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Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#46551: Jan 8th 2013 at 6:55:23 AM

Baff: You're getting hard to read again — have you got a spell checker and do you use it?

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Baff Since: Jul, 2011
#46552: Jan 8th 2013 at 7:01:22 AM

[up]

What was hard to read? I intentionally avoid using spell checker to improve my spelling. Actually thats the reason why I am here arguing with everyone all the time.

Its my little scheme to push myself to better orthography. It all right there at Baff

I also do make a lot of typos >__< but that's also part of it.

And furthermore the spell checker is set to another language so I dont really like to be switching back and forth.

edited 8th Jan '13 7:05:11 AM by Baff

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RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
scratching at .8, just hopin'
#46553: Jan 8th 2013 at 7:35:15 AM

Confounding "though" with "do" is probably the most confusing thing, though it's a forgivable error.

Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
Bluesqueak Since: Jan, 2010
#46554: Jan 8th 2013 at 7:50:06 AM

[up][up]So your theory of learning to spell better is that if you don't use a spell checker, you will somehow learn to spell better?

It's interesting, but it's not very kind to the dyslexics on the board. Non-standard spelling is doubly difficult to read if you're dyslexic.

What's good about the U.S.? You managed a Revolution without too much mass slaughter. You've kept democracy going reasonably well (i.e. not fallen into dictatorship) for over 200 years. You make good movies. And you created the stage musical.

Bad things: you make a lot of money out of other people's wars, you interfere in a lot of people's wars (but hey, my country did that too) - and you still owe us for the tea. evil grin

It ain't over 'till the ring hits the lava.
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#46555: Jan 8th 2013 at 7:58:12 AM

and you still owe us for the tea.
Let me guess: This joke relates to what is commonly held as the cause (when it's just one of several) for the American Revolutionary War, right?

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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#46556: Jan 8th 2013 at 8:00:39 AM

[up][up]Meh: I say keep the money. You know they can't brew a decent cuppa over there to save their lives. The tea died a good death, rather than ending in infamy. wink

pagad Sneering Imperialist from perfidious Albion Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Sneering Imperialist
#46557: Jan 8th 2013 at 8:01:11 AM

Wasting perfectly good tea is excuse enough for an armed confrontation.

[up] I suppose that is a mitigating circumstance.

edited 8th Jan '13 8:01:46 AM by pagad

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#46558: Jan 8th 2013 at 8:08:24 AM

While I find that generic American tea is rather tasteless, I do love some spiced chai with soy milk — I feel very British when I drink it. And this is off-topic. tongue

edited 8th Jan '13 8:08:51 AM by Fighteer

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#46559: Jan 8th 2013 at 8:13:49 AM

...given what they over the pond call "beer" I'd say its not specifically tea but well...brewing. tongue

(could not resist!)

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Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#46560: Jan 8th 2013 at 8:16:29 AM

[up][up]

Doesn't sound very British. You need a proper Tea Bag*

, right?

...and on the other subject, your spelling (or lack of it) attracts attention away from your point, Baff, especially for a Grammar Nazi with an Ambiguous Disorder...

edited 8th Jan '13 8:27:03 AM by Greenmantle

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ohsointocats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#46561: Jan 8th 2013 at 8:20:40 AM

Which is an understandable mistake, given that Israel is explicitly established as "a country for the Jews", and I would be utterly surprised if the overwhelming majority of said lobby's membership wasn't Jewish.

Well if you have a lobby from Nigeria you don't call it the African lobby, do you?

Yeah there are a lot of Jews supporting Israel, but there aren't that many in such high positions of power. A lot of what keeps Israel standing is a bunch of Christians who believe its existence is necessary for doomsday.

TheGirlWithPointyEars Never Ask Me the Odds from Outer Space Since: Dec, 2009
Never Ask Me the Odds
#46562: Jan 8th 2013 at 8:21:43 AM

Is it relevant that while I'm American, and love tea and my beer dark... I also live in New England, still the most European region of the country? tongue

[up] Also seconding this, so very much. Among much else (for instance, those who are actually Zionists would probably have already moved to Israel), Israeli attitudes have been molded by constant attack. American Jews' haven't.

edited 8th Jan '13 8:26:34 AM by TheGirlWithPointyEars

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#46563: Jan 8th 2013 at 9:05:59 AM

AIG is considering on whether to the sue the feds over the bail out because they believe "It was not needed."

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#46564: Jan 8th 2013 at 9:06:04 AM

[up][up]You've also got the military industrial complex in that lobby as well, among other interests. Ton of money in foreign aid if you play your cards right.

edited 8th Jan '13 9:06:28 AM by Rationalinsanity

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#46565: Jan 8th 2013 at 9:14:41 AM

The operations of companies like AIG are comedy gold. Or would be if they weren't dead serious.

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#46566: Jan 8th 2013 at 9:43:32 AM

So thats the Big Business Version of suing someone for broken rips because he performed lifesaving CPR?

Classy. In a just world they would now loose a lot of clients.

However, I would actually pay money to play mouse in the Oval Office when Obama heard it. Might have learned some interesting new cursewords.

edited 8th Jan '13 9:44:37 AM by 3of4

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#46567: Jan 8th 2013 at 9:47:50 AM

So wait, the Federal government bought like, a bitchassload of AIG stock as part of the bailout, right? Isn't that "just compensation?" Or did they pay less than market rates.

RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
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#46568: Jan 8th 2013 at 9:56:43 AM

Can the federal government countersue? I like the thought of making back what we spent on that sucker.

Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#46570: Jan 8th 2013 at 10:09:01 AM

As much as I think this is a ridiculous lawsuit, I don't agree that the government should be allowed to counter-sue. I think that just sets a really dangerous precedent.

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#46571: Jan 8th 2013 at 10:12:01 AM

I'd hope the judge simply says "Beggars can't be choosers" and kicks them out. Cue the Flying Pigs

edited 8th Jan '13 10:12:13 AM by 3of4

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#46572: Jan 8th 2013 at 10:15:09 AM

Again, if the Federal government didn't pay market rates, they might have a case, but as long as they paid market rates, then they paid due compensation, unless AIG is trying to argue the government somehow arbitrarily used its governmental powers to deflate the market rate of AIG so it could buy it as a steal.

Basically, a good enough lawyer could make the case, though it'd be quite asinine.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#46573: Jan 8th 2013 at 10:53:26 AM

the funniest part to the lawsuit is the crazy implication that somehow AIG shareholders were depreived of billions of dollars of profit because gubmint owned the shares (and were therefore shareholders >.>)

Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
Karkadinn Karkadinn from New Orleans, Louisiana Since: Jul, 2009
Karkadinn
#46575: Jan 8th 2013 at 10:59:04 AM

Things like this make me wonder if maybe the morality player people don't maybe have a point that sometimes we should allow 'too big to fail' to fail when they do really dumb things.

Now, to figure out a way to do that without the inevitable collateral damage to the economy....

Furthermore, I think Guantanamo must be destroyed.

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