
ice ice baby, ice burn
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Intense Thinker
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.07.04 21:03:00 -
[67]
Originally by: baltec1
Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: Mire Stoude
You English are just lucky that your government does everything we tell them to, otherwise we would have a problem.
Who is this "we" you're talking about? Muslims?
You are not ready for humor of ths level.
I is ready!
Now about England... we have bigger better missiles than you so we win
Originally by: captain foivos
It's not griefing, it's surprise PvP.
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baltec1
Antares Shipyards
Circle-Of-Two
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Posted - 2010.07.04 21:07:00 -
[68]
Originally by: Intense Thinker
Now about England... we have bigger better missiles than you so we win
We have Glasgow. Against this there is no victory.
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente
Capsuleers of Doom
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Posted - 2010.07.04 21:09:00 -
[69]
Originally by: baltec1
Originally by: Intense Thinker
Now about England... we have bigger better missiles than you so we win
We have Glasgow. Against this there is no victory.
To be fair though we also have Essex, which instantly ranks us near the bottom as far as nations go.
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FunzzeR
Death of Virtue
MeatSausage EXPRESS
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Posted - 2010.07.04 21:11:00 -
[70]
The Scottish Fold supports Scottish independence.
PRAISE THE SCOTTISH FOLD!!
THEIR WILL SHALL BE DONE!! |
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baltec1
Antares Shipyards
Circle-Of-Two
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Posted - 2010.07.04 21:14:00 -
[71]
Originally by: FunzzeR
The Scottish Fold supports Scottish independence.
Oh no you don't! The last thing we need is you lot sacking york again.
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Storm Templar
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.07.04 22:43:00 -
[72]
So Australia, best country in the world?
c/d?
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente
Capsuleers of Doom
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Posted - 2010.07.04 23:00:00 -
[73]
Originally by: Storm Templar
So Australia, best country in the world?
c/d?
Get a few pints in me and I'd do the PM.
Hell yeah!
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ChrisDude70
Imperium Technologies
Sodalitas XX
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Posted - 2010.07.04 23:42:00 -
[74]
Originally by: Storm Templar
So Australia, best country in the world?
c/d?
I think so, I mean, nobody really seems to have a problem with us do they?
Come on, someone give me a good rant about Australians? What dont you like about us Aussies?
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baltec1
Antares Shipyards
Circle-Of-Two
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Posted - 2010.07.04 23:55:00 -
[75]
Originally by: ChrisDude70
Originally by: Storm Templar
So Australia, best country in the world?
c/d?
I think so, I mean, nobody really seems to have a problem with us do they?
Come on, someone give me a good rant about Australians? What dont you like about us Aussies?
Fosters.
Rabble away.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.04 23:57:00 -
[76]
Originally by: ChrisDude70
Originally by: Storm Templar
So Australia, best country in the world?
c/d?
I think so, I mean, nobody really seems to have a problem with us do they?
Come on, someone give me a good rant about Australians? What dont you like about us Aussies?
The hippie culture is something I don't necessarily dislike but it's not for me...the only reason I bring it up is that it's so prominent there. There just doesn't seem to be enough friction or challenge in order to have a reason to get up in the morning. Even though it's probably statistically the best place on earth in which to live, I could never live there and not get bored. Kind of a "too much of a good thing" I guess.
As for Australian people, I've literally never met one I didn't like.
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Blane Xero
Amarr
The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2010.07.05 03:45:00 -
[77]
Originally by: ChrisDude70
Come on, someone give me a good rant about Australians? What dont you like about us Aussies?
You always whine the most about the ****ing downtime in eve.
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Haruhiist since December 2008
Originally by: CCP Fallout
Been there. Done that. Need antibiotics.
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Intense Thinker
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.07.05 03:47:00 -
[78]
Originally by: Blane Xero
Originally by: ChrisDude70
Come on, someone give me a good rant about Australians? What dont you like about us Aussies?
You always whine the most about the ****ing downtime in eve.
Wow, talk about a low blow
Originally by: captain foivos
It's not griefing, it's surprise PvP.
