EURO 2008 - Off-topic

Who do you think will win the Euro 2008 ????.... ME I think its Portugal....

I think it's for Netherlands

I want Spain to win it but other teams in with a chance are Dutch, Portugal, Italians...dont count them out after one loss...Germans ie their football team in case someone gets offended, as well although i was happy when they lost last night..cant stand them.
But the teams ive named above are probably the best bets to win the Euro 2008.

mikechannon said:
I'll assume you just mean the German football team, otherwise that comment would be considered rascist. Many members here are German.
Mike
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Yes sorry i meant the German football team...my apologies

If Portugal doesn't choke as in previous years - they must just take it.

Netherlands won again!! wohoooo!!

viva portugal

Unfortunatly Portugal or Netherlands..........

flaviopac said:
Unfortunatly Portugal or Netherlands..........
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I think The Netherlands. Not because i'm from The Netherland, but they beat worldcup title defender Italy 3-0 and they just beat former worldcup holder France 4-1.

wim26 said:
I think The Netherlands. Not because i'm from The Netherland, but they beat worldcup title defender Italy 3-0 and they just beat former worldcup holder France 4-1.
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Don't forget guys like Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco, Carvalho, Simao, Quaresma....

I think the final will be between Portugal AND Netherlands although an unexpected team might come forwards like Greece in 2004 !!!!

abdelrahim said:
I think the final will be between Portugal AND Netherlands although an unexpected team might come forwards like Greece in 2004 !!!!
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The Best final would be Netherlands vs Portugal.....

flaviopac said:
Don't forget guys like Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco, Carvalho, Simao, Quaresma....
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upss... don't you remember... it was 3 - 0 against Zambrotta, Pirlo, Toni, Del Piero etc. etc... and 4 - 1 against Riberry, Henry, Thuram, Makalele, etc. etc...
HUP HOLLAND HUP...

teammee said:
upss... don't you remember... it was 3 - 0 against Zambrotta, Pirlo, Toni, Del Piero etc. etc... and 4 - 1 against Riberry, Henry, Thuram, Makalele, etc. etc...
HUP HOLLAND HUP...
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Unfortunatly I remember it... I'm Italian......
But I saw also Portugal's match... And they are incredible!

Well well what a demolition job the Dutch did on the French...simply an awesome display of football....they really remind me of the Brazil side and their attractive style of football. What a goal by Robben..surely goal of the tournament along with Van Persies effort and cant forget Sneijders stunning strike.... Looks like France are more or less on their way home...if they get in then it will be a miracle. But i honestly dont believe they should make the QF round...they havent impressed me at all.
At the moment im still sticking with Spain to win it, i really want them to win it but i wouldnt be too upset if the Dutch win the Euro2008 because out of all the teams they have been the most exciting team.
Spain are playing today against the Swedes so that will be interesting to see how they fare against the Swedes. Ive also got Portugal down as a fave to win the Euro2008.
I wouldnt mind seeing any of hte 3 teams ive mentioned win Euro2008...as long as its not Greece...how they managed to win it last time round was simply mind boggling...

The best teams so far are Portugal, Netherland and Spain and the three have qualified easily to the next round ....and the three deserve to be in the semifinals together with ??????

It seems Turkey has a say after another last minute victory .....

abdelrahim said:
It seems Turkey has a say after another last minute victory .....
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Maybe Italy!..........

flaviopac said:
Maybe Italy!..........
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Either Italy or France .....will see tomorrow...I beleive its going to be a strong match....

flaviopac said:
Maybe Italy!..........
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Ohhh yessss!!!! Ohhh yessss!!!! Ohhh yessss!!!!

Related

XDA-Developer's Grand Eyeball Party!!!

