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  Anyone from uk?

  by villastu in

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  hi i'm new to this forum just interested to know how many brits are on this forum, as im from birmingham england myself, please say hi especially if your from the birmingham area.

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  sleepy

  Bet you wished you never said you were from Birmingham.
  Actually Birmingham has really improved lately, the new Bull ring is amazing and I like the canal district.
  I went to Wolverhampton once , now that was bad.
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  Anyone from uk?

  by villastu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi i'm new to this forum just interested to know how many brits are on this forum, as im from birmingham england myself, please say hi especially if your from the birmingham area.

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  sleepy

  Hi , what bad luck being a JW and coming from Birmingham!
  Only joking, or am I? Spooky laugh.....
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  U.S. death toll in Iraq at 1,000

  by Simon in

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  what a sad 'milestone' ... and for what?.

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5911852/

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  sleepy

  "we left when you sucked and sucked mightily!."
  
  Remember theres no "we" and no "you" when you talk about history.
  People left Europe to make new lives in a New land for many reasons.If Britain sucked so much how exactly did it become so rich and powerful , along with France , Germany Spain and Italy?
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  Home theater speaker question

  by Elsewhere in

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  i am about to start wiring my house for home theater speakers and i'm wondering what type of jack i should install in the wall behind the tv.

  i've noticed all sorts of speaker jacks that are available and i have no idea which ones i should use..

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  sleepy

  Oh goody
  He goes I've got,
  
  Linn LP 12, Lingo ,Wilson Benesch tone arm, Dynavector art.
  Arcam something CD player
  Tag maclarem 20pr pre amp
  Audiolab 8000P Power amp
  Eposs ES22's
  And a few tweaky bits hear and there.
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  U.S. death toll in Iraq at 1,000

  by Simon in

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  what a sad 'milestone' ... and for what?.

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5911852/

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  sleepy

  Regarding the British revolution before anyone points it out the revolution lasted just a few years, but the point was getting rid of Kings and Queens did not come from the US colonists they got it from Europe.
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  U.S. death toll in Iraq at 1,000

  by Simon in

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  what a sad 'milestone' ... and for what?.

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5911852/

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  sleepy

  "There are people who die for the greater good. They do that willingly to make the world a better place. I doubt highly that they would appreciate your diminishment of their sacrifice or the conviction which they held when laying down that most precious and ultimate of gifts..their very lives!!"
  
  Who is arguing that these people don't believe they are doing the right thing?
  Straw man 1.
  
  "You like to call them boys or girls or children when they die so as to wring out emotion as if it were a substitute for logic and realism......they were/are men and women..adults..patriots!!!!!! They believe! They did not die in vain!"
  
  Patriots.And I though they were suppost to be fighting for Iraqs "freedom".Are you suggesting it was out of loyalty to the American government that they died?If so what if it had been a different government, who had not agreed to war?If they were patroitic then they would have obeyed that government.Were does that leave your assertion that they were fighting to make the world a better place?
  
  "you can bitch and dis all you want...but, I'll tell you this... and I doubt you'll contest it.....if given the choice, Simon...would you go back to your rulership by kings and queens... yer beloved monarchy......or would you opt for the freedom born of democratic process that you borrowed from those pissant colonists that had a greater vision?"
  
  Straw man 2
  Its not who rules but how rulership is carried out that matters.
  Anyway Britain had a revolution in 1640 and otherthrew its King.
  I dont remember invading armies forcing Britian to be democratic, I think it was the choice of the people.
  
  "jealousy is such a wasted emotion....and it's one that we , as the world power, will have to endure. In time of war and thereafter, please show me a place, a country, a time when we have gone into and pillaged...taken the resources of a country for selfish gain??????? You all so love to paint that portrait at us. Who gives more money and resource than any other nation on the face of this earth than the United States? And who suffers more derisive accusation?"
  
  World power.What does that mean?Its an empty statment devoid of meaning.
  Another straw man next number 3 at least.
  But hold on a little what companies are taking over in Iraq are they not largly American, who is going to make money out of rebuilding Iraq?
  Out of Iraqi oil?
  Whos soilder were abusing Iraq prisoners of war, holding suspects without trial disobying world agrements or the rules of war?
  It was the US.
  Who gives more resources than any nation?
  Let me ask who takes the most?
  It the US.
  
  "Freedom and democracy are man's right....we will further it at all cost because it is right! If you prefer the domination, and abuse of women..the indescriminate killing of men , women, and children....the withholding of their right to speak and believe as they wish and are entitled to...go for it my friend! I, for one, will never condone such apathy....and though I lament the loss of those so willing to sacrifice so nobley and inspirationally to fuel the flame ignited by that spark called freedom and self respect... I will not dishonor them by alluding that they died in vain!! "
  
  Another straw man , those who are against the war obviously love raping and killing?
  If the war was to stop this why only Iraq?
  Ask yourself how many people died under Saddams rule of I'm not sure how long 20 years?
  How many have died in this war?
  Do the maths.
  
  By the way I don't hate America or Americans , it's just I admit Britian was wrong to go to war , my government was wrong , why are other so blind?
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  U.S. death toll in Iraq at 1,000

  by Simon in

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  what a sad 'milestone' ... and for what?.

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5911852/

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  Got to be honest and say it really buggs me that Britain is not putting right some of the mistaken beliefs people have of the second world war. Why are we not making films that portray the true story?
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  JWs can't spell

  by Nosferatu in

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  i was reading some comments on randy's site, and lately i've been noticing a trend - a majority of jws can't spell.

  i've seen them come on here and their spelling is very poor.

  here's an example: what a nut case!

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  sleepy

  There is no such thing a spelling "correctly".
  You can spell so you are understood by a certain group of people.
  In Britain I can write colour, in the US color.
  None is correct.
  Often mistakes on the internet are down to typing slips.
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  Home theater speaker question

  by Elsewhere in

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  i am about to start wiring my house for home theater speakers and i'm wondering what type of jack i should install in the wall behind the tv.

  i've noticed all sorts of speaker jacks that are available and i have no idea which ones i should use..

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  sleepy

  I can't edit my bad spelling for some reason. Maybe I should try and get it right first time.
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  Home theater speaker question

  by Elsewhere in

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  2. friends

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  i am about to start wiring my house for home theater speakers and i'm wondering what type of jack i should install in the wall behind the tv.

  i've noticed all sorts of speaker jacks that are available and i have no idea which ones i should use..

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  sleepy

  "All the wires the same length... I never would have though such a thing would matter. How would the length of the wire matter?
  
  The signals are traveling through the wire at about 60% the speed of light... and I doubt the human ear could decern an audio delay of a few pico seconds."
  
  It not the speed of the signal , but the uneven impedence levels that matter.
  The longer the cable the higher impedence.To cable of different legth will have different impedence values.This can effect some amps.
  
  I would make sure your cable is relativly thick, not some weedy thin stuff.
  
  Of cource it more convenient to use plugs so you can move thing round when you want.What is important is that they are a tight fit try plugging and unplugging some sockets , see which needs more effort to detach, brand or marking hype doesnt mean anything.