Hamilton Saint

Welcome. Thanks for that insight.

"... contactless payments ..." WTF?

Come on, man! The concept of the thread is to recommend a film and a book. You recommended something that you haven't read ... because "the TV series is fantastic". No, that doesn't offend me. I just find it rather ... um ... funny!

This is meant as satire, right?

No, it's not "according to me". This is not my "opinion" versus your "opinion". I'm pointing out to you the facts. You opinion does not trump the facts, simply because it's your opinion. The Chretien Liberals, you say, attempted "to turn Canada into a police state" - another ridiculous opinion that bares no resemblance to the facts. No, I "never answered" that other point you mentioned. Why should I bother? I have provided many facts to you in previous posts that you have simply ignored; I put many reasonable arguments to you in good faith in previous posts that you refused to acknowledge. You ignore the facts; you evade reasonable debate: you reply with nonsense, childish insults, or silly non sequitors. This is my final communication with you in this particular thread. And that's a fact.

Some people are great with the literal, but not so good with the ironic. When Randy Newman put out his song about bigotry called "Short People", many people completely misconstrued his meaning and complained about his apparent prejudice against the height-challenged!

No, the RCMP is definitely not "an arm" of the federal government. Sure, it is mandated to enforce federal law; but it is also contracted to enforce provincial law in 8 provinces (Ontario and Quebec have their own provincial police forces). It also enforces municipal law in about 200 municipalities, and it is the police force for about 200 aboriginal communities. We do not live in a police state. The police do not operate under the direct supervision of government. In democracies there is a separation between law-making and law-enforcing. The police work independently to enforce law and to maintain order. That you don't understand this basic distinction is typical. And then you have the nerve to accuse me of "splitting hairs".

The government doesn't confiscate guns. Perhaps you're thinking of the R.C.M.P. Here are some facts about the long-gun registry from Statistics Canada: The Registry was set up in 1995. The cost of the Registry from 1995-2009 was $1.23 billion (not $5 billion). From 1995-2010 there was a 41% reduction in homicides by long guns. As of September, 2011 these are the number of long-guns registered: 7,137,386 non-restricted firearms; 528,323 restricted firearms; 200,285 prohibited firearms. Weapons confiscated by the police would have been those falling under the "prohibited" category.

Nice photo!

Thanks: so far, so good!

Here: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150723-live-feyenoord-vs-southampton-2567460.aspx

It's being live streamed from the Club's OS. Will start at KO.

Great photo - thanks!

Sarcastic? Yes. Same meaning for GPS?

Tadic replaces Ward-Prowse.

Tadic is "putting on his GPS vest" before coming on. So he doesn't get lost?

The Quick20 goalie does some Boruc-styled dribbling in the box - and gets away with it!

Juanmi scores #9, made by a good move from Rodriguez.

Good free-kick shot from W-P from 25 yards. Saved by their keeper.

Ward-Prowse blasts it over the bar.

Turnbull heads in the 8th goal from a corner.

Commentators are in stereo!

The Club site has a video with RK talking about today's game. It includes the three goals. [video=youtube;5WYg-bXGLWs]

Merci pour votre long service au Club. Bonne chance.

Not a fair comparison. The confederate flag, like the swastika, is freighted with specific connotations. There is just no getting around the fact that it came to represent a predominantly southern, reactionary, "good ol' boy" attitude which supported segregation and white supremacy - regardless of the additional anti-Yankee sentiment (a clear residue of post-Civil War resentment). That dominant aura of discrimination and racist hatred explains, as I see it, why Sarnia Saint removed the flag as his avatar so quickly. A step too far - even for him.