 |
|
| FriendFeed is the easiest way to share online. Learn more » |
Warner Carter › Comments
The Death of Free: Will Free Online Content Vanish? - http://digg.com/tech_ne...
"some sites will sell their content, IF people buy it they will continue and more will try. If that happens not all will succeed. As long as there is people paying to advertise on "free" sites (Like Digg as one example) there will be lots of free content. I think the writer just did a good job of scaring up a controversy; I wonder if anybody clicked on the free Verizon ad or the free ad for the orb speakers? It costs time and money to run a site and not everybody has money coming in to permit them to make everything free so if people pay for some stuff they really like it might be better."
- Warner Carter
Fast RC Cars - http://fastrccars.org
From the page: "How To Lose Your Fast RC Car Forever" I enjoyed this story
- Warner Carter
Search Engine Top Placement SEO Blueprint – Save Thousands - http://warner444.amplify.com/2009...
this really works
- Warner Carter
from Amplify
How To Lose Your Fast RC Car Forever | Fast RC Cars - http://fastrccars.org/how-to-...
this is a fun story about racing rc cars
- Warner Carter
Submitted: Decorating Kids Bedrooms | Kids Furniture Bunk Beds - http://www.mixx.com/stories...
The overall look may appear a bit haphazard since we never had a set theme. I am more interested in letting my kids develop as they grow and become what they discover in life.
- Warner Carter
Pick Up Girls Lines - http://pickupgirlslines.com
I like this guy's practical points about meeting quality women
- Warner Carter
Download Torrentless Torrents From Torrentz with Firefox - http://digg.com/tech_ne...
"torrentz com is bunk and bs - they just rey to hustle you for some money to download stuff."
- Warner Carter
Submitted: Ayurveda Constitution Tool Now Online - http://www.mixx.com/stories...
Ayurvedic Healing Herbs website has created a new online Constitution tool you can use to find our your Dosha and Gunas. This will help you understand your body and how to better select treatments and maintain health.
- Warner Carter
Ayurveda Constitution Tool Now Online - http://www.ayurvedicherbsblog.com/ayurved...
a really neat tool to find out your ayurveda constitution free online
- Warner Carter
Submitted: SEO Manifesto | Page One Business - http://www.mixx.com/stories...
SEO as I do it is about more than getting found on page one. SEO is a marketing and sales operation. It includes publicity and creating buzz. A combination of
- Warner Carter
Using Ginger in Ayurvedic Healing - http://www.scribd.com/doc...
Ayurvedic healing is all about balance. Its ultimate goal is to balance your body, your mind and your consciousness. When anything upsets the order of this balance, disease and poor health are not far behind. Recent financial headlines can't help but send many of us into a tailspin. To retain or reclaim our natural balance and be cost conscious as well, we can implement certain methods of ayurvedic healing using common household items a number of ways. Ginger is one such item.
- Warner Carter
Scientists Find Way to Tap Electricity From Trees - http://www.mixx.com/stories...
"trees make electricity - there is already a company that makes monitors to detect forest fires and uses trees to power them"
- Warner Carter
Submitted: Voltree Power - bioenergy converter Electricity From Trees - http://www.mixx.com/stories...
Voltree Power has developed an inexpensive electricity generation system that harvests metabolic energy from trees and converts it to useable electricity.
- Warner Carter
Totally enjoyed the Backlinking Webinar w/ @MichealSavoie http://su.pr/2q7oJTto 6 days left~you can still sign up! Plz RT
the link is not working
- Warner Carter
Baptist Pastor Prays For President Obama To Die & Go To Hell Video - http://vodpod.com/watch...
 |
Steven Perez, Edward Zwart, Carlos Ayala and 7 other people liked this
this is getting to a point that may require intervention by the Secret Service.
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
from Bookmarklet
A couple of ministers have announced they're praying for the presidents death, as yet the Secret Service seems unconcerned. I wonder if their statements would be ignored if they were Imams instead of Christians.
