Who Is Portugal, And Who Needs Their Input?

[Datajack Franit]

Originally posted by LordShiva
I don't love Athenian boys

Pscht! Indo-Persian aggressor

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by Lancer
Portugal better watch out, they might be next. Hey! Maybe the euros care enough about the people on death row to give them assylum? Think of the savings on the electric bill.

If anyone on death row got to europe we could not send them back to the US.

[East Street Trader]

Re: Who Is Portugal, And Who Needs Their Input?

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Portugal? What is Portugal, and who are they to talk?

Portugal is a country. Portugal and England have maintained an unbroken alliance since 1373.

However the statement was made by the European Union. It was delivered by the Portuguese because they currently hold the Presidency of the Union.

The Union is no more than a neighbour. To ask a neighbour to re-consider their conduct does not seem too terrible a thing to do.

But I gather from this thread that neighbourliness may not be a quality much practiced in Texas. Or parts of it, perhaps.

[dannubis]

Texas is stupid...

and not worth it to throw bombs on...

So eat sand cowboy !

[Asmodean]

Erm.....Sloww? Aren't you taking this a bit far?

The EU have the position that there should be no capital punishment. Texas has capital punishment, and are using it more than most states. The EU makes it's position know - that is how politics are done.

And that is the end of the story

So go ahead and execute to your hearts content. I guess we wont know 'till judgement day if you are right or wrong in this

[SlowwHand]

All of you Portugal supporters are warped.

[East Street Trader]

The Jacaranda trees are in blossom and there is a hot new Fado singer in town.

Just the time to visit Lisboa, Sloww.

They make good shoes, have good barbers, an excellent (and undiscovered) cuisine and are hospitable folk. There are places you can get a three course meal for 5 Euros.

Perhaps you could persuade them to wear large hats, call themselves by their initials and - if you absolutely insist - to kill people.

[Patroklos]

Lisbon blows, the only bright spots are a decent joint NATO base and the wine.

Worst. Port. Visit. Ever.

[onodera]

Originally posted by East Street Trader Perhaps you could persuade them to wear large hats, call themselves by their initials and - if you absolutely insist - to kill people.

I think Joao from CivIV:BtS already does the two of these things. I still've got to hear him call himself Jay-Fo.

[East Street Trader]

I had my three quarters Portuguese girl friend to show me the town, Patroklus, so I didn't emerge with quite your jaundiced view.

It is not a city which grabs you immediately but I found myself warming to it steadily over the few days I spent there.

There is certainly a breed of englishman who can fall heavily for Portugal. Not sure about Yanks.

I didn't take to the Algarve.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
They are a bassackwards country that has no death penalty yet has a lower murder rate than Texas.

They are a bassackwards country that was circumnavigating Africa when Texas was inhabited by nothing but coyotes, jackrabbits and Injuns.

And IIRC, the last time they were in a war, they kicked the snot out of Napolean.

They're still just a glorified province of Spain.

[Arrian]

edit: nevermind. Post doesn't work. Requires time travel. Bah.

-Arrian

[VetLegion]

Originally posted by Kontiki
Texas and Portugal. Throw in Greece, and you have a three way race for the bottom of western civilzation.

that's brutal

[SlowwHand]

Shut up, Vet. All you're doing is making him think he's witty.