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Slices? Should be spreadable. Slice of Berliner landbrot, dab of mustard, some sharp cheese and a good spread of mettwurst, topped with chopped onion - Ambrosia...! Hmmm, a Pprune bash to end all bashes possibly yes?:confused: Who knows what the future holds! Meantime.....back to the thread subject. con-pilot; You run out of the latest supply of popcorn yet?:D |
This is from the official government records: |
You're on, Mr Pinky. Afterwards we can plot to take over the world.
Got a great idea for a steak salad. Should be able to slip it past the ntombezaan as long as you keep calling it a salad. |
Awright!! :ok:
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My apologies to friends on JB who have already heard this.
Last Saturday evening I found myself in the company of a fellow-diner in a Parisian restaurant and after setting the world to rights in the French language it transpired we had both worked in Germany in the early 1970's, so we switched to the rather more robust language of der Vaterland. Now I know there's a natural tendency to assume the world was better way back then "when we were young and feisty", but honestly, believe me, IT WAS. Germany was divided with the workers on one side of the wall and the slackers on the other, sex was freely available and largely very pleasant and of course free of HIV, and the USA were in charge of defending the country. And you could get a steak and bier from Manfred at the Stars and Stripes base in Griesheim for DM6. So when I read any attack on the USA, gun law, politics, whatever, I think back to those happy times when the US Army and Airforce was part of my German life, and I know I wouldn't have had it any other way. And nor would - as he said - my companion. Nostalgia Mode off. |
Now I know there's a natural tendency to assume the world was better way back then "when we were young and feisty", but honestly, believe me, IT WAS. Germany was divided with the workers on one side of the wall and the slackers on the other,
As a contender for disparaging commentary, the above statement will take some beating even on JB. Would you care to clarify which side of the border the "slacker" and "workers " resided please ? The Wall. Only around Berlin. I saw the remains last year, I also took a 4 hr cruise on the River / canals and saw other remains of those days. I found all the sights to be very sobering and moving. Likewise how potent the iconic structure of the Brandenburg Tor was when you see it for the first time. sex was freely available and largely very pleasant and of course free of HIV, and the USA were in charge of defending the country. And you could get a steak and bier from Manfred at the Stars and Stripes base in Griesheim for DM6. So you decided against all that nasty German food and wine / beer then. After all, German cuisine and hospitality is noted for being bland an boring so it was probably a good idea in case your palate was traumatised in some way. So when I read any attack on the USA, gun law, politics, whatever, I think back to those happy times when the US Army and Airforce was part of my German life, and I know I wouldn't have had it any other way. And nor would - as he said - my companion. Either you're angling for some form of freebie on a trip "over there" with such gushing and fulsome praise, or, you didn't actually travel more than say 50kms from where you were residing. Had you done so, you may have noticed the French, the Canadians, the British and the Germans themselves had "one or two" bases scattered around the country. Living in Germany, and travelling around the country and the neighbouring States, opened my eyes and mind to mainland Europe. Clearly, one of yours remained firmly closed and the other requires a trip to a well known opticians. You may possibly have gathered I like the country and the people and why, in 2014 and for many years, I take exception to the Torygraph / Mail / UKIP / Sun "Little England" fraternity making immature "jokes" about the past and the population. |
As for the thread title, I have only this to add:
http://blog.jonolan.net/wp-content/u...ree-people.jpg And in the words of Forrest Gump: "And that's all I have to say about that." |
Best of luck against the drones and nukes :ok:
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Best of luck against the drones and nukes |
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Countermeasure, you say? Now that would be interesting... :ok: |
Call me Pollyanna, but I don't think the Democrats are approaching the point of domestic nuclear weapon detonations to retain power, though I sadly think they would conceivably resort to it if it promised to keep them in power. They are amoral, after all.
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Blimey, if there's anything worse than a gun nut, it's a humourless gun nut! IT WAS A COMIC DOING HIS ROUTINE!
Your legal guns are legal. End of. CG |
If the US is attacked by a nuclear weapon used by Islamic terrorist, I think you can count on Mecca disappearing.
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Call me Pollyanna, but I don't think the Democrats are approaching the point of domestic nuclear weapon detonations to retain power |
You'd be amazed what 30 million armed citizens could achieve.
