canuck aliases = most stupid enough to agree with him on a regular basis. Others that agree on a regular basis that are not aliases = his stretch mouthed harem of which you're a member.
/)/) Yeah, (\__/) Well, Americans ( . .) I'm (='.'=) What, nothin' better to do? c(''')(''') Bored. (")_(") Why don't you kick yourself out? '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' You're an immigrant too.
~ kommen sie herr adolf, heraus verpassen sie ich ihre verluemdung. ~
I've conformed to the fact that the glumbert glacier is slowly melting; lets see how many can hang onto the slippery edge of mediocre entertainment glumbert presents on a daily basis.
But hey, i guess if youre still here reading comments as am i... *clicks on one of glumberts advertisements*
It wasn't me, but I'm told that canuck1963 (as he likes to be called here) will find a nice little surprise the next time he opens his locker at work. Our jobs are certainly mundane and boring. Thanks Glumbert for shedding some light on the idiosyncracies of one of our co-workers. The locckr room is in stitches at the antics of this idiot..
I'm so glad I went to the big Michigan football party last night, nothing like free beer and hot dogs (to drown out the sorrows of last weeks game aaaahhhggg)!
Tonight will be even better, a bachelor party ooohhh wooppi strippers and everything!
Don't know why I shared that...like I said, damn boring crap!
Thank you for the reminder, Lordandmaster! It most certainly IS time for the monthly Glumbert Awards Ceremonies In The Intellectual/Artistical/ Humourous and Get-The-F--ck-Out-Of-Our-Sight categories!!
(makes a calming motion with his hands to settle down the rabid applause)
Okay!! There-there!! Let's all calm down!! The sooner we get this done, the sooner we the winners can get to The Party Room. Are we ready?? Okay. Here goes:
The Most-Adept-At-Using-Solid-Arguments-With-Ligth-Hearted-Wit Award goes to: Mr. Mako100!! (for his latest gut-wrenching performance in the "The Largest Model of the Universe" thread).
The Blindside-Them-With-Inane-Humour Award goes to: Randalflagg! (for his recent parry-and-thrust with the Streamlined Corp., and all its affiliates (real and imagined).
The Playing-A-Unique-Character-With-Stunning-Consistancy award goes to: Colonel Adolf Vanker! (for his rather touching portrayal of a misunderstood Camp Kommandant, who can slice, dice and tap-dance as good as anyone around here).
The Fast-Rising-Up-And-Coming-Talent-Recently-Making-Waves- Award goes to: Rizamoon AND........Lordandmaster!!! YES!! This is a FIRST!! A two-way TIE for a single award!! (for both their portrayals in recent threads, showing incisive wit, sensibility and sudden one-liners).
The I-Know-I'm-Intelligent-But-Do-I-Really-Need-To-Bother-To-Prove-It? Award goes to: Chaz!! (for his sensitive performance during the threads were the debates degenerated into common mudslinging and mindless insults, and was able to maintain his own sense of center).
The Display-Sudden-Knowledge-Of-Past-Historical-Events-Within-A-Sarcastic-Delivery Award goes to: Mitercut!! (for his most recent offering of the "Gordon Stuckless" remark).
The Wisecracks-That-Make-No-Sense-But-Seem-Shamelessly-Funny-Anyways Award goes to: Aceinyourface!! (for his sudden bursts of heartwarming endearments that make everyone laugh and cry at the same time).
The Most-Missed award (in absentia) goes to: Billboat. We send our sincerest greetings, and hope you are well, wherever you are. Best Wishes.
The following Awards consist of a rotted bannana peel, mounted on a rusty spike-stand, with maggots crawling all over it:
The Having-The-Most-Pathetic-And-Boring-Aliases-Because-I'm-As-Hated-Here-As-I-Am-In-Real-Life-And-Can't-Stand-When-Everyone-Proves-Me-Wrong Award goes to: Throbmystick, (and all of his aliases---leafforlife, susanvi, most/all of the "cansucks", and others ad nauseum).
The Ultimate-Paradox Award goes to: Streamlined and His Aliases (for his unusual style of being a devout "christian" believing the Earth was created 6,000 years ago....and then admonishing others about having to think "logically" and "uncritically").
The I-Try-To-Be-The-Provacateur-Regardless-Of-The-Point-At-Hand Award goes to: UsedDouchebag (for his repeated antics of failing to add anything concrete to any issues debated, except having to sink to personal mudslinging).
