me too except I got the duelly citizenship! >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/02/02 10:50AM >>> Who ever said I was American? I'm a legal resident, aka Frostback (Canadian living in the US).
Actually the War of 1812 was a real war - the Congress issued a declaration of war etc. As for burning DC, the Americans at the time deserved it for destroying York. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 10:45 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: World Surrenders Sovereignty > > > some american you are :P > > and i was referenceing the Revolutionary war, war of 1812 was > a quasi war > even though washington got burnt to a crisp. > and we made up for it by bailing their tails out of ww2 lol > > Ok i need muffins now my chest is hurting oyvay > > Bill Wheatley > Senior Database Developer > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > EDIETS.COM > 954.360.9022 X159 > ICQ 417645 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 10:18 AM > Subject: RE: World Surrenders Sovereignty > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 10:10 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: World Surrenders Sovereignty > > > > > > > > > Bill Wheatley > > > Senior Database Developer > > > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > > > EDIETS.COM > > > 954.360.9022 X159 > > > ICQ 417645 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Philip Arnold - ASP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:55 AM > > > Subject: RE: World Surrenders Sovereignty > > > > > > > > > > > That's irrelevant. The USSR was a super power only > 20 years ago. > > > > > > > > But they're now loads of really small, not powerful, > > > countries... Oh, > > > > and very poor too > > > > > > > > > > So, just because America is "big and strong" you think it > > > > > > should be the center of the world? > > > > > > > > > > Ever hear of British colonialization? > > > > > > > > And look at the time - we colonized well over a hundred > > > years ago... At > > > > the time, the third-world wasn't known about, it was places > > > to explore, > > > > now you just bomb them (Vietnam, Korea and others) > > > > > > > :) Damn brits just cant get over the fact we kicked the cr!p > > > out of them > > > and bailed their butt out of WW2. j/k > > > > Whose butt got kicked? The last time England and the US > were at war was > the > > war of 1812. The US invaded Canada. Last I looked Canada is still > > (nominally) independent of the US. Some butt kicking. The > Americans were > > sent running for home with their tails between their legs. > > > > > > > But still your point seemed that because the us is only 200+ > > > years old we > > > are too young, well we're accomplished alot in those 200 years. > > > > > > > > > > And if it wasn't for British colonization, then the US > > > wouldn't exist > > > > <g> > > > > > > > > > > If you go back 50-60 years, America was so > > > > > > fractured and had some REAL problems... There's no real > > > political > > > > > > stability in the US that's been in-situ for a prolonged > > > > > > time - hells, a couple of hundred years ago you > were fighting > > > > > > with yourselves (North/South) > > > > > > > > > > Ever hear of Ireland? > > > > > > > > 1) Different country > > > > 2) It's terrorism, not a war... Or do you consider > > > car-bombing shopping > > > > malls part of a war now? > > > > > > > Its a war to the United States why shouldnt it be that > > > important in north > > > ireland. > > > Maybe if it got that kinda attention it wouldnt have gone on > > > so terribly > > > long. Then again > > > religion is a device that makes people do alot of stupid things. > > > But just shows that infighting happens even to the mighty UK :P > > > > > > > At the same time the entire thing would not have lasted > very long if it > were > > not for all the financial support that the US gave the IRA > from 1916 on. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The United States is very diverse because it's so big. > > > > > People from different parts of the country have different > > > > > opinions (for the most part). So, weigh the diversity of the > > > > > US with the increasing closeness of Europe and I don't see > > > > > a difference. > > > > > > > > 1) Different countries - or is Mexico part of America now > > > as because of > > > > it's closeness - how about Canada - part of it is BETWEEN 2 > > > parts of the > > > > US... > > > > 2) Each of the countries in Europe has it's own > culture, leaders and > > > > currency (apart from those who adopted the Euro) - how > would America > > > > fare if every state had it's own currency? > > > > 3) Each of the countries is Europe has it's own diversity > > > > 4) In England we have just as many ethnic groups (and > > > opinions) as the > > > > US, so therefore the UK should be on equal terms with > the US then... > > > > Have it in London <g> > > > > > > > The US already tried the own state own currency thing it > > > wasnt the best idea > > > thats why the AOC (Articles of Confederation) were > scrapped and the > > > constitution drafted. > > > > > > > > > > Philip Arnold > > > > Technical Director > > > > Certified ColdFusion Developer > > > > ASP Multimedia Limited > > > > Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > > > > Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > > > > > > > www.aspmedia.co.uk > > > > www.aspevents.net > > > > > > > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and > > > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity > to whom they > > > > are addressed. 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