The other part of the battlefield set piece is how much of the US military would join with the rebels should it come to that. That may be why DHS, DOJ, the Post Office, EPA, et al, have been buying up our ammunition production over the past couple of years. |
Oh wow, and a picture too Yep...I kinda like facts and documentation of such. It is due to: I realise that you may be anally retentive through no fault of your own but the delineation between the front and the rear sections would be a line behind the front ten seats reserved for whites and the back section, reserved for blacks - which is where she was sitting, correctly. No error, arrogant or otherwise. (How on earth can an error be arrogant?! ) Life can sometimes be a little more complex than, 50/50, halfway, equal measures etc., I realise that concept may be difficult to grasp for some of you and could be the cause of slow thinking. House of Lords discovers Google maps Anyways...nice sparring with you but I have better things to do....think I'll go join Con-Pilot with the popcorn....:cool: |
Originally Posted by BenThere
(Post 8708995)
You'd be amazed what 30 million armed citizens could achieve.
The other part of the battlefield set piece is how much of the US military would join with the rebels should it come to that. That may be why DHS, DOJ, the Post Office, EPA, et al, have been buying up our ammunition production over the past couple of years. If you seriously and honestly think that an armed militia of any size has any chance against the US military should it come to a real fight then you are utterly nuts. Not only can they win the kinetic war, they'll win the PR and resource war too. The balance of power is so far away from an "armed citizenry" it's ludicrous to suggest otherwise. |
No member of the U.S. Armed Forces would ever push the red button to detonate a nuclear device on American soil against American citizens. It just would never happen. Period.
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If you seriously and honestly think that an armed militia of any size has any chance against the British military should it come to a real fight then you are utterly nuts. Oh, by the way, have you ever seen a map of the US? You're flat getting silly now. Back to my popcorn, but somethings are just too easy. :ok: |
If you seriously and honestly think that an armed militia of any size has any chance against the British military should it come to a real fight then you are utterly nuts. just to refresh your memory: http://media-3.web.britannica.com/eb...4-946C1595.jpg |
rgbrock1 - If you say so, but "never" is a hell of a word. I can think of any number of scenarios where people in bunkers receiving only the information they are given could be convinced to launch with the best interests of the American people at heart.
con-pilot - Yeah, Britmil is tiny in comparison. But then we're not the citizens pretending we'd ever have the capability to fight our military. What's the relevance of the map of the US? |
rgbrock1 - erm, I didn't say British military, and we are talking about now, not the time of muskets. Relevance failure?
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Living as I do in a "nucular" community (as some are wont to say it!) I can assure you all that those who designed, produced, and built our nuclear weapons and the materials within them that go bang-bang lean largely to the right. In the event of a government-versus-the-people conflict I'll side with the people.
Even if we have to dig some of them up to build some new weapons. |
Originally Posted by PTT
(Post 8709029)
What's the relevance of the map of the US?
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As a contender for disparaging commentary, the above statement will take some beating even on JB. Would you care to clarify which side of the border the "slacker" and "workers " resided please ?
Right K & C. 1) I lived in Germany from 1968-1993, I speak German, I was heavily integrated into German society (German wife and family) and I know what I'm talking about. 2) West German society was based on working hard, banking your money, doing the right thing. I felt - as did every Germany - that my position in society could be easily compromised, hence little things such as sweeping the street in front of the house every week (yes, in a city) had to be done. 3) East German society was based on an immense supportive welfare state which encouraged and engendered inefficiency and idleness. The general attitude was "the state will take care of it". 4) When the Wall came down and the two societies were integrated we found East Germans unable to understand that if they didn't work they got dismissed; they they needed permission (always given but it had to be asked for) to visit the doctor or dentist; that they were not allowed to be absent for an entire day to get some paperwork stamped; that "having a job" meant (a) being there 08:00 - 17:00 and (b) working during those hours. "Working" as in "being productive". 5) Two years after the Wall came down I could not find one single West German who didn't wish it was back up again; more remarkably I spoke to several former East Germans in the West German town I lived in who said they wished the status quo could be restored, "but without the fear that the Stasi engendered". 6) Perhaps the most indicative markers for the period is when comparing the products of West German and East Germany for the period in question., both in terms of output and in quality. And if you reply that there was a waiting list for Mercedes in the West and a Trabbi in the East, I would agree - but on one side because an excellent product couldn't be made fast enough and, on the other sloth, indolence and inefficiency ruled the day. And yes, I did travel; I visited areas where the French had bases; and I ate a lot of German food (which I consider pretty bland in Hessen, gets better further south). As for angling for a trip to the US, I've been there, I enjoyed it, but I have no plans whatsoever to go again. Jeeze, listen to me ! I'm defending myself against someone like you. I'm prepared to listen to your words on many things, when you know your stuff, but not when you talk from a position of total ignorance. |
I lived in West Germany as a child for six years. While I cannot tell you an adult experience, I do remember how thorough our German neighbors were in keeping their little bit of the neighborhood presentable. In order to maintain standards, my mother and father ensured that my older brother and I dutifully swept and kept clean our house and the sidewalk out front. Many is the day I swept the dirt/twigs/leaves into a pile and then into that container that would be picked up weekly with yard leavings.