The I'm-Here-To-Prove-I'm-The-Most-Consistantly-Clueless-Dolt Award award goes to: BarneyFly (second similar award in a row...congratulations are in order...but not surprising).
Winners...to The Party Room.
Others....(points to the curb outside).....you all know YOUR places. Now go on. Scram.
(loosens his tuxedo tie, and tries to beat the rush to the bar)
We are here on location at the monthly Glumbert awards. We have just seen the losers being escorted out of the building. Barney, Stream, Throb, and myself were not welcome to the after hours party.
We will however get a sneak peak at what goes on behind closed doors at their monthly parties.
***Sneaks into the adjacent room and drills a small hole in the wall so the camera can get into view***
OH MY GOD!!!!!! Thank God I was not one of the ones invited. I would not stoop to such levels.
Well, there we have it. This is (HAHA) Useddouchebag on (HEHE) location at the party (LOL) room of the monthly (I can't stop laughing) Glumbert awards.
Signing (HAHAHAHAHA) off. (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA) camera fades to black. (Can still hear the laughing) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
I have brought your idea before the GAOTBE Committe, and it was EXTREMELY well-recieved (i.e. bringing in a democratic process to decide the monthly winners).
Please continue to expand this idea further, and look forward to your suggestions re: same, with great interest.
You're timing was great. Osama Bin Laden just gave out a similar list of awards. he did mention the democratic party by name. Sorry, you and make were left off, but by rights of fealty, you shoulda been included. I was in there pulling for you, Girls, really. I ahted that you were left out.
Not to worry, there's always next year, unless Canada flips to Canuckistan and Britain lets it French side out and become the United Caliphate.
What a rip! I was totally robbed. I thought for sure I had shown enough love for the Canuckistani Ministry of Plaudits to garner one of this year's coveted awards.
Well, I guess I am not going to the party room with the Canuckolytes.
*sigh* Always a bridesmaid...
On second thought, if how they stroke one another in here is any indication of what might go on in the Party Room...Count me out.
Congratulations to the Winners. I know you were pulling for each other.
When accepting your Awards, don't forget to reference Stuart Smalley for his profound impact on your careers.
Well, that seals it.
The awards are a sham. The bureaucracy that determines the awards is completely taken over by the Party and paper pushers.
I guess you didn't get the memo, Canuckrade: I have no aliases.
If these awards were left to the people or to the market, then obvious details like that would not have been missed.
Of the people? Who? What people do you refer? The one's who, by no choice of their own, wound up in your little "See-I-Am-Still-Cool" Awards.
By the people, huh?...Kinda like in the "People's" Republic of Canuckistan. I can hear the masses now...shhhh...you can hear them, too.
For the people? I don't remember asking for this.
I see how you define it, Canuck...s'what I've been saying from the start.
(Thinks he hears something above the loud din of music and revelry, but can't be sure; he's about to ask everyone to hold it down for a sec, but then notices Randal swinging from the chandalier like a madman. Also, at that precise moment, someone steps on his toe, and causes him to scream and spill his drink, part of which splatters onto Col. Vankers Panzer Officers uniform, who at that moment was complaining that no Beethoven was being played; it was only in the midst of this fun-loving, orderly chaos, that Canuck1963 (M.C., Ph.D, Bsc.) finally noticed what music was playing: "Love Shack", by the B-52's.)
Stream - As you can see, I was not even mentioned. I have been too busy to contribute much lately, and like Steve Fossett, I have flown into the wilderness and have disappeared from all of the Radar screens :-)
Fear not. I will be back when I have time. And yes, Ralph and Apu as well.
Wait til i tell the guys at the office about this awards thing. It's like canuck1963 is playing with dolls. The guys at the branch will love it (and tear him apart becasue of it). See he threw a bone (literally and figuratively) to his stretched mouth brethren - mako and lordandmaster.
If I've conjured up feelings of hate, then for my actions I am sincerely PROUD!!! That's a bonus on top of the reactions I was trying to get! Bring it on stretch mouth clan. I love the fact that so much can be accomplished with a few strokes at the keyboard. Speaking of strokes at the keyboard, Barnsley, can you do another canuck word count? He must be up to a million with his latest chapter of meaningless dribble.
Guten morgen fellow Glumberters!
I haf been unvell. I sink I haf ein virus. I am - how do you say? - on ze mending, but haf been unable to sink. Nozzing knew zere, I hear you say.
