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**rocklord2004**

Frazzled wrote:You're a student right? Thats sweet. Call me up in 20 years when you've had an actual life.

I'm 24 but not a student due to a bad government but I have personally experienced more negative things than most people 10 years older than me. Can my opinion count?

**ShumaGorath**

Frazzled wrote:
Henners91 wrote:

I am? I'm at university and paying it for myself thank you very much. As for my prior education, granted... but I really don't understand what you're saying: Me, a student who did very well at school shouldn't be financed by the state?

Are you getting financial aid? How about subsidized loans? Is it a public school? If any of those are yes then no you're not.

Its not "the state." There's no uncle State. Its tax payers. Wake up youngin! You're daydreaming about your coeds again and not paying attention in class.

Can I refer to you as "so older than dirt, so arrogant, so ignorant and so very selfish?

Fixed your quote. People of my age preferred the term "wizened American" thank you very much.

Whats the matter fraz? Got tired of implying that my opinions are irrelevant because of my age so you had to start working on the new kid?

**Frazzled**

rocklord2004 wrote:
Frazzled wrote:You're a student right? Thats sweet. Call me up in 20 years when you've had an actual life.

I'm 24 but not a student due to a bad government but I have personally experienced more negative things than most people 10 years older than me. Can my opinion count?

Only because your avatar is wicked cool.

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ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Henners91 wrote:

I am? I'm at university and paying it for myself thank you very much. As for my prior education, granted... but I really don't understand what you're saying: Me, a student who did very well at school shouldn't be financed by the state?

Are you getting financial aid? How about subsidized loans? Is it a public school? If any of those are yes then no you're not.

Its not "the state." There's no uncle State. Its tax payers. Wake up youngin! You're daydreaming about your coeds again and not paying attention in class.

Can I refer to you as "so older than dirt, so arrogant, so ignorant and so very selfish?

Fixed your quote. People of my age preferred the term "wizened American" thank you very much.

Whats the matter fraz? Got tired of implying that my opinions are irrelevant because of my age so you had to start working on the new kid?

Well, yea. Everyone gets their turn. You had yours. Now its time for the new victi...er...guy.

**Henners91**

Frazzled wrote:
Henners91 wrote:

I am? I'm at university and paying it for myself thank you very much. As for my prior education, granted... but I really don't understand what you're saying: Me, a student who did very well at school shouldn't be financed by the state?

Are you getting financial aid? How about subsidized loans? Is it a public school? If any of those are yes then no you're not.

Its not "the state." There's no uncle State. Its tax payers. Wake up youngin! You're daydreaming about your coeds again and not paying attention in class.

Can I refer to you as "so older than dirt, so arrogant, so ignorant and so very selfish?

Fixed your quote. People of my age preferred the term "wizened American" thank you very much.

I am being financed by a loan paid by a private company that I pay back at a low interest once I earn over £15,000... That's how University works in England, though limited means-tested support is available, I did not qualify for it being from a pretty well-to-do middle class background.

Stating that there is no state and it's all just a con on the taxpayers is just a typical argument from those who would probably go ape if their fire services and such disappeared but then rage at a tax increase... though I respect it's obviously different in the States as you literally are many states... Hence why I can empathise, to a degree, with any apathy felt towards Washington.

At least selfish is in there! I had no idea how old you were to be honest. I'd just wish to emphasise that the lifestyle of the West and America in particular in line with growing consumption in the east is putting billions of people at risk... For no reason other than self-indulgence o.O

**Grignard**

Frazzled wrote:
Henners91 wrote:

I am? I'm at university and paying it for myself thank you very much. As for my prior education, granted... but I really don't understand what you're saying: Me, a student who did very well at school shouldn't be financed by the state?

Are you getting financial aid? How about subsidized loans? Is it a public school? If any of those are yes then no you're not.

Its not "the state." There's no uncle State. Its tax payers. Wake up youngin! You're daydreaming about your coeds again and not paying attention in class.

