Comments by Brian English

451. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #229712 by Brian English on August 14, 2008 at 1:01 am

Applause

452. The God Delusion

Comment #229682 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 11:41 pm

Laurie or Gordon, video please?

453. The God Delusion

Comment #229681 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 11:40 pm

Weellll, the chinese shouldn`t have left their gooseberries lying around.

I'm just glad Ayres Rock and Bondi Beach are nailed down. That's all I can say.

454. The God Delusion

Comment #229676 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 11:36 pm

Upside down preacher has been benched. I needed a change of avatar.

Rusty's a great actor. But I'd prefer to give him back if it shuts up the squawking from across the puddle. ;)

455. The God Delusion

Comment #229671 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 11:32 pm

What sport did Russel Crowe medal in?

He's a multi-discipline athlete. Telephone hurling, making a dick of oneself, buying out sports teams.

456. The God Delusion

Comment #229669 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 11:30 pm

Gordon, that looks like an interesting debate. Pity I won't be able to get my fat arse up there.

457. The God Delusion

Comment #229667 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 11:28 pm

The kiwifruit (or kiwi) is the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia. The Actinidia is native to Shaanxi, China.

Originally known as the Chinese Gooseberry, the fruit was renamed for export marketing reasons in the 1950s; briefly to melonette, and then to kiwifruit. This latter name comes from the kiwi - a flightless bird and New Zealand national symbol.

Bloody Kiwis will take anything that's not nailed down I tell ya!

458. The God Delusion

Comment #229662 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 11:26 pm

Kiwi Fruit, stolen from the Chinese ;)

459. The God Delusion

Comment #229660 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 11:23 pm

Pavlova NZ? Didn't know that. You can have Rusty back just to show how generous we are.

460. The God Delusion

Comment #229658 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 11:17 pm

Sounds like a good trip Laurie. Especially the getting pissed in a pub in every town. When you were down Apollo Bay way, did you make it Warrnambool?

461. The God Delusion

Comment #229648 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 10:30 pm

Not true Laurie, they can poison the aussie battler (Phar Lap) or give the non aussies a head start.

462. The God Delusion

Comment #229640 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 9:44 pm

See ya Goldy.

463. The God Delusion

Comment #229639 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 9:42 pm

Poor old Kiwis. Imagine if the guy had won!

464. The God Delusion

Comment #229634 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 9:33 pm

Well, of course only if an Aussie is involved here. But we seem to have spent so much of the taxpayers hard earned to shore up our image of ourselves it's silly.

465. The God Delusion

Comment #229630 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 9:24 pm

See ya TWP.

Goldy, do the Kiwis go silly over the Olympics? It's fucking insane over here.

466. The God Delusion

Comment #229607 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 8:53 pm

There you go TWP, you've got what you asked for. :)

467. The God Delusion

Comment #229604 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 8:50 pm

Yes, we know Brian

Pouts

Goldy is probably earning his wage.

Di's reply is moronic.

468. The God Delusion

Comment #229602 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 8:48 pm

I think it's the undeserved deference that is given to religion. Religion claims to contain knowledge and people uncritically accept this and put it in the same league as science. This is why the God delusion is so important.

469. The God Delusion

Comment #229600 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 8:43 pm

Is the it that we're giving attention to me by any chance? I like attention.

470. The God Delusion

Comment #229598 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 8:40 pm

All the smallish chain bookstores in my area have a section called 'Science/Religion' and they may have 1 book on philosophy jammed in there. It's insane that Darwin's Origin of Species, a seminal work sits side by side with Ratzinger's theology book....

Mike, how goes it?

471. The God Delusion

Comment #229584 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 7:48 pm

Good to see that others are prepared to push the line. :)

472. The God Delusion

Comment #229576 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:44 pm

Suddenly quiet around here. Did I say something?

473. The God Delusion

Comment #229574 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:36 pm

Sexual frustration will make any man behave weirdly. Look at Ratzinger for example! All that weird clothing and pointy hats. Carrying a crook around to make sure the Altar boys don't escape his reach...

474. The God Delusion

Comment #229570 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:30 pm

Shame on me? Bloody hell, I'm shamed due to my flatus. I'm shamed due to my efficient method of leaving stuff where I can find it. Such shame.

475. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229566 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:28 pm

Just checking. I love the way slang evolves and moves from place to place. Anyway, no more Spanish.

476. The God Delusion

Comment #229564 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:27 pm

That is weird Carto. I arrange everything by leaving it where I last used it. This pisses my wife off a lot, and she keeps moving things and arranging them. I have no idea where most of my stuff is these days. It's so inefficient to have to go the bookshelf to get a book that you left beside the couch a week ago ....

477. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229559 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:20 pm

In Spain, Echar un polvo (toss dust) means to have a shag or to bonk.

478. The God Delusion

Comment #229556 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:20 pm

I was just shit-stirring TWP. Goldy is the dangerous one. I think he's a fiend of some sort.

479. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229551 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:13 pm

yeah, so chaca chaca suggests bonking.
Chaca is apparently catfish, at least google thinks so.

Se dice 'echar un polvo' alli?

480. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229548 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:09 pm

does it? I see. I guess when the rooms a rocking, don't come knocking.

481. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229545 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:08 pm

catfish?

482. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229538 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 6:02 pm

chaca chaca?

483. The God Delusion

Comment #229535 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:59 pm

[exits the room]

What? What did I say? We can have goatse conversations but the moment a fart joke comes along we get all prim and proper eh? ;)

484. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229533 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:56 pm

Su dice 'joder' en tu parte del mundo?

485. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229532 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Gracias. No lo sabia. :)

486. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229527 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:50 pm

boricua, que significa?

487. The God Delusion

Comment #229525 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:49 pm

Well, drinking beer from a stubby is unnatural. I practice unnatural behaviours.

Farting is unnatural? Are you trying to shame me because of one of my favourite pasttimes?

488. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229522 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:44 pm

Cojer in Spain means to catch a bus or grab something. I think many a Spaniard has fallen into trouble when he's been in parts of Latin America and said 'Tengo que cojer el bus!' (I have to fuck the bus!)

489. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229517 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:39 pm

Goldy, TWP needs a few beers, can you help out?

490. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229516 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:38 pm

Entiendo, pues vete a un bar llevando ropa muy sexy y los chicos te las compraran. ;)

491. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229513 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:33 pm

Otra sugerencia: Pide al Goldy una cerveza o dos, o tres. ;)

My Spanish is getting poor. I wrote un beer instead of una cerveza. Poor, very poor.

492. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229512 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:30 pm

Quieras emborracharte? Pues vete a un bar con lo suficiente dinero y bebe. Ya esta!

493. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229507 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:24 pm

Anoche? No estaba borracho, solo feliz como decimos por aqui.

El dios llamado Quetz estara escribiendo una respuesta a la tonta Di supongo.

No more Usted, ok? I don't like being formal it's unaustralian. ;)

494. The God Delusion

Comment #229505 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:19 pm

Natural has many meanings. It's a context thing. It can mean pristine, untouched. It can mean following standard function of something. So, unless you define what you mean by natural, unnatural is pretty useless as a term....

495. The God Delusion

Comment #229491 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 5:06 pm

Goldy, while that is a possibility, it seems the picture isn't being used to warn about the dangers of enlarged prostates. :)

496. The God Delusion

Comment #229481 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 4:59 pm

From Wiki:

showing a naked man stretching his anus to a large and disproportionate size, with the inside of his rectum clearly visible. Below his gaping anus, his dangling, semi-flaccid penis and scrotum were visible, as well as a ring on the ring finger of his left hand

Lovely. Well, I guess I'm not having tripe for dinner tonight. Not that I was planning to anyway.

497. The God Delusion

Comment #229479 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 4:57 pm

Goatse is some gay fetishist thing I believe. I haven't seen of it, but have heard of it from my days of lurking on slashdot....

498. Defend the Individual and So the West

Comment #229477 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 4:55 pm

Did he pop a testicle?

499. The God Delusion

Comment #229475 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 4:54 pm

Guys, can't we put our differences to the side and get along in a Christian manner?

/runs away.....

500. Defend the Individual and So the West

Comment #229473 by Brian English on August 13, 2008 at 4:48 pm