We are here on location at the monthly Glumbert awards. We have just seen the losers being escorted out of the building. Barney, Stream, Throb, and myself were not welcome to the after hours party.
We will however get a sneak peak at what goes on behind closed doors at their monthly parties.
***Sneaks into the adjacent room and drills a small hole in the wall so the camera can get into view***
OH MY GOD!!!!!! Thank God I was not one of the ones invited. I would not stoop to such levels.
Well, there we have it. This is (HAHA) Useddouchebag on (HEHE) location at the party (LOL) room of the monthly (I can't stop laughing) Glumbert awards.
Signing (HAHAHAHAHA) off. (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA) camera fades to black. (Can still hear the laughing) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
To quote Sgt. Shultz "I saw nothing", so I have no comment. I'm not opening my secure browser to that place. I never saw so many warnings for a single site.
Much more to the point - forget all this irrelevant one-upmanship on Ice Hockey chaps and chapesses
The Rugby World Cup is being played.
A TRUE world event.
With countries OTHER than the US and Canada involved. None of this 'World Series by dint of the fact a coupl of foreigners are playing' crap, but the real INTERNATIONAL deal :-)
Ah the joyous sound of beetle-browed foreheads clashing, the gentle thwack of fist upon face. The swilling of beer and total lack of crowd trouble (Barnsley FC will be disappointed)
And hey... the US and Canada both made pretty good starts considering their minnow status!
The Yanks put the English to a stern test and held the current World Champions to an indecisive victory! Nice one.
The Canucks did good too with albeit a slight more decisive defeat at the hands of Wales
None the less - you're trying (some may say, very trying', but I will only say this to prevent it being said again :-))
I for one was cheering the Namib Sea Eagles who last night against the fightin' 'Oirish very nearly caused an upset bigger than the Frogs being whipped by the Argies
Now put the pucks down boys and cheer a proper sport!
And do buy Throbby some prunes if you can... H ereally is full of it at the moment...
Don't forget to accidently pepper spray, utilize the tazer, and accidently hit him with the billy club multiple times. Use the ole' he fell down the stairs reason for his bruises.
Don't fret UDB. I had a friend in the 70s who went for a job interview after having done some professional writing. After showing all the recommendations, the interviwer asked him if he had any enemies. He listed Pierre Trudeau off first, and got the job immediately. Being left off any canadian's list...from good doctor to george Bush hater gets you points almost anywhere else. Except France. Cheers
Brushing the dust off from the local Toronto precint after being unceremoniously dragged downtown. S'alright....it's only a small bruise... I just fell over...honestly.
Heathen Philistines! I'll be suing your asses for defemation of character, but I accept the beating as par for the course! LOL
I shall hear not one bad word said of this noble sport played by countrymen from BOTH the land of the free and of the moose. AND the French.
Ooooh the insult! Get back to your figure skating :-)
And in answer to yet more supposed high brow commentary from Chummin above, my how times they are a changin'.
Friend of mine went recently for a job as a writer at an international news agency...interviewer asked him if he had any enemies and he said GWB... he got the job plus high praise from any number of truly interntional minded people from all walks of life.
There-there Chumpykins, you go back to sucking your Chinese made toys, there's a good kid.
The fact that Bug, lwboy and Podman didn't get a mention this month should in NO WAY be taken as a negative in this regard. The Glumbert Academy Of Talented Bloggers For Excellence HAS, in point of fact, taken notice of their contributions, and HAS/WILL continue to encourage their unique talents in the coming weeks, and offer every encouragement and good-natured interaction whenever possible, re: these specific individuals (although in Podmans case, he has already been a past Award-winner, so we think he is aware of this).
The GAOTBE regrets any mistaken negative negative connotation that their omission may have caused, either generally or specifically.
I haf changed my opinion of you! Ven you show your humour, you seem kvite amusing. Perhaps I haf been wrong all zis time und you are not ze pompous anus I sot you vere.
I myself eat prunes vith custard on ein regular basis. Zey are very good for me, but Conchita has a lot of cleaning of ze pebble-dashed shitter to do in ze aftermath! Still, it keeps her honest und off ze streets.
I sink not. I haf never been - how do you say? - ein afficionado of ze cholcolate starfish. But if I ver of zat persuasion, perhaps you vould be on mein list.
not a single woman on that sad pathetic list of the canadian's, why? just what i always thought - glumberts full of stupid little boys with small cocks and big egos sitting in there rooms trying to be big men. Get out more you fucking morons.
