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Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook!

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Fred Moore:
> Very well written, Davoud. I'll keep it handy to give me a chuckle on 
> one of those long summer nights when I have the AC set to 68F and a nice 
> fire burning merrily away in the fireplace using that plentiful Canadian 
> natural gas. (Ah, Richard Nixon, now _there_ was a roll model!) 

My little polemic does not deserve your kind attention.

> I would have emigrated to Canada long ago if I didn't have to pledge 
> allegiance to the English royal family. WTF??? 

> 'I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to 
> Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and 
> Successors,...' 
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_Citizenship_(Canada)>
> 
> Okay, I understand the economic benefits of the British Commonwealth, 
> though it's probably not as useful as it used to be. But swearing to die 
> to defend Little Lizzy and Chucky's polo ponies? No thanks.

I have made several forays into Canada looking at real estate. But
where would I live in the winter!? I'm wasting as much fossil energy as
I possibly can do in order to hasten global warming and make Canada
more temperate in the winter (for myself; I don't really know or care
much about seals or polar bears, and if I did, I would happily note
that zoos are using energy at a prodigious rate to provide an
artificially chilled environment for northern species).

As for pledging allegiance to HM the Q, et al., no matter where you
live you're going to pledge allegiance to someone or something. We
United Statesians are *requested* to pledge allegiance to a piece of
cloth that is said to represent both god and nation. I'll have nothing
to do with it. We are *required* to pledge allegiance to Israel*
because Israel has our president and our legislature by the throat. I
would trade allegiance to HM the Q for allegiance to Israel any day
(after having lived in Israel for some years). And remember that oaths
of allegiance are just words meant to satisfy jingoists; you have to
mouth the words, but they're too dumb to figure out what you are
thinking.

> Anyway, it's not the United Statesian god that's leading the charge to 
> conquer Canada. It's the nefarious and devious Gary Bettman, 
> commissioner of the NHL, native of New York City. He's gutting Canada's 
> national sport. (What percentage of the teams in the NHL are from Canada 
> now? All your teams are belong to us! And what percetange of them 
> _didn't_ make the playoffs?) Eviscerate and conquer.

Bettman, as a major figure in the "sports" industry, is an agent of god.
 
> (But the playoffs start TONIGHT!   WHOOPEEEEE!   Go Red Wings!)

Yes!

> And, just to bring this thread back on topic: While Gary Bettman isn't 
> making as much a Tim Cook, he's likely making a helluva lot more than 
> any of us.

Yes, well, we don't work directly for god, do we?

*We American atheists are idiots. We outnumber Jews, Mormons, Muslims,
and Pentecostals combined, and we have negative political power. Only
idiots could let such potential strength go to waste.

-- 
I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

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Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-08 13:38 -0400
  Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-08 13:48 -0400
    Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2012-04-08 17:04 -0500
      Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-08 18:26 -0400
        Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-09 12:52 +1200
        Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-09 13:13 -0500
          Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-09 19:39 -0700
            Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-10 10:57 -0500
              Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-10 09:24 -0700
      Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-08 20:33 -0400
        Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-08 21:11 -0400
          Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-08 18:18 -0700
            Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-09 06:58 -0400
              Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-09 08:26 -0700
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-09 13:35 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-09 13:23 -0500
              Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-09 13:24 -0500
            Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto) - 2012-04-14 03:48 +0000
          Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-09 13:21 -0500
            Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-09 19:33 -0700
        Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-09 13:15 -0500
          Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-04-09 21:22 -0400
            Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! "D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> - 2012-04-10 18:08 -0400
              Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-10 18:35 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-10 19:09 -0500
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-10 17:32 -0700
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-10 19:55 -0500
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-10 20:03 -0700
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-10 21:25 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-10 22:42 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-11 08:10 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-11 12:03 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-11 18:27 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-12 12:08 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 17:54 -0700
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-14 11:49 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-12 20:14 +0200
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-11 12:55 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2012-04-11 15:21 -0700
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-11 10:59 +0200
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-11 13:04 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2012-04-11 10:23 -0700
              Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-04-10 23:21 -0400
                Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! "D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> - 2012-04-20 16:09 -0400
              Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! "Thomas R. Kettler" <tkettler@blownfuse.net> - 2012-04-11 12:43 -0400
  Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-04-08 21:21 +0000
    Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-09 11:59 -0400
      Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2012-04-09 09:11 -0700
        Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-10 11:34 -0400
          Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2012-04-10 11:15 -0700
          Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2012-04-10 17:16 -0400
            Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-11 11:08 -0400
          Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-11 11:13 +0200
      Re: Bet You're Getting Paid Less Than Tim Cook! nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-09 13:33 -0400

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