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CBC archives...	Paddy (Scotland)	02:48:42 01/27/05 Thu
e.ee, -- ehe, 00:29:33 01/10/05 Mon and... -- Owain (UK), 08:29:42 01/10/05 Mon Criterion -- Paddy (Scotland), 09:52:47 01/10/05 Mon If the Germans can be grateful to Churchill for their democracy, why can't we? (NT) -- Ian (Australia), 10:53:31 01/10/05 Mon I was flicking through the CBC archives when... -- Dave (UK), 15:41:27 01/10/05 Mon Churchill sucked -- Aussie, 08:42:46 01/13/05 Thu yeah, yeah. -- Nick (UK), 09:17:59 01/13/05 Thu What did Churchill suck? -- Ed Harris (London), 10:34:12 01/13/05 Thu Go back to the cricket, mate - you've been sold the anti-Brit myth -- Ian (Australia), 10:53:41 01/13/05 Thu South Africa joined the war at the start also (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 12:17:19 01/13/05 Thu Churchill approved of SA concentration camps. nt (NT) -- Winnie, 16:03:24 01/13/05 Thu Did he approve of the disease and deprivation, or just of the principle of detainment? A key issue, I think. (NT) -- Nick (UK), 16:07:20 01/13/05 Thu Churchill did stand for the world... -- Frank (US), 20:33:12 01/13/05 Thu Churchill's Book -- Dave (UK), 15:04:55 01/14/05 Fri But.... -- G.Singh, 14:16:35 01/13/05 Thu granted - I can't claim to admire everything about him -- Ian (Australia), 15:29:43 01/13/05 Thu Churchil was a great man - a great war leader, but he was wrong in opposing Indian independence (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 16:00:30 01/13/05 Thu Indian self-government, anyway. (NT) -- Nick (UK), 16:05:54 01/13/05 Thu Talking about Indian Independence -- G.Singh, 16:18:01 01/13/05 Thu Racism is always a tragic error - enormously destructive, in this case (NT) -- Ian (Australia), 17:59:31 01/13/05 Thu The British upper class discriminated against anyone who they considered to be 'beneath' them (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 18:28:43 01/13/05 Thu That commit generalises to a gross extent (NT) -- Owain (UK), 19:40:52 01/13/05 Thu EDIT: That comment generalises to a gross extent (NT) -- Owain (UK), 19:43:20 01/13/05 Thu That's how it was in pre-war Britain and the Empire. British middle class administrators were far more accommodating (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 20:40:13 01/13/05 Thu Not a very helpful generalisation -- Nick (UK), 09:12:40 01/14/05 Fri You are probably right, but this is what I was taught in Canadian schools. Thanks for the enlightenment. (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 12:17:44 01/14/05 Fri Hm. -- Ed Harris (London), 00:36:37 01/14/05 Fri Indian Empire -- Nick (UK), 10:46:17 01/14/05 Fri It's ironic then... -- Dave (UK), 11:08:35 01/14/05 Fri Not quite the thing. -- Nick (UK), 11:37:46 01/14/05 Fri Aye -- Nick (UK), 15:32:36 01/13/05 Thu I've posted an article on Churchill by an Indian writer on the News server (NT) -- Nick (UK), 16:08:32 01/13/05 Thu I can't seem to find it! (NT) -- G.Singh, 16:22:44 01/13/05 Thu Members News is near the top fo the INternational WEbsite's Homepage - you might need to refresh the page. (NT) -- Nick (UK), 16:33:08 01/13/05 Thu i have not been sold the 'anti-brit myth' -- Aussie, 14:20:55 01/24/05 Mon Almost right. -- Ed Harris (London), 15:55:02 01/24/05 Mon Man of the Century, yes. -- Michael J. Smith (Canada), 20:19:29 01/24/05 Mon No -- Aussie, 02:15:08 01/25/05 Tue Bravo (NT) -- Ed Harris (London), 02:16:48 01/25/05 Tue When the chips were down, the chips were down FOR ALL OF US. -- Michael J. Smith (Canada), 20:34:38 01/25/05 Tue I believe you are all right -- Kevin (U.S.), 06:53:10 01/25/05 Tue And Tim Berners Lee... -- Dave (UK), 08:48:14 01/25/05 Tue aw I thought that was Al Gore..... (NT) -- Kevin (U.S.), 16:41:24 01/25/05 Tue Al Gore? -- Dave (UK), 22:29:16 01/25/05 Tue What about John Baird? The Brit who invented television (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 20:56:15 01/25/05 Tue Bill Gates is widely dispised around the internet. ;) (NT) -- Roberdin, 21:16:40 01/25/05 Tue learn some history M.J. Smith -- Aussie, 01:04:48 01/26/05 Wed OK Aussie, we agree to disagree...no hard feelings, mate. (NT) -- Michael J. Smith (Canada), 16:38:43 01/26/05 Wed i can agree to that -- Aussie, 02:48:42 01/27/05 Thu oops -- Kevin (U.S.), 01:41:40 01/26/05 Wed
Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,	Dave (UK)	13:35:06 01/26/05 Wed
Bit cold for the old kilt tonight. -- Ed Harris (London), 15:48:07 01/25/05 Tue Well... -- Dave (UK), 15:56:30 01/25/05 Tue How about... -- Ed Harris (London), 16:16:10 01/25/05 Tue He he -- Dave (UK), 16:25:55 01/25/05 Tue now look what a reputation I've got for myself :( . (NT) -- Ian (Australia), 18:21:22 01/25/05 Tue Happy Burns Day to all Scots (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 16:27:07 01/25/05 Tue Burns wanted an INDEPENDENT Scottish republic -- Such a parcel of rogues in a nation, 16:44:24 01/25/05 Tue Hmm -- Dave (UK), 17:13:00 01/25/05 Tue ah the empire ! -- Iain, 22:35:51 01/25/05 Tue Let me elaborate... -- Dave (UK), 11:37:44 01/26/05 Wed This member of the Scottish diaspora had a wee tipple (NT) -- Brent (Canada), 13:35:06 01/26/05 Wed
NZ Flag Debate	Dave (UK)	20:15:43 01/25/05 Tue
My tuppence -- Ed Harris (London), 23:10:56 01/24/05 Mon There are suggestions... -- Dave (UK), 23:21:19 01/24/05 Mon on similar flags -- Ian (Australia), 00:28:52 01/25/05 Tue damn copy cats -- Aussie, 02:27:02 01/25/05 Tue Changing the flag will be a very divisive and emotional issue. Canada tore itself apart over that issue in 1964 (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 20:15:43 01/25/05 Tue
Is it me...	Ed Harris (London)	18:08:00 01/25/05 Tue
Nope, just you, matey. (NT) -- Eddy Harris Hawk, 11:10:02 01/22/05 Sat As I keep saying, if we swapped to a proper forum package it would be much harder for them to post rubbish. (NT) -- Roberdin, 14:01:17 01/22/05 Sat Rubbish? -- Curnoack, 18:03:17 01/22/05 Sat Is that an actual language, or is it just gibberish (NT) -- Kevin (U.S.), 21:30:42 01/22/05 Sat Fwrdrfi -- Curnoack, 23:15:02 01/22/05 Sat Iqwlerknaslkdjfn -- Ed Harris (Llandyn), 00:37:20 01/23/05 Sun OK - this is getting surreal... -- Dave (UK), 00:51:59 01/23/05 Sun Translation -- Ed Harris (London), 01:04:13 01/23/05 Sun Week end -- Ron, 18:48:00 01/23/05 Sun Ah but... -- Ed Harris (London), 19:46:02 01/23/05 Sun Ah, but "weekend" is not the same as "end of the week", is it? -- Ian (Australia), 21:46:30 01/23/05 Sun Nope -- Ed Harris (London), 00:02:41 01/24/05 Mon "Ah, but "weekend" is not the same as "end of the week", is it?" -- Seon Caimbeul, 13:30:03 01/24/05 Mon Fair enough. -- Ed Harris (London), 15:47:19 01/24/05 Mon Erm yes it is, just like "weekday" means "day of the week"* -- Lexi Cogg-Raffer, 15:31:59 01/24/05 Mon not quite so simple, chump -- Ian (Australia), 16:52:40 01/24/05 Mon Don't bother considering a career in linguistics (NT) -- The prof, 16:45:35 01/25/05 Tue you've never heard of pragmatics, have you (NT) -- Ian (Australia), 18:08:00 01/25/05 Tue It's somebody putting together random scraps of Welsh. Poor taste I think nt (NT) -- Ron, 18:45:39 01/23/05 Sun languages -- Kevin (U.S.), 23:58:58 01/23/05 Sun Good work -- Ed Harris (London), 00:25:50 01/24/05 Mon languages -- Ian (Australia), 00:37:24 01/24/05 Mon ... -- Ed Harris (London), 00:45:42 01/24/05 Mon Hmm... -- Dave (UK), 11:46:36 01/24/05 Mon Well said. -- Ed Harris (London), 13:43:18 01/24/05 Mon Socialism is not all bad... it merely needs to be implemented wisely (NT) -- Roberdin, 15:50:09 01/24/05 Mon Hm... -- Ed Harris (London), 15:57:21 01/24/05 Mon To a certain degree... -- Roberdin, 