Ackpthb! Too much physics! Head hurts stop it stop it stop it! You should know that here on Slashdot we only like M$ bashing and empty political rhetoric.
Speaking of which, this is obviously a plot by that damned dirty Green Party to colonize Mars, then return to Earth in 300 years and turn it into a filthy communist hell. All hail the Libertarian Party! Also, I'm sure M$ is involved. Those fscking bastards! Yeah, Winblows suxors!! Linux r00lz, d00dz!!
I've always rather been of the mind that libertarians are, deep down inside, just anarchists who know that they wouldn't last five minutes. Kind of like agnostics: too wimpy or indecisive to face the Truth, but too smart to go to church.
I think your post contains a typo. You need to replace "live free" with "starve or be enslaved by the gang with the most guns". Alternatively, you could replace "earth" with "never-never land".
Once you've done that, you might want to remove your head from your ass, put down the libertarian propaganda and the pot, and grow up.
The letter below is in response to the 'NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF
INDEPENDENCE'.
To the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
We welcome your concern about our electoral process. It must be exciting
for you to see a real Republic in action, even if from a distance. As
always we're amused by your quaint belief that you're actually a world power.
The sun never sets on the British Empire! Right-o chum!
However, we regretfully have to decline your offer for intervention. On
the other hand, it would be amusing to see you try to enforce your new policy
(for the 96.3% of you that seem to have forgotten that you have little to
no real power). After much deliberation, we have decided to continue our
tradition as the longest running democratic republic. It seems that
switching to a monarchy is in fact considered a "backwards step" by the majority of the world.
To help you rise from your current anachronistic status, we have compiled
a series of helpful suggestions that we hope you adopt:
1. Realize that language is an organic structure, and that you aren't
always correct in your pronunciation or spelling. Let's use your
"aluminium" example. Sir Humphrey Davy (an Englishman) invented the name
"aluminum" (note spelling) for the metal. However, in common usage the
name evolved into "aluminium" to match the naming convention of other
elements. In 1925 the United States decided to switch back to the
_original_spelling and pronunciation of the word, at which point we
dominated the aluminum industry. We'd also like to point out that the
process of actually producing aluminum was developed by an American and a
Frenchman (not an Englishman). However, we'd like to thank you for the
Oxford English Dictionary. It's an interesting collection, considering
that over 10,000 of the words in the original edition were submitted by a
crazy American civil-war veteran called Dr. William Charles Minor.
2. Learn to distinguish the American and Canadian accents, and then we'll
talk about the English and Australian accent issue.
3. Review your basic arithmetic.
(Hint 100 - 98.85 = 1.15 and 100 - 97.85 = 2.15)
4. If you want English actors as good guys, then make your own movies.
Don't rely on us for your modern popular culture. We liked "Lock, Stock,
and Two Smoking Barrels", "Trainspotting", and "The Full Monty". We've also
heard good things about this "Billy Elliot". But one good movie a year
doesn't exactly make a cultural powerhouse. However, you're doing pretty
well with music, so keep up the good work on that front.
5. It's inefficient to have a national anthem that changes its title
whenever your monarch dies. Let's not forget that your national anthem
has an extremely boring tune. We suggest switching to that Rule Brittania
ditty, it's toetapping. Or maybe Elton John could adapt
"Candle In The Wind" again for you guys.
6. Improve at your national sport. Football? Soccer? This just in:
United States gets fourth place in men's soccer at the 2000 Summer
Olympics.
United Kingdom? Not even close. By the way, impressive showing at Euro 2000.
You almost managed to get through the tournament without having your fans start an international incident.
7. Learn how to cook. England has some top notch candy. Salt 'n' Vinegar
chips are quite yummy. However, there's a reason why the best food in
your country is Indian or Chinese. Your contributions to the culinary
arts are soggy beans and warm beer. Perhaps when you finally realize
the French aren't the spawn of satan they'll teach you how to cook.
8. You're doing a terrible job at understanding cars. The obvious error is
that you drive on the wrong side of the road. A second problem is
pricing, it's cheaper to buy a car in Belgium and ship it to England than to buy a
car in England. On the other hand, we like Jaguars and Aston Martins.