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
Of course not.
- Neal Jansons
from IM
is this type of talk really happening on our planet!? This isn't some sorta sci-fi stuff!? WOW.
- Brad Williamson
Democracy squashed by a brown-shirt mobilization, Hate spewed from pulpits of "Baptist Pastors"... oy, vey indeed :(
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
So...I guess Joe Biden is their guy? LOL
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
LOL Rob, I have no idea. Maybe Ron Paul?
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
Wait - they probably want Dick Cheney to declare martial law and invade D.C.
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
This preacher didn't incite violence. He said he is going to pray that Barack Obama dies and goes to hell. Please accuse him of what he did and don't pretend he said something he didn't. What he did was in incredibly poor taste. What he did isn't acceptable by Christian standards. Christians are to pray for their leaders and enemies - that they repent and be saved, not that they go to...
more...
- Jason Nunnelley
Sure, because to pray for something doesn't indicate that you desire something to occur, and no one could possibly be influenced by the desires of a pastor. /sarcasm
- Neal Jansons
Very sad to see this type of rhetorics in the US. Praying for someone's death and announcing it to the public is Violence, reminds me of a sad day back in 1995 - "A few minutes before he was murdered, Yitzhak Rabin said: Violence is undermining the very foundations of Israeli democracy. It must be condemned, denounced, and isolated."
- Majento
stupid religious extremists
- docrivs
jason i said no such thing. i said "getting to a point that may require"... i stand by what i said.
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
from Android
Isn't that a Scientology cross they had there?
- Gus
Wow... just amazingly, wow... How embarrassed I am of many of the citizens in my country.
- Lindsay is in 20-ten
This reminds me though, of what Colin Powell's wife said when people wanted him to run... She basically told him no because she knew that the first black president would most likely come to a violent end and she didn't want it to be him. I hope that it's NOT Obama but I am afraid for him. These are crazy people we're dealing with here...
- Lindsay is in 20-ten
exactly Lindsay. I accuse this pastor of fanning the flames of hate and violence which can lead to real tragedy. who knows what will set off the next McVeigh or similar?
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
from Android
Richard: I think it may have to come to something like that for anything to change. Two things need to happen: 1. People need to take the danger to civilization presented by the people and ideologies seriously and stop falling into academic discussion on it rather than dealing with it for what it is...growing domestic right-wing terrorism and 2. The extremists need to have their little...
more...
- Neal Jansons
Why does he think Biden is any better? I mean, after his "god" knocks off Obama, then does he have to pray for Biden to get knocked off? And then Pelosi? When does he stop praying for people to get killed?
- Gus
When does the killing ever stop? When all the "bad people" are gone.
- Neal Jansons
from IM
Then they turn on themselves.
- Neal Jansons
from IM
Neal - I will pray to my pastafarian overlord that it be as you say
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
from Android
""O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with...
more...
- MikeAmundsen
Figures, coming from our born-againers here in the US of A. The further right their politics skew, the more likely they are to implore God to murder all us liberals. Since President Obama is our (i.e., us liberals') leader, he gets the most death prayers from wingnut born-againers. I myself haven't had a death prayer aimed at me, but I wouldn't be surprised if one of my preacher uncles did...
- Dennis Jernberg
What ever happened to democracy? The people overwhelmingly chose Obama in a free and fair election. They had their vote and now they must accept the result. Actually, they should support the result, regardless of whether they like it.
- James Myatt
There are two other things that annoy me about this. The first is why do the media report these kinds of views as if they represent mainstream thinking? It just adds fuel to the fire. The second is on what grounds does this pastor think that Obama should die and go to hell? Besides, who is he to judge who deserves to go to heaven or hell? If he were a true Christian, he would be praying for redemption not judgement.
- James Myatt
I find it hilarious that people imagine an omnipotent god needing their advice at all.
