07-31-2006, 07:51 PM | #121 |
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Boo!
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07-31-2006, 08:29 PM | #122 |
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jeeeeeeeeezzzzzuuus,. man, why ya'do that.... nowe I's gone and pressed that big red button ..... oh., Lordy man, says your prayers.....
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07-31-2006, 09:44 PM | #123 |
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It does my heart good to see the mood lighten in this thread ..... slightly.
As a person that sees this issue with Network news eyes and lack of immediate personal connection, I view this thread with wonder while watching obviously intelligent gents and ladies lob verbal grenades at one another in hopes that the other's wits will be distracted briefly in order for their well informed point of view to inflict the fatal blow. I am impressed (absolutely no sarcasm) at each of your abilities at avoidance of each others salient points, but I am really, really interested in seeing if some one can solve this. I appreciate the comments that the first step, "an honest broker", is not immediately apparent. Can we get further in a discussion if we go in reverse ? What if we start at the solution and work backward? Let's say we start with our objective: A Lasting Peace between both Parties! What is the step immediately before that? For the sake of discussion, I would offer the following general concept , but expect the experts to fill in the actual facts. Goal: A lasting Peace between both parties. Step 298: Each party agrees the other is not an insufferable bastard that is intent ONLY on annihilating the other. step 297: Each part agrees the other is POSSIBLY not an insufferable bastard that is intent ONLY on annihilating the other. step 296. etc...
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07-31-2006, 10:55 PM | #124 |
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Don't be silly, we can't solve anything. Even if we could come up with a viable solution, nobody would listen to us anyway.
The people who wield the power, the ones that can have meaningful influence on the situation, all have their own axes to grind, their own positions to defend. They don't even care if we have a viable solution and may not even care if we have an opinion. I may be wrong on the opinion part, considering how Hezbollah has cranked up the spin machine to feed the media. Much better than the IDF has.
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08-01-2006, 09:24 AM | #125 |
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I would love to see the Magnificent Brits take over. They are so cultured, so fair, so very superior...one might even say they are the Master Race! It is glaringly apparent that a Brit, and ONLY a Brit (and I mean the REAL Brits, not the nasty, brutish Irish or silly Scots) can solve the worlds problems. Let's forget the fact that most of Africa's problems were caused by them via slicing up the continent to suit them and France, or that they had that little experiment with allowing Ireland to starve tp death and many, many more little, insignificant things. I'm sure they'll get right on it.
Right after tea, eh? You'll get right on fixing the world? Right? I'll just sit back and wait for the Mighty British to come to their senses and SAVE the earth.
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08-01-2006, 11:07 AM | #127 | |
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or, haven't you read JAYMCGEE's posts?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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08-01-2006, 11:29 AM | #128 |
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Foul!
Condemning all Brits for the statements of a few is exactly what they were doing to us, that got your panties in a bunch in the first place. Don't stoop to their level. Chin up, chest out (Hmmm, my favorite part), now go forth unsullied and proud.
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08-01-2006, 11:35 AM | #129 |
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well...only coz it's you, bruce...
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08-01-2006, 06:52 PM | #130 |
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You had your chance, brianna.....
if you''d paid the tea tax, you coluld still have been a brit....
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08-02-2006, 04:38 PM | #131 |
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*Fucked* up.
Israeli children signing missiles to be dropped on Lebanon as a gift.
No, I don't have an attribution, it arrived in my email yesterday.
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It's like some bizarre party game. Instead of Coke and Pepsi, let's play artillery and missiles!
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08-02-2006, 10:10 PM | #133 |
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Aw, let 'em play. they could be dead tomorrow.
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08-02-2006, 10:18 PM | #134 |
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Hell, if someone had handed me a marker and a stack of shells after 911 I'd be writing till my hand cramped
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Unless of course they were colonials of Brittania. Quote:
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