Pirates, Polar bears and Puppies
DAB
Or should the question be what is the most cost effective way to deal with
the problem:
Pay for a armed security company to guard the ships onboard?
According to the author Piracy "is the original terrorism, the original
crime against humanity because it's a crime ultimately against
civilization."
http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2009-04-10-voa36.cfm
I heard a blurb on FOX news this morning about a woman in Germany that
jumped into the moat of a Polar bear enclosure at a Zoo and I wondered What
the F*ck, so found this article and they say the woman may have mental
illness.......HELLO I would hope a rational thinking person would not want
to swim with polar bears:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6081715.ece
And last Oh My Obama the Black House is getting a puppy! Now that is real
breaking news and if you look at the net all the online news rags are just
buzzing about it, I found the feedback section at the bottom of the article
interesting; one commenter asks the question "what happened to the pound
puppy" the other makes a off topic comment about Obama's half brothers
history of sexual assault?
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Weekend/story?id=7317449&page=1
Rhett
> What's the best way to deal with the Piracy problem off the coast of Africa?
> Or should the question be what is the most cost effective way to deal with
> the problem:
> Pay for a armed security company to guard the ships onboard?
Well, of course, they should pay for security. Duh! The owners of
those shipping companies know very well the dangers involved in that
business these days. The situation with the economy is effecting
everyone all over the world. One effect this has is that everyone
thinks we should come to the aid of any business that needs help
whether they are managed well or not. I suspect that most will want
to help this company recover after this is over. Not a good idea, in
my opinion; if we do that then, will they ever change and do the
right thing? Not likely.
Let's see, piracy is a problem. What should we do... what should we
do? Everyone knows what should be done. They need to defend those
ships and their crews. The only reason those jerks are not doing
that now is because they are playing the odds and figuring they can
save money by not having proper security. They lost this one. Do you
think they will learn?
> According to the author Piracy "is the original terrorism, the original
> crime against humanity because it's a crime ultimately against
> civilization."
I think they are wearing out this terrorism word. WTF is not
terrorism these days? Piracy began the same day we learned how to
navigate on water. You can either take your chances and hope they
don't target you... or you can prepare.
Ferd Berfle
pirates when they try to climb up the sides. A relatively cheep deterrent
plus think of the entertainment value and personal pleasure it would give
the crews.
How can you tell if a Somali is over cooked?
BTW, did you hear that Obamo offered himself as hostage in exchange for the
ship's captain. The Somalis said no thanks, their economy is bad enough
without him.
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Rhett
> BTW, did you hear that Obamo offered himself as hostage in exchange for the
> ship's captain. The Somalis said no thanks, their economy is bad enough
> without him.
Who?
DAB
> DAB wrote:
>> What's the best way to deal with the Piracy problem off the coast of
>> Africa? Or should the question be what is the most cost effective
>> way to deal with the problem:
>> Pay for a armed security company to guard the ships onboard?
>
> Well, of course, they should pay for security. Duh! The owners of
> those shipping companies know very well the dangers involved in that
> business these days. The situation with the economy is effecting
> everyone all over the world. One effect this has is that everyone
> thinks we should come to the aid of any business that needs help
> whether they are managed well or not. I suspect that most will want
> to help this company recover after this is over. Not a good idea, in
> my opinion; if we do that then, will they ever change and do the
> right thing? Not likely.
>
Well I spent the afternoon at MOM's and she had FOX news on when the
breaking news about the Capt being rescued and 3 Pirates were killed blasted
on the airways. During our discussion I mentioned that it didn't make sense
for the ships crew not to be armed......my MOM [79 YO] said it was the fault
of the UN and we needed to get rid of it....seems there is a law that
forbids ships to carry arms in that area.....I havent researched that yet so
can't say she's right or not.
> Let's see, piracy is a problem. What should we do... what should we
> do? Everyone knows what should be done. They need to defend those
> ships and their crews. The only reason those jerks are not doing
> that now is because they are playing the odds and figuring they can
> save money by not having proper security. They lost this one. Do you
> think they will learn?
>
>> According to the author Piracy "is the original terrorism, the
>> original crime against humanity because it's a crime ultimately
>> against civilization."
>
> I think they are wearing out this terrorism word. WTF is not
> terrorism these days? Piracy began the same day we learned how to
> navigate on water. You can either take your chances and hope they
> don't target you... or you can prepare.
Terrorist is just the politically correct way to say murderer.
DAB
> Give the crews WWII surplus flame throwers and have them light up the
> pirates when they try to climb up the sides. A relatively cheep
> deterrent plus think of the entertainment value and personal pleasure
> it would give the crews.
>
Now that's a good idea and won't violate the no firearms deal the UN made.
> How can you tell if a Somali is over cooked?
>
Crispy around the edges?
> BTW, did you hear that Obamo offered himself as hostage in exchange
> for the ship's captain. The Somalis said no thanks, their economy is
> bad enough without him.
>
LOL now that's funny!
BTW you's top posting!!!!
DAB
That half white d00d in the White House turned Black...the one with the wife
that all the media drools over whever she wears a new outfit.
James Silverton
>terrorist is just the politically correct way to say murderer.
We can blame modern progress. In the good old days, without radio, the
Royal Navy sank the pirate ships, hanged any survivors and noted that in
the ship's log. If we want to give pirates a fair trial, the French have
the right idea, they are going to try them in France not various
timorous states in the vicinity.
