You are being lied to about pirates

[CCS]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8010061.stm

This source is a bit more credible than the first blog. Same story though.

 

[HughJass]

Enlighten you? Correct me if I'm wrong, my good sir, but Iran and N. Korea aren't allowed to have a nuclear program, yet do so anyways.

Iran are allowed to have a nuclear program.

 

[Bryan]

Iran are allowed to have a nuclear program.

Iran is a single country, so here's the proper way to say that: Iran _is_ allowed to have a nuclear program. :smack:

 

[Dblbass128]

Iran are allowed to have a nuclear program.

Iran is a single country, so here's the proper way to say that: Iran _is_ allowed to have a nuclear program. :smack:

Thanks for doing that it drove me nutz reading it

 

[HughJass]

tossers

 

[Bryan]

Iran is a single country, so here's the proper way to say that: Iran _is_ allowed to have a nuclear program. :smack:

Thanks for doing that it drove me nutz reading it

Isn't it really odd how the British and the other people they've apparently influenced (like the Australians) have allowed this strange linguistic foible to continue unchallenged? If I were King of England and had total power, I'd release a Royal Edict that all school teachers will carry stout wooden rulers at all times, and ALL children will receive a sharp rap on the knuckles every time they fail to match their verbs and subjects properly. The problem would be solved within a month:

"I say, old chap, Manchester United are a strong team this year." WHACK!

"Blimey, lads, my Dad says that Merck make good hair loss drugs." WHACK!

"Are Iran allowed to have bloody nuclear weapons?" WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!

 

[Dblbass128]

Iran is a single country, so here's the proper way to say that: Iran _is_ allowed to have a nuclear program. :smack:

Thanks for doing that it drove me nutz reading it

Isn't it really odd how the British and the other people they've apparently influenced (like the Australians) have allowed this strange linguistic foible to continue unchallenged? If I were King of England and had total power, I'd release a Royal Edict that all school teachers will carry stout wooden rulers at all times, and ALL children will receive a sharp rap on the knuckles every time they fail to match their verbs and subjects properly. The problem would be solved within a month:

"I say, old chap, Manchester United are a strong team this year." WHACK!

"Blimey, lads, my Dad says that Merck make good hair loss drugs." WHACK!

"Are Iran allowed to have bloody nuclear weapons?" WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!

bloody wankers

 

[chore boy]

Those dirtball Somalis just won't quit. We need to have drones patrolling the skys over there to launch rockets at them when they're approaching ships... or have contractual snipers on the freighters to pick them off before they can seize ships. Regardless of their motives, they've brought escalation of force upon themselves and I can't say I feel the slightest bit of sympathy towards them. What they are doing is wrong.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090507/ts_ ... BpcmF0ZQ--

 

[oni]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 79731.html

 

[chore boy]

Nice post... I can't say that I've ever even heard of Somaliland. Maybe they can be a role model for the rest of that region.

 

[chore boy]

If we can privatize corrections and military forces, I don't see why we can't put sniper contractors on these ships... dudes would have plenty of time to neutralize threats... after warnings, of course! Hahaha.

 

[Old Baldy]

Iran is a single country, so here's the proper way to say that: Iran _is_ allowed to have a nuclear program. :smack:

Thanks for doing that it drove me nutz reading it

Isn't it really odd how the British and the other people they've apparently influenced (like the Australians) have allowed this strange linguistic foible to continue unchallenged? If I were King of England and had total power, I'd release a Royal Edict that all school teachers will carry stout wooden rulers at all times, and ALL children will receive a sharp rap on the knuckles every time they fail to match their verbs and subjects properly. The problem would be solved within a month:

"I say, old chap, Manchester United are a strong team this year." WHACK!

"Blimey, lads, my Dad says that Merck make good hair loss drugs." WHACK!

"Are Iran allowed to have bloody nuclear weapons?" WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :freaked:

 

[Slartibartfast]

Isn't it really odd how the British ... have allowed this strange linguistic foible to continue unchallenged?

Swap out "continue unchallenged" with "develop in recent years".

 

[Bryan]

Isn't it really odd how the British ... have allowed this strange linguistic foible to continue unchallenged?

Swap out "continue unchallenged" with "develop in recent years".

You guys didn't used to speak that way? What caused that change??

 

[Slartibartfast]

The Left gained control of state education. I'd need several thousand words to fully explain why this was such a disaster, but suffice to say that little attention is now paid to the basics. There is, however, a raging obsession with year-on-year 'improvements' in exam results. Guess how that's achieved:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... xties.html

 

[Bryan]

But how do you explain why an Aussie would have the same curious speech pattern as a Brit? Obviously, that implies that it's been used by both groups for a long time (years or decades or FOREVER).

 

[Slartibartfast]

I suspect that both forms have been in use for a great many years, the difference is that now even those who have enjoyed education to the age of eighteen (or beyond) tend toward the 'groups as plurals' pattern. Though this does of course depend on the school in which one was educated.

 

[oni]

I think it's more to do with "Home and Away", "Neighbours" and too many "Antipodean" teachers in the school system.......................

 

[HughJass]

The Left gained control of state education.

What did 'new labor' change in the cirriculum that was so different to what the Tories left behind?

 

[HughJass]

I think it's more to do with "Home and Away", "Neighbours" and too many "Antipodean" teachers in the school system.......................

Probably just too many British immigrants coming into the country I'd say.

They've even polluted our supermarkets with their own home style sausages.