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Furb Killer
Gallente
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Posted - 2010.07.05 09:49:00 -
[79]
Originally by: ChrisDude70
Originally by: Storm Templar
So Australia, best country in the world?
c/d?
I think so, I mean, nobody really seems to have a problem with us do they?
Come on, someone give me a good rant about Australians? What dont you like about us Aussies?
Tbh no one really trusts escaped prisoners.
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Meiyang Lee
Gallente
Azteca Transportation Unlimited
Gunboat Diplomacy
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Posted - 2010.07.05 09:53:00 -
[80]
Originally by: ChrisDude70
Originally by: Storm Templar
So Australia, best country in the world?
c/d?
I think so, I mean, nobody really seems to have a problem with us do they?
Come on, someone give me a good rant about Australians? What dont you like about us Aussies?
Nothing against the Australians themselves, but your government. I mean, really how childish are those attorney-generals of yours, they ban more games than China almost for crying out loud.
They really take that stuff to far.
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B0rN2KiLL
MicroFunks
Green Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.05 11:02:00 -
[81]
westerners.
*sighs*
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Originally by: Oveur
It's important to understand that EVE is a "PvP" focused game
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Fumitsugu
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Posted - 2010.07.05 11:13:00 -
[82]
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.
O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.
Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen
That is all.
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Mutant Caldari
Caldari
Psykotic Meat
C0NVICTED
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Posted - 2010.07.05 13:08:00 -
[83]
Originally by: Zedic
I don't care what the UK is, there are some hot mofo's over there. I'll wave whatever flag they want if I can shag a few of them.
And god, that accent. *melts*
Amen to that. 
Also at this thread
Yeah I am a pirate. What are you gonna do about it?
http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/combat_record.php?type=player&name=Mutant+Caldari
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Storm Templar
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.07.05 13:54:00 -
[84]
We Aussies got a hot prime minister and we like to start a racial riot/racial-based fights when we feel like it, yeah we're still the best.
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AdmiralJohn
The Unknown Bar and Pub
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Posted - 2010.07.05 17:06:00 -
[85]
This issue I have with Australia is that they're a western country in the east. It's just wrong.
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Arianhod
Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2010.07.05 17:29:00 -
[86]
My problem with Australia is that they are sucking up the good parts of Britian too quickly, I haven't finished my degree and cant emigarte will my Masters course is completed.... or would our future Australian overlords (over the motherland Brittania at least when they have a bigger population) prefer me to have a Doctorate in Civil Engineering of some kind.
That said, any reccomendations for Aussie universities?
Haruhiists - Overloading Out of Pod discussions since 2007.
Haruhiists - Redeclaring open warfare on Out of Pod since 2010. |
Iasius
Skynet Nexus
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Posted - 2010.07.05 18:03:00 -
[87]
Australia - Prosperous English speaking country that is forward looking, ambitious and not bogged down with historical baggage and remanants of an archaic class system.
Sounds like what Britain should have turned into but did'nt after WW2.
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Jhagiti Tyran
Invicta.
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Posted - 2010.07.05 22:14:00 -
[88]
Originally by: ChrisDude70
Originally by: Storm Templar
So Australia, best country in the world?
c/d?
I think so, I mean, nobody really seems to have a problem with us do they?
Come on, someone give me a good rant about Australians? What dont you like about us Aussies?
Australia seems a nice place but the only problem is the hundreds of deadly poisonous bugs and snakes and slimy things in the sea, ffs even the jelly fish will kill you.
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Reptail
Caldari
Cool Rampage Amongst Zeus 1
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Posted - 2010.07.05 22:18:00 -
[89]
dear citizens of usa the whole world would like to
thorow a nuclear bomb t oue states... be care full
o8h ertg dgd gdghrdfs |
Cat o'Ninetails
Caldari
Rancer Defence League
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Posted - 2010.07.05 22:38:00 -
[90]
Originally by: Akita T
Edited by: Akita T on 04/07/2010 15:31:54
Originally by: Astenion
Originally by: XenosisReaper
Originally by: Dan O'Connor
The American format is MM/DD/YY(YY)
WHY THOUGH? it's so stupid.
