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Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on July 25, 2003, 05:14:21 AM
Its because when you Yanks are reading this i probably am on the way to the bars and you will be stuck at work :)

3 hours to go :cool:
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Nash on July 25, 2003, 05:22:36 AM
You're at work right now are you not? Over here, most of us are sleeping like babies. So there.

Now quit slackin' off... Get back to work!

:D
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Dowding on July 25, 2003, 05:26:04 AM
What goes around comes around - especially when you live on a spinning globe. :D
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on July 25, 2003, 05:30:39 AM
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You're at work right now are you not? Over here, most of us are sleeping like babies. So there.


LoL! you got your alarm set on 15 min snooze all night to check the BBS right Nash? :D

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What goes around comes around - especially when you live on a spinning globe.


No no no, i bet it will be the exact same situation next friday ;)
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: StSanta on July 25, 2003, 06:13:58 AM
Europe would be even greater if we couldg et rid of corrupt bastards like Berlusconi.

Him heading the Eu is a farking disgrace. Am an ardent supporter of a unified Europe (so we in the future can say 'I am taking my ball and leaving to the yanks, just as they currently do :)), but that corrupt mofo in official charge of the EU is enough to make me a wee bit sick.

That and the French, German and English.

I say that to be in EU your country should have let go of the past and have realized that NO, it's not a superpower and YES, the US can kick your countrys ass, any day of the week. Get over it. It's how things are and not worth squeaking about mr Chirac.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on July 25, 2003, 06:19:36 AM
Uh!!! What does this have to do with beer???

:confused:
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Dowding on July 25, 2003, 06:23:58 AM
British, I think you mean. ;)

But we are not all equal Santa. Britain is not a developing nation. It's economy is huge and advanced, given its size. To say that we should have the same say as Poland or Latvia is unrealistic. To force it on us will have a completely negative effect and would be disastrous in the long run.

Building the EU will be a slow process.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Staga on July 25, 2003, 06:58:40 AM
Another great thing is we can watch 9 o'clock news 6-9 hours earlier than amurricans :)
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on July 25, 2003, 07:01:32 AM
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Another great thing is we can watch 9 o'clock news 6-9 hours earlier than amurricans


Thats the spirit! :D
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Bodhi on July 25, 2003, 07:06:31 AM
Hey Maniac,

It is Friday, but guess what, some of us Americans do not have to work today, we instead choose 4 day work weeks!!!  So, around noon, when we crack open the first cold one, we'll be thinking of you on your commute home.

:p
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: straffo on July 25, 2003, 07:14:35 AM
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Originally posted by StSanta
Europe would be even greater if we couldg et rid of corrupt bastards like Berlusconi.

Him heading the Eu is a farking disgrace. Am an ardent supporter of a unified Europe (so we in the future can say 'I am taking my ball and leaving to the yanks, just as they currently do :)), but that corrupt mofo in official charge of the EU is enough to make me a wee bit sick.

That and the French, German and English.

I say that to be in EU your country should have let go of the past and have realized that NO, it's not a superpower and YES, the US can kick your countrys ass, any day of the week. Get over it. It's how things are and not worth squeaking about mr Chirac.


Just prepare yourself to be assimilated ... it will lower the pain ;)

btw resistance is futile :p
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on July 25, 2003, 07:14:38 AM
Hehe, 45 mins left, im in central Stockholm so i wont commute anywhere :)

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Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Pei on July 25, 2003, 07:20:58 AM
hmmmmm beeer!

StSanta said...
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Europe would be blah blah blah


Beer is good. If we all believed in beer there would be no wars!

Fat , drunk and stupid is the only way to go through life!
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Fishu on July 25, 2003, 07:37:37 AM
StSanta,

Yeah.. Berlusconi is a half lunatic.
Wonder how hes been there for all these years! silly.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Trikky on July 25, 2003, 07:40:29 AM
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Originally posted by Maniac
Hehe, 45 mins left, im in central Stockholm so i wont commute anywhere :)

Hey I used to drink my head off on a regular basis in Uddevalla back in my merhcant marine days, used to cost about 10 GBP for half a glass of beer. I was impressed by the booze on sale in petrol stations though, very civilised.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on July 25, 2003, 07:44:42 AM
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Hey I used to drink my head off on a regular basis in Uddevalla back in my merhcant marine days, used to cost about 10 GBP for half a glass of beer. I was impressed by the booze on sale in petrol stations though, very civilised.


Hmm, You cant buy booze in regular stores or petrol stations :( , The goverment has an monopoly on booze here... Maybe it was moonshine for sale? :)

10 Brittish pounds?? WoW thats expensive! an beer at one of finest places in Stockholm costs about 5 Euros (5 dollars if you like)

Sounds like you have paid your friends beer without you knowing it ;)
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Trikky on July 25, 2003, 07:49:29 AM
Ah ok, maybe it was Krone? I've mentioned the booze/petrol thing to Swedes before and they've said pretty much what you have. I could have been a bit hammered, maybe it was petrol in a bar?
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on July 25, 2003, 07:50:10 AM
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Originally posted by Bodhi
Hey Maniac,

It is Friday, but guess what, some of us Americans do not have to work today, we instead choose 4 day work weeks!!!  So, around noon, when we crack open the first cold one, we'll be thinking of you on your commute home.