That's why we bought the companies.
9. We'll tell you who killed JFK when you apologize for "Teletubbies".
Thank you for your time. You can now return to watching bad Australian soap
operas.
Look, as soon as you write something that cool, then you can go bitching about the difference between symmetry and palindromicity. Until then, shut your fucking whiny mouth and let the grown-ups appreciate the cool shit.
Why is it that the smart people on Slashdot are all ACs? Seriously, this is the best response in this thread by far. Too bad it'll stay at (Score:0) and nobody will read it, except for the trolls. I salute you anyway, Mr. AC.
Shut up, troll. This guy was just telling us how smart and cool he is, and how dumb upper management is. Yeah! Those dumbass aging executives sure do suck. Anyone who could write Lotus Notes all by himself sure is cool! Then you had to come along and ruin it for everybody... Go away.
I think you mean something other than "brain", there, dude. I'm no primatologist, but I'm pretty sure that most monkeys have brains. On the other hand, I have to agree with the notion you're groping to express, so I'll let you off this time.
Maybe (Score:-1, Pedantic) would be more accurate. We're all about accuracy here, after all. Too bad the moderation system is so lame.
And the problem with this is... ? Is OSS a set of chains that everyone is forced to wear, now? If you don't like the fact that IBM is too lazy to make hardware that works, but a laptop from someone else, and let IBM go broke if they can't figure out what's good for them.
So am I, and so should you be, too (says me). If blind, unthinking zealotry is your thing, go to church. Wait, I retract that - stay right here on Slashdot with the blind, unthinking zealots. Fuck...
On the other hand, it's up in the air as to whether IBM actually knows what's good for them. What was the question, again?
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Speaking of which, this is obviously a plot by that damned dirty Green Party to colonize Mars, then return to Earth in 300 years and turn it into a filthy communist hell. All hail the Libertarian Party! Also, I'm sure M$ is involved. Those fscking bastards! Yeah, Winblows suxors!! Linux r00lz, d00dz!!
As if that will stop us!? Haw-haw-haw!! Think again, fool!
"Make your software idiot-proof, and the world will build a better idiot."
Windows you, bitch.
I suggest you hit your mother with the hammer. Sounds like you'd be doing us all a favor.
Funny, that's also how we refer to your mom's house.
I've always rather been of the mind that libertarians are, deep down inside, just anarchists who know that they wouldn't last five minutes. Kind of like agnostics: too wimpy or indecisive to face the Truth, but too smart to go to church.
So how, exactly, does this makes political stories different from any other stories on Slashdot?
Oh, and your sig is stupid and wrong.
You think that would keep this fuckstick from voting for her? "If I was an elector", indeed. I bet he's one of those morons from Florida.
BTW, your sig is very cool.
Once you've done that, you might want to remove your head from your ass, put down the libertarian propaganda and the pot, and grow up.
So if it does have a Microsoft logo on it, it is shit? That's what I've been saying for years. I'm glad you agree.
The letter below is in response to the 'NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF
INDEPENDENCE'.
To the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
We welcome your concern about our electoral process. It must be exciting
for you to see a real Republic in action, even if from a distance. As
always we're amused by your quaint belief that you're actually a world power.
The sun never sets on the British Empire! Right-o chum!
However, we regretfully have to decline your offer for intervention. On
the other hand, it would be amusing to see you try to enforce your new policy
(for the 96.3% of you that seem to have forgotten that you have little to
no real power). After much deliberation, we have decided to continue our
tradition as the longest running democratic republic. It seems that
switching to a monarchy is in fact considered a "backwards step" by the majority of the world.
To help you rise from your current anachronistic status, we have compiled
a series of helpful suggestions that we hope you adopt:
1. Realize that language is an organic structure, and that you aren't
always correct in your pronunciation or spelling. Let's use your
"aluminium" example. Sir Humphrey Davy (an Englishman) invented the name
"aluminum" (note spelling) for the metal. However, in common usage the
name evolved into "aluminium" to match the naming convention of other
elements. In 1925 the United States decided to switch back to the
_original_spelling and pronunciation of the word, at which point we
dominated the aluminum industry. We'd also like to point out that the
process of actually producing aluminum was developed by an American and a
Frenchman (not an Englishman). However, we'd like to thank you for the
Oxford English Dictionary. It's an interesting collection, considering
that over 10,000 of the words in the original edition were submitted by a
crazy American civil-war veteran called Dr. William Charles Minor.