Yes, but you shouldn't look at it as paying for someone else's education Fraz. You're paying for education so you don't have criminals and vandals running around on the streets.

**Frazzled**

Henners91 wrote:

I am being financed by a loan paid by a private company that I pay back at a low interest once I earn over £15,000... That's how University works in England, though limited means-tested support is available, I did not qualify for it being from a pretty well-to-do middle class background.

Which means its subsidized by the government.
(congrats by the way, and keep up the good work, or I'll give your address to Killkrazy, and he's well killkrazy..., remember Mercy is for the Weak!)

Stating that there is no state and it's all just a con on the taxpayers is just a typical argument from those who would probably go ape if their fire services and such disappeared but then rage at a tax increase... though I respect it's obviously different in the States as you literally are many states... Hence why I can empathise, to a degree, with any apathy felt towards Washington.

At least selfish is in there! I had no idea how old you were to be honest. I'd just wish to emphasise that the lifestyle of the West and America in particular in line with growing consumption in the east is putting billions of people at risk... For no reason other than self-indulgence o.O

Then give up everything you own. All you need to live is food, clothing, and shelter. Everything else is a waste you evil materialist!!!

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Grignard wrote:
Yes, but you shouldn't look at it as paying for someone else's education Fraz. You're paying for education so you don't have criminals and vandals running around on the streets.

it Grignard thats my line! Quit stealing my arguments-punk!

**Grignard**

Frazzled wrote:
Then give up everything you own. All you need to live is food, clothing, and shelter. Everything else is a waste you evil materialist!!!

Thats 1 or 10 reasoning. You can have luxuries and still have government services and regulation.

**rocklord2004**

Woots. My avatar makes my opinion count

. So should I point out that I also ride my bicycle around town but just for excercise? I wonder if theres a way to make an alternative fuel source from the grease off of a face. Then all the teenagers could be their own fuel source and Frazz would feel they have a use. Everybody wins.

I've had a lot of sugar and am stuck at my work desk for the next few hours so expect more random irrelevant comments. Fortunately Frazz is a mod and can remove whatever irrelevant posts I make. :3

**Henners91**

Frazzled wrote:
Henners91 wrote:

I am being financed by a loan paid by a private company that I pay back at a low interest once I earn over £15,000... That's how University works in England, though limited means-tested support is available, I did not qualify for it being from a pretty well-to-do middle class background.

Which means its subsidized by the government.
(congrats by the way, and keep up the good work, or I'll give your address to Killkrazy, and he's well killkrazy..., remember Mercy is for the Weak!)

Stating that there is no state and it's all just a con on the taxpayers is just a typical argument from those who would probably go ape if their fire services and such disappeared but then rage at a tax increase... though I respect it's obviously different in the States as you literally are many states... Hence why I can empathise, to a degree, with any apathy felt towards Washington.

At least selfish is in there! I had no idea how old you were to be honest. I'd just wish to emphasise that the lifestyle of the West and America in particular in line with growing consumption in the east is putting billions of people at risk... For no reason other than self-indulgence o.O

Then give up everything you own. All you need to live is food, clothing, and shelter. Everything else is a waste you evil materialist!!!

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Grignard wrote:
Yes, but you shouldn't look at it as paying for someone else's education Fraz. You're paying for education so you don't have criminals and vandals running around on the streets.
it Grignard thats my line! Quit stealing my arguments-punk!

Subsidised by the government for others perhaps

Bah, it's hard to be mad at someone who congratulates you...

If I could be born into a world where the state provided all I'd happily surrender myself to it: Unfortunately, the state doesn't and surrendering my goods to it would only engender envy on my part... You can't have a hybrid system.

But back on topic, I still fail to see why such a large portion of the world's usage and emissions can be permitted to come from a disproportionate fraction of the populace.

**Frazzled**

Grignard wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Then give up everything you own. All you need to live is food, clothing, and shelter. Everything else is a waste you evil materialist!!!

Thats 1 or 10 reasoning. You can have luxuries and still have government services and regulation.