No, it's not stupid. We don't say, "The tenth of May", we say "May tenth" or "May the tenth".
YYYY/MM/DD or DD/MM/YYYY makes sense.
MM/DD/YYYY makes no sense, unless you want to pick the most counter-intuitive format possible intentionally to mess with everybody else.
In fact, YYYY/MM/DD makes the most sense, yet almost nobody uses it, so I guess everybody is stupid.
And yes, I do say "the tenth of May" far more often than "May tenth".
P.S. It's like asking for the time.
MM/DD/YYYY is like saying "it's the 31st minute and we're 19 seconds in, from the 15th hour"
DD/MM/YYYY is like saying "it's 19 seconds past 31 minutes past 15 hours"
YYYY/MM/DD is like saying "it's 15:31:19"
The last one makes the most sense.
i like to use yyyymmdd tbh lol just cos that way all my computer files are in a nice order
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Zedic
Amarr
Universalis Imperium
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Posted - 2010.07.05 22:40:00 -
[91]
Originally by: Reptail
dear citizens of usa the whole world would like to
thorow a nuclear bomb t oue states... be care full
dear loopy, you don't get to participate in grown folks threads. Go be funny somewhere. *hugs*
"Zedic, would probably, somehow, make it all blow up." - Akima |
Reptail
Caldari
Cool Rampage Amongst Zeus 1
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Posted - 2010.07.05 22:42:00 -
[92]
Edited by: Reptail on 05/07/2010 22:44:48
Originally by: Zedic
Originally by: Reptail
dear citizens of usa the whole world would like to
thorow a nuclear bomb t oue states... be care full
dear loopy, you don't get to participate in grown folks threads. Go be funny somewhere. *hugs*
haha my lovely human?(lo0l) go under ur rock!
ed before i ate u
o8h ertg dgd gdghrdfs |
Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.05 23:20:00 -
[93]
Reptail never fails to bring the lolz.
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Reptail
Caldari
Cool Rampage Amongst Zeus 1
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Posted - 2010.07.05 23:48:00 -
[94]
Edited by: Reptail on 05/07/2010 23:48:41
Originally by: Astenion
Reptail never fails to bring the lolz.
come in duomo with me and i'll show you what real life is :).
o8h ertg dgd gdghrdfs |
Trader20
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Posted - 2010.07.05 23:55:00 -
[95]
Dear rest of the world, stop trying to be like us (I'm kidding)
Seroiusly though, the fat liberal americans u see on tv do not represent the country, state, and city that I live in. The people I live with and see everyday are gun totin, republican, bigots who really dislike foriengers.
Also remember the devil (liberals) control alotttt of the media over here and with the recent **** up president controling the country, it will only get worse.
So next time ur jealousy drives u to call us pussies, just remeber were the country who will kill/die for freedom, also we own the most guns in the entire world (90 guns per 100 people)
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AdmiralJohn
The Unknown Bar and Pub
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Posted - 2010.07.05 23:57:00 -
[96]
Originally by: Trader20
Dear rest of the world, stop trying to be like us (I'm kidding)
Seroiusly though, the fat liberal americans u see on tv do not represent the country, state, and city that I live in. The people I live with and see everyday are gun totin, republican, bigots who really dislike foriengers.
Also remember the devil (liberals) control alotttt of the media over here and with the recent **** up president controling the country, it will only get worse.
So next time ur jealousy drives u to call us pussies, just remeber were the country who will kill/die for freedom, also we own the most guns in the entire world (90 guns per 100 people)
Also, the rednecks of our country who have internet access can't type for ****.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.06 00:01:00 -
[97]
Originally by: Reptail
Edited by: Reptail on 05/07/2010 23:48:41
Originally by: Astenion
Reptail never fails to bring the lolz.
come in duomo with me and i'll show you what real life is :).
"Life" and "Milano" are two words that can never co-exist. I went to Milano almost every weekend a few years ago to meet all my friends there, go to concerts, etc., and I can safely say that no one is missing out if they never visit Milano and that hideous thing you call the duomo. Besides, there's nothing in the piazza besides Moroccans selling flowers, McDonald's, and a few overpriced jewelry shops.
