On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:13:13 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 19:12:40 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>> > Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:49:46 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >> On 10/02/2016 3:16 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> >> >> > On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 22:36:15 -0500, jmcquown
>> >> > >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Apparently graham thinks shooting cats is a good idea.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> As for cats running loose, I think it's a bit of a cultural
>> >> thing. I've >> >> never had a cat that ran around loose outside.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > In Australia, it's very much frowned upon. Cats kill large
>> >> amounts of >> > native critters.
>> >> >
>> >> > SOME cats do; IME most well fed domestic cats are too lazy and
>> >> > wouldn't soil their paws. I've had pet cats which never hunted;
>> >> > some which occasionally did, and one which hunted every day
>> >> > throughout her life. Most days she brought home at least 3 dead
>> >> > voles or mice and stashed them in her food dish for later. Not
>> >> > counting the ones we never saw that she ate outside, we reckon
>> that >> > during her 20 + year life she killed at least 20,000 mice
>> and >> > voles. Without making the slightest impression on the local
>> >> > population; in many species breeding is matched to local food
>> >> > supply.
>> >>
>> >> Maybe there are no rare species where you live. Although I don't
>> know >> what a vole is. Sounds like an Italian dish. Spaghetti con
>> vole.
>> >
>> > Hi Bruce, a Vole is a small rodent. We tend to call them field mice
>> > here. Like gophers, they make many tunneled underground homes
>> > (smaller tunnels due to smaller size).
>> >
>> > OZ probably has some unique varients that we don't.
>>
>> Thanks, field mouse sounds familiar. In Australia they might have a
>> pouch.
>
>LOL, no, they aren't a breed to have that but they probably have a
>variation there. I saw something that said there are over 150 varients
>of voles and they pretty much live just about everywhere in the world.
>Fast breeding, a couple can have up to 100 progeny a year.

I often see mice here, but I don't know if they're voles or just your
standard mice.

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On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:58:08 +0800, JBurns >
wrote:

>On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 06:59:41 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't think seppo is an insult either.
>>
>>I took it as one considering the definition that I looked up.
>>Seppo = Septic tank rhymes with Yank
>>As in Yanks (Americans) are full of shit.
>>That sounds like an insult to me.
>>
>>I asked Jebus about that and he just responded with personal insults
>>and gave no answer. I expected no less from a habitual pot head.
>
>Rhyming slang is often just that, no extra meaning is implied.

Yes, I think that's all it is.

>Seppo is humourous exactly because of what it rhymes with, that is,
>toilet humour for children.
>
>Most of us do not get around calling you Seppos.

I only know one American here. I think people call him John.

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On 2/11/2016 9:22 PM, JBurns wrote:

> Twenty years ago my husband and I had a wonderful blue heeler dog. My
> husband taught him to wink at people. Very funny reactions sometimes!

That's hilarious.

nancy

Janet wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, cshenk1
> @cox.net says...
> >
> > Janet wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > > >
> > > > On 2/7/2016 7:59 PM, Cheri wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Where I am, they are not supposed to run loose, but a person
> > > > > can't shoot them (who the Hell would want to do that) but you
> > > > > can trap them and take them to the animal shelter.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheri
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Apparently graham thinks shooting cats is a good idea.
> > > >
> > > > As for cats running loose, I think it's a bit of a cultural
> > > > thing. I've never had a cat that ran around loose outside.
> > >
> > > I've never had an indoor one. Nor would I, because I've seen how
> > > much innocent pleasure cats get from an outdoor life, exploring,
> > > climbing, surveying the passing world from a vantage point,
> > > chasing leaves and mice, basking in the sun etc.
> > >
> > > Janet UK
> >
> > Janet, one of the issues that affects USA attitudes here is rabies.
> > It;s endemic to the local wildlife with highest numbers being
> > Racoons, Bats, and Skunks. The most common domestic to be
> > afflicted is cats (247 in 2015). Dogs, with a strong vaccine
> > policy are a much smaller number. It was for example 32 or 34 cats
> > to 5 dogs in Virginia (I will look it up if you need it but it's a
> > simple google).
> >
> > Even if many here don't really know the cat has a higher prevalence
> > than a dog, the general information tends to filter around as one of
> > many reasons why cats tend to be kept inside if true pets here.
> >
> > UK is rabies free. (last case in 2002 aquired overseas).
>
> Yes, I know. However, Americans might like to consider that what
> pertains to pet cats or cat owners in the USA might not be matched
> elsewhere. For example, I never need to carry a gun when walking in
> the woods (or anywhere else). No cats here have ever been kidnapped
> by possums.
>
> UK vets would not agree it's healthier for UK cats to live indoors.
> They let their own cats go outside. I have never, ever known a cat to
> be hurt by a dog; but most dogs I know have been punished by
> cats.Cats who go outside are well accustomed to dog encounters (and
> all dogs are very used to cats so know the score). In every cat-dog
> combat zone I've ever seen, the cat always won hands down. Of course,
> we don't declaw cats here.
>
> Janet UK

Janet it is true to the 2 lands are very different and no one is
denying that. Instead of attempting to justify how Americans look at
outdoor cats, I was trying to EXPLAIN why they do not automatically
'get it' that you think it's fine.

As to guns in the woods, well you do not have bears, wolves, coyotes,
wild boars and a host of other things there.

In comparison, the UK is a rather santized area.

As to the dogs, nope. Not buying that one at all.