I was referring to the materialistic West comment actually.

**Grignard**

Henners91 wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Henners91 wrote:

I am being financed by a loan paid by a private company that I pay back at a low interest once I earn over £15,000... That's how University works in England, though limited means-tested support is available, I did not qualify for it being from a pretty well-to-do middle class background.

Which means its subsidized by the government.
(congrats by the way, and keep up the good work, or I'll give your address to Killkrazy, and he's well killkrazy..., remember Mercy is for the Weak!)

Stating that there is no state and it's all just a con on the taxpayers is just a typical argument from those who would probably go ape if their fire services and such disappeared but then rage at a tax increase... though I respect it's obviously different in the States as you literally are many states... Hence why I can empathise, to a degree, with any apathy felt towards Washington.

At least selfish is in there! I had no idea how old you were to be honest. I'd just wish to emphasise that the lifestyle of the West and America in particular in line with growing consumption in the east is putting billions of people at risk... For no reason other than self-indulgence o.O

Then give up everything you own. All you need to live is food, clothing, and shelter. Everything else is a waste you evil materialist!!!

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Grignard wrote:
Yes, but you shouldn't look at it as paying for someone else's education Fraz. You're paying for education so you don't have criminals and vandals running around on the streets.
it Grignard thats my line! Quit stealing my arguments-punk!

Subsidised by the government for others perhaps

Bah, it's hard to be mad at someone who congratulates you...

If I could be born into a world where the state provided all I'd happily surrender myself to it: Unfortunately, the state doesn't and surrendering my goods to it would only engender envy on my part... You can't have a hybrid system.

But back on topic, I still fail to see why such a large portion of the world's usage and emissions can be permitted to come from a disproportionate fraction of the populace.

Because we have nice things like food, air conditioning, and medicine. Sorry, I'll agree with you to some extent but I'm not going to go live in a mud hut.

**reds8n**

Grignard wrote:Sorry, I'll agree with you to some extent but I'm not going to go live in a mud hut.

You say that now but come 2016 when me and my Palin spawn bride are running America....

I can see it now : A Red in the Whitehouse in 2016.

**Inquisitor Lord Bane**

Necros wrote:I've been a SUV driver for the last 10 years.

2000 Nissan Pathfinder, 2004 Honda Element, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4 door, 2010 Ford Escape

For me, I like being higher when I drive, I feel I can see more of the road and I feel safer. I hate regular cars because it feels like I'm sitting in the street.

I also want some sort of 4 wheel drive or all wheel drive or whatever. We don't get tons of snow here in philly (not including this winter :/ ) but I like to know if it does snow or even if it's just raining really bad, I can still get to where I'm going. I'm not one of those people that drives 80 mph in a blizzard thinking my 4WD makes me immortal.

Yeah, gas mileage isn't as good, but it is improving and more and more hybrid SUVs are appearing. I got my ford escape a month ago, regular not hybrid because hybrids are just too expensive and you don't really recoup the money spent in gas savings anyway. Maybe I'll look into it for my next one if it becomes more affordable. But I got rid of my jeep after 2 years mostly due to gas mileage, that and I hated the soft top that I thought I would love. Hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always hella loud.

I live 10 miles away from him, and the weather here does not get too terrible, like he said. But the amount of people that can't drive when the weather is bad is a good enough reason for me to get an SUV, I'm in the market for one now actually. Its not just about gas mileage, its also about comfort and safety. If I'm about to get sideswiped by a van, I'll take the big bulky SUV over the tiny smartcar. Not to mention I do tend to haul alot of stuff, and my fiance's PT cruiser just does not do it for me. And public transportation isn't as good here as it is there, and for those of us that are poor, buying a cheap but not so eco-friendly vehicle is our only option

Edit:10 miles= 16 Kilometers for metric people

**Henners91**

Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
Necros wrote:I've been a SUV driver for the last 10 years.