I also remember how large those breasts looked when we wandered through the "clothing optional" sunbathing area by the local lake. :cool: Our family were not allowed East of the border/Grenze due to my father's security-clearance-based travel restrictions, but most of my friends could cross the border and get their soccer shoes for 1/3 of what we paid on the Western side of the border. :uhoh: Fond memories of West Germany. |
A USA gun thread:
What more is there to say by the usual participants that has not already been said? :confused: |
con-pilot - Yeah, Britmil is tiny in comparison. But then we're not the citizens pretending we'd ever have the capability to fight our military. I was talking about the might of the British Empire and its massive military forces, compared to a bunch of ragtag rebels in the 1770s. As for the map of the US and a "one good-sized nuclear warhead", that should be self-explanatory to a person of your intelligence. Now I’ve got to pop more popcorn, thanks a lot. :rolleyes: |
I lived in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for a few years, moving there from Detroit as a teenager. Oshkosh had a heavily German heritage majority in the late 1960s.
I was flabbergasted at how the people of Oshkosh washed the windows on their houses, kept the sidewalks clean, and frowned vocally on any perceived laziness or lack of community support. I hadn't seen much of that in Detroit. Later, spending considerable time traveling through Germany, I was further amazed at how pedestrians observe the 'Do Not Walk' crosswalk lights, even when there is no oncoming traffic in sight. |
that has not already been said? how pedestrians observe the 'Do Not Walk' crosswalk lights, even when there is no oncoming traffic in sight. |
Gonna be a case of 'Last Man Standing' |
Originally Posted by Gordy
(Post 8708998)
. To be fair---YOU did NOT mention "sections" once, nor did you imply.
So we have discovered she WAS at the FRONT of her section Anyway, it's utterly ridiculous to compare legally owning guns to the achievements of Rosa Parks. It's even more stupid that someone with that kind if mental imbalance is allowed to own a gun. No member of the U.S. Armed Forces would ever push the red button to detonate a nuclear device on American soil against American citizens. It just would never happen. Period. |
In all honesty, regardless of how you think you might fight such a war I think you are nuts if you think you could win. I sincerely hope it never comes to that, and wish you luck if it does, but don't see any realistic hope of anything other than a massacre. To that end I can't see that reason as a viable one for having guns, but then I've not said that yours should be taken away.
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Eastern Europeans also had no hope on paper of standing up to their totalitarian governments and the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. Yet Walesa and the Pope, Havel, and others prevailed, didn't they?
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So, let me think about this for a moment......
The American peasants rise up with their pitchforks and go to war against their government. There would soon after have to be a lot of losers roaming the world looking for a place to live but would they really integrate in with the population of the countries that might take them in? |
Originally Posted by rgbrock1
(Post 8708916)
As for the thread title, I have only this to add:
http://blog.jonolan.net/wp-content/u...ree-people.jpg And in the words of Forrest Gump: "And that's all I have to say about that." |
Ben There
Eastern Europeans also had no hope on paper of standing up to their totalitarian governments and the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. Yet Walesa and the Pope, Havel, and others (including Osama) prevailed, didn't they? |
would they really integrate in with the population of the countries that might take them in? according to your team the USSR was defeated by Saint Ronald Raygun. |
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I think someone forgot about the "disciplined" bit. |
I think someone forgot about the "disciplined" bit. |
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