Egypt: Goin' Bat-poop
by benmor78 on Jan 27, 2011 10:01 PM CST
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So looks like Egypt has gone off the grid. I'm seeing posts that there's no internet access there right now, that the soon-to-be-late Mubarak regime has taken everything offline. I tell you one thing, if the government of the country where I was living crapped out the internet, I would start looting just out of sheer boredom. Also, it would be a great 72 hours or week or whatever to own a porno store.
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I thought he had a good chance of staying in power being a US ally and all but blocking communication is a horrendous move.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team.-Lonestarjon
If you are unpopular with your people
the US shouldn’t do a damn thing to prop you up. Self determination and all that. Propping up dictators is just a bad long term move.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
Latin America agrees with you.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Not really a fan
of propping them up or overthrowing them. Letting their own people beat the shit out of them is the best thing to do with dictators.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
Absolutely
Tough situation for the State Department, but it’s a bad idea to deliberately put yourself on the wrong side of history.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Funny how Biden didn't classify Mubarak as a dictator
30+ years in office, rigging elections, shitty economy. Definitely not a dictator.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team.-Lonestarjon
BUT HE WON ALL OF THE ELECTIONS, AMIRIGHT?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 1:35 PM CST up reply actions
That would be legit.
Or a porno store that delivers.
"The world would truly be a better place if you didn’t exsist. You should just lean over the plate and take one for the team, run into oncoming traffic or something." -S l c Ranger HE MAD! The internet is serious business.
by TooLegitToQuit on Jan 27, 2011 10:22 PM CST up reply actions
The whole country's hot
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
by Keynes on Jan 27, 2011 10:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yowza.
/Axl Rose
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Jan 28, 2011 12:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
King Tut
"There's really no way of knowing... Sometimes when I see their big eyes looking up from my lap I think, that's definitely a homeless guy in a fur coat." Betty White on SNL
Born in Arizona, raised in Babalona
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Also...
in “An Idiot Abroad,” Pilkington says “Walk like an Egyptian? It should be drive like an Egyptian. The whole country is driving and honking and they’re right outside my hotel room while I’m sleeping.”
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
China takes everything that's normal to us, and makes it weird
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
thats how cairo is
i would never, ever, ever, ever, ever, feel comfortable driving there.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 1:35 PM CST up reply actions
supposed to be the 2nd worst place to drive in the country behind manila
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 1:36 PM CST up reply actions
in the world*
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 1:36 PM CST up reply actions
My granddad still talks about the craziness of Puerto Rico drivers when he was stationed there in the 50s
He said they’d drive, honk, stop, honk some more, and then get out of their cars and fight.
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
by WestTxAg06 on Jan 29, 2011 12:01 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I used to be good friends with a Puerto Rican dude, I can confirm this.
Also, drivers in Guam are pretty messed up too. Unless you are loaded, you drive a junker. They call them Guam-bombs. They are usually rusted out because of the salt air, and with the magnitude of the sun there, and the lax laws, people have the darkest window tint you have ever seen. So dark, in fact, that they leave an untinted space of maybe 1 foot square or smaller right in front of the drivers’ face so you can see to drive. Meet one of those careening at 60mph on a mountain road with a 200 foot cliff to the immediate right…scary stuff.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I spent a week in Greece in 2005, and the Greeks were easily the worst drivers that I've ever seen.
Nice cars, shitty cars, it didn’t matter. They had no appreciation for pedestrians at all and if you stepped into the street, they wouldn’t even try to stop. I had one Greek cab driver tell me that Greece led all of Europe in traffic-related fatalities because pedestrians have no right of way at all and there is no punishment for bad drivers.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Do you drive on the right or left side of the road in Guam?
That reminds me of my experiences in Turks & Caicos and the US Virgin Islands. You’re on these narrow roads, some of them winding around the side of a mountain. 90% of the vehicles are a POS. Add to that driving on the opposite side of the road and everything seeming backwards, and it feels like death is imminent every time you get on the road.
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
by WestTxAg06 on Jan 29, 2011 2:48 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Right side
And Guam is odd…it is 1/2 coral island (flat as a pancake), and 1/2 volcanic island, so it does have some rather massive cliff drop-offs.