I'm wondering if it is possible in the near future to held a grand eyeball for all xda-dev members? lol Now we get to see in person those who cooked ROMs for us, those senior members who bully us when we used to be a noob, those sarcastic members, those kind ones..hehe...and our French guys will be our host and it will be in France and it will flood with wine..beers..pasta..american dishes, asian dishes, all the dishes there is...and I get to see xplode, sun_dream, helmi_c, greatbal, egzthunder1, oldsap, and all my idols here and we get to show off our HTC phones..wehehehe hahaha lol...hmmmmm I will definitely attend that party no matter what. Before I get old and forget about everything I want to meet you guys..heheh..lol..oh man!
This actually would be a great great idea!
hard to acomplish because distances, work, and money issues
But that would be AN UNPRECEDENT EVENT IN THE WHOLE WWW!!!
First point to discuss:
1.- Where?
I have some miles acumulated on my JAL account and willing to use them for this cause!
If ever gets real...
Yep, this might be hard to accomplish and might take years before it happens. But you'll never know. I want to see xplode in person before he explodes!!! LOL I want to see sun_dream before M$ put him behind bars (LOL sun, just jokin, peace bro! You know I luv ya...) And this would be one of a heck grand as in GRAND eyeball! Some from US, some from UK, some from Philippines, from Bulgaria, from mexico from Australia, from China, from Malaysia, from India, from Japan (hey bring some sushi..) from Italy, from Germany, from around the world in one place.
First point to discuss:
1.- Where?
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Can't vote Philipines. Can't assure you guys your safety. Abu Sayaff is everywhere. LOL. Joke.
hmmmmm... What about in France or in Miami..hehe but f course everything will be expensive but if we will go in Philippines or China or Malaysia, money will worth double that means double the fun. Or we can just go to xplode's house
What about your place orb?
red_hanks said:
Yep, this might be hard to accomplish and might take years before it happens. But you'll never know. I want to see xplode in person before he explodes!!! LOL I want to see sun_dream before M$ put him behind bars (LOL sun, just jokin, peace bro! You know I luv ya...) And this would be one of a heck grand as in GRAND eyeball! Some from US, some from UK, some from Philippines, from Bulgaria, from mexico from Australia, from China, from Malaysia, from India, from Japan (hey bring some sushi..) from Italy, from Germany, from around the world in one place.
Can't vote Philipines. Can't assure you guys your safety. Abu Sayaff is everywhere. LOL. Joke.
hmmmmm... What about in France or in Miami..hehe but f course everything will be expensive but if we will go in Philippines or China or Malaysia, money will worth double that means double the fun. Or we can just go to xplode's house
What about your place orb?
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Mexico would be fantastic! and we have nice places!
we are not an expensive country, and lees if most people comes form UK & USA!
1 british pound is = 18 mexican pesos
1 us dollar = 14 pesos
orb3000 said:
This actually would be a great great idea!
hard to acomplish because distances, work, and money issues
But that would be AN UNPRECEDENT EVENT IN THE WHOLE WWW!!!
First point to discuss:
1.- Where?
I have some miles acumulated on my JAL account and willing to use them for this cause!
If ever gets real...
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Amsterdam of course...
Legal Drugs, Hookers... er, I mean, that's where xda all started
Dave
DaveShaw said:
Amsterdam of course...
Legal Drugs, Hookers... er, I mean, that's where xda all started
Dave
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Wow!
I think with those atractives nobody will refuse to go Amsterdam! (Never been there)
An oh..of course that was the creation place, so now number 2 on the list:
2. When?
When? That my friend we don't know...
Hello all,
I am in the hospitality business and organise events for a number of blue chips – in short my company is the best in the business.
I get good rates on hotels, restaurants and have excellent connections for all things conference throughout Europe. So if Italy, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, Uk or Ireland is a possible venue for the proposed event, I will be happy to get involved. I am a big fan of XDA.
Work is on going on our website just now so I am aware that a number of pages need updating... its in the hands of the HTML engineer... link in my signature if ya wanna have a look at what we do.
Best,
J
This would be pretty cool however i've never seen it work out in any other forum. I think the best thing to do would be to create a poll and see where most people are located. Say there's a bundle in California, then we could have one in LA or some place close to all Californians. Same thing for other states, countries, even cities, etc. We could then all share our experiences. As for me, i'm in Southern California, hence the reason i used it
