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:D i gotta go now. Nice chatting with ya! have a good weekend :cool: :kiss:

wasn't there some new book supposedly written single-handedly by some teen nerd..and it was thematically very similar or a mix of the LOTR and the Harry Pothead movies. the guy got famous and made millions, apparently.

i dunno! lmao and don't be kissin' me! go kiss your girl! :P

:lol: :lol:

are you sure you don't wanna call a friend? :sneaky: :lol:

i'm going offline very very soon! :dozey: gonna go party for a while. :-) you two love birds have fun! :D :P

some of those names, specially in Harry Pothead, are comical and thinly-veiled! :lol: MALfoi? give me a break! :D and Malfoi is supposed to be the 'bad' guy...

Michael? why Michael? :huh:

awww :embarrased: make up your mind, silly! :P :cool:

i see! :-) it's good that we did just now! :wink3: :D

i thot Shire was just a generic name for 'county'...like Cheshire or ....

was that meant for me? if so...you know how to tell jokes very well! :D

what are you talking about? i'm here everyday...posting half the day long :P

:-) **Hugs Noni** :kiss:

ermmm okay.. there we go. see, different people, different definitions of 'nation'! :cool:

Noni wants all the glory! :lol: :P

aww don't be sorry. we're only discussing some valid issues here. see, when time comes to make a pattern fit, anything can be done. It's the question of perception. Don't get me wrong. Your idea of 'nation' and 'country' in terms of sociology or geography terms is just fine. but when it comes to using those terms in actual world politics, it's a different matter.

Sternly, you don't yet know the ways of world politics, of geopolitics. And the way you're so sure about Palestinians being a 'nation', I"m sure some Israelis and others will be equally sure of Palestinians not being a nation in need of their own country; they would say that Palestinians are just the left-over Muslims of Syria or of Jordan. See the point? it's all politics, and who has power. Kashmiris would like to think they're a separate people, a separate 'nation'. so would the Basques in Spain! or the people of the French island of Corsica. When such people don't get what they want politically, they proclaim themselves to be separate people, a separate 'nation'.

Harry Pothead! :lol: :lol: good one, clocks!

not always. Kurds are a self-proclaimed nation, but without a country of their own (they're spread out among Turkey, Iraq, and Turkmenistan/Tajikistan). 'nation' is something you call yourself as a group. it's supposed to be something of higher value than a 'tribe.' i dunno...these are very politically-charged words with different meanings for different people.

oh you're in canada but have german flag. nice! :rolleyes: :P

:lol: :lol: yep, i'm not a good teacher! i'm an engineer!!

where is Charline? :sneaky: :D are you into ayurveda, seeing how you've got those medicinal plants? :idea2:

Rohan is an Indian boy name :stunned: and yep, Argon is a gas. :D

hi Charline'sMOM. never saw you here before. And really cool/interesting avatar there, too! Welcome!