Paul Richardson wrote:
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> "Jim Larson" <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Paul Richardson wrote:
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>>> "Jim Larson" <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>
>>>>>> Weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Paul Richardson" <paulszoo.ARMADILLO@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "John Iwaniszek" <not@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>> Paul Richardson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Tyler Trafford" <ttrafford+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>>>> Jim Larson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Need a giggle?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Go to IMDB.com and enter "wanker" into the search box.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How is that possible?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Either the god of the Internet is British, or "wanker" is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> common misspelling of "walker".
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Why does typing in "walker" produce no reference to the Chimp
>>>>>>>>>>>> in Chief?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.imdb.com/find?q=walker;more=nm
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It does for partial match.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Interesting to see how far up the list Shrub comes.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Interesting to see how deep the geek runs here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bottomless geek
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ah explains why people keep telling me I am full of ****!
>>>>>>> Oh by the way did you enjoy the Olympic torch thingy? Nice to see
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> although our government might be spineless the population can
still
>>>>>>> bugger things up.
>>>>>>> I am rather looking forward to the London Olympics now,running
the
>>>>>>> marathon around Kings Cross and Brixton should be good for a laugh
>>>>>>
>>> Well it depends on what services you are looking for. Kings Cross for
a
>>> leg over & Brixton for a bit of ganja. Could make the race interesting
>>> 8-)
>>>
>>>>>> Just as long as they restrict the shenanigans to the torch relay,
the
>>>>>> opening ceremonies and crap like that. I'm no big fan of the
olympics
>>>>>> (I watched essentially none of it in 2004), but I think the
>>>>>> althletes deserve to be left alone. The vast majority of them have
>>>>>> worked hard for years in relative or total obscurity to get to this
>>>>>> point. They don't need to be upstaged by something that won't
>>>>>> accomplish anything anyway.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (On that subject, have any of you folks talked to any Chinese
ex-pats
>>>>>> about the whole Tibetan autonomy issue? It was an interesting
>>>>>> exercise in the two cases in which I tried it.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Erm, no. I've tried to skirt the issue with my Chinese friends. I
did
>>>>> notice that my emails to China were being bounced and taking a long
>>>>> time to get there.
>>>>> My teacher has a map she uses in her lessons,it includes Tibet as
>>>>> part of
>>>>> China and I imagine because this is how it has been traditionally
been
>>>>> taught and seen that is how it would be viewed.
>>>>> How did it go with your friends?
>>>>
>>>> One is a friend and the other more of a casual
acquaintance/colleague.
>>>> Both
>>>> have been in the US for a long time (20+ years for the shorter of the
>>>> two) and are American citizens, both remember the cultural revolution
>>>> in vivid personal terms, and neither has the least bit of love for
the
>>>> Chinese government. Both had the same opinion, independent of each
>>>> other, that the Chinese incursion into Tibet is (a) the best thing
>>>> that's ever happened to the place, (b) a matter of protest for only a
>>>> tiny fraction of the Tibetan population, namely the religious sorts,
>>>> and (c) being wildly distorted by the
>>>> Western media and celebrities who like to hobnob with the Dalai Lama.
>>>> Are they just gullible and falling prey to Chinese propaganda? Maybe.
I
>>>> have no
>>>> idea. I just thought the contrast with the usual viewpoint we see was
>>>> kind of
>>>> interesting.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, one of the two has actually been to Tibet (as a tourist) this
past
>>>> year.
>>>>
>>> Well apparently Tibet only became a country after some fiddling about
by
>>> the Foreign & Colonial Office so it's an interesting problem. The time
>>> to protest was when the Chinese invaded. If only there were oil in
them
>>> thar hills eh?
>>>
>> Oil makes everything so much clearer...also if the Chinese didn't have
>> nukes
>> and a standing army the size of Rhode Island. That would be good too.
>>
> Poor buggers, don't they let them sit down?
>
The party over all.
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