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Forum: General Discussion 04-01-2005, 09:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,625
Posted By Moiraine
The sheer existence of this thread, and the sheer...

The sheer existence of this thread, and the sheer contempt of its title, clearly indicate that, to the question of whether we want this text to become the Constitution of Europe, the answer must...
Forum: General Discussion 02-03-2005, 11:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,891
Posted By Moiraine
Dreamer, why are you so supportive of the E.U....

Dreamer, why are you so supportive of the E.U. 'Constitution' project ?

I have read it through and through, and I intend to vote against it.

This is a treaty disguised as a Constitution. This...
Forum: General Discussion 01-21-2005, 08:53 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 4,267
Posted By Moiraine
Coming back tothis thread's starting post, here ...

Coming back tothis thread's starting post, here (http://www.irc-online.org/content/commentary/2005/0501aid.php) is a good article about the U.S. and aid.
Forum: General Discussion 12-03-2004, 09:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,178
Posted By Moiraine
Gosh we do miss Timber here. :(

Gosh we do miss Timber here. :(
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 12-02-2004, 11:36 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 17,739
Posted By Moiraine
Le lendemain elle était souriante A sa fenętre...

Le lendemain elle était souriante
A sa fenętre fleurie chaque soir
Elle arrosait ses petites plantes grimpantes
Avec de l'eau de son arrosesoir.
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 12-02-2004, 11:32 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,314
Posted By Moiraine
Arrow You have a dog ?!?!? :eek:

You have a dog ?!?!? :eek:
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 12-02-2004, 11:28 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 10,302
Posted By Moiraine
Donut Pastry Sir, I have no idea what the French...

Donut Pastry Sir, I have no idea what the French thingies are !

Except Pschitt, maybe a brand of soda, haven't seen one bottle in years though.
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 12-02-2004, 11:24 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,665
Posted By Moiraine
Every time he gets an album out his range has...

Every time he gets an album out his range has gone down an octave. I fear next album would see him in the infrasonic range ...
Forum: General Discussion 12-02-2004, 06:46 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,833
Posted By Moiraine
Maybe the US are not totally uninvolved in the...

Maybe the US are not totally uninvolved in the Ukraine situation :US Campaign Behind the Turmoil in Kiev (http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1360080,00.html).
Forum: General Discussion 11-15-2004, 11:11 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,636
Posted By Moiraine
Arrow http://werenotsorry.com/images/Photos/badass.jpg ...

http://werenotsorry.com/images/Photos/badass.jpg

Yeah, I think this one makes her point QUITE clear. I feel all reassured all of a sudden.

[ 11-15-2004, 11:14 AM: Message edited by: Moiraine ]
Forum: General Discussion 11-05-2004, 10:51 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 6,047
Posted By Moiraine
This is a private joke DPlax. We have a satirical...

This is a private joke DPlax. We have a satirical muppet show here in France called "les Guignols", where many political an other people are represented by a muppet, and this expression refers to...
Forum: General Discussion 10-28-2004, 06:02 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,502
Posted By Moiraine
Why did you feel the need to add the word 'fair'...

Why did you feel the need to add the word 'fair' on top of the word 'democratic' ? ;)
Forum: General Discussion 10-28-2004, 05:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,283
Posted By Moiraine
Wrong.

Wrong.
Forum: General Discussion 10-05-2004, 12:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,321
Posted By Moiraine
What do you mean "what do I mean" ? Serge...

What do you mean "what do I mean" ? Serge Dassault has got 80 % of the shares of the press society owning "Le Figaro" since last March. So he technically can (and did) dictate what the paper will or...
Forum: General Discussion 10-05-2004, 06:47 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,321
Posted By Moiraine
"Le Figaro" was bought by Serge Dassault last...

"Le Figaro" was bought by Serge Dassault last March. Serge Dassault is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, French weapons seller. Shows this article from a new angle, doesn't it ? ;)
Forum: General Discussion 09-27-2004, 04:26 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 416
Posted By Moiraine
Doesn't this sound to you like a tax against the...

Doesn't this sound to you like a tax against the US?? Howabout a tax on champagne, perfume and beret sales instead? I'll vote for that one. [/b]</font>[/QUOTE]LOL Timber, that would suit me just...
Forum: General Discussion 09-10-2004, 04:52 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,306
Posted By Moiraine
Hi Aerich. graemlins/happywave.gif I have...

