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Topic: Why this will replace the Spawnbob thread as the premier EAW thread
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Zhukov
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posted 12-07-2000 12:50 PM
   
Ladies and gentlemen...*sniff*..it is my honor to introduce our very special guest star to this historic thread...Mr. Martin Short!  Mr. Short has been following this thread since 2 o'clock yesterday morning and has flown in to make this very special appearance... Marty...I love ya...let's hit it one more time, together now: "To dream...the impossible dream...." Zhukov ------------------
"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results." -- Winston Churchill
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jimjim
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posted 12-07-2000 12:56 PM
"From our local newspaper's humour column:
UNITING CANADA AND U.S. NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA
... The Americans could put the Florida debacle behind them and accept Jean Chretien as their man for the next three-and-a-half years. Chretien's heavily accented speech might pose some challenges, but no more than trying to decipher George W. Bush's incomplete grasp of the language, or Gore's robotic pronouncements. In the interests of fair play, Chretien would step down towards the end of his third term to give the Americans another shot at leadership. The Electoral College would have to go, of course, but I suspect there'd be little resistance from the general public. This would give the major U.S. parties time to find and field candidates who enjoy popular appeal, giving voters someone to vote for, rather than against.
... Economically, Canada would adopt the American dollar, while the U.S. would compromise by accepting the logic and aesthetic appeal of our colour-coded denominations. The loonie would become a 50 cent piece, with out twoonie replacing the flimsy paper buck.
Americans could benefit from our humour. It's been a decade or more since they've produced any home-grown satirists worthy of the name, while the world knows that their best comics are actually ours. We could share Rick Mercer and Mary Walsh, and throw in Rex Murphy for good measure. In the spirit of generosity, we'd allow the Yanks to claim Jim Carrey and Martin Short as their own.
As a fair trade, we might be disposed to accept Martha Stewart in exchange for Adrienne Clarkson. From her years of living in Connecticut, Stewart knows all about winter, and could teach us how to make the best of our most defining season. The ever-cosmopolitan Clarkson could, in turn, instruct Americans in elementary world geography.
The cultural swap wouldn't end there. Hollywood could stop moaning about film production leaving the country. Vancouver and Toronto would gain new legitimacy, and someday might even be allowed to star as themselves.
Just in case it seems as though the goodies are all piling up on the south side of the 49th parallel, we should remember that Canadians too would profit. Poutine, tortiere and butter tarts could reach a massive market starved for novel ways to ingest cholesterol.
It may not be what Conrad Black has in mind, but I think the United States of Canada has a nice ring to it."
-Is it true you don't have butter tarts in the U.S.?
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mane_raptor
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posted 12-07-2000 12:58 PM
Damm I forgot what I was going to say when I saw good ol'Marty.....Ah yes, Sirs: I wish to bring about a small problem with this thread. Bandwidth
You fools, don't you get it. At that this rate of growth something has got to give!!!!!
To qoute a world famous Scottish Sage: "She kna tak it, no mor, Captain" Just bring this to your attention, thank you for your time. ------------------
Check six & aim for the cockpit. [This message has been edited by mane_raptor (edited 12-07-2000).]
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jimjim
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posted 12-07-2000 12:58 PM
"From our local newspaper's humour column:
UNITING CANADA AND U.S. NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA
Former news baron and would-be aristocrat Conrad Black thinks Canada shuld petition for union with the Unite States. ... The Americans could put the Florida debacle behind them and accept Jean Chretien as their man for the next three-and-a-half years. Chretien's heavily accented speech might pose some challenges, but no more than trying to decipher George W. Bush's incomplete grasp of the language, or Gore's robotic pronouncements. In the interests of fair play, Chretien would step down towards the end of his third term to give the Americans another shot at leadership. The Electoral College would have to go, of course, but I suspect there'd be little resistance from the general public. This would give the major U.S. parties time to find and field candidates who enjoy popular appeal, giving voters someone to vote for, rather than against.
... Economically, Canada would adopt the American dollar, while the U.S. would compromise by accepting the logic and aesthetic appeal of our colour-coded denominations. The loonie would become a 50 cent piece, with out twoonie replacing the flimsy paper buck.
Americans could benefit from our humour. It's been a decade or more since they've produced any home-grown satirists worthy of the name, while the world knows that their best comics are actually ours. We could share Rick Mercer and Mary Walsh, and throw in Rex Murphy for good measure. In the spirit of generosity, we'd allow the Yanks to claim Jim Carrey and Martin Short as their own.
As a fair trade, we might be disposed to accept Martha Stewart in exchange for Adrienne Clarkson. From her years of living in Connecticut, Stewart knows all about winter, and could teach us how to make the best of our most defining season. The ever-cosmopolitan Clarkson could, in turn, instruct Americans in elementary world geography.
The cultural swap wouldn't end there. Hollywood could stop moaning about film production leaving the country. Vancouver and Toronto would gain new legitimacy, and someday might even be allowed to star as themselves.
