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  Young Britons Ashamed to Be British

  by closer2fine in

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  http://news.excite.com/article/id/245407|oddlyenough|06-20-2002::07:22|reuters.html .

  young britons ashamed to be british

  june 20, 2002 7:16 am est .

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  http://news.excite.com/article/id/245407|oddlyenough|06-20-2002::07:22|reuters.html

  Young Britons Ashamed to Be British

  June 20, 2002 7:16 am EST LONDON (Reuters) - Two out of every three young Britons feel ashamed of their nationality, in part because of violence and hooliganism, according to a magazine survey published on Thursday.

  In multi-racial, modern Britain, the survey showed that one in four young people did not know what it meant to be British and one in five did not even care.

  "What it means to be British has fundamentally changed," said editor Neil Stevenson in the survey carried out by one of Britain's famous youth magazines, The Face.

  "Notions of 'Britishness' are in decline. In the face of this declining commodity a new set of self-defining values are emerging. It will be interesting to see how the Jubilee and the World Cup have affected young people's attitudes to their country."

  The survey shows pride that does exist is based on former glories like the British Empire, great inventions and football.

  Over 83 percent of youngsters want to quit the country and 76 percent thought the government did not listen to their views.

  "Young people care about political and social issues but are extremely disengaged from the political system," said Stevenson.

  "Disenfranchisement is the problem, not apathy -- perhaps if young people thought the Liberal Democrats had a chance, they'd go out and vote?"

  The survey revealed the Liberal Democrats were narrowly the most popular party, with 25 percent support ahead of Labour on 23 percent. However 24 percent would not bother voting at all.

  Prime Minister Tony Blair was the first choice when asked who should be president -- if the post existed -- with entrepreneur Richard Branson second and Tony Benn -- Britain's longest serving Labour legislator -- in third place.

  More than 11,000 people between 16 and 29 answered questions for the Face survey on a Web site between March and May 2002.
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  Chinese Astrology - What Animal Are You?

  by MissyMoesGhost in

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  last night i was chatting with introspection and we breifly discussed chinese astrology.

  i know a bit about it... .

  look up your sign here -- and remember chinese astrology starts with the month february.

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  PERSONALITY PROFILE: Intellectual, trusting and generous -- not greedy! The Chinese have always cherished the Pig (another "wealth animal"), because having lots of pigs on a farm means good eating.

  • POINTS OF PRIDE: The most forgiving of all animals, Pigs rarely carry a grudge. Because you're so approachable and kindhearted, people know they can run to you when they're in need or in trouble.
  • WEAK SIDE: You can be naive and tactless. Pigs believe almost anything you tell them -- especially flattery.
  • LOVE MATCH: Rabbit or Sheep.
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  How Do You Discipline YOUR Kids?

  by MrMoe in

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  curious... how do you discipline your children and why?

  spank or not to spank?

  are your kids brats (and be honest here.).

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  MrMoe - you have my total support!

  I too 'spank' (two swats with my hand on a diapered butt). My two year old knows the limits & when she is told to do something & doesn't she gets till the count of three to get started. When in public she knows that if she misbehaves I will swat her there too - no hiding behind other 'witnesses'. I also use other forms of discipline. If we are at a park or playing with other kids - if she misbehaves I ask her if it is time to go home because the way she is acting is telling me that it is. She says no, stops the behavior and goes about playing. As a parent there are so many forms of discipline that you use & just one wouldn't work. I am lenient when she is over tired (my fault for keeping her out too late or past naptime), in pain due to teething, or is sick.

  Having said all this, I rarely have to spank. She knows I'm serious about it. After any type of discipline we hug & talk about it. I tell her I love her but what she did was naughty. She then tells me what she did that was naughty & says "I sorry mommy."

  She is pretty well behaved - but at 2, I recognize her limits and try not to expect too much out of her.
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  Southwest Air...Marketing Blunder??

  by teenyuck in

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  just saw this on msnbc....got the story from the web site.

  the association to accept fat people (or something like that) is protesting and asking how this determination will be made?

  make people climb on a scale or measure their butt?

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  BTW: They DO have larger seats available ... 1st / business class (and priced accordingly).