16:03:47 01/24/05 Mon But laddie... -- Ed Harris (London), 16:06:11 01/24/05 Mon Of course someone pays. But the point is, it's free at point of use. No silly insurance details to find, no begging the bank manager for the money to save my life. (NT) -- Roberdin, 16:26:11 01/24/05 Mon You have a point there... -- Dave (UK), 17:16:12 01/24/05 Mon Er... -- Ed Harris (London), 17:16:54 01/24/05 Mon I've forgotten all of ym schoolboy French... -- Ben.M(UK), 17:07:23 01/24/05 Mon To quote the great Jerome: -- Ed Harris (London), 17:18:51 01/24/05 Mon The general public are random idiots (NT) -- Yours for freedom and democracy, 16:43:07 01/24/05 Mon
Translation please	non-Deutsch spracher	17:29:17 01/25/05 Tue
Here it is -- Jim (Canada), 17:29:17 01/25/05 Tue
Import/Export	Aussie	16:53:36 01/25/05 Tue
Jim, do you not have these stats somewhere? -- Dave (UK), 15:32:58 01/25/05 Tue Here are the Export and Import Stats and a comparison with the USA -- Jim (Canada), 16:53:36 01/25/05 Tue
Hmmm	Dave (UK)	16:53:07 01/25/05 Tue
If... -- Ed Harris (Venezia), 22:25:47 12/01/04 Wed Canada was a whole week late ;0) -- Paddy (Scotland), 15:29:04 12/02/04 Thu One week late because of Quebec -- Jim (Canada), 19:21:37 12/02/04 Thu Britain got Ireland, Canada got Quebec (NT) -- Owain (UK), 19:40:32 12/02/04 Thu Quebec -- Paddy (Scotland), 20:12:29 12/02/04 Thu Bloc Quebecois -- Jim (Canada), 20:18:18 12/02/04 Thu Quebec -- Paddy (Scotland), 21:30:53 12/02/04 Thu Quebec Monarchism -- Owain (UK), 22:12:22 12/02/04 Thu Quebec separatism -- Jim (Canada), 02:57:34 12/03/04 Fri If only a few Americans would pause to remember that instead of 'We saved your ass' (NT) -- Roberdin, 22:53:37 12/01/04 Wed But we do -- Kevin (U.S.), 04:31:46 12/02/04 Thu I agree -- Ed Harris (Venezia), 14:04:01 12/02/04 Thu Clearly, I've been talking to the wrong Americans... (NT) -- Roberdin, 20:01:10 12/02/04 Thu Carolyn Parrish is still in Parliament, but she sits as an Independent now, instead of a Liberal (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 20:20:17 12/02/04 Thu American history teaching are to blame -- Frank (US), 20:20:54 12/02/04 Thu You don't learn all of the truth about 1812 either (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 20:30:42 12/02/04 Thu US members -- Ben.M(UK), 20:31:52 12/02/04 Thu American members -- Jim (Canada), 20:38:06 12/02/04 Thu US members -- Ed Harris (Venezia), 20:52:43 12/02/04 Thu "no real allies except for Britain" -- Ian (Australia), 01:26:33 12/03/04 Fri That was tactless of him -- Steph (U.S.), 05:02:25 12/03/04 Fri Australians were in Vietnam? (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 14:33:23 12/03/04 Fri Vietnam -- Ben.M(UK), 14:57:53 12/03/04 Fri Yes -- Paddy (Scotland), 15:22:26 12/03/04 Fri Canada was in Vietnam too...look it up... (NT) -- Brent (Canada), 05:57:06 12/05/04 Sun here 'tis... -- Brent (Canada), 06:03:25 12/05/04 Sun Thanks for noticing, Steph -- Ian (Australia), 23:34:31 12/03/04 Fri Okay okay okay... -- Ed Harris (Venezia), 17:20:21 12/04/04 Sat The thing that most irked me about that recent Michael Moore film ... -- Ian (Australia), 18:00:13 12/04/04 Sat Canadians are interested in the FCS because they fear American domination and quite rightly so (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 03:12:36 12/03/04 Fri I'm sure Australians would feel just the same if we were neighbours of the USA (NT) -- Ian (Australia), 18:11:51 12/04/04 Sat So they want English domination instead? (NT) -- Huh?, 16:53:07 01/25/05 Tue But not all of us -- Owain (UK), 22:25:26 12/02/04 Thu i agree...except the part about American identity -- Frank (US), 21:17:13 12/02/04 Thu "new world" identities are not ethnic - USA, Australia and Brazil are the same on this point (NT) -- Ian (Australia), 01:30:12 12/03/04 Fri Hm -- Ed Harris (Venezia), 17:30:13 12/04/04 Sat Fair point -- Ian (Australia), 18:02:45 12/04/04 Sat Iraq -- Aussie, 13:59:34 01/24/05 Mon
