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sure insult the special ed student must make you fell good.
before you say stuff like that think what might be the guy is like before you say stuff like that

And where's your proof of that hm?

Maybe you should think twice before saying Australia is a gak country.

let me say this bout irwin
you dont touch nature you only observe
how do you think those crocs felt when he suddenly jumped him
and he held his yooung son while feeding a croc
there fore slowed

garret wrote:sure insult the special ed student must make you fell good.
before you say stuff like that think what might be the guy is like before you say stuff like that

What gives you trouble? Is it the transposition of letters, word recognition, inference,
word sequence?

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malfred wrote:

garret wrote:sure insult the special ed student must make you fell good.
before you say stuff like that think what might be the guy is like before you say stuff like that

What gives you trouble? Is it the transposition of letters, word recognition, inference,
word sequence?

Maybe a short guide will help you with the self-editing process:

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3. Capitalize any first letter after a period.
   
4. Capitalize any proper noun.
   
5. Beyond the above two capitalization rules, I doubt anyone will notice. But following those two rules will help.
   
6. Read over your post.
   
7. When you have to choose between a long and a short sentence, choose the short one (helps you avoid odd constructions and comma stuff)
   
8. Remember to punctuate and capitalize after breaking up long sentences.
   
9. Break up large paragraphs into smaller ones (no textwalls!)
   
   
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Well done. You've just been awarded most pretentious post of 2009.

Oz is bonzer.

I have no problem with australia besides the odd bit of crack which generally brits and ausies have with eachother (roll on the ashes this summer ). But the claim "the war would have been lost without our country" can be made by a fair few countries.

Indeed. Battle of Britain anyone? Opening up of the Eastern Front? USSR making it to Berlin first?

Operation Chastise? Pegasus Bridge? Midway? ..that list goes on a fair while.

+ commenwealth forces operated under british leadership lest you forget. The victories in north africa for example which jimi nemesis mentioned were Monties doing.

whatwhat wrote: But the claim "the war would have been lost without our country" can be made by a fair few countries.

I´m going to add another one but with a twist. Japan, the war could have stagnated in Europe without Japan opening a new front that, once the 41-mid 42 naval campaign was stopped, allowed FDR to fully jump in with the might of the US economy behind. You can add that although the japanese soldier was the equivalent of the allied one (training, valor, etc) the higher echelons of the IJA and the IJN where filled with hubris and a lack of a clear strategy. Sometimes, towards the end of the war, I just think the Tokyo HQ was fighting the war more like a school fight than the fight for their lives that it was.

M.

whatwhat wrote:

malfred wrote:

garret wrote:sure insult the special ed student must make you fell good.
before you say stuff like that think what might be the guy is like before you say stuff like that

What gives you trouble? Is it the transposition of letters, word recognition, inference,
word sequence?

Maybe a short guide will help you with the self-editing process:

1. Type your message.
   
2. Look for spellchecks (I think you already do this).
   
3. Capitalize any first letter after a period.
   
4. Capitalize any proper noun.
   
5. Beyond the above two capitalization rules, I doubt anyone will notice. But following those two rules will help.
   
6. Read over your post.
   
7. When you have to choose between a long and a short sentence, choose the short one (helps you avoid odd constructions and comma stuff)
   
8. Remember to punctuate and capitalize after breaking up long sentences.
   
9. Break up large paragraphs into smaller ones (no textwalls!)
   
   
   If you're still having trouble editing for clarity, then post less (not less often, I mean
   post less information) until you feel more ambitious and ready to tackle longer posts.
   

Well done. You've just been awarded most pretentious post of 2009.

Where's my trophy?

It's no use winning an award without a trophy.

Here's your sock.

i dont think they have that thing over here

QFT, no Wendy's in the UK. You can still find the odd Wimpy's though.

Tek wrote:

i dont think they have that thing over here

QFT, no Wendy's in the UK. You can still find the odd Wimpy's though.

It's true, in fact we only really have about four or so of those fast food chains you lot have...on every street corner. To be fair though we do have pubs on every corner which isn't all too healthy either.

Okay, firtstly I would like to say that the burger is a Wendy's burger. Only Wendy's has a burger made with meat, cheese, and more meat.

You can't get swine flu from eating pork, you can get trichinosis by eating uncooked pork, but not swine flu.

Burger king tastes pretty good, but I would prefer to go to a nice sit down place for a burger. T.G.I Fridays is good.

In London we have several posh burger shop chains such as Hamburger Union and Ultimate Burger.

I went there for lunch yesterday.

The thing is, £13.20 plus tip is really rather a lot to pay for an OK but not especially good burger, some fries, a salad and a small bottle of diet Coke.

I have come to the conclusion that McD's is better value for money. If I go for a proper sit-down meal, I will splash out a bit more and have something more adventurous than just a burger.

Miguelsan wrote:

whatwhat wrote: But the claim "the war would have been lost without our country" can be made by a fair few countries.

I´m going to add another one but with a twist. Japan, the war could have stagnated in Europe without Japan opening a new front that, once the 41-mid 42 naval campaign was stopped, allowed FDR to fully jump in with the might of the US economy behind. You can add that although the japanese soldier was the equivalent of the allied one (training, valor, etc) the higher echelons of the IJA and the IJN where filled with hubris and a lack of a clear strategy. Sometimes, towards the end of the war, I just think the Tokyo HQ was fighting the war more like a school fight than the fight for their lives that it was.

M.