- Eivind
Hey, isn't this the same Steven Anderson pastor with the Border Patrol issues? Is he just a publicity seeker? I actually thought he had a point with the border patrol bit... but now I'm thinking he's just another crazy.
- Neil de Haan
Praying that Obama die I understand, but why go to hell too? That seems just a tad vindictive.
- Edward Zwart
If prayer actually worked, praying for someone to die would be a murder attempt. See how, when it counts, almost no one really believes this crap? Go to the most fundy of fundy towns and try to sue someone based on the evidence of divine revelation, see how far you get. So many seem to only take it seriously when it allows them to pursue an agenda or feel better than other people.
- Neal Jansons
Awesome, I would SO love to see a charge of attempted murder!
- Edward Zwart
I would, too. I would love to see someone bring any kind of major court case based on supernaturalism. Let's see anyone have the courage of their convictions in the face of life in prison for conspiring to kill the president. "Reverend, do you really believe, and did you believe at the time, that praying for the death of President Obama could result directly in his death?" "Uhhh...no, not really, it's just part of the patter for rubes, your honor. You understand, heh heh."
- Neal Jansons
what a phoney christian he is
- Warner Carter
I got sick of that excuse years ago. Person says they are Christian, believe in Christian dogma, they are Christian. Maybe they are bad at it, but hey, not perfect just forgiven, right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Neal Jansons
Richard, I didn't insinuate you said anything in my post/comment. I addressed the video.
- Jason Nunnelley
Well Guess the Christian Religion is going down the tubes two. Ol JC in the New Testament said Get along with your Neighbors Love them as you would Love yourself. Said nothing about Pig Headedness and using an office for killing someone trying to help many many many people. All Yall should switch to Buddhist - chill against hurting people.
- ThatDBD
Oh sorry Jason, how silly of me. :)
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
Neal, Edward, I think you could hoist this "pastor" on his own petard, with the belief in the efficacy of prayer and the specifics of his prayer. Either he believes or doesn't, and neither alternative gets him of the hook. Nice work :)
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
This reminded me of this thread: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2... "Since God knows everything," he reasoned, "God has notice of this lawsuit."
- Edward Zwart
That's awesome.
- Neal Jansons
from IM
God knew he was going to get sued - that's why he hasn't revealed himself, and why he set things up so we'd have laws which required him to be able to be served before he could be sued. Clearly all this confusion and obfuscation isn't a sign of impotence - he's just trying to avoid the hassle the inevitable, endless lawsuits would bring.
- Mark
Beach Italian Restaurants - http://www.squidoo.com/beach-i...
I love this restaurant - the food is amazing
- Warner Carter
gigaom: The Social Web Isn’t Just for the Young Anymore http://bit.ly/Fza8d - http://twitter.com/gigaom...
Nicholas James, WorldofHiglet and Aram Zucker-Scharff liked this
I am old and have been here for years already
- Warner Carter
American teens average 34 teaspoons of sugar daily. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id... Junk food giants warn against "sugar shortage" http://www.mnn.com/food...
sugar is practically an addictive drug
- Warner Carter
Exactly right not a drug, but literally addictive.
- Mike Elgan
from email
How Screenwriting and Film Theory Creates Enchanting Websites | Michael Leis - http://blog.michaelleis.com/2009...
it takes more and more to stand out online
- Warner Carter
Facebook Conversations Used As Evidence In Exam Cheating Case - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
gotta watch out where you leave evidence lol
- Warner Carter
Funniest dog costume you’ll see all day - http://www.inquisitr.com/31710...
 |
Darren Heydon, Phil Kasper, Rob Larrison and 8 other people liked this
did he just ladn in a space ship?
- Warner Carter
Planet Zoro! ;-)
- Igor The Troll יִצְחָק
cute & the others as well.
- D Lets
He don't look happy.