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"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:48:48 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:18:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2/11/2016 10:48 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:34:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 9:59 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> they'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American
>>>>>>>>>>> accent,
>>>>>>>>>>> using typically American words.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> there is NO single discernable American accent...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>>>>>>>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>>>>>>>> immediately.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Aussies are pretty good at American accents. For more info, see the
>>>>>>> films of Mel Gibson or Hugh Jackman or Russel Crowe, et al. Let's
>>>>>>> play
>>>>>>> spot the Aussie!:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX-J5ivQRvU
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can't watch streaming media ATM, but your "Let's play
>>>>>> spot the Aussie" comment is funny in a way you never intended
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "spot the Aussie" in Australia is a phrase generally said in
>>>>>> reference
>>>>>> to certain towns and cities where the population is overwhelmingly
>>>>>> middle eastern, and to a lesser extent Vietnamese.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm guessing it's a pretty popular game these days.
>>>>
>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change began
>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in the
>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a risky
>>>> proposition.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the US to
>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>
>>A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment" actually
>>works.
>>
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>
> Terrible. I think they should have helped the refugees, but in their
> own region. With all the money they're spending on them now, they
> could have built very decent accomodations in safe areas in the
> region. Do the humane thing, but do it there.

Well Angela had to make the grand gesture ...


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"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/11/2016 11:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je�us wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:18:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2/11/2016 10:48 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:34:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 9:59 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> they'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American
>>>>>>>>>>> accent,
>>>>>>>>>>> using typically American words.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> there is NO single discernable American accent...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>>>>>>>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>>>>>>>> immediately.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Aussies are pretty good at American accents. For more info, see the
>>>>>>> films of Mel Gibson or Hugh Jackman or Russel Crowe, et al. Let's
>>>>>>> play
>>>>>>> spot the Aussie!:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX-J5ivQRvU
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can't watch streaming media ATM, but your "Let's play
>>>>>> spot the Aussie" comment is funny in a way you never intended
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "spot the Aussie" in Australia is a phrase generally said in
>>>>>> reference
>>>>>> to certain towns and cities where the population is overwhelmingly
>>>>>> middle eastern, and to a lesser extent Vietnamese.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm guessing it's a pretty popular game these days.
>>>>
>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change began
>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in the
>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a risky
>>>> proposition.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the US to
>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>
>> A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment"
>> actually works.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>
>>
>
> I feel your pain. This will bring about the rise of right-wing nutcases in
> Europe and the US. It will not be a kinder, gentler, time or place. My
> guess is the world will be on fire for the next 50 years or so. At least
> we'll have our cell phones to comfort us.

Those people don't want to blend in and assimilate. As they have stated,
they want to take over and make Europe an Islamic state.

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"Xeno" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/02/2016 8:13 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 07:02:15 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:16:20 -0500, jmcquown >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2/11/2016 10:24 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American
>>>>>>>> accent,
>>>>>>>> using typically American words.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know that
>>>>>> there is NO single discernable American accent... there are more
>>>>>> distinctly different accents spoken throughout the US than any other
>>>>>> place on the planet... there are many whole neighborhoods where you'd
>>>>>> rarely hear any English spoken. It's been twelve years now and I'm
>>>>>> still trying to learn Upstate NY English... and most young folks
>>>>>> can't
>>>>>> communicate verbally anyway, they only speak Keyboard.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Agreed, Sheldon. There is no such thing as "American accent".
>>>>
>>>> There certainly is to outsiders, in a general sense.
>>>>
>>>>> The USA
>>>>> is a mult-cultural nation. Large and diverse, with people who brought
>>>>> different dialects from different countries. My maternal grandparents
>>>>> were straight off the boat from Scotland. They certainly didn't have
>>>>> the same accent as the Hungarians who lived down the street.
>>>>
>>>> It's like that here as well, but I'm sure any outsiders would still
>>>> pick them as being either Australian or an New Zealander.
>>>
>>> I remember the first time I heard a Chinese saleswoman in a shop say
>>> "No wollies".
>>>
>> Ok I know I am taking my life in my hands and some knowitall bitch
>> will ask me if I don't know anything ... but
>>
>> wolly???
>>
> Inability of various Asian groups to pronounce the 'R'. My wife, even
> after 35 years, still has difficulty and mixes 'L' with 'R' constantly.
> This is unusual since in Thai the 'R' can be pronounced very clearly. Thai
> newsreaders pronounce the 'R' quite distinctly, with a 'roll' if need be,
> whereas the hoi polloi tend not to.
>
> Therefore 'worry' becomes 'wolly'.

My Yugoslav friends cannot get their V's and W right. They will say I vant,
yet if I write it down as vant, they will say want <g>


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On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:45:50 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:48:48 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je?us wrote:

>>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change began
>>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in the
>>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a risky
>>>>> proposition.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the US to
>>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>>
>>>A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment" actually
>>>works.
>>>
>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>
>> Terrible. I think they should have helped the refugees, but in their
>> own region. With all the money they're spending on them now, they
>> could have built very decent accomodations in safe areas in the
>> region. Do the humane thing, but do it there.
>
>Well Angela had to make the grand gesture ...

But also politically correct dreamers in the Netherlands and probably
more European countries.

Soon European women will be wearing burka's during mass events like
New Year's Eve etc., so as not to invite migrants to sexually assault
them.

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"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:45:50 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:48:48 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
>>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je?us wrote:
>
>>>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change
>>>>>> began
>>>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in the
>>>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a risky
>>>>>> proposition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the US
>>>>> to
>>>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>>>
>>>>A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment"
>>>>actually
>>>>works.
>>>>
>>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>>
>>> Terrible. I think they should have helped the refugees, but in their
>>> own region. With all the money they're spending on them now, they
>>> could have built very decent accomodations in safe areas in the
>>> region. Do the humane thing, but do it there.
>>
>>Well Angela had to make the grand gesture ...
>
> But also politically correct dreamers in the Netherlands and probably
> more European countries.
>
> Soon European women will be wearing burka's during mass events like
> New Year's Eve etc., so as not to invite migrants to sexually assault
> them.

They might have to ... I don't know if you read our papers ... but those
who welcomed them are now regretting it. We read about a loony who was
raped and said it wasn't their fault. Dear Angela's reputation is doing a
sharp dive with her party and the populace ...

