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EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? | 67 comments (67 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 0)

Rogue Trooper, you loose per direct application of Godwin's law

Britons, the new Jews of Europe? Get a grip, my friend. You are ridiculous.

And that's coming from a French guy whose sig quotes one of the most quintessentially British Briton ever, the great late Henry John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston.

by Francois in Paris on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 09:13:28 AM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 0)

Please, we just managed to climb down before the start of a flame war, do not make it restart!

Both I and Migeru apologised in the end.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 09:16:53 AM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 0)

Let them have their Anglo-French fun... it's as if the 100 years war didn't teach them anything.</snark>

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 09:18:29 AM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 0)

I'm from Barcelona.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 09:26:07 AM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 1)

I suppose that is consistent with your saying you're not from Spain.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 09:30:39 AM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 1)

Well, in fact, the guy from Barcelona is in truth from Berlin.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 09:34:01 AM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 1)

I get it, you two are foreign agents provocateurs.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 09:45:57 AM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 0)

Hapsburg infiltrators, to be precise.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 10:20:33 AM EST
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Hapsburg lip? (none / 1)

Hah. Then the French and British are going to...

Conclude an alliance against you.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 10:42:19 AM EST
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Re: Hapsburg lip? (none / 1)

The nNormans are coming! The Normans are coming!

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 10:45:41 AM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 1)

What's the deal with all those Fawlty Towers jokes? It took me almost 4 hours to figure this one out.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 12:26:02 PM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 0)

Well at least you for one have figured something out.

(Fawlty Towers?)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 12:40:10 PM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 1)

Follow DoDo's link, then feed the name you'll see and "barcelona" into google and hit "I'm feeling lucky".

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 12:42:45 PM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 1)

I didn't even see the link. Wow. Impressive. Wheels within wheels.

And dead on topic: European nationalities, difficulties of understanding between, foodstuffs...

Mr Fawlty, 'e put mince in my paella...

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 12:58:00 PM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (none / 1)

DoDoism at its best.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 01:00:53 PM EST
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Re: EU Budget thread - UK 2, France 1? (4.00 / 2)

Oooops, so sorry

I wrote my response before lunch and hit the post button after. Didn't see the development. Anyway, you shouldn't have (apologised). If we can't indulge a bit of trans-European bashing once in a while, where are we going ... :>

by Francois in Paris on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 09:46:51 AM EST
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