Hi Aerich. graemlins/happywave.gif

I have been on Ironworks for quite a while, since the 'blue board' time, but I have not been very vocal this last year. smile.gif

To answer your question,...
Forum: General Discussion 09-06-2004, 07:46 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,306
Posted By Moiraine
LOL ! Both of you so glad to see me, and then...

LOL ! Both of you so glad to see me, and then intent on impressing on me how wrong I am ! :D

Again, I never said the French way is the best and only way to implement secularity at school. (I...
Forum: General Discussion 09-04-2004, 09:29 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,306
Posted By Moiraine
Yes, the way France aims to achieve neutrality in...

Yes, the way France aims to achieve neutrality in French schools is just another worldview. I never said otherwise. Not the only best way, but one way, our way. And it is one of the fundamentals of...
Forum: General Discussion 09-03-2004, 10:59 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 7,521
Posted By Moiraine
Hi Yorick ! graemlins/happywave.gif I am fine,...

Hi Yorick ! graemlins/happywave.gif I am fine, TY, and Luc and Marco also. Just came back from vacation. I may post quite irregularly because we had a disagreement with our phone-and-Internet...
Forum: General Discussion 09-03-2004, 10:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,306
Posted By Moiraine
Hi Timber ! graemlins/happywave.gif Actually,...

Hi Timber ! graemlins/happywave.gif Actually, the 'national month' was only 2 weeks for me. I stayed in France (I live in the Eastern mountains, so I went to the Western sea, big change of scenery....
Forum: General Discussion 09-03-2004, 09:20 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 7,521
Posted By Moiraine
What I have read is that the chance that other...

What I have read is that the chance that other sentient beings exist in the universe are quite big, but the chance of them being close enough to someday meet us are quite small. So the chance that...
Forum: General Discussion 09-03-2004, 08:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,306
Posted By Moiraine
Hi, Davvy, Wellard ! graemlins/happywave.gif ...

Hi, Davvy, Wellard ! graemlins/happywave.gif

Posting from work, I haven't had the time to read all 7 pages of the previous topic, only the first one, but from what I read, it seemed to me that...
Forum: General Discussion 09-03-2004, 06:54 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,306
Posted By Moiraine
Hi everybody. graemlins/happywave.gif I...

Hi everybody. graemlins/happywave.gif

I came back from summer vacation yesterday and was quite busy at work, and I don't currently have Internet at home (disagreement with my phone line...
Forum: General Discussion 07-30-2004, 06:51 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,024
Posted By Moiraine
Ah, I am disappointed, Timber. I expected...

Ah, I am disappointed, Timber. I expected statistics, not one single example. One can always find some isolated case of someone achieving a high social raise from a foreign and/or poor origin. ;)
...
Forum: General Discussion 07-29-2004, 11:41 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,024
Posted By Moiraine
Light Bulb Nice little sentence. Elaborate please.

Nice little sentence. Elaborate please.
Forum: General Discussion 07-22-2004, 06:27 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,269
Posted By Moiraine
Timber, I don't know about other countries, but...

Timber, I don't know about other countries, but in France, 'Liberals' are right-wing people who advocate 'liberty' - meaning liberty for business. 'Free' means 'private' in this context. As a French...
Forum: General Discussion 05-13-2004, 12:07 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,325
Posted By Moiraine
Try "Gullible Brits" ... tongue.gif

Try "Gullible Brits" ... tongue.gif
Forum: General Discussion 02-06-2004, 03:10 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 245
Posted By Moiraine
Timber, if you want to know who vetoed what and...

Timber, if you want to know who vetoed what and when, look here (http://globalpolicy.igc.org/security/membship/veto.htm).
Forum: General Discussion 12-28-2003, 08:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,374
Posted By Moiraine
Look here...

Look here (http://www.justice.gouv.fr/anglais/minister/histo.htm) for more information about the French judicial system. It is the official site of the French justice department.
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 11-15-2003, 06:36 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,161
Posted By Moiraine
So, Memny, Davvy, looks like the final game will...

So, Memny, Davvy, looks like the final game will oppose our Blues and yours Wannabes, eh ? graemlins/viking.gif graemlins/ninja.gif

Well, after the slight formality of tomorrow morning. ;)
...
Forum: General Discussion 11-06-2003, 11:40 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,452
Posted By Moiraine
coward - c.1225, from O.Fr. coart, from coe...

coward - c.1225, from O.Fr. coart, from coe "tail," from L. coda, dialectal variant of cauda "tail," of uncertain origin + -ard, an agent noun suffix (denoting "one who does"). The word probably...
Forum: General Discussion 10-23-2003, 06:04 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,698
Posted By Moiraine
All well and good in theory. This supposes : ...

