Why We Lost The Vietnam War

"Spiv" wrote in message
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Hawaii is not a part of the mass of the USA. being 1,500 miles way means
it
is not a part of the USA. They call it a state, it's not. It is a
dependency, colony or take your pick what to call it.


It is a state, and you are a fool.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

"Spiv" wrote in message
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I'm not comparing the UK with others. I am looking at the UK. It is not
small.


I am looking at the UK too. It is small.



I have been following this "discussion"? with amusement and would like
to make the following contributions:

I recall that at one time every page of most atlases used in British
schools tended to have a corner insert of the British Isles to provide a
sense of scale - invariably they were tiny by comparison with the
countries being depicted.

I am old enough to have seen the Brabazon in the air, and it certainly
gave me the impression of a large but ungainly aircraft which was being
handled with great care. I have also flown in Britannias, Viscounts and
Vanguards; and while I found all three comfortable it should be obvious
to anyone that the Viscount was the only successful one.

I recall that during that time there was a large body of opinion, which
included me, that anything "made in England" was the best and foreign
stuff just couldn't stack up (especially that Japanese junk!). I had
friends who were convinced that the British destruction of the German
Naval Base at Helgoland was actually the British test of a nuclear
weapon. This attitude can still be seen on ancient British TV and
Movies.

Luckily I, and most of my generation, grew up and realized that the Sun
was indeed setting on the Empire and other peoples were capable of
building stuff which was just as good (sometimes even perhaps a little
better) than British stuff.

The days of the Brabazon closely followed the heyday of the "SPIV",
probably best defined as one whose words were, to put it politely, not
to be taken at face value.

I shall continue to follow this threat if for no other reason than to
see who finally gets the last word.

Dave

I know, I know. I can't spell and my grammar stinks.

It's been a long day, and I am no longer an Englishman.

Dave

"Dave Holford" wrote in message
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I have been following this "discussion"? with amusement and would like
to make the following contributions:


At this point, amusement is all this thread has to offer!

"Dave Holford" wrote:

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I have been following this "discussion"? with amusement and would like
to make the following contributions:

I recall that at one time every page of most atlases used in British
schools tended to have a corner insert of the British Isles to provide a
sense of scale - invariably they were tiny by comparison with the
countries being depicted.

I am old enough to have seen the Brabazon in the air, and it certainly
gave me the impression of a large but ungainly aircraft which was being
handled with great care. I have also flown in Britannias, Viscounts and
Vanguards; and while I found all three comfortable it should be obvious
to anyone that the Viscount was the only successful one.

The bit I find amusing is "Spiv" has yet to indicate that he even has a
remote clue about the specification that led to the Viscount.

(David Thornley) wrote in message m...

Without actually looking at a globe, I'd imagine that
Greenland is closer to continental Denmark than Hawaii is to
the continental US.

Thule-Copenhagen is 2395 miles (3854 km) (2081 nautical miles)

Honolulu-Washington, D.C. 4835 miles (7780 km) (4201 nautical miles)

Juneau, Alaska- Washington, D.C. 2830 miles (4554 km) (2459 nautical miles)

(Source: http://www.indo.com/distance/)

So Thule is closer to its capital than either Honolulu or Juneau are.

Chris Manteuffel

"Spiv" wrote in message
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I'm not comparing the UK with others. I am looking at the UK. It is not
small.



Its 2/3 the size of Germany
Its 1/2 the size of Iraq
Its 1/2 the size of France
Its 40% of the size of Afghanistan
Its 3% of the size of the USA
Its 2 % of the size of the Russian Federation

London is closer to Tunis than Seattle is to Washington DC

The UK falls on the sall side of the distribution curve
in geographic terms

"Spiv" wrote in message
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"Spiv" wrote in message
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I know exactly what they are. Overseas territories, are just that, no
matter what the sovereign state calls them.

So you presumably believe Hawaii isnt part of the USA since
its 1500 miles away in the middle of the Pacific While Quebec
must be since you can drive there from New York State
in a couple of hours.

Are you mad? Quebec is in Canda.

Hawaii is not a part of the mass of the USA. being 1,500 miles way means
it
is not a part of the USA. They call it a state, it's not. It is a
dependency, colony or take your pick what to call it.


Ah you truly are delusional, thanks for confirming that
you are fundamentally disconnected from reality.

Keith

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Spiv" wrote in message
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I'm not comparing the UK with others. I am looking at the UK. It is
not
small.


I am looking at the UK too. It is small.

It holds 60 million people and can easy hold 30 million more. It is big

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Spiv" wrote in message
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That is not always the case.


But it's true in this case.

You are not too bright are you?

I am extremely bright.

Self delusion.