- Bryan Lee
Normally I don't approve of dressing up dogs.... but that is funny as hell
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
Dear American.. No thank you, I don't want to spell in US English... I am English.. I spell correctly thank you, why do you think we should all "Americanise" everything? Do I tell you to spell properly, you know, English? No... nor will I, if you want to spell incorrectly, fine. :o)
Jens Christian Freund, zooz, Iván Abrego and 25 other people liked this
AMEN and amen!
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from iPod
Damn annoying... :o/
- Rob Sellen :o)
heh-heh...love it... :)
- JA Castillo
Arseholes... oops.. that's English!! :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Thank u! And for the last time "herbs" has "H" in it for a reason.
- Kamath (नमः)
And "labour" et al have a "u" so get over it, colonists.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from iPod
Love the humour! ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
can't believe it... had ANOTHER message today about this... WTF is the matter with these people???
- Rob Sellen :o)
Insulting... with they would piss off..
- Rob Sellen :o)
What color are eurb packets, anyway? I assume that they're a different colour to herb packets ;)
- Tyson Key
Spell however you like Rob. I am half English so I can understand either way. Cheers mate.
- Joe
Don't forget without American help, in WW2 you would be speaking German.
- Joe
It almost looks like you are painting w/ the same broad brush as my friend who insulted the British woman.
- Joe
WTF J Deakin?? why did you say that about the war? what's that got to do with anything here? I addressed those who said it and they WERE American.. they said so...
- Rob Sellen :o)
Then address them by name.
- Joe
Why should I do that? that's getting personal isn't it? it is ALWAYS the Americans who do it.
- Rob Sellen :o)
and don't forget that America saved Britian's ass.
- Joe
No you never... anymore of this crap and I will block you, cos you are being argumentative for the sake of it...
- Rob Sellen :o)
Don't call people out and look for a fight only to run and block when you have found one Rob. You seem to do that quite a bit.
- Joe
Peace be with you brother.
- Joe
who is looking for the fight? YOU... coming up with war crap? WHY? wtf has that gotta do with Americans telling English people how to spell...in English lol..
- Rob Sellen :o)
You tell me.
- Joe
Why are you acting like a troll?
- Rob Sellen :o)
Why are you always spoiling for a fight?
- Joe
I'm not...what gives you that idea?
- Rob Sellen :o)
Bet you don't tell him to change it tho ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
I spell it w/ a Z
- Joe
Good I am glad that isn't your intent. have a good day.
- Joe
You are a strange one! sorry to say but that's how it comes over to me.
- Rob Sellen :o)
That is fine.
- Joe
If I bore you, then you know what to do. Good day Sir.
- Joe
never said you bore me... said you were strange, the way you say one thing, then the opposite after.
- Rob Sellen :o)
If my strangeness is too much, you know what to do then.
- Joe
So, which language we non-native English speakers should use? I usually use US English...
- Jemm
Yeah I do know what to do.. but I decide when and what to do, thanks. ;o) I never jumped in your thread saying war crap that is so irrelevant to the topic..
- Rob Sellen :o)
Jemm.. why do you use that? you are just helping them Americanise everything... English is English..
- Rob Sellen :o)
Britain first, right Rob?
- Joe
Btw you are only half of the equation. I am unsubscribing to you.
- Joe
You bore me and you are looking for fights.
- Joe
Bye.
- Joe
ha ha... says the one looking for fights and being a TROLL.. BYE...
- Rob Sellen :o)
Anyone who looks through your thread can see who you are, someone who starts shit and does not have the balls to back it up.
- Joe
Thought you were going? So who is lacking balls now then? You started crap about the war... you are just being argumentative with crap like that...
- Rob Sellen :o)
If you like I could kick your ass all around this feed, but i have gardening to do and actually I think that is what you want.
- Joe
Cheers.
- Joe
Kick my arse? LOL... heard it all now... YOU were the one who started the arguing.. now you are getting unsubbed! go.. play with ya flowers...
- Rob Sellen :o)
Thank you. :)
- Joe
Bye... have fun...
- Rob Sellen :o)
You too.
