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Started by Admiral Yi, July 22, 2009, 03:15:40 PM

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MadImmortalMan

Quote from: Armyknife on July 30, 2009, 07:38:31 AM

The Victory is in dry dock and probably has been for many, many years.

Constitution is still in the sea.
"Stability is destabilizing." --Hyman Minsky

"Complacency can be a self-denying prophecy."
"We have nothing to fear but lack of fear itself." --Larry Summers

Admiral Yi

Which countries were the first to introduce a nationwide minimum wage?

Either one of two will do, if you get both you get a handjob from Jaron.

Threviel

For that matter, when they brought Wasa up from the deep she still floated.

ulmont

Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 30, 2009, 11:59:10 AM
Which countries were the first to introduce a nationwide minimum wage?

Either one of two will do, if you get both you get a handjob from Jaron.

Oh, what the hell, before Googling I guess Germany and France.

...and after Googling I see that I have turbo-failed.

Viking

Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 30, 2009, 11:59:10 AM
Which countries were the first to introduce a nationwide minimum wage?

Either one of two will do, if you get both you get a handjob from Jaron.

The Soviet Union and The German Empire. 
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Admiral Yi

Quote from: ulmont on July 30, 2009, 12:02:03 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 30, 2009, 11:59:10 AM
Which countries were the first to introduce a nationwide minimum wage?

Either one of two will do, if you get both you get a handjob from Jaron.

Oh, what the hell, before Googling I guess Germany and France.

...and after Googling I see that I have turbo-failed.
No handjob for you!!  Nor for Viking.

Viking

Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 30, 2009, 12:03:47 PM
Quote from: ulmont on July 30, 2009, 12:02:03 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 30, 2009, 11:59:10 AM
Which countries were the first to introduce a nationwide minimum wage?

Either one of two will do, if you get both you get a handjob from Jaron.

Oh, what the hell, before Googling I guess Germany and France.

...and after Googling I see that I have turbo-failed.
No handjob for you!!  Nor for Viking.

Thanks be to hod for no handjob from Jaron.

However, after googling it I find that my first three guesses before my "trick question" filter kicked in, and led me to conclude that Bismarck probably did it and that it probably happened after universal sufferage in the west and assuming that communism probably did have a minimum wage, included both.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Admiral Yi

Quote from: Viking on July 30, 2009, 12:06:39 PM
Thanks be to hod for no handjob from Jaron.

However, after googling it I find that my first three guesses before my "trick question" filter kicked in, and led me to conclude that Bismarck probably did it and that it probably happened after universal sufferage in the west and assuming that communism probably did have a minimum wage, included both.
Huh?

ulmont

Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 30, 2009, 12:07:48 PM
Quote from: Viking on July 30, 2009, 12:06:39 PM
Thanks be to hod for no handjob from Jaron.

However, after googling it I find that my first three guesses before my "trick question" filter kicked in, and led me to conclude that Bismarck probably did it and that it probably happened after universal sufferage in the west and assuming that communism probably did have a minimum wage, included both.
Huh?

Viking is claiming that he originally had the answer and talked himself out of it.  I call bullshit.   ;)

Viking

Quote from: ulmont on July 30, 2009, 12:09:00 PM

Viking is claiming that he originally had the answer and talked himself out of it.  I call bullshit.   ;)

I'm laying a claim to schmuckdom, why would I bullshit?

First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Grey Fox

One is NZ.

No idea the other, would be funny if it was India :lol:
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.

Admiral Yi

Quote from: Grey Fox on July 30, 2009, 12:24:00 PM
One is NZ.

No idea the other, would be funny if it was India :lol:
Hooray! :cheers:

The other one is Oztralia.

Grey Fox

Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 30, 2009, 12:37:20 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 30, 2009, 12:24:00 PM
One is NZ.

No idea the other, would be funny if it was India :lol:
Hooray! :cheers:

The other one is Oztralia.

L'Arc de Triomphe was commissioned in 1806, why?
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.

Caliga

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Barrister

Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 30, 2009, 12:37:20 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 30, 2009, 12:24:00 PM
One is NZ.

No idea the other, would be funny if it was India :lol:
Hooray! :cheers:

The other one is Oztralia.

Huh.  I ruled out Australia because you specified a national rate - I was sure it would be provincial jurisdiction in Australia (like it is in Canada).
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