Posts by llbh

My parents were both from large families, one 11 and the other 13, all my Uncles were as i know ok, it was not uncommon to have big families then i would feel very upset if such opprobrium were heaped upon them

Some, like my dad , performed their patriotic duty.

If this woman is, as one professional person here put it a "nut job" (quaint term don't you think) , by putting her under such scrutiny are we helping or villifying her?

There are hundreds of children dying for lack of food or water every day, some are being killed in wars, sadly way too many. So why is this woman and her family being exposed to so much publicity?

There seems to be the whiff of eugenics in the histrionics of some .

Regards David

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Guide to the UK for Americans

by besty in

jw
friends

inspired by a recent post and a long standing amusement at the various ways some americans display their geography skillz with regard to my home nation and their country of origin in some cases.. defintions:.

geography.

1 - the british isles geographically describes the archipelago lying off western europe and includes 'everything'.

llbh

Hey JW Daughter good point , most people here consider themselves English/ British first ( therein lies another debate too) and then a number, like me consider themselves part of Europe, and want to see the UK more involved and engaged. To many that is anathema. Political careers have been made on lost on one's attitude to Europe.

David

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british firearms

by John Doe in

jw
friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytq2neulhde.

llbh

Hey if i had gun most of my friends would run for cover! Whereas when i use a knife they know they have a chance.

Guns are often lethal. that is their purpose as you so honestly say. I understand that in that in the US a number of people are killed accidentally with guns, even as Micheal Moore's clip shows. sadly these are often children, that does seem a high price to pay for such freedoms.

If your police officers, who are highly trained make mistakes, what chance that a citizen with much less training not to make mistakes?

Regards David

BTW i only use a knife for culinary purposes, so the UK is a safer place!

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Guide to the UK for Americans

by besty in

jw
friends

inspired by a recent post and a long standing amusement at the various ways some americans display their geography skillz with regard to my home nation and their country of origin in some cases.. defintions:.

geography.

1 - the british isles geographically describes the archipelago lying off western europe and includes 'everything'.

llbh

Thanks clam that was funny, English is so good even Americans try and and speak it. Of course Canadians are even more cool, they are trilingual, they can speak, English, Canadian and French ( well someone should). We also have the Queen's English and Queens English, see no wonder English is now lingua franca of many nations, it is so versatile.

David

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