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2004-12-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by tipper 2004-12-29 9:06:04 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Our department would not be able to endure a lawsuit...

Ah, so it wasnât corruption after all, but something more insidious, lawyers and lawsuits! Of course, it probably doesnât matter that the waiver of sovereign immunity for a Thai agency only extends to the agency as a party to a commercial contract. Damn the lawyers, deflect the blame . . .

Could it just be a case of terminal stupidity? Nah! //sarcasm off//

Posted by cingold 2004-12-29 10:44:14 AM|| 2004-12-29 10:44:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 If these guys are the "experts", what would the stupid people have done?

Posted by tu3031 2004-12-29 11:17:43 AM|| 2004-12-29 11:17:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Roosevelt knew.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-29 11:41:59 AM|| 2004-12-29 11:41:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 tu, that's my nominee for comment of the year.

Posted by VAMark 2004-12-29 2:27:04 PM|| 2004-12-29 2:27:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 But they decided not to warn about the tsunami "out of courtesy to the tourist industry", writes the Thailand daily newspaper The Nation.

PC claims more lives!! News at eleven!!.......er, maybe not.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-29 3:30:20 PM|| 2004-12-29 3:30:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Expert. Phonetically, "ex" + "spurt." Literally: a former drip under pressure.

Posted by Asedwich 2004-12-29 8:23:22 PM|| 2004-12-29 8:23:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The Tsunami Center guys in Hawaii have to make this same call every few weeks - and for the vast majority of occurrences make the same precise calculations these guys made and the same call.

The old NFL offensive lineman's lament popped into my head: "The only time you hear my name or number is when I screw up."

Posted by .com 2004-12-29 8:27:36 PM|| 2004-12-29 8:27:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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