I see and hear all the time how screwed up the US is, how we suck, our
government sucks, our economic systems sucks, our politicians and
politics suck, how our foreign policies suck, and on and on and on.
It's a daily part of life.

But these guys.... wow. They at least deserve an honorable mention.
I thought it was a joke until I read the whole article.... it's real!
Have we now exported our national self loathing and extreme PC
leanings to other nations?

Even WE haven't gotten this far yet.... stay tuned for next year,
though. We wouldn't want anyone to get ahead of us in the "stupid"
category

http://tinyurl.com/2eopl3

Robert

In article , " wrote:
I see and hear all the time how screwed up the US is, how we suck, our
government sucks, our economic systems sucks, our politicians and
politics suck, how our foreign policies suck, and on and on and on.
It's a daily part of life.

But these guys.... wow. They at least deserve an honorable mention.
I thought it was a joke until I read the whole article.... it's real!
Have we now exported our national self loathing and extreme PC
leanings to other nations?

Even WE haven't gotten this far yet.... stay tuned for next year,
though. We wouldn't want anyone to get ahead of us in the "stupid"
category

http://tinyurl.com/2eopl3

That has got to be a hoax.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

On Nov 15, 3:13 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , " wrote:

I see and hear all the time how screwed up the US is, how we suck, our
government sucks, our economic systems sucks, our politicians and
politics suck, how our foreign policies suck, and on and on and on.
It's a daily part of life.

But these guys.... wow. They at least deserve an honorable mention.
I thought it was a joke until I read the whole article.... it's real!
Have we now exported our national self loathing and extreme PC
leanings to other nations?

Even WE haven't gotten this far yet.... stay tuned for next year,
though. We wouldn't want anyone to get ahead of us in the "stupid"
category

http://tinyurl.com/2eopl3

That has got to be a hoax.



I read it on the Internet, it must be true.

wrote:

I see and hear all the time how screwed up the US is, how we suck, our
government sucks, our economic systems sucks, our politicians and
politics suck, how our foreign policies suck, and on and on and on.
It's a daily part of life.

Just ask yourself two questions.
1. Where are people emigrating from?
2. Where are people immigrating to?

'Nuff said.

"Just Wondering" wrote in message
Just ask yourself two questions.
1. Where are people emigrating from?
2. Where are people immigrating to?

I can tell you without reservation that if none have emigrated up here to
Canada, then at the very least, they've sent specific instructions to our
politicians on how to act. All I can say about our politicians is pigs at
the trough.

There may be some with good intentions, but the balance are self-serving
liars and cheats. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around with a few
bad apples making the rest look bad?

wrote:
I see and hear all the time how screwed up the US is, how we suck,
our
government sucks, our economic systems sucks, our politicians and
politics suck, how our foreign policies suck, and on and on and on.
It's a daily part of life.

But these guys.... wow. They at least deserve an honorable
mention.
I thought it was a joke until I read the whole article.... it's
real!
Have we now exported our national self loathing and extreme PC
leanings to other nations?

Even WE haven't gotten this far yet.... stay tuned for next year,
though. We wouldn't want anyone to get ahead of us in the "stupid"
category

http://tinyurl.com/2eopl3

Read the last line, the part about who they were working for.

Either (a) some asshole sued Westaff over this or (b) somebody at
Westaff should be living in a rubber room.

--
--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

wrote:
I see and hear all the time how screwed up the US is, how we suck, our
government sucks, our economic systems sucks, our politicians and
politics suck, how our foreign policies suck, and on and on and on.
It's a daily part of life.

But these guys.... wow. They at least deserve an honorable mention.
I thought it was a joke until I read the whole article.... it's real!
Have we now exported our national self loathing and extreme PC
leanings to other nations?

Even WE haven't gotten this far yet.... stay tuned for next year,
though. We wouldn't want anyone to get ahead of us in the "stupid"
category

http://tinyurl.com/2eopl3

Robert
Just like the other day I heard a "news" story that Santa was a bad
influence because he is fat. SHUT THE &^%$ UP.

Wayne

Another example of the UNEDUCATED and ignorant taking more control.

Unfortunately Ebonics is being recognized as an official language, I guess.


wrote in message
...
I see and hear all the time how screwed up the US is, how we suck, our
government sucks, our economic systems sucks, our politicians and
politics suck, how our foreign policies suck, and on and on and on.
It's a daily part of life.

