Shootings in US schools

[ColinEssex]

Do you really not know what the term "Raising a barn" means? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_raising

Why would we know that? Its not a phrase used at all (as far as I know) in the UK. We (unlike the Yanks) mostly live in towns or cities where we have no need for a barn. We're lucky if we get a garage these days.

Here's a question that puzzles me.

On a quiz show yesterday, it asked how much was "2 bits" worth in the USA - the answer was 25c. (the contestant said 10c)

So how much is "one bit"? do you have a 12.5c coin?

Do you have 1 bit, 2 bits, 3 bits 4 bits etc etc?

Col

 

[Rich]

Answer a question...and try to do it without a blanket profiling or random use of people's children as a form of cheap shot diversion. Goodness Rich

Remind me again who it was told us that he was snapping at his two year old?

Keep trying to argue with me and you might learn something.

I've no wish to learn American thanks, save it for the poor folks back home

"Relative ranking of U.S. students on international assessments gauges U.S. students' performance against peers in other countries and economies. Among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations participating in a recent assessment of how well 15-year-old students can use mathematics and science knowledge, U.S. students were at or near the bottom of the 29 OECD members participating"

 

[Rich]

Do you really not know what the term "Raising a barn" means? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_raising

Just confirms my thoughts that Americans still live in the 18th/19th century, I think you still hold dear to something scribbled on a scrap of paper from that era too, don't you?

 

[jsanders]

Why would we know that? Its not a phrase used at all (as far as I know) in the UK. We (unlike the Yanks) mostly live in towns or cities where we have no need for a barn.


Col

More than 80% of Americans live in large cities.

If you need some points of argument, or if you just don’t want to look to silly, PM me first before you post any generalities about Americans, and I’ll make sure you get the facts straight.

 

[ColinEssex]

Just confirms my thoughts that Americans still live in the 18th/19th century,

I got the impression from that link that you have to belong to some weird community or sect to "raise a barn"

Surely normal Americans don't do this weird act?

Col

 

[Rich]

More than 80% of Americans live in large cities.
.

Maybe that's your problem now then?

 

[Rich]

normal Americans
Col

Oxymoron surely?

 

[ColinEssex]

If you need some points of argument, or if you just don’t want to look to silly, PM me first before you post any generalities about Americans, and I’ll make sure you get the facts straight.

get the facts straight?

as in the brainwashing you are told? or the actual truth the rest of the world knows?

Col

 

[ColinEssex]

Oxymoron surely?

Now now there must be some. . . . .somewhere surely

Col

 

[jsanders]

get the facts straight?

as in the brainwashing you are told? or the actual truth the rest of the world knows?

Col

Colin, we have been over this many times, as you are well aware.

We also get news from around the world and from many different sources.

If you want enlightenment Col please tune your PC to

www.mpr.org
or
www.pri.org

Those are public Radio stations websites in America. They're much more balanced than your socialist propaganda machine (The BBC)

 

[Kraj]

This is the song that never ends
Yes, it goes on and on my friends.
Some people starting singing it
not knowing what it was,
and now they keep on singing it
forever just because
this is the song that never ends
Yes, it goes on and on my friends.
Some people starting singing it
not knowing what it was,
and now they keep on singing it
forever just because
this is the song that never ends
Yes, it goes on and on my friends.
Some people starting singing it
not knowing what it was,
and now they keep on singing it
forever just because...

 

[jsanders]

This is the song that never ends
Yes, it goes on and on my friends.
Some people starting singing it
not knowing what it was,
and now they keep on singing it
forever just because
this is the song that never ends
Yes, it goes on and on my friends.
Some people starting singing it
not knowing what it was,
and now they keep on singing it
forever just because
this is the song that never ends
Yes, it goes on and on my friends.
Some people starting singing it
not knowing what it was,
and now they keep on singing it
forever just because...

Are you saying I shouldn't get sucked into his Dementia.

 

[Rich]

Those are public Radio stations websites in America. They're much more balanced than your socialist propaganda machine (The BBC)

The BBC is no more socialist than Bush

 

[jsanders]

The BBC is no more socialist than Bush

So you're saying that they are as far right as him?

 

[Rich]

So you're saying that they are as far right as him?

socialism is generally regarded as left wing not right, don't you guys get taught anything of value in school?

 

[jsanders]

socialism is generally regarded as left wing not right, don't you guys get taught anything of value in school?

Thank you Rich, You've left evidence for all to see

 

[Rich]

Thank you Rich, You've left evidence for all to see

You're babbling again, here have something to read to get back on topic

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/NEWS99/61116009/1003/NEWS

 

[Kraj]

Are you saying I shouldn't get sucked into his Dementia.

Something like that.

I just like posting that little ditty whenever a thread degenerates into the same old broken record of a crapfest.

 

[FoFa]

Here's a question that puzzles me.

On a quiz show yesterday, it asked how much was "2 bits" worth in the USA - the answer was 25c. (the contestant said 10c)

So how much is "one bit"? do you have a 12.5c coin?

Do you have 1 bit, 2 bits, 3 bits 4 bits etc etc?
Col

\I think they have it wrong, 1 Bit is 25 cents.
We have an OLD jingle that goes like this...
1 bit, Two bits, 3 bits a dollar something or other I can't remember
So it counting up to oa dollar by quarters (hence 25 cents).
So two bits is actually 50 cents.

 

[jsanders]

Something like that.

I just like posting that little ditty whenever a thread degenerates into the same old broken record of a crapfest.

I keep hoping that if he is proven wrong enough times it will set in. But I could win the lotery as well.