According to wiki:
Elevation extremes
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean, 0 metres (0 ft)
Highest point: Mount Lamlam, 406 metres (1,332 ft)
We rented a car and toured the entire island including climbing Mount Lamlam, which is the highest point mentioned above. There is also a really neat forest of crosses at the peak, eerie to see up close. Sigh, I have to go back there before I die.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
So a drive through beer barn, with a bar inside, plus magazines and "a back room" is what you are hinting at?
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Hell yeah.
For an extra hundred bucks you can take the beer chick in the back and get down to business.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
I also forgot to mention this idea is trademarked.
So I will need some royalties.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Definitely
think there is one of those in Georgetown, but I could be wrong.
"Don't let Jim Knox touch your children"
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Wow. This is a fairly comprehensive, totally understandable explanation of what’s happening in Egypt, and why: http://bit.ly/eJla66
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Egypt is still the fourth largest recipient of US foreign aid
It was second only to Israel for since 1979 until Afghanistan and now Iraq moved ahead of Egypt. I guess the US had to pay Egypt to play nice with Israel.
Pretty sure Israel demonstrated that they don't need protection from Egypt anymore.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Seems to me that we could
jack Israel way the F down, given our financial situation.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
Because borrowing money from the Chinese
to give to Israel seems fairly insane to me.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
Borrowing money from ___ to give to ____ seems pretty insane to me, too.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I will gladly pay you Monday for a cheeseburger today.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Sadly, it's true
they would gladly suck the US dry, just to keep them afloat. Personally, I’d be OK with letting Israel sink or swim on their own, they seem pretty good at swimming.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
Considering our budget situation
it just seems like a good place to save a couple billion.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
friendly country to the US
near the middle east
“friend” to isreal
borders isreal
muslim
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
We'll see how friendly they are
after they overthrow their dictator.
It does seem though that our Foreign aid budget seems to be allocated based on how much it can help Israel.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
egypt is a very very complex place
i was there in jan of 2008…
almost wonder how big of a role muslim brotherhood plays in the “new government” (assuming they overhthrow Mubarak)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 1:45 PM CST up reply actions
I'd be shocked if they didn't play a big role.
The only way they wouldn’t is if they try to stay on the good side of the US. Aren’t they still marked as a terrorist organization?
...they are a very scary organization
think they are off the terrorist list for now though…
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
I thought the Egyptian Brotherhood was significantly tamer than the offshoots in other nations.
Am I high?
i was under the impression it was the other way around
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 1:56 PM CST up reply actions
I know they're against Western influence, and have a muddled past.
I don’t think the Egyptian group has any terrorist ties, and I think they stress nonviolence which is why Osama bin Laden himself denounces them despite receiving an education from two of the more prominent members.
It’s been a while though so I could be missing a key fact or 4.
from some reading
outside of egypt it is most “conservative” than inside egypt (where it is officially banned)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 2:10 PM CST up reply actions
Conservative would suggest stricter Islamic law.
IE the Egyptian Brotherhood would be more friendly.
"friend" translated:
I hate this son of a bitch next to me, but I’m not strong enough to do something about it.
CNN International Feed
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 1:58 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks,
this is great to watch while at work.
by lost in space on Jan 28, 2011 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
on CNN they just said
egypt was “the largest muslim nation in the world”
indonesia has over 200 MILLION muslims per a 2009 PEW report
the ENTIRE POPULATION of Egypt is estimated at about 80 million
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
yup i think they are the 4th or 5th largest
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 2:11 PM CST up reply actions
They are the largest Arab nation
Of course conflating the two in America is really not that surprising.
they clearly said muslim
and i bet the majority of people here couldnt tell you if the iranians were arab or not…
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 29, 2011 8:53 PM CST up reply actions
wow egyptair has suspended all flights into/out of egypt evidently
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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@AJELive Mubarak’s presidential guard unit head towards the state TV station in Cairo – Al Jazeera English #Jan25 #Egypt
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
so...does anyone REALLY think that Mubarak is actually going to be overthrown?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
I didn't until I saw the tweet about the presidential guard being sent to Al Jazeera
That’s a move out of desperation
i really dont think it is going to happen
the military is going to be behind Mubarak.
he is a grad of the Egyptian military Academy, he was in the Air Force, was a teacher at the Air Force Academy, was the Air Force Academy’s commander, was Chief of Staff for the Air Force and was the Deputy Minister of Defense.
