THE BRITISH THREAD II

"We" meaning the Brits?

No. USA.

Although an eastern Europe troop deployment by the UK would likely also be welcomed by the states that Russia is threatening.

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oralloy wrote;

Like, Age of Empires stuff?

The rest of the world is getting a tad weary of all this pretentious empire posturing.

Do you think we're all going back to that MAD format, you know, the one that had most of our children so depressed and suicidal, something had to be done? I think not.

We're definitely returning to MAD. Mr. Obama is planing some really great new changes for our nuclear arsenal.

First up will be the deployment of the first "usable" tactical nuke since the end of the First Cold War. It has a small, clean yield (only 50 kt, mostly from fusion), and it has pinpoint accuracy (GPS guidance and seamless integration with F-35 targeting computers). We're going to deploy a couple hundred of them throughout Europe.

After that, we're going to come out with a new line of ballistic warheads called "interoperable warheads" (so named because they can serve equally well on a SLBM or ICBM).

IW-1 and IW-2 will both have a yield of 455kt (though they will be different designs). The deployment of these new warheads will result in a significant boost in the punch of our ICBMs and SLBMs.

Incidentally, the UK is participating in the development of IW-1, so look for UK subs to also boost the yield of their warheads to 455kt.

Then the PNAC plan to destroy the northern hemisphere is still on?

Here's hoping the fiscal cliff presents an obstacle to the megalomaniac's plans.

This sacking managers must be contagious?

Frank Farina, coach of Sydney FC, was sacked yesterday.

They haven't done too well this season, got knocked out in preliminary final, despite paying a fortune for Del Pieri.

Wow, is Frank Farina still kicking around?

I guess it's his lifeblood after all these seasons.

Happy St. Georges Day to (almost) Everybody. Here's a poem to celebrate.

George and the Dragon



I'll tell you the tale of an old country pub
As fancied itself up to date,
It had the word " Garage" wrote on t' stable door
And a petrol pump outside the gate.

The " George and the Dragon" were t' name of the pub,
And it stood in a spot wild and bleak,
Where nowt ever seemed to be passing that way
Except Carrier's cart once a week.

The Carrier's cart were a sturdy old Ford
And its driver were known as " Old Joe
He had passed pub each week but he'd never been in,
It's name even he didn't know.

One cold winter night, about quarter to one,
He were driving home over the moor,
And had just reached the pub, when his engine stopped dead
A thing it had ne'er done before.

He lifted the bonnet and fiddled around
And gave her a bit of a crank;
When he looked at his petrol he found what were wrong,
There wasn't a drop in the tank.

He had eight miles to go and 'twere starting to rain,
And he thought he were there for the night,
Till he saw the word " Garage" wrote on t' stable door;
Then he said, " Lizzie, Lass... we're all right."

He went up to t' pub and he hammered at door
Till a voice up above said " Hello!"
It were t' Publican's Wife-she said,
"Now what's to do?", "I've run out of petrol," said Joe.

She said " Who are you? " He said " Carrier Joe."
" Oh, so that's who it is," she replied
You've been passing this door now for close on ten years
And never once set foot inside."

"A nice time of night to come knocking folks up,
She continued. "Away with your truck,
" You'd best get your petrol where you buy your beer...
" You only come here when you re stuck."

Said Joe, "Aye, I'll go if you'll sell me some fuel,
"I can't start my engine without.
"I'm willing to pay." but she told him to go
Where he'd get his fuel for nowt.

"Coom, coom, Lass!" said Joe, conci-latory like,
"Let bygones be bygones, and when
I come round next time I'll look in."
She said, "Oh, Well, your petrol can wait until then."

With these few remarks th' old girl took in her head
And slammed winder to in his face;
He took a look round and for t' very first time
He noticed the name of the place.

He picked up some pebbles he found in the road
And tossed them against winder pane,
And before very long lattice opened above
And out came the old girl again.

What d'ye want? " she enquired. And " Not you," Joe replied,
For this treatment had fair raised his gorge
"I see George and t' Dragon's the name on the house,
"And I'd just like a word now with George."


Marriott Edgar

The anti-war types are not talking much about the new ballistic warheads. But they've started to yammer about the new tactical bomb, for what it's worth:
http://blogs.fas.org/security/2014/01/b61capability/
http://blogs.fas.org/security/2014/02/b61-12pictures/
http://blogs.fas.org/security/2014/03/b61-12integration/
http://blogs.fas.org/security/2014/04/b61-12features/

It looks like I was mistaken about the GPS. They are going to use very-high-precision inertial guidance instead. Expensive, but probably reasonable considering that these are nukes.

I don't believe PNAC was ever involved in nuclear weapons policy.

oralloy wrote;

I don't believe that you believe that statement. How could a bunch of megalomaniacs even consider global domination without a nuclear weapons policy??? Next

I know. My point was to point out the mistake made by someone of your high intelligence.

Can't we all just get along?

Probably not. I'm a good person who always does the right thing. They are evil scumbags who revel in atrocities against the innocent.

But, if they do not attack me, they will not have to put up with me defending myself from their attacks.

I just told you to **** off. Not an attack. Just an indication of how welcome you are in a reasonable thread.

oralloy wrote;

I'm in the dark here. Who are you referring to? This is a British thread, so I guess there's gonna be some tomfoolery for sure and certain.

Oralboy is twisted out of all proportions. He fantasises about killing babies, he thinks this fantasy is justified because the babies in question are Italian. On another thread he accused Blobsal of being a child killer, but then went on to catalogue dates and details that could only be known by someone who had witnessed/participated in such events, or had a prurient interest in such activity.

Long before the incidents in Ukraine he salivated about nuclear strikes on Russia, and has genocidal fantasies about exterminating all Palestinians, not just terrorists, but all Palestinians.

I ruffle a few feathers and expect a bit of rough housing, but Walter is one of the most innocuous and erudite posters on A2K, and Oralboy's insults and extreme language towards him tells you just what sort of person Oralboy is.

Oralboy used to post as Uzi on other forums, there he let it be known that he was a (then) 30 yr old virgin living with his parents. His impotence would explain why he is so warped and hateful. You have to ask yourself what sort of person would choose user names associated with mass slaughter.

There are quite a few posters I don't get on with or even like, but Oralboy is the only one who physically disgusts me.

This is the British thread where we discuss British topics, mostly football, and we Brits would very much appreciate it if you don't engage with Oralboy just so he can engage in his sick genocidal fantasies. You wouldn't want him doing it all over the Oz threads.

Thanks.

All good Izzy. I remember you and Spendy from when I was here a while back.

Enjoy.

Sorry, scumbag, but you have no say over who is welcome in which thread.