More or less this event might take place in the US or somewhere in Europe...only few asian are here...
It is a nice idea. Make it a convention and invite some guest speakers to show off the future of mobile devices, have reps from HTC and others perhaps like Sony, Motorola, Nokia, Jabra, etc... showing off newest gadgets and gear - Workshop seminars and stuff like that. It could be a fun time to meet some of our members in person, talk, show off our devices and envy the other person's device and a good learning opportunity as well.
invite some guest speakers to show off the future of mobile devices, have reps from HTC and others perhaps like Sony, Motorola, Nokia, Jabra, etc... showing off newest gadgets and gear -
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it won't be an eyeball anymore. It will look like a convention, a meeting, etc. And that will be boring because everyone should be formal. Just an "ORDINARY' but "GRANDacious" eyeball.. exclusively fro XDA-DEV members and if you like we can invite M$ as our guest speaker..LOL
Just a regular GRAND EYEBALL, just to meet each and everyone here at XDA-DEV. No paper works, no signing up just beer and phones and girls too...
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This would be pretty cool however i've never seen it work out in any other forum. I think the best thing to do would be to create a poll and see where most people are located. Say there's a bundle in California, then we could have one in LA or some place close to all Californians. Same thing for other states, countries, even cities, etc. We could then all share our experiences. As for me, i'm in Southern California, hence the reason i used it
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Agree with the poll
Starting form there we can see how many would like to attend and where most people is located
But I must say that I agree with Daveshaw that the best place should be where all this started: Amsterdam!
So who is going to create the poll?
Yeah, Amsterdam would be great! And there will be raffle promos and HTC Devices giveaways courtesy of all xda-dev's moderators and admins... Come one let's make this happen.
Great poll!
LOL
Last option looks pretty cool!
hehehe if that last option wins...you got to pay my expenses going to your place!
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Can't vote Philipines. Can't assure you guys your safety. Abu Sayaff is everywhere. LOL. Joke.
hmmmmm... What about in France or in Miami..hehe but f course everything will be expensive but if we will go in Philippines or China or Malaysia, money will worth double that means double the fun. Or we can just go to xplode's house
What about your place orb?
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just a cent from a newbee, i hope this great idea will happen sooner...
i agree however that safety, next of course to resources, is definitely the issue needed to be considered by anyone else. but who's safe nowadays? i dont think there's a better place than our own abode (just be sure our better half is out.. lol)..
a little clarification though about Philippines vis a vis Abu Sayaff (ASG). ASG concentrates mostly in northern part of Mindanao and now being relentlessly pursued. on the otherhand, there are great places in the Philippines particularly in Luzon & Visayas, although as i've said cant be considered safer that our homes. But on the brighter side, your 1$ to Php47.++ is quite noteworthy of consideration.... more than double the fun i guess
Btw, considering the "safety" issue as quoted, i voted for the last option (peace orb...)
cheers...
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It is a nice idea. Make it a convention and invite some guest speakers to show off the future of mobile devices, have reps from HTC and others perhaps like Sony, Motorola, Nokia, Jabra, etc... showing off newest gadgets and gear - Workshop seminars and stuff like that. It could be a fun time to meet some of our members in person, talk, show off our devices and envy the other person's device and a good learning opportunity as well.
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and Microsoft too.... for moratorium on infringement
@phezthie
yeah, your dollar worth a lot here in the philippines...now everybody knows *darn* lol
Of course there are lots of great places here...it's a 7,100 island country..pick your choice.
Hey Orb... 2 votes for you now..jejeje...
red_hanks said:
@phezthie
yeah, your dollar worth a lot here in the philippines...now everybody knows *darn* lol
Of course there are lots of great places here...it's a 7,100 island country..pick your choice.
Hey Orb... 2 votes for you now..jejeje...
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yep, I´m watching!!
Ready for Tequila?
3. The host city (Members) use their money to provide a place for the eyeball party and lots drinks of course!!!

