California Taxpayer Protection Act of 2012

[Clinton Huxley]

CES, you have a chip on your shoulder a mile wide! I think you have an inferiority complex when it comes to interacting with Europeans.

Understandable enough...

[Coito ergo sum]

A chip? No, I wouldn't describe it as such. I have more of a.....well, pet peeve...with arrogant, hypocritical, pompus Europeans who refuse to dismount their exceedingly high horses...

[Svartalf]

Good thing you've go such a huge love of arrogant, pompous and self righteous Merkis

[Pappa]

A chip? No, I wouldn't describe it as such. I have more of a.....well, pet peeve...with arrogant, hypocritical, pompus Europeans who refuse to dismount their exceedingly high horses...

You do realise that the majority of the stuff you find so annoying is posted just to wind you up?

And anyway, where are all these posts by Europeans berating the US' treatment of illegal immigrants?

[Coito ergo sum]

Good thing you've go such a huge love of arrogant, pompous and self righteous Merkis

What's a Merkis?

[Coito ergo sum]

A chip? No, I wouldn't describe it as such. I have more of a.....well, pet peeve...with arrogant, hypocritical, pompus Europeans who refuse to dismount their exceedingly high horses...

You do realise that the majority of the stuff you find so annoying is posted just to wind you up?

Perhaps. I like getting wound up. I write some of my best stuff when wound up.

But, I am sure that Maiforpeace is quite serious about the nonsense she posts about immigration here.

Hux, I'm not so sure....but, I can't help but like the Hux, even when he is needling me. He has such a fabulous turn-of-phrase about his posts. I really have to hand it to him. He packs more punch and more humor in short sentences than I can fit into one of my walls of electronic ink. My hat is often tipped to the old Hussar.

And anyway, where are all these posts by Europeans berating the US' treatment of illegal immigrants?

I was referring to Hux, but I think if we look at the other immigration threads, we'll find plenty. It's not hard to find European criticism of all things 'merkin.

But, I like the battle of the continents almost as much as the battle of the sexes. Even when I get wound up and aggravated, I am still enjoying myself -- or "me-self" as the Britlanders say .

I have to say, that is one of the reasons I like rationalia so much. Folks can beat each other up, and then share metaphorical beer with each other afterwards. It's great. Some of what I consider to be my best Ratz friendships came out of some pretty serious crucibles of knock-down-drag out rhetorical warfare.

I love it. And, you're all good eggs, so I love you all too.

Now -- have at you!

[Pappa]

A chip? No, I wouldn't describe it as such. I have more of a.....well, pet peeve...with arrogant, hypocritical, pompus Europeans who refuse to dismount their exceedingly high horses...

You do realise that the majority of the stuff you find so annoying is posted just to wind you up?

Perhaps. I like getting wound up. I write some of my best stuff when wound up.

But, I am sure that Maiforpeace is quite serious about the nonsense she posts about immigration here.

Hux, I'm not so sure....but, I can't help but like the Hux, even when he is needling me. He has such a fabulous turn-of-phrase about his posts. I really have to hand it to him. He packs more punch and more humor in short sentences than I can fit into one of my walls of electronic ink. My hat is often tipped to the old Hussar.

And anyway, where are all these posts by Europeans berating the US' treatment of illegal immigrants?

I was referring to Hux, but I think if we look at the other immigration threads, we'll find plenty. It's not hard to find European criticism of all things 'merkin.

But, I like the battle of the continents almost as much as the battle of the sexes. Even when I get wound up and aggravated, I am still enjoying myself -- or "me-self" as the Britlanders say .

I have to say, that is one of the reasons I like rationalia so much. Folks can beat each other up, and then share metaphorical beer with each other afterwards. It's great. Some of what I consider to be my best Ratz friendships came out of some pretty serious crucibles of knock-down-drag out rhetorical warfare.

I love it. And, you're all good eggs, so I love you all too.

Now -- have at you!

And that's why we love you so.

[Clinton Huxley]

Oh no, we aren't going to do a group hug, are we?

[klr]

Oh no, we aren't going to do a group hug, are we?

You read my thoughts. There'll be no wishy-washy warm-and-fuzzy tree-hugging get-in-touch-with-your-inner-self new-man nonsense here!

[Clinton Huxley]

Oh no, we aren't going to do a group hug, are we?

You read my thoughts. There'll be no wishy-washy warm-and-fuzzy tree-hugging get-in-touch-with-your-inner-self new-man nonsense here!

Quite right, too! The 44th tried that and were all in the middle of backslapping each other when the damned Dervishes attacked. Butchered to a man. Colours captured. Disapproving write-up in the Times. Hell of a business, hell of a business, I said!

[klr]

Oh no, we aren't going to do a group hug, are we?

You read my thoughts. There'll be no wishy-washy warm-and-fuzzy tree-hugging get-in-touch-with-your-inner-self new-man nonsense here!

Quite right, too! The 44th tried that and were all in the middle of backslapping each other when the damned Dervishes attacked. Butchered to a man. Colours captured. Disapproving write-up in the Times. Hell of a business, hell of a business, I said!

But a bad write up in "The Paper of Record" is no laughing matter

[Clinton Huxley]

Exactly! Vicky is said to have tutted when she read it, near gave Palmerston a heart attack.

[Coito ergo sum]

Oh no, we aren't going to do a group hug, are we?

An Anglo-Saxon considers a "hug" to be when they are 40 meters apart and waving, hesitantly, towards each other....

[Coito ergo sum]

Oh no, we aren't going to do a group hug, are we?

You read my thoughts. There'll be no wishy-washy warm-and-fuzzy tree-hugging get-in-touch-with-your-inner-self new-man nonsense here!

That's the spirit!

Have at you!

[Coito ergo sum]

My offspring were Americans just by virtue of being born here (no other country in the world is or has ever been this generous). As soon as I got my green card, immigration officers started saying "welcome home" when I passed through. Moreover, as one who is incompetent to do anything save writing and speaking, I stood under the great roof of the First Amendment and did not have to think (as I once had to think) of the libel laws and the other grand and petty restraints that oppress my craft in the country of my birth.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... ican/3889/