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Argentina warns UK and US market regulators about ‘illicit’ oil activities in the Falklands
Argentina has asked British and US market regulators to probe whether oil companies that are involved in hydrocarbons exploration off the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands have told investors about the risks of their “illicit” drilling, the Argentine Foreign Ministry reported. Read full article
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Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The UK govt will sort this out behind the scenes and continue to ignore the RG's.
Carry on.
unnecessary spam letter to stock exchanges is unnecessary spam.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's not about migration of shares from London to NY listings, it's about warning off US quoted companies and one in particular. Sadly, though, it looks as if Hector won't be coming after me for my £50 quids worth of FOGL shares bought specially.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0TWIMC
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0First reactions from the ”Not Turnips”…………….:
”Besides building into what many consider to be a foreign relations nightmare, Argentina’s threatened action could result in some of the world’s largest banks and accounting firms being at risk of asset seizures. According to analysts, the move could spell trouble for banks such as Barclays (NYSE:BCS), HSBC (NYSE:HBC), and Standard Chartered (LSE:STAN).
“Argentina certainly could try and bring claims against the companies in the Argentinian courts and they could also try and seize any assets that were actually in Argentina,” said Catherine Robert, a specialist in international arbitration and cross-border litigation at Hogan Lovells.
All of these groups “need to pay closest attention to what’s being said in Argentina and perhaps start talking to Argentinian lawyers,” Robert added.
In an interview with Reuters, Mark Jones, a Latin American specialist and chair of the department of political science at Rice University, stated that Argentina wants to attack the explorers, which also include Argos Resources (LSE:ARG) and Desire Petroleum (LSE:DES), where they are most vulnerable.
“They’re signalling that they’re going to do whatever it takes to put obstacles in the path towards developing the energy resources in the Falkland Islands,” he said.
From a regional perspective, Argentina has the ability to create further issues in an otherwise tense crude market as it has already garnered support from Brazil in its claims to the islands. If Brazil was to follow Argentina’s lead and ban oil companies that service the Falklands from operating in Brazil, waves could be sent through the market.
oilinvestingnews.com/6415-falklands-dispute-sparks-concerns-in-oil-market-argentina-rockhopper-exploration.html
PS:
Long time no check the stock exchange
Let’s look at today’s closing prices…......shall we?
RKH: 330.00p -13.75 -4.00 %
BOR: 62.50p -3.75 -5.66 %
FOGL: 60.75p -2.75 -4.33 %
Chuckle chuckle®
There is no wonder that Argentina's economy is fucked when their gvt doesn't even know the function of a stock market or the role of a financial regulator.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why are you Argies so desperate and happy to publicly humiluate yohrselves.
This stuff is truly hilarious. :-)
I wonder who's going to be the first to cut and paste their penguin input?
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Mr. McDod, may I present you to Mr. Beef, a fellow investor ;-)
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Mexicans have the Rg's taped now;
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mexico-wont-renegotiate-argentina-trade-pact-2012-03-22
This just looks like a thin veil for an asset grabbing exercise. Their economy is furked and they have no other strategies left... other than theft.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Good evening Mr Beef. I have heard much about you from Sr Think. All bad I'm afraid but, in the perverse way of these things, that's to your credit.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Think - perhaps you should.petiton your gvt to go ahead and take legal action? That would be fun to watch. After all you need these banks to arrange debt swaps etc.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Good entry price for the risk averse like yourself. Just because your gvt doesn't want to be part of it doesn't mean you can't :-)
This stuff is genuinely funny.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The UK & USA have the financial markets sewn up. Fancy having your entire countries international assets frozen?
Remember what happened when Iceland tried to play the UK and the UK effectively caused it to go into bankruptcy. Imagine the united strength of the UK & USA against Argentina?
Very funny indeed.
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Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@12 Yes, but we'd all like to see the kangaroo court televised when they actually do have any type of legal action... anywhere.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In the USA would be best, because they'd just get told they fail to respect US law on debt repayments. In the UK they'd just laugh at them ... and the ICJ jurisdiction isn't respected by the Argies so they'd tell them to get furked too.
The only real response that the British government can and should do as a matter of urgency,
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Is simply to play Argentina at her own games,
1, freeze all Argentina assets in the UK .
2, advise and warn all British firms to consider withdrawing from Argentina,
And move all business to neighbouring countries,[there gain, Argies loss]
3, inform Argentina of a possible trade war,,
4, as certain companies have been names, [slander] UK companies should
Sue Argentina in the ICJ, so Argentina would have to prove beyond doubt the territory belongs to
Her ,
5, just sit back and see what happens.
Justa thought .
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@15
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'd simply do what we are doing which is undermining them and let the markets and company's make their own minds up.
Lets face it there cannot be many companies very comfortable with the RG's at the minute and following on from the Repsol debacle they must be wondering “whose next”, “should we stay in RG land” etc.
the RG's are slowly but surely falling out with everyone. People will be more subtle than the RG's and one day The botox Queen will wake up to find that RG Land is closed for business.
Cue riots.
@13 Oh dear me, does that sum up the plaintiff's case in Timerman vs the known Anglo business world? You need to get your grounds for appeal sorted out now. That's if you can work out which court it is you are going to take it forward in the first place.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@15 I like the idea of just freezing all Argentinian assets in the UK, but I'm not convinced they have any. You could freeze the assets of the ruling cabal, which might be interesting.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 10:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You could label the ruling elite as economic terrorists and get them put on black-lists for travel in the known world.
You would like to know ...... would you :-)
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@18
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“I like the idea of just freezing all Argentinian assets in the UK, but I'm not convinced they have any”.
PMSL.
@20 Some of maximos lost money might be invested here.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I have to confess a degree of curiosity as to what tangiable assets the likes of HSBC, Barclays and Lloyds actually have in Argentina. Aside from the actual branches and the paper money and shrapnel in them.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Let's face it, as soon as one of the firms on Christina's little list finds itself subject to any serious measure of “administrative, civil or criminal sanctions” everyone else on the list (which I'd imagine would include most of the banking sector, the major auditors and everyone else) would electronically transfer all of their bankable assets out of Argentina, switch the lights out and lock the doors.
Although I think the auditors wouldn't be entirely adverse to that. Can you imagine the horror of having to give an opinion on whether the Argentine figures represent a “true and fair” image of the state of their economy.
@19 As inscrutable as a Peruvian ley line, as ever. As it is, Mrs McDoD is hitting the bedroom floor with her stiletto so I can't wait around here while you work it out. I will wish you goodnight and hope that the rest of your night shift on the Malvinas desk goes as peacefully as it has for you and your predecessors over the last 29 1/2 years.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@22 I wouldn't be surprised if they've not done all that already. You just need to buy a few tankers full of soy oil with your pesos and then sell them for dollars. Move your branches to Uruguay and start again.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's pretty quick and easy.