He is not going anywhere.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 2:17 PM CST up reply actions
(in my opinion)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 2:17 PM CST up reply actions
I could definitely see the military being behind him.
Him being involved with the Air Force didn’t seem to be that significant to me. The first thing I thought of was this.
However it appears that his claim to fame was being hired to rebuild the Air Force instead of being responsible for the destruction.
I don’t know though. The military will support you for a while, but the size of the protests combined with the increasingly ridiculous reaction to them will ultimately wear on the military. Plus, the protesting started after the incidents in Tunisia. Now protestors have shown up in Jordan and Yemen. They can feel a solidarity with other parts of the region which will no doubt strengthen their resolve.
And it's a large step from "military support" of one guy
To the military actually stepping up to put down their countrymen in the face of open rebellion (if it occurs).
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
good point there
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 2:38 PM CST up reply actions
Exactly.
It’s been a while, but I seem to remember that’s more or less what happened in Iran. Eventually the military just stopped attacking due to the size of the protests.
Not that these protests are even close to the same size as those yet.
Yep,
you need not only the Generals on your side, but the rank and file who are ordered to shoot their countrymen. That’s a tough order to follow unless the entire army is fanatically loyal, and I’m not sure they are.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
The ending scene in "V for Vendetta," as fancified as it was, demonstrates the idea.
And the foot soldiers there were intended to be portrayed as nameless, faceless automatons.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I just read about students Molotov'ing an army transport
Said transport threw it in reverse and started running over the students, then they got out their guns. Wow.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
pick better "targets"
than a large truck full of army guys w/ guns.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
Pick better "weapons"
than a Molotov when attempting to take on said army transport.
"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
true true
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 4:26 PM CST up reply actions
the rare triple post
has gotten less rare lately. SBN’s been a little screwy with it comment system for a few weeks now.
Damn, it's getting really crazy over there.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
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BreakingNews Breaking News
Army secures Egyptian Museum in Cairo, protecting pharaoh treasures including death mask of boy king Tutankhamun – Reuters
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Sigh...
that would really suck if some of those antiquities are destroyed/damaged/stolen.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
It would, though so far it doesn't seem like there has been much looting anywhere.
Most, if not all, of the violence has come from the military.
oh wow
vodaphone turned off internet access for egypt?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
"inside the framework of basic human rights
are the rights to internet"
/robert gibbs
AWESOME!
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 2:32 PM CST up reply actions
Basic human rights extend to technology now?
Seems to be a wide definition of “basic.”
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Comically? No.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
"Conducting life" and "living" are two separate things.
Obviously for someone who runs an internet site as their primary mode of generating income, taking away the internet would severely hamper their ability to function normally, but it wouldn’t kill them.
A person’s choice of vocation or employment shouldn’t define a “basic human right.”
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I guess conducting life is more of what I meant.
It would be fairly easy to continue breathing without the internet around.
So do you think the internet is a basic human right?
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
In today's world?
It’s not in the same ballpark as forcing people into slave labor, say, but it’s getting to the point where a government shutting off internet access for its citizens is an extremely hostile act. It’s one of those technologies where there’s no easy way to rewind to a pre-invention state.
It’s not a right in the sense that we need to go make sure everyone has it, but it is something that once it reaches critical mass it’s unreasonable to revoke. If there’s a right to communicate, then there needs to be protection of the tools to do it.
(Question: is there still internal connectivity in Egypt?)
So the advent of technology can create new "basic human rights?"
What about satellite TV? Cell phones? Cars? Are those basic human rights the deprivation of which constitutes a crime against humanity?
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Why can't technology create new rights?
I’m not advocating the internet as one, but why can’t new ideas be classified as human rights as society advances?
I think there's a distinction between "basic human rights" and "human rights."
May be a distinction without a difference, I’m not sure, but when I’m thinking of basic human rights, I’m thinking of absolute necessities to survival of the species, not luxuries like instant communication or online poker.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Ah.
I think our differences on this is coming from “survival of the species” vs “survival of society/most of the people in the society.”
Have fun storming the castle!
