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Forum: Legal Affairs 30 August 2012, 04:49 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,525
Posted By Cyrano
You mean the sharp, pointy thing? Yes - but...

You mean the sharp, pointy thing?

Yes - but we used it to punch holes in cans. Plus, it's very practical (together with the main screwdriver/can opener) to pinch the rifle's firing pin so it...
Forum: Legal Affairs 30 August 2012, 02:32 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,525
Posted By Cyrano
Like most rifles, they come with a bayonet, but...

Like most rifles, they come with a bayonet, but ours have a small bipedal for enhanced accuracy in prone position shooting (also to use the rifle as a light MG in full auto), and it has an external...
Forum: Legal Affairs 30 August 2012, 12:44 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,525
Posted By Cyrano
Every Swiss citizen who serves in the Army...

Every Swiss citizen who serves in the Army (military service being compulsory for male citizens and facultative for women) is issued a service weapon (Sturmgewehr 90 assault rifle, SIG 220 pistol for...
Forum: Amusement Bark 04 June 2012, 01:20 PM
Replies: 1,000
Views: 87,307
Posted By Cyrano
My son purchased Diablo III a few days ago and I...

My son purchased Diablo III a few days ago and I used the provided guest code to install the game and give it a try until the Skeleton King boss battle in chapter I.

After which, being convinced...
Forum: Fauxtography 26 January 2012, 12:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,665
Posted By Cyrano
Stupid picture of a stupid shirt produced by...

Stupid picture of a stupid shirt produced by stupid people and worn by a stupid man, put online by a stupid person along with a stupid caption to trigger stupid reactions.

Ouch. My stupid-o-meter...
Forum: Politics 19 January 2012, 12:50 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 17,938
Posted By Cyrano
:confused: Yeah right, Al Qaeda has a list...

:confused:

Yeah right, Al Qaeda has a list of every member of Seal Team Six with their private addy and a family pic, I guess. What a pile of rubbish.
Forum: Fauxtography 17 January 2012, 10:14 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 25,537
Posted By Cyrano
Wasn't there a scene like that in a Mel Brooks...

Wasn't there a scene like that in a Mel Brooks movie? :)

(this said, I also vote photo-shopped, and not very well at that).

... though I remember attending a show when I was at high school, and...
Forum: Fauxtography 10 January 2012, 03:20 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,262
Posted By Cyrano
So what? Everone likes a fu**in' sale!

So what? Everone likes a fu**in' sale!
Forum: Religion 28 December 2011, 01:05 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,338
Posted By Cyrano
Well, Damian, even if said person existed and the...

Well, Damian, even if said person existed and the shroud was the real McCoy, a true Calvinist's point of view would be that there's nothing "holy" about a piece of old fabric - only God has to be...
Forum: Religion 27 December 2011, 02:15 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,338
Posted By Cyrano
Well, the Reformation created a new branch of...

Well, the Reformation created a new branch of Christianity just like the Great Schism marked the separation between Catholicism and Orthodoxy, so I don't see why it shouldn't be.

As someone who's...
Forum: Entertainment 01 December 2011, 01:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,768
Posted By Cyrano
... same as above: simply Les Tortues Ninja,...

... same as above: simply Les Tortues Ninja, because "Les Tortues Mutantes Adolescentes Ninja" is just impossible and makes no sense at all (not that the show itself made any, BTW).
Forum: Entertainment 01 December 2011, 01:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,768
Posted By Cyrano
Well, to the Francosphere, it was simply "Les...

Well, to the Francosphere, it was simply "Les Power Rangers". The whole mighty morphin' stuff was impossible to effectively translate.*


But in defense of the OP, I must admit that when I saw...
Forum: We've Got Mail 01 December 2011, 09:08 AM
Replies: 372
Views: 57,027
Posted By Cyrano
Liar, liar, pants on fire!

Liar, liar, pants on fire!
Forum: Questionable Quotes 29 November 2011, 11:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,218
Posted By Cyrano
Anyway, the story in the OP is pile of BS, if you...

Anyway, the story in the OP is pile of BS, if you ask me. ;)

Atatürk did away with most symbols of the old Ottoman Empire and created a modern, secular state without having to use such tricks.

...
Forum: Questionable Quotes 24 November 2011, 11:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,468
Posted By Cyrano
Well, Foreign Legion has always been a rather...

Well, Foreign Legion has always been a rather misleading term as, depending on the period, between two-thirds and a half of its men are French. In fact, it's rather a French unit which allows...
Forum: Glurge Gallery 23 November 2011, 09:10 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,440
Posted By Cyrano
I had the impression of having read somewhere the...

I had the impression of having read somewhere the "sacred red rose" was a Christian symbol of some sort, so I did a little Googling, starting with Wiki:



So here you go - as it seems, it was...
Forum: Religion 17 November 2011, 08:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,805
Posted By Cyrano
Aren't these also the first blood-curling chords...

Aren't these also the first blood-curling chords in Camille Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre?

I also heard the story, but with "banned by the Catholic Church" actually meaning "avoided in religious...
Forum: Questionable Quotes 17 November 2011, 07:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,468
Posted By Cyrano
If you want fair comments, ask you enemies: ...

If you want fair comments, ask you enemies:

"Once more, it has been proven that a French commander can perform miracles, even if the situation seems desperate."

"During the whole African...
Forum: Disney 04 November 2011, 03:36 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 43,424
Posted By Cyrano
Just on a side note, her eyes say "sex" much more...

Just on a side note, her eyes say "sex" much more than her hair.;)
Forum: Fauxtography 27 October 2011, 01:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,509
Posted By Cyrano
... and that's why the cameraman and these kids...

... and that's why the cameraman and these kids are still alive.

Q.E.D. :lol:
Forum: Fauxtography 26 October 2011, 09:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,509
Posted By Cyrano
Frankly, all I saw in this video is a bloke in...

Frankly, all I saw in this video is a bloke in bad need of a shave. :D

PS: Besides, everyone knows that Aliens who hang around in the rain forest hunt humans for sport and carry a cloaking device.
Forum: Fauxtography 12 October 2011, 09:07 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 16,400
Posted By Cyrano
I agree, strawberrydoodah. Seems to me that a...

I agree, strawberrydoodah. Seems to me that a truly Christian person who for some reason disagrees with the president should pray for God to inspire him and change his policies or something in that...
Forum: Fauxtography 05 October 2011, 07:54 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 8,594
Posted By Cyrano
Could be Syria (they have plenty of pro-regime...

Could be Syria (they have plenty of pro-regime militias which are sloppy, brutal and equipped with AKs), but I suppose they would have shot the photographer - so it's likely to be either staged or...
Forum: Questionable Quotes 20 September 2011, 07:36 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,236
Posted By Cyrano
"My name is Inigo Montoya - you killed my father,...

"My name is Inigo Montoya - you killed my father, prepare to die!" - Benjamin Franklin.
Forum: Glurge Gallery 15 September 2011, 02:13 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,268
Posted By Cyrano
Shorter one: Dear God, we paid for all this...

Shorter one:

Dear God, we paid for all this stuff ourselves, so thanks for nothing.


Bart Simpson (saying grace).
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