Cpt. Smurf

Technically, Whence, according to your reasoning, the snake "lied" as well -- I don't recall him saying they would lose their connection with God and be kicked out because of ...

Gordon Brown promised Britain a "new Government with new priorities" when he became Prime Minister this afternoon. Arriving in Downing Street after accepting the Queen's invitation to form a Governmen

Atheism If I am right I win, if I am wrong what did I lose? Thats a funny question. If you're wrong, you can still go to hell (for believing ...

I think you also need to account for regional variations in the US. Would druggist/pharmacist be one? The only one I know of is soda/pop/cola. Which is just weird. Every ...

Nice to see you back! :D

I'm aware of the publication history of the book. Consequently, the reason that Knopf (the traditional publisher) published the novel to a wider market was because the author Carl Hiaasen, ...

How ironic that you say this, when your arguments are completely baseless. Firstly, sure, we all copy ideas off other authors when we're young. The difference is, Paolini has had ...

Less than a week to go. Then - creepy smile man as our PM. Yay.. *waves feebly* And I realised that Gordon Brown/George Bush initials = GB. Coincidence? *strokes imaginary ...

Seriously who here has read them both? I'll respect your opinion better than someone who's going mainly on the movies (which always do a horrible horrible job no matter what ...

If you're talking about midsummer celebrations in the present, they're not around in the mainstream any more, in the UK at least. I don't know about Ireland, though. On the ...

But, I really don't foresee any problems coming up and my two-month long absence will merely show how useless I am on YWS these days Oh the irony.

Nope, the thread is 'English [ie. British English] vs. American.' Well, I'm sorry. I took English as the language not as the people. Therefore it would not be just the ...

I've realised that I've been commenting on everyone elses opinions without stating my own. 'How do you feel about the concept of "Gay Pride"?' I don't mind. If they want ...

Why would anyone choose to be gay? Perhaps they simply do not like the opposite sex, or cannot understand their way of thinking, to the point that they feel alienated ...

I didn't realize we were just talking UK/US. I thought is was American versus non-American. Nope, the thread is 'English [ie. British English] vs. American.'