BoyOboyOboyOboyOboy I wish I'da been there! I'da had at 'im with both barrels!

Wow! Not exactly what you had in mind for breakfast, eh? Glad you gave him a piece of your mind.

DC

What a strange person! First of all I'm wondering - AT BREAKFAST!!! Yikes, I'd likely have taken his head off. I am NOT a morning person.

As for his very bizaar statistics... I would've been asking him what he's smoking! I love the fact that he's blaming Bush for 25 years worth of "gun violence". And I'd be kicking myself right now for not thinking fast enough to ask him "why aren't you blaming the wonderful Mr. Bill for the deaths during his administration?" Then there's the fact that of the 30,000 or so, more than half the deaths were due to suicide, others were due to accident. As a matter of fact - murder accounts for about 15,500 or so deaths TOTAL per year. That includes all types of murder, not just guns.

Then I would've asked him if he planned on getting into a motor vehicle that day. And if so, I would want to know why he's not livid about the "vehicular violence" that kills about 47,000 Americans each year. How come he's not calling for an end to driving all motorized vehicles... after all they are even MORE lethal than guns.

Darn it, Teresa - I wish you were there with me. I was so stunned, I had a hard time saying anything. I could have used you and John to talk back to this guy.

Well, it's likely a really good thing I wasn't there - I don't play nice before noon. People who irritate me are apt to have their heads handed to them on a platter *G*. This is why it's a very very good thing I work at home (telecommute).

Of course the reason I'm online now is because I work from home and I've been working all afternoon. Periodically I take a short break and go look at something besides computer code - LOL.

yeah, telecommuting sounds awfully good to me about now!

You handled that much better than I would have!!! I know from previous experience that stuttering and spitting foam would have been my response... ;)

I wish I was there too!!! I could have given him a Californian's perspective on Gun Control. To me, Gun Control means hitting your target.
Just remember, it is always better to own a gun and never have to use it, than to not own a gun and have to use it.

"...so in the past 25 years, Bush has been responsible for over 1,000,000 American deaths."

Seriously, that is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. Actually, I think it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Clinton was responsible for 1,000,000 deaths too, by his logic.

Dowingba - yes, it was idiotic, especially when you consider that Bush has only been President for 3 years - not 25. I didn't want my post to get ridiculously long, so I didn't add the short conversation we had about the 25 year thing. I said that Bush had only been president for 3 years - where are you getting the 25 year figure? He said, well, he's been voting for death for 25 years and he is a Republican, and they all vote for death."

I dropped that part of the conversation at that point because it was such a ridiculous statement.

John in LA - Hi, John! Yes, you are absolutely right. I have never used a gun to protect myself, but if I need to, I can do so.

Can we do a deal here? If you don't judge me by this fool's standards, I'll let you off for producing Carter, the Kennedys & Clintons....deal? anyway, true bulldogs won't be seen dead in L.A. - we'd be on our hols somewhere like MT or TX - L.A., its far too much like home. Here's hoping that your new Gov. can do something about it!
Cheers

Holy crap - what a nutcase! You did a great job sticking up for the rest of us pathetic Americans :::grin:::

Seems like he was intellectually challenged. The key to remember about the English is the accents make them seem smarter and more well-bred than they are. Like this dolt.

I'd have said, "Screw off." Works pretty well.

When dealing with English cultural bigots, it's always fun to remind them that as an American, you're a citizen, rather than a subject.

Even if the latter is not strictly true anymore - I don't know if it is or not - it sure seems to be the attitude of the British government of late.

That was a great response to an uninformed dufus.
I liked the part where he said "You Americans don't have a right to own guns. We can't own them in Britain, you should not be allowed to have them either." That was just too much. That's just what is wrong with him....trying to jam his ideals down our throats and getting upset when nobody swallows it.
(((I came over from Dean's World)))

Well, you could have, at least, given him a short cut to the 110 freeway.

Say, go straight east on Century, turn left on Western, right on Firestone and then east..

And of course, you could have said if he got lost, just pull over and yell, "Hey Boy, come here!" for assistance.

I am sure he would have emerged with a better understanding of civility and knowing to be quiet when in a strange place.

What a hoot! I don't think I could have stayed too civil in the face of such blatent
Idiotarionism....I'd have had to demonstrate clue-bat wielding on a massive scale...not good for international relations,but what the heck,who cares anyway?

You talk a load of bollocks, rant about some other nation, slack jawed yanks

Johnny, I was not ranting about another nation, I was ranting about one rude Englishman. One idiot does not a nation make!