:p


Does this make up for yr 2 weeks of vacation a year?
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on July 25, 2003, 07:53:49 AM
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Ah ok, maybe it was Krone? I've mentioned the booze/petrol thing to Swedes before and they've said pretty much what you have. I could have been a bit hammered, maybe it was petrol in a bar?


LOL!

10 kronor is about half an glass of beer at some places, sounds more right!

Maybe you drank FPO, Flack Panzer Oil, but thats mainly an Finnish invention! :)

They do sell beer at petrol stations etc, but that beer aint that strong, you still can get hammered on em if you drink about 10 in 1 - 2 hours :)
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Trikky on July 25, 2003, 08:11:08 AM
Heh, the more I think about it the more I wonder what the hell I was doing in a petrol station in the first place. Anyway, have a good time dont drink too much ;) I'll raise a glass to you over here.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on July 25, 2003, 08:26:36 AM
Ok this is it... I´m outta here! nice weekend all!

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have a good time dont drink too much  I'll raise a glass to you over here.


Ill raise one for you too mate!
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: StSanta on July 26, 2003, 05:25:50 AM
Never said Berlusconi was stupid. Just said that he is a corrupt swine who just got immunity a few days prior to being brought up on corruption charges - yet again. Then he does the nice 'nazi' speak to gain some extra votes.

Dowding, Denmark isn't a developing country either. The EU is supposedly a cooperation between states. STATES. Realtive importance and might must be taken into account (as many other things) but imagine having Chirac or Berlusconi deciding what's good for *your* country.

The French have already made the EU impotent through their stupid insistence on farm subsidies, resulting in farmers growing crops they know they cannot sell but crops that'll earn 'em more in subsidies than would the sale of 'sellable' crops.

In NZ they removed subsidies. Contrary to breaking the farming there, it strengthened it.

The Eu spends almost half of its total budget on farm subsidies. Another 15% is eaten up by administration and posh locations/offices/salaries to EU dignitaries. This might sit well in southern European cultures but the Scandinavian one is not one where politicians are supposed to get rich off 'public service'.

Plus, Danish beer is cheap and good. I bet Berlusconi would try to make us all drink 'Roman wine' instead, the bugger.

The EU is farked up, wasting resources left and right. Its politicians are as detached from the European population as are the American administrations from the American people. This coming from an EU supporter. Just don't like where we're headed (for example, not sure enlargement at the present scale is a good idea for Denmark)
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: beet1e on July 26, 2003, 05:44:21 AM
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Originally posted by StSanta
I say that to be in EU your country should have let go of the past and have realized that NO, it's not a superpower and YES, the US can kick your countrys ass, any day of the week. Get over it.  
... and America moves yet closer to the next 911... :(
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: StSanta on July 26, 2003, 12:26:15 PM
beet1e, if your assertion or opinion is true, it still doesn't have anything to do with the fact that individual European countries have nothing on the US military wise. At least in quantity.

We have some great weapons systems - some of which are superiour to what the US has, but our % of GNP spent on the military is ridiculously low compared to the US. Which is the biggest market in the world.

We have our nukes, but that's about it.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on August 01, 2003, 03:34:33 AM
You see... Same thing this friday, We in Europe get to drink beer way earlier then you over there :D

About 4 hours left untill beer time hehe!
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Steve on August 01, 2003, 03:45:17 AM
....Beet1e... what do his comments have to do w/ us moving closer to 9-11?

I'm not sure who's statement was more ugly.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on August 01, 2003, 05:04:13 AM
Well one thing that amazed me about the UK is that say if you're an American here on holiday and suffer a fall/heart attack or whatever you get treated for free by the NHS.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: DiabloTX on August 01, 2003, 06:13:31 AM
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Originally posted by straffo
Just prepare yourself to be assimilated ... it will lower the pain ;)

btw resistance is futile :p


Bring it on.  Jeri Ryan can assimilate me any day!!!  Especially if she has a cold Shiner Bock in her hand!!! :D
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: JimBear on August 01, 2003, 08:06:07 AM
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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
Well one thing that amazed me about the UK is that say if you're an American here on holiday and suffer a fall/heart attack or whatever you get treated for free by the NHS.


Point being?
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: DiabloTX on August 01, 2003, 08:25:55 AM
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Originally posted by JimBear
Point being?


You dont' get a bill for $600 from an ambulance service telling you that it was heartburn, not a heart attack.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on August 01, 2003, 08:29:47 AM
Ah, this is it again, Beer time :)

Cya monday you grumpy old men hehe!!

Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: DiabloTX on August 01, 2003, 08:30:45 AM
F*** you Maniac!!!  :p
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on August 01, 2003, 08:35:12 AM
er that actually happened to me - woke up with AMAZING chest pains - not amazing in a good way either - phoned the NHS hotline via their internet website - spoke to the Doc on duty there - next thing I know bloody great ambulance pulls up outside my door at 3.00am in the morning.

