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Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net> wrote:

>In article <ddc48v0ca05g3cpkq...@4ax.com>, 
>l3m...@bumblbee.demon.co.uk says...
>> Brad Martin <br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> >On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:47:18 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >>In article <MPG.18ebad9eb...@news.ywave.com>, rip...@olywa.net 
>> >>says...
>> >>> In article <l4u38v4nbq3leri13...@4ax.com>, 
>> >>> mem...@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com says...
>> >>> > http://www.petitiononline.com/cador/petition.html
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > Just in case any of you missed this, just spotted it over in .rpg. Apparently
>> >>> > someone is worried
>> >>> 
>> >>> Uh, Mem . . . 
>> >>> 
>> >>> > that the American people are getting confused between the
>> >>> > Republican party and the Elite Republican Guard of Iraq. Bring on your stupid
>> >>> > American jokes as you see fit but this kind of ignorance really saddens me.
>> >>> 
>> >>> Excuse me, Mem, but . . . 
>> >>> 
>> >>> > Perhaps anyone who signs the petition should be put on a list and sent a
>> >>> > Geography book in the post along with some helpful crayon scribbles like "You
>> >>> > are here!" and "They are there!". <falls off chair laughing>
>> >>> 
>> >>> Uh, Mem, have you actually looked at the signatures?
>> >>> 
>> >>> Submitted for your consideration: it's a joke.
>> >>> 
>> >>> So far, there are 3 signatures: #1 is the "author" of the petition, #2 
>> >>> is a joke name, and #3 is a Mr. (or Ms.) fsdf, who's heartfelt comment 
>> >>> "asdfasdfa" pretty much says it all.
>> >>> 
>> >>> During my last trip to the UK, I was startled to discover that "Merkin 
>> >>> bashing" seemed very much in vogue.  What startled me, however, was not 
>> >>> the fact that criticism was being levelled at the US, but rather the 
>> >>> silly, misrepresented, and sometimes fictional objects of that 
>> >>> criticism.  I found myself a little disappointed by this, because there 
>> >>> are so many legitimate criticisms to be made regarding the US without 
>> >>> making shit up.
>> >>
>> >>I know it's bad form to reply to oneself, but why stand on ceremony I 
>> >>always say.
>> >>
>> >>As an example, on British television someone was having a giggle about a 
>> >>poll conducted in the US that showed a large percentage of people 
>> >>surveyed couldn't identify the name of the current US President (or 
>> >>something similarly simple).  Now, I happened to have heard a news story 
>> >>about this particular poll before leaving for the UK, and what the 
>> >>television host neglected to mention was that the survey was conducted 
>> >>among young school children.  I realize this would have spoiled the 
>> >>joke, but apparently some people lend some degree of credibility to this 
>> >>sort of caper.
>> >>
>> >>Of course, if you wish to demonstrate Merkin idiocy you could just go 
>> >>read comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim.
>> >
>> >Our media is carrying an awful lot of 'Peace Protestor' shit at the
>> >moment, or at least was until a few days ago. Most of these 'Anti-War'
>> >merchants come across as just 'Anti-American', with people queuing up
>> >to tell us how evil Bush is whilst being strangely silent about that
>> >nice Mr Hussain. That's not to say there aren't genuine anti-war
>> >demonstrators, but I don't think the media can get as much mileage
>> >from them.
>> >
>> >Personally, I find these idiots who lie around with red paint on their
>> >faces supposedly representing those who may be killed in this war
>> >repugnant. I don't seem to recall any similar action when Saddam was
>> >gassing thousands of innocents in the kurdish north of his country.
>> >
>> >And as for these Christian human shield idiots, if there really is a
>> >god, lets hope it's allah, and he drops a fucking thousand pound bomb
>> >on them.
>> >Wouldn't that be deliciously ironic.
>> 
>> And aren't those fireworks pretty.  Woo!  There goes another one.
>> What's that?  You missed it?  Never mind - it'll be in The Sun
>> tomorrow.
>
>And if the news is on page 1 or 2, he may even see it.

I didn't realise there was a page 1 or 2 in The Sun.  I usually turn
straight to Page 3 and stop there.

>> >Sorry, didn't mean to use irony, I know how you stupid Americans don't
>> >understand it.
>> 
>> Ditto.
>
>Is that more irony?  Would you please remember to include html tags next 
>time?

<P>I'll try.</P>

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