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Re: Lets keep politics out of Lego
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Sun, 19 Nov 2000 14:56:26 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Simpson writes:
> > > > If Bush loses, we're gonna exercise
> > > > our right to cede from the Union, and the first order of business will be to
> > > > declare war on France...and Rhode Island.
> > >
> > > There's a difference? :-) Wait, what did Rhode Island do?
> > >
> > > Note that France seems to be rather disliked by a lot of countries, note the
> > > admonition in that UK Revokation that we were to nuke France at the
> > > slightest provocation...
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> > Just because that dirge was written in the UK, it does not follow that it is
> > the UK view...
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> Agreed. There is no "monolithic" UK view, (just as there is no "US" view
> either). However there certainly is a bit of a running gag among many people
> I talked with about disliking the French and french ways. The UK and France
> are close allies at the government level and have been for years and years
> now, and I think this "dislike" is, among most people, just good fun.
It is an English thing - not UK. You'll also find that a good deal of
England still harks back to WW2, and loves reminding the Germans about who
one. The feeling in Scotland is a little more mature. I'll quote one of you
countrymen to sum up how I feel about harking back to past "glories":
"We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of
others, without fearing it."
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> However, you have to ask yourself, why does the Eurostar (the Chunnel
> express from Paris and Brussels) terminate at *Waterloo* (1)? Whoever *made*
> that decision clearly wanted to poke a little fun at someone.
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> As for the rest of the "dirge", it's having some (mostly well deserved,
> IMHO) fun at US expense. US cars ARE crap compared to German ones, for
> example... (although note that they chose to compare to German cars because
> UK cars are crap compared to US cars, I only need to cite Rover and most UK
> people I talk to agree heartily)...
I'll take your word for it, I don't think I've ever driven a car made in the US.
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> So to sum up, all in good fun, nothing more.
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> PS, what was your PhD in, again? I think you forgot to answer that question.
> Why is that? :-)
I'm still waiting on you to answer a good deal of questions Larry... but I
realise you may need some time. I don't see how my doctorate is relevant to
this thread, but I have stated its subject outside this thread in the last 7
days. I'll quote one of the big contributors{1} to LUGNET to sum up my
thoughts on this:
"I am not going to do your homework for you and provide all the references
as I have neither the time nor the interest."
ttfn :)
Scott A
{1} Self acclaimed
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> 1 - for the 97.85%(2) of US readers who have no idea why that is funny, look
> up the Napoleonic wars and which one was the biggest French defeat...
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> 2 - quoting the "dirge"... that's not a fair percentage. The US isn't THAT
> unaware of the rest of the world... in actuality the percentage is much much
> lower.. say oh, 94.32% or so :-)
Indeed, even "W" has only been outside the US three times.
Scott A
> ++Lar
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| (...) Agreed. There is no "monolithic" UK view, (just as there is no "US" view either). However there certainly is a bit of a running gag among many people I talked with about disliking the French and french ways. The UK and France are close allies (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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