You guys may well be right,
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It can only be a matter of time before Argentina implodes surely .
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@15 Nice ideas Briton. I particularly like step 4, seeing as it would be completely impossible for the Argentines to accomplish that. Anyway, is anyone really going to pay any attention to Argentina? I mean come on... Argentina? really? In any court outside Argentina they would essentially be told a variation of F@%k off. I really don't know why they're bothering - this sabre-rattling and whining has been getting steadily worse since 2007 and now it is just childish. Grow up Argentina...
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@26 The companies are not states so they cannot go to the ICJ. They can go to USA and get a ruling or they can go to Europe which would be better and get a ruling. Then the European Commision would have to act on any ruling, i.e. freezing Argentinian assets.
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 13 they removed your comment. Looooser! hahaha
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0How is it in Europe, Argentine patriot, anti-British anti-Imperialist? Is Europe treating you well? Do you tell them the Europeans that you are a Malvinista, or you just hide it from the people, coward? If you love Argentina so much, why are you living in Europe, liar? How is your p*ssy today, f*ggot?
27 GreekYoghurt
Mar 22nd, 2012 - 11:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0you may well be correct, to see european ruling on argentina, and acting upon it, would be fun.
Who are the culprits ??
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 12:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/list-of-companies-accused-by-argentina-of-unlawful-oil-exploration-activities/
i find it interesting that when The Botox Queen complains of the UK militarising the South american continent she says nothing about the Us in columbia. then again after chavez complained about it in 2009 she is now responding by licking his arse (yuk) and doing the same thing with the gringos from Europe.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 12:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0chavez must love this bitch - he has a go at the yanks and she has ago at us.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tensions-grow-as-chavez-masses-troops-on-border-1817728.html
I applaud the UKs dignified calm approach and not to allow itself to get sucked into RGs hysterical meltdowns, they have truely shown the world how to defeat an Insane aggressor with the greatest self-destruction weapon of all...... the power of silence......
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 12:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0Venezuela sending 15,00 troops to its borders to “combat drug trafficking”. wonder what they say in Argentina about this “militarisation”.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 12:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/16/world/americas/venezuela-troops/
maybe the threat of asset seizing of those companies/banks involved in the legitimate drilling of oil by the not-so-democratic government of Argentina should be enough reason to justify those companies/banks named to effectively pull the plug on Argentina before they get their grubby thieving hands on anything of value, they should follow the example of the IMF, Argentine Govt. threatened them with court action until they hightailed it out of dodge.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 01:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0with all that much potential investment lost im sure that would secure regime change :)
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
15 briton
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 01:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0ditto and the US and EU should do the same
The only real response that the British government can and should do as a matter of urgency,
Is simply to play Argentina at her own games,
1, freeze all Argentina assets in the UK .
2, advise and warn all British firms to consider withdrawing from Argentina,
And move all business to neighbouring countries,[there gain, Argies loss]
3, inform Argentina of a possible trade war,,
4, as certain companies have been names, [slander] UK companies should
Sue Argentina in the ICJ, so Argentina would have to prove beyond doubt the territory belongs to
Her ,
5, just sit back and see what happens.
Justa thought .
What's illicit about the UK allowing oil companies to drill on their land? I don't understand the article.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 02:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0According to british people: do the islands belong to its Magesty or to the kelpers? I still can't get all this strange version of the story, even if I wanted to believe in it and forget the businesses that make these excuses worthy, it is too difficult to understand. It leaves me no option rather than going on thinking that it is a two-faces and hypocrite excuse coming from the same british elite that supported “preventive” wars and grabbing resources in so many different places in the world.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 03:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0This is not good for international peaceful cooperation. The world doesn't need more warriors.
Argentina will go on claiming, PERFECT, it is a demonstration of human peaceful determination against colonialism and grabbing of natural resources.
First they took 100 miles away from the islands, then 200, then 300, they will come up with self-determination of two or three inhabitants imported from berkshire, leeds, mumbai, bangkok or moscow placed at any island far from Malvinas if needed to justify the grabbing of natural resources...
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Mar 23rd, 2012 - 04:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0Remember we have laws that allow asset freezing, they're the same anti-terror laws that were used against Iceland.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 06:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0(23) Doveoverdover
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 06:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0Why do you keep assuming that I am something I told you I'm not?
Ps:
Did you ask the Editor to do this?....:
”(13) Think Comment removed by the editor”
Or does he dislike Latin as much as you do?
@40 I plead Not guilty to yet another vexatious allegation. However, as the De-latinisation Committee (CXXIV) has resolved that posts here must be in English so I have no doubt that the Editor made the right call when asked to do so .
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 07:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0I reported post 13 for being in Spanish.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 07:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0I get bored of reading Spanish every time a Argentine poster wants to say that a lot of the UK posters do not understand.
This is English speaking forum and the rules state posts must be in English.
@42. 13 was a cut and paste from the Penguin item, where it can still be read. It isn't in Spanish or Latin. Perhaps the Editor took exception to the over reliance on quotation as opposed to original comment? If so the Editor should perhaps have started on the Penguin comment page where this fault is equally applicable. At least 13 was relevant to this post, which it wasn't the first time he posted it. Multiple posting is regularly condoned but seldom welcome.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 08:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0@42 I also get bored when I see those poor misled people using spanish to support their authoritarian nonsense leaders. It's quite tiresome.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 09:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0@41 are you talking about the UN Delatinisation committee (M25) whose remit it is to make latin american countries less corrupt and authoritarian by enforcing Anglo-saxon values? I think it's a good committee too.
1) Counter attack - ALL UK based companies should pull out of Argentina ASAP.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 09:22 am - Link - Report abuse 02) ALL Argentine assets in the US & UK should be IMMEDIATELY frozen and expropiated
This is how Cristina “Corrupta” Kirchner gets her votes!
http://www.ripoffreport.com/federal-government/cristina-kirchner/cristina-kirchner-cristina-kir-dc9b0.htm
I see RKH and Barclays are currently on a joint roadshow. Are Argentina going to take Barclays to court (the bank they rely on to dig them out of a financial black hole and who arranges debt swaps for them) ?
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 09:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0You are a true amateur Mr Titman. Based on your performance you should be charged with theft of Argentine assets for collecting your salary :-)
That is unless your recent performances are paty of the Argie coury Jester aspect of your job description.
@45 I think the mass exodus of companies began a long time ago. Not just British but every sort of company, from Beef to Airlines. The obvious step of freezing Argentinian assets is obvious, this happened in the USA when they defaulted on the debt and Argentina still tried to sell them even when under court order not to.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 09:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0They know not the law.
@44 That's the one. Rule of law and “my word is my bond” spring to mind.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 09:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Ah amigo, pass me my pistol and point me in the direction of my foot....
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 09:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0If the RG government does go after these companies (esp the banks) in argentina (or even try to) it will lead to enormous capital flight of a huge number of corporates. This will lead to further inflation and the economy will spiral further out of control...cutting you nose off to spite your face.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 10:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0Hopefully Argentina will follow through and carry out its threat to fine, nationalise, expropriate and criminalise those naughty Banks that want to help the Falkland Islanders develop their Country's natural resources.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 10:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0It will certainly stir these pages up a bit, they are getting a bit boring to the extent that I see some on here have resorted to talking to themselves.
After his efforts at the UN and his latest pronouncements Hysterical Hector should consider replacing his team of advisors. His love of CFK and the limelight is clouding his judgement.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0Think- You and I both know that all this is just Hot Air and will go nowhere - other than causing commercial and financial instability in Argentina if Timmerman pushes to far.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0No notice will be taken of the letters. Why? - Because nothing illegal is/has been done.
THe UN(and US etc) recognise that UK is is the current legal administrating power with responsibility for the Islands.
Yes there is a dispute noted - but current situation is as above.
UN/US etc etc are all aware that there were International Agreements between Arg-UK-Islands on Offshore Hydrocarbons and Fisheries etc
UN/US etc also know full welkl that current Arg Govt - UNILATERALLY Scrapped and Withdrew from such Agreements.
No exploitation is being done by UK - all operations are 100% under the control of the Islands Govt.
I know it- Beef and the others on here know it - and you know it. Even Timmerman and CFK know it!
Not forgetting some of those Banks are owned by british tax payers, after we bailed them out. If argentina did carry out its threat, it would be effectively stealing direct from the british taxpayer, and no one steals from the british tax payer and gets away with it. Its simple really, if they carry out their threat, the tax payers will demand action from the british government to recover what argentina has stolen. What that action will be or will lead to is anyones guess, but military action would be one response that would be firmly on the table.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0Dirty and British collaborator Argentina ( Armeniantina) !!
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0What is this ?
http://www.geo-park.com/ir/board.asp
Do you want some other proofs !?....
If the UK, US, EU and Commonwealth work together the Argentine government could be brought down overnight in a series of sanctions.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0It looks to me that Argentina could easily fall apart in the same way that Tunisia and Libya did. The economic conditions are ripe for a popular uprising. The Argentine military could be taken out in a series of NATO raids.
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Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0the Americans and the Russians stand up for this region...!!
57 geo
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'm not sure about the Russians but clearly the American's are taking the British line on Argentina. I wouldn't hold out for support from Russia, they're run by a gangster and they are about as close to a real democracy as Argentina is.
@57 geo,
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0not if there was something in it for them.
now what would Russia like?
Every minute, every hour and every day, Argentina slips further into chaos. Its government’s knee jerk protectionism and financial legislations putting more coffin nails in both the formal and black economies, both black and white economies are of critical importance to Argentina’s financial well-being. When one considers the ‘black’, remember, for many years 'black' has been more than tolerated, it's been celebrated and supported by the many.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argenzuela has legislated with great vigour since the black queen was re-elected. There’s some real ‘nasties’ including legislation that would crush the press and dissenters, a law in my opinion that might have been spawned by the Isabel Peron – BQ is maybe a hybrid reincarnate/channeller – yes folks you read it here – she thinks she talks to Eva and Nestor!!!
Law 25,659 is a domestic law published in April 2011. DOMESTIC. Whilst Argenzuela claims sovereignty over the Falklands, it’s only a claim, a tenuous one, and domestic laws do not apply to the Islands or their waters – they are British.
Now, here’s the cruncher – the sustained attacked on YPF by the government’s proxies - provincial cronies – soon to be followed by attacks on international banking and financial interests in Argentina will only deepen Argentina’s isolation and will no doubt lead to a very strong lobby to remove Argentina from the Gs.
Moreover, we are talking about Argentina fighting against the financial centre of the world – sorry Timmy - you lot are not up to the job – in addition, do you really want to go to war via policy from a president who sees dead people.
If you start this war, as you did the other – I can see John Cleese goose stepping with an outstretched arm holding an Argentine flag – you will lose, you will be completely isolated, at least then there’s an upside - you lot can steal the money earmarked for the Paris Club especially now the Central bank run by pasty del la ponte is completely under the black queens spell.
** 58 jay
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0I never said noone is perfect in the world !
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** 59 isol
Would you want a short trip to the Russian bases beneath the Magellan Strait...? ...
@60 BR, I foresee another North Korea in the making.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 12:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So Tinman is going to “take measures” .....and what does he do ? Write a letter. Bit like the much heralded appeal to the UN announced in a huge specially called meeting of all the great and the good in Argentina......what did he do, present a powerpoint to the Secretary.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 01:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Is Argentine foreign policy being run by some air headed PR man.......lets hope so, keep it up guys, give us a great platform to explain your illegal claim and illegal blockade to the World's media.
What I am waiting for is a 'succesful' Argentine court ruling against one of the big banks AND THEN THE ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 01:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There are all sorts of possible scenarios, none of them in Argentinas' favour that will arise from this.
@61 “Russian bases beneath the Magellan Strait”. What sort of loon would come up with such an idea? Let's start with a simple concept. The Magellan Strait is Chilean territory. Why would Chile have Russian bases on or beneath its territory? Then there's the small matter of it being an international waterway with neutral status. Russian bases would be in breach of that neutrality. Then there's another minor matter of use of such bases. Remember the Cuban Missile Crisis? Remember how the American spotted the missiles? Have you seen the footage of the Seal Team 6 mission into Abbottabad? You can see the individual troops. Not markers. The actual men. All filmed from an American satellite in real time. And you think the Americans couldn't spot activity in and around the Magellan Strait? Do you get this stuff from one of those fantasy comic strips the argie government likes to print up?
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 01:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@64 You shouldn't wait. I'm sure that any intelligent person (thus ruling out Tin Man) can see the first obstacle. Tin Man sends his lawyers to, let's say, the U.S. First day, the argie lawyer stands up and outlines the case. First question asked by the court is “Who says it's illegal?” Let's see the argie lawyer work his way around that one. Chances are that the court would rule that any activity within British territory is a matter for Britain to determine. Now, would Tin Man have the incredible stupidity to try and take the matter to a British court? I see any court in the UK ruling that the case should be commenced in the relevant jurisdiction, i.e. the Falkland Islands. How would CFK go about starting proceedings in a jurisdiction she doesn't recognise?
Incidentally, has anybody got any news about CFK's application to the Falkland Islands Government to replace the LAN Airlines flight with 3 by Aerolineus Argentinas from Buenos Aires?
