British police given guns, finally work out what they are for

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by Wiglaf
No, they're not fake, and the military released the diaries to the paper
(http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ory?id=4790613).

A U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, Maj. Matthew Morgan, declined to describe the writings as a formal diary,

So it's more a "diary" than a diary, right?

[Wezil]

He added the incident is ongoing and no injuries or arrests have so far been reported.

[Wiglaf]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp






So it's more a "diary" than a diary, right?

Pekaw! I am tired of this run around. The problem with the QUOTATION MARKS in the headlines is that it isn't cleary why they are there: Is it because they might be fake? Is it because they are not really a diary, but more of a list of his fears? Is it because some random guy called it a diary? NO ONE KNOWS. The article doesn't shed any light on it either.

This is why the BBC is wrong to do this and I am right to call them on it.

Bush Says He Hates 'Gays'

vs

Bush Harbors Disdain for 'Gays'.

Which is not clear? In #2 it could be some gay liberation front militant saying it, no one knows.

[Kuciwalker]

I agree with Wiglaf here. The way BBC uses quotes, it naturally reads that the thing quoted is in serious doubt. Usually no doubts are mentioned in the article, they're just covering their asses.

[Asher]

It's just a cultural thing, the British are rarely sure of anything and that comes out in their writing.

[-Jrabbit]

I 'approve' of this 'discussion.'

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
I 'approve' of this 'discussion.'

No "Weapons of Mass Destruction" were used in acquiring Oil for free waterboard rides

[SlowwHand]

Re: British police given guns, finally work out what they are for

Shooting back.

Well hell, yes. Unless you're a damned good rock chunker.

[Aeson]

I think the BBC is just trolling anal people...

[Kuciwalker]

But you avoided biting

[Aeson]

eye iz 2 l33t 4 dem "headlinez"

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by Asher
It's just a cultural thing, the British are rarely sure of anything and that comes out in their writing.

And canadian writing demostrates what exactly

[Theben]

an inferiority complex with their southern neighbor.

[Asher]

Originally posted by TheStinger


And canadian writing demostrates what exactly

The use of punctuation.

[SlowwHand]

So...after the Canadian Civil War, what would you imagine the outcome? Two separate Canadas?Three? One, ruled by the French?