Paraglider's Posts

  1. Fritz Henderson out as GM president

    Fine rant Now, what nationality were the chief architects of Globalisation? posted 24 minutes ago

  2. Is there a limit to pampering China and Pakistan?

    Sixteen tons and what do you get? /Another year older and deeper in debt. /St Peter don't you call me cause I can't go /I owe my soul to the Company Store. posted 31 minutes ago
  3. However, America is in a position to negotiate with China. Their strong (though very negative) card is the promise not to go belly up without paying back some of the debt. They have the power to say be nice to me or... posted 61 minutes ago #

  4. seven seals

    Five Seals posted 8 hours ago

  5. Impeachment of a President

    You appear obsessed. You also seem to think that there are two types of people in America, comprising: 1. Americans 2. People who disagree with you posted 24 hours ago

  6. Children of the unreal God.

    Thanks for clarifying - we get a lot of cryptic posts here, from native speakers too! posted 25 hours ago

  7. So let me get this straight...

    It will be interesting to see how much China wants to. They certainly want energy and minerals, but that part of the Middle East isn't specially rich in either. One thing about China - they won't care tuppence about... posted 25 hours ago

  8. Children of the unreal God.

    Once more, in plain English, please? posted 25 hours ago

  9. What caused Roman sociaty to colapse?

    Dubai isn't naturally rich. It built its real estate, commerce & tourism empire on borrowed money and inflation. It doesn't have its own oil or gas, unlike Abu Dhabi or Qatar. It's now a burst bubble, dependent on... posted 26 hours ago

  10. "Chavez threatens to nationalize Venezuelan banks": Yahoo!

    You would carry out a process of due diligence to ascertain if the applicant was credit worthy and proceed, unless the declared purpose was illegal. I think you might have misunderstood what I meant by public service. I... posted 30 hours ago

  11. What caused Roman sociaty to colapse?

    Like Dubai, you mean?! Especially the self-glorifying building projects - man made islands, world's tallest tower etc... Plus ca change posted 30 hours ago
  12. Maybe if they'd laid off the poisonous wine they could have thought that one through! posted 31 hours ago #
  13. There's some evidence that lead poisoning was a contributory factor in the decline. Wine acids and lead are a lethal combination. The Roman aristocracy arguably destroyed their own intelligence with poisoned wine and... posted 32 hours ago #

  14. Why do Hindu gods carry weapons in hands?

    Ah OK - that's entirely reasonable! posted 2 days ago
  15. Elephant riding mouse - works for me posted 2 days ago #
  16. OK, and why does he always have a mouse or rat with him? posted 2 days ago #
  17. They're certainly a lot more fun that the god of Abraham! posted 2 days ago #
  18. I thought Krisna struck off Ganesha's real head for adultery and so he had to acquire a head from the first available source which happened to be an elephant, no? posted 2 days ago #
  19. Any more nonsense and I'll set my pal Ganesha on your case posted 2 days ago #
  20. Yes, I know who she is. I brought her back from India (cast in bronze). posted 2 days ago #
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