Subject: Lack of balanced gender-representation in the Glumbert Awards
Dear I-Am-Unable-To-Read Lunatic:
I am in receipt of your complaint, re: an alleged lack of female representation at the awards ceremonies.
Please refer again to the list of winners, and note "rizamoon".
Any further outbursts towards the Glumbert Awards, its Board of Directors (soon to be disbanded in favour of a more democratic model), its affiliates, its sponsors or any members therein, by YOU.....will result in legal action on our part.
You will shortly be receiving correspondence from our law firm (Holdem, Hackem and Hackem) advising you of this, and to take caution in conducting yourself accordingly, in the future.
Sincerely Yours,
Canuck1963, B.A., Ph. D., Msc., CIA, FBI, NSA, M.D., DIA, ATF , et al.
looks like someone needs a hug, jealous because you didn't receive an award? It's ok, i'll nominate you for next months "Newest-parasite-on-Glumbert-award."
(Holds out arms) Back boys, since I am the one with a fecal fetish, I got this one.
Just because you dress like a female at night and wear ladies panties to work does not mean your a woman. Also, doing the man tuck does not make you a woman.
I think I hear your village calling and saying they are missing their idiot. Run along back to your trailer park and tell the person that is not only your husband, but also your brother, Joe Bob, what mean things we have been saying about his little tractor pull slut. Here's a quarter, now go by yourself a breath mint.
From: YOUR Superior In Every Way, Shape Or Form In This Demension Or Any Other
Re: Your latest unbalanced and slanderous offerings
Dear Fuckhead:
Since you have chosen to blatantly disregard our previous memo, we have no choice but to apply for a legal restraining order, to prevent any futher hostility on your part (case precedent: Canuck v. Throbmystick/Aliases/et al, 2007, Glumbert Law Archives).
Also, we will be in touch, re: your slanderous comments towards our fine membership (ALL membership, including the good, the bad and the ugly).
Sincerely Yours,
Canuck 1963, M.I.T., U.C.L.A., U. of T., M.P., AWOL, ad infinitum
A little too much Ovaltine, Darling? You're a little juiced today. There was Othello and then there were the chaps who played Othello. Trust me, yo are the banana, nothing second about you. Osama sends his best. Scatman
You don't need to write in upper-case to emphasise a word you moron. What a fucking loser; I bet your wife looks like something out of the Adams family.
Good grief...what angst! And how out of things am I?
Now just finishing my second wine, let me note to Fear of flying...I never noticed which gender you subscribed to...nor did I notice that rizamoon was of the same alternate persuasion...nor did I know of Canuck's little play on poster ego's...nor that I might gain mention, being so seldom a player. But neither do I see this as anything more than Canuck's spicing of an already heated intramural buffet, playing one against another, sort of.
Now excuse me....I must say that so many rise to Canuck's bait, the effect is to default to him some sort of superiority. Frankly, I admire his ability to stir up such passionate reactions...says more about him than it does about those he agitates.
Now, Canuck, if you might happen to read this...stateside, we are a weary bunch, dealing with international controversy on both positive and negative sides of a festering issue. I love Canada...but not you. Your unrelenting bashing of the country to your south is testing the patience of good people. As has been said, our system is the worst of systems, except for all the others. We do not resort to active rebellion to address our dissatisfaction with the leadership, so must cope with the benign process of democracy to work out our problems.
On the other hand, and without rancor, let me point out that Canada, as admirable as it is culturally, economically, and intellectually, has not had to take the world's center stage politically nor commercially. You have the great privelege of sitting back, behind your great friend to the south, and critique world affairs with a minimum at personal risk.
Be comfortable in your shielded position...personally I hope the US is always there to insulate you from the rest of the world. Meanwhile, temper your outbursts as they impact on your neighbors. They are becoming abrasive.
There are no easy answers to the issues of the day....not one...but it is certainly easy to play the self-righteous soothsayer from a position of non-involvement, where you are not impacted regardless how the issue develops. My son has been deployed to Guantanamo, and to Iraq, and is now stateside...expecting another deployment within the next year. He has a wife and a six month old daughter. That's involvement. We worry. We don't, however, spew unhelpful rhetoric.
I do like your sense of humor...try being more sensitive to the issues we face south of your border. Thanks.