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On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:44:27 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:45:50 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:48:48 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change
>>>>>>> began
>>>>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in the
>>>>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a risky
>>>>>>> proposition.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>>>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the US
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>>>>
>>>>>A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment"
>>>>>actually
>>>>>works.
>>>>>
>>>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>>>
>>>> Terrible. I think they should have helped the refugees, but in their
>>>> own region. With all the money they're spending on them now, they
>>>> could have built very decent accomodations in safe areas in the
>>>> region. Do the humane thing, but do it there.
>>>
>>>Well Angela had to make the grand gesture ...
>>
>> But also politically correct dreamers in the Netherlands and probably
>> more European countries.
>>
>> Soon European women will be wearing burka's during mass events like
>> New Year's Eve etc., so as not to invite migrants to sexually assault
>> them.
>
>They might have to ... I don't know if you read our papers ... but those
>who welcomed them are now regretting it. We read about a loony who was
>raped and said it wasn't their fault. Dear Angela's reputation is doing a
>sharp dive with her party and the populace ...

She has a few years to go until their next elections. It will be
interesting to see how that will develop. The last thing she'll want
is more situations like in Cologne.

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"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:44:27 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:45:50 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:48:48 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>>>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change
>>>>>>>> began
>>>>>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>>>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>>>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a
>>>>>>>> risky
>>>>>>>> proposition.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>>>>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the US
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment"
>>>>>>actually
>>>>>>works.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>>>>
>>>>> Terrible. I think they should have helped the refugees, but in their
>>>>> own region. With all the money they're spending on them now, they
>>>>> could have built very decent accomodations in safe areas in the
>>>>> region. Do the humane thing, but do it there.
>>>>
>>>>Well Angela had to make the grand gesture ...
>>>
>>> But also politically correct dreamers in the Netherlands and probably
>>> more European countries.
>>>
>>> Soon European women will be wearing burka's during mass events like
>>> New Year's Eve etc., so as not to invite migrants to sexually assault
>>> them.
>>
>>They might have to ... I don't know if you read our papers ... but those
>>who welcomed them are now regretting it. We read about a loony who was
>>raped and said it wasn't their fault. Dear Angela's reputation is doing a
>>sharp dive with her party and the populace ...
>
> She has a few years to go until their next elections. It will be
> interesting to see how that will develop. The last thing she'll want
> is more situations like in Cologne.
>
Have a look at this, and be sure not to miss the comment from the Guardian
at the bottom blaming the far right:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/ge...n-beat-up-gays

"Yet the "far right" isn't assaulting and raping people"

note. I know I said I wouldn't discuss politics here but there has been so
much of it recently, I thought, what the heck)


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On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:22:22 +0800, JBurns >
wrote:

>On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:29:14 -0400, wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:20:29 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:09:55 -0500, jmcquown >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2/10/2016 7:27 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>> when I talk to her she will respond or at least acknowledge me by
>>>>> slowly blinking her eyes
>>>>
>>>>Anyone who knows about cats know that slow blinky eye thing. It means
>>>>you have gained their trust.
>>>
>>>Annie does it so pronounced and frequently that one of her many
>>>nicknames is Blinkus.
>>
>>I do it with strange cats, they always respond. It's a signal that
>>you come in friendship
>
>Twenty years ago my husband and I had a wonderful blue heeler dog. My
>husband taught him to wink at people. Very funny reactions sometimes!
>
>JB

I imagine! Never seen dogs doing that

On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:18:44 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:44:27 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:45:50 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
om...
>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:48:48 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>>>>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change
>>>>>>>>> began
>>>>>>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>>>>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>>>>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a
>>>>>>>>> risky
>>>>>>>>> proposition.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>>>>>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the US
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment"
>>>>>>>actually
>>>>>>>works.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Terrible. I think they should have helped the refugees, but in their
>>>>>> own region. With all the money they're spending on them now, they
>>>>>> could have built very decent accomodations in safe areas in the
>>>>>> region. Do the humane thing, but do it there.
>>>>>
>>>>>Well Angela had to make the grand gesture ...
>>>>
>>>> But also politically correct dreamers in the Netherlands and probably
>>>> more European countries.
>>>>
>>>> Soon European women will be wearing burka's during mass events like
>>>> New Year's Eve etc., so as not to invite migrants to sexually assault
>>>> them.
>>>
>>>They might have to ... I don't know if you read our papers ... but those
>>>who welcomed them are now regretting it. We read about a loony who was
>>>raped and said it wasn't their fault. Dear Angela's reputation is doing a
>>>sharp dive with her party and the populace ...
>>
>> She has a few years to go until their next elections. It will be
>> interesting to see how that will develop. The last thing she'll want
>> is more situations like in Cologne.
>>
>Have a look at this, and be sure not to miss the comment from the Guardian
>at the bottom blaming the far right:
>
>http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/ge...n-beat-up-gays
>
>"Yet the "far right" isn't assaulting and raping people"

No and Jews were not assaulting and raping people either, so the
Guardian doesn't make any sense if you ask me.

I think that you can't introduce hundreds of thousands of people with
an intolerant mindset of several centuries ago into modern countries
that already have their share of problems, and expect that to work.