Mexico GOLDCUP 2009 Champion

Has been a long time since Mexico didnt gave us a Cup... neither a beer cup!
So... many manager has pass around and the team cant make one just nice game... but "The Vasco" Javier Aguirre comes and reprend the team shout a lil and give'em some nice advice to the team.
So our team, our soccer team wins the Cup.
Cheers Mexican lets celebrate this, as i say its been a long time.
from taragana sports...
The fiesta was on.
Jose Antonio Castro and Guillermo Franco put the finishing touches on Mexico’s first win at the United States since March 1989. Castro scored off a great through-pass from Vela, a substitute who energized Mexico when he entered the game after halftime.
The United States, fielding an inexperienced squad after the top team finished second in the Confederations Cup last month, could not maintain American dominance of its continental rival. Not even close.
Mexico was 0-9-2 at the United States since its last win, and fell 2-0 in February in a World Cup qualifier. The nations meet again in Mexico City on Aug. 12, but then the full American roster will be on hand, along with several of the players who carried El Tri to this Gold Cup crown.
But that is another story. For now, after a 10-year wait, there was sweet victory in commanding style.
At the final whistle, the green-clad Mexican players stormed onto the field in jubilation, mobbing Dos Santos, who was voted the game’s most valuable player. Then they saluted the crowd that made the Meadowlands sound more like Mexico City, making a tour of the pitch with the trophy in hand.
For the Americans, it was a return to reality. After Bob Bradley coached them to a runner-up finish in the Confederations Cup in South Africa, he gave most of the players a pass for the Gold Cup. Still, the untested fill-ins showed versatility and fortitude — at least until Mexico ran over them in a spectacular 45-minute offensive onslaught.
So in the net arent pics cause it past at least 10 minutes so please upload some pics.
A video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpEv2VFcA8A
oh yeah!! carnal bailaron al son del PA PE PI PO PU!! 5 NADAMAS!
by the way any news on the thouch pro 2 and t-mobile.?
This means nothing..The World cup is what determines which teams is the best of all 32 nations. Brazil is going to win the World cup this time
HAHAHA
Are you from USA? oh yeah I understand that comment...
Well its true... Mexico is not a rival for european teams i have the same felling Brazil will wins the WORLD CUP!
at least... Italy sow the worst face of his team this year...
I'm from U.S but I consider myself Latino/Hispanic
And yeah Brazil has always been my favorite team.
Viva Italia! They will have a great chance of winning another cup!!
galaxys said:
Viva Italia! They will have a great chance of winning another cup!!
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ROFL. Dream on.
One vote for France as the world cup champion!
And it´s a shame for me to say this, but Mexican soccer sucks...
CraZyLiLbOy said:
This means nothing..The World cup is what determines which teams is the best of all 32 nations. Brazil is going to win the World cup this time
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I doubt Brazil Since almost all its old/good players are playing so they might not win and the one ending up winning might be France/Italy/Germany since they are one the strongest teams over seas
Diagrax said:
I doubt Brazil Since almost all its old/good players are playing so they might not win and the one ending up winning might be France/Italy/Germany since they are one the strongest teams over seas
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dont get your hopes up... Italy won the world cup because of the penalty kicks and thats it..ive seen them playing and they played unprofessional...who in the world would think that italy would win the world cup...germany could be the next world champions
Unfortunately, i don't think italy will win the next world cup. Not always the best team wins (i not saing italy is the best, for sure brasil nowadays is better), sometimes it's just "luck" which decides matchs. In 2006 we won aganist australia thank to a penality in the last few minutes, we won aganist germany at the last minute (by the way it was a GREAT victory) and we won the final with penalitys.
Masacre!
video attached! jajaja in first post
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Unfortunately, i don't think italy will win the next world cup. Not always the best team wins (i not saing italy is the best, for sure brasil nowadays is better), sometimes it's just "luck" which decides matchs. In 2006 we won aganist australia thank to a penality in the last few minutes, we won aganist germany at the last minute (by the way it was a GREAT victory) and we won the final with penalitys.
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Italy is actually pretty good, just that they make minor errors when they play which is normal (they make to many) and Brazil actually has fallen in overall (in my opinion) But we'll have to see Next Year to see who has improved over these last 4 yrs
Haha Saw the vid.
Also USA are big fkin sore losers they get over aggressive cheat and actually try to start fights and Mexico they usually take it calmly and i guess they dont play like tht. Mexico should have a chance next year if they play like in this game but with improvement.
Thats the spirit!!!
Hahaha well it seems that you arent Mexican!
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Thats the spirit!!!
Hahaha well it seems that you arent Mexican!
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haha im not?...Lol I sure am a Mexican (soy de Coahuila) haha
hahaha
God damn so...
Ese es el espiritu paisano!!!
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God damn so...
Ese es el espiritu paisano!!!
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Hahaha!
Sorry Paisa, I really do not like soccer but of course I support México if plays an international game!
I preferr F1!!!

