I live in the UK, and we still use paper, and I like being able to spoil my ballot (indeed, i did it at the last general election); it's my form of protest at our main political parties and the fact we have no real choice. It's more proactive than simply abstaining. Not being able to spoil ballots is a bad thing, no a good one.
Not quite, at least at my local Game; £20 fully refundable deposit for Wii. I can go there on launch day, and get the 9th one they get. If I don't want it, I can get my £20 back, I can get my £20 back tomorrow if I like.
There's a school of thought that Blair has always been a tory; he just happens to be in charge of the Labour party. Personally, I think he epitomises all that's wrong with IngSoc^W Nu Labour.
"...Hormel has embraced the pop culture reference - even helping to market "Spamalot," the musical comedy based on Monty Python's work - it has taken less kindly to attempts by businesses to incorporate the word into their product names. The company has been embroiled in a string of trademark disputes over the matter in the United States and elsewhere, fighting product names such as SpamBop, Spam Arrest, and Spam Cube. "
So I guess they don't mind the use of spam when it's being used to actually descripe spam, and see it as free advertising; it's when it's being used to describe unwanted e-mail they have a problem, again from the TFA
"Ultimately, we are trying to avoid the day when the consuming public asks, 'Why would Hormel Foods name its product after junk e-mail?'"
Then why did Elizabeth have to send to America for trees?
Having few forests != overpopulation. Besides that fact I live right near the new forest, and there are other forests in the UK, one is even inside a city: Epping Forest (well it's between London and the M25 which is the London ring road). The UK has plenty of green and plesant land; from the Highlands in the North, to the Lake district, to the Dartmoor and the new Forest in the Sout (to name but a few). You just have to know where to go.
If you ever meet them again tell them to visit The Scottish Highlands, Dartmoor, the lake district or the New Forest to name a few. I live in a city, and I can still a good distance from the closest people. You just have to know where to go. Even London has plenty of parks and open spaces, it even has it's own forest: Epping Forest. It's just a matter of town planning.
How many wild bears and big cats do you have left? If the answer is "none" I'll join the group that thinks you're overcrowded.
None for a couple of hundred of years; we certainly havn't been overpopulated for two centuries. And despite my bad American geography my point still stands, you can fit the UK more than 50 times into the USA with a large amount of space to spare. I'm certainly not getting clostraphobic due to the amount of people.
No, just a City reasonably close to the New Forest, and just because there are roads and towns everywhere dosn't make it over croweded. I happen to like living in a city.
Wait until you become a parent (assuming you aren't already)
Oh, I've had to use the NHS quite alot; as I mentioned I had anti-epileptic brain surgery on the NHS, my epilepsy has had me in and out of hospital more times than you can count (though now thankfully under control), they've been a godsend & long may it continue. I don't think we could have managed under the US system.
No, my American geography just sucks; all I did was mentally divide a map of the US into 50 and realise that the UK would fit more than 50 times into the USA, but as you said, my substantial point still stands. As for population density, I think that the most densly populated part of the UK is London, with a population of about 7.5M and an area of about 1,579 sq km (according to Wikipedia). I'd guess that the actual daytime population (a lot of people commute to london) is closer to 10mn minimum
Meh, my American geography isn't so bad; I know where it is on a map...;P. Seriously, I just visualised the USA, and mentally divided it into 50; I realised then that the UK would probably fit more than 50 times onto it; I fgured that most states would be quite big; obviously I was wrong.
but instead about the necessary area each of us requires for running water and agriculture.
I don't know if you've ever been to the uk, but the whole country has running water; and our agricultural sector would be fine if it wasn't for the the large supermarkets, and the Common Agricultural Policy; even so, we have plenty of farms left.
Well, the Majority (all?) Europian governments have managed it; even us here in the UK. Canada and Australia seem to manage aswell. I'm sure you over in the USA don't have standards of governance all that far behind the rest of the western world. If you're anything like us, you'll continually complain about your national health service, but I'd still rather become ill here, than over there in the USA.
Thanks for the info; you've also made me feel infantely better about the NHS, from whom I got anti-epileptic brain surgery absolutely free when I was 15. According to my then conultant only 12 of these particular operations are carried out per year at that hospital (the world renound Great Ormond Street children's hospital). Had we had to pay for it, well I think my parents would still be paying back the debt now, a couple of years short of a decade later.
People continually moan about the state of the NHS, but it's safe to say I'd rather become ill here in the UK than over there in the USA.
Indeed, I'm from the UK, and we have a population of about 60 million. we're not even the size of America's smallest state. And despite some claims to the contrary, we're not particularly overcrowded, and still have plenty of green and plesant land. The USA could have a population of 600 million, and still not reach the population density we have here; you're far larger than ten times our size.
'takes one in every eight pounds spent in the UK'.
I hear this figure quoted regularly, but noone ever backs it up with a source; however they must be doing somthing right, they've made £1.1bn in profts in the last six months
Same here, apparantly I'm 9th on their list; but this is a very quiet (99% of the time it's deserted) Game on the top floor of a Debenhams. I'm guessing it'll be very busy come the 8th of December, (hopefully still quieter than the other two Game stores in town).