2000 Nissan Pathfinder, 2004 Honda Element, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4 door, 2010 Ford Escape

For me, I like being higher when I drive, I feel I can see more of the road and I feel safer. I hate regular cars because it feels like I'm sitting in the street.

I also want some sort of 4 wheel drive or all wheel drive or whatever. We don't get tons of snow here in philly (not including this winter :/ ) but I like to know if it does snow or even if it's just raining really bad, I can still get to where I'm going. I'm not one of those people that drives 80 mph in a blizzard thinking my 4WD makes me immortal.

Yeah, gas mileage isn't as good, but it is improving and more and more hybrid SUVs are appearing. I got my ford escape a month ago, regular not hybrid because hybrids are just too expensive and you don't really recoup the money spent in gas savings anyway. Maybe I'll look into it for my next one if it becomes more affordable. But I got rid of my jeep after 2 years mostly due to gas mileage, that and I hated the soft top that I thought I would love. Hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always hella loud.

I live 10 miles away from him, and the weather here does not get too terrible, like he said. But the amount of people that can't drive when the weather is bad is a good enough reason for me to get an SUV, I'm in the market for one now actually. Its not just about gas mileage, its also about comfort and safety. If I'm about to get sideswiped by a van, I'll take the big bulky SUV over the tiny smartcar. Not to mention I do tend to haul alot of stuff, and my fiance's PT cruiser just does not do it for me. And public transportation isn't as good here as it is there, and for those of us that are poor, buying a cheap but not so eco-friendly vehicle is our only option

Might be worth getting the point out there that you'll damage the other car more than it'll damage you... Let's hope you're never in the wrong

**Frazzled**

reds8n wrote:
Grignard wrote:Sorry, I'll agree with you to some extent but I'm not going to go live in a mud hut.

You say that now but come 2016 when me and my Palin spawn bride are running America....

I can see it now : A Red in the Whitehouse in 2016.

Don't worry America, Genghis Connie's Golden Horde will be on the march and will save us from this...menace.

**loki old fart**

@Henners91

I drive a 3.5 ton mercedes diesel, just for me and the wife.
Now you would seem to imply thats bad.
But my emissions are really low, and I run it on biodiesel, which i guess you'd like.

But as you get older and wiser, you realise that there's no such thing as black and white.
Just various shades of grey.
Most biodiesel is made from rapeseed oil or palm oil.
The land used to grow rapeseed, was once used to grow food.
Causing a food shortage

Acre's of rain forest have been cut down in indonesia, endangering the local wild life ( orangutans for instance).
Just to grow palm oil.
So theres a lot to be said for running on normal diesel

**Waaagh_Gonads**

We bought a 2WD SUV as my wife is short and has difficulty seeing over the steering wheel in other cars.
In SUVs she is so high she can safely see the road.

Also due to the global financial crisis and the panic amongst car manufacturers we got it for cheaper than a 4 cylinder 4 door sedan/hatch.

I drive a 4 door sedan (9 years old) but in a couple of years will be buying a tiny 2 door hatch as all I use if for is to drive the few kilometers to work and back, and the odd small trip to the shops etc.

Our next family car will be a 7 seat SUV for the same reason the wife wanted the current one. She has tried van type cars and she can't see.

**Inquisitor Lord Bane**

Henners91 wrote:
Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
Necros wrote:I've been a SUV driver for the last 10 years.

2000 Nissan Pathfinder, 2004 Honda Element, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4 door, 2010 Ford Escape

For me, I like being higher when I drive, I feel I can see more of the road and I feel safer. I hate regular cars because it feels like I'm sitting in the street.

I also want some sort of 4 wheel drive or all wheel drive or whatever. We don't get tons of snow here in philly (not including this winter :/ ) but I like to know if it does snow or even if it's just raining really bad, I can still get to where I'm going. I'm not one of those people that drives 80 mph in a blizzard thinking my 4WD makes me immortal.

