america good?

[joea]

I think it was a Frenchman who invented it and named it after the tests going on in Bikini at the time. In any case because the effect was like a bomb.

Yes I googled:

http://www.bikiniatoll.com/Bikiniwaxing.html

HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF THE BIKINI BATHING SUIT

FROM PEOPLE MAGAZINE (A revealing history of the timeless two-piece)

1946: An explosive year. Bikini Atoll becomes no Bikini at all. In Paris, engineer Louis Reard quietly unveils a swimsuit of the same name. The world yawns.

1951: Bikinis, perhaps seen as an unfair advantage to the wearer (and as potentially dangerous to the health of some judges) are banned from beauty pageants after the Miss World Contest. The tasteful one-piece reigns supreme.

1957: Bikini-clad Brigitte Bardot frolics in "And God Created Woman," creating a hot market for the swimwear. Coincidentally, Hollywood markets 3D glasses in theaters.

1960: Brian Hyland sings "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," triggering a bikini-buying spree among American teens.

1963: The bikini meets a challenge in the generous form of Annette Funicello. The ex-mouseketeer's "Beach Party," with singer Frankie Avalon, leads to six sequels, including the memorably titled "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" (in 1966). No special effects were used.

1964: The bi- ("two") kini becomes the mono- ("one") kini, in the eyes of designer Rudi Gernreich. The Vatican denounces the topless garb. An unrepentant Gernreich sells more than 3,000 suits in less than a season in Europe. More Americans go abroad.

1966: The bikini grows fur in "One Million Years B.C.," which catapults comely cavegirl Raquel Welch to stardom despite mixed reviews of the saggy screen saga.

1970s: Rio and St. Tropez produce the Tanga suit-- also called the Thong, the string bikini or "dental floss." The uncomfortable design becomes de rigeur for teen posters, muscle car magazines and boxing ring girls who announce the rounds.

1983: Carrie Fisher, as Princess Leia, wears an ornate version of the bikini (studded collar optional) in "Return of the Jedi." Even Yoda notices. The film is the most successful of the George Lucas trilogy.

1993: Score one for the "sports bikini." The hugging halter-top design becomes the rage, thanks to Volleyball queen Gabrielle Reece and MTV.

[Pigfish]

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

What do you find interesting about that link? I'm not sure if you disapprove it or if you are amazed to find something that pleased you.

By the way, I know how hard it is to get information about South America, just in case you are not properly informed, Brazil also wants to sell Fighter-Bombers to Venezuela and since these planes have alot of parts built inside the USA (along with technology) the Brazilian government was asked not to sell them.

What I found interesting was the the USA interfered with a deal made by Spain, a long term NATO Allie. I'm probably wrong but I don't recall seeing this before.

Your right about my knowledge of SA politics. Interesting about Brazil though. Maybe the planes Mirages are replacing? I think they bought Mirages instead of Grippens. :hmm:

[Iceman]

Good pov ...Mustang ...and one more thing...


From Kiwi_2005 ...

windows95

good?...what is dat all about? Doh!

[kiwi_2005]

windows95
good?...what is dat all about? Doh!

Well i should of said Dos or Win3.11. Win95 was my first real gaming platform OS.

I thank Bill Gates & America for Windows95

[TteFAboB]

Originally Posted by Pigfish

What I found interesting was the the USA interfered with a deal made by Spain, a long term NATO Allie. I'm probably wrong but I don't recall seeing this before.

Your right about my knowledge of SA politics. Interesting about Brazil though. Maybe the planes Mirages are replacing? I think they bought Mirages instead of Grippens. :hmm:

I'm not actually speaking about your knowledge, but misinformation in general.

In the article it mentions the Brazilian planes as:

light combat and reconnaissance [aircraft]

But Hugo Chavez himself said they were:

Trainers

However, the ultimate truth is, according to the manufacturer and the Brazilian Air Force, that these aircraft are multipurpose fighter-bombers, yes, the old style, it's a poor man's turbo-prop F-16, it can be employed as reconnaissance aircraft, sure, so can an F-16. Can it operate in "light combat"? Sure, so can an F-16, but usually you don't think of a reconnaissance or a "light combat" aircraft as being capable of bombing, just like an F-16, but with lower payload, and that is not informed in the article nor was said by Hugo Chavez, it is not the trainer version he wanted to buy.

So the point is, Hugo Chavez already had a deal with Russia for helicopters and small arms, so, why did he chose to buy planes with American technology if he could simply call Putin and ask for the MiGs? To make noise, obviously, to victimize himself, obviously, and to pretend he has an alternative, he is smart, he is going to dribble the Americans, he found the solution, he is going to buy Russian planes! Well, he knew that all along, and he planned it all along, Hugo Chavez was not surprised by the American interference, he aimed for it from the beginning, and the press in general fell for his little trick like a puppy.

[Abraham]

Makes sense...

[SUBMAN1]

America could be bad too. But so is the rest of the world since a lot of the rest of the world follows along these same lines:

"The society of late twentieth century America is perhaps the first in human history where most grown men do not routinely bear arms on their persons and boys are not regularly raised from childhood to learn skill in the use of some kind of weapon, either for community or personal defense - club or spear, broadsword or long bow, rifle or Bowie knife. It also happens to be one of the rudest and crudest societies in history, having jubilantly swept most of the etiquette of speech, table, dress, hospitality, fairness, deference to authority and the relations of male and female and child and elder under the fraying and filthy carpet of politically convenient illusions. With little fear of physical reprisal Americans can be as loud, gross, disrespectful, pushy, and negligent as they please. If more people carried rapiers at their belts, or revolvers on their hips, It is a fair bet you would be able to go to a movie and enjoy he dialogue from the screen without having to endure the small talk, family gossip and assorted bodily noises that many theater audiences these days regularly emit. Today, discourtesy is commonplace precisely because there is no price to pay for it."

Samuel Francis

[Fish]

[SUBMAN1]

But the commies don't exist as written by your map anymore?

Anyway, I'd be curious to see the commies map!

-S

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

But the commies don't exist as written by your map anymore?

Anyway, I'd be curious to see the commies map!

-S

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Oh my gosh! Don't make me laugh so hard that I start crying!

-S

[Fish]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

But the commies don't exist as written by your map anymore?



-S

Yeah, but do the Capitalists now? :|\

[August]

Originally Posted by Fish

Yeah, but do the Capitalists now? :|\

We all think it's just a commie plot to get us off our guard...

That's a good map. It protrays exactly how our media tells us the rest of the world operates.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by U-552Erich-Topp

That's a good map. It protrays exactly how our media tells us the rest of the world operates.

Yeah - It would seem from several of your posts that you are fed up with the CNN's and the Fox news, etc. Look for non profit media groups instead - you might actually find some enjoyable news.

-S