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Yay! quote: Your order shipped on 11/25/01 by airmail. Some folks requested > faster shipping methods and paid a higher price for shipping. Gotta luv Jen.

$ilk, go for the catering corp. We all need chefs 'Join the US marine catering corp ; travel the world, see interesting places, meet interesting people.....then roast them on a low heat, baste with red wine sauce and serve with garnish and salad'

quote: For a stag night we shall have a Gammulan stripper. Ew, what a horrid thought. Mind you, it beats the shit out of Fendi in his Mad Max gear.

quote: You forget that EVERYONE gets searched at an airport. I simply say that we give a cursory check to really old people and really young kids. And get them out of the way to make time for a pat-down of anyone suspicious. So what you're actually talking about is AGE profiling. Race is (almost) irrelevant. Let's not forget, the second worst act of terrorism to occur on American soil was by a white, caucasian male and veteran of the Gulf War.

quote: I'm still trying to figure out what to wear as my "uniform" for my pic. One thing for sure you'll see a happy man. As an assassin, you should remain anonymous, like I will be. (This has absolutely nothing to do with the fact I don't have a scanner....Honest)

quote:Originally posted by Menchise: In my opinion, green just isn't a police colour. No? Ever been to Germany?

At least I'll probably the first to get it in Switzerland. Whoopee

Thing is $ilk, aiport security in the UK is run by the government, it is very efficient and does not cause undue delays. I think over in the US, you are so used to checking in and rushing through to the departure gate, you are spoilt. Any further delay is seen as an inconvenience. What price safety? What I find irrational is that if your standard airport security was as tight as your airport immigration, you'd be a lot better off. I nearly missed a connection coming into the US once because of the enormous queue at immigration. I didn't seen any profiling there. I was with a female colleague, both of us caucasian and we got exactly the same treatment as everyone else, regardless of their ethnic background.

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: One down. Few to go. Error 404 SC. Sorry

An interesting analogy: I used to work in a medical diagnostic laboratory, we dealt with all kinds of nasty bits and pieces and we never knew which could possibly be dangerous, high risk etc. Therefore ALL samples were treated as being potentially harmful (Hepatitis, HIV etc) ie with the utmost precaution, as far as is possible in your bog-standard NHS lab. Any KNOWN infected materials were given exceptional treatment. What I'm saying is that if you set your default standards to deal with the worst possible scenario, you're in a better situation to protect youtself and nothing slips through. Treat EVERYONE with the same HIGH standards and you'll be OK.

quote: If you'll look at the world's most wanted terrorists - how many are arab? Every one I believe. No, wrong. The United States' most wanted terrorists maybe, but certainly not the world's. I think you'll find the Real IRA figure much higher than Arab terrorists in the UK, as do the members of ETA in Spain, or the Sendora Luminosa (sp?) in Peru. Try not to confuse 'the USA' with 'the world'.

Sounds like last come, first served if you ask me. oops, I was going to post with quotes, but I edited your msg instead. Sorry. Not really. I have the BMT fulfillment DB and they did the Beta testers' units first. Then the pre-orders. Units have been shipping out since last week. [ 11-26-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

I ordered about 2 months ago

quote:Originally posted by Vixef: 26. of November, in year 1 ABCM, Vixef's life changed. He lost his friends, family and job, but didn't care..... He was lost indefenitely in the world of the BC-universe.... Forever happy and content...... YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not going to say it. I'm not. No way B..B...B...B...... There, witheld myself. On a more serious note, anyone else in Europe land not yet received shipping confirmation from BMT? If I'm not the only one, I'll leave them in peace. For a while.

Uhm Spuzzum, aren't the sleeves a little short? Or is it meant to be short-sleeved? [ 11-26-2001: Message edited by: Paddy Gregory ]

Isn't affirmative action when, in the case where 2 candidates are inseparable by qualifications. interview, experience etc and if one is from a racial minority he gets the job? Difficult question, they have to use some kind of criteria to choose one over the other I suppose, but I'd be pissed off if it happened to me.

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: uhm, I'm getting a link not found! That's cos it's old news now. Who resurrected this thread?

Welcome back, Laracuente!

quote:Originally posted by Blades: I kinda lucked out. I knew my folks were gonna be in the states roughly around release time, so I kept my fingers crossed that they would still be around when it hit the shelves. Well, as luck would have it, they managed to pick up a copy for me from EB friday and will hand deliver it to me in a little over 8 hours from now. You'll see me in the morning - briefly - then probably not again until middle of the week. You know why. I've said this once and I'll say it again BASTARDS!!!!!

Scary

quote: Well, if you are entertaining ideas on the subject, I was thinking of new class of crewmember called security. The official name being a 'Barney' 'Whoa! D'you see that!'

quote: Would I post my men on the poor black men in the suspicious car, or the rich white kid playing tennis in the park? The rich write kid actually. Statistically, he's more likely to be a serial killer. But you wouldn't though would you? Like Kush says, before anyone commits a crime, they are innocent. If a crime is commited and , for example, 2 black guys were seen speeding away, then the police have to act on the information they are given. But to stop 2 black guys in car because they are black in my opinion is wrong.

Thanks Soback, you're a pal

quote:Originally posted by Vixef: I got confirmation that my BCM order was shipped on Tuesday 20th. Still waiting for confirmation. Oh well, still need to finish OFP and Commandos 2. AvP2 has just turned up here and I got a gift voucher from the retailer for my B'day . Very tempting indeed.

Don't sweat it guys, by the time we get our copies, all the known issues would have been spotted, patched and fixed, so all we have to do is load it up and launch. Pity the poor Yanks eh?