Now...for my third wine, I'd like to compliment Pod on his wisdom, being a fellow New Englander (I do have that right, don't I? Hell, I didn't even know what gender rizamoon enjoyed - poor phrasing there...which gender she BELONGED to, if belonging is the acceptable term, that is).
Go Red Sox! Go Patriots! What the heck...go "fearofflying"...go far enough to get over yourself. It occurs to me that the worst way to gain favor as a male or female is to alienate your alternate gender. Lighten up...the Canuckster merely agitates and then stands back to watch the result...you make him happy, which is not likely to make YOU happy.
Consider this...make a post that Ace, Throb, Canuck, Pod, Randal, and the rest of this chat room, can respond to without vulgarity. There is actually quite a lot of smarts here...even Ace has posted a cohesive comment without cursing (alliteration intended), though that would be a Dean's List accomplishment.
..well, my goodness...you are quite welcome, stream. Just posted another commentary elsewhere....hope you are not offended...meant to be supportive but probably you will think differently ('scuse me.....forgot which site it was, but it had to do with your lengthy interaction with Canuck regarding US policy...a later posting than this one). You are well spoken, worth reading...probably need to keep a bit further away from religiosity...not that I am offended, but it just doesn't "sell"...is viewed as a weak support for anyone's opinion, no matter if it is or not...can actually be dismissive of an otherwise reasoned position. Look forward to your future postings.
Your post struck a chord in me, on a variety of levels.
First off-the get-go, I extend much respect and admiration to your son. While I may strongly disagree with the reasoning of his C-in-C to deploy him to Iraq, I commend him (as well as every other service member) for doing his duty, and serving his nation.
You commented:
"Your unrelenting bashing of the country to your south is testing the patience of good people".
I recall recently I extended a wager to you, to show me one example of where I "bashed" the U.S. as a whole, or it's people in general. EVER. Bush? Sure. Cheney? Sure. The Republican Party? Sure. U.S. foreign policy? Sure. But in a general, all-encompassing "anti-American" sense? Negative. To criticize THOSE persons/entities does NOT equate to what you've stated. I also gave what I thought was a reasonable explanation a while back to Streamlined, as to why I, a Canadian, am so concerned about what policies Washington implements. Do you honestly think, that whatever course the U.S. government takes will have NO impact up here? When a military/economic/cultural/political juggernaut like our "neighbour to the south" makes a move in ANY area.....there's a ripple effect, that not only gets felt worldwide, but also strongly to the north. I won't insult you by posting any links to prove this. I think you'd agree it makes sense without all of that.
"Canada, as admirable as it is culturally, economically, and intellectually, has not had to take the world's center stage politically nor commercially."
Then I ask you why members of MY old unit (amongst others) are in Afghanistan as we speak, taking casualties three times faster than other forces there (in ratio to the present size of the main battle group contingent)? Answer: We are there NOT because WE were attacked.....but our "neighbours to the south", and our government felt that the cause was just (and just as much as the cause was just when on 9/11, thousands of Canadians opened their own homes to stranded American passengers, because U.S. airspace was shut down----I am VERY proud of that/us, btw). Iraq? Took a pass there. As far as "taking the stage politically/commercially" goes, well I strongly urge you to rethink that statement. We are NOT a "super power"; we do NOT have the size of military the U.S. does; but we DO play an active role in the U.N., AND are the U.S.'s number one supplier of oil, natural gas, fossil fuels, etc. Does this "count" with you?
"personally I hope the US is always there to insulate you from the rest of the world"
Exactly what do you mean by "insulating" us? Given what I've written above, are you sure it wouldn't be more beneficial the OTHER way around? Not insulating us from the "rest of the world", so much as "insulating" us from whatever policies (economic/political, etc.) come out of the White House?
Now let's please be realistic here: do I honestly think that I'll change anyones mind around here if they're set on whatever belief, much less change the "world"? Hogwash. Of course not. If some of the folks here agree with me, then so be it. If they don't, I'm sure I'll hear about it, be they "friend" or "foe". Such is the product of "free speech", or "free thought", yes? Or "dissent within a democratic instution".
But to label me as an "American Basher" simply because the line between the "government" and "The People" with you has potentially been blurred, is, in my own opinion......unfair. And unjust. Is my "delivery system" of such sentiments lacking at times? Possibly. Would it make me sound "insensitve", or "abrasive"? Likely. And because "humour" (either intended or inadvertant) is ALWAYS subjective to whomever is listening, the solution to this is quite elementary in its scope:
Just ask me. Point-blank.