Yeah, gas mileage isn't as good, but it is improving and more and more hybrid SUVs are appearing. I got my ford escape a month ago, regular not hybrid because hybrids are just too expensive and you don't really recoup the money spent in gas savings anyway. Maybe I'll look into it for my next one if it becomes more affordable. But I got rid of my jeep after 2 years mostly due to gas mileage, that and I hated the soft top that I thought I would love. Hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always hella loud.

I live 10 miles away from him, and the weather here does not get too terrible, like he said. But the amount of people that can't drive when the weather is bad is a good enough reason for me to get an SUV, I'm in the market for one now actually. Its not just about gas mileage, its also about comfort and safety. If I'm about to get sideswiped by a van, I'll take the big bulky SUV over the tiny smartcar. Not to mention I do tend to haul alot of stuff, and my fiance's PT cruiser just does not do it for me. And public transportation isn't as good here as it is there, and for those of us that are poor, buying a cheap but not so eco-friendly vehicle is our only option

Might be worth getting the point out there that you'll damage the other car more than it'll damage you... Let's hope you're never in the wrong

What? The only part of that where I said anything about hurt is the sideswipe example. Sideswipe= them impacting my side. In that case, screw them, they hit me

**Henners91**

loki old fart wrote:@Henners91

I drive a 3.5 ton mercedes diesel, just for me and the wife.
Now you would seem to imply thats bad.
But my emissions are really low, and I run it on biodiesel, which i guess you'd like.

But as you get older and wiser, you realise that there's no such thing as black and white.
Just various shades of grey.
Most biodiesel is made from rapeseed oil or palm oil.
The land used to grow rapeseed, was once used to grow food.
Causing a food shortage
Acre's of rain forest have been cut down in indonesia, endangering the local wild life ( orangutans for instance).
Just to grow palm oil.
So theres a lot to be said for running on normal diesel

It's a fair approach... but it just leaves me asking why you don't just buy a fuel-efficient car? That DOES run on oil but doesn't burn through it quicker than I do through sweet fried chickenz?

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Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
Henners91 wrote:
Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
Necros wrote:I've been a SUV driver for the last 10 years.

2000 Nissan Pathfinder, 2004 Honda Element, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4 door, 2010 Ford Escape

For me, I like being higher when I drive, I feel I can see more of the road and I feel safer. I hate regular cars because it feels like I'm sitting in the street.

I also want some sort of 4 wheel drive or all wheel drive or whatever. We don't get tons of snow here in philly (not including this winter :/ ) but I like to know if it does snow or even if it's just raining really bad, I can still get to where I'm going. I'm not one of those people that drives 80 mph in a blizzard thinking my 4WD makes me immortal.

Yeah, gas mileage isn't as good, but it is improving and more and more hybrid SUVs are appearing. I got my ford escape a month ago, regular not hybrid because hybrids are just too expensive and you don't really recoup the money spent in gas savings anyway. Maybe I'll look into it for my next one if it becomes more affordable. But I got rid of my jeep after 2 years mostly due to gas mileage, that and I hated the soft top that I thought I would love. Hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always hella loud.

I live 10 miles away from him, and the weather here does not get too terrible, like he said. But the amount of people that can't drive when the weather is bad is a good enough reason for me to get an SUV, I'm in the market for one now actually. Its not just about gas mileage, its also about comfort and safety. If I'm about to get sideswiped by a van, I'll take the big bulky SUV over the tiny smartcar. Not to mention I do tend to haul alot of stuff, and my fiance's PT cruiser just does not do it for me. And public transportation isn't as good here as it is there, and for those of us that are poor, buying a cheap but not so eco-friendly vehicle is our only option

Might be worth getting the point out there that you'll damage the other car more than it'll damage you... Let's hope you're never in the wrong

What? The only part of that where I said anything about hurt is the sideswipe example. Sideswipe= them impacting my side. In that case, screw them, they hit me

I meant in the event of a proper collision, 4x4s tend to come out better...

**reds8n**

Frazzled wrote:
reds8n wrote:
Grignard wrote:Sorry, I'll agree with you to some extent but I'm not going to go live in a mud hut.

