take it easy man
i havent been around myself either
infact i might dissappear again for a while
i need to find a better Finish dictionary
the one i used before, well the site dotn work anymore
he he
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take it easy man
i havent been around myself either
infact i might dissappear again for a while
i need to find a better Finish dictionary
the one i used before, well the site dotn work anymore
he he
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Originally posted by parksie
:o would worry anyone ;) (except katie)
:( :confused:
SurfDemon Barrks as Gaffer Pix up Kedaman in the Parksie.
:confused:
Yeah, we really need a cross-eyed smiley :)
I'm full of lunch and now my brain won't work....did I piss Parksie off or something?
No. I'm pretty certain you can't p*ss Parksie off. I think you're reading the quote the wrong way. I assume he means that you're madder than mad Madam McMad of the clan McMad. ... Which isn't really the insult it sounds like :)
SD
Cool!:cool: Sounds like a compliment to me!
Thanks Perverse Parksie!:)
Perverse Parksie
Sick SurfDemon
Kangeroo Katie (that bares no relation to you, I ust couldn't think of anything else)
Kinky?
much better. Were would we be without you?!?
Bored...probably. No other American to bag on without getting them too upset.
I think that should be my new title in the Clipso Clique....Kinky Member!
Well okay. Might attract unwanted stalkers though...
Ahhh. Who's bagging you guys then?Quote:
Originally posted by barrk
Bored...probably. No other American to bag on without getting them too upset.
I'm okay, there's plenty of them wandering around up here. I get my fix by winding them up in the pub.:p
Katie, you are fairly unique amongst your nationality in that you can take the abuse, and give a good slagging in return.
Some of them up here get very upset if you mention anything un-american. One of my friends has one poor American lad convinced (with *facts* that he makes up on the spot) that Canada is arming Cuba.
Now Canada doesn't actually have any weapons of her own, let alone have some spare to give away. And if they did, they wouldn't be going to cuba. But no, this guy honestly now believes that Canada is supplying weapons to Cuba to undermine the American government (how, we're not quite sure yet, but we'll come up with something) in exchange for cigars.
It kinda makes you proud doesn't it :p
SD
Don't worry abut me...I'm hidden safely in a windowless room guarded by little boys with M-16s.
Windowless...damn. No natural light....damn.
You keep trying....but you don't quite have the finesse necessary to do the job right! Keep working on it. You're still young..there's hope for you yet! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
Ahhh. Who's bagging you guys then?
And they removed all but every third light bar in an attempt to conserve electricity...so I make up for it by spending useless hours on the computer!Quote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
Windowless...damn. No natural light....damn.
Did he tell him that Canada really has declared war on the Us as occured in South Park, bigger longer and uncut?Quote:
Originally posted by SurfDemon
One of my friends has one poor American lad convinced (with *facts* that he makes up on the spot) that Canada is arming Cuba.
Who are "them"?
kovan? Now there's someone I haven't met before.
Nice to meet you kovan, how are you?
Light bar? I think you mean strip light.Quote:
Originally posted by barrk
And they removed all but every third light bar
Those yanks again!! ;) :D
The General ordered the facilities maintenance personnel to remove the light bars....that's the "they" I was referring to.
Is that a strip that contains half the calories of a regular strip?Quote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
I think you mean strip light.
No but we did get alot of milage out of pointing out that America tried to invade Canada a good few years ago (1812 I think) and Canada beat them. He was most upset when he found out that we weren't lying (this time). Of course he did have a fair point that I wouldn't put much stock on a re-match, but it stopped him from harping on about the war of Independence and how they beat Britain.:)Quote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
Did he tell him that Canada really has declared war on the Us as occured in South Park, bigger longer and uncut?
SD
Close, but no cigar. It's a light bar to you, except to me it's a strip light.Quote:
Originally posted by barrk
Is that a strip that contains half the calories of a regular strip?
Really?? Blimey. What's this, Americans with aspirations to be Nazi-like??Quote:
America tried to invade Canada
Did you catch the date, Chris.....in 1812.:rolleyes:
well okay, so it was a while ago!!!
