[QUOTE=retina;243884]What was wrong with using the other thread?[/QUOTE]

It was anticlockwise.

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;243886]Nor is that family friendly.[/QUOTE]

She was a distant cousin.

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[u]Color-Coded Terrorist Threat Levels for other countries[/u]:

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats
and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved."

Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even
"A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in
1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized
from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a
"Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish
Armada.

The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the
Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have
been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror
alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are
"Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire
that destroyed France 's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the
country's military capability.

Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to
"Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat
Operations" and "Change Sides."

The Germans have increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to
"Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher
levels: "Invade a Neighbor" and "Lose."

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat
they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .

The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy.
These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy
can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Australia , meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to
"She'll be alright, Mate." Three more escalation levels remain: "Crikey!",
"I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend" and "The barbie is
cancelled." So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final
escalation level.

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[u]Color-Coded Terrorist Threat Levels for other countries[/u]:[/QUOTE]:rofl::missingteeth:
Thanks

The never-ending question
 

[size=1]"Which Formula 1 driver won the championship in 1975, 1977 and 1984?"
"Lauda."[/size]
"I said, WHICH FORMULA 1 DRIVER WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1975, 1977 AND 1984?"
"LAUDA!"
[size=4][b]"I SAID, WHICH FORMULA 1 DRIVER WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1975, 1977 AND 1984?"
"LAUDA!"[/b][/size]
...

I'm not saying this is the best solution, but I'm sure a lot of people would be thrilled if international disputes were decided by UFC-type competitions. If I'm not mistaken, this method has actually been used in the past, though I don't think it's been by actual countries in a few centuries.

Obviously, it's still in use in most localities. Sometimes, winking at a guy's wife while he has a few beers in him is enough to bring back gladiatorial attitudes. And everybody knows professional wrestling is the working man's version of soap operas.

It'd be interesting to decide disputes through other games as well. Iranians and Americans tend to be proud of their chess players, so we could settle the nuclear plant dispute that way. We could have Call of Duty or World of Warcraft battles. Or name a game that nobody likes to admit is an actual game. Have a competition to make the tallest commercial apatment building in the world. The Saudis would probably win that one if they were part of the competition.

Killing people is probably the absolute worst way to settle a dispute, it's too damn final. Even if one or both countries feel bad afterwards you can never totally take it back.

What I don't understand is why we never go the other way. We could offer to help the Iranians with their nuclear power plant. If they agree to 100% operational transparency then they get gaming consoles for the population, subsidized by the all the countries who don't want Iran to be nuclear armed. Then free Microsoft points for everybody by continuing to be agreeable.

Evil
 

Hmm...

[QUOTE=kladner;309613]Hmm...[/QUOTE]A root, but [b]the[/b] root?

[pedant]The square root of 666 to 7 sf is 25.80698 so it should be 25.8070 to 6 sf.[/pedant]

[QUOTE=xilman;309629]A root, but [B]the[/B] root?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=10metreh;309633][pedant]The square root of 666 to 7 sf is 25.80698 so it should be 25.8070 to 6 sf.[/pedant][/QUOTE]
You two should be stand-up comedians, you'll have them all in fits of laughter.

[QUOTE=Brian-E;309635]You two should be stand-up comedians, you'll have them all in fits of laughter.[/QUOTE]
Or emigrate to Holland