But these guys.... wow. They at least deserve an honorable mention.
I thought it was a joke until I read the whole article.... it's real!
Have we now exported our national self loathing and extreme PC
leanings to other nations?

Even WE haven't gotten this far yet.... stay tuned for next year,
though. We wouldn't want anyone to get ahead of us in the "stupid"
category

http://tinyurl.com/2eopl3

Robert

wrote:
I see and hear all the time how screwed up the US is, how we suck, our
government sucks, our economic systems sucks, our politicians and
politics suck, how our foreign policies suck, and on and on and on.
It's a daily part of life.

But these guys.... wow. They at least deserve an honorable mention.
I thought it was a joke until I read the whole article.... it's real!
Have we now exported our national self loathing and extreme PC
leanings to other nations?

Even WE haven't gotten this far yet.... stay tuned for next year,
though. We wouldn't want anyone to get ahead of us in the "stupid"
category

http://tinyurl.com/2eopl3

Robert

Ya know... Coming from a Canadian, I
have to think that perhaps some
Americans are victims of bad press.
Including their own.

Robert, your country has its problems,
as all countries do. But it doesn't
suck. Far from it. I"m not about to
defend the US or its policies, some of
which I'm very much against.

The US is the largest and most powerful
democracy in the world, and because of
that it's under some pretty intense
scrutiny. So, when it ****s up, it's big
news. When we **** up, the world yawns.

Although my respect for the US has
diminished in some areas over the last
few years, it's not near the bottom.
Yes, there is room for improvement, but
there are cycles we all go through.

There are a lot of Canadians that love
to hate the US or Americans in general.
I'm not one of them. You have a system
that has prospered for well over 200
years, and I have faith that the system
will right itself.

The only real time you suck is when you
get that lovely bandsaw on Craigslist
for $4 bucks and it's delivered free.

--
Tanus

This is not really a sig.

http://users.compzone.ca/george/shop/

"Leon" wrote in message

Another example of the UNEDUCATED and ignorant taking more control.

Those are you choices, take your pick.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/11/07
KarlC@ (the obvious)

Upscale wrote:
"Just Wondering" wrote in message

Just ask yourself two questions.
1. Where are people emigrating from?
2. Where are people immigrating to?


I can tell you without reservation that if none have emigrated up here to
Canada, then at the very least, they've sent specific instructions to our
politicians on how to act. All I can say about our politicians is pigs at
the trough.

There may be some with good intentions, but the balance are self-serving
liars and cheats. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around with a few
bad apples making the rest look bad?


Old Swedish saying: It's 99% of lawyers that make the rest look bad.
yuk,
jo4hn

"Tanus" wrote:

There are a lot of Canadians that love
to hate the US or Americans in general.
I'm not one of them. You have a system
that has prospered for well over 200
years, and I have faith that the system
will right itself.

As some one who has represented Canadian Companies trying to do
business in the US gives me a different perspective.

Your bloated postal system is a joke.

Trying to get printed materials thru Canadian customs is another joke.

Having said that, you Canucks sure know how to have a good timegrin

BTW, the internet has for the most part, made the postal and customs
operations non players.

Lew

On Nov 15, 7:09 pm, "Lew Hodgett" wrote:
"Tanus" wrote:
There are a lot of Canadians that love
to hate the US or Americans in general.
I'm not one of them. You have a system
that has prospered for well over 200
years, and I have faith that the system
will right itself.

As some one who has represented Canadian Companies trying to do
business in the US gives me a different perspective.

Your bloated postal system is a joke.

Trying to get printed materials thru Canadian customs is another joke.

Having said that, you Canucks sure know how to have a good timegrin

BTW, the internet has for the most part, made the postal and customs
operations non players.

Lew

Make the mistake of telling the border guard you're coming in on
business, and you spend the next hour being grilled over what
business, how long you'll be working in Canada (not what I was doing,
not what I told him I was doing), why you wanted to take jobs from
Canadians, and on. All of that with a French accent that makes him
nearly unintelligible, and that was at the Ottawa airport.

Of course, he's no where near as bad as the female U.S. customs idjit
who forced me to take the seats out of my car for her search back in
the '60s. Or tried to. She was distinctly ****ed when I told her I
didn't know how...which proves the efficacy of telling bureaucrats
very little that's true. She did miss the Cuban cigars on the
dashboard. Also, if I ever come up on a woman agent wearing a military
style shirt with sharp military creases in it, I'll turn around and go
home. I knew from experience what a PITA it was to keep the creases so
you could impress someone.

