Walsingham

But I'm saying that there's a direct contradiction. If the purpose of the weapons is to combat the State then assault weapons are an absolute necessity, not a luxury. As an aside, we were discussing this last night over much good Yankee ale, and it occurred to me that Zimbabwe is another argument which I hadn't considered before. Handguns might not stop the 1st Armoured, but they would make it much more difficult for bands of bully boys to threaten you.

Well, let's see how well you do as a POW in Vietnam for 5 years. I'm just saying, the guys got some pretty big stones. I wasn't disrespecting him.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7479758.stm Basically a kid fails to invite two children to his birthday party, and the school claims he has breached their rights. I am literally amazed. How is it against their rights to not get invited to a private party?

The guy can't move his arms above his shoulders! How could he be tarzan?

I'm Ted Johnson. Fallout parenting without the nuclear tedium.

I'm curious that an acccountant would be so iterested in 'pure' accounting. It's like watching a physicist, but not. I think you should develop quantum accounting. It may not even work, but it WILL be a lot better to say at parties.

Wait? The FDA will let you chaps eat all sorts of dubious carcinogens in your water, but Irb Bru is off the list? Irn Bru! Irn Bru! Irn Bru!

The Piranhas

How was America on the wrong end of European imperialism? Shortly after defending the colonies from the French and their native American allies we tried to impose a one penny tax on TEA and they freaked out. Several shockingly incompetent British command staffs later no more colonies. If that's the wrong end of colonialism then which end is The Congo?

Indeed. Although I have yet to go. I think it would be startling.

get yourself some Irn Bru, you hairy fool, and stop this ginger ale nonsense. It's made in Scotland. From girders.

Um, that's kind of universal, Mkreku. It's certainly true in the UK. I don't know why people put up with it. I simply refuse to go clubbing on the weekend. The only time periods I've been up for it more regularly is when I've known bouncers.

Well, I'd certainly agree that removing guns is almost certainly impossible. At least in today's context with organised crime able to funnel in new guns with impunity.

My lawyers are still investigating whether I can have my skull removed and sealed in clear polymers. I'm hoping to make it obligatory for people to have a once yearly football match with it to receive a large trust income. I'm optimistic that it could become a family tradition, meaning you wind up with this once yearly skull kickabout.

There's gotta be a way to hack it... Good man. That was my first thought.

You've got a point. The more we say that guns are American, the more likely they are to want guns. I know I probably would. On top of that it probably strengthen our own wish not to have guns or gun violence and as such we could be said to be leeches leeching off America. Oh I see what you mean. You mean by pillorying them we shore up our own anti-gun stance? Seems a bit crude, though. Not to mention it sucking for the yanks.

You've got a point. The more we say that guns are American, the more likely they are to want guns. I know I probably would.

Utterly depressed, sitting here knowing my mates are off in the boondocks on exercise. I can't believe I have to repeat the fething course. I have to keep reminding myself it was just bad luck, and that usually my luck's pretty good.

Come on, guys. I'm getting hungry for food I can't cook without a hob, like pasta. Does anyone think it's a terrible idea to go electric?

How exacty is he saving himself time by scanning his own shopping?

Would there be anything cooler than rickrolling everyone who came to your funeral? I think not. However only if your friends/family are savants of the internets, otherwise the only one finding it funny would be you, and you are dead Hey, it's HIS funeral.

I know Honduras, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, and El Salvador are in America, but that's not the America we're talking about. And Jamaica is technically the Carribean. Johannesburg is the muredr capital last time I checked. More violent deaths in Rio each year than in Iraq.

Also hungover, after only four beers. I forgot what fevers take out of you.

We have to think that or we'd be terrified about the Balkans.* *hildegaard is of course an exception. We're terrified of him anyway.

I was just listening to Sam Cooke's 'Summertime', and thought what an awesome beginning riff it has for a DJ. I don't know if we have any on the boards, but have a listen. I think it was just made for a Mr Scruff/Kid Koala to savage. EDIT: You can't hear it so well, but a nutter dancing to it.