h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Sorry anhaga just saw this. No the song I was talking about was:

'Everybody wants to rule the world'

That one's good, too. But somehow Shout also seemed to fit the situation, also.

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/cx/uc/20030317/db/db030317.jpg

I can't get rid of the rictus

* checks backlog *

We don't seem to have taken any more casualties over night.

A pity the same can't be said for World Peace

"Frogbit..if you'll notice, I never said this was the end...just that this war will be over soon. We still have folks with your childlike, innocent mentality to overcome."

Childlike and innocent. I'm touched. Though you say it like it was a *bad* thing.

I would just like to point out that the first post of this conversation was August 5th.

That's...lemme count...that's 7 months! They've been talking about war for seven months! Holy geraniums in a pot...I am kind of glad they'll finally actually declare war now because this "one step closer to war" for the past 7 months has meant something like over 182 steps for a war that will probably be over in a month if not less.

Cook's resignation on moral principles I have some respect for. On the other hand this creep Peter Hain is using the whole thing to beef up his own influence in the party

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,,915733,00.html

He bangs on about "redistribution of wealth and income" but he's just trying to push himself forward.

You do realise Europeep, that you are not allowed to discuss 'that event that cannot be named' as decreed by the BBC in their infinite wisdom...

I didn't realise but that can start a whole other topic...censorship that evil icky thing.

why can't we discuss that?

I know why it should be...it's been discussed for FAR TOO LONG!

Heads up! There is a top notch interview with that principled Gentleman, Robin Cook, here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2858957.stm

And here is the video stream for the full 11 minutes of his resignation speech. Top stuff indeed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2859431.stm

In my journal entry on sun. I posted 2 really interesting links-do check them out if you`ve time jellen,abbi,z,anyone-Appirition might want to glance at them too'if he`s stil around~ Neugen

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May i ask a question. I signed up for the great debate but could not find this thread. I did try posting to one of the many topics but was told it was closed.

Is it possible to coordenate here to open one thread on the great debate for those here who wish to continue?

Are there certain post hours?

thank you

Natalie, where abouts are we supposed to post during the hours that the 'Great Debate' is closed?

why do I have to log onto TGD?

Why isnt there an obvious conversation for this topic on TGD?

Are the BBC just stifling free speech?

Why no warning Natalie? Was this policy implemented suddenly, or were you waiting for an anouncement before implementation?
I'm readin DNA's collected works 'The Salmon of Doubt' at the moment, and though I never met the man, I have a deep feeling that he would distressed to hear that people using his site were having conditions applied to their freedom of speech; that they were in fact completely discouraged from mentioning a very important matter of global concern; that the people running the site were threatening to erradicate a thread that has been running for seven months. And not just that, but are threatening to erase any new threads started on the subject. Also, am I alone in not having recieved emails explaining why some of my posts have been removed?
Look, I'm sorry if your immediate superiors are applying unavoidable pressure on you, but in the sprirt of free speach, I think I'll publish and be damned. And if this thread disappears, then we'll all know where we stand, won't we?
Frogbit.

If it keeps it up you can't moderate this forever. Take out this thread and someone will start a new one. Face it, it's a losing battle