It was a long time ago, the world political scene was (to put it mildly) volitile. I think they were probably trying to bring Canada into part of the fledgling states, but Canada wanted to remain part of the commonwealth. Neither country had much of a populaton so I don't think it was much of a fight. You can't really invade the second largest country in the world with less than a good few hundred thousand troops. This didn't seem to occur to the generals at the time :)Quote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
Blimey. What's this, Americans with aspirations to be Nazi-like??
SD
But could Hollywood make a worth-while film out of it?Quote:
Originally posted by SurfDemon
I don't think it was much of a fight
They haven't had much luck so far:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
But could Hollywood make a worth-while film?
Oh god no! Imagine telling the Americans they lost a war to Canada. They're economy would collapse, there would be chaos in the streets.Quote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
But could Hollywood make a worth-while film out of it?
Of course, they could just make the film up and have America win (U-571 anyone?) :)
Anyway, I feel bad, because we're slagging America off, and it isn't really such a bad place. In fact, it has some very nice people (Katie) and isn't quite as phsycotic as the news makes it appear.
SD
esp. this Pearl Harbour balls (premieres here tonight). £100 Million squid and it's meant to be pants. I mean, you could build at least 1 hospital with that or something!!
Hmmmm... Hollywood.... worthwhile movie.... erm. no.
:D
Yeah, but I think it'll still make money. It's been hyped so much over here that everyone went to see it before they heard how bad it really was. Shame really, because it would have the potential for a really good story and they make it into a romance. ***.Quote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
esp. this Pearl Harbour balls (premieres here tonight). £100 Million squid and it's meant to be pants. I mean, you could build at least 1 hospital with that or something!!
SD
We are naughty...2 (possibly 3) britons (and possibly 1 canadian) having a pop at 1 american.
I hope you don't take us too seriously Katie ;)
Any movie they make helps our economy...the higher the cost the better. The set builders, designers, crew, cast, insurance, film editors, camera equipment, cooks, etc. are all purchased here in my great state and the tax revenue only helps us. It doesn't matter whether it's crap or not...California makes bucks off of it. We Californians) do more to stimulate the economy of the US than any other state....and we do it without raping our environment for the most part...yet we get the most crap for being "left-over hippies" or tree huggers too. Ungrateful, rat bastards all of you!
Yeah, pick on Canada for a change. I'll even join in.
Bunch of limp wristed tree-hugging hippy liberals.:)
SD
I know, always making it into a friggin romance. Just like Titanic. Write a love story, then bolt on a convienient moment of history to make it look better, that's how it works I reckon.Quote:
Originally posted by SurfDemon
Shame really, because it would have the potential for a really good story and they make it into a romance. ***.
SD
Whoops, better go back and edit my last post :DQuote:
Originally posted by barrk
yet we get the most crap for being "left-over hippies" or tree huggers too. Ungrateful, rat bastards all of you!
SD
Weird. We posted that at the exact same time....:eek:
That is such a cool insult!!!!Quote:
Originally posted by barrk
rat bastards all of you!
WHat next, a love story set against the battle of Phermopylea, or how about a love story set against the battle of Somme?
Hiroshima or Nagasaki anyone?
SD
Southpark the movie, Bigger, Longer and Uncut (just like.... :rolleyes: )Quote:
*sings* BLAME CANADA! *sings*
Love story between who? The americans risking their lives to drop nukes, or the japanese being the victims?
I think it would have to be some poor, undereducated Japanese girl, who is under her father's thumb (her father has to be in the Imperial Army of course) in love with some fresh-faced enlisted airman right off the farm who is forced to annihilate her parents....but somehow they find true happiness in spite of it all.
Always a happy ending!
Yeah! Titanic. Apparently the annoying little b*stard drowns. he he he.
SD
I noticed on the news it was the 60th anniversary of the Bismark being sunk. I'd like to see them try to make a love story out of that.....
Of course you could always have two gay German sailors :)
What am I saying? Of course It'll be American ships that persue and sink the Bismark and there will be a nurse on board... silly me!:)
SD
That would rattle my cage that. I mean, we'll let them off once with U-571, but anything else is beyond reasonable.Quote:
Originally posted by SurfDemon
What am I saying? Of course It'll be American ships that persue and sink the Bismark and there will be a nurse on board... silly me!
