tso-d_chris 0 #51 October 6, 2005 QuoteAnd so on... When there's an anti-American thread present, you jump on the speeding bandwagon and play the tuba. Claiming a dissenter hates America is, well, pretty unAmerican. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #52 October 6, 2005 QuoteClaiming a dissenter hates America is, well, pretty unAmerican. It's a pattern of dissent on nearly every topic involving the U.S. over a long period of time that pushes it over the top, to me. You are free to dissent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andybr6 0 #53 October 6, 2005 Quote>I'm hoping that the Sun is of the similiar journalistic quality as the Enquirer. It is. Getting mad at such a story is like a German poster getting mad at Bush because he's a drunkard (as reported in the latest Enqirer.) You are correct, infact you need not go as far as Germany. I am sure if anyone can be bothered to trawl through the crap on 'The Sun's' website you will find lots of inflammatory remarks about America. If one horrible person in America, Britain or any other country had done this you could re-name this thread 'Another great reason to hate [insert country's name here]' and we could go through all the same tired rhetoric about that country's past or present. I don't mean to get at the original poster who does not have have 'The Sun' as a national newspaper so does not know its reputation. If you read info' from that paper it is going to get you worked up and angry, thats what it specialises in. ------------------------------------------------ "All men can fly, but sadly, only in one direction" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #54 October 6, 2005 Can we please return to French bashing? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #55 October 6, 2005 QuoteIt's a pattern of dissent on nearly every topic involving the U.S. over a long period of time that pushes it over the top, to me Nah. Only the contraversial topics make it to SC, so people are more likely to disagree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #56 October 7, 2005 QuoteQuoteIt's a pattern of dissent on nearly every topic involving the U.S. over a long period of time that pushes it over the top, to me Nah. Only the contraversial topics make it to SC, so people are more likely to disagree. I think John R. just wants to be loved.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #57 October 7, 2005 OK....bla bla bla, freedom fries, bla blabla. Hey, y'know, France DID produce Louis Pasteur. And if it weren't for him, a lot of you faggots wouldn't be alive. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #58 October 7, 2005 QuoteCan we please return to French bashing? Yeah, those Frenchy's wear funny goggles too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #59 October 7, 2005 QuoteI think John R. just wants to be loved. No problem there. Just look at all these hot chicks telling me I'm number one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ViperPilot 0 #60 October 7, 2005 Quote Can we please return to French bashing? Frenchy....you stink. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sen.Blutarsky 0 #61 October 7, 2005 QuoteNo problem there. Just look at all these hot chicks telling me I'm number one. I take it you were buying the drinks that night Blutarsky 2008. No Prisoners! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #62 October 7, 2005 QuoteQuote Can we please return to French bashing? Frenchy....you stink. You're jsut saying that to be nice. I like you. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #63 October 10, 2005 Quote Other than that, they've been crap. John thats the quote of the month!!!When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #64 October 10, 2005 Sharks have feelings too!When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinwhelan 0 #65 October 11, 2005 Quote but there would be no America as we know it without the help France gave us. Now there's a damn good reason to hate them "be honest with yourself. Why do I want to go smaller? It is not going to make my penis longer." ~Brian Germain, on downsizing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #66 October 11, 2005 Quotethere would be no America as we know it without the help France gave us. There would be no France as they know it, without the help America gave them in WWII. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #67 October 11, 2005 QuoteQuotethere would be no America as we know it without the help France gave us. There would be no France as they know it, without the help America gave them in WWII. So you both are saying that having allies is a good thing? Or just trying to one up each other? I can't keep the real stuff from the posturing and blustering straight. Oh look, spaghetti!! ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #68 October 11, 2005 QuoteSo you both are saying that having allies is a good thing? Yes, when they're willing to help each other out... QuoteOh look, spaghetti!! No, no, that's the Italians. They're even worse than France. They weren't just defeated - they actually fought for Hitler. But that little Napolean guy they loaned to France did a pretty good job for the French for a while. Isn't it funny that France's greatest ruler was an Italian? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #69 October 11, 2005 QuoteIsn't it funny that France's greatest ruler was an Italian? About as much as the first President of the US was British. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #70 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteIsn't it funny that France's greatest ruler was an Italian? About as much as the first President of the US was British. And recent British monarchs have been German.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikkey 0 #71 October 12, 2005 Quote But that little Napolean guy they loaned to France did a pretty good job for the French for a while. Isn't it funny that France's greatest ruler was an Italian? Firstly I think if you call a Corsican either French or Italian he will punch you. Matter of fact is that at the time of Napoleon’s birth the island was under French rule. So he was a French as much as somebody born in Hawaii is a US citizen. Capiche? Quote 1768 The Treaty of Versailles - 1789 Integration with France Corsica, the only independent island of the Mediterranean, had nevertheless a flimsy army. France which had seen, at the expense of an ambiguous policy, its influence grow, in the Mediterranean in general and particularly in Genoa, found itself granted Corsica in 1768 by the Treaty of Versailles. The armed resistance opposed by the Corsica of Pascal Paoli The armed resistance opposed by the Corsicans of Pascal Paoli ended with their defeat at Ponte-Novo the 8th of May 1769. Three months later, the 15th of August 1769 Napoléon Bonaparte was born. John, you have such a great record of providing facts about other countries.... --------------------------------------------------------- When people look like ants - pull. When ants look like people - pray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster72 0 #72 October 12, 2005 QuoteNo, no, that's the Italians. They're even worse than France. They had a leader that aligned himself with Hitler. The Italian people did not *willingly* fight for Hitler. That's why they lost -- their morale was for shit because they were never convinced that the war was for a worthy cause. You never saw footage of crowds of Italians going apeshit for Mussolini like you saw Germans do for Hitler, did you? Of course not, and that's because Italians were apathetic then and are now about politics. They didn't give a shit about Mussolini, and came to despise him. They showed their true sentiments in the way they disposed of him. Older Italians that I know admit that the only times in their history they faught well was during Roman times and when Italy fought for independence 150 yrs ago. And they say that with a hint of humor and pride. Italians are too busy enjoying good food, women and wine to give a shit about war. That's why they lose wars. And don't compare Italians to the French, they have no such perceived arrogance. Maybe you can tell by now that I'm irritated by your post. My parents are off the boat from Italy. QuoteIsn't it funny that France's greatest ruler was an Italian? Not really, because Napoleon was Corsican, not Italian. What I think is funny is that you bash Italians the same way you do the French for the same "I'm a patriot and they owe us 'cos they can't fight and would be commies if it weren't for us" reasons, while at the same time the third largest military force in Iraq is the Italian army. Berlusconi and your ex-governor are pretty tight. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #73 October 12, 2005 QuoteAbout as much as the first President of the US was British. George Washington was born in Virginia, right here on the American continent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #74 October 12, 2005 Quote[Maybe you can tell by now that I'm irritated by your post. Ah, you can lighten up on me. These are just light-hearted pokes at each other's countries in the name of fun. Just like the ones in the "Canada" thread. But thanks for all that info on Italians. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #75 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteAbout as much as the first President of the US was British. George Washington was born in Virginia, right here on the American continent. George Washington was born in Virginia, on the American continent, part of the British Empire at the time!Napoleon was born right there, on the European continent, on an island that was fully part of the French Kingdom. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
