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Old 08-15-2009, 01:42 AM   #1
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Brittan is where?
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Old 08-15-2009, 10:37 AM   #2
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Brittan is where?
Leon?
In the House of Lords these days I believe

FTR - I know it was a spelling mistake.
But it was a good one.
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Old 08-17-2009, 01:18 PM   #3
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In Britain, the general population has never had, or wanted, casual access to firearms, they were never commonly available and then restricted. (particlularly handguns, shotguns and rifles for farmers and hunters maybe a bit more common).

The restriction on owning firearms only ever affected a very small fraction on the population, changes in overall violent crime rates would be due to toher factors. IMHO
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Old 08-15-2009, 02:21 AM   #4
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Ever since the War Of Northern Aggression, things just ain't been the same...
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Old 08-16-2009, 09:59 AM   #5
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Ever since the War Of Northern Aggression
Don't you mean the War of Northern Self-Defense Against Homicidal Southerners?
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Old 08-16-2009, 04:18 PM   #6
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Don't you mean the War of Northern Self-Defense Against Homicidal Southerners?
You say potato.
I say Russian vodka.
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Old 08-15-2009, 01:59 PM   #7
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Interesting article on findings indicating that Southerners are more violent than northerners.


What assholes!


Major BS meter going off.
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Old 08-15-2009, 10:06 PM   #8
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e) none of the above
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Old 08-15-2009, 10:06 PM   #9
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Thank you Zen for those murder-rate stats, but here we all know the UN is a useless tool of, uhm, fascist! No seriously I have heard it.

As for a Southern, both C and D are reasonable answers actually. C - violence, D- insest, both actions we southerns supposedly practice in abundance. Maybe a combination of the 2 would be more precise.
E - shoot the no-good varmit, then set up the video camera before screwing your sister.
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Old 08-16-2009, 08:16 AM   #10
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Eh. I have lived in the "South" since 1994. Other time was around the US and overseas, I was born and raised in the "North". For every violent redneck in the South I can show you an equally violent person in the North, pick a city any city, Boston, New York, Chicago, how about New Jersey, talk about some one minded people. The whole premise is a bit ridiculous.
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Old 08-16-2009, 09:08 AM   #11
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Eh. I have lived in the "South" since 1994. Other time was around the US and overseas, I was born and raised in the "North". For every violent redneck in the South I can show you an equally violent person in the North, pick a city any city, Boston, New York, Chicago, how about New Jersey, talk about some one minded people. The whole premise is a bit ridiculous.
You ain't just whistling Dixie, Merc. I agree.

I wonder where the term "Southern Hospitality" was derived? Surely it wasn't meant to be ironic.
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Old 08-17-2009, 01:17 AM   #12
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I wonder where the term "Southern Hospitality" was derived?
From, and about, the Southern Belles. Maybe that's why the Southern Gentlemen are violent.

Seriously though, there are nut jobs everywhere... and in the Midwest and far north, they even elect them governor.
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Old 08-16-2009, 04:17 PM   #13
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Eh. I have lived in the "South" since 1994. Other time was around the US and overseas, I was born and raised in the "North". For every violent redneck in the South I can show you an equally violent person in the North, pick a city any city, Boston, New York, Chicago, how about New Jersey, talk about some one minded people. The whole premise is a bit ridiculous.

GO FUCK YOURSELF! I WILL BEAT YOUR MOTHERFUCKIN' ASS!!!!


Oh, wait.
I just proved your statement.
Nevermind....
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Old 08-17-2009, 07:02 AM   #14
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GO FUCK YOURSELF! I WILL BEAT YOUR MOTHERFUCKIN' ASS

Oh, wait.
I just proved your statement.
Nevermind....
I just said that because I spent many years there and could site numerous examples.
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Old 08-17-2009, 09:14 PM   #15
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I just said that because I spent many years there and could site numerous examples.
Yeah, but I'm one of the milder examples.
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