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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Sandman on January 30, 2003, 03:34:27 PM
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http://bbspot.com/News/2003/01/britannia.html
U.S. diplomatic sources, meanwhile, said inclusion was not a certainty, and explained that the British must make concessions before being granted statehood. Among them:
a) Drop the phony accents.
b) Rename all airports after Ronald Reagan.
c) Disband the Royal Family, "not because America doesn't recognize nobility, but because they're a bunch of nutters."
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Old news sandman, that already happened in 1985
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Wait...what happened to the plan to invade Canada? Shouldn't we annex our contiguous neighbor to the north before trying to integrate a society of people who drink warm beer? Let's get our priorities straight! At least Canadians know how to play football and baseball correctly and haven't changed the names to rugby and cricket!
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We sure as hell don't want to make Britain a state!!! Think of the impact on the sheep industry. Think of the impact on the dental industry!!!!:eek:
:D
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It's a state? I thought it was just a US aircraft carrier :D
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I think -dead- is closer to the mark actually.
Aircraft carrier and soon-to-be radar station (Fylingdales)
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heh Bounder. Blair sneaked that one under the radar, didn't he? (pun intended)
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Originally posted by crowMAW
Wait...what happened to the plan to invade Canada? Shouldn't we annex our contiguous neighbor to the north before trying to integrate a society of people who drink warm beer? Let's get our priorities straight! At least Canadians know how to play football and baseball correctly and haven't changed the names to rugby and cricket!
Lol crow. Of course cricket was invented before America was discovered by Columbus, and Rugby predates the declaration of independence by some 30 years, so you're wrong on bith counts!;)
Being divided by a common language means that the same word means two different things:
In the US beer means - insipid low alcohol bevereage, highly carbonated and chilled to -4 deg c to lessen the chance of any taste seeping through.
In England at least, beer means rich, tasty living brew, straight from the cask, with a complex flavour and a long finish, and an alcohol content that would make any 'Bud' drinker fall flat on his face after 5 pints.;)
We used to have great fun when we discovered many americans and europeans take cider to be non-alcoholic.
"You don't want anything too strong? Try some local cider, very nice" (9% abv and full of heavy metals!);)
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We know wherever the British went the indenginous people would suffer greatly. They would become 'slaves' or endentured servants or 'slave labour'. The British would strip the land of its wealth and resources. The British would transplant WHITE CHRISTIAN British citizens to these 'new' lands, giving land away that did not even belong to them. They would let the the British colonists rule and use the land to make profits and to benefit BRITAIN only. It would be the monarchy and the aristocracy and the priviledge that would benifit from this raping of other nations. Never has the world seen such a truly evil empire that was so large and so damaging. The world continues to suffer at the legacy of British Imperialism and will do so for another century. Where is the U.N. and the world court to administer justice and see to it that Britain pays for its crimes against humanity? When will the millions of people that suffered at the hands of the British government, British business, and the British military receive justice? Its time for the US to annex the UK.
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drinking beer or worrying about beer is insipid.
lazs
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one word, Bounder: Microbrews
yes, the average American drinks his Bud or whatever trailer park beer by the case and yes, it is simply chilled goat piss.. Come to the Pacific NorthWest..Oregon or Northern Cal and you will find a billion handmade beers that easily rival the best of Germany or England.. (well..maybe not Guiness)
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which isn't made in either of the above listed countries ;)
but is still Nectar of the gods.
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lol where did you cut and paste that from, Ripsnort?
http://www.America-is-whiter-than-white.org, perhaps?
The Bin Laden-esque overtones are deliciously ironic.
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Vampires hate their reflections too, Dowding.
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We know wherever the British went the indenginous people would suffer greatly. They would become 'slaves' or endentured servants or 'slave labour'. The British would strip the land of its wealth and resources. The British would transplant WHITE CHRISTIAN British citizens to these 'new' lands, giving land away that did not even belong to them. They would let the the British colonists rule and use the land to make profits and to benefit BRITAIN only. It would be the monarchy and the aristocracy and the priviledge that would benifit from this raping of other nations. Never has the world seen such a truly evil empire that was so large and so damaging. The world continues to suffer at the legacy of British Imperialism and will do so for another century. Where is the U.N. and the world court to administer justice and see to it that Britain pays for its crimes against humanity? When will the millions of people that suffered at the hands of the British government, British business, and the British military receive justice? Its time for the US to annex the UK.
