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Mmm... you are not really familiar with the current economic situation, are you?

The Sliding Scale of Selflessness European taxpayers. Give what is asked out of their own, plus a little extra. Santa Claus. Gives what is asked out of his own. European leaders. Are willing to forgive debts. Private Banks. Grumble, but are willing to forgive some debts. Average...

Heh, they should list that on the Halforums wiki. We all have our faults and secret pleasures, I guess.

It saddens me to see older folks desperately trying to be "hip" and "cool" in the eyes of the younger generations. Trust me, they'll respect you more when they don't see you sticking objects up your anus.

It's not cholera, it's bubonic plague. And it wasn't because of blankets, they beamed it down from orbit from the same satellites they use to read people's minds. Obviously.

Waste disposal business, I'd assume. The french pay someone in Germany or points beyond to take their nuclear waste for treatment & storage.

Verily, thou speakest the truth! Forsooth, hath I not gazed upon thine narrative, I wouldst have been lost amidst the sheer multitude of confusing words! A thousand thanks to thee for thine noble heart, good Sir, a thousand thanks!

^ I have no idea what any of this means. Of course, I don't even know what my own computer ate as other people assembled it for me, so I guess this is all quite natural. Especially given my current state of inebriation. ... What? This IS called the "Whine like a baby" thread, ppl!

I suppose non-english songs are rather useless in terms of your project, but I'll list my favorite christmas song. It is Varpunen Jouluaamuna (Sparrow on Christmas Morning), adapted from a poem by a finnish poet from the 19th century. As it is in finnish, the video might be of little interest...

Well, yes. I assumed the OP poll was intended to provoke, and you guys were not taking the bait. So I tried to stir the pot by listing some of my own views. And failed, apparently :( No dancing for me. This is the internet. And...

Agree with: - In any organisation, particularly a large conservative one with heavily-entrenched views, baby steps are easier and more feasible to push through than sweeping changes - I believe mandatory vaccinations against common and easily preventable diseases are a pretty good idea. This...

Well. This exchange has certainly taken on characteristics which ex ante I neither expected nor foresaw. "Excuse me, Mr. Freud? There's this one internet forum that I'd appreciate if you could take a look at..."

My sister is visiting. I think... I think she has stolen all my dirty dishes. I'm certain that when I left this morning, they were still in the sink and on the kitchen table. When I came back just now, they were gone. Not a plate, not a cup, not a single dirty dish in sight. I wouldn't like to...

Depends on the price they agree upon, of course, but apparently your estimates and mine greatly differ on the impact this would have on Europe's ability to influence Libya. Here is a piece on the EU oil embargo on Syria. It deals a bit with the then-current loss of Libyan production as well...

I have nothing as such against either India or China getting libyan oil. But it would kind of reduce the impact of a european oil import ban on Libya, don't you think?

You don't think such oil guzzlers as China and India will be more than happy to buy libyan oil, particularly if they get it at a reduced price due to a drop in demand? Similar concerns have been voiced over the EU's ban on oil imports from Syria following the disturbances there. And Libya...

I find it a bit difficult to imagine what Libya could realistically do to muster the kind of resolve in Europe needed for a renewed military commitment. My take on why operation Unified Protector happened in the first place was because certain major european leaders wanted to regain the...

Yeah. Arguments I've heard for tolerating dictators in the Middle East go that they are very likely better than the unknown alternative. I guess we will soon see how this pans out in the case of Libya. Gaddafi was a brutal SOB, but he had renounced terrorism in recent years and worked together...

Go get her, mate.