The Off Topic Topic

[mongers]

I saw a piece on that tonight;  it's a two-way street, but only one lane so there's a level of courtesy required to navigate it.

The fool later took off his shirt and chased the Maltese driver.  That guy is actually a diplomat with the Department of State assigned to Malta;  he has since been recalled.

Seriously? 

[Ed Anger]

'Murica. Fuck yeah.

[CountDeMoney]

Seriously. US Government has already apologized to Malta.

Apparently that wasn't his first issue with the locals.

[mongers]

Seriously. US Government has already apologized to Malta.

Apparently that wasn't his first issue with the locals.

  Good grief.

[CountDeMoney]

Obviously Hillary Clinton's fault.  And the bloodlust of Susan Rice and Samantha Power.

[Neil]

I like CdM's avatar.  Great guy, even if I always liked Spruance better.

[CountDeMoney]

Everybody loves Spruance.  The Omar Bradley of the Navy.

[alfred russel]

Given the number of cars behind the Maltese and the American respectively, I'd guess no. But it could be.

I don't understand what the American representative wanted....

At first I thought it was a comical standoff where neither guy would back up to let the other go first. But then when I saw the line of cars behind the other guy....it seems a small traffic jam would have had to back up to give way to my countryman. I'm not sure how practical it was to insist on that.

[Admiral Yi]

I don't understand what the American representative wanted....

At first I thought it was a comical standoff where neither guy would back up to let the other go first. But then when I saw the line of cars behind the other guy....it seems a small traffic jam would have had to back up to give way to my countryman. I'm not sure how practical it was to insist on that.

I figure the convoy after the Malt was a function of the duration of the stand off.

[alfred russel]

I figure the convoy after the Malt was a function of the duration of the stand off.

Maybe but then after the convoy started to build up, the American should have seen it was impractical for the way to be given to him.

[sbr]

I figure the convoy after the Malt was a function of the duration of the stand off.

Maybe but then after the convoy started to build up, the American should have seen it was impractical for the way to be given to him.

He's an American godddammit, what's a small convoy of Maltese cars got to do with anything?

[Razgovory]

An American abroad plays up the stereotype:

http://youtu.be/Z5q3acDm-rw

It's easy to be tough when you are up against the Maltese.  Due to Island dwarfism, the average Maltese man stands only three feet tall.

[Admiral Yi]

Maybe but then after the convoy started to build up, the American should have seen it was impractical for the way to be given to him.

Agreed.  By the same token the convoy shouldn't have formed up behind a Mexican stand off.  All kinds of moral and ethical failures in this story.

[alfred russel]

Maybe but then after the convoy started to build up, the American should have seen it was impractical for the way to be given to him.

Agreed.  By the same token the convoy shouldn't have formed up behind a Mexican stand off.  All kinds of moral and ethical failures in this story.

I wonder who was the guidance counselor that thought this guy's personality profile was a good match for diplomatic service.

[mongers]

An American abroad plays up the stereotype:

http://youtu.be/Z5q3acDm-rw

It's easy to be tough when you are up against the Maltese.  Due to Island dwarfism, the average Maltese man stands only three feet tall.

You'll make them cross, by george.