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2007-03-06 Europe

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-03-06 00:27|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...entering the virtual world and opening up an office in Second Life...

So they could virtually suck as well as being sucky for real?

Posted by SteveS 2007-03-06 01:59|| 2007-03-06 01:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe Europeans are flocking to Second Life because it's the only way to get away from the smothering, all-pervasive state. Instead of "reaching out" to citizens, perhaps the EU could try leaving them the hell alone.

Posted by exJAG 2007-03-06 04:21|| 2007-03-06 04:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Next on the EU agenda will the European Commission on Virtual Reality Life to ensure that all avatars are equal, although, of course, some may be more equal than others.

Posted by DoDo 2007-03-06 10:38|| 2007-03-06 10:38|| Front Page Top

#4 ... and in related news, europeans found to be less productive for some mysterious reason...

Posted by flash91 2007-03-06 13:06|| 2007-03-06 13:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Will their virtual Muslims burn their virtual cars? Will there be virtual girlfriends? Virtual strikes?
So many virtual questions...

Posted by tu3031 2007-03-06 13:58|| 2007-03-06 13:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Does this mean virtual extinction as well as actual extinction?

Posted by no mo uro 2007-03-06 17:41|| 2007-03-06 17:41|| Front Page Top

#7 50th Birthday of the EU?

I was under the impression that they had not ratified their Constitution yet and thus could not "officially" have such a birthday as the organization does not "officially" exist as such yet.

I know, details, details...

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-03-06 19:05|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-03-06 19:05|| Front Page Top

#8 1957 was when the Treaty of Rome was signed, which created the European Communities. Officially, that's the 50th anniversary the EU is celebrating.

May 9 is a rather arbitrary date, though, seeing as the European Coal and Steel Community and Euratom were already in existence. May 9 was also chosen to mark the Schumann declaration, which set out the vision of a politically and economically united Europe, made on May 9, 1950.

The other important May 9 anniversary is Victory Day -- May 9, 1945, marking the Soviet victory over Germany. Infer from that what you will.

Posted by exJAG 2007-03-06 22:25|| 2007-03-06 22:25|| Front Page Top

#9 Meanwhile, somewhere in Second Life:

"So you think you're special Mr. Anderson. You think the laws of the EU don't apply to you."

Posted by DMFD 2007-03-06 22:49|| 2007-03-06 22:49|| Front Page Top

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