France Bans The Term "e-mail"
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Frenchy Government=Stopid
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Frenchy Government=Stopid
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Its one thing to let the public masses be stupid.
Its another when your govt. takes over the job.
I check my email, not my courriel (courriel sounds so canadian, not to offend any canadians)
You mean when America takes over the world and forms a global republic and then proceeds to cover all the oceans with a breathable glass that cars can drive on so we can drive our SUV's around the world.
Ah, can't wait.
/me prepares to set the world record for driving from California to California.
Think that's as stupid as it can get? WRONG!
The British government (and possibly the american one) have also banned the term "Brainstorm" (you know, when you put the subject in the centre and draw little lines leading off it with little sub topics, come on, you did a million of them in RE). Instead you must use the term "mindmap".
Why? Because it might offend people with epilepsy.
Gg political correctness, gg.
Fixed in the sense: not moving.
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What's the French word for bum and human trash? heh.
Anyway this isn't doesn't really apply to everyday use of languages this is just something goverments and big orginizations use to avoid lawsuits and complaints. It doesn't really mean that people are offended by the words or what have you, it just means that there are people out there looking to make a quick buck.
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very true
the whole situation is out of hand
Mr. Chirac could leap out and try to kick the French in their collective backside; his citizens would merely smile, take a polite step back, and wait for his leg to rot away.
You can't be an outlaw because you treat laws like everyone else does.
And that's those "smaller" infractions.
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For those of you not in the know, picture this. You're taking a train from, say, Germany to Spain. This involves changing trains in France. But surprise! Because the entire French transportation system is striking, no trains are departing from France, so once you get off your train, you're TRAPPED. The entire country is a tar pit.
This didn't actually happen to us, fortunately, but while we were waiting in line for train tickets to Geneva, we heard the story from a traveler who was trying to get home to Spain and had been stuck in Paris for four days. Messed. Up. And it's not like you can even go do any sightseeing because the metro is running one train an hour (just enough to ensure that every single one of them is too packed to get on).
Messed. Up.
Yeah France is that messed up, but some people over here are more or less normal still
Despite the fact that its humanities only real hope... Ah well, I've ceased caring, as every day that goes back reduces the chances of humanity making any lasting impression upon the cosmos... (barring of course Alien intervention, NASA actually making itself worthwhile, some other country procuring the materials to get into space...)
Meh, do to the high level of technology... our countries are pretty much going to stay the way they are... which is sad... albeit we're finally removing that which despises us... America doesn't have the balls to remove the other governments from the planet, although we have the technology...
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I just thought paris was the wierd part.
<i>French</i> Canadian. Most likely Quebecers, the people here in Nova Scotia speak a French thats more beat up than the Cajuns. And I speak not a word of it.
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Besides the freedom fries thing, what'd we do to **** them off lately o.O
Despite the fact that its humanities only real hope... Ah well, I've ceased caring, as every day that goes back reduces the chances of humanity making any lasting impression upon the cosmos... (barring of course Alien intervention, NASA actually making itself worthwhile, some other country procuring the materials to get into space...)
Meh, do to the high level of technology... our countries are pretty much going to stay the way they are... which is sad... albeit we're finally removing that which despises us... America doesn't have the balls to remove the other governments from the planet, although we have the technology... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You ever heard of Hardliners? All it takes is one fanatic in charge of a global superpower and it can all change. All someone would have to do is force all the nations under an iron clad treaty of serviliaty under threat of nuclear attack (you can tactically nuke a few cities to show you are serious) and then while they are figuring out a way to negotiate peace you can start systematically taking out heads of powers and replacing them with people that work for you. There you go world domination : ).