Thread: Why SEPPOS

Thanks for saying what I wanted to.

BTW, the ribs are done and the beer is going quick.

Originally Posted by friscofrankie

Call me seppo, water off a ducks back. People that truly dislike Americans make me smile, simply as guilty of bigotry, closed mindedness, forming an un-informed opinion as they accuse us of. They choose to believe all "Americans" are whatever it is they choose to think. Who gives a fuck? Can't take 'em too seriously, you know?

Got that right, Frankie!
btw, a lot of the Brits I work with are still sore that septics used to make more than them on the North Sea rigs. Something to do with us showing them how to drill for oil...

Yep, did the same in the Arabian gulf too.
Brits could not be barge foreman and got only about half as much money as Yanks, but they did make a hell of a lot more than the local Arabs, Filipinos and the 40 Thai welders that I had on my barge.
Same was true in mainland Saudi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iran and Iraq.

But I would hate to predict what is going to happen with the Islam thing that is going on now, Like the Brits, they don't forget a slight soon, And I would imagine that they are still pissed because of the German and Brit knights that came and killed some of them during the 11 and 12 hundreds during the crusades.

^^
you are truly barking.

Originally Posted by El Gibbon

Sometimes we get caught up with 'verification via a link' WTF is that?

1) It's common courtesy when quoting someone else's words to name the author or the source.

2) It gives the reader the opportunity to read the whole thing, putting it into context, which can make a huge difference.

3)Knowing who said something and where, makes it possible to assess the reliability and veracity of what's being said.

Originally Posted by El Gibbon

If you can't find a link does that mean that the information is not credulous?

It's unlikely some text will appear in the reply box out of the ether, it usually is either written by the poster or copied from somewhere else. As a rule, I prefer the poster's own words to express their thoughts and opinions, but appreciate a link to news and info that is commented on.

The strange thing is that I actually like quite a few Seppos individually, but they are not the stereotypical ones (ie. they don't talk as if everyone with the province should hear what they've got to say).

It's the loud, ignorant, arrogant ones who take themselves too seriously that I avoid, and it's the idea of America and what it seems to stand for that the rest of the world despises.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

The strange thing is that I actually like quite a few Seppos individually, but they are not the stereotypical ones (ie. they don't talk as if everyone with the province should hear what they've got to say).

It's the loud, ignorant, arrogant ones who take themselves too seriously that I avoid, and it's the idea of America and what it seems to stand for that the rest of the world despises.

That's OK...you don't have to explain...

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
The strange thing is that I actually like quite a few Seppos individually, but they are not the stereotypical ones (ie. they don't talk as if everyone with the province should hear what they've got to say).

Thats right booners, but MTD posting stuff like he has here of late just seem damn funny to me, HA
Kinda like the pot and kettle stuff.

i always thought plastic yank was a term used for canadians

Originally Posted by blackgang

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
The strange thing is that I actually like quite a few Seppos individually, but they are not the stereotypical ones (ie. they don't talk as if everyone with the province should hear what they've got to say).

Thats right booners, but MTD posting stuff like he has here of late just seem damn funny to me, HA
Kinda like the pot and kettle stuff.

I'm not loud & obnoxious.

Just quiet & obnoxious.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I'm not loud & obnoxious.

Being half right is better than none I guess

Originally Posted by blackgang

OK, I have no link, but it is an Email I got awhile ago

but you want it, you got it but a lot of it is not what we were talking about here

Date: March 8, 2007 4:49:00 PM PST
Subject: Re: A VERY IMPORTANT HISTORY LESSON.......
Sixty-three years ago, Nazi Germany had overrun almost all of Europe and hammered England to the verge of bankruptcy and defeat ...

No link? It's easy to find the original. Pick any from this list: Google Search


And an earlier one:

Originally Posted by blackgang

...Actually, Belgium surrendered on one day, because it was unable to oppose the German invasion, and the Germans bombed Brussels into rubble the next day just to prove they could .
Britain had already been holding out for two years in the face of staggering losses ....

Google Search

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I'm not obnoxious.

But perhaps your avatar can be interpreted as such?

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

The strange thing is that I actually like quite a few Seppos individually, but they are not the stereotypical ones (ie. they don't talk as if everyone with the province should hear what they've got to say).

It's the loud, ignorant, arrogant ones who take themselves too seriously that I avoid, and it's the idea of America and what it seems to stand for that the rest of the world despises.

ever hear a group of Brit's at the pub on a Saturday night??? before the lot of them fall out side to puke in the gutter !!!!

better yet, go to a pub frequented by Brit's during a SOCCER GAME-- now that's a group of arrogant,ignorant, obnoxious twats !!!

^
Gotta agree with kid for once.

yes yes yes.

ok.

Amerika is the greatest country on earth. The rest of the world is blessed to be in their mere presence, the food is better, the climate is healthier, the people are friendly, the politicians more honest........blah blah blah

hey sounds like thai patriotism, huh?

You forgot to mentioned that their land is god-blessed.

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

a lot of the Brits I work with are still sore that septics used to make more than them on the North Sea rigs.

Brits still seem to be a source of cheap labour one level above the Indians. As for Yanks hardly see them any more they all pisst off when their brothers went into Iraq

Originally Posted by Rigger

Brits still seem to be a source of cheap labour

So the beers are on you Rig at Songkran

^ I will have to ask my wife for some pocket money first

Originally Posted by KID

go to a pub frequented by Brit's during a SOCCER GAME

No Thanks. You couldn't pay me to go.
I always avoid retarded morons.