July 4, 200520 yr Moronic Convergence in Edinburgh The G8 summit in Edinburgh is going to be the site of a monumental lunatic circus, featuring groups such as the Wombles, Dissent, the Black Bloc, and the anarchist People’s Golfing Association. An intriguing mix of Marxism, random violence, and golf. Here’s a story about protesters on their way to Edinburgh, in which a 29-year old teacher from Washington DC expresses her support for head-hacking holy warriors: Revolution begins on Platform 18. Virginia Rodino, 29, a teacher from Washington DC, said that she had travelled from the US for the opportunity to protest. “My demand is for the G8 leaders to leave Scotland,” she said. “These are secret meetings, they are not even formalised, and there is no public participation. They should allow the people to make the decisions that are affecting their lives.” Asked about the significance of her T-shirt, which bore the message “Insurgent”, she said: “It means I’m in solidarity with the courageous Iraqi resistance.” Link
July 4, 200520 yr Moronic Convergence in Edinburgh Asked about the significance of her T-shirt, which bore the message “Insurgent”, she said: “It means I’m in solidarity with the courageous Iraqi resistance.” Link She should go live there then
July 4, 200520 yr This reminds me of a story I wrote in 2001> Nov 20 2001 Lonely Beach, Chang, ThailandNever to Return (All rights reserved ? kayo publications, 2001) Chapter Five: Traveler's Tales, Party Season "Welcome, Welcome, all you weary travellers... Welcome to Lonely Beach... Lonely Beach not so Lonely no more... Lonely Beach now Busy Beach... What? What you say?... This place?... This place is called Nature Beach Bungalow's... Only Bungalows in the middle of the bay... You come to Party this evening?... I want to help you, but all Bungalows full, solly...Iss okay tho... Mai pen lai... Come inside, put your bag down... Maybe you talk to people, they let you stay their bungalow... Okay come later, we drink a little, we smoke a little, niit nowy a little." The path that the road will be built on was recently completed, and now every day at around 5 pm. the one and only Songthaew (converted taxi pick up truck) makes it's last stop and drops everybody off in front of our restaurant. I go outside with my big light blue tinted sunglasses with wee little angels on the corner of each lens, and I say the above in my best Thai accent. People come and people go. They speak of Bush, or Thaksin. They speak of pollution and capitalism. They speak of 'the Machine', grinding on and on and on. They complain and have heated debates about why traveller A should live more like traveller B, because, because, because... Mai pen lai, we sit and we watch the world go by... Everyone comes through here thinking big thoughts and wanting to change the world. Then they say, " I'll see you in Koh Pa Ngan, or in Goa, or in Jamaica, mon, so we can party on and don't forget to get loads of E's and I'll bring the acid...I'll see you at the next G8 summit, so we can protest all thigns again, regardless... (It's G7 1 you monkey!). Mai pen lai, We sit and we watch the world go by. Mai pen lai, but why are so many people focussing so much negative angry energy protesting all things good or bad? Why aren't they using that energy constructivly, channeling it in positive direction? In better things, in spreading peace and love, that they (we) all rant and rave about? No, let's just spread anger and hatred at the people, the insititutions, the nations, and the world leaders that fuel the initial sparks of hatred, dissatisfaction. So sometimes in the evening, after having sat watched the world go by I go round all the little groups that are formed and chat a little try to understand why people hate so much, but have no answers... Why people have so much anger and are not quite sure why (...'cos everyone else does?!)? Why people have so much energy and are not even aware of how to channel that energy positively. Mai pen lai... No worries, no problems... We sit and we watch the world go by... Maybe we can change it... Probably not... The world after all is ever changing and will conitnue to do so, with or without our help. Sometimes, though, it's just the clueless ramblings of, shall we call them, the protestor that get's me down. So Mai pen lai, my friends, life is good here on Koh Chang...There isn't any anger here. This is Lonely Beach. This is far away from anywhere in the 'real' world. Most importantly, we are all friends on Koh Chang. We opened a new section to our place yesterday. A chill out lounge made in a wooden tree house circular style, with low tables, cushions, good music (dj chris) and great buckets (1/2 liter rum, 330mil coke and 250cl M150 (a very potent red bull), in a bucket of Ice i\with four straws. Big Party, bad hangover. Tomorrow a One Year Anniversary Party for the resort. And in a couple of weeks we open a new bar on the beach away from the bungalows. It seems to be party season at the moment. Usually very peaceful and quite though. It's fun building things out here. Just plain constructions, Palm leaves, Banana leaves, tigergrass, wood, bamboo. Swim every morning, cup of tea, sit and read my books. Lot's of books. Chat to people, evenings tend to get rather drunk... "Good evening Madam. One large Singha Beer, and one glass for you, ...Oh, look, I brought two glasses by accident!) Cocktails, blue curacao margharita's (our special)... Time to go to the border, get another stamp for thirty days. I'll be back in a few weeks, but in the meantime: "Welcome, Welcome all you weary travellers... Lonely Beach not so Lonely no more... But ain't no problems here, we're all at peace with one another... Enjoy yourselves, stay awhile...Have you tried our buckets yet?... Best on the Beach...Why Hellllooo!!! Would you like to see my banana?"