- Joe
Wow, who knew that differences between English dialects could cause a flamewar, or something like that? ;)
- Tyson Key
haha. Yeah.
- Roberto Bonini
Tyson... wouldn't happen without stupid comments about the war... daft really.. troll..
- Rob Sellen :o)
he twist shit.. like I said after English being English.. he said.. British first right rob?.... sounds like another with xenophobia.. sadly...so.. he will be blocked if that's what he is like..
- Rob Sellen :o)
Wow that was an impressive bit of trolling Mr. Deakins *tips hat* I'll remember to look for you under the next bridge I cross.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Don't call people out and look for a fight only to run and block when you have found one Rob. You seem to do that quite a bit.
- Joe
Don't write checks your arse can't cash.
- Joe
PISS off... YOU looked for that fight.. are you DUMB too? If others here say it... then it's likely you are being a troll..
- Rob Sellen :o)
maybe you ought take you own advice, now piss off and play with your flowers..
- Rob Sellen :o)
That's "cheques" ... duh?!
- Rob Sellen :o)
(Pulling out the can of woop ass....)
- Joe
Rob. I do believe the best way to get rid of trolls, is not to feed them.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Okay, you have my full attention now.
- Joe
You are now BLOCKED for being an arsehole troll.... you will go hungry now. :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
This is entertaining. :D For my part, as an American, what say I don't tell you how to spell, Rob, and you don't tell me how. Then we'll get along just fine.
- Bette Cooper
well I'd never email you or anything telling you how to spell anyway.. likewise I find it insulting when someone does it to me. ;o) so we will be just fine ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
If I correct anyone(grammar or spelling) it would always be in private(DM) because I care. Most times I don't care how things are spelled here as long as I understand what person is saying.
- Myrna
That's fine.. BUT I don't need correcting ;o) these people seem to think I should write the American way... stupidly..
- Rob Sellen :o)
Rob, maybe someone is just trying to 'tease' you because they know you will react. I doubt whether they are just trying to be benevolent to help. Maybe I am wrong. I would have to see the comment. Some people like to stir drama, you know?
- Myrna
So its their motivation that's important.
- Myrna
I agree with Rob, English IS English. It's not my native language but I try to speak/write it the proper way. Why should English people change their language?
- Diego Espinoza V.
The only time I tend to correct is when speaking with non-native English speakers, which I do regularly. Since you, Rob, are a native English speaker, even if you spell weird (:p), you don't need correcting. I may be American, but I recognize that there is more to the world than my little sphere. Not everyone thinks British English needs to become American English.
- Bette Cooper
I'm American, but I write certain words in proper English: harbour, behaviour, grey, theatre, etc.
- Jason, Incognito
Myrna.. yeah I know people can be like that, but no this was someone who found my blog.. they said, nice blog, but you need to spell correctly..then they rattled off a few words that they wanted me to change to the American way.. I was like WTF?? cheek!! Bette.. That I can understand, but you know, it's obvious from my blog I AM English..these people should have known that.. :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
I'm an Amerikan and i spell "dinner" like this: s-p-a-g-e-t-t-y... at leest 4 twonyte! ; > got an Audrey Hepburn fanclub sleepover with 14 yr olds on parade! i mean "paraid"!
- Thom Kennon
Jason.. do you do it for a reason?
- Rob Sellen :o)
Anyone who says "you need to", run fast away in the other direction.
- Myrna
you know spelling is a funny thing, esp. nowadays with txting and IM shorthand working it's way into even business communications. The teachers apparently in grammar/grade schools are not amused.
- Thom Kennon
"License" vs "Licence", anyone?
