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Warp wrote:
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> That expression just sounded like sarcasm to me. I would be surprised
> if the author wrote it seriously.
>
Not sarcasm, irony; I agree with you however.
John
--
I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.
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Gail Shaw wrote:
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> Never? Have you ever had the pleasure of a chat with the Border Protection
> people at a US airport?
Yup. Several times and don't ask ...
> It's definitly making me reconsider visiting again.
>
You'll have to offer me serious money to get me to visit again
John
--
I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.
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"Doctor John" <doc### [at] gmail com> wrote in message
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> Gail Shaw wrote:
> >
> > Never? Have you ever had the pleasure of a chat with the Border
Protection
> > people at a US airport?
>
> Yup. Several times and don't ask ...
Twice for me. I found the guys in Seattle OK, and even willing to joke a
bit. The 'person' in Denver on the other hand...
Let's just say I don't like interregations at (for me) 2am after I've been
travelling for 28 hours
> You'll have to offer me serious money to get me to visit again
There's a conference I would like to attend in Seattle in November. At least
it's before the registration becomes compulsary.
Hmmm. Anyone know what the Canadian border's like on that side of the
continent?
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Doctor John <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> >
> > That expression just sounded like sarcasm to me. I would be surprised
> > if the author wrote it seriously.
> >
> Not sarcasm, irony; I agree with you however.
Well, according to the dictionary:
sarcasm:
1. harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark
I really think in this case "sarcasm" is more appropriate than the
more generic (and often milder) "irony".
(Yeah, I love semantics. :P )
--
- Warp
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Mueen Nawaz wrote:
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> Doctor John wrote:
>> ...That this is not a good way to win friends and influence people?
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/03/us_visa_scheme/
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> You know I'm going to be question any article that begins with:
>
> "Europeans and other potential enemies of the US..."
I read that as sarcasm. Maybe my needles need adjusting.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Warp wrote:
> Doctor John <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> Warp wrote:
>>> That expression just sounded like sarcasm to me. I would be surprised
>>> if the author wrote it seriously.
>>>
>
>> Not sarcasm, irony; I agree with you however.
>
> Well, according to the dictionary:
>
> sarcasm:
> 1. harsh or bitter derision or irony.
> 2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark
>
> I really think in this case "sarcasm" is more appropriate than the
> more generic (and often milder) "irony".
>
> (Yeah, I love semantics. :P )
>
I still disagree. Note the words "harsh, bitter, sharply, taunt,
sneering and cutting" in the definition. I don't think that Joe Fay
intended his remark to be anything but affectionately ironic but ymmv
John
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I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.
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On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:52:32 -0400, Warp wrote:
> Call me nationalistic or whatever you want, but IMO the main
> responsibility of a government is to protect its own people.
You don't protect the people of a nation by pissing off the rest of the
world, though.
Jim
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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:52:32 -0400, Warp wrote:
> > Call me nationalistic or whatever you want, but IMO the main
> > responsibility of a government is to protect its own people.
> You don't protect the people of a nation by pissing off the rest of the
> world, though.
Ideally, and I am sure the goal of the authorities was not to piss off other
nations, but often it's not possible to not compromise. On the face of it,
electronic registration, if it can save any checkpoint congestions, even
sounds reasonable. FWIW, I was throroughly pissed last time I flew through
Heathrow too, but I doubt that the intent of the British was to piss off
flyers. Air and cross border travel has become a PITA in general.
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somebody wrote:
> Air and cross border travel has become a PITA in general.
>
You can take some comfort in the idea that within a few years kerosen
will be so costly that all the problems of air travel will disappear :-p
--
Vincent
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Vincent Le Chevalier <gal### [at] libertyallsurfspamfr> wrote:
> You can take some comfort in the idea that within a few years kerosen
> will be so costly that all the problems of air travel will disappear :-p
In a way it might be a blessing that the ending of fossil fuels and
global warming problems are coincidentally happening at the same time,
as the former will help alleviate the latter.
--
- Warp
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