Tex
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Cricket Swarm
Notice they have priorities: Beer carton before coke.
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I like there sound especially at night under the stars. Hard to find all but there skins. Noisey AND sneaky!
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Originally Posted By: brit-gobIt's got absolutely nothing to do with pride. And in general I'm not a big fan of people who take the pride thing far. It's not an appealing trait when overused.
Well I think it has a lot to do with pride and being proud of where you choose to call home, your country I agree that overused it is very unappealing
Originally Posted By: brit-gobActually I'm half American/half British officially.
Dual citizenship?
Originally Posted By: brit-gobBut why do I need to sing a silly song that someone tells me to prove anything about my love for where I come from? And to prove it to who?
It's frankly ridiculous.
Sheep.
Well you don't need to sing it
God save the queen does seem quite silly to an agnostic republican like me 
SO agreed there as well. It is the symbolism anyway, though I don't mind our national anthem, grown on me as I get older.
I am not a flag waving nationalist and don't understand why people raise a massive pole in the yard to fly the flag. I don't even like our flag that much.
Anyway does that make me a sheep, not really... I know more people that feel like you brit, certainly more than hold my views, at least amongst my circle of friends I would be an individual
If foreigners want to take up citizenship I don't see it as a big deal rather commend them for pursuing a closer connection to the country they want to call home.
If you felt the same way you do about your "home country" for another one you lived in it seems quite natural to me to want to be a citizen. -
Originally Posted By: bobby12Well, over here an 80s mullet and a shiny shellsuit is a sign of wealth and taste.
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Not proud to be a brit then? Or just show pride in different ways?
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Originally Posted By: brit-gobHow does just getting some piece of paper from the town office and perhaps changing your name make you fit in? You can still do that and not fit in by most people's meaning of the phrase.
Surely fitting is more a case of joining in and taking part in your neighbourhood and society in general.
Well you swear an allegiance, take an oath, fly/salute that flag sing the national anthem as your own etc (at least here) obviously that isn't really worth all that much to a lot of people these days
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Originally Posted By: Ocean11Originally Posted By: Go NativeIt's a bit like saying what kind of vague bullshit is marriage.
Not at all. You can make a real commitment to a person, which generally works better within some sort of formalized framework. With something as big and amorphous as a country, it's just ... vague bullshit. (Sarah Palin is a good example of where that sort of thing leads.)
When you make this 'commitment' to Japan, what does that mean? Are you going to fight for the country? Spy for it? Throw your electoral weight behind some politician? Pay taxes? What would you do as a citizen that you wouldn't otherwise do?
Are you saying there is no difference to just living somewhere as a resident/visitor and being a citizen? Or that being a citizen (from birth or otherwise) does not entail any commitment? -
Originally Posted By: @tokyoOriginally Posted By: Go NativeMost western nations (like the ones we are from) would expect people living in their country for the rest of their lives to naturalize I'd think.
Really?
Hmmmm, I wouldn't.
I'd expect them to fit into society, for sure.
Fit into society but not as a citizen? Personal choice of course... though I would have thought citizenship IS fitting in, officially
Very interesting points of view here
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Don't see why not, he seems a pretty hands on kind of guy
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Nice vid thx Jinx. I have been keen to try and build one but never enough time... even less to try it out.
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6 years in a row, how embarrassing it would be to be a New South Welsh person
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Hey Sanjo,
Is there a light near by... they could be chasing bugs attracted to the lights... or maybe it is just cooler on the AC unit
Frogs are very good climbers, well at least green tree frogs are.
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Originally Posted By: r45I don't understand why the yen hasn't collapsed, or at least become weaker, because of March 11th and all. Not that I have any idea about how all these things work anyway but..
Apparently "Carry trade" and repatriation of funds is the reason.
Just reading some forecasts that it will weaken Sept-Oct before strengthening again early 2012 (vs USD that is).
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Originally Posted By: MitchPeeor did you mean this right to bear arms...
What about the right to arm bears. That would cripple the country... well parts of Alaska
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I do some crossfit... just pic workouts you like and definitely do them to your own capacity than increase as required as Indo says. That makes it really good, use only yourself as the gauge.
It sucks but as my chin up are bad big time and I hate them. They do use them a bit. So MANY MANY workouts to choose from but.
I like to do a 30 min run then select an very short cross fit regime (20min) and pump that out. Good time to benefit ratio.
On another note... running a program (hill) on the running machine and keep knocking off the 'emergency switch' about half way through. Fully shuts down the machine and you have to start again from scratch
damn that shits me. Surely you should be able to at least start it from where you stopped it to keep the details and program going... -
Thanks for the insight. Curiouser and curiouser... absolutely mind boggling they are upgrading the gondola but not the end location.
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I like these... they are sporty looking however but GREAT lenses. Not cheap either...
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1 down 2 to go! (but just 1 more will do
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Video of me playing golf is pretty boring (and embarrassing) so here is my other summer pursuit courtesy of the Go Pro
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Yup good start!
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Originally Posted By: sanjoProblem with running is it is just so boring. And unless you drive out to a new start place, the course gets real boring too. Music doesn't seem to help much either.
Yeh boring alright. I like to run courses I know however, so I can break them up into sections and better pace myself, know where you get a rest etc. So a 5km run becomes say 3 x 9-10 minute sections. -
I am the opposite Mantas, beach running hurts too much
I have run on and off over my life and hate it... finishing however is very rewarding
Try and run at least a couple of times a week - 5km and occasionally do a 10k at an amble. I always try and do hills and/or fartlek (intervals). Best work out to time ratio.
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