OT: Changes in Australia

[conversationpc]

Canada rules.

In hockey and curling.

[Deb]

PS. They don't have George Bush up there either.

Didn't they just elect a pro-American president like France did?

Stephen Harper, and it's Prime Minister not President. He's a damn sight better than our last PM.

[Moon Beam]

Not making fun of Canada, don't you try getting moonbeam on my ass. I've had enough of her scolding me!

Good to know that you understand me.

PS. They don't have George Bush up there either.

Didn't they just elect a pro-American president like France did?

Stephen Harper, and it's Prime Minister not President.

Way to go Deb, learn that Yankee about our political line up titles!


Sorry Raider I had to jump in on this one.....all belly shakes and bullsheet!

[RedWingFan]

All three of you are close minded one way street thinking jackasses.

What, are you pissed California and all its' 54 electoral college votes aren't going to a republican candidate? You make me sick.

Maybe it's the drinking water that's making you sick?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/us/27 ... tner=MYWAY

[Marc S]

All three of you are close minded one way street thinking jackasses.

[Rhiannon]

belly shakes and bullsheet!

Uhh... Gerene... are you the one on the right in your av? Cause if so, you've been a panty-loon flasher from day one, haven't ya?

[Rockindeano]

belly shakes and bullsheet!

Uhh... Gerene... are you the one on the right in your av? Cause if so, you've been a panty-loon flasher from day one, haven't ya?

Moonbeam is the ugly one, whichever one that is.

[RedWingFan]

belly shakes and bullsheet!

Uhh... Gerene... are you the one on the right in your av? Cause if so, you've been a panty-loon flasher from day one, haven't ya?

Moonbeam is the ugly one, whichever one that is.

LMAO

[conversationpc]

Go check out Cuba and it's crumbling infrastructure. It's doomed to failure just like the rest.

Cuba survives despite a 50 year or so blockade/embargo from the US, brainfade.

Yeah, boy that Cuban economy is really going great guns there, isn't it?

Thanks to the embargo, Cuba hasn't been a threat to anyone in decades now. Unless maybe you count those poor souls "assaulting" our beaches on homemade rafts.

[Marc S]

Go check out Cuba and it's crumbling infrastructure. It's doomed to failure just like the rest.

Cuba survives despite a 50 year or so blockade/embargo from the US, brainfade.

Yeah, boy that Cuban economy is really going great guns there, isn't it?

Thanks to the embargo, Cuba hasn't been a threat to anyone in decades now. Unless maybe you count those poor souls "assaulting" our beaches on homemade rafts.

INSPITE of the blockade (re-read the post - engage brain before keyboard?). The fact it survives at all is astounding.

[conversationpc]

INSPITE of the blockade (re-read the post - engage brain before keyboard?). The fact it survives at all is astounding.

Embargoes and/or blockades are not employed to destroy a country. They are employed to make it difficult for that country to do business. The fact they have survived is not surprising at all.

[Little Lenny]

I can't decide whether your all getting hot under the collar about ethics, politics, ideologies what ever you care to call it, or not.
I'm a bit confused all I have in my head is Australia, green, Ice Hockey and george bush....

[ohsherrie]

http://www.stupid.com/stat/JN20.html

[conversationpc]

http://www.stupid.com/stat/JN20.html

I've seen some good jokes about Bush but that one is stupid. The Hillary Nutcracker advertised on that page is hilarious, though.

[Moon Beam]

belly shakes and bullsheet!

Uhh... Gerene... are you the one on the right in your av? Cause if so, you've been a panty-loon flasher from day one, haven't ya?

Should have known that if I was gonna get slung at that it would
be from you or Dean'o......surprisingly I read on that Dean hid a compliment
in his post.
Thanks Sir!

Hussy you just wait till we meet up again.

[Rhiannon]

Hussy you just wait till we meet up again.

I'm the hussy? Who's the one showing her panties??

[Moon Beam]

Hussy you just wait till we meet up again.

I'm the hussy? Who's the one showing her panties??

I am not arguing your inteligence Rhi, takes one to no one I guess.