You may not like, or even agree with my answer....but I can guarantee you ONE thing:
It'll be honest.
And I'll have a good shot at earning at least your respect for THAT.
I think his insulating comment only refers to the fact that the US is like big brother. If someone decides to mess with little brother (Canada) then big brother will whoop bullies ass(es). A fair statement as no other superpower would dare mess with little brother for the ramifications they would face. Canada doesn't need to be a superpower for the protection they would receive from the US.
Same goes for Mexico.
It is because of the clout of the US which gives Mexico and Canada the ability to sit back and support the US, but not really drawing the attention that the US does is the only point he is trying to make.
If that's the angle Chaz was coming from, then I can see it to a point.
However, does the U.S. government "support" and "protect" us, to a degree? Sure. BUT------there is a HUGE difference in doing it because of a "gosh-darn-it-we-love-ya-and-we're-all-one-big-family" mentality, as opposed to the reality of a "you-got-shit-we-need-and-its-in-our-own-strategic-interest-to-do-so" situation.
Plus, our geographic location/size (second-biggest land mass in the world, right on your northern border) also makes it crucial that Washington be vigilant as to who's messing with us. This makes absolute business/strategic sense.
I see the same a result as you and possibly chaz....but for vastly different reasons.
Many accounts of Canada's involvement in WWI are nothing less than heartbreaking. Over the years, I've visited a few of the cemeteries in France. I can not imagine the fear, and the need for all those boys to ignore that fear, to fight, and to die. Humbling.
In light of the personal information you've shared about your son, I've decided to not post any further links pertaining to Iraq. This is not to curry any favour with you, or any such thing.
In light of what you've said..it just seems....I dunno....
Well, earlier I was going to say, trust me I'm a girl, but all I want to say right now to Chaz (after reading further) I have a daughter named Alex and she just started Kindergarten, I hope this translates clearly on the internet, my heart goes out to you and yours.
hey chaz, are we suposed to admire your son for being at guantanamo? what he do there? torture innocent folks? i wouldnt boast about my family if they did that for a living. was he one of the guys teasing the kids in the iraqi water vid? nobody forcedhim to join up. i suppose youll all cry if he takes a bullet insted of the poor iraqi kids that get killed evry day?
You've managed to actually PROVE that there ARE complete and utterly clueless shitheads like yourself out there who've learned NOTHING from history, and wants to bring back the good ol' days of the Vietnam Era, where the soldiers where shit and spat upon, whilst the government kept right on chugging along.
Know what?
If I ever DID catch you saying this shit to either a soldier or worse yet, a veteran.....I would honestly murder you, by twisting your head around in a 180 degree spin with one jerking motion, right in front of whichever law-abiding taxpayer(s) was present.
It never ceases to amaze me (i.e., the hidden smarts on this site)....douche - your summary was on spot (and I take back all prior posts critical of your intelligence - if I've made any - and I might have). Great to see your real "face".
riza...appreciate your message. Enjoy your daughter while you can...she'll be declaring her independence far sooner than you will wish, and like a couple of my sons and daughters, may choose paths you may wish they hadn't.
FoF...boasting was not my intent, nor was it to enamor you of my Army boy, nor of me. Your posting is incredibly shallow. Hopefully, you are not.
Canuck...I hope you don't mind my not addressing your post pioint-by-point...suffice it to say that douche covered an important aspect. The only change I would hope for is that you get your points made without stooping to the levels of some of your posting buds (tho' I am now thinking they are not all cerebrally challenged after all...some must just enjoy this forum for its providing a chance to dip into mud now and then). I think your stuff is great when not tainted by scat.
You made excellent points regarding the impact on Canada that often results from US activities (and yes, I was indeed aware of Canada's importance as an oil provider, to say nothing of their cooperation in permitting our siting the oil pipeline over their territory). Regarding Canada's presence in Afganistan, I knew of it, but was not aware of your casualty numbers. You note they are disproportionately high...I have no desire to question that...no number is a good number.
