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DRoseDARs

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22. The dangers of not using the :sarcasm: tag...

Reply to harmonicon (Reply #21)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 04:32 PM

Feb 2012

And in reality, there are some people that actually ARE bothered by the use of that particular metaphor in politics. Their hands are raw from clutching their pearls so hard.

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Iran halts oil sales to France, Britain [View all] FarCenter Feb 2012 OP

Well, THIS is going to be interesting. GliderGuider Feb 2012 #1

Take that suckers..... lib2DaBone Feb 2012 #2

So the GOP wants to destroy our wind farms now? Fearless Feb 2012 #3

Here's the thing titaniumsalute Feb 2012 #4

Iran mainly sells to Greece, Italy, Spain..., not so much to France and Britain FarCenter Feb 2012 #5

The UK gets 1% and France 4% of their oil imports from Iran, so stopping that trade is for show pampango Feb 2012 #20

Exactly right. The rising gas prices is fully the fault of speculators. Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #6

Let me see if I've got this straight. KamaAina Feb 2012 #7

"rogue nuclear state" <-- That's hilarious!!!! harmonicon Feb 2012 #8

its kabuki theater leftyohiolib Feb 2012 #9

No need to specifically insult the Japanese. harmonicon Feb 2012 #11

*facepalm* No one is insulting the Japanese. DRoseDARs Feb 2012 #18

Sorry for trying to inject some humour into the discussion. harmonicon Feb 2012 #21

The dangers of not using the :sarcasm: tag... DRoseDARs Feb 2012 #22

I'm only bothered by it being tautologous. harmonicon Feb 2012 #23

Crude is up to $105.26. Our local mid-michigan prices had an unusual 'saturday' increase of Purveyor Feb 2012 #10

This might be a bit out of date but... TexasPaganDem Feb 2012 #12

The problem is that global production has more or less plateaued FarCenter Feb 2012 #13

yes TheFarseer Feb 2012 #14

Strange how Pakistan has nuclear weapons and yet Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2012 #15

ding ding ding Hugabear Feb 2012 #16

Now that we have siphoned off Iraq's oil now it's time for Iran Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2012 #17

China rebukes Iran for France, UK oil ban dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #19