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2005-07-01 Europe

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Posted by Fred 2005-07-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 EU-rabian Blather is molar grinding torture also. I want justice! BAN the c*cksuckers or worse!

Posted by Red Dog 2005-07-01 00:20|| 2005-07-01 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 impose "strict controls" on those products and multipurpose goods that could be used "to inflict torture

Well that certainly narrows it down...

Posted by R 2005-07-01 00:21|| 2005-07-01 00:21|| Front Page Top

#3 So much for car batteries, and a whole shitload of other stuff. Dental instruments, bye bye...

Great idea.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-07-01 00:58|| 2005-07-01 00:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Damn it! I just ordered a eurp-eon gullotine too. The French make the best you know.

Posted by Captain America 2005-07-01 01:31|| 2005-07-01 01:31|| Front Page Top

#5 EU spokeswoman Emma Udwin said trade in such goods from EU nations is "extremely minimal," and the proposed legislation updates similar national rules already in place.

This is an attempt to assert EU control over national laws. They deliberately chose a topic / goods that no one is likely to argue should trade freely, in order to set a precedent for other things.

Posted by too true 2005-07-01 06:55|| 2005-07-01 06:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Damn they kill the market for guillotines!

Umm what about pliers?

Posted by True German Ally 2005-07-01 07:01|| 2005-07-01 07:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Capt America - be sure and get the French model - per capita chops have been proven far superior to any made elsewhere. Tried and Tested.

Posted by 2b 2005-07-01 07:04|| 2005-07-01 07:04|| Front Page Top

#8 And if you are looking for a hangman's tree - The western US produces some of the very best. Good strong hemp ropes too.

Posted by 2b 2005-07-01 07:07|| 2005-07-01 07:07|| Front Page Top

#9 interesting point too true.

Posted by 2b 2005-07-01 07:08|| 2005-07-01 07:08|| Front Page Top

#10 But it's OK to sell anything to China. Or Iran.

Sounds like an alliance in the making.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-01 07:27|| 2005-07-01 07:27|| Front Page Top

#11 So much for the sex industry over there.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-07-01 07:44|| 2005-07-01 07:44|| Front Page Top

#12 Does this mean we're not going to have to listen to anymore leftist screeds?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-01 08:28|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-01 08:28|| Front Page Top

#13 ...including electric shock belts, electric chairs and guillotines.

Europe still makes these things? They are even more backwards and barbaric than I thought.

...on those products and multipurpose goods that could be used "to inflict torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,"
That could be everything. All things, including paper and lemon juice can be used as a torture device. Boneheads. Kill all trade. Brilliant.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-07-01 09:09|| 2005-07-01 09:09|| Front Page Top

#14 The following books are being banned from sale since they could be used for torture:

-The unabridged text of the EU Constitution

-The complete works of Giscard d'Estaing

Posted by JFM">JFM 2005-07-01 09:12|| 2005-07-01 09:12|| Front Page Top

#15 -The unabridged text of the EU Constitution

Ouch. It is funny 'cus it is true.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-07-01 09:46|| 2005-07-01 09:46|| Front Page Top

#16 In fact the EU Constitution has dual use: if you hit the guy with it, it can cause major physical damage due to its size and weight, if you read it to him the guy will be driven nuts.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2005-07-01 10:48|| 2005-07-01 10:48|| Front Page Top

#17 What about whips?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-07-01 12:00|| 2005-07-01 12:00|| Front Page Top

#18 I've got some fine telescoping steel batons on sale. They're dual use. You can use them as a pointer in your The EU Constitution Is Really Great Shit presentations and to wake up people caught sleeping during your The EU Constitution Is Really Great Shit presentations. The 26" model sells like hotcakes. But I don't take overseas orders - fuck 'em.

Posted by .com 2005-07-01 13:44|| 2005-07-01 13:44|| Front Page Top

#19 I'm sure that hangnails are on there somewhere.

Posted by jules 2 2005-07-01 19:53|| 2005-07-01 19:53|| Front Page Top

#20 jfm...lol!

Posted by 2b 2005-07-01 20:20|| 2005-07-01 20:20|| Front Page Top

#21 Don't overlook the Anti-American aspect to this. After this is enacted,certain EU members can have a fine time once again lecturing America how wrong it is to torture the poor innocents in Guantanamo and then they can make America the first country that this applies to.
Two rules of thumb for the EU-anything it does is designed to help France and anything they say has an Anti-American agenda.

Posted by Stephen 2005-07-01 21:22|| 2005-07-01 21:22|| Front Page Top

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