I enjoy your wit and way with provacative phrasings...it's fun to watch you whip up your apostles. My "bashing" reference came sort of off-the-cuff...I had not visited Glumbert for several days, and when I reviewed older and newer postings what I saw were several repetitions of harshly worded slants at US leadership. After a while, reading the same blasts in one, then another, and another thread, well , it does get a bit more than tiresome for us, the people who are having to endure a very divisive time. We (citizen voters) must await the arrival of a time to make changes in our leadership...while impeachment has often been tossed into the controversy, it is a potentially disastrous option (how does "President Cheney" strike you?) So....we abide, and try to cope with deteriorating world reputation. Having our northern friends seem so anxious to pile on, even though I know it's the leadership you aim at...well, the splatter effect injures us (who are not quite as removed from the action as other "bystanders", like France, Germany, Spain, Italy...erstwhile friends who pull out their ten-foot poles anytime the US is mentioned these days).
I will be less sensitive in the future, as I have cautioned some others at times. I don't expect you will have much luck avoiding Iraq postings...I mean, it's the most important world issue right now...you can't not express opinions, I would think, and probably shouldn't avoid this controversial issue.
And.....as I suspected....you are a gentleman (at times, a well hidden quality, which I guess is the natural outcome of raucous humor and unbridled - hmmmm - maybe "free range" is a better term - wit).
Have fun. And in the future, I will take your advice and either ask a point-blank question or make a point-blank assertion...no harm meant and none taken.
chaz - im about as shallow as these grunts in iraq all saying how great Bush is while they go about there business. i said before nobody forced them to enlist, they knew what its about. i dont buy the thing about poor brave soldiers and evil goverments. theyre one and the same thing most of the time until they get there legs shot off and suddenly become democrats. the military is as much the problem as politicians. get a grip you guys. it doesnt matter what politics you have, you all seem to be stuck in the same mindset. typical americans - not a cigarette paper between you when it comes to really important issues. its all about OUR bodybags, OUR casualties, OUR fucking everything. young country, cant expect any better I suppose.
Unless you live in a military dictatorship the military is NOT the same as the political leadership.
The military does what it's ordered to by the political estabishment.
Not one person here would claim that the military in Afganistan are there for the wrong reasons. They and their allies were ordered in by their political leadership - tho given the chance many probably WOULD have gone on their own free will.
Iraq is different you demented dolly-dog
Iraq was an illegal invasion built up on faulty intel, it's been an illegal occupation with little to see of a way out, but no matter HOW it differs to Afganistan the soldiers were STILL ORDERED there to fight.
bullshit!
youre missing the point. they are soldiers. why'd they enlist? to protect their homeland? noble motives? no. either cos theyre rednecks who want to shoot people or cos theyre so poor and ignorant they cant do anything else. guantanamo? al graib? iraq kids water vid on glumbert? my lai? wounded knee? the list goes on. a few get killed or injured and its all bleat bleat yellow ribbon wring hands bring our boys home. different story if theyd been having it easy and killing gooks or ragheads and taking no casualties. wouldnt matter a toss to most rednecks whether cause was right or wrong as long as your boys were winning. get real. anyway, seems only thing theyre any good at is shooting down allies airplanes and kicking in old folks doors in the middel of the night.
FearofThinking...
You have a lot of anger and acid bound up in your womb. I see you graduated with a degree in Women's Studies and now, through the injustice of a patriarchical society, cannot find an avenue to ply your wares.
Let's see...soldiers cannot enlist for noble causes and therefore, cannot fight for them. They must be rednecks who like to shoot things or really poor folks. I am sorry that the facts don't back that up, Gaia. The demographics of the US Military is better educated than the average American. If education is an index of future economic status, that would place an American soldier squarely in th middle class. (Honey, average means there are some above that and some below that.)
Your ability to paint with one brush shows that you must have graduated with high marks from Manhata U. Now, I will have to admonish you in a way I have had to do before...go read up on context and try to see a big picture. Those incidents you mentioned only share one thing: a war. They may show the horror of war and why we should judiciously approach one, but they do not show that wars can or should be eliminated...no more than a corrupt police chief shows we should eliminate a police force.
I know you were not taught this in herstory courses, but war is unavoidable, cupcake. Were women in charge, wars would still be fought, but for different reasons..."I can't believe she wore THAT to the coronation. I need some me-time. Get me the Minister of Chocolate."
I would like to point out, on a less satirical note, that you would not be on a computer and bashing the military...WERE IT NOT FOR THE MILITARY.
stick your heads up your keisters you morons. oh sorry, theyre up there already.