2. Learn to distinguish the American and Canadian accents, and then we'll
talk about the English and Australian accent issue.
3. Review your basic arithmetic.
(Hint 100 - 98.85 = 1.15 and 100 - 97.85 = 2.15)
4. If you want English actors as good guys, then make your own movies.
Don't rely on us for your modern popular culture. We liked "Lock, Stock,
and Two Smoking Barrels", "Trainspotting", and "The Full Monty". We've also
heard good things about this "Billy Elliot". But one good movie a year
doesn't exactly make a cultural powerhouse. However, you're doing pretty
well with music, so keep up the good work on that front.
5. It's inefficient to have a national anthem that changes its title
whenever your monarch dies. Let's not forget that your national anthem
has an extremely boring tune. We suggest switching to that Rule Brittania
ditty, it's toetapping. Or maybe Elton John could adapt
"Candle In The Wind" again for you guys.
6. Improve at your national sport. Football? Soccer? This just in:
United States gets fourth place in men's soccer at the 2000 Summer
Olympics.
United Kingdom? Not even close. By the way, impressive showing at Euro 2000.
You almost managed to get through the tournament without having your fans start an international incident.
7. Learn how to cook. England has some top notch candy. Salt 'n' Vinegar
chips are quite yummy. However, there's a reason why the best food in
your country is Indian or Chinese. Your contributions to the culinary
arts are soggy beans and warm beer. Perhaps when you finally realize
the French aren't the spawn of satan they'll teach you how to cook.
8. You're doing a terrible job at understanding cars. The obvious error is
that you drive on the wrong side of the road. A second problem is
pricing, it's cheaper to buy a car in Belgium and ship it to England than to buy a
car in England. On the other hand, we like Jaguars and Aston Martins.
That's why we bought the companies.
9. We'll tell you who killed JFK when you apologize for "Teletubbies".
Thank you for your time. You can now return to watching bad Australian soap
operas.
p.s. - regarding WW2: You're Welcome.
Look, as soon as you write something that cool, then you can go bitching about the difference between symmetry and palindromicity. Until then, shut your fucking whiny mouth and let the grown-ups appreciate the cool shit.
This is so fucking beautiful. Seriously, you're a god-damned genius. It got modded up, too... you're my hero.
Why is it that the smart people on Slashdot are all ACs? Seriously, this is the best response in this thread by far. Too bad it'll stay at (Score:0) and nobody will read it, except for the trolls. I salute you anyway, Mr. AC.
Shut up, troll. This guy was just telling us how smart and cool he is, and how dumb upper management is. Yeah! Those dumbass aging executives sure do suck. Anyone who could write Lotus Notes all by himself sure is cool! Then you had to come along and ruin it for everybody... Go away.
(Score:-1, Offtopic)
I think you mean something other than "brain", there, dude. I'm no primatologist, but I'm pretty sure that most monkeys have brains. On the other hand, I have to agree with the notion you're groping to express, so I'll let you off this time.
Maybe (Score:-1, Pedantic) would be more accurate. We're all about accuracy here, after all. Too bad the moderation system is so lame.
And the problem with this is... ? Is OSS a set of chains that everyone is forced to wear, now? If you don't like the fact that IBM is too lazy to make hardware that works, but a laptop from someone else, and let IBM go broke if they can't figure out what's good for them.
So am I, and so should you be, too (says me). If blind, unthinking zealotry is your thing, go to church. Wait, I retract that - stay right here on Slashdot with the blind, unthinking zealots. Fuck...
On the other hand, it's up in the air as to whether IBM actually knows what's good for them. What was the question, again?
Right, as if the opinions of three hundred screaming morons on Slashdot will affect IBM's bottom line.