I keep wondering when the pendulum will swing back and Western civilization will again be recognized as a force for good. I’d rather it happen sooner than later, but incidents like these are warning signs that the opposite will probably be true, if the pendulum swings back at all.
This is the sort of thing that makes me think it may be about time I un-lapsed my Catholicism. If we’re going to have a jihad brought to our doorsteps, it had best be met by Paladins and Crusaders. And if I remember correctly, the last big push to conquer the West didn’t go so well for the Islamists.
This is the sort of thing that makes me think it may be about time I un-lapsed my Catholicism. If we’re going to have a jihad brought to our doorsteps, it had best be met by Paladins and Crusaders.
After un-lapsing, lay off the Doritos and Pepsi, buy some anti jihad devices and get some training. It takes some time to become a passable Crusader.
No fair, those are all NFA items. Need to undo that 1986 FOPA thing first.
Not so ThomasD. Stick to the semiauto versions with barrel lengths 14.5” on up (flash supressor adds an additional 2″) and you’re good to go in most jurisdictions. At least for now.
A lot of day to day arabic is formulaic. The greetings are formulaic as are the responses, and it is so normal to end any remark about what you intend to do in the future or what you expect to happen in the future with inshallah that even people who only know about 10 words of arabic routinely do it.
Even people who have spent large parts of their lives fighting arabs do it.
By the same token, it is not at all unusual in England to say ‘God willing”, or “DV”, in the same circumstances.
By the same token, it is not at all unusual in England to say ‘God willingâ€Â, or “DVâ€Â, in the same circumstances.
This, then, is what I had asked about in a news report. Do people in England include “God willing” in there presenting of the news? I haven’t found BBC on my bewildering cable selections yet. Heh.
No, I don’t think BBC reporters say God Willing or DV on the news, because the Beeb doesn’t recognise God and the last journalist who knew what DV stands for was sacked for having an educated accent.
But I have mixed feelings about the BBC. The reporters I know have been honest, brave and intelligent; the editors, I think, are the root of the problem. But even then, when there is a crisis, we all listen to the BBC World Service;
Incidentally, I share your sensible advice. Never sleep in a wadi. The water comes a lot faster than you can climb.
Aren’t you supposed to be, like, kidnapped before the Stockholm Syndrome kicks in?
I keep wondering when the pendulum will swing back and Western civilization will again be recognized as a force for good. I’d rather it happen sooner than later, but incidents like these are warning signs that the opposite will probably be true, if the pendulum swings back at all.
This is the sort of thing that makes me think it may be about time I un-lapsed my Catholicism. If we’re going to have a jihad brought to our doorsteps, it had best be met by Paladins and Crusaders. And if I remember correctly, the last big push to conquer the West didn’t go so well for the Islamists.
Sometimes the word is used fatalistically, he says.
I am happy to report that they still make kick-ass fish ‘n chips in Glasgow, Scotland.
With a Bel Haven lager.
Will the French revolt when gangs of “youths” start vandelizing the vineyards of Bordeaux, Burgandy, and Champagne?
All that stuff they make is verboten, after all?
That might be the start of the push-back.
Or the last step before the final surrender.
After un-lapsing, lay off the Doritos and Pepsi, buy some anti jihad devices and get some training. It takes some time to become a passable Crusader.
No fair, those are all NFA items. Need to undo that 1986 FOPA thing first.
Oh, my, Ryoushi, now it’ll be a few minutes before I’ll be able to stand up and get some paper towel to wipe the drool off my keyboard.
Baseball stats, yeah, that’s it. I knew Jeff’s baseball fetish had a reason.
I’ve always heard it used either fatalistically or as an excuse not to do work, happyfeet. Which, IMHO, amounts to the same thing.
So I wouldn’t say it’s used fatalistically sometimes…..I’d say it’s always used fatalistically.
Not so ThomasD. Stick to the semiauto versions with barrel lengths 14.5” on up (flash supressor adds an additional 2″) and you’re good to go in most jurisdictions. At least for now.
A lot of day to day arabic is formulaic. The greetings are formulaic as are the responses, and it is so normal to end any remark about what you intend to do in the future or what you expect to happen in the future with inshallah that even people who only know about 10 words of arabic routinely do it.
Even people who have spent large parts of their lives fighting arabs do it.
By the same token, it is not at all unusual in England to say ‘God willing”, or “DV”, in the same circumstances.
Allah willing and the wadi don’t rise…
Mr. Wilton,
On a television news report?
Captain, actually.
Dunno, never done a news report. Done all the other things though-
Coffee, Major John, and keyboards don’t mix.
If that’s a Navy rank, then you are “sir”.
This, then, is what I had asked about in a news report. Do people in England include “God willing” in there presenting of the news? I haven’t found BBC on my bewildering cable selections yet. Heh.
Neither Navy nor Marine, happily-
No, I don’t think BBC reporters say God Willing or DV on the news, because the Beeb doesn’t recognise God and the last journalist who knew what DV stands for was sacked for having an educated accent.
But I have mixed feelings about the BBC. The reporters I know have been honest, brave and intelligent; the editors, I think, are the root of the problem. But even then, when there is a crisis, we all listen to the BBC World Service;
Incidentally, I share your sensible advice. Never sleep in a wadi. The water comes a lot faster than you can climb.
Jesus Christ, Jeff, have you ever even once been funny? About anything?
I mean, you suck, man. you suck worse than Chevy Chase’s talk show.
In other news, Rosie O’Donnell thinks Reese Witherspoon needs to lose a couple of pounds.