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Trader20
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Posted - 2010.07.06 00:01:00 -
[98]
When faced with fact and can not provide evidence to prove someone wrong, attack grammar.
ur desperation smells.....
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AdmiralJohn
The Unknown Bar and Pub
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Posted - 2010.07.06 00:09:00 -
[99]
Originally by: Trader20
When faced with fact and can not provide evidence to prove someone wrong, attack grammar.
ur desperation smells.....
Like the evidence you provided?
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Zedic
Amarr
Universalis Imperium
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Posted - 2010.07.06 00:21:00 -
[100]
Originally by: Trader20
When faced with fact and can not provide evidence to prove someone wrong, attack grammar.
ur desperation smells.....
Libruls play them thar onlyne gamez too. We're on your internets, ruinin' yer fun. Now crawl back under your bridge you illegitimate jacktard.
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AdmiralJohn
The Unknown Bar and Pub
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Posted - 2010.07.06 00:24:00 -
[101]
Originally by: Zedic
Libruls play them thar onlyne gamez too. We're on your internets, ruinin' yer fun. Now crawl back under your bridge you illegitimate jacktard.
[Borat]
Hai-five!
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Steakkbone
Capital Construction Research
Pioneer Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.06 00:31:00 -
[102]
As long as we can keep our own dental plan.
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Trader20
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Posted - 2010.07.06 00:33:00 -
[103]
Originally by: Zedic
Originally by: Trader20
When faced with fact and can not provide evidence to prove someone wrong, attack grammar.
ur desperation smells.....
Libruls play them thar onlyne gamez too. We're on your internets, ruinin' yer fun. Now crawl back under your bridge you illegitimate jacktard.
lol ur mad
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Zedic
Amarr
Universalis Imperium
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Posted - 2010.07.06 01:16:00 -
[104]
Originally by: Trader20
Originally by: Zedic
Originally by: Trader20
When faced with fact and can not provide evidence to prove someone wrong, attack grammar.
ur desperation smells.....
Libruls play them thar onlyne gamez too. We're on your internets, ruinin' yer fun. Now crawl back under your bridge you illegitimate jacktard.
lol ur mad
I'd say "mad" would be *****ing on an Internet spaceships game message board about libruls hillbilly bob. And the libruls are in power, sucks to be you eh? Lol u mad?
"Zedic, would probably, somehow, make it all blow up." - Akima |
Trader20
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Posted - 2010.07.06 01:41:00 -
[105]
Edited by: Trader20 on 06/07/2010 01:42:05
Originally by: Zedic
Originally by: Trader20
Originally by: Zedic
Originally by: Trader20
When faced with fact and can not provide evidence to prove someone wrong, attack grammar.
ur desperation smells.....
Libruls play them thar onlyne gamez too. We're on your internets, ruinin' yer fun. Now crawl back under your bridge you illegitimate jacktard.
lol ur mad
I'd say "mad" would be *****ing on an Internet spaceships game message board about libruls hillbilly bob. And the libruls are in power, sucks to be you eh? Lol u mad?
I guess ur a liberal. Liberals are miserable people dude so I feel bad for u. Its funny watchin u try to downplay ur anger, keep it up its entertaining
You guys will probably pass the healthcare bill, and increase social welfare, and all the other bull**** u guys whine about and everyones taxes will go up. But 1 thing that will never happen is changing the gun laws. So no I aint mad cause I got my guns.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny
Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.07.06 01:46:00 -
[106]
I'm so glad I stayed in Europe after I got out of the military.
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Zedic
Amarr
Universalis Imperium
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Posted - 2010.07.06 01:52:00 -
[107]
I'm tempted to move, too hard to work for a euro carrier though, so I'd have to commute to Chicago. 
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Trader20
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Posted - 2010.07.06 02:05:00 -
[108]
Originally by: Astenion
I'm so glad I stayed in Europe after I got out of the military.
me too
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Marz Ghola
Minmatar
Royal Order of Security Specialists
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Posted - 2010.07.06 02:07:00 -
[109]
Poasting in a "my mind is controlled by U.S.A. stuff's" thread.
Oh and...uhloooomahnummmm.
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