>note. I know I said I wouldn't discuss politics here but there has been so
>much of it recently, I thought, what the heck)

It doesn't bother me

--
Bruce

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:18:44 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:44:27 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:45:50 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>>>>news:ep0qbb52pd7ckolujnn72hogjbc61be3kr@4ax. com...
>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:48:48 -0000, "Ophelia"
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>>>>>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change
>>>>>>>>>> began
>>>>>>>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you
>>>>>>>>>> rarely
>>>>>>>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go
>>>>>>>>>> zone
>>>>>>>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a
>>>>>>>>>> risky
>>>>>>>>>> proposition.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to
>>>>>>>>> change
>>>>>>>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the
>>>>>>>>> US
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment"
>>>>>>>>actually
>>>>>>>>works.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Terrible. I think they should have helped the refugees, but in their
>>>>>>> own region. With all the money they're spending on them now, they
>>>>>>> could have built very decent accomodations in safe areas in the
>>>>>>> region. Do the humane thing, but do it there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Well Angela had to make the grand gesture ...
>>>>>
>>>>> But also politically correct dreamers in the Netherlands and probably
>>>>> more European countries.
>>>>>
>>>>> Soon European women will be wearing burka's during mass events like
>>>>> New Year's Eve etc., so as not to invite migrants to sexually assault
>>>>> them.
>>>>
>>>>They might have to ... I don't know if you read our papers ... but
>>>>those
>>>>who welcomed them are now regretting it. We read about a loony who was
>>>>raped and said it wasn't their fault. Dear Angela's reputation is doing
>>>>a
>>>>sharp dive with her party and the populace ...
>>>
>>> She has a few years to go until their next elections. It will be
>>> interesting to see how that will develop. The last thing she'll want
>>> is more situations like in Cologne.
>>>
>>Have a look at this, and be sure not to miss the comment from the Guardian
>>at the bottom blaming the far right:
>>
>>http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/ge...n-beat-up-gays
>>
>>"Yet the "far right" isn't assaulting and raping people"
>
> No and Jews were not assaulting and raping people either, so the
> Guardian doesn't make any sense if you ask me.

It is following the PC line. All that trouble at Hogmany and their
newspapers reported nothing! Not that I read the Guardian. It is very left
wing which makes it odd they are following the supposed 'far right' line


>
> I think that you can't introduce hundreds of thousands of people with
> an intolerant mindset of several centuries ago into modern countries
> that already have their share of problems, and expect that to work.

Exactly.


>>note. I know I said I wouldn't discuss politics here but there has been
>>so
>>much of it recently, I thought, what the heck)
>
> It doesn't bother me


>
> --
> Bruce

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

In article >, lid
says...
>
> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
> >Bruce wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
> >>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown >
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here, they'll
> >>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
> >>>>>
> >>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
> >>>
> >>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American accent,
> >>> using typically American words.
> >
> >You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know that
> >there is NO single discernable American accent...
>
> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
> immediately.

"Single" was the significant word.

In spoken American-English, all the many different American accents
from all over the USA, are recognisable as American; but NO single one
of them is THE definitive American accent.

Janet UK

Janet wrote:
>
> In article >, says...
> >
> > Janet wrote:
> > >
> > > In article >, cshenk1
> > > @cox.net says...
> > > >
> > > > Janet wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > > >
> > > > > In article >, says...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 2/7/2016 7:59 PM, Cheri wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Where I am, they are not supposed to run loose, but a person
> > > > > > > can't shoot them (who the Hell would want to do that) but you can
> > > > > > > trap them and take them to the animal shelter.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cheri
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > Apparently graham thinks shooting cats is a good idea.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As for cats running loose, I think it's a bit of a cultural thing.
> > > > > > I've never had a cat that ran around loose outside.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've never had an indoor one. Nor would I, because I've seen how
> > > > > much innocent pleasure cats get from an outdoor life, exploring,
> > > > > climbing, surveying the passing world from a vantage point, chasing
> > > > > leaves and mice, basking in the sun etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > Janet UK
> > > >
> > > > Janet, one of the issues that affects USA attitudes here is rabies.
> > > > It;s endemic to the local wildlife with highest numbers being Racoons,
> > > > Bats, and Skunks. The most common domestic to be afflicted is cats
> > > > (247 in 2015). Dogs, with a strong vaccine policy are a much smaller
> > > > number. It was for example 32 or 34 cats to 5 dogs in Virginia (I will
> > > > look it up if you need it but it's a simple google).
> > > >
> > > > Even if many here don't really know the cat has a higher prevalence
> > > > than a dog, the general information tends to filter around as one of
> > > > many reasons why cats tend to be kept inside if true pets here.
> > > >
> > > > UK is rabies free. (last case in 2002 aquired overseas).
> > >
> > > Yes, I know. However, Americans might like to consider that what
> > > pertains to pet cats or cat owners in the USA might not be matched
> > > elsewhere. For example, I never need to carry a gun when walking in the
> > > woods (or anywhere else). No cats here have ever been kidnapped by
> > > possums.
> > >
> > > UK vets would not agree it's healthier for UK cats to live indoors. They
> > > let their own cats go outside. I have never, ever known a cat to be hurt
> > > by a dog; but most dogs I know have been punished by cats.Cats who go
> > > outside are well accustomed to dog encounters (and all dogs are very
> > > used to cats so know the score). In every cat-dog combat zone I've ever
> > > seen, the cat always won hands down. Of course, we don't declaw cats
> > > here.
> >
> > I agree with you. Any cat vs dog encounter always ends with the dog
> > getting his ass kicked.
> >
> > As far as carrying a gun with you in the woods, it depends on where
> > you
> > live and what kind of wildlife lives there. I don't need a gun here
> > but I always carry a hunting knife. While in the woods, one should
> > *always* carry a bit of defense.
>
> against what?

Southern tree frogs, bigfoot, cougars, but mainly mean dogs/coyotes.

On 2016-02-12, Leonard Blaisdell > wrote:

> "Vole is rodent also but more like lemmingk." -- Boris on "Archer"
> notbob knows what I'm talking about.

Sad, but true.

nb

In article >, says...

> > > As far as carrying a gun with you in the woods, it depends on where
> > > you
> > > live and what kind of wildlife lives there. I don't need a gun here
> > > but I always carry a hunting knife. While in the woods, one should
> > > *always* carry a bit of defense.
> >
> > against what?
>
> Southern tree frogs, bigfoot, cougars, but mainly mean dogs/coyotes.