"Swingman" wrote in message
...
"Leon" wrote in message

Another example of the UNEDUCATED and ignorant taking more control.

Those are you choices, take your pick.


How is that corner cabinet coming along? Yesterday I bought 120 linear feet
of 1x6 Maple to build "2" Jewelry Boxes/Chests. My neighbor decided he
wanted one to give to his wife while I was at it. ;~)

"jo4hn" wrote in message
...

Old Swedish saying: It's 99% of lawyers that make the rest look bad.
yuk,
jo4hn

Damn, I'm going to have to remember that one. ;^)

wrote in message news:8699571a-bf64-4388-a1e7-

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Could you put OT in the header?

In article , "Frank Drackman" wrote:

wrote in message news:8699571a-bf64-4388-a1e7-

Silly OT stuff snipped

Could you put OT in the header?

You mean the title itself wasn't enough to suggest that it was OT?

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
et...
In article , "Frank
Drackman" wrote:

wrote in message news:8699571a-bf64-4388-a1e7-

Silly OT stuff snipped

Could you put OT in the header?

You mean the title itself wasn't enough to suggest that it was OT?



Maybe I am dense, but I thought that it was something about using power
tools for everything when hand tools would be more appropriate

Frank Drackman wrote:


"Doug Miller" wrote in message
et...
In article , "Frank
Drackman" wrote:

wrote in message news:8699571a-bf64-4388-a1e7-

Silly OT stuff snipped

Could you put OT in the header?

You mean the title itself wasn't enough to suggest that it was OT?



Maybe I am dense, but I thought that it was something about using power
tools for everything when hand tools would be more appropriate

And all this angst over a 17, 627 character line off-topic post. Even
with a 300 baud acoustic modem it would have taken, what, 16 seconds to
download and realize that it was off topic?


--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...
Frank Drackman wrote:


"Doug Miller" wrote in message
et...
In article , "Frank
Drackman" wrote:

wrote in message news:8699571a-bf64-4388-a1e7-

Silly OT stuff snipped

Could you put OT in the header?

You mean the title itself wasn't enough to suggest that it was OT?



Maybe I am dense, but I thought that it was something about using power
tools for everything when hand tools would be more appropriate

And all this angst over a 17, 627 character line off-topic post. Even
with a 300 baud acoustic modem it would have taken, what, 16 seconds to
download and realize that it was off topic?

I am using Kermit...

Frank Drackman wrote:


"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...
Frank Drackman wrote:


"Doug Miller" wrote in message
et...
In article , "Frank
Drackman" wrote:

wrote in message news:8699571a-bf64-4388-a1e7-

Silly OT stuff snipped

Could you put OT in the header?

You mean the title itself wasn't enough to suggest that it was OT?



Maybe I am dense, but I thought that it was something about using power
tools for everything when hand tools would be more appropriate

And all this angst over a 17, 627 character line off-topic post. Even
with a 300 baud acoustic modem it would have taken, what, 16 seconds to
download and realize that it was off topic?

I am using Kermit...

LOL

Yeah and that comment should have been 17 line (comma) 627 character ...

[stinks when you botch sarcasm]
--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

"Mark & Juanita" wrote:

And all this angst over a 17, 627 character line off-topic post.
Even
with a 300 baud acoustic modem it would have taken, what, 16 seconds
to
download and realize that it was off topic?

But all he has is 110 baud teletype and a bad connectiongrin

Lew

So I guess "Don we now our gay apparel" is out too?

I think the Politcally Correct Police should

"Indulge in aeronautical intercourse
with a transversing toroidal pastry"

That's
Go take a flying **** at a rolling donut!
for the NON PC folks

charlie b

"charlieb" wrote in message
...
So I guess "Don we now our gay apparel" is out too?


The Holiday Program lyrics printed for out local school used "bright
apparel," FWIW.

Even with a 300 baud acoustic modem it would have taken, what, 16 seconds
to download and realize that it was off topic?



300 baud.... Ha! That brought back some memories..... none of 'em good.

jc

In article , "Joe" wrote:
Even with a 300 baud acoustic modem it would have taken, what, 16 seconds
to download and realize that it was off topic?



