Accelerated

hahahahah - too funny its is

quote:I own 9 cars including a Corvette, Jaguar, and a Mercedes coupe.Mind lending me one of em for a week? I promiss, I will bring it back intact....cross me heart and hope to die quote:Alcohol, particular red wine and beer are the second and third most enjoyable things in life. Why would you want to torture yourself and not drink.Hear....hear! Too true, just one correction though, the consumption of alcohol in large enough quanitities is one of the most enjoyable things in life....so run to your local bottle shop and get tanked! [ March 19, 2003, 07:41 PM: Message edited by: Accelerated ]

quote:Well actually I don't even really know what this "list" is[sarcastic]....sure...sure![/sarcastic] - LOL

quote:Accel, I love your new signature!Thanks nairi, I very much fancy it too quote:Holland is the only country in Europe that accepts Grey Wolf meetings to which tens of thousands of Turks from all over Europe attend.Yes, that is 'way too much tolerance'. For me its quite simple - my greatgrandfathers fought against the Nazis, none died but two were wounded, and I am sure many Armenians are in the same boat. So if I see someone wearing a swastika, under the right circumstances I WILL start trouble (ie. make smart comments in an effort to build up to a fight or him/her being embarrassed). And I am quite surprised when I hear of skinheads in America, Europe and even Russia now - their forefathers fought (and many died) against the swastika (weather they were right or not is another issue), and now their greatgrandkids are wearing the swastika proudly. Even if one sympaphises with 'skinhead idology', one should respect the dead.

quote:I just want to see you guys with your big lists and hondas try this once Well....Sip, my previous post wasnt referring specifically to you, just all those guys who buy SUVs more for their 'big' looks than offroad ability. But if your last rant is an admition of a small list.....so be it quote:BTW, I'm not ashamed to say I don't have a "big" list!LOL - we didnt need to know

mmmm.....here in Sydney I dont think Ive ever seen a skinhead. The only 'racist' thing Ive seen ever (or as far as I can remmember) was last october, during a German Oktoberfest carnival thing....some 'goth' guys (late teens), one of them wearing a black shirt with big 'SS' letters on it. If I was with my friends, its likelly that I would have tried to start trouble with their group, but I was with my dad and his friends (I was the designated driver )

You thought the above was funny? Read on! Apparently during the Second World War, in the late stages of Operation Barbarossa (toward the end of 1941), after most of the standing Red Army had virtually siezed to exist.....and they were having great difficulty countering concentrated blows by German armoured thrusts, the Soviets came up with this idea to break them up. If they could stop the effectiveness and speed of German armoured units they could overwhelm them with sheer numbers, this actually took place when the Russian winters took hold (but this was only 3 months a year). Anyhow....to the point....the Red Army trained dogs(!) to run under tanks(!), then they strapped anti-tank mines onto the dogs. As the Germans advanced the dogs were released to run under the German tanks and exploded(!) disabling the tank. This was done enmass, needless to say the whole thing was a waste of time, coz some 'cardinal issues' were not considered eg. dog afraid of noise from tank/tracks etc. LMAO! Source: A book simply called 'Stalingrad', cant remmber the authors name, but it was a best seller (English language). ------------------------------------------------- Dont know if you had the correspoding Mastercard promotion campaign in the US, on TV. But apparently this add was run on Soviet radio inbetween news from the front: One dog: 10 roubles One anti-tank mine: 50 roubles The look on the German tank commanders face as the Soviet dog sacrifices its life for the glory of the Socialist motherland: priceless! LMAO - hahahaha! ------------------------------------------------- PS. the dog story IS true.

quote:what an odd title "Schindler's List" is for a serious movie. I don't think I can take that movie seriously after what we have said here LMAO

quote:By the way, I saw a 2-door G500 Mercedes today at UCLASorry Sip, but thats just an ugly box. THOTH, sounds good, one thing though: chips can easilly be replaced. So he may have driven with another chip (keeping the original) and then replaced it to sell. But, if Audi gives thumbs up, escpessially if you get to keep the warranty I say go for it quote:Driving around it got much attention (and respect/great interest from some honda tuner types..)- some of the bad unmarked kind...but he backed off...and I slowed down.......Wont need to slow down next time btw. guys I wont be able to post as much, university has started and Im doing almost a double normal load to compensate for last semesters disaster(s). Should be active on this thread though

Sip, you know what they say about guys who drive big SUVs (or otherwise BIG cars), they do so to compensate for their small lists

My new desktop http://www.geocities.com/nissanskyline_uk/r34_7_800.jpg

Cant, its only Monday, nothing open on Monday except for pubs and brothels - Im not a fan of either.

