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Reply to How Many Of These Do You Have? in Misc JoeUser Forums

so let's see....i have a grand slam. that's good. and pete has exemplary taste in men. what have you two been up to since i left korea?

Reply to It's the little things in life that make me happy in Current Events JoeUser Forums

after an intensive coaching session, little joe (not his real name), tiger that he is, emerges into the arena of the spelling test, where, thanks to the aforementioned training, he scores a mighty one instead of his accustomed zero. he's happy as a lamb in spring, bragging with no sense of irony whatsoever to the other - bewildered - students, all of whom got every word right, the same as every other day. he has never felt prouder. for those

Reply to Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

ah, itgirl, back form the wilderness at last. great news.

Reply to Manners in Misc JoeUser Forums

jesus, two comments on two articles in a row. you are on form, og san. the logjam has been, um, un-logjammed. any article which is positive about the wonderful people of korea (or taiwan, i don't mind) gets a grave nod of approval from me. i believe koreans' politeness also causes them to take a greater interest in the people around them, something which is not as evident in a lot of western countries these days. a-ssa!

Reply to Politics: Yesterday, Today, Always in International JoeUser Forums

ah, the light shines through on OG san. a political saddo. wonderful piece barry, a true statement of intent. biting. at least, i think so. i'm not really that interested in politics.

Reply to The Politics Gets Even More Shameful! in Politics JoeUser Forums

i'm not generally much of a comment fanatic on joeuser, but i must say that this is certainly one of the more thoughtful articles i have seen about the increasingly undignified squabbling. thank you, crispe.

Reply to Failure in Politics JoeUser Forums

jesus, meghan. that's an article of rare beauty. as for the supposed failure, i can't see it. maybe being more active might make you feel better, but it seems a tad harsh to curse yourself for not doing more.

Reply to The Case For A United Ireland: Part 1 in International JoeUser Forums

thoughtful, big lad. looking forward to part 2.

Reply to Voiceovers in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

yes, it's all getting a bit incestuous.

Reply to What? I'm a Liberal? in Politics JoeUser Forums

took the test and scored a 10, though i have to admit i didn't understand all of the questions. didn't know the ins and outs of a lot of the US issues.

Reply to Voiceovers in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

if gerry ever gets the silent treatment again, i could do him in the style of gandhi. or marlon brando. or how about marty in the style of jack nicholson. 'listen, kid, you gotta be a straaiight shootter......'

Reply to Anti-Semitism in International JoeUser Forums

Og san, here is what i wrote yesterday: It's as though it had never occurred to anyone that you can both oppose Israeli policy and abhor anti-Semitism. here is what you wrote today: It's as though some people are unwilling or unable to accept that one can be against both Israel's occupation of Palestinian land and against ani-Jewish prejudice. this after you followed up my article about protestantism w

Reply to books to read in Misc JoeUser Forums

hello itgirl, and welcome. haven't read all of the books on your list, but i have to agree that 'catch 22' is a magnificent piece of work. if you need to slake your thirst online, this website's fairly good for book-related stuff. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catch22/ also, if you're into all the cyclical story-telling, i recommend 'a hundred years of solitude. it's wonderful.

Reply to America Will Lose In Iraq in International JoeUser Forums

draginol, it has been said on many occasions by senor bush that one of the objectives of the war is to 'spread democracy in the middle east' and to 'create a free and democratic iraq'. should these things fail to occur then the war will have lost its point. that can only mean that it is your problem. if the war was only to overthrow the old regime then america should have left already.

Reply to America Will Lose In Iraq in International JoeUser Forums

it seems to me that OG is the one who's got it spot-on. you can't 'win' an occupation, which is what it still is. if it wasn't then the interim authority would have authority over american forces. it's not even a question of whether or not you agree with the invasion. americarisked its reputation on the world stage to show that they could defeat a force that everybody knew they could pound anyway. there is simply no good exit strategy, and th

Reply to The vile left in Current Events JoeUser Forums

when you say something against the grain, you get attacked. often people attack you personally rather than the content of what you said. you may then develop a big chip on your shoulder and start to fight back harder. it's tit-for-tat, and this article is a perfect example. it's not exactly balanced, is it? limbaugh's outbursts are fine because he's on the right, but moore's are not because he's on the left. you even use the hoary old myth about liber

Reply to For Evil To Prosper in International JoeUser Forums

fantastic blog, OG. personally, i do not believe that the inability of the poitical process to rouse the masses is the responsiblity of the electorate to rectify. however, as you rightly point out, this argument is on a lot less solid ground when such inaction allows such elements as the BNP to gain ground. again, fine work.

Reply to On A Korean Island in International JoeUser Forums

the person who pointed out that you can't drive out of korea sounds very insightful.