--
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
Ferd Berfle
"DAB" <D...@dodgit.com> wrote in message
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> Ferd Berfle wrote:
>> Give the crews WWII surplus flame throwers and have them light up the
>> pirates when they try to climb up the sides. A relatively cheep
>> deterrent plus think of the entertainment value and personal pleasure
>> it would give the crews.
>>
>
> Now that's a good idea and won't violate the no firearms deal the UN made.
>
>> How can you tell if a Somali is over cooked?
>>
> Crispy around the edges?
>
>> BTW, did you hear that Obamo offered himself as hostage in exchange
>> for the ship's captain. The Somalis said no thanks, their economy is
>> bad enough without him.
>>
>
> LOL now that's funny!
>
> BTW you's top posting!!!!
>
Rhett
Oh, the good old days. Glad I wasn't a pirate back then... or maybe
I was in a previous life.
Rhett
> "DAB" <D...@dodgit.com> wrote in message
> news:ARuEl.515$WK5...@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
>> Ferd Berfle wrote:
>>> Give the crews WWII surplus flame throwers and have them light up the
>>> pirates when they try to climb up the sides. A relatively cheep
>>> deterrent plus think of the entertainment value and personal pleasure
>>> it would give the crews.
>>
>> Now that's a good idea and won't violate the no firearms deal the UN made.
>>
>>> How can you tell if a Somali is over cooked?
>>>
>> Crispy around the edges?
>>
>>> BTW, did you hear that Obamo offered himself as hostage in exchange
>>> for the ship's captain. The Somalis said no thanks, their economy is
>>> bad enough without him.
>>
>> LOL now that's funny!
>>
>> BTW you's top posting!!!!
>>
> It's Easter and I was a'rising.
And hopping down the bunny trail...
DAB
The captured Pirate is being brought to New York for a speedy trial and what
a zoo that will be. Seems as he was in international waters the country
that arrests him can bring him back to their country for trial. I wonder
when the last time we had a Pirate Trial here.
Ferd Berfle
Few months ago. ECU mascot was arrested.
http://ecupirates.cstv.com/trads/ecu-trads-mascot.html
DAB
always thinking about sports...the only good sports are on ESPN where they
don't interfer with my programs.
Ferd Berfle
Sports?
It's the cheer leaders that are the attraction!
Rhett
You ain't supposed to tell the wimmins that. It a secret like the
real reason married men go a fishin'.
DAB
they have em at NASCAR races? IMO the only chans that should show sports is
ESPN's I missed 2 survior shows cause of local basket ball games in
March.......oh and CSI too.
DAB
oh what is the real reason?
Ferd Berfle
NASCAR snot a sport. It's a religion. You not familiar with the
Congregational Heathens?
DAB
LOL no...but they are wasting lots of gas!
Ferd Berfle
You drive to the mall shopping twice a day and worry about wasting gas?
Maybe you could buy Liz Allison's book, "The Girl's Guide to NASCAR," and
become a "pit lizard."
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-stein7sep07,0,1971866.column?coll=la
-opinion-rightrail
.........But as I learned Sunday at the California Speedway in Fontana, a
town that is located 55 miles from the sun, NASCAR drivers do, in fact, have
groupies. They are known as "pit lizards." Their existence shocked me
because it meant that women go to NASCAR events. And also because, in
addition to rabbits and cats -- which I already find confusing enough --
apparently there's something sexy about lizards. Am I the only one who
thinks giraffes are smoking hot?
It wasn't hard to find female fans at the Sharp Aquos 500, even in the
100-degree heat. More than 40% of NASCAR fans are women, and they make up a
bigger percentage of the sport's TV audience than in pro football or
baseball. NASCAR courts women so overtly that it put driver Jamie McMurray
on "Passions," Carl Edwards on "Guiding Light" and Casey Mears on "Days of
Our Lives." There's a line of NASCAR-themed Harlequin romance novels, with
titles such as "Full Throttle."
I talked to Mears, the sport's fourth-hottest driver according to Liz
Allison's book, "The Girl's Guide to NASCAR," while he signed autographs in
his merchandise trailer. As he nonchalantly signed a photo for a woman who
had taken a shot of him entering the gym the day before, Mears told me that
the sport has been marketing drivers as if they were Us magazine
celebrities. "They cater to the behind-the-scenes now. It's a soap opera:
Who's dating who," he said. "Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and I get a lot of
female fans."
In fact, Kahne (No. 2 on Allison's list) is the subject of a series of
Allstate ads in which middle-age women stalk him and spend a lot of time
staring at his butt. "You feel like racing is for guys, and when you get out
here, it's a lot of girls," he said. "Maybe more girls than
guys."..............
Rhett
> "DAB" <D...@dodgit.com> wrote in message
>> Ferd Berfle wrote:
>>> "DAB" <D...@dodgit.com> wrote in message
>>>> Ferd Berfle wrote:
>>>>> "DAB" <D...@dodgit.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> Ferd Berfle wrote:
>>>>>>> "DAB" <D...@dodgit.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> DAB wrote on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:28:51 -0700:
>>>>>>>>>> Rhett wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> DAB wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> What's the best way to deal with the Piracy problem off the
>>>> they have em at NASCAR races? IMO the only chans that should show
>
> You drive to the mall shopping twice a day and worry about wasting gas?
> Maybe you could buy Liz Allison's book, "The Girl's Guide to NASCAR," and
> become a "pit lizard."
In order to qualify to become a pit lizard they need to graduate
from lot lizard academy. Only the best of the lot of a lot of lot
lizards will ever become official pit lizards.