Fasicnating.................. .
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The Bin Laden-esque overtones are deliciously ironic.
It must suck to have your country depicted as the root of all the world's evil.
ra
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Originally posted by hawk220
one word, Bounder: Microbrews
yes, the average American drinks his Bud or whatever trailer park beer by the case and yes, it is simply chilled goat piss.. Come to the Pacific NorthWest..Oregon or Northern Cal and you will find a billion handmade beers that easily rival the best of Germany or England.. (well..maybe not Guiness)
INdeed - we've got our share of outstanding microbreweries in the Northeast too. ;)
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
We know wherever the British went the indenginous people would suffer greatly...
{long polemic}
...will the millions of people that suffered at the hands of the British government, British business, and the British military receive justice? Its time for the US to annex the UK.
I agree. Wholeheartedly.
I look forward to taking up arms with my fellow militiamen, and fighting our joint enemy, the bloated federal government.
We will join forces with our brothers against the government that steals our money and regulates our private lives. We will arm ourselves suitably and reclaim the Glory of the Star Spangled Banner from the Backscratching fatcat parasites of Washington.
We will relocate our Government to London where it belongs, and where we can keep an eye on it.
Expatriates in the dependency of North America will again be taxed in proportion to their wealth and their voting privileges will be revoked. All industry will be nationalised, fast cars will be outlawed, dentists executed.
We will change our name to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Island, Berwick-upon-Tweed, and (whispered) Northern America and all will cower before our insane might and glory.
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Berwick-upon-Tweed? Count me in!
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Vampires hate their reflections too, Dowding.
Demonisation now, too! You got that Bin Laden thing going ON!
Tell me, what else do you have in common with the great man?
It must suck to have your country depicted as the root of all the world's evil.
The difference is that t's usually ill-educated and indoctrinated fools that see the US as the root of the world's evil.
In the case of Britain, I wonder what Ripsnort's excuse is?
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Originally posted by Dowding
The difference is that t's usually ill-educated and indoctrinated fools that see the US as the root of the world's evil.
Strange, but judging from your anti-US posts here, I thought you were educated? (shrugs)
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bounder... we? I believe that you are having a little trouble realizing who exactly is the windsheild and who is the bug here.
lazs
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Originally posted by lazs2
bounder... we? I believe that you are having a little trouble realizing who exactly is the windsheild and who is the bug here.
lazs
Sure Laz, 'we' is after the US annexes the UK (a la ripsnorts suggestion) and we all become US citizens.
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real positive message when the brits are pretty much the only country to seriously back the US after sept 11.
51st state? Only if you decide to invade and even then you'll get the bloodiest battle you've ever seen ;)
I like america, they produce cool stuff and easy living. I just dont appreciate this 'we pay for everything' attitude.Yeah yeah maybe you do support the world and many economies.But do you have to brag like school kids? Anyone who colonised the American continent would have ended up the richest Nation on the earth.If you begrudge helping the human race AS A WHOLE you dont deserve the money you have. Its no different to some millionair who wont spend his money to help a starving person in the gutter outside his fine mansion.
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Anyone who colonised the American continent would have ended up the richest Nation on the earth.
I doubt that very much. Africa and South America both have quite a lot of natural resources and it doesn't do them much good. Japan has none and it is an economic superpower. It takes more than land to make a wealthy country.
If you begrudge helping the human race AS A WHOLE you dont deserve the money you have. Its no different to some millionair who wont spend his money to help a starving person in the gutter outside his fine mansion.
British beer is strong, indeed.
ra
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Originally posted by hawk220
one word, Bounder: Microbrews
yes, the average American drinks his Bud or whatever trailer park beer by the case and yes, it is simply chilled goat piss.. Come to the Pacific NorthWest..Oregon or Northern Cal and you will find a billion handmade beers that easily rival the best of Germany or England.. (well..maybe not Guiness)
Hawk, I was making a crass generalisation for Rip's benefit :D I have no doubts whatsoever that well brewed american Ale is the match for most English beer. (with the notable exceptions of Timothy Taylor Landlord, Theakstons Old Peculier, Horndean Special Brew and Brains SA)
You have your Bud Lite, we have our Carling Black Label. We both have our crosses to bear :D
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hazed-: Anyone who colonised the American continent would have ended up the richest Nation on the earth.
