OT:How Embarassing!
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OT:How Embarassing!
Gents have a look at this article.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-a- ... &ocid=iehp
Might as well say made in China on it with a pink paint job!
Sorry for the rant.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-a- ... &ocid=iehp
Might as well say made in China on it with a pink paint job!
Sorry for the rant.
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
We need to bring manufacturing back to the US of anything going into our ships and planes. Let them (factories) operate at a loss on the government's dime. Also, we've gone way low on skills and knowledge in metallurgy. That really has to be fixed.
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
We need to bring manufacturing back to the US of anything going into our ships and planes. Let them (factories) operate at a loss on the government's dime. Also, we've gone way low on skills and knowledge in metallurgy. That really has to be fixed.
I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of how Capitalism works in there somewhere. [:)][:)]
Playing at war is a far better vocation than making people fight in them.
RE: OT:How Embarassing!
warspite1ORIGINAL: Revthought
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
We need to bring manufacturing back to the US of anything going into our ships and planes. Let them (factories) operate at a loss on the government's dime. Also, we've gone way low on skills and knowledge in metallurgy. That really has to be fixed.
I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of how Capitalism works in there somewhere. [:)][:)]
Yes. I think its called Communism [:)].
Now Maitland, now's your time!
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
To my mind it makes perfect sense for the defense of your nation to get contracted out to a foreign group that made the lowest bid that met specifications.
The free market can solve any problem! Haven't the past few years shown us just that?
/s
The free market can solve any problem! Haven't the past few years shown us just that?
/s
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
ORIGINAL: mind_messing
To my mind it makes perfect sense for the defense of your nation to get contracted out to a foreign group that made the lowest bid that met specifications.
The free market can solve any problem! Haven't the past few years shown us just that?
/s
There is not one post in this thread that is correct or logical.
The Moose
RE: OT:How Embarassing!
warspite1ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
ORIGINAL: mind_messing
To my mind it makes perfect sense for the defense of your nation to get contracted out to a foreign group that made the lowest bid that met specifications.
The free market can solve any problem! Haven't the past few years shown us just that?
/s
There is not one post in this thread that is correct or logical.
And there's another one [8|]
Some posts were not meant to be "correct" or "logical" - some were light-hearted, not that you would understand the difference.
Now Maitland, now's your time!
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
ORIGINAL: mind_messing
To my mind it makes perfect sense for the defense of your nation to get contracted out to a foreign group that made the lowest bid that met specifications.
The free market can solve any problem! Haven't the past few years shown us just that?
/s
There is not one post in this thread that is correct or logical.
And there's another one [8|]
Some posts were not meant to be "correct" or "logical" - some were light-hearted, not that you would understand the difference.
Fuck off
The Moose
RE: OT:How Embarassing!
warspite1ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
There is not one post in this thread that is correct or logical.
And there's another one [8|]
Some posts were not meant to be "correct" or "logical" - some were light-hearted, not that you would understand the difference.
Fuck off
Ohhh I say! [X(]
Now Maitland, now's your time!
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
Goddamnit you two. Act like adults.
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
There is not one post in this thread that is correct or logical.
And there's another one [8|]
Some posts were not meant to be "correct" or "logical" - some were light-hearted, not that you would understand the difference.
Fuck off
I read the article linked in the OP and thought "If there's anything on the forum that's going to get Bullwinkle's hackles up, it's going to be in this thread."
In the good old days when Symon still wandered the forum, I got pretty good at predicting in which threads the meltdowns would occur.
RE: OT:How Embarassing!
ORIGINAL: mind_messing
I read the article linked in the OP and thought "If there's anything on the forum that's going to get Bullwinkle's hackles up, it's going to be in this thread."
As someone not familiar with your insider stuff, I cannot find much reason why such "meltdown" or "hackles up" would occur. But I am a curious person, perhaps someone can explain [:(]
Also I wanna point out the perception that eg. Chinese stuff is always bad, as outdated meanwhile. Actually much of their stuff works due to their good job of copying western stuff (eg. German,Japanese cars & machinery). Now they have also good cars but much cheaper than the western ones...[8D] As example...
RE: OT:How Embarassing!
warspite1ORIGINAL: mind_messing
ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1
And there's another one [8|]
Some posts were not meant to be "correct" or "logical" - some were light-hearted, not that you would understand the difference.
Fuck off
In the good old days when Symon still wandered the forum, I got pretty good at predicting in which threads the meltdowns would occur.
Yes but in the "good old days" as you call them it would not just be Mr pottymouth telling me to F-off (I didn't realise that if you actually type in the word, although it comes out as asterisks on the forum, the recipient actually sees the word used - nice!) we would have got an altogether more "entertaining" response [8|].
Now Maitland, now's your time!
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
ORIGINAL: Revthought
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
We need to bring manufacturing back to the US of anything going into our ships and planes. Let them (factories) operate at a loss on the government's dime. Also, we've gone way low on skills and knowledge in metallurgy. That really has to be fixed.
I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of how Capitalism works in there somewhere. [:)][:)]
Yeah, just reread that. What I meant was have the govt. pay the lowest price for made in US, import mfg goods not permitted.
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
ORIGINAL: mind_messing
To my mind it makes perfect sense for the defense of your nation to get contracted out to a foreign group that made the lowest bid that met specifications.
The free market can solve any problem! Haven't the past few years shown us just that?
/s
Have I ever said anything correct or logical? Please give me a hard time if I ever do.
There is not one post in this thread that is correct or logical.
And there's another one [8|]
Some posts were not meant to be "correct" or "logical" - some were light-hearted, not that you would understand the difference.
Have I ever said anything correct or logical? Please give me a hard time if I ever do.
See? I can't even do a post quote correctly. [8|]
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
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Goddamnit you two. Act like adults.
What's with the correct spelling of a non-existent word? It's goddammit goddammit! [:-]
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RE: OT:How Embarassing!
Yeah, remember "the good old days" when Japanese stuff was crap? After that it changed to Hong Kong. After that it changed to South Korea.
RE: OT:How Embarassing!
A town in Wales is about to go completely bust.
Cheap Chinese steel has killed off Port Talbot in all likelihood, after British steelmaking (the very best)could not live with the market. Encouraged by our Government, who did nothing to protect our manufacturing industry and have not done so in the last 40 years, the market is all Chinese.
[:@]
Cheap Chinese steel has killed off Port Talbot in all likelihood, after British steelmaking (the very best)could not live with the market. Encouraged by our Government, who did nothing to protect our manufacturing industry and have not done so in the last 40 years, the market is all Chinese.
[:@]
RichMunn
RE: OT:How Embarassing!
ORIGINAL: RichMunn
A town in Wales is about to go completely bust.
Cheap Chinese steel has killed off Port Talbot in all likelihood, after British steelmaking (the very best)could not live with the market. Encouraged by our Government, who did nothing to protect our manufacturing industry and have not done so in the last 40 years, the market is all Chinese.
[:@]
Well your gov (among others) considers that Banksters are more important (probably cause they pay them more than plain good ole production industry) [:(]