I'm sure that the US has some sweet history, but the Europeans that came over were too busy killing the natives to learn anything from them.

I'm sure there were some awesome tribal wars going on.

I normally never post in discussions like this, because I prefer to stay neutral....but I kinda liked the blackish humour in your post Danny!.....And I also think you are right!....

Okaaay. Is there any point in me saying anything about the Ireland situation, if thats all we've accomplished in our history? Stupid comment, and the "I see you can read" wasn't helpful either. Slightly annoyed by that. More annoyed with this.



Some of that seems designed to irritate our American members, the rest ("This is how a Pharmacy student is able to point out the flaws of US foriegn policy dictated in the early 19th century, how I know what the Hunley was, and how I can quote Robert E Lee's conversations to James Longstreet (and know who both of them were") just makes me think you're a pretentious arse.

@ burntsierra
Ouch, wasn't that a bit too aggressive

Congratulations to Montenegro. That must be really exciting to be in your own country after conflicts for a long time.

Dantrag is right ... the Europeans who came here used the native people to aide in their struggels against each other when it suited them - French and Indian War -- but when it no longer suited, they killed them off, stole their land, relocated them to barren and sometimes unlivable places. The Europeans benefited from the "living off the land" hunter/gatherer lifestyle at the first Thanksgiving when they were starving ... but never caught on to the respect for the land the Indians lived by.

After Dantrag's previous post about European settlers killing and raping the Indians, I flashed on the Trail of Tears - where 1000s of Sioux Indians were forced to walk to a reservation near Wounded Knee, South Dakota for relocation and 100s died on the way. Once there, they were given no food, shelter or hope of survival ... and so they did The Ghost Dance - huge circular dancing and chanting in circles to your death. This way they reunited with their ancestors. Some hauntingly beaurtiful people click, if you ask me.

Wish we could learn more from them. Glad some of the descendants have casinos now ... they deserve everything they can get.

And later, the US government outlawed the Ghost Dance, and when the natives continued it, they were massacred.

Well, yes, probably. Both posters were intentionally putting down the other persons country and history, whilst talking about how smart they were. Which I don't like. However you're correct, my post makes me an irritated arse. Guess I ain't perfect.

There were no real conflicts like war conflicts or anything. Some Montenegros are really sorry we devided. This move will increase the income on the seaside area of Montenegro, but it will make the area that is not on sea a lot poorer. This wasn't a good move... For them

I never met a man who was

Minque, if you don't mind ... I will take a small cuppa to go whilst the fur is flying around here and people seem to be arguing abit. How did we get from shoes to arguments so quick?
Well, it is the coffee shop talk and I'll just go around the block and come back in and I'm sure everything will be fine and tempers will be mended.

So have some coffee now , please Ibis..help yourself! ......and say goodbye to me! I´m leaving for a couple of days...See you all later!

Bye!

Whilst I swore never to be pretentious, and that is REALLY the most insulting thing someone can call me (personally, it's right up there with stupid), maybe I was being so. I'll hate myself for days for it. I don't like being insulted by someone who I've no idea who they are.

Of course, I didn't abuse my authority and bypass the autocensor to insult someone, though... ho de hum.

In other news...Hypno, how come you've changed your icon?

Ibis pours a nice cup of coffee with lots of milk and sweetner (no sugar - dieting.)

I hope I'm not too late to say goodbye to Minque. It sounds like alot of fun going to Sweden. Sometimes I wish I lived in Europe so as to be close enough to other countries to visit them easily. But then I think how I never leave Florida and really have no idea what Georgia or Alabama look like. So I'd probably such a non-traveler in Europe too I suppose.

Anyway Minque - have a good time and don't do anything we wouldn't do. Lots of leeway there, knowing this Chorrol crowd ... lolol.

PS- Isn't HyPNO's new Avvy great? I just love it - so jaunty!

Hmmm- no fresh-baked bread available, somehow haven't been in the proper frame of mind. Perhaps I have been diverting my creative energies into writing... There are some cookies available though....

Have been working with the adult education folks at the college during the break. Amazing diversity of abilities- have one fellow who wants to learn to read. It can be wearing at times, but they show up every day and put in 2 or 3 hours- because each of them has a goal. It makes me profoundly grateful that I was privileged to receive an education.... And their determination makes me humble.

Just random midnight musings because I don't feel like going to bed yet...

Rest well everyone and safe journey- wherever you may be going.

I kinda wanted to change a little bit. I just grew a bit tired of the old one, and replaced it with a new one. Still that doens't mean I won't get my old Avatar back, but I have to grow tired of this one until then

Why, don't you think it's cute?
A Gentleman cat... in public. But unofficialy... Starge and Tellie beware, I might want to clear the competition one day!


Thanks for the compliment once again

If I'm not mistaken the USA HAS been around longer then the UK.

The United States was established in July 4, 1776, the United Kingdom in January 1, 1801.

Now America and England, or any other combinations are slightly more of what you are trying to compare. However, I will admit that I was a quite an boat in my post, and I'm sorry.

Its like looking at a tree.. I tree seems rather uncomplex and the same. But when you delve into the tree you see an entire history of the ecosystem that existed around it!