LOL. wiki says your tree frogs are "small and easily frightened",
sounds a bit like you :-)

Janet UK

On 2/12/2016 8:37 AM, Janet wrote:

>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>> immediately.
>
> "Single" was the significant word.
>
> In spoken American-English, all the many different American accents
> from all over the USA, are recognisable as American; but NO single one
> of them is THE definitive American accent.
>
> Janet UK
>

The mid=west area is supposed to be the most neutral and is what the TV
news people try to emulate.

On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 11:12:52 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/12/2016 8:37 AM, Janet wrote:
>
> >> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
> >> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
> >> immediately.
> >
> > "Single" was the significant word.
> >
> > In spoken American-English, all the many different American accents
> > from all over the USA, are recognisable as American; but NO single one
> > of them is THE definitive American accent.
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
>
> The mid=west area is supposed to be the most neutral and is what the TV
> news people try to emulate.

White middle aged male newscaster speak! Exactly!! I once asked some of my Austrailan friends what an "American accent" sounded like, and they told me dull, flat and boring.

John Kuthe...

In article >,
says...
>
> On 2/12/2016 8:37 AM, Janet wrote:
>
> >> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
> >> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
> >> immediately.
> >
> > "Single" was the significant word.
> >
> > In spoken American-English, all the many different American accents
> > from all over the USA, are recognisable as American; but NO single one
> > of them is THE definitive American accent.
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
>
> The mid=west area is supposed to be the most neutral and is what the TV
> news people try to emulate.

Thanks for that. Here, some TV news people now have regional
accents.

Janet UK

On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 7:24:37 AM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 11:12:52 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 2/12/2016 8:37 AM, Janet wrote:
> >
> > >> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
> > >> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
> > >> immediately.
> > >
> > > "Single" was the significant word.
> > >
> > > In spoken American-English, all the many different American accents
> > > from all over the USA, are recognisable as American; but NO single one
> > > of them is THE definitive American accent.
> > >
> > > Janet UK
> > >
> >
> > The mid=west area is supposed to be the most neutral and is what the TV
> > news people try to emulate.
>
> White middle aged male newscaster speak! Exactly!! I once asked some of my Austrailan friends what an "American accent" sounded like, and they told me dull, flat and boring.
>
> John Kuthe...

We think they talk funny too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz3rubGrGZQ

On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:04:57 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:18:44 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:

>>>Have a look at this, and be sure not to miss the comment from the Guardian
>>>at the bottom blaming the far right:
>>>
>>>http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/ge...n-beat-up-gays
>>>
>>>"Yet the "far right" isn't assaulting and raping people"
>>
>> No and Jews were not assaulting and raping people either, so the
>> Guardian doesn't make any sense if you ask me.
>
>It is following the PC line. All that trouble at Hogmany and their
>newspapers reported nothing! Not that I read the Guardian. It is very left
>wing which makes it odd they are following the supposed 'far right' line

There were also unreported or underreported incidents in other
countries, such as Sweden and Finland, although at a smaller scale. I
can't believe media keeping facts from the people because the people
might come to unwanted conclusions.

--
Bruce

On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:36:42 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

>On 2/11/2016 3:15 PM, Xeno wrote:
>> On 12/02/2016 11:43 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On 2/11/2016 2:28 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>>> On 12/02/2016 7:34 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>> On 2/11/2016 9:59 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here,
>>>>>>>>>>> they'll
>>>>>>>>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American
>>>>>>>>> accent,
>>>>>>>>> using typically American words.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know that
>>>>>>> there is NO single discernable American accent...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>>>>>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>>>>>> immediately.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Aussies are pretty good at American accents. For more info, see the
>>>>> films of Mel Gibson or Hugh Jackman or Russel Crowe, et al. Let's play
>>>>> spot the Aussie!:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX-J5ivQRvU
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> That is let's play 'Spot the Skip'.
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK, I'll bite - what the heck is a skip?
>>
>> An Aussie... Skip = Skippy - of Skippy the bush kangaroo fame. ;-)
>>
>> Surely you've watched that dreadful kids show? When you were a kid of
>> course. It hasn't been produced for decades but does the rerun circuits
>> unfortunately.
>>
>>
>
>I have never seen that show. It sounds like "Flipper" except with less
>water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_agt...1OOGm4&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpAS...OOGm4&index=12

On 12/02/2016 11:12 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On 2/12/2016 8:37 AM, Janet wrote:
>>
>>>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>>>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>>>> immediately.
>>>
>>> "Single" was the significant word.
>>>
>>> In spoken American-English, all the many different American accents
>>> from all over the USA, are recognisable as American; but NO single one
>>> of them is THE definitive American accent.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>
>> The mid=west area is supposed to be the most neutral and is what the TV
>> news people try to emulate.
>
> Thanks for that. Here, some TV news people now have regional
> accents.
>
> Janet UK
>
Back in the late 50s/early 60s a newsreader in the BBC regional TV
station at Norwich was fired because he had a Norfolk accent!

On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:39:48 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 3:00:00 PM UTC-5, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >Bruce wrote:
>> >>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown >
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> >>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown >
>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here, they'll
>> >>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
>> >>>
>> >>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American accent,
>> >>> using typically American words.
>> >
>> >You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know that
>> >there is NO single discernable American accent...
>
>We have a discernible accent, just not a single accent,

Much like any other nation.

>although since tv and radio are bringing a standardized
>pronunciation into our homes, that is likely to change.

Yes, a gradual homogenisation of dialects.

>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>> immediately.
>
>But perhaps not well enough to pass as an American among
>Americans.

That's not what I meant at all, in fact quite the opposite.