Round 3 - Rally of Turkey quote:Sainz talks TurkeyMonday March 3 2003 Former world champion Carlos Sainz has won the inaugural Rally of Turkey, his first win for Citroen. His win has given Spanish-born Sainz equal footing with team-mate Colin McRae, with a total of 25 wins. Second in Turkey was Peugeot's Richard Burns, with Ford Focus driver, Belgian Francois Duval finishing a career-best third and with six World Rally Championship points. The impressive, 22-year-old Duval was 22.6 seconds clear of fourth-placed McRae. His result made Duval the youngest driver ever to stand on a World Rally Championship podium. It was his first event with new co-driver Stephane Prevot. The final stages of the rally were run under threatening skies in the Anatolian Mountains, with temperatures on the last day reaching just 10 degrees C. Results: 1. C. Sainz (Esp)/M. Marti (Esp) Citroen Xsara -- 4hr 32min 14.1sec 2. R. Burns (GBR)/R. Reid (GBR) Peugeot 206 -- +0:47.9 3. F. Duval (Bel)/S. Pr?t (Bel) Ford Focus RS -- +1:46.5 4. C. McRae (GBR)/D. Ringer (GBR) Citroen Xsara -- +2:09.1 5. G. Panizzi (Fra)/H. Panizzi (Fra) Peugeot 206 -- +2:41.6 6. M. Martin (Est)/M. Park (GBR) Ford Focus RS -- +3:24.9 7. T. Gardemeister (Fin)/P. Lukander (Fin) Skoda Octavia -- +5:01.0 8. T. Makinen (Fin)/K. Lindstr?Fin) Subaru Impreza -- +7:18.6 FIA World Rally Championship (after round three of 14) Drivers' points 1. R. Burns 18pts 2. C. McRae 17 3. C. Sainz 16 4. M. Martin 13 5. S. Loeb 12 6. M. Gronholm 10 7. T. Makinen 9 8. F. Duval 8 Manufacturers' points 1. Citroen 39pts 2. Peugeot 31 3. Ford 25 4. Subaru 13 5. Skoda 6 6. Hyundai 3 Next round: The 33rd Rally New Zealand -- round four of the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship, Fiday, April 11-Sunday, April 13. Quiz Question: How many rallys does a rally car engine last before being replaced/rebuilt?

Impression of the day: Went out as usual this Saturday, and talk turned to paying out Sadaam, Bush etc, when one of my less intelligent friends said something along the lines of 'how great it would be if there was a big war and he would love to join and kill some muslims etc.' I have read more than a few books on war, describing the horror, suffering, death etc. But what really hammered into me, how difficult and terrible fighting a war would be was the sport of paintball. Me and nine friends went paintballing last summer, it was heaps of fun, but also a sobering experience. Despite being an all day thing, most of us ran out of breath within the first hour, and getting hit hurts like hell! The bruises stay for weeks and you could get scarred. Our team lost every game (inexperience) and that meant we got shot up a lot, I got hit several times. After that, I could really knew how difficult fighting on the front line would be, and these paintballs dont kill you, just sting and bruise.....

I dont care - LMAO

quote:Idiot is not the unevil innovator but the bum that makes declarations out of his sorry state.I assume you came up with this, because of my post in the Khorum thread that went like this: quote:Yes, the only things Ive been able to 'pick-up' latelly were filled with liquid containing alhocol ok....now I want you to look up the word exaggeration in the dictionary. PS. like my new sig? I think its groo-oovy - LOL [ March 03, 2003, 06:25 PM: Message edited by: Accelerated ]

ROFLMAO - check this out quote:Saddam faces Stealth FlipperMarch 3 2003 The United States could field some unusual stealth weapons in its battle against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein - a battalion of sea lions and dolphins trained as US secret agents . The yelping secret agents are trained to attach a restraint device - a C-shaped, handcuff-like clamp - to the leg of an intruder with their mouths before deploying a floating marker signalling the attacker's position. The dolphins are trained to spot under-sea mines and enemy scuba divers who may be trying to plant explosives in deep waters, while sea lions can work in shallow waters and even up onto land. The military mammals, trained under a special scheme in the California city of San Diego, can play a key role in defending fleets from attacks during war and preventing terrorism at home, their trainers say. The US Navy's Marine Mammal Program boasts a unit of 20 sea lions as well as about 70 dolphins also specially trained to defend US sailors and installations from explosive marine attacks. Sea lions have joined the US fifth fleet that is in Bahrain in a key test of the animals' ability to detect enemy divers menacing the fleet. While the US Navy has used sea lions for recovery missions for the past 30 years, some of them are now being retrained to not only detect enemy divers, but to catch them too. "We train a select small set of sea lions to actually find divers and attach recovery lines to the divers" to allow them to be captured, said Tom LaPuzza who has run the mammal program since its inception in 1960. "Those are the sea lions that are in Bahrain. This is a new capability that we are demonstrating for the first time," he said, adding that if the new recruits did well in their test, they could be used to protect US harbours. LaPuzza said that as far as he knows the United States is currently the only country to use marine mammals in its defence forces after a similar Soviet program launched in the 1960s was shut down due to money problems. He said candidates for the program, which costs between $US10 and $US20 million ($A16.52 and $A33.03 million) per year , were recruited from such sources as San Diego's famed Sea World Aquatic Park. "We get them when they're newborns," he said adding that the mammals lived for around 25 years and never left the service. "They are in the navy for life." Despite tough US rules and a vocal lobby against the exploitation of animals, LaPuzza said his program had not encountered major opposition as the military's use of animals was covered by their national security need. But, despite trainers' insistence that sea lions are too quick to be targeted by the enemy, animal rights groups do not approve of the mammalian mobilisation for war. "To say they're not putting the animals in harm's way is ridiculous," said Stephanie Boyd, a biologist with People for Ethical Treatment of Animals. source

