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

*other person is about to answer*

I meant the the other person is *about* or present. (Which seems a little silly now that I see your eyes aren't *about*)

*that the*

I think I should switch to coffee, this morning tea really isn't working...

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I agree zoomer, the election has been discussed to death. Which is why I was surprised that people kept posting incorrect facts about the election. Just because it's been discussed to death, does that mean I should stop correcting people when they continue to post the wrong facts about it?

Only read this is you're interested in the "she did it first, no he did" argument. OK. Post 6950 Saturnine ridiculed me for saying that the US govt doesn't control the media. That's when I began to respond in kind. Who cares?

Anyway this isn't a duel, so I'm not going to wait for her get back online, assuming she can figure that out...she's had problems with that too, hasn't she? No surprise there.

Mycroft- you said the US is still in its infancy, but it has the oldest democracy in the world...at least out of the G7. As a country yes, youngest. The govt itself is relatively old.

dave

the government is a colonial o one and thus im impotent

I'm sorry to hear about your impotence, crazyhorse. Have you looked into Viagra, Levitra or Cialis? Supposedly (Bob Dole sez) they work.

http://www.viagra.com/

no problem hm here m8 ginseng and royal jelly do me just fine thanks

i always find that a fine woman is perfect to get my roger at attention

But which of the three do you recommend, Dave?

i always find that a fine woman is perfect to get my roger at attention

Ohhhh. Dave, you left your left down open for a right hook.

http://www.ratical.org/many_worlds/6Nations/

Yes I know you said the G7 but we are talking about age here, not political or economic clout. As you can see from the above, it is ironic that the US in fact does have the oldest democracy, but it isn't it's own government.

http://www.ku.edu/carrie/archives/wwi-l/1998/11/msg00503.html

The above is an argument that in fact the US is in fact a Republic but *not* a democracy.

http://www.iceland.or.jp/Files/iceland/his.htm

Iceland is in fact the world's oldest democracy, perhaps that is why it isn't in the G7 and a military or economic force. It's people don't want it to be.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lormand/poli/soa/chile.htm

And finally, what the US has done to other democracies. Perhaps other countries don't want the same thing to happen to them?

he's busy trying to get it up i'll bet

Nice, Mycroft. Redbone, I will ignore the obvious joke with your name, but I call mine Richard. King Richard now and then, but Bill for short.

Ooops. A bit early for a big gin. Let's try

i would argue that greece is the worlds oldest democracy

That would be 'Earliest' democracy.

Nope, Athens had slaves, as did Rome. Not a democracy, early or not.

actually zoomer, we're talking about age of the country...mycroft said we're in our infancy. What was that in reference to anyway mycroft?

slavery doesn't preclude democracy.

at least as far as historical definitions go. It doesn't make much sense, but hey, the Phythagorean theorem was also big news back then.