>British actors particularly struggle with
>the hard "r" sound in American pronunciation (outside the
>South), and it can sound forced and unnatural. I imagine
>the reverse is true; what sounds to Americans like a
>dead-perfect imitation of some British regional accent
>sounds just terrible to natives of that region (or even
>other regions of Great Britain).

Yep, same thing as with any country.

On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:37:56 -0000, Janet > wrote:

>In article >, lid
>says...
>>
>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >Bruce wrote:
>> >>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown >
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> >>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown >
>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here, they'll
>> >>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
>> >>>
>> >>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American accent,
>> >>> using typically American words.
>> >
>> >You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know that
>> >there is NO single discernable American accent...
>>
>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>> immediately.
>
> "Single" was the significant word.
>
> In spoken American-English, all the many different American accents
>from all over the USA, are recognisable as American; but NO single one
>of them is THE definitive American accent.

Indeed. But to an outsider, they all sound obviously and distinctly
American.

On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:24:33 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 11:12:52 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 2/12/2016 8:37 AM, Janet wrote:
>>
>> The mid=west area is supposed to be the most neutral and is what the TV
>> news people try to emulate.
>
>White middle aged male newscaster speak! Exactly!! I once asked some of my Austrailan friends what an "American accent" sounded like, and they told me dull, flat and boring.

That could describe the Australian accent. It's all in the ear of the
beholder I suppose. I'd be tempted to describe the American accent as
nasal and pinched sounding, but I know that's not true for all
Americans, but it does describe a significant percentage.

On 2/12/2016 9:40 AM, Jeßus wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:36:42 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>
>> On 2/11/2016 3:15 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>> On 12/02/2016 11:43 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On 2/11/2016 2:28 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>>>> On 12/02/2016 7:34 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 9:59 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here,
>>>>>>>>>>>> they'll
>>>>>>>>>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American
>>>>>>>>>> accent,
>>>>>>>>>> using typically American words.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know that
>>>>>>>> there is NO single discernable American accent...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>>>>>>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>>>>>>> immediately.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aussies are pretty good at American accents. For more info, see the
>>>>>> films of Mel Gibson or Hugh Jackman or Russel Crowe, et al. Let's play
>>>>>> spot the Aussie!:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX-J5ivQRvU
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> That is let's play 'Spot the Skip'.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OK, I'll bite - what the heck is a skip?
>>>
>>> An Aussie... Skip = Skippy - of Skippy the bush kangaroo fame. ;-)
>>>
>>> Surely you've watched that dreadful kids show? When you were a kid of
>>> course. It hasn't been produced for decades but does the rerun circuits
>>> unfortunately.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I have never seen that show. It sounds like "Flipper" except with less
>> water.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_agt...1OOGm4&index=2
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpAS...OOGm4&index=12
>

If you ask me, they should have gotten some better lookin' kids to star
in the Skippy the Bush Kangaroo show. OTOH, us too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVkrMx-GQB8

On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:34:57 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 2/11/2016 2:53 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:52 -0500, nancy young
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> Of course, we don't declaw cats here.
>>>
>>> It's increasingly frowned upon, if not illegal here. I'd probably have
>>> trouble finding a vet who would do the procedure.
>>
>> I don't understand how it could be in any way justified.
>>
>There is no way to justify it. It's stupid people who are more
>concerned about their furniture (scratching) than they are concerned
>about the cat. Ever heard of scratching posts?

I'd simply say those people shouldn't own a cat. The mind set that
says "I want a cat and am willing to mutilate it to fit in with my
life" speaks volumes, IMO. Scratching posts are okay - if you can
convince cats to use them. I've tried scratching posts a few times but
my two never show any interest in them. They seem to like one
particular rug for some reason, so I basically let them have at it.

>I'd have to ask these ignorant pet owners "How would you like it if I
>cut off the first knuckle of all your fingers?" Gee, I didn't think so.

Yeah, you'd think it would be obvious.

On 2/11/2016 11:46 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2/11/2016 11:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je�us wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:18:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 10:48 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:34:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 9:59 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American
>>>>>>>>>>>> accent,
>>>>>>>>>>>> using typically American words.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know
>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> there is NO single discernable American accent...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>>>>>>>>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>>>>>>>>> immediately.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Aussies are pretty good at American accents. For more info, see the
>>>>>>>> films of Mel Gibson or Hugh Jackman or Russel Crowe, et al. Let's
>>>>>>>> play
>>>>>>>> spot the Aussie!:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX-J5ivQRvU
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can't watch streaming media ATM, but your "Let's play
>>>>>>> spot the Aussie" comment is funny in a way you never intended
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "spot the Aussie" in Australia is a phrase generally said in
>>>>>>> reference
>>>>>>> to certain towns and cities where the population is overwhelmingly
>>>>>>> middle eastern, and to a lesser extent Vietnamese.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm guessing it's a pretty popular game these days.
>>>>>
>>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change began
>>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in the
>>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a risky
>>>>> proposition.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the US to
>>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>>
>>> A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment"
>>> actually works.
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I feel your pain. This will bring about the rise of right-wing
>> nutcases in
>> Europe and the US. It will not be a kinder, gentler, time or place. My
>> guess is the world will be on fire for the next 50 years or so. At least
>> we'll have our cell phones to comfort us.
>
> Those people don't want to blend in and assimilate. As they have stated,
> they want to take over and make Europe an Islamic state.
>

I feel your pain and I know where you're coming from. OTOH, it was
rampant nationalism that allowed the Nazis to come to power. People in
the UK and the US think it can't happen here but it can and I think it
probably will.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:04:57 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:18:44 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>
>>>>Have a look at this, and be sure not to miss the comment from the
>>>>Guardian
>>>>at the bottom blaming the far right:
>>>>
>>>>http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/ge...n-beat-up-gays
>>>>
>>>>"Yet the "far right" isn't assaulting and raping people"
>>>
>>> No and Jews were not assaulting and raping people either, so the
>>> Guardian doesn't make any sense if you ask me.
>>
>>It is following the PC line. All that trouble at Hogmany and their
>>newspapers reported nothing! Not that I read the Guardian. It is very
>>left
>>wing which makes it odd they are following the supposed 'far right' line
>
> There were also unreported or underreported incidents in other
> countries, such as Sweden and Finland, although at a smaller scale. I
> can't believe media keeping facts from the people because the people
> might come to unwanted conclusions.

