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« Reply #135 on: May 16, 2004, 06:31:56 AM »
you mean the people's republic of kalifornia?
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« Reply #136 on: May 16, 2004, 08:50:41 AM »
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Funny how NUKE is in CA and hasn't noticed how it is progressing towards socialism. Even I have observed that, since the 70s. Wasn't CA a staunch republican state back then? Home to Nixon? And now what is it - Kalifornia, Democrat, and welfare bums.

Schaden - you live in Wimbledon? In the 70s, I spent some years living in Raynes Park - or West Wimbledon as the snobs knew it. :D One of my friends of that era still lives in the area - New Malden.

Strk - I read somewhere you played trombone? Same here - lol - B-flat tenor, ie without the left thumb job for a virtual 6 on the slide. Would love to get hold of some CDs of big American bands.


Wimbledon has been seriously smartened up - something to do with all the tennis players, speaking of which the place is going to be heaving with them any moment now....
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« Reply #137 on: May 16, 2004, 09:06:11 AM »
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Strk - I read somewhere you played trombone? Same here - lol - B-flat tenor, ie without the left thumb job for a virtual 6 on the slide. Would love to get hold of some CDs of big American bands.


sure do - strictly jazz.  I used to have a trigger/ horn with open wrap but I got rid of it to buy what I have now - silver King Liberty 2B  circa 1960 with zero wear in perfect condition.  It was like I found my soulmate.

I have a CD of mediocre production quality of my group - a big band - that was taped at a live show.  If you really want some excellent live music check out  "Ellington at Newport 1956" - the Duke rocks the newport jazz festival and almost starts a riot.  Plus it has Paul Gonsalves 27 chorus solo in "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" - good stuff and timeless.

/hijack off
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« Reply #138 on: May 16, 2004, 09:25:11 AM »
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free healthcare and education for everyone was ours....


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Sorry lada but it ain't free....

It either comes out of your pocket directly in a bill, or indirectly in insurance, or indirectly in tax.

Aint nothin free in this world.


Man, I gotta go look and see if those discussions I had with St. Santa are still on the BBS.

Amazing how many of the Euro guys really think it's "free" healthcare and university like Santa did.

Then, one day........ the light bulb goes on. Cripes, I'd have paid $50 for a pic of Santa's face when he finally realized where all that money comes from!

:rofl
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« Reply #139 on: May 16, 2004, 09:37:23 AM »
my dear friends... I SAID ITS FREE.... and then followed some text in () ......

So read my post again please
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« Reply #140 on: May 16, 2004, 09:48:35 AM »
If you think everyone chipping in 20€ covers the cost of "free medical care for everyone" you've still got a lot of learning to do.

Someday, you will finally figure it out too.
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« Reply #141 on: May 16, 2004, 09:58:22 AM »
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If you think everyone chipping in 20€ covers the cost of "free medical care for everyone" you've still got a lot of learning to do.

Someday, you will finally figure it out too.


Some day you may learn reading

Some day you may realize that things whitch doesnt make sence to you are not may be stupid, you simply doesnt know all.


I will keep you in this since, you have no clue, how does insurance system here work, nor how money flow....

Use google if you wanna know more.
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« Reply #142 on: May 16, 2004, 10:04:04 AM »
LOL. You'll figure it out someday.

TANSTAAFL.
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« Reply #143 on: May 16, 2004, 11:43:27 AM »
Yeah, but having them and knowing what to do with them are two different things, arent' they?

Not sure? Ask the Dutch.

Yeah, "free". The hospitals just magically appear, the doctors and nurses work for "free", machinery can be created by saying "I wish I had a PET scan machine" and the pharmaceuticals grow spontaneously like weeds in a cow pasture.

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« Reply #144 on: May 16, 2004, 11:49:58 AM »
That's your best?

Hey, is your Army "free" too? :rofl
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« Reply #145 on: May 16, 2004, 11:51:20 AM »
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Sure, but we still HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM.  


Duh!

Ever heard the experssion "You can pay me now or you can pay me later?"

TANSTAAFL.
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« Reply #146 on: May 16, 2004, 11:55:37 AM »
Point is you probably pay more at the end of the day than we do. And we have more of a choice in how/where to spend.

Hey, if you want your government to do all the spending for you, it doesn't bother me in the least. Your call to make.
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« Reply #147 on: May 16, 2004, 12:02:13 PM »
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Sure, but we still HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. Thanks for the attack though, I guess our soldiers might be better at guarding prisoners though. No sodomy etc.


i would be that sure mate

our Elite unit , whitch guard president is famous.... They are famouse since every 3 months some soldier raped another soldier inside unit.......


man they were supposed to be an elites :rofl
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« Reply #148 on: May 16, 2004, 12:16:44 PM »
It'd be mighty hard to show that wouldn't it?

I don't know what your tax structure is over there to pay for the "free" stuff.

Nor do I really care. I think it's grand, however, that you are happy with your system.

;)
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« Reply #149 on: May 16, 2004, 12:22:24 PM »
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Europe got more planes, more tanks and more men under arms than the US of A, and we got "free" healthcare too.


You mean this kind of stuff?
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