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Breaking News: 7.0 Earthquake in Haiti

Started by Admiral Yi, January 12, 2010, 06:20:06 PM

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Grey Fox

I can't believe a porkchop is calling us uncivilized.

The pot is calling the kettle black!
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Josephus

Quote from: Caliga on January 14, 2010, 09:21:34 PM
Hasn't there been some semi-serious talk about Canada acquiring Turks & Caicos?

ABout twenty years ago...I'm still waiting.
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Caliga

Hence "semi-serious".

I for one approve of the notion of a Canadian Empire.  :Canuck:
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Josephus

Quote from: Viking on January 15, 2010, 02:33:55 AM
Quote from: Josephus on January 14, 2010, 09:20:36 PM
I think CAnada should get it. I mean, our Head of State is from there and it would make a nice little warm place to visit in the winter...our own little Cuba as it were.

The Queen is Haitian?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada

Our acting head of state, I mean. The one that cried during her heart warming television address.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Sl7LP5NDc

Civis Romanus Sum<br /><br />"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Jack Layton 1950-2011

jimmy olsen

Just read that before the quake Haiti had 2 fire stations in the entire country. Damn, that's poor.
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Jet: I see.
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DisturbedPervert

Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 15, 2010, 10:09:56 AM
Just read that before the quake Haiti had 2 fire stations in the entire country. Damn, that's poor.

Luckily they have all those hurricanes to put the fires out

Grey Fox

Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 15, 2010, 10:09:56 AM
Just read that before the quake Haiti had 2 fire stations in the entire country. Damn, that's poor.

Concrete doesn't burn much.
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viper37

Quote from: Neil on January 15, 2010, 06:52:38 AM
Apartheid was civilization, and Zimbabwe was plenty successful when it was Rhodesia.
At that rate, just about any colony was successful when it was still a colony.  We were talking about post-colonial successes here.
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Slargos

Quote from: viper37 on January 15, 2010, 11:54:03 AM
Quote from: Neil on January 15, 2010, 06:52:38 AM
Apartheid was civilization, and Zimbabwe was plenty successful when it was Rhodesia.
At that rate, just about any colony was successful when it was still a colony.  We were talking about post-colonial successes here.

Post-colonial success is had by not having enough natives left to fuck up the country.

Post-modern success is had by not inviting enough third worlders into your country to fuck it up.

Any questions?

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Eddie Teach

Quote from: Slargos on January 15, 2010, 11:55:35 AM
Post-colonial success is had by not having enough natives left to fuck up the country.

Post-modern success is had by not inviting enough third worlders into your country to fuck it up.

Any questions?

Japan's doing pretty well, and it's almost completely natives.   :P
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garbon

Quote from: Slargos on January 15, 2010, 05:12:14 AM
You people are ridiculously race-conscious, for avowing your hatred of racism.  :lol:

When it is constantly thrown in your face, you have little option.
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DisturbedPervert

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 15, 2010, 12:02:00 PM
Japan's doing pretty well, and it's almost completely natives.   :P

The Ainu would disagree

DGuller

Quote from: garbon on January 15, 2010, 12:52:14 AM
And fuck you.

Quote from: Martim Silva on January 14, 2010, 09:40:53 PM
They have a LOT to do with that particular people. Which was the one used by the French to help in New Orleans. Remember how the things went with Katrina? One could hardly recognize the US there anymore.

Those people. Seriously? I can take a lot of shit on this board, but this sort of antiquated racism in a place of leisure? Scurry back to your den, please.  I'm a descendant of those people and the only negative I've noted in my life is having to put up with the bullshit of psuedo-scholars like yourself.
Don't worry, we've noted a couple of more negatives. :hug: