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Taaroa

Quote from: albrecht on December 17, 2017, 09:22:08 PM
Does anyone else find it interesting how officially names, of people and organizations, are spelled differently in official documents, indictments, or investigations and how they are spelled by the news in papers etc? I'm not talking about the usual confusion for things like Kaddafi (and his many name spelling derivatives or holidays like Hanukkah which has many also.) Here in the article about how Obama (again a man with many names) protected a terrorist organization to help the Iranians in his "deal." the article headline "Hezbollah" but one of the internal documents "Hizballah." Or in the 9/11 Commission Report it was "Usama" but most news calls him "Osama."




If I recall correctly arabic doesn't have a single accepted way of transliterating things into english, which is normally why you get so many different spellings of the same name. Gadaffi is a good example of it:
https://web.archive.org/web/20090924054443/http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/09/how-many-different-ways-can-you-spell-gaddafi.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/08/rebel-discovers-qaddafi-passport-real-spelling-of-leaders-name/244077/

albrecht

Quote from: Taaroa on December 17, 2017, 10:13:15 PM



If I recall correctly arabic doesn't have a single accepted way of transliterating things into english, which is normally why you get so many different spellings of the same name. Gadaffi is a good example of it:
https://web.archive.org/web/20090924054443/http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/09/how-many-different-ways-can-you-spell-gaddafi.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/08/rebel-discovers-qaddafi-passport-real-spelling-of-leaders-name/244077/
Nice. Thanks, that Atlantic one was good. I've mentioned this before. But the whole Asian names (and would go for Cyrillic etc) on how I've seen former  colleagues having "English names"  and dual passports in some cases. And seeing bank statements etc on different names. I knew a guy who had to "pick an English name" (Christian or First name) when he was a n orphan in Austrialia before he was adopted.. It is weird. Do we track this? What about when one is naturalized or gets VISA or greencard? How does Chinese (or other) name get translated?)  Now, I imagine, there is some number generated that id's no matter what 'name'?




Dr. MD MD

Quote from: Conspiracy Therapist on December 19, 2017, 04:37:52 PM
Bill to curtail online prostitution.


https://youtu.be/urfBL0HqWto


Thank God! Those pop ups from women who "want to fuck me" are very distracting on the porn sites. I'm trying to masturbate here! ::) ;D

albrecht

Would've been much for fun if it came down to a coin flip! But one vote. Wow, that is crazy. Usually I say your vote doesn't matter, which is usually true especially in a national race, but on a state or local your vote sometimes actually does. I hope there are lawsuits and more recounts!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.ac445c796140

Speaking of which I hear that they are still counting write-in in Alabama Senate seat, not sure if they have dealt with overseas and military ballots. Wouldn't it be hilarious, and detrimental, for both Republicans and Democrats, in different ways, if, somehow, after actually counting all the votes Moore won?


Dr. MD MD

So, I guess Trump really is powerless now. What do you do when the previous government refuses to acknowledge the current democratically elected government? What happens then? What's next?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpm0zpeddhw



ksm32

Sometimes I'll make a modest sized pot of chili but when it is all done I will throw in a can of store bought chili. Odd, yes it is but people really seem to like my chili.


BTW I don't tell any of them my secret. Shhh

paladin1991


Quote from: Dr. MD MD on December 19, 2017, 07:46:21 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpX0kLZ7TcU


hahhahahahha.   UN troops.  I foresee bullet holed little blue helmets skittering across American streets like abandoned children's toys.

Dr. MD MD

Quote from: paladin1991 on December 20, 2017, 02:31:16 PM

hahhahahahha.   UN troops.  I foresee bullet holed little blue helmets skittering across American streets like abandoned children's toys.


I was hoping you'd say that. :)

albrecht

Quote from: albrecht on December 19, 2017, 06:30:15 PM
Would've been much for fun if it came down to a coin flip! But one vote. Wow, that is crazy. Usually I say your vote doesn't matter, which is usually true especially in a national race, but on a state or local your vote sometimes actually does. I hope there are lawsuits and more recounts!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.ac445c796140

Speaking of which I hear that they are still counting write-in in Alabama Senate seat, not sure if they have dealt with overseas and military ballots. Wouldn't it be hilarious, and detrimental, for both Republicans and Democrats, in different ways, if, somehow, after actually counting all the votes Moore won?

I figured it wouldn't stand. Going to the equivalent of a coin toss! Awesome.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/court-tosses-out-one-vote-victory-in-recount-that-had-briefly-ended-a-republican-majority-in-virginia/2017/12/20/ed979a70-e5b9-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html?tid=pm_local_pop&utm_term=.2e6dbcd11121





starrmtn001

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on December 23, 2017, 09:09:48 PM
I guess we all know who'll be next on the Clinton body list. ;D
There are probably quite a few ahead of him on her list.  It may take a while. 8)

GravitySucks

Canadian government website claims Santa Claus is moving to the South Pole to escape glibal warming.

If anything, he would be trying to get away from the jihadists that Trudeau seems to hold in such high regard.

http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/23/govt-website-claims-santa-will-move-to-the-south-pole-to-escape-global-warming/

Dr. MD MD

Quote from: Conspiracy Therapist on December 23, 2017, 10:23:17 PM
There are probably quite a few ahead of him on her list.  It may take a while. 8)

I mean the dude excitedly telling the media that they bussed people in for this. LOL! I guess it's true that liberalism is a mental disease these days. I suspect he'll probably commit suicide by shooting himself in the back of the head...twice.  ;) ;D

Dr. MD MD

Quote from: GravitySucks on December 23, 2017, 10:39:03 PM
Canadian government website claims Santa Claus is moving to the South Pole to escape glibal warming.

If anything, he would be trying to get away from the jihadists that Trudeau seems to hold in such high regard.

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!  :D



this becomes funnier after several replays..... after the 7th time around... my eye lid muscles hurt from laughing.  8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLF4M0SOxaw

albrecht

Abigail Geiger, a.k.a. "The Counter," as she is known at the Pew Center (I made that up,) sums up the latest Pew surveys showing some of Obama's policies have really worked (the country is on some issues more divided than ever, especially with regard to policing. Not sure if he gets a bonus from Soros for that, or not.  ;) ) and some other interesting items of note:
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/12/26/17-striking-findings-from-2017/
As always consider the source, methodology, and biases.

pyewacket

They scream bloody murder about 'cultural appropriation' but advocate pillaging private property.


GravitySucks

Quote from: pyewacket on December 30, 2017, 05:17:18 PM
They scream bloody murder about 'cultural appropriation' but advocate pillaging private property.



Totally blasphemous use of Pepe

Swishypants

Quote from: pyewacket on December 30, 2017, 05:17:18 PM
They scream bloody murder about 'cultural appropriation' but advocate pillaging private property.



They can't use English, or wear pants anymore. That's not "theirs!"

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