300 baud.... Ha! That brought back some memories..... none of 'em good.

Same here -- none of them good, but one of them strange... while dialed in to
work late one evening, with the stereo on in the same room, I discovered that
certain notes played on a clarinet produce *exactly* the right tone to cause
an acoustic coupler to disconnect. Same spot on the same track, four times in
a row.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...
Frank Drackman wrote:


"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...
Frank Drackman wrote:


"Doug Miller" wrote in message
et...
In article , "Frank
Drackman" wrote:

wrote in message news:8699571a-bf64-4388-a1e7-

Silly OT stuff snipped

Could you put OT in the header?

You mean the title itself wasn't enough to suggest that it was OT?



Maybe I am dense, but I thought that it was something about using power
tools for everything when hand tools would be more appropriate

And all this angst over a 17, 627 character line off-topic post. Even
with a 300 baud acoustic modem it would have taken, what, 16 seconds to
download and realize that it was off topic?

I am using Kermit...

LOL

Yeah and that comment should have been 17 line (comma) 627 character ...

[stinks when you botch sarcasm]
--

I thought that you would appreciate it

On Nov 16, 5:39 am, "George" wrote:
"charlieb" wrote in message

...

So I guess "Don we now our gay apparel" is out too?

The Holiday Program lyrics printed for out local school used "bright
apparel," FWIW.

Wew could always swap over to the system of "justice" used by the
Saudis. The judge in the case of a gang rape just awarded the VICTIM
another 110 lashes to go with the original 90 because the victim's
lawyer publicly said he felt the 90 lashes was unjust.

She got the lashes because she was in a car with a male she was noted
related to.

If someone did that to my sister, the judge might get to enjoy being
fed live into a wood chipper.

We got problems, but we got blessings beyond counting, too.

On Nov 16, 10:04 am, Charlie Self wrote:

SNIP

We got problems, but we got blessings beyond counting, too.

True, true. But still, more often than not I sit and marvel at what a
strange place our world is becoming.

Robert

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:35:10 GMT, "Joe" wrote:

Even with a 300 baud acoustic modem it would have taken, what, 16 seconds
to download and realize that it was off topic?



300 baud.... Ha! That brought back some memories..... none of 'em good.

jc

yeah... and you were very lucky to approach that speed... or hold it long before
it "spiraled down"..


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

"Charlie Self" wrote in message
...
Wew could always swap over to the system of "justice" used by the
Saudis. The judge in the case of a gang rape just awarded the VICTIM
another 110 lashes to go with the original 90 because the victim's
lawyer publicly said he felt the 90 lashes was unjust.

She got the lashes because she was in a car with a male she was noted
related to.

If someone did that to my sister, the judge might get to enjoy being
fed live into a wood chipper.

We got problems, but we got blessings beyond counting, too.

Just because some place else has it worst off than we do is no excuse as to
what is taking place here right now. We are headed in that direction unless
we stop this nonsense of trying to protect every one. One day soon we will
not be able to do or say anything because some one "might" be offended.
Before you know it you will be accused of anticipated rape because of they
way you look at some body, male or female. No need to swap to the Saudis
justice system, we are already well on out way. Right now if you happen to
be accused of a crime it may very well have a stiffer penalty depending on
who is doing the accusing. Apparently some people have more rights than
others and crimes against them carry harsher penalties.

wrote in message
...
On Nov 16, 10:04 am, Charlie Self wrote:

SNIP

We got problems, but we got blessings beyond counting, too.

True, true. But still, more often than not I sit and marvel at what a
strange place our world is becoming.

Robert


It has become a me, me, me, me, me, it's all about me and don't do or say
anything that I might interpret wrong, kind of world.

yeah... and you were very lucky to approach that speed... or hold it long
before
it "spiraled down"..


mac


'sprialed down'??? How could you tell? The characters started arriving via
usps?

jc

Doug Miller wrote:

In article , "Joe" wrote:

Even with a 300 baud acoustic modem it would have taken, what, 16 seconds
to download and realize that it was off topic?



300 baud.... Ha! That brought back some memories..... none of 'em good.


Same here -- none of them good, but one of them strange... while dialed in to
work late one evening, with the stereo on in the same room, I discovered that
certain notes played on a clarinet produce *exactly* the right tone to cause
an acoustic coupler to disconnect. Same spot on the same track, four times in
a row.