A once serious and respected nation - now the butt of jokes. Argentina operates within the realms of fairy telling...how sad...remember, this is government policy, a government who creates and sustains poverty for votes whilst paying lip service to cause of tackling hunger. Children die of starvation in the North. In Argentina, politicos can fool all of the people all of the time, and amnesia runs rife during election times.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 01:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@65 No, no one has any news, because they don't want to deal with the FIG.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 01:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@66 Yup. How deep Argentina did fall, and remains falling.
This is my cousin Adolfo in London making fun of your stupido army
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 03:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDPK1kPWj1E
@68 Funny how your so called cousin got a clip round the ear as he truely deserved, the joke was on your cousin Flipper. lol
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 03:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You troll a soldier, and then you get smacked in the head. It's probably common where he's from to do this, but in good countries we don't troll soldiers, unless you're a c**t.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 04:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think it's about time we 'warned' Argentina. The response is predictable. They'd wet themselves and go crying to the UN.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 04:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@71 They can cry all they like. It won't change the situation. It never has, and it never will.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 04:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@68 Fillipo
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 04:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This soldier is from the same Brigade of Guards that took Mount Longdon from your so called elite 5th Marines at the point of a bayonet, so do not make the mistake of thinking because he is wearing his number 1 uniform and performing ceremonial duties, he is not a comat soldier, he is. As for your cousin, why is he in the UK in the first place? given your opinion of us. He behaved like a prat. Look the word up.
I understand that this whole thing has also greatly pleased the government of Chile, since it has invested some in these oil-drilling efforts.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 05:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@68 What a shameful clip! The Guardsman had a rifle and a bayonet. Why didn't he use them? Perhaps the Guardsman didn't know IT was an argie. Britain has a lot of “elite” units. The Guards. SAS. SBS. The Parachute Regiment. Royal Marines. Royal Marine Commandos. Royal Regiment of Scotland. Cousin Adolfo very lucky child. Had it been me, cousin Adolfo would have been going home with a grenade up his ass and a bayonet down his throat. Could he even have managed to get through the metal detectors at the airport?
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 06:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Come on, proper people. Significant that “cousin” is called “Adolfo”? How about alternative names for “cousin Adolfo”? So many spring to my mind. But what does everyone else think? My best thought so far is “dead meat”!
#68& #73 I don't think fillipo is serious (here or in general, actually). The video gives the boy another, less, how shall we put it, evocative, name, and calls him a Colombian. I recently attacked fillipo on here for supporting the junta against my Queen and her dead comrades from the Dirty War, but I think he's just a wind up artist. And probably an anti-Argy Brit.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 06:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Funny to watch the mass hysteria above btw, as you start to realise Cameron's oil heist won't be as easy as intended. Time to get back to the negotiating table methinks, take the beautiful princess of peace and progress up on her offer of talks =)
35 Tommy
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 06:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thanks
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Apparently CFK may now try to persuade her countrymen, that Argentina has all the courts,
So she will take the banks, first to the argentine high court,
Then the South American argentine court,
Then the argentine world court,
And all pass the same results, the brits are guilty, and the poor law abiding argentines are the victim.
Rubbish you may think,
But from her bloggers and loyal immortals, a very true fact,
[indoctrination, you know it makes sense ??] titter
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@ 76 vos mejor preparate para el fin de Cristina de kirchner, con las barbaridades que está haciendo, no me extrañaría que un día de estos la encuentren boca abajo en una zanja. Son cuatro años en los que Cristina va a padecer lo inimaginable, va a ser divertido :)
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 07:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You talk about hysteria? You, the one who hides you are an Argentine and hide your nationality saying you're British? hahaha loser.
HM Gov has said:
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 07:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Argentina’s position is based on “domestic legislation” and “does not exercise sovereignty over the Falklands.” (nice reminder that last bit)
So Tinman is going to use domestic legislation to attack companies/corporations operating in Argentina.
That should do wonders for foreign investment in Argentina.
Argentina may be able to diplomatically muscle its way toward negotiations as it has had consistent regional support from Mercosur,Rio Group....But understanding what Britain stands to lose if it truely enagaged in a discussion over these Frigid Islands makes it clear why the cries of a far inferior military power like Argentina go ignored.For now and as before ,with too much at economic and strategic stake,might will be making right.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 08:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@76 British_Kirchnerist,
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What do you think that she would like to talk about?
Bearing in mind that there will be NO NEGOTIATIONS on Sovereignty.
We can talk about anything else.
What will we talk about?
But,
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 08:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A fishing reserves dwindle ,securing oil and fresh water reserves has become the main strategic role of these Frigid Islands for Britain.Though it had long been suspected there were large oil reserves around the islands.,exploration has only begun in the past few years.,for what maybe 200--300 millions barrels oil worth ~~ 20 billions $......
#81 Oil. But then oil exploration in disputed waters is itself problematic, so yes, I do support negotiations on sovereignty. Negotiations does not of course equal accepting the most extreme Argentine positions, and I'm sure that if the British and Falklands governments were to match my Queen's good faith with their own, a suitable mutually beneficial compromise could be achieved =)
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 09:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Haha. Who are Argentina to warn the UK and the US? Whatever next... invasion?
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 09:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0**
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 09:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oil and Gas reserves also lies underneath the Antarctica Continent.
Britain had claimed ...660.000 miles of Antarctic Territory...
BUT
in 2009 , UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
submitted additional 386.000 miles away from Antarctic holding...
The Antarctica Treaty had signed in 1959, to protect the continent's environment from resources extraction and military activities...but this treaty neither affirms nor denies by 7 holder countries..This treaty may become ideal purported on paper but trambled in practice....
@83 British_Kirchnerist
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 10:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Have you got a reply to that love letter you sent to Kirchner yet?
“oil exploration in disputed waters is itself problematic”
Why do you write as though you would know, keep up, any problems that there may have been are all covered, so not itself problematic.
“Negotiations does not of course equal accepting the most extreme Argentine positions”
You have got the wrong way round, it should read: “of course we are not accepting negotiations with Argentine extreme positions”
'My Queen' LOL! No one talks like that in the UK. We know that the elected government runs the country and, therefore, sets policy.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 10:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Another fake ID.
Can I suggest that we all save money and disband the UN. Let Argentina take on the role. Well it clearly thinks it can. I propose Mr Tinman as the first General Secretary, any seconder.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 10:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oil is always an issue with the “” Western Democracies“” which their subservient global media downplay.
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 10:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In Argentina's case ,Britain has a bad track record,having repeatly tried to invade it over the past 300 years....
@89 McClick
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 10:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Oil is always an issue with the “” Western Democracies“” which their subservient global media downplay”
Whereas in Argentina they can't afford oil and if they could, they can barely get around as their road are falling to pieces
perhaps mr McClick
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 10:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0could be Mr Tinman 's right hand man .
@ 91
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 10:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Perhaps ..I could be his glasses.
nah he already has 2x2 , do you want him to see double .
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 92
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If added my 2x2 ,at last could be 4x4 ...he should need an off-road
to navigate through knotted strategic areas..
he cant even read a map
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 95
Mar 23rd, 2012 - 11:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0his own problem.
What next? will the hydroexploration market collapse. Should I sell my shares?
Mar 24th, 2012 - 12:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0Does anyone have the name of an honest Argentine broker?
Rephrase that. Does anyone have the name of an argentine broker.
Silly me, using such a naughty word like honest
On the off chance that someone out their with money is thinking of investing in Argentina, have you consulted your therapist (Can not spell phsyciatrist.)
My country has lost touch with reality, it is as if they believe their own propaganda. Our government is now so corrupt, it is like being back in the 70's we have Isabel Peron in form of Cristina Fernández and Héctor Timerman as Videla without his colonial style uniform. It is a farcical play but for real.
Mar 24th, 2012 - 12:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0Benito
Mar 24th, 2012 - 01:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0How many of your country men and women feel this. Are you taking a risk for saying this? If you are identified? could you be in trouble? or am I just being silly?
99 reality check
Mar 24th, 2012 - 02:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0Most Argentine people do not care about the Malvinas. We are still abel to speak our minds but as you find on here, we are labeled unpatriotic, traitors, etc. all the usual insults. People are brainwashed, to most Argentinians the Malvinas are like a football team, they want Argentina to win the game we lost in 1982. Very few have ever visited the islands. They are in the news constantly now, the government have propagandized them and whipped the veterans up. A lot of people are fed up with this. The problem is the government can not handle the economic, it is a good distraction from these problems. Add to this the possibility of oil and they want a share of it. The ordinary people would not be the ones to gain but Cristina Fernández and Timerman are both very rich, they did not get that way by accident. The media is completely on their side. A lot of people are brainwashed but the Malvinas has reached the level of fanaticism. It reminds me a lot of 1970's. I would not be surprised if very soon, posting like this becomes a crime. People have been disappeared even under Cristina Fernández, the police can not be trusted.
@100 Benito
Mar 24th, 2012 - 02:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0The outcome of this is now a forgone conclusion, thanks to the approach of CFK & co.
Fanatics we know how to deal with.
Watch out for yourself, do not become a casualty of this.
always the same pirates
Mar 24th, 2012 - 03:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0TWIMC
Mar 24th, 2012 - 06:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0Mr.Benito is as Argentinean as Mr. Filippo…..
Both members of that rare breed....: The “Non Spanish Speaking “ Argentineans.
Anyhow, dear British turnips…….
Enjoy your dialog and solidarity with British trolls.
It surely makes you feel like good pirates.
Chuckle chuckle®
Non-Spanish speaking Argentines, eh Think.
Mar 24th, 2012 - 09:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0Would you per chance be talking of the remnants of the original natives living in dire poverty in various backwaters of Argentina?
You know, those remnants of the people that your countrymen slaughtered & then stole their land.
Land that you yourself live on now.
So that makes you a receiver of stolen goods.
A crime in most countries of the world.
But not, it seems, in Argentina.
You could perhaps apply for a medal, along with those troops who didn't see action.
@103 I think you made a rare spelling mistake - didn't you mean to say Brutish Trolls?
Mar 24th, 2012 - 09:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0Trolls? Did someone call for Trolls?
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The only Troll on here is Think.
Mar 24th, 2012 - 12:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He considers anyone who has a different opinion to himself as a “troll”, this is often followed by accusations of lack of “patriotism”, being a “traitor”, being “British”. Rather like the way the Nazi's responded to German resistance.
(105) Cmd McDod
Mar 24th, 2012 - 12:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No spelling mistake……
I reserve the “BRUTISH” denomination to all those UK citizens and subjects of the Queen that, on these pages, share with us their wet dreams about Argentina’s obliteration by the hand of Her Majesty’s Gallant Armed Forces.
Al other UK subdits, I call British………….
@108 That's all rihgt then.
Mar 24th, 2012 - 01:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0(109) Cmd McDod
Mar 24th, 2012 - 01:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So kind of you....
Think- guess you have difficulty in any reply to my earlier one on here? never saw your comment on Princess Cruises dropping of Ushuaia off their schedule after the previous silly event either.
Mar 24th, 2012 - 01:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Another busy week ahead here as yet more TV and newspaper teams from all over the world arrive - you must thank your wonderfull President - she has done a top job in getting the Falklands Internationally recognised and a very high media profile! It would have cost us millions to do it - she has done it for free!!
Funny thing is they all head to the Islands - very very few head to B.A.!
(111) Islander1
Mar 24th, 2012 - 02:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The “Malvinas Issue” is getting a lot of exposure.
That's precisely what Argentina wanted.
Don't let all those “PR” boys blind you.
Not all exposure is good exposure.
Meanwhile, we wait for Godot.
Argtard Self-reflection IS oxymoron
Mar 24th, 2012 - 04:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0108 Stinka That's all rihgt then.
Mar 24th, 2012 - 04:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0109 Dodgydover So kind of you....
Well CmD McDod as long as he's keeping your wife satisfied, no point in rocking the boat.
Me thinks the CmD and Stinka are better acquainted than they like to let on.
Think- Troubke for CFK is that a lot of the rest of the world- and South America in particular is now finding out that there are TWO sides to the story and there is more to it all that the fantasy hype and false stories they have got used to these last few years from the Kirschner cohorts!
Mar 24th, 2012 - 04:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Its doing us a lot of good - and Arg very little if any!
Meanwhile, we wait for Godot.
Mar 24th, 2012 - 05:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Doesn't look like he's coming. So forget about the Falkland Islands, put the kettle on and have a nice cup of tea.
@115 Islander1
Mar 24th, 2012 - 05:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think your entirely correct.
As a result of Argentina continuing to raise the profile of this issue, the Islanders side of the story is now reported in many parts of the world, along with Argentina’s actions. Argentina’s position is increasingly being see for what it is, morally bankrupt.
You have got to hand it to CFK and the Mighty Tinman, they have given the Islanders a platform from which to put their case they could not otherwise have hoped for.
(115) Islander1
Mar 24th, 2012 - 06:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There is always two sides to every Story.
No exception for the “Malvinas Story”.
1) The Argentinean side of the Story.
2) And the British side of the Story.
Little Englander @114. We were close once but then I discovered he has some very abnormal tendencies. In return he didn't approve of my fiscal austerity and willingness to invest in Falkland oil companies. And Mrs McDoD is never satisfied as anyone who knows her will vouch.
