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PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
edited February 2016 in A Moving Train
George Papandreou - Greek Prime Minister
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Steve Jobs - American inventor and entrepreneur
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  • DoggystylenDoggystylen Posts: 164
    might be Dimitri's bandwidth costing the country large!

    has over 40,000 posts in 3 1/2 years...50 posts a day? wtf?

    do we even blink that many times in a day? LOL

    Dimitris, there are a couple things i think i'll never see again in my lifetime re: numbers

    1) somebody beating cal ripkens winning streak
    2) somebody breaking the amount of records gretzky has
    3) the amount of posts you have posted...incredible

    love the passion man...
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    Doggystylen wrote:
    might be Dimitri's bandwidth costing the country large!
    :) :eh:
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    edited June 2015
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  • CorduroyGirlCorduroyGirl Posts: 283
    What a coincidence (NOT), we have the exact same thing about our ex prime-minister (the new one has only been there for a few months, so it's not eligible for this joke yet...).
    ~Can't escape from the common rule
    If you hate something, don't you do it too...~
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    edited June 2015
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    CorduroyGirl wrote:
    (the new one has only been there for a few months, so it's not eligible for this joke yet...).
    It's never too late... ;)
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    edited October 2011
    http://imageshack.us/f/17/picture28qb.png/

    George Papandreou as Steven Spielberg.
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  • CorduroyGirlCorduroyGirl Posts: 283
    Pap wrote:
    CorduroyGirl wrote:
    (the new one has only been there for a few months, so it's not eligible for this joke yet...).
    It's never too late... ;)

    Oh absolutely! And he's doing his best to get there! :mrgreen:

    Oh well, we gotta laugh a bit at this, otherwise we'd be slitting our wrists, right...?
    ~Can't escape from the common rule
    If you hate something, don't you do it too...~
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    CorduroyGirl wrote:
    Oh well, we gotta laugh a bit at this, otherwise we'd be slitting our wrists, right...?
    Absolutely. :thumbup:
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Doggystylen wrote:
    might be Dimitri's bandwidth costing the country large!

    has over 40,000 posts in 3 1/2 years...50 posts a day? wtf?

    do we even blink that many times in a day? LOL

    Dimitris, there are a couple things i think i'll never see again in my lifetime re: numbers

    1) somebody beating cal ripkens winning streak
    2) somebody breaking the amount of records gretzky has
    3) the amount of posts you have posted...incredible

    love the passion man...
    Or maybe him spending his money on 10C and PJ related goods instead of the local Greek small businesses? ;):mrgreen:
    NERDS!
  • Chip McFlenniganChip McFlennigan Posts: 1,162
    The OP is like one of those "know/no Jesus/peace" bumper stickers.
    I knew it all along, see?
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Or maybe him spending his money on 10C and PJ related goods instead of the local Greek small businesses? ;):mrgreen:

    Not just Dimitris, but we all Greeks need to support our local products and businesses. Very good point. :thumbup:
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    johnny america wrote:
    The OP is like one of those "know/no Jesus/peace" bumper stickers.
    If by this, you mean that I'm against the smash of my country from the IMF (America) and EU (especially Germany and France) then yes. This is who I am. I'm not a sheep like some others. Wake up!
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    Pap wrote:
    johnny america wrote:
    The OP is like one of those "know/no Jesus/peace" bumper stickers.
    If by this, you mean that I'm against the smash of my country from the IMF (America) and EU (especially Germany and France) then yes. This is who I am. I'm not a sheep like some others. Wake up!
    Good one Pap..they cant fuckin take our Spirit,Culture,Heritage...
    ill give them my balls instead..
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • CorduroyGirlCorduroyGirl Posts: 283
    In Portugal I believe the MAJOR problem isn't others... It's us... There are NO politicians with balls AND practical ideas... Obviously there is pressure from the "big boys", but I can't worry about that that while we rott from the inside... Jobs being given to incompetent people because they're someone's nephew, making us live with less and less money (those of us who work) while maintaing ex-politicians on a life-long income for having done a shitty job for a few months...
    In so many situations the lyrics "Tell you to pray, while the devil's on their shoulder" has came to mind lately... Here I just feel we keep embarrassing ourselves, our spirit, our culture, our heritage.....
    ~Can't escape from the common rule
    If you hate something, don't you do it too...~
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    CorduroyGirl wrote:
    In Portugal I believe the MAJOR problem isn't others... It's us... There are NO politicians with balls AND practical ideas... Obviously there is pressure from the "big boys", but I can't worry about that that while we rott from the inside... Jobs being given to incompetent people because they're someone's nephew, making us live with less and less money (those of us who work) while maintaing ex-politicians on a life-long income for having done a shitty job for a few months...
    In so many situations the lyrics "Tell you to pray, while the devil's on their shoulder" has came to mind lately... Here I just feel we keep embarrassing ourselves, our spirit, our culture, our heritage.....
    i hear ya..same problem here..thats why i fuckin vote this from 2004..

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id= ... 885&type=1
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • CorduroyGirlCorduroyGirl Posts: 283
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    CorduroyGirl wrote:
    In Portugal I believe the MAJOR problem isn't others... It's us... There are NO politicians with balls AND practical ideas... Obviously there is pressure from the "big boys", but I can't worry about that that while we rott from the inside... Jobs being given to incompetent people because they're someone's nephew, making us live with less and less money (those of us who work) while maintaing ex-politicians on a life-long income for having done a shitty job for a few months...
    In so many situations the lyrics "Tell you to pray, while the devil's on their shoulder" has came to mind lately... Here I just feel we keep embarrassing ourselves, our spirit, our culture, our heritage.....
    i hear ya..same problem here..thats why i fuckin vote this from 2004..