MLS

How many MLS games have you been to? Do you know your city's MLS team? Here in Seattle we've got Sounders FC. Fan response has been high here, what about your town?
mytmouse said:
How many MLS games have you been to? Do you know your city's MLS team? Here in Seattle we've got Sounders FC. Fan response has been high here, what about your town?
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FC Dallas kind of lame and boring at times...but ok, I guess
I wish we had the set up you guys have plus MR. Drew Carrey backing the whole project up and being run the way it is by the fans
We've got an awesome stadium. They repurposed the football stad so it's enormous. Crowds have been 15k+ every match,
mytmouse said:
We've got an awesome stadium. They repurposed the football stad so it's enormous. Crowds have been 15k+ every match,
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FC Dallas gets some descent 2 to 5k fans if lucky
well Montreal Impact would be playing in mls in 2012
htc fan89 said:
well Montreal Impact would be playing in mls in 2012
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Seems like it's expanding. I had no idea Drew Carey was involved with the Sounders FC though.
mytmouse said:
Seems like it's expanding. I had no idea Drew Carey was involved with the Sounders FC though.
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? How dare you call yourself a Saunders fan and not know that
Just Kidding mate
Well In NYC we have the NY Red Bulls, which I don't even know if they play lol. There is also LA Galaxy, which has Beckham, but I think he gets paid a s**t load of cash for just being there. It's all about ManU though
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Well In NYC we have the NY Red Bulls, which I don't even know if they play lol. There is also LA Galaxy, which has Beckham, but I think he gets paid a s**t load of cash for just being there. It's all about ManU though
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Plus NY just Bought T. Henry (French Player) from Barcelona
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Plus NY just Bought T. Henry (French Player) from Barcelona
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I love how you have to explain who Henry is! and its Football, not soccer!
I think Henry is past it though. He (and the rest of the french team in fairness) had a very very poor World Cup, and Henry dind't really play his best at FCB
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I love how you have to explain who Henry is! and its Football, not soccer!
I think Henry is past it though. He (and the rest of the french team in fairness) had a very very poor World Cup, and Henry dind't really play his best at FCB
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Europe and South America=Football or Futbol
USA=Soccer (??)
I know, but still, it confuses my poor brain when someone says football in america and referres to NFL.. I keep thinking football, as in soccer.
I don't understand how NFL is football. You kick the ball a few times, most of the time it is being carried or thrown... Oh well... I'm going to shut up now and get back on with some work I am meant to be doing....

French fighter jets deployed over Libya

So, the west is finally in Libya helping the rebels over there.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/19/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1
I believe this is great, as long as air support is the only thing we're supporting with. I know, we are not the world's police, but when such a genocide is taking place I believe it's right to help the people of Libya.
Yeah I think it's about time the UN/US/UK/France did something about this. Colonel Gudaffi (spelling?) is totally messed up in the head. Does he honestly think that attacking even more now is going to help the situation? And more does he think that Pro-Gudaffi people take on the western world? Let's hope it ends well with little or no deaths to be had to those risking their lives going over to help the Libyan people.
I'm shocked at this.
I mean;
France going to war!?!
What universe did I wake up in!?
DanWilson said:
I'm shocked at this.
I mean;
France going to war!?!
What universe did I wake up in!?
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France has for long been a very powerful country when it comes to their army. It's also one of the five members of the United Nations Security Council.
France and UK are leading the operation.
US ships fires against Libya:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/19/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1
DanWilson said:
I'm shocked at this.
I mean;
France going to war!?!
What universe did I wake up in!?
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You do know that France has one of the strongest Army in the world with the French Foreign Legion army?
sindrefyrn said:
France has for long been a very powerful country when it comes to their army. It's also one of the five members of the United Nations Security Council.
France and UK are leading the operation.
US ships fires against Libya:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/19/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1
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France? Powerful? Don't make me lol.
I'm surprised they've not painted their flags white by now.
Dude jokes old man
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Dude jokes old man
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France are still rather weak.
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France? Powerful? Don't make me lol.
I'm surprised they've not painted their flags white by now.
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France is ranked 6th here.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/
Total hypocracy.
DanWilson said:
I'm shocked at this.
I mean;
France going to war!?!
What universe did I wake up in!?
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Heh i knew i wouldn't be first.. I jumped at this thread the second i saw french and fighter lol
I find it interesting that France is actually getting involved considering they didn't want to have anything to do with the US' involvement in Iraq...maybe they have some interests of their own in Libya?
No politics.
Thread closed.