Oh, yeah - americans achieved current level of economy by exporting raw materials...
If you begrudge helping the human race AS A WHOLE you dont deserve the money you have.
We do not deserve the wealth we've got - we created it with our own labor and ingenuity. We do not need anyone's approval for that, at least since frenchies kicked out brits for us in 1780.
Its no different to some millionair who wont spend his money to help a starving person in the gutter outside his fine mansion.
True. A millionaire is expected to buy the guy a sandwich and direct him to the nearest place with "Help Wanted" sign. Once. In our opinion, starwing is a personal freedom. As well as abandoning one's traditions and beliefs promoting marital faithfullness and screwing indiscriminately and contracting AIDS.
How much money did America waste on those countries since they've become independent? How much good did it do beyong making few politicians and private donors feel good?
miko
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and dont forget sam adam's beer:),,,i recommend cream stout
im glad british are willing to help,, its the same people making the same anti american crap in here{i notice a few of them changed there country origins on there profiles so people couldnt pick on the place they live}<~are you afraid to addmit were you are from?,, and i notice they never have anything good to say about anything,,,allways the same jibberish over and over,,,american is evil,and so are anyone who goes along with them,, for a bunch of people who dont seem to beleve in god{not all of you},,you all sure beleve in evil!!,,lol,,what country is going to be picked on next?
according to evolution the weak are replaced by the strong,,,so why should you care about what is good or evil?,,,instead of calling usa evil,,why dont you call us evolutionarily strong instead,,lol..just jokin:P
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hyena426: its the same people making the same anti american crap in here{i notice a few of them changed there country origins on there profiles so people couldnt pick on the place they live}<~are you afraid to addmit were you are from?,,
And where the heck are you from?
miko
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usa,,,but unlike othere people<~~i didnt add or change my profile so some one couldnt see were i was from,,never put it on there in the first place,,were your from shouldnt matter a hill of beans on aces high,,lol<~~i will fly happy with people from china,,russa,,canada,,iraq,,i dont care,,just because are governents dont agree, doesnt mean i hold it against the people
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Vampires hate their reflections too, Dowding.
Er, do Vampires have reflections?
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Strange, but judging from your anti-US posts here, I thought you were educated? (shrugs)
Just keep on shrugging, smart guy. I'm not and never have been anti-US. I criticise my own government as much as that of the US - so by your cast-iron logic, I must be anti-British. But If I'm anti-British, why do I even bother replying to the many patently anti-British posts we've seen in recent months.
Wow, quite a quandry you've got yourself there!
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"I like america, they produce cool stuff and easy living. I just dont appreciate this 'we pay for everything' attitude.Yeah yeah maybe you do support the world and many economies.But do you have to brag like school kids? Anyone who colonised the American continent would have ended up the richest Nation on the earth.If you begrudge helping the human race AS A WHOLE you dont deserve the money you have. Its no different to some millionair who wont spend his money to help a starving person in the gutter outside his fine mansion.
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Hazed
113th lucky strikes"
No... that isn't true... the british colonized America and they screwed it all up. The Soviet Union had access to most of the worlds resources as does Africa. It is a combination of politics and resources that make a nation great. You guys had your chance and your politics screwed it all up. And brag?? Sheesh.... The sun never sets on england ... LOL... you guys were so big headed that it was sickening. Now that you are tiny.... you advocate humble?
lazs
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The difference is, Laz, Britain started as a small Protestant nation on a tiny island, surrounded by Catholic enemies on all sides just waiting to invade. She then went to build the largest Empire the world has ever seen, based to a large extent on self-survival.
That she has now returned to a world status becoming of her size is only natural. But for 300 years, things went well. Colonies were lost, colonies were gained. Eventually, the colonies wanted self-rule - you couldn't expect any different.
The sun has not set on England for a thousand years. She has not been invaded or subjugated for a millenia - with the conversion to Protestantism, the populace were very free compared to other nations at the time.
The US on the other hand near limitless natural resources, a rapidly expanding population and limitless lebensraum (after a few natives were dispatched). That's a completely different set-up compared to England and then the United Kingdom.
But I don't expect you to believe that. You're such a xenophobic anti-British charicature it would go against the grain.
You're good for a laugh though.
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In our opinion, starwing is a personal freedom. As well as abandoning one's traditions and beliefs promoting marital faithfullness and screwing indiscriminately and contracting AIDS.