When America entered the war, we adopted a "Europe First" policy. It wasn't till after V-E Day that America truly focused on the pacific theater. Britain was holding its own and if America didn't go to Europe, chances are Britain would still be around. It would be difficult for a transatlantic invasion by the Nazis(Nat Zees) unless they had a place to launch from in the western hemisphere. Thats why the D-Day invasion was launched from Britain. If america focused on Japan, then they would've been beaten and Russia could focus on fighting Germany. The war would get into a constant stalemate between Russia and the Axis allies with some assistance from Britain and some materials from America.

Why did america beat Japan? Tactical genius, training the chinese to fly planes(Flying Tigers), better made planes, and the fact that the BEST japanese pilots were crashing their planes into ships. In terms of Japanese soldiers vs American soldiers, most americans had the thinking of "Don't die for your country, make the other SOB die for his."

Every time I look at this thread I mis-read it as 'Swine-Fu' and think it's a thread about a porcine martial art.

Frazzled wrote:Here's your sock.

Already had yours.

Can I have a sock, I only have one and I have two feet.

Kilkrazy wrote:In London we have several posh burger shop chains such as Hamburger Union and Ultimate Burger.

I went there for lunch yesterday.

The thing is, £13.20 plus tip is really rather a lot to pay for an OK but not especially good burger, some fries, a salad and a small bottle of diet Coke.

I have come to the conclusion that McD's is better value for money. If I go for a proper sit-down meal, I will splash out a bit more and have something more adventurous than just a burger.

Thats ridiculous. For another twelve quid can get a meal at a one michelin star resteraunt up here.

halonachos wrote:Can I have a sock, I only have one and I have two feet.

Sorry, pal. Your math isn't adding up. One sock and two feet = three socks. Just ask
the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

whatwhat wrote:Well done. You've just been awarded most pretentious post of 2009.

Just thought of something else.

If I can't have a trophy, then I want a monocle.

Ideally it would have a targeting reticule and heads up display,
but I'll settle for "just" a monocle.

malfred wrote:

halonachos wrote:Can I have a sock, I only have one and I have two feet.

Sorry, pal. Your math isn't adding up. One sock and two feet = three socks. Just ask
the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

I like even numbers.

halonachos wrote:When America entered the war, we adopted a "Europe First" policy. It wasn't till after V-E Day that America truly focused on the pacific theater. Britain was holding its own and if America didn't go to Europe, chances are Britain would still be around. It would be difficult for a transatlantic invasion by the Nazis(Nat Zees) unless they had a place to launch from in the western hemisphere. Thats why the D-Day invasion was launched from Britain. If america focused on Japan, then they would've been beaten and Russia could focus on fighting Germany. The war would get into a constant stalemate between Russia and the Axis allies with some assistance from Britain and some materials from America.

Why did america beat Japan? Tactical genius, training the chinese to fly planes(Flying Tigers), better made planes, and the fact that the BEST japanese pilots were crashing their planes into ships. In terms of Japanese soldiers vs American soldiers, most americans had the thinking of "Don't die for your country, make the other SOB die for his."

You need to get some facts straight. the "Europe First" policy wasn´t a lack of effort on the Pacific front, Japan was already defeated by V-E day, the problem was that the japanese leadership refused to realise it.
Without the US, Britain would have been defeated by starvation of it´s military machine, the US Navy and Air force contributed to close the Atlantic Gap where the U-boats were having a field day and the additional units released for convoy duty lifted a heavy weight from the Royal Navy. That´s the same strategy that the US Navy used to starve Japan later on.

The chinese air force and the chinese war effort, sorry to be so harsh, were a complete joke. As late as winter 44 when the other theater armies were fighting for their lives the IJA advanced more than 500 km in China to consolidate the front and gain needed rice supplies. The Flying Tigers were effective as a morale unit "taking the fight to those jap bastards" than in interdicting the IJAAF (although until the end of the war the press continued using the name to designate all the air units fighting in China). China was a mess and remained a black hole for supplies until Japan collapsed.
Last, the Kamikaze. Kamikaze were a last ditch effort that started in fall 44 under the auspices of Vice-Admiral Takijiro Onishi , before it was the "samurai" spirit that made pilots to disregard their safety in their attacks after Leyte suicide became policy and until Midway, the japanese were the ones flying with the best planes and the best crews. But the point you are trying to make is better reflected in the cavalier attitude the IJN to to rescue operations. Midway was a disaster not for the flat tops sunk but for the ditching crews the IJN left to die, we are talking about elite crews dying because nobody gave a damn, mean while the US Navy deployed the most efficient plan to rescue air crews, using subs and seaplanes, during one attack on the Ryukyu Islands 21 planes were shot down, only 11 crew members died, all the rest were rescued in less than 24h by seaplanes or submarines. The japanese never bothered going after their crews.

To end my probably uncalled for lecture, tactically the US were not better than Japan, but the US had a clear strategy while Japan was an exercice in hubris. Like going to the local Rogue Trader tournament to spend the weekend. That´s cool to do with miniatures but it´s a horrible way to wage war.

M.

PS: Nemesis. The battle for Japan 1944-45 by Max Hastings is a good book to check some of the things I´m talking about.

first death in america from swine flu

It was an infant though. Infants and the elderly are always more vulnerable. When 23 year old health nuts start dropping like flies, then I'll worry.

garret wrote:first death in america from swine flu

No you're not. You're still posting!

Modquisition on: this thread is closed due to multiple posts insulting posters and Australia.