You might of had your War of the Roses, but we had Custer's Last Stand.

Ok, enough with the politics everyone. This isn't the place for it.

So, anyway. I just delivered my niece to the kindergarden and then went shopping for food. I can tell you, spending time with kids is the best workout you can get. They want to be carried around, you have to chase them all the time, it's really exhausting!

Of course, it's also fun. My niece is the best! Well. Most of the times anyway.

8 hours until I get out of this place. 8 bloody long hours.

(This random post and utter waste of space was brought to you by the Finnish army)

Soon, I'll jump into my car, drive home and when I get home I'll sit down and (most likely) laugh as I finally watch the Eurovision finals. I'd rather spend the rest of my Wednesday doing something more creative but odds are that I'll be too tired to actually form any kind of rational thoughts when I finally get home.

*Pisces makes himself a fair trade mocha*

Ibis, I haven't told you how the BBQ went!! I'll do it later in PM, didn't hook up with that girl because she wasn't there long (lecture) but it still went well.

Right now I am tired, I came home from a 3 hour biology lab (which lasted 2 1/5) and the last half hour of intermediate Dutch (went STRAIGHT over my head) an hour ago at 9PM and sat down to a nice hot chocolate and should probably go to bed soon because I have to be at uni 10am tomorrow. In intermediate Dutch I borrowed someone's Dutch-English dictionary but it didn't have the easy words

It's still not as good as Rainer's, though

For the record, I think Hypno's avvy is adorable!

Well, I've been gone for weeks and now I'm back with my status. My left hand was sprained quite badly when I tripped trying to avoid knocking over my guitar. I fell into my computer desk and my internet chord was ripped, my connecter crushed and my very internet life put into the hands of my shoddy, one armed electro-engineering skills. My hand is set and isn't so swollen or encased in a cast anymore, and my expert (novice-ish to tell the truth) ability to move wires around in a tube and my ability to buy a connetor has gotten my computer working again. I have to be very carful around it and I'm still only using my right hand to type, but its a start.

So, how is everyone?

LOL Red, nice job..! Good that you didn't knock over that guitar..

Here it's pretty chill now, the bloody exams are over - duh, still got one left but that's speech and that's no big problem... I think my story I wrote today got pretty, weird thought.

I chose to write a tale (adventure) kinda thing about things in our society and all that. So I ended up writing a tale about three heroes, well they were idiots had to kill the leader of "Gilde" which is a meat/food company here in Norway which had a product which caused food poisoing and many young childs were killed, don't remember how many it was - Think it was nearly 13 or something (correct me if I'm wrong) until the found the source.

It was a very laughable story and even tho the heroes got pwned by a guy swining around a sausage they ended up winning and everyone lived happily ever since...

Hehe, thank goodness my hand is making a complete recovery or that guitar would be useless.

I like the stories that come out of people in speech, especially when they include pwnge by meat. Anything interesting happen around here lately? Overthrowing of power? Apocolyptic event that put users and admins on an even playing field? Gang war?

Hello again everyone :] Nice to be able to post again.


Lately I've renewed my obsession with Spore (what with the new videos out). If you don't know what Spore is yet you owe it to yourself to find out. Seriously.

Other than that I've been bouncing about from home to home and such. I'm existing quite nicely and everything is fine. The apartment is taking much longer than expected, but it should happen sometime in the summer.

Good to see you back. Regarding Spore, have a look at this thread:

http://www.waiting4oblivion.com/forums/ind...?showtopic=2967

I figured it wouldn't be long before Spore started popping up here.

Thanks for the link


PS: I'm going in about 2 mins. So I'll try to get back to all of you tomorrow.

Oh my goodness Red ... don't ask these people about warring and gang warfare or we'll be off again into politics! ahahaha

So glad you saved that guitar. My hubby has a bass guitar - black fretless Dean Edge - and I know it's the first thing he'd grab if the house was burning. Glad also that you managed to get your computer running again. Doesn't sound like it was easy with just one hand.

Now how about a nice pic of yourself over in the Real Pictures thread. Or is your Avvy really you? I thought I read somewhere that it is a comedian or someone on tv ... but I'm not that informed about things really.



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Oh Stomach Ache! So nice to see you!! I'm sorry to hear that the apartment is taking so long. I was hoping that you were already moved in; good to hear though that your moving around and getting places to stay.

Now did you change the name of your MySpace to Spore? I clicked on your link in that thread and that's what it said. I thought it was an odd name to go by but then again so is Intestinal Chaos and I guess one could explain the other. lol
I also thought that maybe Spore was a rock group. I am so uninformed...now I remember seeing that game in a link.
I made a MySpace and you'll never guess what?!?! The actor John Corbett who is also a musician had a MySpace so I asked to be added to his MySpace. Is that really gonna happen? I got 3 messages from other ppl so far. This is the guy who plays Aidan Shaw on Sex & the City. So anyways, who I really was trying to find was you ... but I don't know how.

no he doesn't ...well he might but most of the time it's just a bunch of ppl who made it and stuff. Right? Well that's what I think at least

I made a hyves today. It's kinda like the same thing as myspace, only it's dutch. clicky. But I don't know what I'm doing there

First thing he'd grab? Is that counting you:P? I'm thinking about buying a bass soon but I'm only buying one I can find cheap and used. I'd rather give an old bass a new home than spend my money on a two thousand doller bass with no history .