- Tyson Key
Thom.. the thing is.. I don't give a rats arse how you do things... ;o) I wouldn't tell you to sort it out. You know.. :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Rob - but i want you to care!!! I want everyone to care! even the guy under the bridge with the German issues... ; >
- Thom Kennon
Lol... sorry to disapoint. ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Ah... now see, I've never seen your blog, Rob. But, if they're reading it, and it's clear you're a Brit, then it's just silly on their part, to want you to change. It's not like the words are foreign, just the occasional extra letter. Ok, now who spells 'license' with two Cs anyway? Honestly?!? :D
- Bette Cooper
Yeah, I mean... these people piss me right off. They either read it or not... if they want something written a certain way, they can bloody well do it themselves ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Learning Swahili or Hindi is always an option. ;)
- Tyson Key
Non.. to hard for me. bitte. ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
hehehe, Danish, too. Most of the same letters, just the weirdest combinations. :p
- Bette Cooper
There's always Welsh, if you want a language that was intended to be incoherent and incomprehensible to everyone that encounters it. /me ducks ;)
- Tyson Key
Aber Dansk is sehr easy at lære
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Ha!!! The husband says that Danish is very easy to learn... again Ha!!!
- Bette Cooper
The only Danish I need now is a Danish Pastry :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Rob - I agree on the main point. My dad was English, my Mom American, and I've spent many years in both the UK and the US, so my spelling is a mixture - but I'd never think to correct anyone for using either form. Now, I would pick a bone with some English pronunciation, at least in terms of it being very difficult to pick up when I first went to England. E.g Chester is pronounced just...
more...
- Patrick Jordan
Think you answered it with that last bit ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Pronouncing "Leicester" as "Ly-sester" sounds strange to me, even though I'm also puzzled as why/how the name originally came to be.
- Tyson Key
Think it was just an old style English name that never changed.. I pronouce it "lester"
- Rob Sellen :o)
I would agree with everything but the characterization. Rather than dumb and arrogant, I would just say unnecessary. But it's sports, and really, what does it matter? :p
- Bette Cooper
so many English place names of Roman origin.
- Joe Silence is Dr. Teeth!
Unnecessary is better.. arrogant stays tho ;o) lol.
- Rob Sellen :o)
+1 Dead Silence
- Tyson Key
The sort of common ancestor English of the modern Englishes from England and the United States was, in many cases, more like US English, which is to say that the English in England has undergone more change.
- Christopher A Carr
Might have undergone more change.. but its still English ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Well of course we're arrogant, Rob... we're the United States, and we ROCK!!! Great Britain used to rock, back in the day, but now we've got the title, and we're keeping it!!! woohoo!!! :p
- Bette Cooper
There are more speakers of American English.
- Christopher A Carr
I think the British have come to reclaim it, Bette. ;)
- Tyson Key
Still, your country gave the world FriendFeed, which is a good thing...
- Tyson Key
Sadly, I think we only have last.fm to give in exchange. ;)
- Tyson Key
lol.. we never rocked.. nor have you lot.. we all collectively shagged this world over...
- Rob Sellen :o)
Chris.. not surprised the way your lot "push" everything onto the rest of the place!! :P
- Rob Sellen :o)
Language is malleable and ever-changing. To suggest that there is a right or wrong spelling for versions that have been accepted into any lexicon is asinine.
- mike fabio
Well, I think they certainly should try. We love competition. Just look at all the silly sports things that go on... sheesh, can't even play a game of pool without it turning into a competition. Or is that just me? lol... Would that I had been the geek that came up with that idea, Tyson. Oh, and I probably would have insisted that the only correct way of spelling things was in American English... cuz that's just the kind of girl I am. :D
- Bette Cooper
I agree Mike. ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Bette.. you really need to play an Aussie at some sport.. then you know what a competition is! ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
We may as well get around to creating a "Unified English" dictionary and lexicon, and just listing the variants from each dialect as alternative spellings and synonyms. That'd be a little too easy, though...
- Tyson Key
there is a unified English... called English ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
(We'd just argue over which dialect should be the "reference dialect" though - and if you add the variants used in some other countries that most people don't count, we're back to square one) ;)
- Tyson Key
Yikes, no! They'd want to swing kangaroos at me or something, then I'd have to go all 'American Gansta' on them (*snorts* yeah, right) and throw pit bulls... just gets all messy.