July 4, 200520 yr OMG Scampy is in Scotland <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I await with Mucho Impatience a thread relating scampy's opinions on the g8, world pverty, and the protestors
July 4, 200520 yr OMG Scampy is in Scotland <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep...that looks like him... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is he the bovver boy skinhead throwing an oversize trashcan ?
July 4, 200520 yr OMG Scampy is in Scotland <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep...that looks like him... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is he the bovver boy skinhead throwing an oversize trashcan ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I thought that was Frodo...
July 4, 200520 yr Author OMG Scampy is in Scotland Yep...that looks like him... Is he the bovver boy skinhead throwing an oversize trashcan ? Either that or the one slugging down cans of lager asking: “Do you mind if I listen to your Dirty Dancing CD?”
July 5, 200520 yr Okay Boon. I've tried to resist, but I can't stand back here. I do see where you are coming from. We all fully understand that African countries deserve all the troubles they have. Their debt burden should be called in, not forgiven, and all this "Aid" should be cancelled overnight. Let them eat their AIDS instead. Have them sort out their own mess. They are the ones who let the Good Ole USA et al in to Rape their continent. Lazy, good'fer'nuthin'-corrupt natives must be left to wallow. And all this Excreta talked about so-called "Greenhouse-Gasses" "Global Warning" and CO2 emissions. No such feckink thing. All a conspiracy of this global Marxist-Lenninist-Democrat-Maoist-Al-Queida-Opec-Islamic-Anti-Krystian-Jewish SKUM grouping trying to stop us from enjoying our refrigerated comforts. I say"burn the rainforests." Replace these useless trees with GMOs. Profit is what counts. Make money and SKR3W the lot of you complainers...;.. khtgrhn ,njh,b c v,npoju nbv nb (Taken away by men in white coats...)
July 5, 200520 yr OMG Scampy is in Scotland <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I await with Mucho Impatience a thread relating scampy's opinions on the g8, world pverty, and the protestors <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No more controversial posts from me I'm afraid, following my support of Bhuddism and my disdain of Christianity, my warning level is up full whack. Otherwise I would have posted my review on the Live 8 concert and told you all about Madonna's appauling behaviour and Sir Paul's backstage tiff with Vikky Beckham. Eggshells and sponge slippers for me now I'm afraid.
July 5, 200520 yr Author Okay Boon. I've tried to resist, but I can't stand back here. I do see where you are coming from.We all fully understand that African countries deserve all the troubles they have. Their debt burden should be called in, not forgiven, and all this "Aid" should be cancelled overnight. Let them eat their AIDS instead. Have them sort out their own mess. They are the ones who let the Good Ole USA et al in to Rape their continent. Lazy, good'fer'nuthin'-corrupt natives must be left to wallow. And all this Excreta talked about so-called "Greenhouse-Gasses" "Global Warning" and CO2 emissions. No such feckink thing. All a conspiracy of this global Marxist-Lenninist-Democrat-Maoist-Al-Queida-Opec-Islamic-Anti-Krystian-Jewish SKUM grouping trying to stop us from enjoying our refrigerated comforts. I say"burn the rainforests." Replace these useless trees with GMOs. Profit is what counts. Make money and SKR3W the lot of you complainers...;.. khtgrhn ,njh,b c v,npoju nbv nb (Taken away by men in white coats...) That's not what I'm saying at all p1p, and you know it! My post is just one of taking the piss out of these so-called 'revolutionaries' - that's all! You're taking this too seriously my friend!
July 5, 200520 yr Scampy G8 Joke What did the Gentleman Scamp say during his attendence at the Live 8 Concert. 1) 'Hello London. Say no to poverty' 2) 'This is one of my old songs, that i'd like to play for you' 3) 'Would you like ketchup with that?' (boom boom)
July 5, 200520 yr Author p1p~ On a lighter note, we see another take on the Live8 Concerts from this gentleman: ..."the main thrust of what Live 8 seems to be about is to induce the governments of the G-8 to take money from their taxpayers and assign it to nebulous and frequently counter-productive projects in Africa, often in effect propping up the regimes who are the single biggest cause of their own nation's problems and directly responsible for local poverty. As with any large gathering of the music illiterati, coherence and cogency are going to be as rare as pelicans in Perthshire. Let's talk about some clear-eyed assessments by people who have actually studied the facts in Africa: Allister Heath in his article Live8: a triumph for sentiment, not for results, points to the efforts of African activists like Moeletsi Mbeki, brother of South Africa president Thabo Mbeki, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the chairman of Nigerias Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and economists William Easterly of New York University, Cristina Arellano, Ale Bul, Timothy Lane, Leslie Lipschitz, Tomi Ovaska of the University of Regina in Canada, Brett Schaeffer of the Heritage Foundation, and Hernando de Soto..." Read the rest.