Let's just pass on the assertion that you're speaking for the entire American people. Your next comments appropriately sum up your lunacy even better. Starving is not a personal freedom. lol Tell that to the people who struggle and starve in African countries because of crop failure or civil war. As if those comments weren't stupid enough, you then find the gall to label all AIDS victims as having 'brought it on themselves'! Yeah, I'm sure the fact that so many kids in Africa are born with it has nothing to do with it.
But then we ought to be used to your lunatic assertions. I'm sure we all remember the 'Bali bombing victims were probably all sex tourists' comments.
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Originally posted by Dowding
The difference is, Laz, Britain started as a small Protestant nation on a tiny island, surrounded by Catholic enemies on all sides just waiting to invade. She then went to build the largest Empire the world has ever seen, based to a large extent on self-survival.-snip-
Hmmm... reminds me of Israel. -GDR-
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The difference is Sandman, that the methods used back then were commonplace, but the Israelis still use them (and more) 300 years later when it would be quite unacceptable.
GDR?
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geeze dowding... I merely pointed out that england had access to most of the worlds resources and all the important ones (for the times) and still managed to blow it. I also would point out that england is and was as much or more full of itself thatn the U.S. ever has been. I don't get it tho... Are yu argueing that politics have nothing to do with how well a country thrives?
lazs
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I work in a brewery..
Too bad it was closed some years ago and refurbished as an office building.. :mad:
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I merely pointed out that england had access to most of the worlds resources and all the important ones (for the times) and still managed to blow it.
You miss the point. They had to get to that position in the first place - all from a tiny country with enemies on all sides.
It then had to manage an Empire stretched over the entire globe, over oceans and huge land masses whose inhabitants had little in common with the British - different religions, customs and socieites. All that had to be held together.
Compare that with the US. All of the inhabitants were of European descent and culture, and many were of the same religion. It had an entire continent to expand into, and could do so pretty much without outside interference. Britain, on the other hand, had Spain and France to contend with only 30 miles from direct invasion. That was one reason why there was fair amount of apathy towards the loss of the American colonies - people were far more concerned with the French fleets roaming around the British Isles.
The British didn't 'blow it'. The Empire was killed on the battlefields of WW1. The couple of million that died were the best the Empire had to offer - there was so little man-power left to manage its affairs it couldn't be sustained. It grew in territory after WW1, but it was now too large. Quite rightly, the consituent colonies weren't too keen on being tied to a nation that might require of them such a large sacrifice again.
I maintain that if it were not for WW1, the empire might have lasted another 50 - 100 years, instead of being finally buried with the onset of WW2.
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maintain whatever you like... would make a good (but unconvincing) alternative history book if done well.
but look at you... you are still bragging about conqureing and subjugating primitive cultures like it was your finest hour! at least we don't brag about slaughtering the American indian. WWI? Yeah... you guys have a way of biting off more than you can chew.. wouldn't call that perceptive politics.
We have had some powerful enemies ourselves but we allways seem to come out ok.
I don't think your politics would allow you to thrive in any world past the 18th century.
lazs
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Stating facts isn't bragging. Stating facts about conquering and subjugation isn't bragging about same. Building an Empire was a neccessity of survival - it was the fashion back then and everyone was doing it. Without expansion you were eaten up by your neighbours so quickly it would make your head spin.
We have had some powerful enemies ourselves but we allways seem to come out ok.
Ditto for the UK. Although we've been doing it for much longer - the US only became a world power in the years following WW1. It was pretty isolated up until WW1.
Yeah... you guys have a way of biting off more than you can chew.. wouldn't call that perceptive politics.
Kind of like Vietnam. I wouldn't call that 'perceptive politics' either. It would seem Governments are never infallible, whatever State they govern.
I don't think your politics would allow you to thrive in any world past the 18th century.
Well that's roadkill for a start, considering the recognised height of the Empire occured during Queen Victoria's reign during the late 19th century. But I know history isn't your strong point. British politics was in common with every major State in the world at that time - Britain wasn't doing anything particularly special. Times changed and so did the government. That's the way of the world.
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Now Dowding, don' t you feel like you've set both feet in that bear trap they set up for you ? :)
This was turning into such a nice Beer thread, too bad it's spoiled.
(PS/ I might have edited my location a while ago, but you should still be able to figure out where those waffles come from...)