quote:I was going to mention them but unfortunately, I couldn't locate them on a map. Plus, CNN hasn't talked about them too much. LOL - In other words 'you dont care'!

quote:But you have to admit that whether this US is the same US of the World War II era can be subject of a HUGE debate (it is not that clear cut).It sure is the same! quote:the most serious current problem in the world is IRAQ and not the US?What about Palestine, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Congo, Columbia etc. quote:I was at least comforted a bit to see that a whole bunch of Arab countries are in fact demanding that Sadam step down. At least they have some shred of logic left in them!!!this bunch is made up of 3: Kuwait - 'saved' from Iraq in Gulf War Bahrain - Main Base of 'coalition' forces in the gulf UAE - mmmm....not sure, but there prob is a good reason here also. All insignificant countries btw [ March 02, 2003, 09:19 PM: Message edited by: Accelerated ]

quote:never being able to tell the difference between doing something for overall good and just plain making noise for your own ego. Yes, yes....paying out in the Roasting thread quote:I wonder if you feel the same way about Armenians as you do with Iraqis.Ofcorse not....and not because most Iraqis dont care about us, but because I just happen to be Armenian, born and raised there, etc. etc. quote:but what do you think brought non-Armenians from Russia, Serbia, and other places to fight alongside the Armenians in Karabagh? yes....look up mercenary in the dictionary quote:I wonder what Armenian goods/products they enjoyed at all to be materially and piggishly obsessed with while making declarations about motherland and religion even if they dropped everything else.Sorry....this doesnt make sense quote:Remember the common German during WWII - First they came for the Jews. I did nothing. Then they came for the communists. I helped no-one. Then they came for the homosexuals. I didn't say a word. Then they came for me. But by then there was no-one left around to help me. I dont care....LOL quote:The world is a bad place not because of the few truly evil but because of the many more who do precisely nothing about it.hmmmmm....I dont care? (LOL) quote:The reason why Germany gets any respect in today's world is because it has officially scraped its Nazi past. Same with Japan. Oh no no! Its because they have MONEY! Japan still hasnt owned up for the atrocities committed against Allied POWs and the massacres on the Chinese mainland, enslavement of Korean girls for sex etc. quote:He returned in 1928 to Brazil, where, within a few years, having become depressed over the use of aircraft in war, he committed suicide. Obviously, the guy was an idiot!

.....funny....'a little more than a year ago' was 9/11....maybe that had something to do with it....maybe I didnt feel the satisfaction I thought I would feel prior to 9/11 of such an event taking place. The consequences were quite sobering: global economic recession, a world power bent on using the incident for its gain, people jumping from tower etc. etc. [ March 02, 2003, 02:57 AM: Message edited by: Accelerated ]

quote:Juggs, what changed?Nothing really, I wasnt much of a 'campaigner' in the first place, but probably a little more than a year ago I just realised, I really shouldnt waste my time worrying about 'worldly' issues (there are enough people doing that) and instead concentrate on my own thing.....and you know what.....not giving a sh!t feels good too [ March 02, 2003, 02:55 AM: Message edited by: Accelerated ]

Its pretty funny actually, it was only a couple of years ago, that I was basically in Stormys mindset. But I have changed and become a true citizen of the Western world. I no longer care how many Iraqis are going to be blown to pieces, for me to have cheap fuel, and how little the coffee harvesters of Western Africa are paid for me to enjoi my coffee. Ignorance is bliss (mind you, its not because I have become ignorant in relation to these issues, I just dont give a sh!t anymore, got more important stuff to worry about) And I laugh at these people my age, that are wasting their valuable youth 'trying to make a difference' This is also part of the reason why have stopped posting on political topics, just not worth the effort and couldnt care less..... [ March 02, 2003, 02:13 AM: Message edited by: Accelerated ]

LMAO - Kocharian is one funny clown!

LOL - and they probably thinking that they look smart, resourceful etc. by doing that