Mar 24th, 2012 - 06:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0(119) Cmd McDod
Mar 24th, 2012 - 06:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Seems to be that our “cunning plan” has been uncovered by the turnips…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACnqI1l4I9s
Chuckle chuckle®
@120 On a similar theme, with acknowledgement to Richard Curtis et al:
Mar 24th, 2012 - 06:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0McDoD: Think, I've always been meaning to ask: Do you have any ambitions in life apart from the identification of turnips?
Think: Er, no.
McDoD: So what would you do if I gave you a thousand dollars?
Think: I'd get a little turnip of my own.
(121) Cmd McDod
Mar 24th, 2012 - 06:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0MercoPress's comment section would be Baldricks paradise.
:-)))
119 The White Cliffs of Buenos Ares
Mar 24th, 2012 - 07:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I was closer to your wife and she rather liked my abnormal tendencies.
And you are wrong about her never being satisfied.
The Falkland Islands, their people, their resources have nothing to do with Hector Timerman nor Argentina. This is just like Sadam's claim that Kuwait's oilfields belonged to Iraq. If Sadam had gone to the UN with his grievance I bet they would have made a resolution and asked both parties to talk.
Mar 24th, 2012 - 08:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The problem with South America is that they are all trying to be polite to the people of Argentina when their deluded government shout the MALVINAS is ours.
Hector, do you realise how stupid you look to the rest of the world?
@118 Think,
Mar 24th, 2012 - 08:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not so, sr Think.
lts “there ARE always two sides to every story”
No exception for the FALKLAND story.
1) The Argentinean side of the story.
2) And the TRUE side of the story(which happens to be the British side).
Hope this helps, Think.
@123. Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense
Mar 24th, 2012 - 09:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There are two sides to a coin, is there not,
Mar 24th, 2012 - 09:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Unless of course you are holding a double header ??
.
(125) Isolde
Mar 24th, 2012 - 10:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Firstly….................:
There is always two sides to every story.
Or
There's always two sides to every story.
Or
There are always two sides to every story.
All those three forms are quite correct and frequently used in the English language….................................. Google it….
Secondly....................:
Recently you “corrected” my use of the word “Blond” in reference to a female creature.
Guess what…? I checked the Oxford Dictionary and it says…..:
“The alternative spellings blonde and blond correspond to the feminine and masculine forms in French, but in English the distinction is not always made, as English does not have such distinctions of grammatical gender. Thus, blond woman or blonde woman, blond man or blonde man are all used. The word is more commonly used of women, though, and in the noun the spelling is typically blonde. In American usage the usual spelling is blond for both adjective and noun.”
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/blonde?q=blond
(But, of course, most of the times the correct spelling would be: B-l-e-a-c-h-e-d-b-r-u-n-e-t-t-e :-)
Thirdly..................:
I still remember when you got mad at me because I wished Monty96 good luck on her sea trout fishing by using the good old English idiom: “Break a leg”.
You thought I wished her some harm!
The world is passing you by in them isolated Islands, girl.
You can’t even remember how to speak proper English anymore.
@128 Think
Mar 24th, 2012 - 11:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Surely you’ve noticed how you are always repeating yourself, think man it’s that indoctrinated continuous loop you’re in.
Of course there can be two sides to an argument, here are some examples:
1. Britain’s civilised & Argentine uncivilised argument
2. Britain’s reasonable & Argentine ridiculous argument
3. Britain’s sensible & Argentine stupid argument
I don’t know what crap dictionary you are looking at, or you can’t read but ‘blonde’ is feminine and is mostly seen because nearly all such distinction is made about women.
While the Falklands continue to steadily progress, poor old Argentina is fading into oblivion.
It’s all to do with the ee’s
Mar 24th, 2012 - 11:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Or the vowels
Or
Eye owe you aye [e]
Or
I o u a e
Don’t look at me pal, I never wrote the damm things .
.
Yawn
Mar 25th, 2012 - 12:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/argentina-commences-legal-action-against-5-british-companies/
@128Think,
Mar 25th, 2012 - 05:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0Dear elusive, slippery Think.
Can always be guaranteed to twist & wriggle.
lt good to see that some things never change.
1) You do not say “There IS always”, then use a plural, “TWO” is.
Be told, man. The correct usage is:- There are always two sides etc etc.
Maybe the Americans say that, no se.
(there's a way for you to save face, Thinkus).
2) Blond-1)light coloured. 2)having light coloured hair and skin. 3)a blond person. Also(of a female)blonde. F(French)from ML blondus-yellow.
page 107 Macquarie Dictionary(my highschool dictionary, remember Think)
3)l didn't get mad at you, dear Think, when you wished Monty 69(its NOT 96 as you well know)“would break a leg”.
l was surprised as l'd never heard that phrase before & couldn't understand why you would use it.
lf memory serves me correctly that was over one year ago & you were both talking about fishing.
l thought that maybe you were jealous of Monty's skill as a fisherman(woman).
l still thought that you were a gentleman in those days & couldn't understand why you would say what you did.
When you explained what the phrase meant l accepted it.
Think, why are you dredging up past events?
Has your life become so dull & boring that you're living in the past?
You need to get out more.
Although the way Argentina is heading, life should become very interesting for you soon.♥
2)
(132) Isolde
Mar 25th, 2012 - 07:36 am - Link - Report abuse 01)You say....:
”You do not say “There IS always”, then use a plural, “TWO” is.”
I say.....:
O’RLY?
You tell that to Joe Walsh:
”One man's peace is another one's fight
One man's loss is another one's glory
There's two sides to every story”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzvkqq9BOdI
You tell that to Keyshia Cole:
”I know there's always two sides to every story
And I promise I will try to keep an open mind…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzvkqq9BOdI
You tell that to 2Pac:
There's Always Two Sides of Every Story - AK-47 - Makaveli 14 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzvkqq9BOdI
As a matter of fact, you tell that to 300 millions Americans….
2) No disrespect to the Aussie Sunshines but the Oxford English Dictionary is considered, in the English speaking word, as a weee better dictionary than the Macquarie………..
3) You say:
Although the way Argentina is heading, life should become very interesting for you soon…......
You mean because?....:
”The Army on standby to deliver petrol in event of tanker strike....
Hundreds of soldiers are being lined up to stand in for petrol tanker drivers threatening strike action next month......
The Army and police are on standby to ensure fuel deliveries do not grind to a halt resulting in the same chaos that ……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzvkqq9BOdI
But……………. Wait a minute!
Chuckle chuckle®
85 geo
Mar 25th, 2012 - 07:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0'Oil and Gas reserves also lies underneath the Antarctica Continent.
Britain had claimed ...660.000 miles of Antarctic Territory...
