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I recently encountered the following interesting bit of etymology.Military intelligence is one of the first oxymorons I have encountered.Quote:
Politics. From the Greek poly meaning many and Anglo Saxon tics meaning blood sucking parasites.
Can anybody here supply more like the above?
tic-tacs
blood sucking pins with a flat head :rolleyes:
so thats the catch! I knew those little things were too good to be true...tiny minty weapons...genius!!!:D :rolleyes: :p
here's one...
American Intelligence
Canadian Military!
Home Sweet Home
Child proof cap
Reborn Virgin
Good Christian
Fighting for peace.
British Intelligence more like it.Quote:
Originally posted by GingerNut
here's one...
American Intelligence
Erm, well...I don't want to spark off a whole big whoha here, but Britain didn't allow two planes to be hijacked and flown into two buildings.Quote:
Originally posted by Nightwalker83
British Intelligence more like it.
When British Intelligence are warned something might happen, they act, they don't wait til it's too late.
Actually it was 4 planes hijacked, of which 3 were flown into seperate buildingsQuote:
Originally posted by GingerNut
Erm, well...I don't want to spark off a whole big whoha here, but Britain didn't allow two planes to be hijacked and flown into two buildings.
When British Intelligence are warned something might happen, they act, they don't wait til it's too late.
Well if you're gonna be that ****ing pedantic, what he said was entirely correct, in that american intelligence DID let TWO planes crash into TWO buildings, but it also let another TWO planes crash into another building and a field. So nothing he said was wrong. Incidentally I don't see you rushing to defend your intelligence agencies...
Some other backwards things:
Why do they call them APARTMENTS when they are all together?
Why do you drive on a FREEWAY and park on a DRIVEWAY?
yup...American Intelligence became an oxymoron just before bush was elected (just before because florida forgot how to count :rolleyes: )Quote:
Originally posted by A$$Bandit
Well if you're gonna be that ****ing pedantic, what he said was entirely correct, in that american intelligence DID let TWO planes crash into TWO buildings, but it also let another TWO planes crash into another building and a field. So nothing he said was wrong. Incidentally I don't see you rushing to defend your intelligence agencies...
hehe :p
Why do you drive on a PARKWAY and park on a DRIVEWAY?Quote:
Originally posted by Edneeis
Some other backwards things:
Why do they call them APARTMENTS when they are all together?
Why do you drive on a FREEWAY and park on a DRIVEWAY?
;)
if the opposite of Pro is Con, does Congress mean the opposite of Progress? :D
hehe thats a good one :D
Except we don't have parkways in California.Quote:
Originally posted by SteveCRM
Why do you drive on a PARKWAY and park on a DRIVEWAY?
;)
Yes we do. Magic Mountain Parkway. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Edneeis
Except we don't have parkways in California.
The Americans hardy ever let down their gaurd. Didn't the germans manage to get spies within the kingdom during WW2?Quote:
Originally posted by GingerNut
Erm, well...I don't want to spark off a whole big whoha here, but Britain didn't allow two planes to be hijacked and flown into two buildings.
When British Intelligence are warned something might happen, they act, they don't wait til it's too late.
Pretty ugly
Microsoft Works ('nuff said)
:eek:Quote:
Originally posted by BuggyProgrammer
tic-tacs
blood sucking pins with a flat head :rolleyes:
Act Naturally
Dry Ice
We have a genuine aussiemoron at work :)
"Thunderous Silence" :)
What about the spies in America?Quote:
Originally posted by Nightwalker83
The Americans hardy ever let down their gaurd. Didn't the germans manage to get spies within the kingdom during WW2?
They're everywhere, not just Britain and not just during ww2.
And let's not get started on the whole America and ww2 business.
okQuote:
Originally posted by GingerNut
What about the spies in America?
They're everywhere, not just Britain and not just during ww2.
And let's not get started on the whole America and ww2 business.
You sure are funny.Quote:
Originally posted by GingerNut
Erm, well...I don't want to spark off a whole big whoha here, but Britain didn't allow two planes to be hijacked and flown into two buildings.
When British Intelligence are warned something might happen, they act, they don't wait til it's too late.
Why don't you go F**K yourself?
Quote:
Originally posted by JPicasso
You sure are funny.
Why don't you go F**K yourself?
Excuse me??? What's your problem?
:D:D:DQuote:
Originally posted by Wally Pipp
We have a genuine aussiemoron at work :)
Why is Dyslexia such a hard word to spell?
Why is Abbreviation such a long word?
Why do we need a tiny noughts and crosses board on the keyboard? (#)
Why do we call this key '*' the star key when it looks nothing like a star? (surely it should be the 'snowflake' key?)
Who was the 30th person to eat 'Chinese Devil Fish' after watching the first 29 people die? (with the thought that maybe, just maybe their's still some edible bit on there)
Telephone -> Tele = Far & Phono = Sound
Telefax?
I think other countries can handle it better because they know they're not not invincible. No offence to the American people, but if *******s like George Bush didn't think they were so great, then the terrorist attacks might not have happened. At least, they might have been stopped before any damage was done.Quote:
Originally posted by honeybee
The WTC incident may or may not prove the failure of the American intelligence agencies, but as far as managing such situations is concerned, America would be at the bottom of the list. Other countries have fared much better, and acted much more sensibly during similar or worse situations. For e.g. Britain was bombed so many times in the WW II, but I have never heard Germans being looked upon as possible suspects in Britain :p Or more recently, I don't think the Irish people are arrested on suspicion and imprisoned for a year or so, even during the IRA militancy :o
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In Britain we take terrorist threats and bomb alerts seriously. If the authorites are warned of an attack or bomb then the area is imediately evacuated, even if they think it might be a hoax.
America was warned of the attacks, but didn't take it seriously and unfortunately paid the price. Hopefully it's a lesson learnt and it won't happen again.
I'm sorry if any Americans here think I'm being harsh, but I live in Northern Ireland.
OK, I've said my bit, I'm done now, and I'm off to work.
Oh no! You pissed off Sponge Bob.Quote:
Originally posted by GingerNut
Excuse me??? What's your problem?
Better watch out!
:rolleyes: