Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

[Gatordad]

Found the answer, it was in England, you know, across the pond.

When the UK starts bashing the guy I just have t pass it along.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=BYVTNMH40LUKZQFIQMGSFFWAVCBQWIV0?xml=/opinion/2007/10/12/do1202.xml

"The former US Vice-President has already taken over from Michael Moore as the most sanctimonious lardbutt Yank on the planet. Can you imagine what he'll be like now that the Norwegian Nobel committee has given him the prize?

More to the point, can you imagine how enormous his already massive carbon footprint will become once he starts jetting around the world bragging about his new title?"

"Sanctimonious lardbutt Yank" is a awesome turn-of-phrase

 

[des1954]

"Sanctimonious lardbutt Yank" is a awesome turn-of-phrase

Cheeri-o!! Pip, pip!!! I second that!

 

[Colson39]

Well, I can't fault anyone that attempts to make the environment better. Deserving of the Nobel? I can't answer that. Seems a bit far fetched, and I don't think anything he did really deserved a Nobel.

At least he's doing something though, there are plenty of politicians out there that could care less about the environment. I'm sure he has plenty of personal reasons behind the global warming ideology, but Gore has normally been a rather staunch supporter of the environment, so I give him that.

 

[heatair]

Can someone explain to me how Al Gore's beliefs on global warming qualify him for a Nobel Peace prize?????

You want me to repeat what I heard on the radio this morning? It may get me banned.....

(It's not dirty, it's a political comment)

 

[Colson39]

We probably also should be careful NOT to turn this thread into the "Community Board", it's been a very nice thread so far

 

[Gatordad]

Yeah, this thread is a survivor..... keep political beliefs out.

 

[heatair]

Good point.

NO, excellent point. That's why I didn't mention it.

Thanks.

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

Lets just say that ftwildernessguy and I appear to be of a like mind on this subject.

I pick up the new BDD trailer tomorrow......

 

[Mr Man]

Can someone explain to me how Al Gore's beliefs on global warming qualify him for a Nobel Peace prize?????

I can explain it though.......if someone can explain to me how Yasir Arafat and Jimmy Carter got theirs....... same process methinks.

Nobel committee meets and agrees to pick the candidate who has criticized the U.S. the most in that year. It is easly predictable. Why do I say this? Show me a Nobel Peace Prize winner since 1990 who has had anything good to say about the U.S. Yasir I can understand......Al & Jimmy.....I cannot.

Nobel Peace prize has lost a LOT of it's cache IMHO. The other "non-political" prizes seem to do ok (unless those "dark matter" physicists gang up on the economists)

I think it is a great irony that the guy who funded the Nobels (Alfred Nobel) effectively invented & exploited the use of dynamite- kinda like "oops, uh sorry for making it so easy to blow you into smithereens, how bout I give out prizes to people and use this to assuage the horrendous guilt on what I have done"......

Alfred's legacy lives on in Bofors- a Swedish company who make some really big guns (along with a host of other lethal weapons). Top shelf hardware.

Have a nice day.

Back to Al. Yeah, thanks to Mr. Gore even discussing the freakin' weather is a "hot-button" issue now. What an accomplishment /s

 

[des1954]

I pick up the new BDD trailer tomorrow......

[savin' the thread, here]

HURRAY FOR BDD!!! When are you taking it on its' maiden voyage to the Fort so we can all see it???

Debbie ♥

 

[Mr Man]

Uh, er.... Please ignore that last post.

"Evil Mr Man" took over the keyboard. I put him back in his "Lock Box" (making the quotey thingy w/my hands).......

All is well now.

 

[lisa8200]

I had a post all ready to send that didn't mention names or political affiliation, but expressed my thoughts about enviromentalist and/or consevationist but, I decided to try and change the subject instead.
Last night when leaving the MNSSHP I overheard a couple of people talking while waiting for the boat.They were gonig on and on about how Disney could make a killing if they would blah, blah, blah, blah. It had something to do with chicken fingers. I have heard multiple things on Podcast and boards about if you want a kids meal chicken fingers is about all you get. I don't doubt that even a child would want something other than chicken fingers by the fifth day of a vacation but the " They could make a killing " statement got me started laughing and I missed some of the conversation. All I could think about were Disney execs sitting around saying man, this food thing is great, if only we could find away to make money off of it . I'm quite sure they make a " killing " off what they do serve and people do have to eat. I don't know to many kids that will spend all day at the MK and starve themselves because they didn't feel like chicken fingers that day.They mentioned the alternative was to buy them an adult meal so I figure they were talking about kids. They also mentioned other food at Epcot etc. so I figure they were talking about only the MK.

 

[heatair]

I can explain it though.......if someone can explain to me how Yasir Arafat and Jimmy Carter got theirs....... same process methinks.

Nobel committee meets and agrees to pick the candidate who has criticized the U.S. the most in that year. It is easly predictable. Why do I say this? Show me a Nobel Peace Prize winner since 1990 who has had anything good to say about the U.S. Yasir I can understand......Al & Jimmy.....I cannot.

Nobel Peace prize has lost a LOT of it's cache IMHO. The other "non-political" prizes seem to do ok (unless those "dark matter" physicists gang up on the economists)

I think it is a great irony that the guy who funded the Nobels (Alfred Nobel) effectively invented & exploited the use of dynamite- kinda like "oops, uh sorry for making it so easy to blow you into smithereens, how bout I give out prizes to people and use this to assuage the horrendous guilt on what I have done"......

Alfred's legacy lives on in Bofors- a Swedish company who make some really big guns (along with a host of other lethal weapons). Top shelf hardware.

Have a nice day.

Back to Al. Yeah, thanks to Mr. Gore even discussing the freakin' weather is a "hot-button" issue now. What an accomplishment /s

The Prize is a man-of-the-year award for liberals.

There, I said it.

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

[savin' the thread, here]

HURRAY FOR BDD!!! When are you taking it on its' maiden voyage to the Fort so we can all see it???

Debbie ♥

We will be at the Fort from December 23rd till January 3rd, livin in high style and keepin the Budweiser truck driver busy,I may have to get a little JD for my egg nog though.

 

[Gatordad]

well Carter is good at making peace.....

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

well Carter is good at making peace.....

Which Carter ? me or Mrsgus ?

 

[mrsgus06]

eggnog, mmmmmmmmmmmmm!

I am not good at keeping peace, I am the one good at stirring the pot!

 

[des1954]

We will be at the Fort from December 23rd till January 3rd, livin in high style and keepin the Budweiser truck driver busy,I may have to get a little JD for my egg nog though.

You'll need to identify your TT somehow that you are a DisBoard-er! HEY! Maybe a sign that says: "Bigdisneydaddy lives here!" -or- A GIANT inflatable Budweiser Beer Can as a site decoration!! Yep!! That'd do it!

DH & I go over to the Fort quite a bit just to ride our bikes - so - we will definitely look for you! Enjoy some backyard camping in your new rig in the meantime!

Deb ♥

 

[Gatordad]

Which Carter ? me or Mrsgus ?

Ruben Hurricane

 

[mrsgus06]

Ruben Hurricane

Ah, yes, good old cousin Ruben! He is the one that shows up to all the parties with NO beer. Not one of Scott's favorite cousins!