July 5, 200520 yr Scampy G8 JokeWhat did the Gentleman Scamp say during his attendence at the Live 8 Concert. 1) 'Hello London. Say no to poverty' 2) 'This is one of my old songs, that i'd like to play for you' 3) 'Would you like ketchup with that?' (boom boom) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would have done two of my songs and gone against all my morals by doing a cover version, possibly a Status Quo one as a tribute to their absence. I would not have promoted my new single, quarrelled about my place in the line up, made extravagant backstage demands or sworn, or made yet another unnescessary moralistic dramatic warble about the kids in Africa reminding everyone for the hundreth time while we're all here. I would have said... TGS: "Thanks for having me and on behalf of Bono and Madonna - who should know better than to use the 'F' word FIVE hours before the watershed on live TV - I would like to apologise to the BBC and those with young children watching who were likely to be justifiably infuriated by the immature remarks." *applause* TGS: "Oh, and another thing, sorry we've over run somewhat... Bob and I have liased with London Underground and National Express among others to ensure that you all make it home alright tonight." *More applause and cheers of 'scam-pee scam-pee scam-pee' etc...* ENTER ANGELINA JOLIE: *applause and wolf whistles* AJ: "The Gentleman Scamp ladies and gentleman... What a guy. We are all here Africa Africa etc... Poverty etc... Now please put your hands together for The Red Hot Chilli Peppers!"
July 5, 200520 yr Does this mean Brad's out of the picture and you're off lady cops? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't be rediculous!
July 5, 200520 yr Author Does this mean Brad's out of the picture and you're off lady cops? Don't be rediculous! Not a rediculous (sic) bone in my body. I have never known to be been ridiculous here in Bedlam!
July 5, 200520 yr You of all people, Boon, who usually advocate using howitzers to snipe mosquitos (using a national army against international, evasive targets), should have some understanding for these people's methods. After all, they are using the weapons they have access to, in order to remedy the situation the way they understand it, totally oblivious to what anyone else thinks. Somewhat like your precious Dubbleyou Shrubbery. Only this time he does not seem as keen on condoning a violent solution. to be been rediculous? Priposterus. Outreighjus. Onbuleevible. :S
July 5, 200520 yr Author You of all people, Boon, who usually advocate using howitzers to snipe mosquitos (using a national army against international, evasive targets), should have some understanding for these people's methods. After all, they are using the weapons they have access to, in order to remedy the situation the way they understand it, totally oblivious to what anyone else thinks. Somewhat like your precious Dubbleyou Shrubbery. Only this time he does not seem as keen on condoning a violent solution.to be been rediculous? Priposterus. Outreighjus. Onbuleevible. :S I certainly don't have the answer to this or the Muslim problem in the south either, Meadish. Merely bringing these points out for debate. Sometimes you just gotta talk about something other than 'Puppies' (nothing wrong w/puppies) if you know what I mean.
July 5, 200520 yr I think you’ve all got it wrong. Anyone can see the principal function of the Live 8 concert and the demonstrations in Edinburgh, is to fill those boring post-exam weeks with something apparently useful, before spending the rest of summer nihilistically in Greece or LOS etc. returning to ones studies with a socially acceptable tan and a politically acceptable conscience.
July 5, 200520 yr You of all people, Boon, who usually advocate using howitzers to snipe mosquitos (using a national army against international, evasive targets), should have some understanding for these people's methods. After all, they are using the weapons they have access to, in order to remedy the situation the way they understand it, totally oblivious to what anyone else thinks. Somewhat like your precious Dubbleyou Shrubbery. Only this time he does not seem as keen on condoning a violent solution.to be been rediculous? Priposterus. Outreighjus. Onbuleevible. :S I certainly don't have the answer to this or the Muslim problem in the south either, Meadish. Merely bringing these points out for debate. Sometimes you just gotta talk about something other than 'Puppies' (nothing wrong w/puppies) if you know what I mean. Yep, can't say I yearn to discuss puppies much.
July 5, 200520 yr *More applause and cheers of 'scam-pee [scam-pee [scam-pee[' etc...*ENTER ANGELINA JOLIE: *applause and wolf whistles* AJ: "The Gentleman Scamp ladies and gentleman... What a guy. We are all here Africa Africa etc... Poverty etc... Now please put your hands together for The Red Hot Chilli Peppers!" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yours truly, Kan Win
July 5, 200520 yr Sorry for the above post as one did try to correct it but then that is "TiT" even here. Once more..... ENTER ANGELINA JOLIE:*applause and wolf whistles* AJ: "The Gentleman Scamp ladies and gentleman... What a guy. We are all here Africa Africa etc... Poverty etc... Now please put your hands together for The Red Hot Chilli Peppers!" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yours truly Kan Win
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