- Bette Cooper
You mean that Kangaroo Hurling isn't the national sport of Australia? ;)
- Tyson Key
stick to.. sq 1 mate ;o)... Americans should just call there style.. American. ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Koala down a bit bette.. ya worry over nowt.. they only bbq them things ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Spring-loaded barbecue rats...
- Tyson Key
Nooo, not the cute koalas!!!
- Bette Cooper
LOL this thread has turned from the troll thread of all times to one of the most fun..... And Koalas are EVIL!!
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Bette - Sports matter to me - I'm a fan of lots of them - but I much prefer 'world champions' to come from events like the World Cup, the Olympics, and other events where there are athletes from all around the globe. I'm a fan of competition too - even in games of pool played over a few beers. :)
- Patrick Jordan
WHY did the American sports people ever start saying that crap in the first place? surely it was OBVIOUS at the time?
- Rob Sellen :o)
@Rob, no particular reason. It's just how I've always spelt things.
- Jason, Incognito
Glad to hear that Jason ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
bloddy well right on
- Warner Carter
Rob - fine question. I haven't got a clue on that either, and yeah it should always have been obvious.
- Patrick Jordan
Doesn't it say something about the American population of the time, that they thought.. Ok.. world champs.. ??
- Rob Sellen :o)
Is the English language the only thing remaining in England that doesn't have a "Made in China" sticker on it? ;)
- Tyson Key
Spell how you want, my brain is flexible enough to understand.... (I spell in English)
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
get with it Tyson.. it's Taiwan.. ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Hmm, given that the Americans supposedly have a narrow view of the world (i.e. everything outside of the US borders doesn't exist), the pretentious "world champions" thing makes perfect sense. ;)
- Tyson Key
pretentious... that was the word I was looking for a minute ago.. yes VERY... ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
I don't know if that it's true, although it's a popular stereotype.
- Tyson Key
*shrug* I have no idea why the Super Bowl is a World Championship, or anything else related to sports... check with the husband on that, he might know better. Though I think he's said he finds it silly as well. All I know is, we're taught early on to be the best we can be, so being world champions at whatever is the pinnacle, I suppose. And we got our pretentiousness from the Brits. :p
- Bette Cooper
bette... lol.. doubt it... Brits are never pretentious in the way Americans are.. it is a different thing altogether with Brit public.
- Rob Sellen :o)
Your point about.. being brought up to be the best at everything... that is a failing in a way.
- Rob Sellen :o)
It's true - contrary to popular belief, most of the British population is not women aged 60+ who spend most of their time knitting, going on Saga cruises and sipping tea, either. ;)
- Tyson Key
@ Tsyon - I think that's a bit too much of a generalization (or generalisation) - but sadly I've come across lots of Americans who seem to view the rest of the world as a fairly uninteresting 51st state. @ Bette - being the best we can be, reaching the pinnacle etc = that's exactly why the 'world champions' thing is so bothersome. An Olympic champion has truly taken on the best in the...
more...
- Patrick Jordan
Oh, and not all of us stuck "Up Norf" are sheep farmers who stay awake until 12am riding rusty tractors down motorways, and spend the rest of the time turfing up potatoes either. ;)
- Tyson Key
You misspelled "Americanize". :)
- Alex Scoble
yay for BOLLOCKS... :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
No Tyson, they are all solving crime :-P Britain would be as bad as the states if it wasn't for 60+ women solving crime.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
I just want to stop the overuse of the letter U
- Bastard Operator From FF
There's nothing like tea-fuelled javelin sessions involving knitting needles, and drunken secondary school kids in suburban streets! (Apparently).
- Tyson Key
+100 Sean Reiser. I hate seeing that contraction/piece of "TXT Speak" everywhere...
