P.S. - In Mario 128, Luigi will not be appearing once again. This is due to his rapid decline of health after "smashing his head against bricks" numerous times.
To replace him, we have decided to add a new character, to go along with Mario's new image, Fat Tony.
Actually, thinking back to my own Highschool Prom a couple years ago, I think the fact that you put it in a long dress WOULD give you away. What girl wears long dresses to those dances nowadays? ^^
My roomate is from China, and we both think thats rather ignorant of you to say, 90% of the people know how to read in China, I mean its just like the US, you can't NOT read and survive easily. He thinks 40%-60% of the people there OWN a comptuer, so I doubt just having seen one is a problem. I think you're seriously underestimating the growing industry of computers and internet over there and the need for IP's.
Actually, In this video store where I used to live, i saw a Dragonball video being sold in the used video section. It was made by some Japanese company and looked really cheezy, the kind of movie you laugh AT it and not with it.
Everyone knows that war helps technology along in many ways, although never at first with the safest intent. We discovered nuclear power as direct result of World War 2, and maybe this war with Iraq we're in this will advent a rise of a different dominant technology. Basically what the computer did to the 90's. Well i doubt that extreme, but I doubt there would have been much intrest in this area of research 2 years ago before 9-11.
Look out, the Space Terrorists are bombing our homes with VW sized meteorites! There's nothing we can do to stop them either, but lets have make a UN resolution about it anyways!
I don't believe for one second that this is primarily about oil, but it certainly isn't about the national security of the U.S.
Bottom line, its about money. You're right in saying that Saddam doesn't pose a threat to the US, but only militarily. Economically, on the other hand, they do pose much greater of a threat to the US through our stock market (oil and whatever trade). The US histsorically has had its foreign policy oriented towards helping out its own companies make cash and have that edge over other international companies.
A quick history review, America in the early 20th century attempted to expand its borders and attained several colonies which would also help US trade. Skip forward to after the second world war, and the US had set up the Marshal plan to make countries economically indebted to the US through bank loans that would help them rebuild their countries. But maybe, just maybe this wasn't ONLY to stop the evil communists but was also used to expand the horisons of the US based companies so that they sell their products to the other countries we were already rooted in. (Just a thought)
Now in present day, we are very economically dependant on other countries as much as they are on us, and the US barely produces any of its own oil which makes our economy very dependant on other people's stability. The US foreign policy is dictated because of money for that reason and the other obvious one,
Good economy = Happy people = Lotsa donations to happy political parties + Many Re-Elections
I've said it once before and I'll say it again, It's all about money.
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Are you sure this is the third time? I count five...
[Arthur, King of the Britons] One, Two, Five!
[Knight] Three, Sir!
[Arthur, King of the Britons] Three!
**HALLELUIAH**
*BooM*
P.S. - In Mario 128, Luigi will not be appearing once again. This is due to his rapid decline of health after "smashing his head against bricks" numerous times.
To replace him, we have decided to add a new character, to go along with Mario's new image, Fat Tony.
So... you're telling me the Nazi's are to blame for Spam? Yet another crime against humanity!!!
Actually, thinking back to my own Highschool Prom a couple years ago, I think the fact that you put it in a long dress WOULD give you away. What girl wears long dresses to those dances nowadays? ^^
Damn, I know i'm misreading that, I could have sworn people there was a "Sold soul" clause!
I always thought the Patriot act prohibited that.
;)
I mean as long as it was taking away the rest of my rights, why not take my dreams away?
Now you're not too chicken to buy them? :)
Are you kidding? It probably will load up a copy of windows 98 or something onto your computer demanding payment for the installation. ^_^;
I dunno, with all the old characters coming back, I'd love to see Jar-Jar fight the guy who rips out hearts :D
Oh wait, he died didn't he? Just our luck...
My roomate is from China, and we both think thats rather ignorant of you to say, 90% of the people know how to read in China, I mean its just like the US, you can't NOT read and survive easily. He thinks 40%-60% of the people there OWN a comptuer, so I doubt just having seen one is a problem. I think you're seriously underestimating the growing industry of computers and internet over there and the need for IP's.
Actually, In this video store where I used to live, i saw a Dragonball video being sold in the used video section. It was made by some Japanese company and looked really cheezy, the kind of movie you laugh AT it and not with it.
Two words, The moon.
I want my webspace hosted off of the moon! Out of this world website speed! (and reliability!)
Everyone knows that war helps technology along in many ways, although never at first with the safest intent. We discovered nuclear power as direct result of World War 2, and maybe this war with Iraq we're in this will advent a rise of a different dominant technology. Basically what the computer did to the 90's. Well i doubt that extreme, but I doubt there would have been much intrest in this area of research 2 years ago before 9-11.
Look out, the Space Terrorists are bombing our homes with VW sized meteorites! There's nothing we can do to stop them either, but lets have make a UN resolution about it anyways!
I don't believe for one second that this is primarily about oil, but it certainly isn't about the national security of the U.S.
Bottom line, its about money. You're right in saying that Saddam doesn't pose a threat to the US, but only militarily. Economically, on the other hand, they do pose much greater of a threat to the US through our stock market (oil and whatever trade). The US histsorically has had its foreign policy oriented towards helping out its own companies make cash and have that edge over other international companies.
A quick history review, America in the early 20th century attempted to expand its borders and attained several colonies which would also help US trade. Skip forward to after the second world war, and the US had set up the Marshal plan to make countries economically indebted to the US through bank loans that would help them rebuild their countries. But maybe, just maybe this wasn't ONLY to stop the evil communists but was also used to expand the horisons of the US based companies so that they sell their products to the other countries we were already rooted in. (Just a thought)
Now in present day, we are very economically dependant on other countries as much as they are on us, and the US barely produces any of its own oil which makes our economy very dependant on other people's stability. The US foreign policy is dictated because of money for that reason and the other obvious one,
Good economy = Happy people = Lotsa donations to happy political parties + Many Re-Elections
I've said it once before and I'll say it again, It's all about money.