I'll get right on that, but it isn't the best picture of your Rednes. It hardly catches my natural beauty or unholy awesomeness .

Bah!! Bah - bad!! Geo - destroyer of dreams!! Wrecler of high hopes!! Hmmm, your probably right though, I thought it was kinda odd for a movie star to be rubbing elbows with the common folk.

Oh wellll .... Ibis limps off into a murky sunset holding heart in hand ......




Well, you've certainly made alot of friends there fast for not knowing what your doing there .... mostly winsome young ladies, I notice. tahahaha

Well.. now my MySpace name is "Spore Child". Sort of a tenative title... just holding out until I can think of a better name.

Ibis: If you have a MySpace, what is it? Send me a request, I'd be gald to add. (I recently deleted all my friends o.0)

MySpace = The Devil. I mean, I'd personally rather pick up the phone and talk to my friends, or even better, go visit them. I'm not real big on the whole blog thing...

Anyway, I just noticed that they made a new rank, just for me. Thanks, admins!

Hey thats the same thing with me Dantrag... I guess great minds think alike!!

I just recently got a myspace profile. It's pretty cool as you can get back in touch with people who you haven't spoken to in a long time. I found quite a few people on myspace that I used to know. It was pretty cool just getting to talk to them again. I don't care for the blog thing either... Nor do I much care for the endless hordes of 12 year olds. Where did they come from?

I just watched that movie the Notebook. Wow. That's like the fifth time I've cried since I was 10, and I don't even watch romances. Only reason I watched this was because Rachel McAdams was in it and the ratings promised brief nudity. And I didn't even see one nipple the whole time! It's like that song, "You don't always get what you want, you don't always get what you want, you don't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes... you get what you need!"

Ah crap, you outrank me now..

I'm no real fan of MySpace or things like that either, I might have a really updated and alive blog for maybe a week or two, but then it just dies because I suddenly give a **** in it Typical of me..

ahwww I'm sorry Ibis! It's realy him! But it's because I noticed a lot of people did the same thing on some kind of dutch version of Myspace. Not Hyves but another one. And put their name in the friends list and stuff. So I never realy trust it but it could be true . I didn't meant it that way gehe .

gehe yah but I already knew them so it's not like I realy made some new friends Those are also people I meet in real life.

See doomed, me and you are sooo similiar, its eerie. Save I fell asleep while watching the Notebook with my... er.. girlf.. lover.. friend? Not sure ..

Anyways, did I get a new rank, i know I'm still in the top ten..

Meh, badowls, but still we suffered too damn much 6 centuries of slavery and torment can make the most healthy nation insane... that's why I sometimes find similarities between Irish and Serbs [both were PWNed by foreign nation for bloody ages]

p.s.: Hypno, my angle on the whole Montenegro shebang in summed by 2 words: "good riddance" they got what they wanted and, in a way, even if we haven't had our say in the whole thing, we also got what we wanted. A clean and painless break.

Well, we were strong until 1346. And then, that little idiot inharited the throne
Bah, never mind.

They will be the ones who will regret it though. Keep me informed how does financial status goes in Podgorica, will you? I somehow think the life standard will drop.

Oh, and did anti-montenegro jokes become poplular by any chance?

hey guys wuts up.im back, hope you didn't miss me too much sry i haven't been on for a while i've been haveing a little jared time (Jared's my name).

Welcome back, King Jared! Wondered where you'd gone. Did you have a good Jared time, I hope?

Whew, finished my first 2 summer tests. English was a breeze, write a couple of A4 pages on Macbeth, couple on a comparative study between wuthering heights and death of a salesman and a couple of pages on Yeats' poetry

But Irish....hoo boy....that was one hell of a test. i didn't even understand about half the questions. hell even two of the teachers didn't understand one of them lol. but at least they're over and done with now

Rainer already had his English test. (as of January, in fact) and as long as you have good comprehension skills, itis very easy.

Rainer still has math and Social though. Social is fun, and Math is ok, untill some of the more complex units come up.

Irish? Is that a class? Is there an ebonics class somewhere too?

I'm doing well today, spent most of my time talking with friends and learnding in sKoul.

Also, I noticed my day schedual has seeped into itself. When I'm ont the computer, I'm also practicing guitar. I do my homework while on the computer. I think about what I'm going to base essays and projects on while playing my guitar. I'm constantly multi-tasking, which is quite efficiant.

I took ebonics this past semester.. Well not actually but my english teacher was really bad at english so.. yea..

Irish is a class here in Ireland
It's our native tongue that very few people have as their first language anymre due to Penal laws way back when the brits ruled here

Just curious: How much different is Irish compared to English? Any cool examples to share? I must admit that until now I thought the only difference was pronounciation...

It's completely different. At least in my experience of it. The only Irish word I know sounds like (god knows how it's spelt) pog-ma-hone, which is just their way of asking you to kiss their british boat.