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2012/11/13 18:29:13
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2012/11/13 18:52:25
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
I'm glad we solved this problem. Time for our celebratory party!
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2012/11/13 19:13:24
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
To give America it's due, when you ask for a cheesburger, you get a cheeseburger not the sorry excuse that passes for one in the UK.
On the negative side, they know feth all about real cheese, beer, and a majority of the population recently voted for a guy named after an oven glove to be president
"Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous
deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?" - Tom Kirby, CEO, Games Workshop Ltd
2012/11/13 19:14:33
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
I want to be cremated, a quarter of me should be stuck in the dirt somewhere so if anyone gives a gak they can come talk to me or whatever one does to dead people. The rest I want scattered into the jet stream.
Back to my skies to never stop flying? I'm good with that.
I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
ENOZONE wrote: I like the idea of vengeful bullets.... I'm surprised the middle east or the bible belt hadn't thought of that yet....
It has. You really can get yourself made into bullets of shotgun ammo. Ok the vengeless list is my idea.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/11/13 20:08:19
Subject: Re:Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
Seaward wrote: You're contending that Australia's more powerful than the US?
Okay.
Let's map that response out.
Poster 1: the US has all the guns and is willing to use them.
Poster 2: GDP something
Poster 3 OZ is da best we make more of the thing the US wants.
He's not saying OZ is more powerful than the US, he's pointing out what a juicy target it is...obviously. While we're dropping by might as well take NZ, what are they going to do? Nuke us?
Avatar 720 wrote: You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
2012/11/13 20:17:05
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
Does that mean we get to do the Haka dances (imagines US football preceded by war dances). Yep thats worth Linebacker III. Warm up the B-52s...
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/11/13 20:17:20
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote: To give America it's due, when you ask for a cheesburger, you get a cheeseburger not the sorry excuse that passes for one in the UK.
On the negative side, they know feth all about...beer.
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2012/11/13 21:09:45
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
The answer is obvious: Because we have the most country music proclaiming that "America = #1!" and, as if that wasn't enough, we wave our miniature American flag harder than you guys wave your puny, less garish flags.
WooHoo, these means we can tease and run, and you'll never catch us.
Thats why we have rocket propelled chainsaws, for just such a contingency.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/11/13 21:58:25
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
2012/11/13 22:04:56
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
WooHoo, these means we can tease and run, and you'll never catch us.
perhaps you missed the nearly equal sized bar next to ours that says "UK" underneath it.
It'd be like Sam Goodman chasing Roseanne Barr.
A reference I hope is not lost on anyone.
we will have motorcycles, it's all planned ahead.
Motorcycles vs. Ford 350 double dooleys...in the words of Robocop: "Dead or alive you're coming with me. "
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/11/14 01:08:41
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
America is a great country. Simply in terms of size and breadth (either in terms of people or geography) it is a great place. Culturally it is also great, having produced many of the great artistic movments of the 20th century.
But the idea of the 'greatest' country is just nonsense. How can anyone state one great country has more great parts than another great country. The whole idea is just ridiculous, really.
Krellnus wrote: Not necessarily. Australia produces: More Iron Ore than you More Alumina than you More Bauxite than you More Bismuth than you More Uranium than you (as well as having 31% of the world's supply) More Zinc than you I'd like to see any first world country maintain its infrastructure without access to those resources GDP =/= power, natural resources = power.
Resources matter, but they are certainly not the only thing that matters, and they're not even the most important thing. GDP, for instance, really does matter more. This is why Australia has a position on the global stage that's a few ticks above it's relative standings in GDP, but never that far above it.
I mean, when the US decides to set on some diplomatic or economic policy Australia will jump on board and follow. This is because they are more powerful than us.
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Kilkrazy wrote: America is the second greatest nation because Japan produces a greater amount and variety of porn.
Actually, the US is the biggest producer of porn. By about a factor of ten, IIRC.
Variety on the other hand, I'll grant you. It can't really be measured, but from what I've seen of the Japanese stuff...
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
2012/11/14 05:37:42
Subject: Why Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
" -KingCracker