Yes, it is happening everywhere. It beggars belief!!! It is quite
frightening. Why are they happy that their country is being turned into a
hell hole.

What is in it for them?



--
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"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/11/2016 11:46 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 2/11/2016 11:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je�us wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:18:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 10:48 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:34:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 9:59 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American
>>>>>>>>>>>>> accent,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> using typically American words.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know
>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>> there is NO single discernable American accent...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>>>>>>>>>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
>>>>>>>>>> immediately.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Aussies are pretty good at American accents. For more info, see
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> films of Mel Gibson or Hugh Jackman or Russel Crowe, et al. Let's
>>>>>>>>> play
>>>>>>>>> spot the Aussie!:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX-J5ivQRvU
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I can't watch streaming media ATM, but your "Let's play
>>>>>>>> spot the Aussie" comment is funny in a way you never intended
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "spot the Aussie" in Australia is a phrase generally said in
>>>>>>>> reference
>>>>>>>> to certain towns and cities where the population is overwhelmingly
>>>>>>>> middle eastern, and to a lesser extent Vietnamese.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm guessing it's a pretty popular game these days.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change
>>>>>> began
>>>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in the
>>>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a risky
>>>>>> proposition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the US
>>>>> to
>>>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>>>
>>>> A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment"
>>>> actually works.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I feel your pain. This will bring about the rise of right-wing
>>> nutcases in
>>> Europe and the US. It will not be a kinder, gentler, time or place. My
>>> guess is the world will be on fire for the next 50 years or so. At least
>>> we'll have our cell phones to comfort us.
>>
>> Those people don't want to blend in and assimilate. As they have stated,
>> they want to take over and make Europe an Islamic state.
>>
>
> I feel your pain and I know where you're coming from. OTOH, it was rampant
> nationalism that allowed the Nazis to come to power. People in the UK and
> the US think it can't happen here but it can and I think it probably will.

It sounds like Trump wants to keep them out. Good for him, I hope he
manages. They are not like the usual type of refugee who want to settle
among the people and be happy.



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On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:25:43 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:04:57 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:18:44 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>>> wrote:
>>
>>>>>Have a look at this, and be sure not to miss the comment from the
>>>>>Guardian
>>>>>at the bottom blaming the far right:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/ge...n-beat-up-gays
>>>>>
>>>>>"Yet the "far right" isn't assaulting and raping people"
>>>>
>>>> No and Jews were not assaulting and raping people either, so the
>>>> Guardian doesn't make any sense if you ask me.
>>>
>>>It is following the PC line. All that trouble at Hogmany and their
>>>newspapers reported nothing! Not that I read the Guardian. It is very
>>>left
>>>wing which makes it odd they are following the supposed 'far right' line
>>
>> There were also unreported or underreported incidents in other
>> countries, such as Sweden and Finland, although at a smaller scale. I
>> can't believe media keeping facts from the people because the people
>> might come to unwanted conclusions.
>
>Yes, it is happening everywhere. It beggars belief!!! It is quite
>frightening. Why are they happy that their country is being turned into a
>hell hole.
>
>What is in it for them?

I think it's political correctness. They're all trying to prove what a
good person they are.

--
Bruce

On 2/12/2016 11:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2/11/2016 11:46 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 11:28 AM, Je�us wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:18:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 10:48 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:34:15 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 2/11/2016 9:59 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:24:08 -0500, Brooklyn1
>>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:13:51 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2/10/2016 3:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:51:58 -0500, jmcquown
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Huh? If I suddenly start speaking American to people here,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raise an eyebrow too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What the heck is "talking American"?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is that so hard to understand? It's talking with an American
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> accent,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> using typically American words.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> You obviously know next to nothing about America or you'd know
>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>> there is NO single discernable American accent...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
>>>>>>>>>>> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American
>>>>>>>>>>> accent
>>>>>>>>>>> immediately.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Aussies are pretty good at American accents. For more info,
>>>>>>>>>> see the
>>>>>>>>>> films of Mel Gibson or Hugh Jackman or Russel Crowe, et al. Let's
>>>>>>>>>> play
>>>>>>>>>> spot the Aussie!:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX-J5ivQRvU
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I can't watch streaming media ATM, but your "Let's play
>>>>>>>>> spot the Aussie" comment is funny in a way you never intended
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "spot the Aussie" in Australia is a phrase generally said in
>>>>>>>>> reference
>>>>>>>>> to certain towns and cities where the population is overwhelmingly
>>>>>>>>> middle eastern, and to a lesser extent Vietnamese.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm guessing it's a pretty popular game these days.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My grandmother lives in such an area, the original population was
>>>>>>> generally of British and Eastern European extraction. The change
>>>>>>> began
>>>>>>> (or became significant) somewhere in the late 70's. Now, you rarely
>>>>>>> see anyone other than Lebanese, the shops and everything else in the
>>>>>>> area are exclusively set up for them. It's practically a no-go zone
>>>>>>> for any other nationalities these days, or at the very least, a
>>>>>>> risky
>>>>>>> proposition.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This migration is also happening in Europe. This is going to change
>>>>>> everything. Americans would blow a gasket if that happened in the
>>>>>> US to
>>>>>> the extent that it's happening in your part of the world.
>>>>>
>>>>> A resident of Calais (France) describes how "cultural enrichment"
>>>>> actually works.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQX74yRyc
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I feel your pain. This will bring about the rise of right-wing
>>>> nutcases in
>>>> Europe and the US. It will not be a kinder, gentler, time or place. My
>>>> guess is the world will be on fire for the next 50 years or so. At
>>>> least
>>>> we'll have our cell phones to comfort us.
>>>
>>> Those people don't want to blend in and assimilate. As they have
>>> stated,
>>> they want to take over and make Europe an Islamic state.
>>>
>>
>> I feel your pain and I know where you're coming from. OTOH, it was
>> rampant nationalism that allowed the Nazis to come to power. People in
>> the UK and the US think it can't happen here but it can and I think it
>> probably will.
>
> It sounds like Trump wants to keep them out. Good for him, I hope he
> manages. They are not like the usual type of refugee who want to settle
> among the people and be happy.
>
>
>

