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Hillary wrote:How the fuck I'm getting home, God alone knows. Just realised how selfish that thought was - some people won't be going home at all.
That's not selfish, Hillary, that's your survival instincts kicking in. It's perfectly OK to want to get the hell out of a situation like that, even if you're not directly affected. Listen to those instincts, OK? Keep yourself safe
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Broomstick wrote:snip

NYC survived. DC survived. Madrid survived. London will, too.

During 9/11 a lot of folks in the US had the thought "If London survived the blitz in WWII, we can get through this." You're tough folks, Hillary. Be strong.
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I am trully curious... Was this in direct response to London getting the Olympics? If it was, had Paris recieved it, would we have had this happen in Paris? Or NewYork? Where these guys SO Organized that they had Bombs set up in EVERY city, but said "Ok, they got the Games, lkets blow them up" ?
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Broomstick wrote:
Hillary wrote:How the fuck I'm getting home, God alone knows. Just realised how selfish that thought was - some people won't be going home at all.
That's not selfish, Hillary, that's your survival instincts kicking in. It's perfectly OK to want to get the hell out of a situation like that, even if you're not directly affected. Listen to those instincts, OK? Keep yourself safe

Not going anywhere at the moment. Our windows are apparently bomb-proof - let's hope we don't get to test them.
This is SO fucked up.
Absolutely.

NYC survived. DC survived. Madrid survived. London will, too.

During 9/11 a lot of folks in the US had the thought "If London survived the blitz in WWII, we can get through this." You're tough folks, Hillary. Be strong.
We'll survive alright - we have a very "let's get on with it" mentality. As long as there's no structural damage, everything will be running as normal come Monday.

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Got to go, a bus opposite our windows has a suspect package. Brilliant.
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Crossroads Inc. wrote:I am trully curious... Was this in direct response to London getting the Olympics? If it was, had Paris recieved it, would we have had this happen in Paris? Or NewYork? Where these guys SO Organized that they had Bombs set up in EVERY city, but said "Ok, they got the Games, lkets blow them up" ?
Doubtfull, a day seems like an awfully short preparation period for a strike directed at so many targets.
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Crossroads Inc. wrote:I am trully curious... Was this in direct response to London getting the Olympics? If it was, had Paris recieved it, would we have had this happen in Paris? Or NewYork? Where these guys SO Organized that they had Bombs set up in EVERY city, but said "Ok, they got the Games, lkets blow them up" ?
Whats New York got to do with it? It had no chance.

If we buy into the idea that they were ready, maybe the Parisians should be glad they didn't get the Olympics.
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Hillary wrote:In other news, Australia 51-0 after 12 overs (off topic) :wink:
Wait, I know what that means... we are kicking your arses, right? In cricket I bet. :)

Seriously, I am saddened to hear of this tragedy.
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Hillary wrote:Got to go, a bus opposite our windows has a suspect package. Brilliant.
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Looks like five to eight bombs, two disarmed in place and depending on the group(A Madrid copycat for example) there could be more delay set for the aid workers.

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Some people i'v been talking to think it might of been the french who did it so thay can have the olympics
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I'm shocked. My thoughts goes out to the people affected by these barbaric acts.
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Dark wrote:Some people i'v been talking to think it might of been the french who did it so thay can have the olympics
Are they fucking insane?! :shock: While I have no doubt the French are VERY pissed at not getting the Olympics, but saying they just did a terror attack is outside the realm of rational thought.
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If it wasn't in response to the games, it would have to be due to the G8, and honestly, this doesn't fit the MO of those protesters.
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Dark wrote:Some people i'v been talking to think it might of been the french who did it so thay can have the olympics
Which of course is stupid mornic and insane.

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Dark wrote:Some people i'v been talking to think it might of been the french who did it so thay can have the olympics
Did you READ the first page?
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not really when you know that Britain and france have the biggest rivalry in Europe. we did fight them for like 600 years
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Dark wrote:not really when you know that Britain and france have the biggest rivalry in Europe. we did fight them for like 600 years
Thats so far beyond the realm of possibility you need to get your head checked if you belive that. The french are PISSED that they lost. They are not terrorist bombers.
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Dark wrote:not really when you know that Britain and france have the biggest rivalry in Europe. we did fight them for like 600 years
No no, its retarded. French nationalists didn't spot-plan a bombing of london in less than 24 hours to retaliate at being snubbed over the fucking Olympics.
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Dark wrote:not really when you know that Britain and france have the biggest rivalry in Europe. we did fight them for like 600 years
No no, its retarded. French nationalists didn't spot-plan a bombing of london in less than 24 hours to retaliate at being snubbed over the fucking Olympics.
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Who said its only 24 hours? they could have prepered it for weeks, on the off chance. :P
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Dark wrote:not really when you know that Britain and france have the biggest rivalry in Europe. we did fight them for like 600 years
Dude, I totally thought you were joking about this. Especially since a bunch of other people have already been joking "Gee, must have been the French"

Now, go and sit in a corner till you realize this is a joke and the French had nothing to do with it.
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Dark wrote:not really when you know that Britain and france have the biggest rivalry in Europe. we did fight them for like 600 years
Don't be fucking ridiculous! You fought together in the last big one!

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Dark, you picked a bad time to show up and be stupid. Your name might get changed to "Dim".

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I'm outside London now, but quite a few of the Tube stations which were hit are in the Metropolitan or Northern lines, which I use frequently. And from what I hear there were buses hit in Tavistock Sq and Russell Sq, which is a couple of blocks from UCL. And I have friends living in that area.

Shit...I get the feeling this is going to be at least as bad as Madrid.

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kheegan wrote:I'm outside London now, but quite a few of the Tube stations which were hit are in the Metropolitan or Northern lines, which I use frequently. And from what I hear there were buses hit in Tavistock Sq and Russell Sq, which is a couple of blocks from UCL. And I have friends living in that area.

Shit...I get the feeling this is going to be at least as bad as Madrid.

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CaptainChewbacca wrote:Dark, you picked a bad time to show up and be stupid. Your name might get changed to "Dim".

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Post when hes talking, I'll go listen to the TV instead of you. :P
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