First in Space, and still going strong	European Pride	16:42:47 01/25/05 Tue
Oh right. -- Ed Harris (back in London), 17:59:33 01/21/05 Fri Oddly enough they were -- Evropa!, 18:32:56 01/21/05 Fri How bizarre... -- Ian (Australia), 20:32:30 01/21/05 Fri If. -- Ed Harris (London), 00:39:10 01/22/05 Sat That as may be... -- Dave (UK), 19:51:41 01/21/05 Fri Just what I was going to say, Dave (NT) -- Brent (Canada), 19:44:38 01/22/05 Sat yes but... -- Kevin (U.S.), 21:24:19 01/22/05 Sat stars and stripes on the moon -- Owain (UK), 08:53:25 01/23/05 Sun "They all did it with an American flag patch on their shoulder." - like Gagarin did? (NT) -- Laika, 15:35:48 01/24/05 Mon And another thing... -- Ed Harris (London), 00:40:02 01/23/05 Sun USSR, Europe? -- Aussie, 13:16:31 01/25/05 Tue Again, bravo (NT) -- Ed Harris (London), 16:19:17 01/25/05 Tue Europe will implode, there's no doubt about it! -- Dave (UK), 16:29:08 01/25/05 Tue Europe! -- Sovietsky Evropa, 16:42:47 01/25/05 Tue
The Falklands 1982 & the Commonwealth	Paddy (Scotland)	10:31:11 01/25/05 Tue
Canada gave only moral support to Britain! (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 18:04:38 10/20/04 Wed better than nothing I suppose... (NT) -- Paddy (Scotland), 18:08:45 10/20/04 Wed Logistical assistance unnecessary -- Roberdin, 12:30:59 10/21/04 Thu ARGH! -- Roberdin, 12:32:03 10/21/04 Thu Where are they now? -- Dave (UK), 13:00:34 10/21/04 Thu WTF is wrong with this guy -- Roberdin, 13:40:21 10/21/04 Thu He is a fool... (NT) -- Dave (UK), 13:56:55 10/21/04 Thu The best bit -- Dave (UK), 14:03:48 10/21/04 Thu HMS Invincible was originally to be sold to Australia, the Falklands changed that. (NT) -- David (Australia), 10:31:11 01/25/05 Tue What about OZ & NZ? (NT) -- Paddy (Scotland), 13:45:16 10/23/04 Sat Defence insanity -- Roberdin, 16:31:00 10/25/04 Mon actually USA was a big help -- Aussie, 14:46:00 01/24/05 Mon
An interesting story	Steph (U.S.)	02:31:14 01/25/05 Tue
Hm. -- Ed Harris (London), 02:20:50 01/25/05 Tue Yes -- Steph (U.S.), 02:31:14 01/25/05 Tue
First Step	Jim (Canada)	16:08:27 01/24/05 Mon
Canada too -- Ian (Australia), 15:58:38 12/06/04 Mon Yes -- Dave (UK), 16:25:20 12/06/04 Mon Sorry Ian, I think that Jim is right. -- Ed Harris (Venezia), 16:28:33 12/06/04 Mon yes -- Ian (Australia), 23:00:02 12/06/04 Mon Well... -- Ed Harris (Venezia), 23:11:05 12/06/04 Mon I'll vote for you... -- Dave (UK), 23:18:35 12/06/04 Mon Well... -- Ed Harris (Venezia), 23:23:34 12/06/04 Mon First step -- Aussie, 13:41:25 01/24/05 Mon Funny you should say that... -- Ed Harris (London), 16:08:27 01/24/05 Mon
A Defense of a Hereditary Head of State	Steph (U.S.)	16:00:52 01/24/05 Mon
Fascinating. (NT) -- Roberdin, 17:50:24 01/22/05 Sat A couple of other points -- Jim (Canada), 19:37:58 01/22/05 Sat Good points, Steph..It's too bad that some of HM's own "subjects" did not appreciate your argument (NT) -- Brent (Canada), 19:43:17 01/22/05 Sat Opinion -- Ed Harris (London), 00:58:04 01/23/05 Sun rhyme if you wish, but scan you must (NT) -- Ian (Australia), 01:39:39 01/23/05 Sun A few years ago... -- Roberdin, 13:34:11 01/23/05 Sun glad to hear it, I republic in Britain is by no means just round the corner (NT) -- Owain (UK), 18:01:39 01/23/05 Sun Neither in Canada (NT) -- Jim (Canada), 16:00:52 01/24/05 Mon If it is really hereditary. why the shyness about DNA tests? -- Ron, 18:33:36 01/23/05 Sun Because... -- Ed Harris (London), 18:46:24 01/23/05 Sun Commons, not Lords and Queens -- All power to the mother of parliaments, 15:34:43 01/24/05 Mon But... -- Dave (UK), 15:42:05 01/24/05 Mon ... -- Ed Harris (London), 15:44:57 01/24/05 Mon

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