You say that now but come 2016 when me and my Palin spawn bride are running America....

I can see it now : A Red in the Whitehouse in 2016.

Don't worry America, Genghis Connie's Golden Horde will be on the march and will save us from this...menace.

That's Menace actually, check the copyright. I'll see you in court ! Well, my highly paid legal team will.

You think this, but little do you know we have already countered this. All dern furriners "swamping" your land... basically your future generations of leaders and community activists will be so exhausted from selling those cookies to all these extra homes and mouths they will have no time and energy left to devote to stopping our inevitable rise to power.

The really cunning part is this will also add to the crippling obesity epidemic, thus, in a bold twofold move, preventing any uprising and cutting burglary/similar crimes as people are too fat to get out or leave the home.

It's one of the basic principles of many martial arts : use your opponents strength against them, ideally whilst wearing something that looks like the least sexy nightwear* imaginable.

*term "least sexy nightwear" may not be relevant in all states. Especially those really, really really cold ones.

**loki old fart**

Henners91 wrote:
loki old fart wrote:@Henners91

I drive a 3.5 ton mercedes diesel, just for me and the wife.
Now you would seem to imply thats bad.
But my emissions are really low, and I run it on biodiesel, which i guess you'd like.

But as you get older and wiser, you realise that there's no such thing as black and white.
Just various shades of grey.
Most biodiesel is made from rapeseed oil or palm oil.
The land used to grow rapeseed, was once used to grow food.
Causing a food shortage
Acre's of rain forest have been cut down in indonesia, endangering the local wild life ( orangutans for instance).
Just to grow palm oil.
So theres a lot to be said for running on normal diesel

It's a fair approach... but it just leaves me asking why you don't just buy a fuel-efficient car? That DOES run on oil but doesn't burn through it quicker than I do through sweet fried chickenz?

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Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
Henners91 wrote:
Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
Necros wrote:I've been a SUV driver for the last 10 years.

2000 Nissan Pathfinder, 2004 Honda Element, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4 door, 2010 Ford Escape

For me, I like being higher when I drive, I feel I can see more of the road and I feel safer. I hate regular cars because it feels like I'm sitting in the street.

I also want some sort of 4 wheel drive or all wheel drive or whatever. We don't get tons of snow here in philly (not including this winter :/ ) but I like to know if it does snow or even if it's just raining really bad, I can still get to where I'm going. I'm not one of those people that drives 80 mph in a blizzard thinking my 4WD makes me immortal.

Yeah, gas mileage isn't as good, but it is improving and more and more hybrid SUVs are appearing. I got my ford escape a month ago, regular not hybrid because hybrids are just too expensive and you don't really recoup the money spent in gas savings anyway. Maybe I'll look into it for my next one if it becomes more affordable. But I got rid of my jeep after 2 years mostly due to gas mileage, that and I hated the soft top that I thought I would love. Hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always hella loud.

I live 10 miles away from him, and the weather here does not get too terrible, like he said. But the amount of people that can't drive when the weather is bad is a good enough reason for me to get an SUV, I'm in the market for one now actually. Its not just about gas mileage, its also about comfort and safety. If I'm about to get sideswiped by a van, I'll take the big bulky SUV over the tiny smartcar. Not to mention I do tend to haul alot of stuff, and my fiance's PT cruiser just does not do it for me. And public transportation isn't as good here as it is there, and for those of us that are poor, buying a cheap but not so eco-friendly vehicle is our only option

Might be worth getting the point out there that you'll damage the other car more than it'll damage you... Let's hope you're never in the wrong

What? The only part of that where I said anything about hurt is the sideswipe example. Sideswipe= them impacting my side. In that case, screw them, they hit me

I meant in the event of a proper collision, 4x4s tend to come out better...

Because a normal car dosen't have a double bed, kitchen, toilet, fridge, digital tv ETC

**Frazzled**

reds8n wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
reds8n wrote:
Grignard wrote:Sorry, I'll agree with you to some extent but I'm not going to go live in a mud hut.

