Hurricane Katrina
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See below<br>
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
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Just to make things more interesting:<br><br><!--QuoteBegin--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <b>US accepts UN offer to rush aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina</b><br><br>4 September 2005 -- The United Nations announced today that the United States Government has accepted the world body's offer of help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.<br><br>A small UN Coordination team is in Washington now consulting with government officials on how the UN can best complement the US's own emergency efforts.<br><br>'The UN's coordination team in Washington will be based at the newly established USAID Hurricane Katrina Operations Center, where offers of international assistance are being coordinated," a UN spokesman said in a statement released in New York.<br><br>Among those "ready to provide emergency staff and a wide variety of relief supplies as and when necessary" are the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), according to the statement.<br><br><a href='http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?N ... trina&Cr1=#' target='_blank'>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?N ... tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
Well the Devil will be ice-skating to work tomorrow, because that looks like the US asking for help! <!--emo&:wag:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ailwag.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tailwag.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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A sign of the Apocalypse? Should I bother writing that speech for class then? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... s/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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<!--QuoteBegin-Rooster+Sep 5 2005, 05:14 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Rooster @ Sep 5 2005, 05:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Well the Devil will be ice-skating to work tomorrow, because that looks like the US asking for help! <!--emo&:wag:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ailwag.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tailwag.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>You don't know the half of it -- two of the countries that are sending aid are Iran and North Korea!<br><br>Indonesia is sending aid too, which is rather considerate when you consider how badly we shortchanged them after the tsunami.
I wonder if the Indonesians will drive around with trucks of food, but only give it out if the victims convert to Hinduism? <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Oh dear god please tell me that that isn't based on something that happened during the tsunami relief o_o
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Well, this sort of logic worked so well with Iraq . . .
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
<!--QuoteBegin-Gizensha+Sep 6 2005, 06:41 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Gizensha @ Sep 6 2005, 06:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Oh dear god please tell me that that isn't based on something that happened during the tsunami relief o_o <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Sadly, it is. A lot of fundamentalist Christian aid workers from the US wouldn't give supplies to Indonesians who didn't convert to Christianity after the tsunami.
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What? <!--emo&
--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo--> I can't think of anything to say to show how upsetting this is... This is just shameful.
--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo--> I can't think of anything to say to show how upsetting this is... This is just shameful.
<!--QuoteBegin-FelixSoftpaw+Sep 6 2005, 07:40 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (FelixSoftpaw @ Sep 6 2005, 07:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-Gizensha+Sep 6 2005, 06:41 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Gizensha @ Sep 6 2005, 06:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Oh dear god please tell me that that isn't based on something that happened during the tsunami relief o_o <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Sadly, it is. A lot of fundamentalist Christian aid workers from the US wouldn't give supplies to Indonesians who didn't convert to Christianity after the tsunami. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>This doesn't surprise me at all. Typical of a lot of fundamentalists, they think their religion is the best (and they won't take no for an answer) and anyone who doesn't follow it is going straight to hell. <!--emo&--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo--> <br><br>In that situation I'd just say "sure, I'll convert" to get the aid but I wouldn't actually convert. It's not like the fundies would know any better.
--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo--> <br><br>In that situation I'd just say "sure, I'll convert" to get the aid but I wouldn't actually convert. It's not like the fundies would know any better.
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<!--QuoteBegin-FelixSoftpaw+Sep 7 2005, 02:40 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (FelixSoftpaw @ Sep 7 2005, 02:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-Gizensha+Sep 6 2005, 06:41 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Gizensha @ Sep 6 2005, 06:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Oh dear god please tell me that that isn't based on something that happened during the tsunami relief o_o <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Sadly, it is. A lot of fundamentalist Christian aid workers from the US wouldn't give supplies to Indonesians who didn't convert to Christianity after the tsunami. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> I may not be a religious man, but at least I respect all religions. <br><br>Hell, at least I'm f*cking human for Christ's sake!
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*Waits for lightning to strike Rooster.*<br><br><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>*ZZZZZZZZT!!!*</span><br><br>Hmmm . . . <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... iggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
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