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From: Sean_Q_ on 6 Nov 2009 04:28 Twibil wrote: > (BLORT!) The "United States" is a singular entity, "State's Rights" > notwithstanding. (We had a civil war which pretty much settled that > question.) > > Besides, I'm trolling for Eastern Australians; not you. BrianNZ: imagine if Australia were divvied up into 50 quasi-autonomous political units about the size of New Zealand, the whole place a crazy patchwork of laws and helmet regulations and a federal police force that could act only if a crime happened to cross a boundary. SQ
From: S'mee on 6 Nov 2009 09:53 On Nov 6, 2:11 am, Sean_Q_ <no.s...(a)no.spam> wrote: > S'mee wrote: > >> Why do the classic Brit retro bikes have to be so bloated? > > Define bloated. > > Swollen up from the lean, mean machines they used to be. > > Triumph Bonneville > 1968: displacement 650 cc; dry weight 375 lb > 2008: displacement 865 cc; dry weight 451 lb > > Norton Commando > 1968: displacement 745 cc; dry weight 410 lb > 2008: displacement 961 cc; dry weight 415 lb * > > * Bit of a surprise there; the new Commando is only 5 lb heavier? > That's interesting. > > SQ Odd, it appears teh HP to weight ratio is BETTER on the new motorcycles. Bot of the 08's are LIGHTER than my motorcycle be almost 200lb each.
From: Datesfat Chicks on 6 Nov 2009 12:44 "Sean_Q_" <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote in message news:hd0q6i$5au$1(a)aioe.org... > Twibil wrote: > >> (BLORT!) The "United States" is a singular entity, "State's Rights" >> notwithstanding. (We had a civil war which pretty much settled that >> question.) >> >> Besides, I'm trolling for Eastern Australians; not you. > > BrianNZ: imagine if Australia were divvied up into 50 quasi-autonomous > political units about the size of New Zealand, the whole place a crazy > patchwork of laws and helmet regulations and a federal police force > that could act only if a crime happened to cross a boundary. And imagine that, until recently, you could sell or buy medical marijuana, explicitly legalized in your state, and still be arrested and charged by the federal authorities. And imagine that you commit a horrible crime like sniping people in three or more states and get caught. You would have three states and the federal government fighting like Tasmanian devils over who gets to try you first. The decision would then naturally be made based on which government is more likely to give you the death penalty. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Allen_Muhammad I'm not arguing that that form of violence doesn't warrant the death penalty. I'm only arguing that the "Tasmanian devil" approach may not be wholly fair to the defendant. On the other hand, you have to do something fairly terrible before "Tasmanian devil" politics kick in. There would have been no fight if he had been a serial shoplifter of men's clothing and shoes. Datesfat.
From: BrianNZ on 6 Nov 2009 16:16 Sean_Q_ wrote: > Twibil wrote: > >> (BLORT!) The "United States" is a singular entity, "State's Rights" >> notwithstanding. (We had a civil war which pretty much settled that >> question.) >> >> Besides, I'm trolling for Eastern Australians; not you. > > BrianNZ: imagine if Australia were divvied up into 50 quasi-autonomous > political units about the size of New Zealand, the whole place a crazy > patchwork of laws and helmet regulations and a federal police force > that could act only if a crime happened to cross a boundary. > > SQ > I thought it was (not 50 states though)??
From: BrianNZ on 6 Nov 2009 16:25
Twibil wrote: > On Nov 5, 6:05 pm, BrianNZ <br...(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: >> >> Why aren't the US metric? > > No, it's "Why *isn't* the US metric?" > > And the answers are: > > (A) It costs a huge chunk of change to convert a big, highly > industrialized nation like to US completely over to metric. (Sheep are > automatically metric, so NZ had no investment worth speaking of.) > > (B) We're still officially on our original system, but metrics are > slowly taking over in many fields; and there's no doubt we'll get > there eventually. But we'll do it a millimeter at a time rather than > all at once. > > And the next question is: "Why don't the NZ schools teach their kids > the difference between plural and singular?" They probably do. I messed up on this one. Don't assume I'm the only person in NZ. :) The 'metric' question was to show datesfatchicks that not all measurements are in 'American' terms. And it's 'millimetre'. :) Funny how you aren't a metric country yet you have 'American' (read 'butchered to be different') spelling for the units? |