Peter_Puget Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 ..that they are one screwed up people! Poll results PP Quote
RuMR Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Those f-ing bastards!...But with their history of screwed up government, you could see how they might envision that scenario... Quote
Metalhead_Mojo Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 vatch out for da Schroeder Yoof, dey have vays of making you talk Quote
jordop Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Okay, a SLIGHT problem in that reporting. The banner states: "One-third of Germans under age 30 believe the U.S. government may have sponsored the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington," While, in fact, the real wording of the questions was: "Asked whether they believed the U.S. government could have ordered the September 11 attacks . . ." i.e. Would the US have been capable not is it possible that . Figure out your fuckin MODALS people Quote
AlpineK Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 jordop said: Okay, a SLIGHT problem in that reporting. The banner states: "One-third of Germans under age 30 believe the U.S. government may have sponsored the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington," While, in fact, the real wording of the questions was: "Asked whether they believed the U.S. government could have ordered the September 11 attacks . . ." i.e. Would the US have been capable not is it possible that . Figure out your fuckin MODALS people Exactly...If you're already suspicious of GW and somebody asks you that question......... Quote
gregm Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 i noticed that about the wording of the poll too. i wonder what the original wording in german was. but, most of my extended family is german, and we still all keep in touch, and some of us on this side of the pond had noticed immediately after 9/11 that our cousins (the middle aged ones, not the older aunts and uncles) seemed to think the US had brought 9/11 upon themselves, and it was part of a general attitude about US foreign policy. not a representative sample, but i saw the train of thought. i didn't agree with their assessment. Quote
Kiwi Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 gregm said: i noticed that about the wording of the poll too. i wonder what the original wording in german was. That's why opinion polls are flawed. It's all semantic. You're asked one thing, but something else is reported. Quote
Greg_W Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Metalhead_Mojo said: vatch out for da Schroeder Yoof, dey have vays of making you talk Nice group shot of Der Fuehrer, Reichsmarshall Goering, and Dr. Goebbels. A few well-placed shots with an M1 Garand would have solved a bunch of problems right there. Quote
Braumeister Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Greg_W said: Metalhead_Mojo said: vatch out for da Schroeder Yoof, dey have vays of making you talk Nice group shot of Der Fuehrer, Reichsmarshall Goering, and Dr. Goebbels. A few well-placed shots with an M1 Garand would have solved a bunch of problems right there. Would you recommend the M1C or M1D? WWSMD? (What Would Steve McQueen Do?) Quote
Greg_W Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Braumeister said: Greg_W said: Metalhead_Mojo said: vatch out for da Schroeder Yoof, dey have vays of making you talk Nice group shot of Der Fuehrer, Reichsmarshall Goering, and Dr. Goebbels. A few well-placed shots with an M1 Garand would have solved a bunch of problems right there. Would you recommend the M1C or M1D? WWSMD? (What Would Steve McQueen Do?) Steve McQueen would have successfully jumped the barbed wire, rode to Berchtesgaden, snuck up and smoked all three, plus Bormann, and been out of there. Quote
Braumeister Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Steve McQueen would have successfully jumped the barbed wire, rode to Berchtesgaden, snuck up and smoked all three, plus Bormann, and been out of there. But the real question is, since the photo predates McQueen's masterpiece Bullitt, would he have arrived at the location on two wheels in his '68 Mustang GT? Quote
Greg_W Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Braumeister said: Steve McQueen would have successfully jumped the barbed wire, rode to Berchtesgaden, snuck up and smoked all three, plus Bormann, and been out of there. But the real question is, since the photo predates McQueen's masterpiece Bullitt, would he have arrived at the location on two wheels in his '68 Mustang GT? No, on the motorcycle he stole when he broke out of the prison camp in "The Great Escape". Hello, he's already in Germany. Why escape, go to the U.S., start a successful business, and THEN travel back to Germany and wack Hitler and three members of his inner circle? Quote
chucK Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 But I thought he didn't make it over the wire in that movie. I'm so confused . Quote
Braumeister Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 No, on the motorcycle he stole when he broke out of the prison camp in "The Great Escape". Hello, he's already in Germany. Why escape, go to the U.S., start a successful business, and THEN travel back to Germany and wack Hitler and three members of his inner circle? I bow to the master... Have a great weekend, Greg! B. Quote
Greg_W Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 chucK said: But I thought he didn't make it over the wire in that movie. I'm so confused . He didn't; that's my point. He would have , which intimates that he did not. But we're not really dealing with reality here, are we chuck, so we can decide anything we want. Quote
catbirdseat Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 30% of any demographic also believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the Great Pumpkin. Quote
cj001f Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 catbirdseat said: 30% of any demographic also believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the Great Pumpkin. Or that WMD have been found in Iraq.... http://www.pipa.org/OnlineReports/Iraq/july1_iraqreport.pdf Quote
BURP Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 catbirdseat said: 30% of any demographic also believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the Great Pumpkin. Quote
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