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2004-02-06 Europe

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Posted by rkb 2004-02-06 8:43:20 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 my mother used to call this "cutting off your nose to spite your face".

Posted by B 2004-2-6 9:17:02 AM|| 2004-2-6 9:17:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 When did they suspend the laws of economics in Europe? Do these people even shop for themselves or have someone else do it?

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-2-6 9:37:37 AM|| 2004-2-6 9:37:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh, this will end well.

Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-2-6 10:24:42 AM|| 2004-2-6 10:24:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "cutting off your nose to spite your face"

more like, "I'm losing so I'm taking my ball and going home."

Posted by anon 2004-2-6 10:34:27 AM|| 2004-2-6 10:34:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 (LOL)Go ahead,restrict Euorpean scientific development.

Posted by Raptor 2004-2-6 10:59:07 AM|| 2004-2-6 10:59:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 This is simply hysterical... but it seems hysteria is their norm...

If they form a "buyer's cartel" (as they seem to be trying to fashion here) before (without?) becoming independently self-sufficient in all essential trade sectors, aren't they inviting eventual disaster?

For example, given their Govt stance of nose held so high they live in ~~self-defeating nose-bleed territory~~ rarified company, the Phrench may not be able to import anything from anybody. Seems they'll have to add a clause or two which allows them to import from lesser beings (non-conforming suppliers) "just cuz we feel like it" (a Get-out-of-Jail-Free card) to provide cover for their internal inadequacies in certain areas. But hindsight management seems to be the norm for EU members, so I'm sure they can manage this without even a hint of the embarrassment such an overt admission would require of someone in the real world.

Wotta load.

Posted by .com 2004-2-6 11:04:06 AM|| 2004-2-6 11:04:06 AM|| Front Page Top

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