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id= ... 885&type=1

    Awesome! :lol::lol::lol: Each year that goes by it's getting harder and harder to vote... I still go there, but can't really choose and end up voting blank... And now the new government measures have been announced... And yeah... As bad as the last government but now with the extra european "HELP"... LOOOL
    ~Can't escape from the common rule
    If you hate something, don't you do it too...~
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I thought it was Dimitris?

    Why now you don't rioting!
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    I thought it was Dimitris?

    Why now you don't rioting!
    Riots are against the law and Constitution not allowed me cos of my job to do strike..
    so i watch all this shit from tv..
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    I thought it was Dimitris?

    Why now you don't rioting!
    Riots are against the law and Constitution not allowed me cos of my job to do strike..
    so i watch all this shit from tv..

    Liar!
    I saw you on the news throwing bricks at the cops!
    The PJ shirt gave it away that it was you, the mask did not do the job.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    I thought it was Dimitris?

    Why now you don't rioting!
    Riots are against the law and Constitution not allowed me cos of my job to do strike..
    so i watch all this shit from tv..

    Liar!
    I saw you on the news throwing bricks at the cops!
    The PJ shirt gave it away that it was you, the mask did not do the job.
    i gave that shirt last year for free.. ;)
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    edited October 2011
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Why now you don't rioting!
    Watch the news please. There are riots all over the country. Strike is a democratic and non-violent mean of protest. A strike can very easily and naturally turns into a riot when a whole nation is indignant with the loss of democracy in the governmental decisions. It's the only way for our politicians and especially the big powers of the world to pay some attention to the economic and social condition of Greece right now.
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
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    :wave:
  • IrishGuyIrishGuy Posts: 258
    Doggystylen wrote:
    might be Dimitri's bandwidth costing the country large!

    has over 40,000 posts in 3 1/2 years...50 posts a day? wtf?

    do we even blink that many times in a day? LOL

    Dimitris, there are a couple things i think i'll never see again in my lifetime re: numbers

    1) somebody beating cal ripkens winning streak
    2) somebody breaking the amount of records gretzky has
    3) the amount of posts you have posted...incredible

    love the passion man...

    But a lot of his posts are just rubbish. Bumps, smilies and quoting someone else without adding anything else make up a lot of his post count yet offer nothing by way of content.
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    Content often comes from the heart that others feel

    this behind the words or the lack of :D
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    IrishGuy wrote:
    Doggystylen wrote:
    might be Dimitri's bandwidth costing the country large!

    has over 40,000 posts in 3 1/2 years...50 posts a day? wtf?

    do we even blink that many times in a day? LOL

    Dimitris, there are a couple things i think i'll never see again in my lifetime re: numbers

    1) somebody beating cal ripkens winning streak
    2) somebody breaking the amount of records gretzky has
    3) the amount of posts you have posted...incredible

    love the passion man...

    But a lot of his posts are just rubbish. Bumps, smilies and quoting someone else without adding anything else make up a lot of his post count yet offer nothing by way of content.
    yep,i post rubbish cos gets me horny.... the good part is that i dont post about you....
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,173
    edited October 2011
    pandora wrote:
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    :wave:
    :wave: Thank you for your support Pandora. I do believe that in difficult times like these, the only ones who are going to survive and progress are the ones that can think positive. However, when you cannot pay the rent, raise up your family and even worse take care of your very own self I don't know how someone can look at the bright side of life. In my point view, all this anger and indignation was inevitable that someday would burst out. Greek people just can't take it anymore. It's too hard. Pensioners can't afford their medicines, the young cannot study in universities or even worse attend high school and so many others. Our government are really selling our beautiful country out. Loss of democracy and poverty is an explosive mixture. People have the power.
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  • inlet13inlet13 Posts: 1,979
    The problem is, pardon my bluntness, the Greek's sucking their government's teet.

    The issue is debt. Government does not create "lasting" jobs. Nor should they. The Greek's need to realize this is a painful wake-up call and that they have been living a lie for decades. Just like the US, a country can't rely on the government for everything. On top of that, when people do rely on the government, politicians live only in the short run. They will spend and spend and spend, with no concerns for tomorrow (or the long run). The sad part is, the long run does occur eventually. We're living in it right now.
    Here's a new demo called "in the fire":

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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    edited October 2011
    Pap wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    p7355.jpg
    :wave:
    :wave: Thank you for your support Pandora. I do believe that in difficult times like these, the only ones who are going to survive and progress are the ones that can think positive. However, when you cannot pay the rent, raise up your family and even worse take care of your very own self I don't know how someone can look at the bright side of life. In my point view, all this anger and indignation was inevitable that someday would burst out. Greek people just can't take it anymore. It's too hard. Pensioners can't afford their medicines, the young cannot study in universities or even worse attend high school. Our government are really selling our beautiful country out. Loss of democracy and poverty is an explosive mixture. People have the power.
    Together people have power yes, the power of hope for a peaceful change that
    may now feel out of reach. I am praying it is not.

    Prayers and positive thoughts for your country.

    Happiness is all we want, is what we deserve and this we can accomplish.
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  • IrishGuyIrishGuy Posts: 258
    Pap wrote:
    Our government are really selling our beautiful country out. Loss of democracy and poverty is an explosive mixture. People have the power.

    What do you think the Greek government should do then to get out of this crisis? Leave the Euro zone?
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