tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post1689973206884426771..comments2023-07-23T14:10:14.460+02:00Comments on Shall we talk?: Some difference though...Floconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-34492728583924907572012-06-12T11:41:34.347+02:002012-06-12T11:41:34.347+02:00There is a lot of talk on the elections about the ...There is a lot of talk on the elections about the "classic" right working with the extreme right Front Nationel. I would say that the FN is less extreme than the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party, and maybe even most of the "classic" RP.Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-39052442158914795072012-05-23T15:04:01.083+02:002012-05-23T15:04:01.083+02:00how about watching some skits by the Monthy Python...<i> how about watching some skits by the Monthy Python when you're feeling low down?</i><br /><br />Or how about reading the repartee between you, Cellequilit, Ned and SemperFi. That also works. ☺Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-52671080024655219502012-05-23T10:14:19.766+02:002012-05-23T10:14:19.766+02:00Are you telling me you're drunk and I'm ug...Are you telling me you're drunk and I'm ugy SemperFidelis?Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-92141885614597304542012-05-22T14:19:22.549+02:002012-05-22T14:19:22.549+02:00Berated by a woman for being intoxicated in public...Berated by a woman for being intoxicated in public, Churchill replied:<br /><br />"Madam, it is true that I am drunk. But you are ugly, and tomorrow I will be sober."<br /><br />SemperFidelisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-21038501927561620892012-05-22T08:14:19.582+02:002012-05-22T08:14:19.582+02:00SemperFidelis,
compared to the French examples na...SemperFidelis,<br /><br /><i>compared to the French examples named by Flocon</i><br /><br />Please note that this post somehow praises Protestantism vs. Catholicism...<br /><br />Also, the examples I provide come from the rightist part of the political spectrum. Not to say that politicians on the left are spotless angels but really, it's like night and day, and probably one of the reasons Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-78507776515736951462012-05-22T07:33:33.403+02:002012-05-22T07:33:33.403+02:00Ned,
I knew it was "some difference" th...Ned,<br /><br />I knew it was "some difference" that I meant so I didn't understand why Cellequilit asked whether it wasn't rather "same difference". Now you explain and retrospectivaly cellequilit's remark makes sense.<br /><br />It also shows how misunderstandings await us at every turn of the road. And not only between foreign languages.<br /><br />Which leads Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-76656324341211176262012-05-22T02:54:54.021+02:002012-05-22T02:54:54.021+02:00I don't believe Gingrich was ever convicted of...I don't believe Gingrich was ever convicted of any crime. Or even indicted. <br /><br /> When he was Speaker of the House of Representatives, the House (at that time with a Republican majority) voted to reprimand him for a single ethics violation. He was reprimanded for claiming tax exempt status for a college course that was alleged to be developing partisan Republican policy positions. <Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-37922513508393755432012-05-21T10:38:28.591+02:002012-05-21T10:38:28.591+02:00Flocon, there are several things in your post to r...Flocon, there are several things in your post to respond to. "Same difference" would mean something like "the more things change, the more they remain the same".<br /><br />Judging by the context, I would say you were right to say "some difference".<br /><br />As to convicts among donors(I correct you here), there are many cases over the years for both parties. Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-24890840789809670612012-05-20T23:36:58.021+02:002012-05-20T23:36:58.021+02:00Some difference, that's what I mean, although ...<i><b>Some</b></i> difference, that's what I mean, although same difference would be interesting in terms of formal logics...<br /><br />But maybe am I betrayed by my feeble English skills... you'll tell me after I've written the post...Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-15976335684268914612012-05-20T15:39:00.898+02:002012-05-20T15:39:00.898+02:00Flocon: Did you mean "SAME difference...?&qu...Flocon: Did you mean "SAME difference...?" :)Cellequilitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-42487684056815639312012-05-19T19:22:37.123+02:002012-05-19T19:22:37.123+02:00Sorry, you have to click on the "Featured&quo...Sorry, you have to click on the "Featured" tab.Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-75004693196922029742012-05-19T19:21:02.547+02:002012-05-19T19:21:02.547+02:00Life of Brian Debate
I don't find Atkinson th...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nir0bateman?gl=US" rel="nofollow">Life of Brian Debate</a><br /><br />I don't find Atkinson that funny, but I found the link above which is very entertaining.Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-38931944494975013802012-05-19T09:15:25.496+02:002012-05-19T09:15:25.496+02:00Anijo,
before I write the post, I concur with Ce...Anijo, <br /><br />before I write the post, I concur with Cellequilit, how about watching some skits by the Monthy Python when you're feeling low down?<br /><br />Or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfuN9HRDVZY&feature=related" rel="nofollow">this one</a> for example, though I don't know how funny it is and also I'm not amused by Rowan Atkinson...<br /><br /><i>(But as Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.com