You say that now but come 2016 when me and my Palin spawn bride are running America....

I can see it now : A Red in the Whitehouse in 2016.

Don't worry America, Genghis Connie's Golden Horde will be on the march and will save us from this...menace.

That's Menace actually, check the copyright. I'll see you in court ! Well, my highly paid legal team will.

You think this, but little do you know we have already countered this. All dern furriners "swamping" your land... basically your future generations of leaders and community activists will be so exhausted from selling those cookies to all these extra homes and mouths they will have no time and energy left to devote to stopping our inevitable rise to power.

The really cunning part is this will also add to the crippling obesity epidemic, thus, in a bold twofold move, preventing any uprising and cutting burglary/similar crimes as people are too fat to get out or leave the home.

It's one of the basic principles of many martial arts : use your opponents strength against them, ideally whilst wearing something that looks like the least sexy nightwear* imaginable.

*term "least sexy nightwear" may not be relevant in all states. Especially those really, really really cold ones.

Yes but lots of dem dern furriners aren't yer dern furriners but OUR dern furriners. Fear Genghis Connie's carefully crafted Mongol/Aztec/Somoan aliance of ultimate uberness!

**Inquisitor Lord Bane**

loki old fart wrote:

Because a normal car dosen't have a double bed, kitchen, toilet, fridge, digital tv ETC

My uncle has one of those. Its the hippie VW vans. It has a stove, tv, toilet w/septic tank, and a minifridge. Its boss

**loki old fart**

Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
loki old fart wrote:

Because a normal car dosen't have a double bed, kitchen, toilet, fridge, digital tv ETC

My uncle has one of those. Its the hippie VW vans. It has a stove, tv, toilet w/septic tank, and a minifridge. Its boss

Nah you need a proper fridge to keep your beer cold

**reds8n**

Yes but lots of dem dern furriners aren't yer dern furriners but OUR dern furriners.

So you think....you, me and the doorpost.. there's actually no such place as Mexico. Basically we used the Channel Tunnel as a cover to drill a really big hole to your south borders and it is the actual populations of Spain, Portugal..err... all those other foreign hellhol...err... valued allies in our struggle, walking into your country.

Explains J-Lo don't it eh ? NO other rational explanation for that and Ricky Martin.

.. and then when Secret Agent "Cowell" gives the command word... well.. at least it will be short.

Like Mickey Rooney.

.err...

... yeah : basically when Super Nanny is then broadcast on the emergency channel, such is her tone and your careful indoctrination you'll all just sit there as we reconquer you.

Slowly. between the hours of 9-5, with 1 hour off for lunch, and nothing on the weekends. Or bank holidays.

hmm.. hang on..

**Chongara**

Because they can and for one reason or another they want to. That's pretty much it.

**Frazzled**

Wait, your plan is made of FAIL. It did not account for a "British" Lunch. Your timeline is off. The USA is ours MUAHAHAHA!

**loki old fart**

Frazzled wrote:Wait, your plan is made of FAIL. It did not account for a "British" Lunch. Your timeline is off. The USA is ours MUAHAHAHA!

It used to be ours

We didn't want it, we only fought you for it because we thought if you had to fight for it , you'd look after it

We was wrong

**rocklord2004**

Red the lack of coherancey in your post made my brain hurt. I'll join the Genghis horde if I can slap you in the face with a tuna for thowing too much random for even my adhd riddled brain to process.

**reds8n**

.... No plan of ours is going to rely upon our "food" now is it ? Have you never noticed the British Empire is unique in that it solely conquered on culinary grounds.

..why do you think we abandoned Australia so fast ? *ducks and covers*

Basically when our troops land, after your military bases, airports, comic books stores and Playboy mansion, our next stop is your "all you can eat" restaurants.

And your "International House of Pancakes".

We are coming for your "Twinkies" and your "Hostess fruit cakes" you have tormented us with for so many years in your literature.