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Listed below are comments made by RomeStu between Friday, 20th November 2009 and Thursday, 26th November 2009 (18 Hours Ago) .

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Afghanistan troops: Decision time for Obama 1:02pm on 26 Nov 2009 156. powermeerkat wrote:
"I can understand that there are plenty of people who can't tell a difference between, say, al-Qaida and Quds."

There were alot who couldn't tell the different between IRAQ and Al-Qaeda as well!

It appears the common letter "Q" was not a very good reason to go to war.
Getting to grips with Thanksgiving Day 12:54pm on 26 Nov 2009 Mark
"I still got so fed up with cooking a traditional Christmas dinner"

This I agree with. I don't mind a bit of turkey, but somehow the whole "traditional menu" doesn't excite me like it did when I was a child, although I think perhaps the excitement was more about presents and puddings than the turkey!

Also, I grew up with the annual battle of the Brussels Sprout (must eat 3 or no Xmas Pud!), until I was about 25 and simply refused .... and had pud anyway.

It's nice now to spend Xmas in Italy, where there is much less commericalisation, but also where the traditional feast is seafood in all its splendid variety, but eaten on the evening of the 24th Dec.
Getting to grips with Thanksgiving Day 12:48pm on 26 Nov 2009 oh, and of course .... "Happy Thanksgiving" to all the Americans out there, wherever you may be ..... even you Marcus! Really, I hope you have a great day.
Getting to grips with Thanksgiving Day 12:46pm on 26 Nov 2009 Mark wrote
"...bigger than Christmas, without the presents, the carols, baubles, the tree and the nativity, the focus is unashamedly on food and family."

It sounds great - can we have it in Europe too.

But, seriously, a tradition this important that has not been ruined by over-commercialisation .... it's marvellous.
Britain: Putting the bite on the States 11:13pm on 20 Nov 2009
Britain: Putting the bite on the States 11:01pm on 20 Nov 2009 It seems I owe an apology to the Christian Right for wondering why they don't have a problem with vampire movies ..... I should have looked closer to home (about a mile actually)

The vatican has branded Twilight "deviant" and "a moral vaccuum" .... well, they'd know,eh ;-)))

http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/20112009/5/vatican-brand-new-moon-deviant-0.html
Britain: Putting the bite on the States 9:29pm on 20 Nov 2009 john-in-dublin & wanderingangus

I may be being over-sensitive, but I feel you have taken my comment on John Barrowman as Capt Jack the wrong way.

The implication was not that it was brave to cast a gay man in a bisexual role - I am aware of the huge number of highly talented gay men and women in entertainment (and many other walks of life) .... and to me their sexuality has no relevence.

My point (not clearly expressed) was more the idea that creating the character of Capt Jack was brave .... and in fact thinking about it again, perhaps "bold" would have been a better word .... given that Doctor Who is officially a children's programme (even though it has proved very popular with adults, myself included). I meant it as a positive comment on the way Russell Davies pushed a taboo and no one blinked.

Rather refreshing really, considering that little thing in Engand called the Daily Mail.
Spotting a red flag 08:23am on 20 Nov 2009 squirrel
"Turned out that among the kind of people I was having cocktails with, you never, ever used that word.

And I've still not found out why."

Perhaps they drank alot of cocktails and it was a bit too close to home, n'est-ce pas?

Also I'd be interested to know how offensive the Quebecois swearwords are in modern France.
Britain: Putting the bite on the States 08:16am on 20 Nov 2009 214 bienvenue
"You're just making assumptions that all so called right-wing loons would care about something so trivial."

They do have form ...... remember Harry Potter?
Britain: Putting the bite on the States 08:11am on 20 Nov 2009 magic
"As far as Capt Jack, although the actor is from America the character is not."

Actually John Barrowman is from Scotland, but is family moved to the USA when he was a child.

Also the character Capt Jack first appears as a WW2 US airforce pilot fulfilling the "oversexed, overpaid, over here" stereotype.

It was a brave move for the writers of Dr Who as firstly Barrowman is openly gay, and secondly the character Capt Jack displays a predatory penchant for anything that moves ....

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