Well, several thousand troops (many of them engineers) have left my home state of Utah in the last couple of weeks, sooooo . . . .
Looks like civilization finally caught up with us.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Gandalfe - Feb 16, 2003 7:10:46 pm PST #4444 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
P.M. Marc - Feb 16, 2003 7:10:58 pm PST #4445 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Haven't some troops already been deployed?
I'd like it started as soon as possible, and I'd like there to be more in the way of ground rules than normal, specifically about politeness, which is normally understood, but in a case like this might be worth spelling out in bold letters.
Steph L. - Feb 16, 2003 7:12:16 pm PST #4446 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'd like it started as soon as possible, and I'd like there to be more in the way of ground rules than normal, specifically about politeness, which is normally understood, but in a case like this might be worth spelling out in bold letters.
What Plei said.
Also? No voting on thread title. Something simple, like "US in Iraq." I think everyone will understand what the thread is about.
Angus G - Feb 16, 2003 7:16:53 pm PST #4447 of 10001
Roguish Laird
Agreed, except not precisely that wording because in all probability it will be the US, UK and Australia (at least) in Iraq...
Steph L. - Feb 16, 2003 7:17:52 pm PST #4448 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Ah, true. How about "Military in Iraq"?
Gandalfe - Feb 16, 2003 7:17:55 pm PST #4449 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
No! No debate!
hehehehehe
amych - Feb 16, 2003 7:18:01 pm PST #4450 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
proposed title: The War Thread
Steph L. - Feb 16, 2003 7:18:51 pm PST #4451 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
proposed title: The War Thread
t Steph smacks forehead at missing the obvious choice...
Angus G - Feb 16, 2003 7:20:00 pm PST #4452 of 10001
Roguish Laird
Yes, and let's be optimistic and not call it "The War Thread 1" t grin
Betsy HP - Feb 16, 2003 7:20:20 pm PST #4453 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
And amych knocks it out of the park.