ECG and battery of blood tests later it's not a heart attack and one shouldn't eat pickled jalapeno's all afternoon without expecting some effect.

They were very nice about it though - phoned for a taxi and sent me home.

And no they didn't ask if I was a taxpayer, had an ID card, wanted to see my passport or my National Insuarance no - they didn't ask if I had insuarance and no one was even vaguely interested in my credit card details.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: DiabloTX on August 01, 2003, 08:38:54 AM
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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
... one shouldn't eat pickled jalapeno's all afternoon without expecting some effect.


BRILLIANT observation mate!  Especailly if you washed it down with some of that Strongbow cider....
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Seeker on August 01, 2003, 08:45:21 AM
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Originally posted by StSanta

Dowding, Denmark isn't a developing country either.  


I'll say! Squeezed between Seden and Germany, it's nothing more than a Scandanavian Belgium.....

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Plus, Danish beer is cheap and good. I bet Berlusconi would try to make us all drink 'Roman wine' instead, the bugger.

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Carlsberg is piss, which is why Denmark fights so hard to exclude foriegn beer from it's market.

Coming to Roskilde airshow Santa? I'll bring a couple of cans of Guiness..... :-)
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on August 08, 2003, 03:17:03 AM
*cough*

Counting down again...

On the Denmark issue... They are closing Christiania down to... No reason at all to go to Copenhagen if theres no Christiania :(
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Trikky on August 08, 2003, 04:01:42 AM
My other and better half is leaving for Quebec today for a week. I'm gonna try to double my bodyweight while she's away using alcohol and red meat then when I pick her up from Heathrow, she'll think it's Elvis.

Thank you, thank you very much.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on August 08, 2003, 04:46:19 AM
On top of that you could cram an couple of these bottles :D

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Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Trikky on August 08, 2003, 06:38:45 AM
Thanks for the thought Maniac . I think I'll stick with beer with everything though :) I'm aiming to be a fatter, more amorphous blob than I am already and this drink sounds too healthy.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on August 15, 2003, 05:00:27 AM
Didnt feel like working today so i told the boss that im going home now...

No beer today, only going home for some killing in the MA. Hope to see some of you geezers online this weekend!

and have an nice Weekend all!
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on August 15, 2003, 05:04:26 AM
By the way....

I djust read that there is an beer shortage in the UK because of the hot weather!!! Take it easy over there Gents :D
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on October 30, 2003, 04:33:25 PM
Time for an long deserved punt!



IM ****ING OFF WORK TOMORROW!!!! YEEEEEEEEES!

ALL! :D
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Maniac on May 07, 2004, 03:36:10 AM
5 hours untill beer time...

The Sun is shining, and its Sweden Vs USA today in the semi-finals in the Hockey WC.

Prepare for a spanking :)
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Saintaw on May 07, 2004, 05:43:39 AM
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Originally posted by Pei

Beer is good. If we all believed in beer there would be no wars!

Fat , drunk and stupid is the only way to go through life!


HAIL Pei!
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Naso on May 07, 2004, 08:28:48 AM
I agree 110% with your opinion of mr. "Little-Mussolini", and if you have already understud the damage that he will do to Europe, just imagine what he is doing to Italy.

But one thing I cannot forgive you, is the shot on the Wine.

Yes the Wine with capital letter.

The juice of the Gods, the Blood of The Christ, the medicament of the brain, the sign of civilization.

ALL BOW AND PRAISE TO HIS MAJESTY THE WINE !!!

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Originally posted by StSanta
Plus, Danish beer is cheap and good. I bet Berlusconi would try to make us all drink 'Roman wine' instead, the bugger.

 


Danish beer.....

Bleach!

BARBARIANS! :mad:

:D :lol
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: storch on May 07, 2004, 08:41:06 AM
Europe is great...as a staging area and parking lot for our weapons of global conquest.

silly euros, there is nothing great about europe, even if the weekend arrives there first.

John Lennon (a euro) stated that the United States was the New Roman Empire and that New York City was Rome itself.  Pretty good for a euro.
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Saintaw on May 07, 2004, 09:22:01 AM
Maybe he was refering to the decadent Rome? ;)

Silly Murikan... :p
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: storch on May 07, 2004, 09:34:47 AM
In any event, that was he where he chose to reside.  seems that many euros of means prefer America over old decrepit europe.  why would that be?
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: straffo on May 07, 2004, 09:51:14 AM
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Originally posted by Saintaw
Maybe he was refering to the decadent Rome? ;)

Silly Murikan... :p


Tu en veux une belle ?

L'Amérique est la seule nation dans l'histoire qui miraculeusement est passée de la barbarie à décadence sans l'habituel intervalle de civilisation

Citation de j'saispuki

Plutôt hard non ?
Title: Why Europe is great!!!
Post by: Holden McGroin on May 07, 2004, 09:55:50 AM
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Originally posted by Staga
Another great thing is we can watch 9 o'clock news 6-9 hours earlier than amurricans :)


Not to throw a chill on the good feelings of Euros, but when the world ends in (I think) 2012 according to the Mayan calendar, it will end 6 to 9 hours sooner for you guys, and we will still have time to get down a case or two.