Hahahaha! I'm Rabz by the way. Good to see how easy it is to get the aggression juices flowing from all parts of the spectrum. Did you like my little experiment? Seriously Canuck, you are going to have to make your mind up on this one. Are you a man whose ideas are worth something or do you have to resort to cheap insults? I'd suggest some form of anger management for you and Mako.
"A rose by any other name..." etc. Whether you call it dung, cow pie, manure, Rabz, sheep dip, or fearofflying, it all smells the same.
Waste of time for stream and mako? Nahhhh.....call it "verbal exercise"....fencing with idiots may be a fairly effective way of refining one's defensive talents. Plus....it has the added advantage of having no victim
Poor thing...so in need of...I don't know....kindness? succor? a friendly voice? a sympathetic sigh? warm understanding? an enema?
Nooooo, no no...no enema....he'd completely disappear.
Wait...............let me reconsider................the enema would be a win-win deal, and good for the roses, in the end (pun intended)!
You know, for a minute there I actually wondered why there were 163 comments about a caveman dancing... Shame on me for actually considering the possibility.
vig...felt the same way a couple of months ago, arriving here virginal, unspotted, blessed, so to speak. Then did I discover rounders, people who crabbed and criticized, all unconnected with the actual topic (that would be the video).
Blend. There are some amazing smarts here, though they too often hide behind quipyness and scatologicality (are they actual words?...ought to be).
Have some fun...and have at it. Try to keep on topic, but don't get upset when the continuum becomes disconnected...and gets personal.
Personally, I try to return comment on inelligent postings....but admit to dumping on those whose crudeness debases us all (a worthless pastime, I admit...but hell, I'm no saint).
So......let your idealism take an occasional vacation...you might enjoy the fray here.
I do not think I will ever "Join in the fray" so to speak, I am very non-confrontational. Even if I were I do not like to argue anyway, so I just try to throw in a witty comment amongst the usual repartee.
vig....look forward to your input, however posted. Wit is highly regarded, it seems. More than being on-point, in fact. I am still learning these unwritten guidelines. You will find, after a while, that these seemingly buffoonish posters are, in fact, quite intelligent (some...not all, by any means...sorting out is not, however, difficult). Not to worry about confrontations...repartee rules!
Hail Vigilantius.
C'mon...whip out your rapist wit. This is like hookin up at college parties...no name, no conditions...just good old fashioned skull fukkin!
Chaz is the nicest guy here. So fars I can see.
Fearofflying might be someone else but is definitely a chick.
I am catchin up while on vacation. I think I figured some of it out but I need to find out where some of these guys first hooked up...Canuck, Mako, Streamlined, Podman.
I think Canuck is a god to the locals though.
I will seek counsel at his oracle...or, his orifice...Where can i find the Oracle of Canuck?
Canuck, are you SURE people are agreeing with you? If they did, it would stand to reason that the unread paragraphs above would be much much shorter. I have not read most of the comments on this site, but mostly because I am afraid of someone ruining the end of Harry Potter for me, like they did with the last book... *Cries*
Welcome Vig - No fear of a spoiler on Harry Potter, talanted as JK may be, she is not my choice of literary delight
Canuck will attest, as will others that many people herein disagree with each other and the arguments get quite heated at times. That's possibly part of the fun - in many cases the clips are frankly secondary!
DO feel free to join in because after all no one really gets hurt and it can be quite entertaining. As Chaz says, keep it fun, keep it witty!
Actually it seems Glumbert has reached a tipping point with more and more posters enjoying the ride! So for all the newbies:
You'll swiftly see those worth responding to and those not.
Fly free in the skies of Glumbert and little rays of sunshine will warm your heart!
If any clouds blight your fun then either make them look stupid or put on ignore
I do not believe the Yankees conversion to rugby would go well. Boots must have BSI safe studs and no toe stud. Bats, although useful (perhaps the lawman could use it), are forbidden under the clothing and equipment supplement, in addition to the law regarding players' clothing. Hats - must remove the brim, or make it from foam. Fingertip-less mitts only, no "Michael Jackson" batting or catching gloves. With nine on a team, they could not play an XV match, unless they brought in their pinch runner, pinch batter and bat boy (minimum to start XV is twelve). Biggest change that would be refused by most: No bling.
Who-ever FearofFlying is, he just pulled the wool over your eyes, im sorry guys, but i have no other aliases. It's ok i take back all your apologies, kindly appreciated. :)
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