All well and good in theory. This supposes :

- that for all the food products I can buy, I am informed about all the products that have participated in the growing/raising of all the ingredients...
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 10-23-2003, 05:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,647
Posted By Moiraine
There is this site too :...

There is this site too : http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 10-07-2003, 09:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,325
Posted By Moiraine
Have you any planned tasks set ? Could be one of...

Have you any planned tasks set ? Could be one of them is the checking of the disks ...
Forum: General Discussion 10-07-2003, 06:30 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 979
Posted By Moiraine
Here...

Here (http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/econ/2003/08freetradehistory.htm).

I am not going to quote the article, as it is quite long. smile.gif

I found the historical part on how trade...
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 10-07-2003, 03:57 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,325
Posted By Moiraine
You should post which O.S. you use, that would...

You should post which O.S. you use, that would help helping you !
Forum: General Discussion 09-26-2003, 05:13 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,528
Posted By Moiraine
Guys, sorry for not having posted sooner, I was...

Guys, sorry for not having posted sooner, I was on sick leave for a full week with a fever.

The very last figure is 14 802 deaths - and there still may be a few more, since dead old people are...
Forum: General Discussion 09-19-2003, 05:40 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,528
Posted By Moiraine
15 000 deaths ! :( Not from terrorism. Not...

15 000 deaths ! :(

Not from terrorism. Not in a war. Not in a faraway country. Not during Middle Age. It happened here and now, in France, this summer : 15 000 old people died from the heat wave...
Forum: General Discussion 09-09-2003, 08:55 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,825
Posted By Moiraine
If you want to make your own opinion, you can...

If you want to make your own opinion, you can read the "Rebuilding America's Defences" document here (http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf).

It is on the site of the...
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 09-09-2003, 03:58 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,917
Posted By Moiraine
Mine is a tie between two Leonard Cohen songs :...

Mine is a tie between two Leonard Cohen songs : "Bird on the wire" and "The Stranger Song". smile.gif
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 09-08-2003, 06:33 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,503
Posted By Moiraine
Am sending all my hopes your way for the surgery...

Am sending all my hopes your way for the surgery to go well today and you to recover soon, Cerek.
Forum: General Discussion 09-08-2003, 04:36 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,185
Posted By Moiraine
Yeah, "an obscene amount". U.S. : 290 millions...

Yeah, "an obscene amount". U.S. : 290 millions citizens, 341 $US millions U.N. membership due. France : 60 millions citizens, 87 $US millions U.N. membership due. Do the maths - U.S. : 1.18...
Forum: General Discussion 09-05-2003, 04:54 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,185
Posted By Moiraine
Bah Chewie, the U.N. is not yet in Iraq ! What...

Bah Chewie, the U.N. is not yet in Iraq ! What the U.S. basically ask the U.N., is that they send troops, provided the U.S. be in command ...

No, really. "Look, guys, I wiped my ass with the...
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 09-05-2003, 03:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,931
Posted By Moiraine
So, Clouddy, did you find that flamingos song ? I...

So, Clouddy, did you find that flamingos song ? I am curious ! smile.gif
Forum: General Discussion 09-05-2003, 03:46 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,547
Posted By Moiraine
It is not the first time I read that...

It is not the first time I read that argumentation. But Azred ... do we live in a democracy ? "Democracy" means "the power to the people". Politics is NOT supposed, in a democracy, to be a job that...
Forum: General Discussion 09-04-2003, 11:31 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,185
Posted By Moiraine
So, here's me asking again : when do the U.S. pay...

So, here's me asking again : when do the U.S. pay their arrear to the U.N. ? smile.gif
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 09-04-2003, 06:01 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,906
Posted By Moiraine
When I was a student, there was a bar we used to...

When I was a student, there was a bar we used to go to fairly often. One day, they had the clever idea of making a little hole in all the spoons, I supposed the idea was that holed spoons would not...
Forum: General Discussion 09-02-2003, 11:37 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,206
Posted By Moiraine
Because Bush has an election to win next year and...

Because Bush has an election to win next year and they need to get this behind them. Otherwise the hunt for missing WMD's becomes a club for the dems to beat him with. This way they can just...
Forum: General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 09-02-2003, 11:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,177
Posted By Moiraine
Really ? It has always seemed to me that there is...

Really ? It has always seemed to me that there is a sufficient number of "Britz" on IW ... tongue.gif
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