That's it now I have to go and fetch an all grown up Hussy av.

[Rhiannon]

That's it now I have to go and fetch an all grown up Hussy av.

Ah fiddle sticks Gerene... I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Want a hug? Yes, it does take one to know one.

[Moon Beam]

No hurt feelings here Rhi, just loads of shakes.....thanks for em!

[Rhiannon]

No hurt feelings here Rhi, just loads of shakes.....thanks for em!

I still want a hug though.

[Moon Beam]

I'm still waiting for you to visit.....I'll keep that hug handy for when you do.

[Rhiannon]

I'm still waiting for you to visit.....I'll keep that hug handy for when you do.

I know... at least I know how to get to ya now.

[Indyjoe]

Maybe it's the drinking water that's making you sick?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/us/27 ... tner=MYWAY

Well now isn't that special! I live in O.C.

Good thing I get my local news buried in a thread about Australia in an article printed in New York linked by a fan of the Raiders!

Man I love this place!!

Now about my water!?

[Marc S]

INSPITE of the blockade (re-read the post - engage brain before keyboard?). The fact it survives at all is astounding.

Embargoes and/or blockades are not employed to destroy a country. They are employed to make it difficult for that country to do business. The fact they have survived is not surprising at all.

How naive?

[conversationpc]

INSPITE of the blockade (re-read the post - engage brain before keyboard?). The fact it survives at all is astounding.

Embargoes and/or blockades are not employed to destroy a country. They are employed to make it difficult for that country to do business. The fact they have survived is not surprising at all.

How naive?

Not naive but practical and correct. No one's dumb enough, except possibly you I suppose from the tone you've taken here, to believe that an embargo can destroy a country. You can call that naive but take a look at just about any embargo enacted against a country in recent history. They don't work in destroying a country. They make it fiscally difficult and can cause financial hardship but most of the countries against which they have been used are able to get around them enough to survive.

As proof, take a look at China, Iraq, South Africa, and even the country you brought up, Cuba, along with a host of others. They've all had some fairly harsh sanctions and/or embargoes enacted against them and they all survived pretty well.

[Marc S]

INSPITE of the blockade (re-read the post - engage brain before keyboard?). The fact it survives at all is astounding.

Embargoes and/or blockades are not employed to destroy a country. They are employed to make it difficult for that country to do business. The fact they have survived is not surprising at all.

How naive?

Not naive but practical and correct. No one's dumb enough, except possibly you I suppose from the tone you've taken here, to believe that an embargo can destroy a country. You can call that naive but take a look at just about any embargo enacted against a country in recent history. They don't work in destroying a country. They make it fiscally difficult and can cause financial hardship but most of the countries against which they have been used are able to get around them enough to survive.

As proof, take a look at China, Iraq, South Africa, and even the country you brought up, Cuba, along with a host of others. They've all had some fairly harsh sanctions and/or embargoes enacted against them and they all survived pretty well.

You're trying to pick at technicalities, right or wrong. Fact is the US would rather not have had Castro on their back door for the last 50 years or so. Thats the point. The Bay of Pigs was a disaster, if they could have 'destroyed' Cuba they would have.

You just decided to skirt around the sentiment of the response, which I obviously expect of you from the discussions/exchanges had thus far. China, Iraq and SA are not proof of anything. The proof of Iraq is not to have gone in for oil - situation is now well out of control (blah, blah, heard it all but do respond if you want to - we've done this until its boring)

FYI, your chum, RF highlighted Cuba, not I.

[conversationpc]

You're trying to pick at technicalities, right or wrong. Fact is the US would rather not have had Castro on their back door for the last 50 years or so. Thats the point. The Bay of Pigs was a disaster, if they could have 'destroyed' Cuba they would have.

Baloney. They're not technicalities, they're realities. Embargoes/blockades do not destroy countries. Man up and admit you were wrong.

You just decided to skirt around the sentiment of the response, which I obviously expect of you from the discussions/exchanges had thus far.

I didn't skirt anything and don't give me that arrogant "I expected your response" garbage. You must realize your arguments are no less predictable than you claim mine are.