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Post number 16562

zimbobzim — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 02:16:51 -0800

So should they stay or should they go? I don't know these people - honest.

By: Spoon

Spoon — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 02:58:19 -0800

Should I comment here? Yes / No

By: iconomy

iconomy — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 03:25:28 -0800

Should they stay or should they go now? Should they stay or should they go now? If they go there will be trouble And if they stay it will be double. So come on and let them know Should they stay or should they go? (midi to accompany this thread)

By: Spoon

Spoon — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 03:57:06 -0800

Now lets see: Going = Trouble Staying = Double if we assume that: Trouble = Double / 2 so: Staying = 2 x Trouble It is obvious that they should go, as this will lead to exactly half as much trouble as staying.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 04:20:11 -0800

> (midi to accompany this thread) The first half of that midi was surprising unlame for a midi. Then the fast part starts and it sounds like Joe Strummer invited his grandpa up on stage to show the kids how they would have played it on the banjo in the old-timey style, and then the Human League joins in with a synthesizer and you have to stop listening.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 04:28:46 -0800

White Wedding is better.

By: jaden

jaden — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 05:39:38 -0800

No is currently winning by a landslide. The question remains though, are they going to do whatever the poll says or are they just looking for advice?

By: pracowity

pracowity — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 06:19:50 -0800

They should definitely go. I bet the beaches are lovely and the prices are quite good. And, while they're there, they should loudly denounce the imperialist American pig-dog murderers and the satanic Ronald Reagan. That would probably get them half-off at the local Ramadan.

By: Hankins

Hankins — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 06:20:49 -0800

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

By: Hankins

Hankins — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 06:26:38 -0800

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

By: joemaller

joemaller — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:28:38 -0800

I would love to go to Libya, but NOT RIGHT NOW. Maybe in 10-15 years. Libya is said to be one of the most beautiful and lush countries on the North African coast. My great hope for the Middle East is that they will one day realize that tourism is a good thing. Since the couple appear to be Italian, it probably isn't an issue for them. Were they American, I would have a different answer.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:48:19 -0800

Ah, young love and marriage... Ka-Ching!

By: gloege

gloege — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 08:25:55 -0800

I think if they go (whether they are American or not), and do not act like the typical traveling ugly American, (ohgod - here come the flames) they will be fine. Sure Libya has a decent size Muslim population but it is by far the largest. For the most part, Muslims and Islamic supporters are NOT anti-American. This is a horrible misconception and hopefully cleared up here. My favorite part of the article is this: "Most people in the world had more than one response to what happened to the US last Tuesday. I think it is safe to say that apart from three or four Palestinians, everyone is sad to see so many of their fellow humans killed in such horrendous circumstances. That goes for most Muslims and the great majority of those who might have been quite pleased to see the US get a different kind of comeuppance. For this second group, in which I include myself, the unqualified sympathy extended to the victims is underpinned by a feeling that few have dared even to whisper. My next-door neighbour said it, and so did a rogue Palestinian whose views have not yet been censored in the name of "taste". They are better placed than I am, as a broadsheet commentator, to admit to a part of them that thinks that the US might benefit from an insight into what it feels like to be knocked to your knees by a faceless power deaf to everything but the logic of its own crazed agenda."

By: jonmc

jonmc — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 08:27:23 -0800

Should they stay or should they go now? Ehh, what the hell, go to Libya, you crazy kids! Rock the casbah, even.

By: Rastafari

Rastafari — Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:36:51 -0800

Hey, if you have to ask...GO. And say hi to Khaddafi from the crowd here at MeFi.

By: cell divide

cell divide — Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:49:40 -0800

Tunisia is probably a better option at this stage in the game, although I have heard the beaches in Libya are nicer.