BUT
in 2009 , UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
submitted additional 386.000 miles away from Antarctic holding...'
geo,
Argentina has submitted a claim for a continental shelf extension for Antarctica. The UK has not. It has submitted claims for the FI and SGSS, but not for Antarctica
http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/ibru/south_atlantic_maritime_claims.pdf
see the 2 maps on the right.
(132) Isolde
Mar 25th, 2012 - 08:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0About Ms. Monty96
I refuse to event “Think” about Ms. Monty as a potential 69’er after her impious description of how the Malvinas squatterettes enjoy severing cremaster muscles with their teeth …………..
Brrrrrrrr...........
@135 think
Mar 25th, 2012 - 08:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0Oh - wow, there is a strike. Been on the news already. Yaaawwwnnnn. Never mind hey, the sun will still come up tommorrow and the petrol will still be coming from the pumps.
@135Think,
Mar 25th, 2012 - 10:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0Thats my viejo verde, mind in the gutter again.
69 is merely a number Think.
lt may have some significance to Monty.
Maybe her husband was born in 1969? Who knows?
Monty was just showing you how tough & capable Falkland countrywomen are.
Did it frighten you off or are you into pain?
l couldn't care less what the Oxford dictionary says.
Who says that its correct & mine is not. Oxford l suppose.
Every English speaker that l know uses “blonde” for the feminine of “blond”
So my eldest son is blond.
My youngest daughter is blonde.
Whose this O'Reilly bloke you brought up? :-))
You are still wrong with the IS/ARE usage.
Can't you see? To use IS in the context that you did, doesn't even sound right.
Americans, whether there is 300 million of them or not, speak several dialects of English.
They can arrange grammar to suit themselves as they like.
That proves nothing, Think.
Yes Think, lfe should become veeeeerrrrry interesting for you as Argentina soon implodes.
Pity really, & l don't wish it, contrary to what you may think.
@133 Think
Mar 25th, 2012 - 11:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0“The Army and police are on standby to ensure fuel deliveries do not grind to a halt resulting in the same chaos that”
Well that’s called pro-active and very sensible, something you no doubt don't understand, but why do you take any notice of what the negative, patristic, introvert, windbag Guardian has to say, Oh of course, that’s because you are as well.
Just because people make grammatical errors doesn’t make it correct.
There’s (there is) is incorrect in this usage, it is only: There ARE two sides to a story.
Are you trying to get us to teach you English?
Chuckle chuckle, laughing at your comments just exaggerates your conceit.
(137) On the contrary WhenIsolde…….. That proves everything!
Mar 25th, 2012 - 03:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You just exposed one of the big weaknesses of the English language.
Any little blond Papuan from some god forgotten, witch-infected mountain valley can arrange the English grammar to suit her preferences and correct a poor, harmless old Argie doing his best to express himself in the lenguage of Shakespeare…….
Nobody “out there” to keep any “English Language Discipline”……
As our “Real Academia de la Lengua Española” so brilliantly does with Spanish........
@139 Come on you old rapscallion, get yourself over to the latest on the legal dance of the seven veils. Plenty of scope for mischief there.
Mar 25th, 2012 - 04:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Just as Australia endorses the burning of pirate ships I as an Argentine endorse the sinking and burning of all the pirates companies illegally occupying Islas Malvinas Argentina, even the UN will support Argentina with the burning of pirate ships as they do with Australia. Unless they only care to push a bias and resist agenda.
Mar 25th, 2012 - 04:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0** 134 dab
Mar 25th, 2012 - 05:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I saw your (pdf) file and right below map has “” special area for coordinated Argentina-UK hydrocarbon activities (1995--2007)
We should investigate why this coordination is finished ...!!
142
Mar 25th, 2012 - 06:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0past and present claims and even future claim be argentina, would make her the 2nd biggest empire in history , would it not
you cannot have it both ways, you either want to be an imperialist empire, or a free hand honest non greedy argentina,
make ya mind up.
@139 Think
Mar 25th, 2012 - 06:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You really do get obnoxious and abusive when being corrected, don’t you, it’s a sure sign of bad loser.
@ 141 Pirat-Hunter
I see you're still swatting in Canada, you old windbag.
@137 l don't Think too much,
Mar 26th, 2012 - 10:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0FYI, Old English or more correctly Englisc, had grammatical rules similar to Low German & Dutch.
Over the centuries with foreign invasions, new words were added & the grammar changed.
Latin, Greek & lndian words were added & the whole brew was allowed to ferment until we get, the everchanging language that we have today.
You would know all this anyway. Are you jealous of our expressive rich language, my dear little RG Squatter?
lts not “witch-infected”, its “witch-infested”, dahling.
And they don't call them witches in PNG. Masali, pronounced mussel-l
“A poor harmless old Argie” lol
You are NOT:-
1) Poor, l've established that.
2) Harmless, heh! depends on how you define “harmless”
3) Old- we only have your word that you're old
4) RG, Well, l suppose you are.
Whacko, Think. l've caught you out telling the truth.
That doesn't happen very often.
As l have told you, peon.
blonde is for the Memsahibs & Chota memsahibs.
blond is for the Sahibs & Chota sahibs.
Please get it right pamook.
(145) Isolde
Mar 26th, 2012 - 04:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 01) If you are so glad for the flexibility and dynamism of the evolutive English language……………. Why do you feel compelled to correct the Americans or this humble and harmless old Argie?
-”There's always two sides to every story”-, sounds great in every American ear… North as South…
2) If I had meant to write “witch-infested”, I would have written “witch-infested”.
I meant “witch-infected”, what is a considerably more serious matter….
@146Think,
Mar 27th, 2012 - 09:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0Well thats an oxymoron, dear Thinkus.
You.........humble! lol. Quite an arrogant misogynist, methinks.
Of course l will correct you.
lts fun to prick your bubble.
Dent your pride,
Crow over your mistakes.
Mr think's-he's-always right! lol.
Anyway, PNG is nowhere near as witch infected/infested as some neighbouring countries.
l could tellyou some stories, but this is neither the time nor the place,
“harmless old Argie” heh!
147
Mar 27th, 2012 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Do you think he invents other characters, talks to himself and gets all dolled up in his dead Mums clothes, for shall we say...... “his own entertainment”?
Don't go into that shower, its not safe!!!!
(147) Hmmmm............
Mar 27th, 2012 - 05:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You like to correct me….
You think it’s fun to prick me….
You wish to dent my pride and crow over my mistakes…..
Sounds very much like schoolgirl’s luuuuv to me.
But I told you many times before girl... Forget it... I could be your Déduška.
PS:
You say:
” I could tell you some stories, but this is neither the time nor the place”
I say:
Why not?.......................... Are you afraid I could ”prick your bubble?”
Stinka
Mar 27th, 2012 - 06:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0All that blood........