Trump would give it the old college try. The good news about a Trump
presidency is that you're never going to be bored.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:25:43 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:04:57 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:18:44 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>Have a look at this, and be sure not to miss the comment from the
>>>>>>Guardian
>>>>>>at the bottom blaming the far right:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/ge...n-beat-up-gays
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Yet the "far right" isn't assaulting and raping people"
>>>>>
>>>>> No and Jews were not assaulting and raping people either, so the
>>>>> Guardian doesn't make any sense if you ask me.
>>>>
>>>>It is following the PC line. All that trouble at Hogmany and their
>>>>newspapers reported nothing! Not that I read the Guardian. It is very
>>>>left
>>>>wing which makes it odd they are following the supposed 'far right' line
>>>
>>> There were also unreported or underreported incidents in other
>>> countries, such as Sweden and Finland, although at a smaller scale. I
>>> can't believe media keeping facts from the people because the people
>>> might come to unwanted conclusions.
>>
>>Yes, it is happening everywhere. It beggars belief!!! It is quite
>>frightening. Why are they happy that their country is being turned into a
>>hell hole.
>>
>>What is in it for them?
>
> I think it's political correctness. They're all trying to prove what a
> good person they are.

And destroying their country in the process. Very good people, eh?


--
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On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:54:42 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

>On 2/12/2016 11:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...

>>> I feel your pain and I know where you're coming from. OTOH, it was
>>> rampant nationalism that allowed the Nazis to come to power. People in
>>> the UK and the US think it can't happen here but it can and I think it
>>> probably will.
>>
>> It sounds like Trump wants to keep them out. Good for him, I hope he
>> manages. They are not like the usual type of refugee who want to settle
>> among the people and be happy.
>
>Trump would give it the old college try. The good news about a Trump
>presidency is that you're never going to be bored.

But the problem with an egomaniac is that he might decide to bomb a
country just because he's bored one day or because his rug doesn't
want to stay on.

--
Bruce

On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:56:17 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:25:43 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:04:57 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
om...
>>>>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:18:44 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>Have a look at this, and be sure not to miss the comment from the
>>>>>>>Guardian
>>>>>>>at the bottom blaming the far right:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/ge...n-beat-up-gays
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Yet the "far right" isn't assaulting and raping people"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No and Jews were not assaulting and raping people either, so the
>>>>>> Guardian doesn't make any sense if you ask me.
>>>>>
>>>>>It is following the PC line. All that trouble at Hogmany and their
>>>>>newspapers reported nothing! Not that I read the Guardian. It is very
>>>>>left
>>>>>wing which makes it odd they are following the supposed 'far right' line
>>>>
>>>> There were also unreported or underreported incidents in other
>>>> countries, such as Sweden and Finland, although at a smaller scale. I
>>>> can't believe media keeping facts from the people because the people
>>>> might come to unwanted conclusions.
>>>
>>>Yes, it is happening everywhere. It beggars belief!!! It is quite
>>>frightening. Why are they happy that their country is being turned into a
>>>hell hole.
>>>
>>>What is in it for them?
>>
>> I think it's political correctness. They're all trying to prove what a
>> good person they are.
>
>And destroying their country in the process. Very good people, eh?

Yes, I think that PC attitude is doing a lot of damage.

--
Bruce

On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 12:10:19 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:54:42 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>
> >On 2/12/2016 11:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>
> >> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> >> ...
>
> >>> I feel your pain and I know where you're coming from. OTOH, it was
> >>> rampant nationalism that allowed the Nazis to come to power. People in
> >>> the UK and the US think it can't happen here but it can and I think it
> >>> probably will.
> >>
> >> It sounds like Trump wants to keep them out. Good for him, I hope he
> >> manages. They are not like the usual type of refugee who want to settle
> >> among the people and be happy.
> >
> >Trump would give it the old college try. The good news about a Trump
> >presidency is that you're never going to be bored.
>
> But the problem with an egomaniac is that he might decide to bomb a
> country just because he's bored one day or because his rug doesn't
> want to stay on.
>
> --
> Bruce

I did say it wasn't going to be boring. How exciting is nukes going off in the middle East? Pretty damn! We're going to be doing things on a biblical scale. Well alright.

People are going to wonder how things got so out of hand. The answer would be "because people are stupid."

On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 09:10:15 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

>On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:54:42 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>
>>On 2/12/2016 11:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>
>>>> I feel your pain and I know where you're coming from. OTOH, it was
>>>> rampant nationalism that allowed the Nazis to come to power. People in
>>>> the UK and the US think it can't happen here but it can and I think it
>>>> probably will.
>>>
>>> It sounds like Trump wants to keep them out. Good for him, I hope he
>>> manages. They are not like the usual type of refugee who want to settle
>>> among the people and be happy.
>>
>>Trump would give it the old college try. The good news about a Trump
>>presidency is that you're never going to be bored.
>
>But the problem with an egomaniac is that he might decide to bomb a
>country just because he's bored one day or because his rug doesn't
>want to stay on.

It's just the culmination of a decadent society before the final
decline. By society, I mean western society.