Sean Penn

AnyOldIron said:
Its not irrelevent. Its in response to your statement ref the British Empire. It is irrelevent what the Argies want. They have never owned the Falklands. They have invaded them. Twice. And got booted out. Twice. And we have such a bad reputation, I refer you back to my original statement. Stop using everything the British Empire gave to the world.
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You know damned well that I was refering to the Brits habits of becoming unwelcome guests in other persons lands. I do seem to remember this other provincial colony that said "Thank you for your gifts. Now please leave....before we shoot you."
 
You know damned well that I was refering to the Brits habits of becoming unwelcome guests in other persons lands. I do seem to remember this other provincial colony that said "Thank you for your gifts. Now please leave....before we shoot you."
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We must have been evil if, when we disbanded the empire, those former member joined our little commonwealth club. You should have tried being colonised by the French or Spanish. The world was lucky we were top dog and not them. We may have made a few quid out of it, but we gave the world its future.
 
Quite well thank you. Just bought a new bike and I'm in the process of assembling it. How about you?
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Sounds technical. I'd always end up with spare nuts and bolts at the end. I'm just avoiding religious talk, although I had to reply to Dixie, he is just as he always is.... lol
 
AnyOldIron said:
Sounds technical. I'd always end up with spare nuts and bolts at the end. I'm just avoiding religious talk, although I had to reply to Dixie, he is just as he always is.... lol
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You shouldn't buy a bicycle from IKEA! They can't get anything right. Order a sandwich in their cafeteria and there's always a slice of tomato that doesn't fit!
 
Lowaicue said:
You shouldn't buy a bicycle from IKEA! They can't get anything right. Order a sandwich in their cafeteria and there's always a slice of tomato that doesn't fit!
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LOL No I didn't you would probably approve of the bike I'm assembling. It's a Raleigh International. Built custom with Reynolds 853 steel. I also bought a Brooks B17 leather saddle for it. The name of the bike is accurate. The frame and saddle are UK made. The wheels are mavic with michelin tires (French) with Dura Ace Components (Japan) and the seat post, stem and handle bars are FSA Carbon Fiber (Taiwan). I'll post a photo when get it built. Till then I'm stuck riding my 20 yo Schwinn Paramount. :)
 
I agree with AnyOld about the dilemma of British/French/Spanish colonization records. Granted, I'm a complete anglophile, but his point is impossible to refute.
 
Mott the Hoople said:
Pulease! The British empire is as dead as Princess Di and so is the Monroe Doctrine. GET OVER IT!
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It has nothing to do with imperialistic notions and everything to do with what the Falkland Islanders want. They don't want to be part of Argentina so why do you want to force them to do so? The first Iraq War was fought ostensibly to kick Iraq out of Kuwait, yet an equally vicious fascist regime was supposed to profit from its illegal invasion.
 
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Aoxomoxoa said:
It is nice to see the Left taking a stance over the Falklands.

http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/02/the-left-has-to-raise-its-voice-on-the-falklands/
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The great Michael Foot. One of the best if not the best political orators of all time. I was priviledged to meet him on a couple of occasions (once at a hustings) and was in total awe of his presence. He made a crappy PM but he and Benn were the diamonds in the crown left by the immediate post war socialists. Wonderful man. I learned a lot about how to speak in public and how to build bridges with an audience. At that time other big names were Jack Straw who turned his coat as soon as he became legit, and Tariq Ali who continued his journey towards being one of the most obnoxious political figures of all time. Oh yes and that strange man, Canon Collins who I also had the pleasure of meeting.
Can you hear the sound of dropped names? :)
 
Falkland Islanders must be allowed to decide their own future, some of Argentina's most respected intellectuals have warned their president. Seventeen high profile writers, historians, law experts, politicians and journalists yesterday published an open letter criticising Christina Kirchner's crazy and absurd policy on the archipelago.

It also attacked the Argentine constant harassment of its residents and called on her to respect the interests and opinions of the islanders. One of the signatories, former Argentine deputy Fernando Iglesias said "It seems crazy to me to try to think that Argentina will be stronger by imposing citizenship on a people who don't want it. I can't see how a country can impose on 3000 people, whose ancestors have been there for 180 years, a sovereign government, a citizenship, that they don't want, that is absurd"
 
Tom, I'm affraid you chaps are on your own in this fight.

If Obama will fuck over Canada on the oil pipeline proposal, then he will probably not blink twice when declining to back you up down there.
 
Lowaicue said:
The great Michael Foot. One of the best if not the best political orators of all time. I was priviledged to meet him on a couple of occasions (once at a hustings) and was in total awe of his presence. He made a crappy PM but he and Benn were the diamonds in the crown left by the immediate post war socialists. Wonderful man. I learned a lot about how to speak in public and how to build bridges with an audience. At that time other big names were Jack Straw who turned his coat as soon as he became legit, and Tariq Ali who continued his journey towards being one of the most obnoxious political figures of all time. Oh yes and that strange man, Canon Collins who I also had the pleasure of meeting.
Can you hear the sound of dropped names? :)
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I know you are going to say but its the Daily Mail however this obituary in said organ covers most of the bases.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-96-Tributes-man-led-Labour-catastrophe.html
 
Aoxomoxoa said:
I know you are going to say but its the Daily Mail however this obituary in said organ covers most of the bases.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-96-Tributes-man-led-Labour-catastrophe.html
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One of the reasons I treat you with such civility, Tom, is that you are the only person I have ever met who reads the Mail. Even the journos treat it with scant regard and that atrocious woman, Ann Lesley, does her best to distance herself and she was their foreign correspondent for years. Perhaps she still is. She was made a Dame in 2006 and I cannot see her without imagining her as Dame in pantomime screeching, 'Has anyone seen our Jack?'
Imagine waking in the morning and finding that beside you! All you would be able to think would be, 'Jeez, how many bottles did I drink?'
 
Is Argentina the last country that hasn't kicked the British fags ass yet?
Are the faulkins the last colony standing?
Not shocking the Brits would want o pick a fight with a panty waist Sierra clubbed like penn, they know what they can handle.
 
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