2600 Hz, known as signaling frequency.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

Charlie Self wrote:

On Nov 16, 5:39 am, "George" wrote:

"charlieb" wrote in message

...


So I guess "Don we now our gay apparel" is out too?

The Holiday Program lyrics printed for out local school used "bright
apparel," FWIW.


Wew could always swap over to the system of "justice" used by the
Saudis. The judge in the case of a gang rape just awarded the VICTIM
another 110 lashes to go with the original 90 because the victim's
lawyer publicly said he felt the 90 lashes was unjust.

She got the lashes because she was in a car with a male she was noted
related to.

If someone did that to my sister, the judge might get to enjoy being
fed live into a wood chipper.

We got problems, but we got blessings beyond counting, too.


a link to the story... http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/68042/

chuckb

On Nov 16, 12:15 pm, "
wrote:
On Nov 16, 10:04 am, Charlie Self wrote:

SNIP

We got problems, but we got blessings beyond counting, too.

True, true. But still, more often than not I sit and marvel at what a
strange place our world is becoming.

You think?

In ideological terms, you'd be hard put to find anybody further right
than me.
Practically, I'm sooooo ****ing ashamed of that, I can puke.

In Canada children are encouraged to mail letters to Santa Clause. Canadian
postal codes (equivalent to the US Zip code) consist of
alpha/number/alpha/number/alpha/number instead of all numbers. The children
are directed to mail the letters (answered by Post Office volunteers) to:
Santa Clause,
North Pole,
with the postal code of "H0H0H0".

I guess some rethinking is required on this one now.


"George" wrote in message
et...

"charlieb" wrote in message
...
So I guess "Don we now our gay apparel" is out too?


The Holiday Program lyrics printed for out local school used "bright
apparel," FWIW.

On Nov 17, 10:16 am, "EXT" wrote:
In Canada children are encouraged to mail letters to Santa Clause. Canadian
postal codes (equivalent to the US Zip code) consist of
alpha/number/alpha/number/alpha/number instead of all numbers. The children
are directed to mail the letters (answered by Post Office volunteers) to:
Santa Clause,
North Pole,
with the postal code of "H0H0H0".

I guess some rethinking is required on this one now.

Dasher----offends gays
Dancer----offends strippers
Prancer----really offends gays
Vixen-----offends porn stars
Comet-----offends Proctor & Gamble
Cupid----offends Hallmark
Donner----offends canibals
Blitzen----offends Electrical Workers.

Robatoy took a can of maroon spray paint on November 17, 2007 10:54 am and
wrote the following:

On Nov 17, 10:16 am, "EXT" wrote:
In Canada children are encouraged to mail letters to Santa Clause.
Canadian postal codes (equivalent to the US Zip code) consist of
alpha/number/alpha/number/alpha/number instead of all numbers. The
children are directed to mail the letters (answered by Post Office
volunteers) to: Santa Clause,
North Pole,
with the postal code of "H0H0H0".

I guess some rethinking is required on this one now.

Dasher----offends gays
Dancer----offends strippers
Prancer----really offends gays
Vixen-----offends porn stars
Comet-----offends Proctor & Gamble
Cupid----offends Hallmark
Donner----offends canibals
Blitzen----offends Electrical Workers.

What about Rudolph, the most famous reindeer of all?
--
Lits Slut #9
Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.

On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:56:50 GMT, FrozenNorth
wrote:

Robatoy took a can of maroon spray paint on November 17, 2007 10:54 am and
wrote the following:

On Nov 17, 10:16 am, "EXT" wrote:
In Canada children are encouraged to mail letters to Santa Clause.
Canadian postal codes (equivalent to the US Zip code) consist of
alpha/number/alpha/number/alpha/number instead of all numbers. The
children are directed to mail the letters (answered by Post Office
volunteers) to: Santa Clause,
North Pole,
with the postal code of "H0H0H0".

I guess some rethinking is required on this one now.

Dasher----offends gays
Dancer----offends strippers
Prancer----really offends gays
Vixen-----offends porn stars
Comet-----offends Proctor & Gamble
Cupid----offends Hallmark
Donner----offends canibals
Blitzen----offends Electrical Workers.

What about Rudolph, the most famous reindeer of all?

Hmm Red nose, most be over consuming some Lord Calvert.

Mark