posted September 20, 2000 06:44 AM
OH YEAH!! The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 1996!!! TAKE THAT GREASY ITALIANS!!!!
Gas prices really do have relevancy in a discussion about violence during a piano recital.
Remind me to laugh when you bring up some long, winded story about something that doesn't matter on 'Millionaire'.
Regis: "Is it A: Chicken, B: Pizza, C: Penicillin or D: Doogie Howser, M.D.?" First: "I know this because once, I was on a boat, and I saw a duck. This was no ordinary duck it had a red beak. I took a picture, and a month later when I got it developed, I bumped into My old High School Physics teacher. He looked fine, except for that moustache of his that kinda looks the handle bars on a bike. When I was 7 I got a bike for Christmas. What's the deal with Christmas, anyway? My Birthday is not 'Farquarmas'. So, in the end, that's why I insult anybody's country other than my own at any chance I get, even when the discussion's about pancakes. If Pancakes are cakes made in a pan, why don't they have Icing? So, My answer is D. Doogie Howser, M.D. Oh, and England sucks because they pay taxes on Gasoline, which is why the boy stabbed his music teacher. That and that all Enlglish people have rabies and talk funny."
------------------ "...you know, Omega, there's a phrase you might want to look up. It goes something like "paranoid arrogant fuckwit who has more chance of ejaculating to the moon than he has of ever convincing a girl that he's a viable prospect for marriage." -PsyLiam, September 16, 2000 10:23 PM.
posted September 20, 2000 06:58 AM
Ultra: What are you talking about?
Omega: People don't use ad hominem attacks against you because they can't think of anything better. It's because they find you annoying, and it's funny when you're the only one who doesn't realize it. :-)
------------------ "It's like the Star of David or something. But without the whole Judaism thing." -Frank Gerratana, 17-Aug-2000
posted September 20, 2000 08:11 AM
Of course you think I'm annoying. I can prove you wrong. But at least I'm interested in finding the truth. Too bad I can't find an opponent who is as well...
------------------ "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
posted September 20, 2000 08:46 AM
UM missed the point of everything, as per his usual. It's not about violence, guns, the price of gas, taxes, or anything that simple. It's about puncturing the balloons of perceived superiority. On both sides.
Both sides see themselves as being superior. Both sides are at least partly right. Both sides are also partly wrong.
The US has a violence problem. This can hardly be doubted... but it isn't the lunatic asylum that the others like to pretend it is. Many of its crime rates are lower. As I said before, it's the smug, holier-than-thou nose-in-the-air attitude we so often see from non USA'ers when discussing this subject that is being poked at here. The fact is, to use a colloquialism, YOU AIN'T PERFECT, NEITHER.
Each has good points, each has bad. As to which is truly superior, perhaps only time will tell.
------------------ "Ed Gruberman, you fail to grasp Ty Kwan Leap. Approach me, that you might see." -- The Master
posted September 20, 2000 10:27 AM
Pig Fishing gets you laid. "Same here." Shirley Admitted. The Double attack of Gryphons is cool.
------------------ "...you know, Omega, there's a phrase you might want to look up. It goes something like "paranoid arrogant fuckwit who has more chance of ejaculating to the moon than he has of ever convincing a girl that he's a viable prospect for marriage." -PsyLiam, September 16, 2000 10:23 PM.
posted September 20, 2000 02:43 PM
I'm forced to wonder whether that gibberish is trying to make fun of someone, or whether it's an actual reply. It's so nonsensical as to be quite similar to a good number of his other posts...
------------------ "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
posted September 21, 2000 03:20 AM
Hmm. I guess it depends on your overall world view. Money is put much further down the list over here. Sure, you can always use more, but all in all, its not that important.
And something totally unrelated: Ultra is a very funny chap.
------------------ "More beer, more beer, more beer, more beer! ARSE!" - Ode to God.
posted September 22, 2000 02:59 PM
It's true. UM has been worringly funny recently. He is possessed by the spirit of our estranged Spoiler God...
I love the fact that the arguments now turned to "well, you smell too, so nyah!". We (being the non-US part) get upset at the fact that the US seems scared and afraid of people who say "trousers", use "petrol" measure things using "meters" and eat "courgettes". When it's pointed out to the US that maybe, just maybe, their constant need to prove themselves is due to a deep-rooted insecurity over the fact that they have a very short history, and, like the new kid in class, they feel complelled to shout a lot and pick on everyone else. But, no, wait, suddenly it's "the UK has a problem! All you English people are paranoid, and snobby! You hate us! We're just as bad as kids stab people and stuff! You don't even wear pants that are 9 sizes to big. And you all have short hair and you shave. You're gay!"
