On Oct 10, 12:31*pm, George wrote:
On 10/10/2011 10:16 AM, Robert Green wrote:
*wrote:

Heh! It took the Roman Empire longer to fall than the United States has
been in existence. We have, by that measure, a couple of hundred
years before the end.

Uh oh! *We're being HeyBubbed again!

Life and events in ancient Rome could move no faster than the speed of the
fastest horse. *Things move quite a bit more quickly now. *Total,
world-ending war could take place in just a few hours nowadays with nuclear
weapons. *Your "measures" and extrapolations are both bogus. *Life moves
much more quickly these days than in ancient Rome.

How long did the English Empire last? *According to your metrics, it should
be still a healthy, powerful world entity. *What we actually have is Harry
and Company. *Not very much a threat to the world.

I am not quite so sure of that. We could all easily be buried six
feet deep with the amount of bull**** he spews. Looking on the bright
side, I guess it saves his colon a lot of work.

Sometimes I get the impression that "Heybub" is capable of providing
valuable comments and useful information. It just seems he chooses never
to do it for some reason...

Ditto the sentiment.*

R

* Even if I have to correct top-posting to make the conversation
understandable.