Just in case it seems as though the goodies are all piling up on the south side of the 49th parallel, we should remember that Canadians too would profit. Poutine, tortiere and butter tarts could reach a massive market starved for novel ways to ingest cholesterol.
It may not be what Conrad Black has in mind, but I think the United States of Canada has a nice ring to it."
-Is it true you don't have butter tarts in the U.S.?
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mane_raptor
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posted 12-07-2000 01:12 PM
Mr. Z,I do not begrudge you your moment in the Guiness Book of Records (Author of the fastest thread to reach 100 Posts at the EAW Forum), indeed Good Luck! However some of us have work to do (and Labbie needs to use the comupter), so the constent babble is distracting. In addition, it's getting hard to post to other threads (congrats there too). One question, before I go, At what point do you think Doug will chime in? Toddlepips (or the inverse). ------------------
Check six & aim for the cockpit.
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Schatten
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posted 12-07-2000 01:23 PM
Okay I'm awake now, what the hell's going on? When did this thread turn into touchy feely time? Where will it all end? And will Zhukey, Sulla, Canuck and Ajax resist the urge to cover the entire thread in mayonaise? Where's my beer? And who let in the riffraff (Jerry Lewis)?? The world wonders... ------------------
- Schatt "Beneath this childish, playful exterior beats the heart of a ruthless sadistic maniac."
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Schatten
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posted 12-07-2000 01:35 PM
Dad, are we there yet?------------------
- Schatt "Beneath this childish, playful exterior beats the heart of a ruthless sadistic maniac."
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Schatten
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posted 12-07-2000 01:37 PM
Okay there's 100, unless someone hit enter before I did.Where's the babes?  ------------------
- Schatt "Beneath this childish, playful exterior beats the heart of a ruthless sadistic maniac."
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Stanley99
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posted 12-07-2000 01:41 PM
And where is Schatten's "100-Babe" now?Donster! Sleeping? 
Stan
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'Tis but a scratch. Your arm's off!!! No it isn't.
Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no arms left. Yes I have. Look! Just a flesh wound. EAW RNZAF Squadrons HQ
No.486 (Virtual) Squadron, RNZAF
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Canuck
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posted 12-07-2000 01:41 PM
Quick.........what is it or who is it???? 
Canuck
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'SINE MENS, SINE DOLOR'
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Schatten
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posted 12-07-2000 01:46 PM
Canuck, your picture ain't working man.------------------
- Schatt "Beneath this childish, playful exterior beats the heart of a ruthless sadistic maniac."
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Stanley99
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posted 12-07-2000 02:03 PM
Lol, just demand your recount, then I demand a recount of the recount!Schatten hit the 100!
Stan ------------------
'Tis but a scratch. Your arm's off!!! No it isn't.
Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no arms left. Yes I have. Look! Just a flesh wound. EAW RNZAF Squadrons HQ
No.486 (Virtual) Squadron, RNZAF
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Schatten
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posted 12-07-2000 02:12 PM
Dammit don't make me take this to the Supreme Court! And we still have to wait for the overseas hands to be shown.Wow, this is getting creepy. Forum emulates life...LOL ------------------
- Schatt "Beneath this childish, playful exterior beats the heart of a ruthless sadistic maniac."
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Schatten
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posted 12-07-2000 02:23 PM
Oh there's nothing wrong with the French, they do like other things besides him don't they? It's Jerry himself I have issues with, he's a bad bad man. LOL------------------
- Schatt "Beneath this childish, playful exterior beats the heart of a ruthless sadistic maniac." [This message has been edited by Schatten (edited 12-07-2000).]
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eFENZOR
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posted 12-07-2000 02:29 PM
Ha! Catherine Schell makes an appearance. In my Dr. Enuf-fogged brain[1], I seem to remember me or somebody mentioning her before. At any rate, the information I got from the Space: 1999 list bears mentioning---as of last word, Ms. Schell runs a bed & breakfast in the south of France or somewhere out there among the land of Jerry Lewis.Anyways, "I'm gonna get the Duke, and Lee Marvin, and Sam Peckinpah, and John Cassavetes, and a case of whiskey..." or whatever; it's good to see Marvin making an appearance this late in his after-life. EAW content? Well, we certainly could use a barracks screen with a lot of bottles tossed on the floor, or something similarly bad for culture. eFENZOR [1] Dr. Enuf is a regional beverage consisting of caffeine, cane sugar, and some water. The water's basically so the rest will go down without inducing convulsions. The twitching extremities come after about five or six minutes of drinking a bottle. ------------------
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." --Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Old Guy
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posted 12-07-2000 02:31 PM
Um . . sorry I'm late. Held up in meetings, you know.  Some things aren't clear. Well, many things aren't clear about this thread. Who is Zhukov's sponsor? Is he setting us up for some high-pitched selling frenzy?  Is the elusive and mysterious Mrs. Z behind this touchy feely side of Z-man? Will there be any leather-clad tarts on the thread? Can Lab-Rat continue the mission with all this bandwidth being eaten up by this thread? The world wonders.
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