  Southwest doesn't. They only have one class of seats. :o)
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  completely OT....leech infection!

  by scootergirl in

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  okay.....now this thread is completely off any topic i have seen here before...but i am just in shock over an infection that my 9 year old son got w/in hours of swimming at an area lake.

  my kids went swimming for about 4 hours yesterday and my middle boy, james, found a leech in his belly button on the ride home.

  he didn't think anything of it and pulled it off.

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  Ugh!!! I hope your guy feels better!

  I was nervous to take my daughter to the lake near us. (beautiful - looks clean) we have beaches around the lake here - but last year a bunch of kids got foot & mouth disease from the lake. Apparently some raw sewage got into the lake (it is a huge lake - part of a series of lakes).
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  Calgary Bomb at convention

  by javagal in

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  i have just received a call from my parents who were at the calgary convention with my daughter and apparently everyone was evacuated as there was a bomb in the stadium.

  i am not a jw any longer but this sort of behavior does nothing but put the people responsible on the same level as the jw's and give them something to oooh and aaahh over how the stadium was evacuated in 14 minutes 12 seconds blah blah blah and how this is such a testimony to jehovah's working of a visible organization.

  it is just causing fear and we all know how jw's thrive on fear and playing the martyr.

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  I thought I heard this happened last year (or the year before) in Arizona.
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  You know you live in.........

  by closer2fine in

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  you live in california when... .

  1. you make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.. 2. the high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell.

  phone.. 3. the fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.. 4. you know how to eat an artichoke.. 5. you drive your rented mercedes to your neighborhood block party.. 6. when someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long.

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  El Kabong - lol!! I grew up outside of Philly (215 area code ) & knew most of those! Spent most of my summers at the Shore :)
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  APB on Beacon, NY Apostate Truck Driver

  by zenpunk in

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  three days ago i was getting off at the beacon exit on route 84 and next to me there was a truck with a banner across the back.

  i was so intrigued that i backed up so i could see it better.

  it said "is the watchtower, brooklyn guilty of adultery?

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  There is also a guy that drives a car down 684 in White Plains with signs all over it. Never found out who he was.
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  You know you live in.........

  by closer2fine in

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  you live in california when... .

  1. you make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.. 2. the high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell.

  phone.. 3. the fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.. 4. you know how to eat an artichoke.. 5. you drive your rented mercedes to your neighborhood block party.. 6. when someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long.

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  You live in California when...
  1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
  2. The high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell
  phone.
  3. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
  4. You know how to eat an artichoke.
  5. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
  6. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long
  it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
  
  You live in New York City when...
  1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan.
  2. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State
  Building.
  3. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from
  Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
  4. You think Central Park is "nature,"
  5. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own
  language makes you multi-lingual.
  6. You've worn out a car horn.
  7. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.
  
  You live in upstate New York when...
  1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco.
  2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
  3. You have more than one recipe for moose.
  4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
  5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and
  construction.
  
  You live in the Deep South when...1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
  2."ya'll" is singular and "all ya'll" is plural.
  3. After five years you still hear, "You ain't from 'round here, are
  Ya?"
  4. "He needed killin' " is a valid defense.
  5. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty
  Jean, etc.

  You live in Colorado when...
  1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
  2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he
  stops at the day care center.
  3.A pass does not involve a football or dating.
  4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.
  
  You live in the Midwest when...
  1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
  2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
  3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
  4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
  5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was
  different!"
  
  You live in Florida when...
  1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
  2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind - even houses and
  cars.
  3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
  4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
  5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people.
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  QUIZ -- Are You a Nerd?

  by MrMoe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  are you a nerd?.

  http://www.armory.com/tests/nerd.html.

  you answered "yes" to 37 of 100 questions - you have 37.0% nerd in you.. your weirdness factor is 30%, based on a comparison of your test results with 109450 other submissions for this test.

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  I don't know whether to be proud of my score - or hang my head in shame!!!

  You answered "yes" to 10 of 100 questions, making you 90.0% nerd pure (10.0% nerd corrupt); that is, you are 90.0% pure in the nerd domain (you have 10.0% nerd in you).
  Your Weirdness Factor (AKA Uniqueness Factor) is 26%, based on a comparison of your test results with 109450 other submissions for this test.
  The average purity for this test is 71.8%.

  closer

  Solid stone is just sand and water, baby
  Sand and water, and a million years gone by - beth nielsen chapman