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    (OT) ...and so I burned some rugged laptops in cop cars

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by canuckcam, Jun 28, 2010.

  1. canuckcam

    canuckcam Notebook Evangelist

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    Morons.... DOn't they pull this crap at every summit??
     
  3. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    GOOD LORD! lol
     
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    Yes... They do. It's like when people riot in their own town and then loot everything and then destroy and set fire to everything.

    Personally I think they should ship all criminals (Sentences of 5+ years) over to the desert of Australia. (Hey... You were a penal colony once!) Of course we pay them roughly $6,000 per person for lifetime care. They get one cup of water per day plus whatever they can catch with their hands. Maybe we can throw in a slice of bread or two.

    All these people who destroy to "Express themselves" should be tased to unconsciousness then thrown over the cliff.... There is just no reason for that crap.
     
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    ROTLMAO :p bags
     
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    You can ship me to Australia!!!!
    Well, you have to include my wife and child...

    Who's stuff to I have to pee on to get the plane ticket???
     
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    What I hate too is when people say that police were to harsh in there actions, the way I see it is if your gonna mess around, break stuff and cause chaos. Your gonna get beat
     
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    They needed a little wood shampoo....
     
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    Why don’t they have these meeting on deserted islands , or on military ships….. or even on a military base ? Or better yet an oil rig in the gulf of mexico.

    They could keep protesters away and it would not cost 1 Billion dollars !
     
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    Not to take the part of the protesters, there is no excuse for their behavior, but the participants in those conferences are the same entitled jacka$$es who are meeting to be sure that nothing happens to reform any global banking shenanigans of the type that put us in the mess we're in.
    CAP
     
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    Good lord... it's like ants attacking a tractor. These guys are never going to change the people who make those world-wide decisions; they're not even on the same plane of existence as we are.

    All these idiots are doing is making sure that their parents have to pay more for their insurance...

    mnem
    DUH.
     
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    Ants attacking a tractor... I never heard that one before. That is funny, but if there were a lot of ants.....Here is a question. How many ants would it take to lift a tractor? Ants can lift what? 100 times their own weight or something. Hmmm.

    We had that summit here in Pittsburgh a few months back. Same story, they tried to destroy all sorts of stuff. Sad part is the locals join in with the crazy out of town G20 groupies and destroy their own town. I think the law enforcement did a good job here. Kept the rioting to a minimum compared to other cities.

    I think we all have a voice and may be able to effect change, but not like this. They just come off as crazy zealots. No one pays attention to their message, just the destruction they do.

    I find it interesting, just like the guys who complain about a politician, all you usually have to do to shut them up is ask who they voted for. I'll bet most of these people don't even bother to vote. Yet they cry the loudest.
     
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    I grew up on a farm... I've seen ants attack a tractor that got too close to their hill many times. Never once did I see that tractor take notice... ;)

    mnem
    Home-grown-homily-icious.
     
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    All I am saying is they did not get away with that sort of behavior when the G20 was held in Savannah, GA! We know how to make you feel welcome down here, or not...

    I am all for the right of peaceful protest, but this is an attempt at mob rule!

    Well not on my beat! :D
     
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    "Personally I think they should ship all criminals (Sentences of 5+ years) over to the desert of Australia. (Hey... You were a penal colony once!)"

    Hey..... we Brits only started using Australia as a penal colony after the American Revolutionary War closed off that avenue of disposing of our criminal element ;)

    "They just come off as crazy zealots. No one pays attention to their message, just the destruction they do."

    .....much as the Boston Tea Party was viewed in it's day too, I'm guessing. :eek:
     
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    They tried it in Pittsburgh and it did not go well for them. The ACLU is still whining. I thought we sent some guys North to show you guys what works. What happened?
     
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    Speaking of the south:

    A Jack Daniels Fishing Story

    I went fishing this morning but after a short time I ran out of worms.
    Then I saw a cottonmouth with a frog in his mouth. Frogs are good bass bait.

    Knowing the snake couldn't bite me with the frog in his mouth I grabbed him right behind the head, took the frog, and put it in my bait bucket.

    Now the dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bit.
    So, I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels and poured a little whiskey in its mouth.
    His eyes rolled back, he went limp. I released him into the lake without incident and carried on fishing using the frog.

    A little later, I felt a nudge on my foot. There was that same snake with two more frogs in his mouth.

    Life is good here in the South.

     
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    Great Story!

    It reminded me of a story about a Southern Game Warden.

    There was this old fellow that always caught his limit every time he went out and consistently some of the biggest catches on this lake! There was a rumor that he used dynamite! Well the local Chief Game Warden was intent on arresting him so he assigned a young Warden to work undercover and see if he could catch the old man.

    So the kid starts hanging around the lake, meets the old man and starts talking with him every morning. They talk about the boats, tackle, bait, the lake, women, and even fishing, but every time the conversation turns to going out fishing together one morning, the old man becomes evasive and loses interest in the conversation. This goes on for several months.

    Well one morning after they chat for a while the old man tells the kid to grab his tackle and load up! They get in the old man’s boat and head out towards the back side of the lake.

    They sit there fishing for some time and catch a few, but really no big deal. The kid is almost relieved, over the months of many pleasant conversations he has really come to like the old man and would hate to have to arrest him!

    But suddenly the old man says, “Enough of this messing around,” he reaches under his boat seat, pulls out a stick of 80% Dynamite and lights the fuse, dropping it over the side.

    The water flashes and boils down deep and then the stunned fish come floating to the top.

    Well the kid is really sorry to see this and feels he has no choice. He tells the old man, “I am sorry to inform you that I am an undercover Deputy Game Warden and that I must not place you under arrest and confiscate your boat! I hate to do it, I really like you, but the law is the law and what you have been doing is wrong! But you are a nice old fellow and I will put in a good word with the Judge and maybe I can get you off with a steep fine. But nobody, I mean nobody, gets away with this on my lake!”

    The old man says nothing, but reaches under his seat and calmly pulls out another fused stick! While this kid is stands their in stunned disbelief he lights it! He then hands it to the kid and says, “Are you going to stand there talking all day, or are you going to fish?”
     
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    I heard it with the response," did you come to fish or talk politics?"....Driller
    the snake had tii many martoonies