"Geez, you guys still owe us millions from both of those wars. Maybe if you'll just pay up you'll feel better about yourself. Living up to one's obligations usually helps raise self-esteem."
True. Glad to see that we have to pay for keeping back the Germans while you lot had your nails done. (Do you know that the UK is still paying back France for damage it did while saving them from the Germans? Go figure...) It's a nice idea though. Maybe if all those nasty third world people stopped sitting around being lazy and dying, and maybe worked a bit, they'd be able to pay off some of that money they owe you. I'm sure the self-esteem will help them when they're fighting maleria.
"Let's face it, England is living in the past. She is not now, nor ever will be a true, dominant world power again. So, the best she can do is bash the one remaining superpower. Nice try. [Ok, satiric mode "off]."
First, that wasn't sarcasm. Sarcasm would be "ooh, I love England. It's soooo modern. Don't they teach you elemantary humour these days? Two, why is England living in the past? It is because we only have 5 TV channels without cable? Or because some of us actually use buses rather than driving everywhere? Or is it because we still say horribly outdated words like "freshmen", or "black sheep", or "arse-fucker"? You know, at least half of our TV shows have been made in widescreen for about 3 years now. Nyah! Oh, and third, announcing that you've got the biggest house in the street, and then saying "you're just jealous, cause our house is bigger, and you'll never have a house as big as our house. Which is big." isn't convincing me that the US isn't insecure. Not in the slightest.
"And, the simple fact that someone posted a thread about a violent act in one country should not necessarily imply an attack upon that country."
I never said it was an attack. I thought it was someone pointing out that the UK was "as bad as" the US, to ease their own insecurities.
Look, how often do the Brits post stuff like "American sets fire to his parents!". How often do the Aussies post "Canadian child sacrifices his brother to moon-god!"? I never said that the UK was perfect. I never said that Australia was perfect. We all have our faults. We just get less hysterical over them than you lot seem to.
"As I said before, it's the smug, holier-than-thou nose-in-the-air attitude we so often see from non USA'ers when discussing this subject that is being poked at here. "
Actually, that's EXACTLY what the non-USers are doing too. You really think we're like that? To be honest, most of us don't care. The only argue because:
a/ we hope that you might entertain the possibilty that other countries do things in other ways to you. THIS ISN'T AUTOMATICALLY WRONG.
b/ it's dead funny winding you lot up. Granted, humour doesn't often translate well to type, but some of you wouldn't know "wit" if it came up and shoved a car up your arse.
c/ At the rate he's going, Omega's head will soon be able to block out the sun. This is very serious, as plants rely on the sun for photosynthesis, and since plants are the basis of our food chain, if they die, we die. So, it's in our best interests to prick Omega's head as often as possible. If we don't, then someone will have to kill him.
Oh, and one final gem from Omega...
"Of course you think I'm annoying. I can prove you wrong.
PLEASE tell me that smile means you're being sarcastic. Please?
"But at least I'm interested in finding the truth. Too bad I can't find an opponent who is as well...
*blinks* *rereads* *blinks again* *leaves room*
Sorry, I've had to go and have a lie down. That was too funny. I was going to post something bitchy about "not so much finding the truth, as finding things that agree with his POV, and then sticking his fingers in his ears singing "laa-laa not listening laa-laa", but I'm afraid I'm going to have to lie down again. Jeez, my eyes are watering to the point where my contact lenses have fallen out...
------------------ "Why do you want to spend time with a deer? They're so stupid, they get hypnotized by headlights!" - Guido Anchovy
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posted September 22, 2000 03:07 PM
Oh, please. Point out an example where someone has posted a bit of evidence or a rational argument that I completely ignored. Just one. You can't do it.
And yes, that was one of those half-way jokes I tell, earlier.
------------------ "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
posted September 22, 2000 03:16 PM
"Canadian child sacrifices his brother to moon-god!"
Australians have no business on what we do in the privacy of our own country. Stay the f*ck out of our business and tend to your Koalas. Plus, you wear those 'tilly' hats. You people suck.
Omega: Well, quite obviously we can't, because you dismiss any argument counter yours illogical and/or irrational. You never ignore any argument that's based on facts because, since most arguments don't agree with yours, they're deemed without facts, emotional, & nonsensical outbusrts of no discussional merit.
------------------ "...you know, Omega, there's a phrase you might want to look up. It goes something like "paranoid arrogant fuckwit who has more chance of ejaculating to the moon than he has of ever convincing a girl that he's a viable prospect for marriage." -PsyLiam, September 16, 2000 10:23 PM.
[This message has been edited by Ultra Magnus (edited September 22, 2000).]