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I can see the difference there.
I don’t think its just semantics either. There is a legitimate difference, but I think the human rights distinction itself should grow as technology allows it to grow.
SMS is shut down for the most part.
I’d think there is little internal connectivity, but thats the entire point. You keep people from communicating to keep them from organizing.
It’s definitely a hostile act to shut the internet off, but that isn’t the same as saying the internet is a basic human right.
Which is pretty dumb
If you have not internet and no communication wouldn’t you just head to the streets since you have nothing to do?
People figure out how to communicate pretty quickly in that situation.
It’s a desperation move, not something that will actually help.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Some would.
Most were in mosque when it happened, and surrounded by military units shooting tear gas into the mosques.
I don't think it's there yet, but in the majority of the US I think in 20 years (probably more like under 10)
you’ll literally be unable to function adequately without internet connectivity (especially as phone and TV communications move more and more towards being subsets of internet communications).
i realize it is his job
but the dude talking about a “warning” in this press conference is being a huge douche.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
For anyone interested...
Al Jazeera’s English site is chronicling tweets from Egypt
Tweets
AJELive Egyptian army have not not declared whether they are backing the protestors or the govt #Jan25 #Egypt #Mubarak http://twitpic.com/3u9a06
evanchill Egypt state TV says the army has secured the Egyptian Museum, where we had heard youth activists had first gone to protect it. #jan25
So youth activists went to secure the Egyptian Museum, then the army came over and peacefully took over for the kids? That sounds fairly cooperative.
And we would have burned down the Egyptian Museum, too, if it weren't for those meddling youth activists!
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
by Aqua on Jan 28, 2011 3:07 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Ha...well done.
Here’s Al Jazeera’s Live Blog of whats going down too.
Someone set the NDP HQ and capital on fire.
Says he's going to fight corruption and reform the government for the safety of all Egyptians.
What a joke.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
well, if you were in his position what would you say?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 4:32 PM CST up reply actions
I'd say that, probably.
Doesn’t make it less of a joke.
He also said that he is dedicated to the preservation of human rights. Might as well say it while sitting on a throne made of human bones.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
oh yea totally true
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 28, 2011 4:37 PM CST up reply actions
I would love a throne made of human bones/teeth.
by lost in space on Jan 28, 2011 5:06 PM CST up reply actions
a bicycle would be cooler
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"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
So help me...
If these fuckers destroy anymore artifacts…
I’m a very liberal guy, but the people responsible for that shit should be executed. Who the hell would cut the head off of a mummy and loot a museum like that? Screw those people.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
No cops around....
People will do anything.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team.-Lonestarjon
I don't care...
that’s bullshit.
If you want to protest and show your displeasure that’s one thing, but to try and steal or vandalize 3 or 4 thousand year old artifacts? That’s crap.
And from what I’ve seen most of their museums and historical artifacts have been guarded pretty well by police and military. The people that did probably had to plan this shit out. There’s no excuse for it at all. I hope those that did it all die.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
been to egypt
and yes, they probably did.
i hope they DIAF.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 31, 2011 9:36 PM CST up reply actions
i was there exactly 1 year ago
it’s pretty crazy to see all this take place. i walked all around Cairo’s old town side, including Tahrir Square which is currently one of the main places of protests.
the museum of antiquities was unreal. not only in what exactly they had in there, but that it was cobbled together more like your cousin’s basement. just huge relics, tombs, statues sitting out in the open. description cards in english and arabic were faded, dusty and in typewriter.
there was a general malaise in everyone regarding the state of the country, Mubarak, poverty, etc. Egyptians are a proud people, many are educated and very familiar with “western” principles and way of life. yet, they have extreme corruption in govt, terrible poverty and fraud. wait, kind of sounds familiar…err, nevermind.
but still, Egypt was an amazing place and i highly recommend anyone to visit, once this all calms down of course! see the other cities on the Nile as well. Cairo gets too crazy after about 3 days.
BE AFRAID OF THE WHORE OF BABYLON!
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Mubarek is stepping down.
I feel bad for whoever takes over that mess.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
Yeah...
but whoever takes over could be viewed as a ‘savior’ by many there compared to Mubarek.
It’s still going to take a lot of work to get that country straightened out though.
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