That can't be right.
If only you had got yourself a real girlfriend and I don't mean Doddy's Missus, cos like Doddy she's just a figment of your fevered oil fired imagination.
Hope you use tissue. What would your Mother say.....
Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Rigoberta Manchú, Mairead Maguire, Desmon Tutu, Jody Williams and Shirin Ebady. THanks.
Mar 28th, 2012 - 01:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0@151 yes, 6 people who have effectively made a mockery and a sham of the Nobel Peace prize. You're quite right.
Mar 28th, 2012 - 06:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0@149 Think,
Mar 28th, 2012 - 08:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0l'm not a schoolgirl & l don't swoon everytime you speak as you would like to believe.
But you are as arrogant as you like to potray us.
Maybe even more so.
Have you ever noticed the rising lilt in the speach of the snobbish British nobility & people who have “made it” in society?
Very, very similar to the lilt in the Scandinavian languages.
Another “gift” that the Vikings left?
l first noticed it when l saw “Out of Africa”.
The American actress, doing a good job of imitating Karen Blixen“ Danish-English.
”Ai wonce hed e form in Efrica”
Enjoyed the film though. Very sad.
No, Think, relax. Your virtue is safe with me.
Don't think l'll tell you any PNG stories just yet.
Maybe one day♥
@ 152
Mar 28th, 2012 - 03:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I know it's difficult that people covers your mouths like that, but don´t take it so seriously, you'll get sick
(153) Isolde
Mar 28th, 2012 - 04:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You may not be a schoolgirl, but you certainly sound like one...
Funny though you mention Karen……
Apparently, my Swedish grandma was kind of friend of her.
Both were related to Bror, lived in Rungsted Kyst and had a soft spot for morphine :-)
You say:
”Don't think l'll tell you any PNG stories just yet.”
I say:
C’mon…, don’t be such a bore….
You could start it with:
”Ai hed e Form in Pepua”
Or, even better...
”Ai hed e Haus in Malwines”
@155Think,
Mar 28th, 2012 - 11:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Have you got a thing for schoolgirls?
A lot of men have, so don't feel that you are alone in this.
FYI, Our “form” wasn't in Papua it was in the NG part of PNG.
lt was in a hanging valley. l'm sure you know what that is, Think.
Verily a piece of Paradise, at 2,000 metres elevation, a perfect climate.
Just to wet your appetite, l'll tell you ONE story.
One of my very good friends was a Finn.
His idea of a saturday night in was a glowing potbelly stove with a coffee pot bubbling away, full of very strong black coffee & a bottle of Johnny Walker Red lable.
lnto his pint tin mug went 50/50 whiskey/coffee.
He always stayed til stumps, then would fall into bed.
As he also smoked cigars, Dad would have to check up on him to make sure that his bed wasn't alight.
A thorough gentleman though & l've never seen a man work as hard as he did.
Like that one, Think?
(156) Isolde
Mar 29th, 2012 - 04:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0Using ”Papua”was a ”Narrative License”
It sounds somehow better than ”Deutsch-Neuguinea”
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:%C3%9Cbersicht_Der_Deutschen_Besitzungen_im_Stillen_Ozean.jpg&filetimestamp=20080426202005
Paradise indeed…..
Sadly not your turf either….
PS:
C’mon Isolde….. You can do better than that.
He was a Finn…. What knife did he had?
All Finns do go with a knife.
A” thorough gent” he was.
Were you a ”thorough lady” too?
Put a bit more soul into your stories ;-)
think if there is a bore on this planet it happens to be you! Well done! It must be one of your only achievements
Mar 29th, 2012 - 07:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0re finns having knives - you are a friggin pratt! you ever been to finland? how many finns you know? Do you know anything (without your wikipedia friend) about finnish history - what is the reference to having knives - absolute pratt and you have the bravado to call your self “think”!!!
Should really be “cant think because my brains broken”
@157Think,
Mar 29th, 2012 - 07:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0You're fishing now, Think.
You won't be so chummy when you read what l think of you on another thread.
No, it was not our turf.
Never said that it was. The land belonged to a tribe that had set up a corporation(with Australian Government help), to develop the land.
Dad was the manager. He received a percentage of the profits.
The harder we all worked, the more money we got.
You could own land if you became a citizen. A lot of expats did.
Where we were was virgin land until Dad cleared & developed it.
There is a lot of unpopulated land in PNG. Too cold for the locals l think.
Yes, Think it was originally German New Guinea although the Germans never penetrated very far inland.
lt was captured by Australian troops in 1914.
On the coast the local people still call the unit of currency(the Kina) ein mark.
l speak fluent pidgin & there are many German words in it.
petrol=benzin
rubber or tyres=gumi
leave or withdraw=raus
& lots of others.
Our neighbour Mr H..................did not carry a knife that l ever saw.
l have heard that Finns had/have a reputation for knives.
But l never saw one.
He taught me how to operate a Komatsu bulldozer.
As l said, a good friend & a thorough Gentleman when sober.
Never saw him drunk.
l heard that the whiskey & smokes eventually killed him.
Pity
158
Mar 29th, 2012 - 01:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well said Brit abroad.
Couldn't agree with you more.
@2 You're right, companies will simply add the strings “héctor” and “timerman” to Spam Filter along with “malvinas”.
Mar 29th, 2012 - 03:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So I don't Think has a Swedish grandma (he says).
Mar 29th, 2012 - 04:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0At best that makes him a second generation Argie.
What about the Falklands (there are no Malvinas) where there are people of the NINTH generation. And I don't Think, thinks they are colonists.
What a Turnip.
I do like to use the language of the people I am referring to, it makes them feel part of humanity, even though they are Malvanistas. :o)
(159) Isolde
Mar 29th, 2012 - 04:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“ .....the whiskey & smokes eventually killed Mr. H..........”
Not the worst way to go..............
I fear Timerman and Argentina err.
Mar 29th, 2012 - 09:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Consider the combined assets of HSBC, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Plc, Lloyds Banking Group Plc and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
These assets amount to in excess of $10 trillion. Their equity exceeds $600 billion.
It is a foolhardy politician that threatens such wealth. For with such wealth comes great power.
@162 ChrisR,
Mar 30th, 2012 - 05:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0Actually l think that Herr Think is only 1st generation.
Unless l am mixing him up with another poster. Not sure.
Yes, its the height of hypocracy & irony, but the malvinistas can't see it.
Please watch this short educational video on Argentina - it's hilarious...
Mar 31st, 2012 - 12:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Malvinas vs Falklands: Negotiations with the U.N.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vys78sGB7Y
@166, anti-fascist,
Mar 31st, 2012 - 11:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0Very funny,
Actually the cartoon woman is far better looking than La Princessa!
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