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Most likely. Poor sods.

Old thread: http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?sh...mp;#entry807385

Today I was mostly hungover. Read a lot of military history, watched The Poseidon Adventure and Assault on Precinct 13. Looked up chef's knives.

You don't know the chap so you can be forgiven for thinking him not a true fan. Hee's supported Chelsea for over twenty years, long before they became big. And I do understand his point of view. I just don't share it.

I like the bit where they try to buy him off, but are so spectacularly corrupt that one of their own steals most of the bribe.

What about those guys who just stroll down the road vandalising cars? Kicking off wing mirrors and scraping the paintwork. What's that all about?

Good man. On the subject of not trusting guides, which I mentioned earlier: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7043668.stm The caves they went into had warning signs up, but they went in anyway.

I find myself in the uncomfortable and unenviable position of being out of my depth. Can someone please help out by outlining the two cases? I think it is interesting, however that as taks says it may be the case that our optimal course of action remains the same irrespective of where we sit on the question. we need to move away from combustion fuels, and rein in overpopulation.

I have a friend who supports Chelsea. He takes the Mourinho view that winning is more important than how. It seem Abramovich and I agree that it is not. How you win - at least on a sports field - is at least half the game.

I remember reading about a guy who smashed a car window to get a stuffed toy on the back seat. 100% total lack of empathy with the owner.

As Gorgo says, if it were merely warmer and wetter that would be largely groovy. However we are talking disturbed patterns and upheaval. Equatorial desertification, and flooding towards the poles. Never mind the loss of arable land due to sea rises. On a side note, the rise in populations alone could be enough to provoke many larger wars and instability. Many developing nations have populations expanding at rates much faster than their economies can grow. Dissatisfaction and extremism are far more predictable than the weather.

Vaccine shots are a must. Under no circumstances permit anyone to administer them in an unorthodox fashion. Particularly the tropical fevers. Unless you relish the thought of re-enacting that bit from the Exorcist. Which on reflection can be quite fun.

I think slander and libel are pretty esoteric in the States. I can't remember how, though.

Actually I have no problem with it being the Peace prize. If the environment becomes harsher you are going to see incrased competition for resources, and perhaps conflict over the right to use industrial power. This, to lift the essence of FALLOUT means war. Sustainable development is possibly the only way it can be avoided.

In case you haven't, try and see if you can find the original chaos rule books in one of those old second hand book stores. "Slaves to Darkness" deals with the aspects of Khorne and Slaanesh, whereas "The Lost and the Damned" deals with the other two opposites Nurgle and Tzeentch. Both are hefty 100+ page hard cover books with plenty of background fluff, from the nature of the warp (which is not unlike the planescape universe where belief can dictate matter) to the creation of the human emperor and why he was created. The Necron rulebook also provides a lot of good background material as to why and how the chaos gods were created in the struggle between the C'than/Necrontyr and "The Old Ones" Edit: Sloppy spelling I owned both books (and still may if they are being faithfully stored). they were quite terrifying, but also very intriguing. I must confess that I consider them pretty much genius, since they tie together so much stuff from all over, by either research or presience. Indeed, they presage many of the more interesting bits of system theory concerning order and chaos by several years.

Huh? You what? I breathe in air I breathe out paranoia, mate. In any case I really haven't time to write down the dozens of incidents I've been embroigled in by either my own stupidity or that of others. The fact is the World is actually very dangerous, and still more dangerous for Westerners raised in happy homes who bimble about expecting it to be safe and friendly. It's chock full of opportunist thieves, murderous monks, violent chimps, innocuous gangsters, drugs, thunderstorms, flash floods, horrible worms that eat your eyes, termites that eat your travellers cheques, dust, poorly maintained safety features, HIV infected doctor's equipment, malarial mosquitos, bilharzia that makes you fart, lazy policemen that will expect bribes, angry policemen who will arrest you for making bribes, lying guides, truthful terrorists, and a total absence of life-jackets or decent gin.

I did think it was rather suspect. A judge in the Uk recently ruled that there were eight mistakes in his film, and that it should only be shown with them listed. The judge did, however also say that the thrust of the film was unaffected by the judgement. I dunno. I just think maybe we could have better people speaking. But then smiley Nelson Mandela praised the IRA, so you can't have it all.

Speaking of which, a new low for my mood: "A bomber hid explosives in a trolley full of toys that he was pushing in a playground in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz, where families were celebrating the Islamic festival of Eid. Two people were killed and several injured." (BBC)

All teh same I'm thinking you could get a high rate of return on some investment in an MMO, and you'd be pretty much guaranteed to evade tax. The key would be declaring it as the right thing to minimise rather than evade tax.

That is pretty cool.

That football world cup stuff is just sad now.

No worries. Arm for bear and you get sharks, in my exp tho'. WRT travel I'm no expert on India, and in any case local conditions are always changing. The best advice is to stay alert and watch everything. This is good not just because it protects you but because it means you're noticing more and getting a better experience. Beyond that you should certainly steer clear of the fringe regions like kashmir and provinces abutting Bangladesh. These regions are suffering insurgencies/banditry. EDIT: MOST IMPORTANTLY _ACT_ on your bad vibes. You'd be amazed how many people say they saw troube coming but were embarassed to do anything about it. I'm sure there are foriegners worldiwde going about tehir normal harmless business who were amazed to see an Englishman suddenly dive into a hedge and run off into the distance. But there are also several disappointed hoodlums who have seen the same. By the same token don't automatically assume locals know best. If you think the kind invitation to go up into the hills on a trek is crazy, then turn it down. Be polite, but firm. Offer to take your hosts out for a day in town instead.

Er... rugby, not football.

That's just sad. Think of the poor women killed so this bastard can get his pitiful jollies. I'm boycotting his stuff.

1. Take your anti-malarials. 2. Get good health insurance. MEMORISE the details. 3. Keep a photocpy of your passport and travellers cheques separate from the originals. 4. Carry several pairs of pliers, a big needle, black silk, gaffer tape. Virtually any situation can be resolved with same. 5. Mosquito nets are good for keeping out snakes, 'roaches, and rats, not just mozzies. 6. Don't settle for insect repellent less than 90% deet.