- Tyson Key
Lol @ Alex.. NO I never!! ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
hehehe, a different sort of pretentiousness... yes, I suppose... we just took it, and made it particularly American. I don't know if I would consider it a failing, though... it works for a good portion of us. @Patrick Only 10? Really? Wow... who knew? I would guess that didn't include Britain, except that teams keep flying over there to play each year... There's a Dane who's the highest...
more...
- Bette Cooper
In that case... you won't be "world champs" long ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
hehehe, only when they get to be as good as us. :D
- Bette Cooper
how... pretentious. ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
The best thing about living here? Since legislation states that gun ownership is prohibited, except under certain circumstances, and if I remember correctly, requires the possession of a license, we have a relatively minimal level of (publicised) firearms-related crime. I can't say I've ever seen anyone carry a gun, barring police officers... Although that's probably a topic for another thread.
- Tyson Key
Still true. :p
- Bette Cooper
It is one of the best things here.. gun crime is minimal.. we just don't want them things...
- Rob Sellen :o)
Heh, I actually found something positive to say about my own country. That took some doing. ;)
- Tyson Key
lol... see THAT is the difference between us and the Americans.. we are realist about it... not hyping it up ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
New marketing slogan for the "Enjoy England" folks - "England: It's a place, but you won't like it". ;)
- Tyson Key
Surely there's more to say about England than 'We have fewer gun crimes, so come on over for tea and scones... you won't get shot'?
- Bette Cooper
Yeah, come over and listen to us all moan like f*k about the weather ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
mmm... I'll take 'The Hype' for 1000, Alex... :p If I want to moan about weather, I'll just look outside at the Danish summer, and miss San Diego.
- Bette Cooper
"Going up north? Remember to pack a Brita filter, and a brolly, and don't try to use the public transport facilities - they're more trouble than they're worth"
- Tyson Key
Why can't everyone just live and let live? Saying that one way to spell a word is better than the other is being nothing less than cocky, not to mention quite immature. What's the point?
- ::Kristen::
There is NO point ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Your Fat is Killing You | I was a Fat Man - http://iwasafatman.com/how-to-...
 |
straight talk for overweight people, hope it modivates you
- Warner Carter
Getting The Most Out Of Page One Google Results | Page One Business - http://www.pageonebusiness.com/getting...
 |
get the most results out of page one google
- Warner Carter
Used Hypodermic Needles Found in Portland Travelodge Mattress - http://lslinks.laughingsquid.com/used-hy...
Beau Liening, John (a.k.a. dendroica) and Lars Clausen liked this
spooky
- Warner Carter
my girlfriend and i were at this hotel during the 4th, now i'm going to be all paranoid about this for a while.
- chase
By Joaquim Simoes
Anna Lynn M., Warner Carter, Marg Uerite and 6 other people liked this
awwwwwww!
- Myrna
nice image
- Warner Carter
AP: Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage - http://digg.com/politic...
"Glad to be in the "Brave New World" Can't wait until they release Soma. Thank God (oh can I say that?) Government is going to solve all of my problems. Obama a socialist? What sort of right wing fanatic would someone have to be to say that? GovoPhobic if you don't like being forced to buy healt insurance. And all you fat people who have all these health problems everybody has to pay for - get off your ass now!"
- Warner Carter
Il Boccaccio Cucina Italiana Beach Italian Restaurant Authentic Italian Cuisine Fine Dining - Video - http://www.metacafe.com/watch...
 |
nice video good music. I have been to that restaurant and the food in amazing
- Warner Carter
Italy, Italian Gourmet Restaurant, LAs Finest Italian Cucina Cuisine Il Boccaccio, Hermosa Beach CA - http://www.ilboccaccio.com/
 |
My Favorite Italian Restaurant - on the Plaza in Hermosa Beach
- Warner Carter
Submitted: Beach Italian Restaurant Home - Beach Italian Restaurant - http://www.mixx.com/stories...
Beach Italian Restaurants - Beach Italian Restaurant Home
- Warner Carter
Other ways to read this feed:
