It was most interesting.

*Terrance and Philip voice*

fk you buddy!.

No its cool he knows all that but I thought we were here to talk of the ills of American politics.

Hehe.

Norman scumbag!.

Nah im joking.

My name pre dates the Norman invasion but no doubt my lineage suffered a lot of pillage. The UK is a great place, that's why buggers constantly tried to take it, it was a nice place to go away from the nightmares of the rest of the world during ancient times and in many respects, still is. This is why so many migrate here and i am proud that we are officially a multicultural society, there's no discrimination where functioning as a human being is concerned.

My mothers maiden name is Wood but obviously my name is of my fathers which is also a very old name. My mums side of the family has viking in them where as my dads is 'British' (No such thing as pure British if you go back far enough).

Anyway im off to play dust. That was a very interesting read and very interesting that a fellow American bothered to look into where he/she has come from. I love history.

I am from the East Anglia part of the UK.

Ps. Does Valeene exist still in the USA?, there may be a chance that i have some kind of ownership of some kind, not that I'd pursue it.

So many ignorant and stupid people in this thread.

So many ignorant and stupid people in this thread.

This is starting to smell slightly reptilian and with notes of Tinfoilinati.

I went through RAF Mildenhall quite a few times, in the late 80's I worked with 22 SAS on their demand breating gear for HAHO. They took me on a tour of the 6 lost villages in the Norfolk proving grounds. Some day I'll return as a proper tourist..lol

There is a Valeene in Indiana.

My question to OP is are you even from planet Earth?

Cause the civil war in your headline seems to indicate an other worldly locale.

yeah there'll be a civil war in the US.

Global warming VS nature.

but in all seriousness you're bullshitting yourself if you don't "believe in" global warming

but in all seriousness you're bullshitting yourself if you don't "believe in" global warming

but in all seriousness you're bullshitting yourself if you don't "believe in" global warming

yeah well i'm in the mood to preach

the ******* american corporations are ruining the world. as well as international ones.

all of these and/or byproducts of them are toxic and destroying the environment

• the food we eat
• the cars we drive
• the houses we heat and cool
• the electricity we waste
• the infrastructure we build
• the goods we consume
• the government we elect

this entire world is going to hell and whatever part of the natural world can't keep up with humanity will become extinct

yeah well i'm in the mood to preach

the ******* american corporations are ruining the world. as well as international ones.

all of these and/or byproducts of them are toxic and destroying the environment

• the food we eat
• the cars we drive
• the houses we heat and cool
• the electricity we waste
• the infrastructure we build
• the goods we consume
• the government we elect

this entire world is going to hell and whatever part of the natural world can't keep up with humanity will become extinct

Here's something funny that i got linked lol.

A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN

To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.)

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except North Dakota, which she does not fancy).

Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections.

Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

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1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary').

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2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.'

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3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.

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4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse.

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5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

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6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

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7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.

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8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.

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9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable, as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.

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10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialect in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.

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11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).

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12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries.

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13.. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.

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14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).

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15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.

God Save the Queen!

PS: Only share this with friends who have a good sense of humour (NOT humor)!

I have been awake for almost 24 hours working. I got on dust and didn't even get to play many games at all. I'll be going to sleep soon.

Later on sure though.

but in all seriousness you're bullshitting yourself if you don't "believe in" global warming

My question to OP is are you even from planet Earth?

Cause the civil war in your headline seems to indicate an other worldly locale.

if global warming is real then why are places around the planet getting colder and not hotter?

the definition of warming is heating up, increasing in temperature, the definition of global is planetary, covering an entire world. if you want me to believe something with the environment is real then talk to me about climate change.

Climate change/shift is normal but we have 100% accelerated it and almost beyond repair.

I cba to explain as it's not that simple at all but some sources are ice core samples with trapped air bubbles and simply having filters that soak up air and their composition.

I was skeptical myself but the evidence, if you dig, is undeniable.

Also back in school, i remember the gas and oil predictions being taught to us, naturally we didn't care, but now we are coming into an epoch where everything that was shrugged off as 'tomorrows issues' are becoming a reality.

It's all much more complex than i can be bothered to explain, sorry.