Gerry Atrick

Gerry Atrick

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Reply to Hussein To Go On Trial This Week? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'hey which one of these scamps is that chemical ali guy we've all been hearing about?" very good, But I certainly think we could get some very amusing captions if we open it to the wider audience....how about a JU cap and t-shirt for the best one (btw I have had a few too many beers tonight)

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Reply to Hussein To Go On Trial This Week? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

What do you think the Reagan/Bush administrations did that was so terrible? um...how about Reagans special envoy D Rumsfeld showing support for brutal dictator S Hussein at the height of the Iran/Iraq war when the CIA was reporting his use of chemical weapons on Iranian soldiers: <img src="htt

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Reply to America Will Lose In Iraq in International JoeUser Forums

To me it all hinges on one issue. What format will the elections take in 7 months time? Will it be one person one vote? If not the whole process is hollow, and if so what will the US do with the very real possibility that a Shiite government sympathetic to Iran will be elected. I do not believe that a US administration which has embarked on this adventure will allow this to happen. Maybe someone out there can enlighten me.

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Reply to Tuesday, June 29th in Diet JoeUser Forums

Peter, I have just read all your posts and found them hugely entertaining.....hope they were meant to be..... Impressive exercise regime....tough giving up the beer though....dont think I could do it. Keep posting I'm hanging out to find out if you keep losing the weight.....

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Reply to English Soccer Jokes in Humor JoeUser Forums

Some classics..... Not a great weekend to be an English sporting fan.....still Henman beat the poo this morning so that will cheer them up.....

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Reply to Iraq WMD found.... in Current Events Stardock Forums

It is pretty obvious what happened: Saddam and Iraq did at one stage have WMDs, he used chemical weapons against Iran and the Kurds in the 1980's. Technology for producing these weapons was knowingly supplied to Iraq by various countries including the US, Russia and France.....Many a dictator has found, you can get away with murder and the west will ignore or even support you if it is also in their own interest. These weapons were use

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Reply to Michael Moore - Just An Observation in Blogging Stardock Forums

well said....and sadly it needed to be said....too many of us are prepared to shoot the messenger rather than the message. In argument, passion will go nowhere if it is not backed up with reasoned logic.... I saw clip of Moore the other night where he deliberately did not call the film a documentary but an opinion piece....which it undoubtably is one thing that fascinates me about the critics of this film is that the more 'noise' they

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Reply to Bad experiences on public transport in Travel JoeUser Forums

I catch public transport ever day to and from work. I have noticed that, in the morning, the seat next to me is the last one to be taken, but on the way home people don't seem to care....maybe it's my f... you attitude in the mornings (a psychopathic killer on his way to work) as opposed to my more benign attitude in the evenings ( peace to all men.)

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Reply to Pleasingly plump? What do men really think? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Just as we won't get on with everyone we meet, we won't be attractive to everybody either. But no matter how much we tell ourselves these things, it doesn't matter it is at the core of our beings to be both wanted to be liked by everyone and found attractive by someone.

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Reply to An Old Teacher's Nostalgia in History JoeUser Forums

Richard, Although this is short I will deal with it in sections: In your first paragraph: Perhaps the greatest challenge is the permissiveness of society and its educators that have led us to the brink of anarchic disaster. you say 'society' and it's 'educators' have led us to 'anarchic disaster

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Reply to Pleasingly plump? What do men really think? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Here is a tip.....every guy is different. e.g. I know a few guys who think Julia Roberts is sexy....for me she is a turn off. Some guys can go for looks and it doesnt matter what is 'underneath'. For me Julia Roberts is one of the worst actresses I have ever seen and so I find her a complete turn off. That doesnt mean that I dont find women sexy on looks but I can tell you if I started talking to the sexyist looking woman in the world and she prov

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Reply to Book-a-holic in Misc JoeUser Forums

ockhamsrazor wrote a wonderful article on adiction Link .....it comes in many forms and at least this one is legal and acceptable (and usually healthy though with some of the crap I read I am not so sure about that.) My dream is to open a second hand bookstore....I am not why second hand, I think its that thing of being able to buy lots of books for a few dollars and then if they pro

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Reply to Some Korean Vignettes in Misc JoeUser Forums

We had a Korean student staying with us a few months back. She was amazed on the level of equality between men and women in this country (and so in the west in general.) Just one example she gave, she said Korean women would never smoke in public only men would. I feel this equality is an example of hard won rights but in winning those rights we have also lost things along the way and one of those I feel is the dedication to family, and particularly on

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Reply to How many beers, cigarettes, shags and years? in Just Hanging Out JoeUser Forums

citizenships: I was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia at age 2. Because of the close relationship between the two countries I could live and work and travel as if I was an Australian citizen. So, out of sheer laziness I just never bothered and then one day I decided I really should become an Australian citizen as well. But before doing so I found out I could get Irish citizenship through my grandmother, at the time it seemed like I may nee

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Reply to I landed a job! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Well done....and not just for the job. Reading how you turned yourself around in the last month or so has been truly inspirational...many thanks

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Reply to How many beers, cigarettes, shags and years? in Just Hanging Out JoeUser Forums

alcohol - used to be a lot but now only weekends....somewhere between 6 - 15 beers on a weekend night Sex partners - 12+ Cigarettes - used to smoke about 5 per day, gave up for 14 years now I smoke about 5 per week Favourite age - 21 - 30 Countries - 30 (I also have citizenship of 3 countries)

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