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no more spoiled ballots
I live in the UK, and we still use paper, and I like being able to spoil my ballot (indeed, i did it at the last general election); it's my form of protest at our main political parties and the fact we have no real choice. It's more proactive than simply abstaining. Not being able to spoil ballots is a bad thing, no a good one.
Not quite, at least at my local Game; £20 fully refundable deposit for Wii. I can go there on launch day, and get the 9th one they get. If I don't want it, I can get my £20 back, I can get my £20 back tomorrow if I like.
Blair a Tory now?
There's a school of thought that Blair has always been a tory; he just happens to be in charge of the Labour party. Personally, I think he epitomises all that's wrong with IngSoc^W Nu Labour.
Soory, I'm off to sell that idea to Channel 4 here in the UK.
I don't know about him, but I'm currently using Mozilla Turboseal.
He hasn't been down modded on this post; he just has very bad Karma, look at his posting history, he seems to have been posting at -1 for some time.
No,No; that's "the tube"; we're talking about gTube (beta)
Then why did Elizabeth have to send to America for trees?
Having few forests != overpopulation. Besides that fact I live right near the new forest, and there are other forests in the UK, one is even inside a city: Epping Forest (well it's between London and the M25 which is the London ring road). The UK has plenty of green and plesant land; from the Highlands in the North, to the Lake district, to the Dartmoor and the new Forest in the Sout (to name but a few). You just have to know where to go.
Actually, Yes I did; IIRC it comes just behind the Indian railways and the Chinese army.
If you ever meet them again tell them to visit The Scottish Highlands, Dartmoor, the lake district or the New Forest to name a few. I live in a city, and I can still a good distance from the closest people. You just have to know where to go. Even London has plenty of parks and open spaces, it even has it's own forest: Epping Forest. It's just a matter of town planning.
How many wild bears and big cats do you have left? If the answer is "none" I'll join the group that thinks you're overcrowded.
None for a couple of hundred of years; we certainly havn't been overpopulated for two centuries. And despite my bad American geography my point still stands, you can fit the UK more than 50 times into the USA with a large amount of space to spare. I'm certainly not getting clostraphobic due to the amount of people.
No, just a City reasonably close to the New Forest, and just because there are roads and towns everywhere dosn't make it over croweded. I happen to like living in a city.
Wait until you become a parent (assuming you aren't already)
Oh, I've had to use the NHS quite alot; as I mentioned I had anti-epileptic brain surgery on the NHS, my epilepsy has had me in and out of hospital more times than you can count (though now thankfully under control), they've been a godsend & long may it continue. I don't think we could have managed under the US system.
I think you were joking
No, my American geography just sucks; all I did was mentally divide a map of the US into 50 and realise that the UK would fit more than 50 times into the USA, but as you said, my substantial point still stands. As for population density, I think that the most densly populated part of the UK is London, with a population of about 7.5M and an area of about 1,579 sq km (according to Wikipedia). I'd guess that the actual daytime population (a lot of people commute to london) is closer to 10mn minimum
Meh, my American geography isn't so bad; I know where it is on a map... ;P. Seriously, I just visualised the USA, and mentally divided it into 50; I realised then that the UK would probably fit more than 50 times onto it; I fgured that most states would be quite big; obviously I was wrong.
but instead about the necessary area each of us requires for running water and agriculture.
I don't know if you've ever been to the uk, but the whole country has running water; and our agricultural sector would be fine if it wasn't for the the large supermarkets, and the Common Agricultural Policy; even so, we have plenty of farms left.
Well, the Majority (all?) Europian governments have managed it; even us here in the UK. Canada and Australia seem to manage aswell. I'm sure you over in the USA don't have standards of governance all that far behind the rest of the western world. If you're anything like us, you'll continually complain about your national health service, but I'd still rather become ill here, than over there in the USA.
Thanks for the info; you've also made me feel infantely better about the NHS, from whom I got anti-epileptic brain surgery absolutely free when I was 15. According to my then conultant only 12 of these particular operations are carried out per year at that hospital (the world renound Great Ormond Street children's hospital). Had we had to pay for it, well I think my parents would still be paying back the debt now, a couple of years short of a decade later.
People continually moan about the state of the NHS, but it's safe to say I'd rather become ill here in the UK than over there in the USA.
Indeed, I'm from the UK, and we have a population of about 60 million. we're not even the size of America's smallest state. And despite some claims to the contrary, we're not particularly overcrowded, and still have plenty of green and plesant land. The USA could have a population of 600 million, and still not reach the population density we have here; you're far larger than ten times our size.
*watches karma burning*
'takes one in every eight pounds spent in the UK'.
I hear this figure quoted regularly, but noone ever backs it up with a source; however they must be doing somthing right, they've made £1.1bn in profts in the last six months
What a ridiculous comparison.
Cut him some slack; look at his user name. If bad with analogies, he's unlikly to be that good with comparasons now is he?
No, Southampton actually. And I just realised that I've accedentally lied in my previous post, there are three other Game stores in town, not two.
I've had my Wii pre-ordered for over a week now
Same here, apparantly I'm 9th on their list; but this is a very quiet (99% of the time it's deserted) Game on the top floor of a Debenhams. I'm guessing it'll be very busy come the 8th of December, (hopefully still quieter than the other two Game stores in town).