SD
Are you trying to equate reason with Hollywood, Chris?? You should know better than that even at your tender young age!:rolleyes:
What about Titanic. The Scottish guy, regarded as a hero for saving loads of lives, they had him shooting people... thats taking a bit of a liberty (especially since the guys family are still alive... there's even a school named after him).Quote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
That would rattle my cage that. I mean, we'll let them off once with U-571, but anything else is beyond reasonable.
And then there's Saving Private Ryan :) Oh yes, only the americans invaded on D-Day.
I haven't seen the Patriot, but if it's as "Historically Accurate" as BraveHeart then it's probably in exactly the same boat ;)
SD
Well the reason I don't mind too much with U-571 is that the american's did capture an enigma (albeit after we had stolen about 4 :D) and they never actually said the film was about the capture of the first one (at least I don't think they did). I challenge hollywood to put the Americans into this little story...Quote:
The Bismarck was the largest battleship in the German fleet, and the pride of the German Navy. Newly commissioned on August 24, 1940, she subsequently sailed to port in Gotenhafen (now Gdynia) in occupied Poland. On May 19, 1941, after finish work and sea trails, she* left Gdynia, accompanied by the Prinz Eugen, for Operation Rhine. Her mission was to attack British shipping, mainly convoys between Halifax and the British Isles. The British were aware of this new titan of the seas and she was spotted by an RAF Coastal Command Spitfire, just two days out of port on her maiden voyage.
The British dispatched HMS Hood and the Prince of Wales to intercept her. They caught up with the Bismarck on May 24, and in the ensuing battle, the Hood, the symbol of British sea power, was blown apart by a single 15 inch shell from Bismarck which penetrated her thin deck armor-plating and hit the ship's ammunition magazine. The Hood sunk immediately, with only three survivors out of the ship's complement of 1,418. The loss of the Hood shocked England and Churchill gave orders to "Sink the Bismarck!"
HMS Rodney was en route to Halifax, escorting the troop ship Britanic. From there the ageing battleship was to continue on to Boston for a long overdue refit. Commanding Rodney was Captain Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton, grandson of the 10th Earl of Stair. Rodney was just a day out of Scotland and had a chance of intercepting Bismarck. There were four destroyers in the flotilla and one was left with Britannic. The other three left with Rodney and the hunt for the Bismarck was on!
The elusive Bismarck was difficult to find, but luck was on the side of the British. An ancient Swordfish biplane, launched from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, put a single torpedo into the aft end of the Bismarck, crippling her steering mechanism. The Bismarck was trying to make port at Brest, France but now her progress was fatally slowed. On May 27, Rodney, now accompanied by the battleship King George V, caught up with the Bismarck and the battle was on.
Rodney was the first to draw blood, lofting a 16 inch shell between Bismarck's two forward gun turrets, knocking out four of her eight 15 inch heavy guns. The battle raged on, and after shelling from Rodney, King George V and the Norfolk, which had joined the battle, the Bismarck's fate was sealed. Her guns ceased to fire after the hour-and-a-half battle, but she would not sink, though the British had probably put 400 rounds in her. The Germans, knowing their demise was imminent, set off explosive charges to scuttle the ship. At 10:39 the Bismarck went to the bottom, sinking in three miles of water
I've seen the Patriot and all I have to say is........Mel Gibson is the tastiest piece of...........nevermind:rolleyes:
Obviously, you have not seen the movie "Sink the Bismark". It is an oldie but a goodie and it follows the facts fairly accurately....I'm sure they do take liberties but it is a good movie none the less.
No i didn't even know it existed, but SD was on about the americans would say they sunk it or something:D
As an asdjunct to that story, I can't remember the exact figures, but I think only 100 odd sailors escaped the Bismark out of a compliment of about 2,200. Pretty scary stuff. I read Dr Ballards book (the guy who discovered the Titanic) on his quest for the Bismark, and he says he found it eventually because there was a massive trail of leather boots leading to the wreck. (The leather boots being all that remained of all the sailors). Pretty sad stuff.
SD
Hello again!
Perverse parksie is here ;) Nope, Katie, you didn't piss me off, that's impossible :) Just read the quote the other way ;)
Anyway, with Saving Private Ryan, wasn't it all about the beach that only the Americans attacked which happened to be the most heavily defended?
Yep...but they were having so much fun bagging on us Americans I didn't want to spoil their fun!
How goes it Oh, Perverse One?