Please tell me this is an urban myth

Originally posted by pritchke: I found the word on the site you listed, it is Iraqi and means "a man full of farts (hot air)" (not to be taken personally, just in the spirit of the site you listed)

Well you know that Bean Burrito did sort of go down hard....

Originally posted by wellard: Thread title... America at war with Iraq I am more than happy to discuss this issue, but I would hate for Timber to be unable to counter my compelling arguments before it was closed down [img]graemlins/blueblink.gif[/img] However maybe Donut should have put a wink on the top of the thread. I do admit to laughing, but it was hurtfull.

Forum Title: America At War--War With Iraq
Thread Title: Please Tell Me This Is An Urban Myth

Not that the joke wasn't funny as a joke but the initial post seemed to be intended to push buttons inciting hurt or anger moreso than attempting to make anyone (other than the anti-American crowd) laugh...my response was more of a kind of "oh brother" ... consider the sources...Donut [i]and]/i] CNN. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

I see nothing compelling in your argument, the British are guilty of centuries of atrocities against other nationalities and races all in the name of profit and domination. Conflicts with the Irish are just a speck of the many spices that make that ugly pot of soup taste so bad. Don't like it? Shouldn't have cooked it.

Oh and Donut...all kinds of crap came out about CNN today, how they undermine American politics in order to set themselves apart as an "independent global news source". I always considered them to be clueless and wouldn't have been surprised if the original post wasn't an urban myth, it turned out to be just another inept attempt at winning ratings by hiring actors to portray people in authority or people with any real knowledge of what's going on. They are failures as journalists and I wouldn't expect them to be so "global" now that the real truth behind their broadcasting has been revealed (by their own employees btw). Another nasty pot of soup that you and your fellow Brits can have...and with pleasure.

[ 04-15-2003, 07:21 PM: Message edited by: Lil Lil ]

[wellard]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lil Lil:
Forum Title: America At War--War With Iraq
Thread Title: Please Tell Me This Is An Urban Myth

you win that one Lil LiL [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

I see nothing compelling in your argument, the British are guilty of centuries of atrocities against other nationalities and races all in the name of profit and domination. Conflicts with the Irish are just a speck of the many spices that make that ugly pot of soup taste so bad. Don't like it? Shouldn't have cooked it.

It was not me hey no one saw me do it, you can not prove a thing [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Oh and Donut...all kinds of crap came out about CNN today, how they undermine American politics in order to set themselves apart as an "independent global news source". I always considered them to be clueless and wouldn't have been surprised if the original post wasn't an urban myth, it turned out to be just another inept attempt at winning ratings by hiring actors to portray people in authority or people with any real knowledge of what's going on. They are failures as journalists and I wouldn't expect them to be so "global" now that the real truth behind their broadcasting has been revealed (by their own employees btw). Another nasty pot of soup that you and your fellow Brits can have...and with pleasure.

I still don't know what happened for sure but if it was a scam by CNN an American company by Americans for Americans then don't be surprised if we foreigners find it a little bit funny...

Some people find Jerry Springer amusing, but hey! Some people believe that show not to be actors but real life people and a true reflection of American society. Again made by American TV

So Lil Lil and others, if in fact that episode was "real" don't kick out at other countries because we found it amusing. Try kicking out against the people in your own country that made it, made some members of your own country look foolish, then accepted money to broadcast it to the world.

Funny you should mention Jerry Springer...CNN resembles it more every day.
I've got no beef with any American raised company selling out, that is one of the freedoms Americans have...to raise ourselves up from our boot straps and sell to the highest bidder, to bide by the desires of those who put out the most money to keep it on the air...it's their right. The initial post didn't hurt me at all...it expresses the mentality associated with CNN quite well as a matter of fact and that's got nothing to do with Americans as a whole.
You can't expect everything that rises out of a land of opportunity to expres intelligence. *shrug*

[Mordenheim]

I find it funny some people would use the worst example to make a mental image from. Actually I should not be suprised at all

LOL yeah, great minds think alike; the same can be said for the simple ones.

[John D Harris]

Originally posted by Stormymystic: So the people from the south are frowned upon buythe entire world? not just Yankkess from the north?...how funny Good ole Girl from Arkansas

Miss Stormymystic Ma'am,
If they ain't from Dixie they're Yankees, does it really matter if they are British Yankees, Iraqi Yankees, or Russian Yankees
"If Heaven ain't alot like Dixie I don't want to go"
"Just send me to Hale or drop me off in the middle of New York City it's all the same to Me"

[Mordenheim]

It's not suprising. People see what they want to see for several reason's. It would be like me going to Britain and finding the scum and making a opinion on British life from it.

Hey whatever makes you feel better! WooHoooooooo (taking part in the oprah syndrome)

[John D Harris]

This our troops are better then your troops Charlie Foxtrot reminds me of an article I read years ago in Jane's (IIRC) they did a survey of the world's major Air Forces/Naval Aviation officers. Jane's ask "List the three best air combat forces in the world". Now Jane's being the Cagey (Smart fellows that they are) KNEW that every Air Force/Naval Aviation officer would say their Air service was the best. So the real test was who was picked as #2 by the most. The results of the Air forces was unanimous
#1 their own air force
#2 the Isreali Air Force
#3 the US Air Force(the only split was here were the RAF went along with the rest of the world's Air Forces, and the US Air Force ranked the RAF as #3)
The Results from Naval Aviation was also unanimous
#1 their own Naval avation
#2 the Isreali Air Force
#3 the US Navy(the same split here but Royal Navy instead of RAF.)

[John D Harris]

Originally posted by wellard: Some people find Jerry Springer amusing, but hey! Some people believe that show not to be actors but real life people and a true reflection of American society. Again made by American TV

Yea right there buddy, next your going to tell me that "Rasl'n" (WWF for you non believers) is fake.