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Am I wrong in thinking that someone should just invade Somalia? It shouldn't even count as a state. It has no government to speak of, and the standard of living can't possibly get worse without the use of land mines.
zepoodle wrote:
Am I wrong in thinking that someone should just invade Somalia? It shouldn't even count as a state. It has no government to speak of, and the standard of living can't possibly get worse without the use of land mines.
Ethiopia already tried this and they realized it's not worth the bother.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Seriously? If these tanker owner/operators were smart they'd make a blanket statement that said something like this:
"If another vessel approaches within 100 yards of our ship we will open fire in a preemptory response. Any act of piracy will be met with deadly force."
Then, rather spend $25 mil on ransoming that tanker, they purchase the services of a mercenary special ops team for, say, $10 mil, and go and forcibly return the tanker to their possession. For the kind of money we are talking about, I'm certain there are many mercs and legitimate paramilitary groups willing to guard ocean going vessels to prevent acts of piracy.
The central problem here is that there is no government in Somalia that can concern itself with the issue of piracy along it's borders. In it's absence it is imperative that the companies driving these boats take the necessary measures to keep their cargo and ships safe.
But then again, I don't have a dog in this fight, so if the Saudis want to waste that kind of cash, they are free to do so. But handing that bakeesh over will only embolden these same and other pirates to try again.
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"If another vessel approaches within 100 yards of our ship we will open fire in a preemptory response. Any act of piracy will be met with deadly force."
Then, rather spend $25 mil on ransoming that tanker, they purchase the services of a mercenary special ops team for, say, $10 mil, and go and forcibly return the tanker to their possession. For the kind of money we are talking about, I'm certain there are many mercs and legitimate paramilitary groups willing to guard ocean going vessels to prevent acts of piracy.
The central problem here is that there is no government in Somalia that can concern itself with the issue of piracy along it's borders. In it's absence it is imperative that the companies driving these boats take the necessary measures to keep their cargo and ships safe.
But then again, I don't have a dog in this fight, so if the Saudis want to waste that kind of cash, they are free to do so. But handing that bakeesh over will only embolden these same and other pirates to try again.
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What are my chances of getting a Letter of Marque from the governor of Jeddah?
"Yar, get me a 16-cannon sloop and 42 men and we'll have your oil-laden merchantman back in port before the Silver Train reaches Vera Cruz. Also, I'll be escorting your daughter to the ball tonight."
"Yar, get me a 16-cannon sloop and 42 men and we'll have your oil-laden merchantman back in port before the Silver Train reaches Vera Cruz. Also, I'll be escorting your daughter to the ball tonight."
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Lol, that game sucked balls big-time.
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Totem wrote:
Seriously?
But then again, I don't have a dog in this fight, so if the Saudis want to waste that kind of cash, they are free to do so. But handing that bakeesh over will only embolden these same and other pirates to try again.
Totem
But then again, I don't have a dog in this fight, so if the Saudis want to waste that kind of cash, they are free to do so. But handing that bakeesh over will only embolden these same and other pirates to try again.
Totem
In the interest of preventing the further propagation of incorrect terminology, its "baksheesh".
Many thanks. I use that term on occasion and won't mispronounce it in public now.
/bow
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Totem wrote:
Lol, that game sucked balls big-time.
Pfft, that game ruled! Even when i didn't have the security codes and started off with a 4-man bathtub sinking in the middle of the Atlantic.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Is it time for me to do my Muslim Pirates joke again?
All'arrr H'u Aq'barrrrrrrr!
Pickle Prince's rule of Assylum Comedy: "If it isn't funny the 1st time, it will be the 100th time."
All'arrr H'u Aq'barrrrrrrr!
Pickle Prince's rule of Assylum Comedy: "If it isn't funny the 1st time, it will be the 100th time."
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Ahh, the wisdom of pickle prince. Truly, a real life example of the proverbial blind pig finding himself at the base of an oak tree littered with acorns.
:)
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Totem wrote:
Ahh, the wisdom of pickle prince. Truly, a real life example of the proverbial blind pig finding himself at the base of an oak tree littered with acorns.
:)
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"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
More than RobPickles
?
?Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Jophiel wrote:
More than RobPickles?
?
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
RobPickles was some guy who used to post in the OOT forums on the uBB. I think he came over to Forum=4 for a short time after the merger. He was way too friendly and , yes, signed his name with the smiley face.
Tacosid once told him no one would take him seriously until he started signing it RobPickles
was some guy who used to post in the OOT forums on the uBB. I think he came over to Forum=4 for a short time after the merger. He was way too friendly and , yes, signed his name with the smiley face. Tacosid once told him no one would take him seriously until he started signing it RobPickles
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Jophiel wrote:
RobPickles was some guy who used to post in the OOT forums on the uBB. I think he came over to Forum=4 for a short time after the merger. He was way too friendly and , yes, signed his name with the smiley face.
Tacosid once told him no one would take him seriously until he started signing it RobPickles
was some guy who used to post in the OOT forums on the uBB. I think he came over to Forum=4 for a short time after the merger. He was way too friendly and , yes, signed his name with the smiley face. Tacosid once told him no one would take him seriously until he started signing it RobPickles
Just as the johhny-come-latelies are wondering who tf Pickle Prince was
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Weren't you on the uBB? Maybe that was just your spawn-child.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Jophiel wrote:
Weren't you on the uBB? Maybe that was just your spawn-child.
I used the EQ forum and introduced Dracoid.
He then discovered =4 and after much reluctance I hauled *** here and the door closed behind me.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Yeah, wasn't RobPickles involved in the television industry? I seem to recall he wrote scripts or was the gaffboy prime for such unforgettable shows like "Hope and Faith" and "Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place" or some such.
He used to drive people batty with his banal comments and indefatiguable joie de vivre.
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He used to drive people batty with his banal comments and indefatiguable joie de vivre.
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It wasn't that. He was just... creepy.
Maybe I'm just a bitter cynic, but he was a little too touchy-feely for me. I always got a sort of Uriah Heep vibe from him, like his hands would be damp and he'd make way too much eye contact or something.
Maybe I'm just a bitter cynic, but he was a little too touchy-feely for me. I always got a sort of Uriah Heep vibe from him, like his hands would be damp and he'd make way too much eye contact or something.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Samira wrote:
It wasn't that. He was just... creepy.
Maybe I'm just a bitter cynic, but he was a little too touchy-feely for me. I always got a sort of Uriah Heep vibe from him, like his hands would be damp and he'd make way too much eye contact or something.
Maybe I'm just a bitter cynic, but he was a little too touchy-feely for me. I always got a sort of Uriah Heep vibe from him, like his hands would be damp and he'd make way too much eye contact or something.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Hahahaha, the damp hands observation. I love it. Gosh, this is precisely what keeps me coming back to this board year after year after year. Awesome word picture.
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