G'day Cobbers

G'day
I'm David, and have been a member of XDA since 2006, back when Windows Mobile 5 ruled the forums, and Android hadn't even been thought about.
I currently work in IT Support at a University in Australia. Previously I was a project engineer with a defence contractor. I worked in avionics/electronics, and doing the company IT on the side. I have a B/Eng in IT, and am also qualified to work on aircraft avionics,though I haven't done that for a long time!
I'm obviously Scottish , but moved to Australia in 2001 when I was 21.
I was a BIG fan of the early O2 devices (O2 XDA II, XDA IIs etc), then progressed to HTC WM devices. I even made a few ROMs for the HTC Touch Diamond, which were quite popular
Then when Android was ported to the HD2, I gave it a try, and instantly moved across and never looked back!
I joined the XDA moderator team in 2010, and progressed my way up to Assistant Admin to @MikeChannon (he's not as bad as people say )
The mod team are a great bunch! Keep an eye out for our recruitment notices that go out every now and again
If you need help with anything forum related, please feel free to contact me directly. I can help with name changes, passwords, forum or account issues, pretty much anything
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G'day
I'm David, and have been a member of XDA since 2006, back when Windows Mobile 5 ruled the forums, and Android hadn't even been thought about.
I currently work in IT Support at a University in Australia. Previously I was a project engineer with a defence contractor. I worked in avionics/electronics, and doing the company IT on the side. I have a B/Eng in IT, and am also qualified to work on aircraft avionics,though I haven't done that for a long time!
I'm obviously Scottish , but moved to Australia in 2001 when I was 21.
I was a BIG fan of the early O2 devices (O2 XDA II, XDA IIs etc), then progressed to HTC WM devices. I even made a few ROMs for the HTC Touch Diamond, which were quite popular
Then when Android was ported to the HD2, I gave it a try, and instantly moved across and never looked back!
I joined the XDA moderator team in 2010, and progressed my way up to Assistant Admin to @MikeChannon (he's not as bad as people say )
The mod team are a great bunch! Keep an eye out for our recruitment notices that go out every now and again
If you need help with anything forum related, please feel free to contact me directly. I can help with name changes, passwords, forum or account issues, pretty much anything
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Good story
the_scotsman said:
G'day
I'm David, and have been a member of XDA since 2006, back when Windows Mobile 5 ruled the forums, and Android hadn't even been thought about.
I currently work in IT Support at a University in Australia. Previously I was a project engineer with a defence contractor. I worked in avionics/electronics, and doing the company IT on the side. I have a B/Eng in IT, and am also qualified to work on aircraft avionics,though I haven't done that for a long time!
I'm obviously Scottish , but moved to Australia in 2001 when I was 21.
I was a BIG fan of the early O2 devices (O2 XDA II, XDA IIs etc), then progressed to HTC WM devices. I even made a few ROMs for the HTC Touch Diamond, which were quite popular
Then when Android was ported to the HD2, I gave it a try, and instantly moved across and never looked back!
I joined the XDA moderator team in 2010, and progressed my way up to Assistant Admin to @MikeChannon (he's not as bad as people say )
The mod team are a great bunch! Keep an eye out for our recruitment notices that go out every now and again
If you need help with anything forum related, please feel free to contact me directly. I can help with name changes, passwords, forum or account issues, pretty much anything
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Can you explain why you're "the scotsman" yet you're from Australia??
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Can you explain why you're "the scotsman" yet you're from Australia??
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Didn't he do?
the_scotsman said:
I'm obviously Scottish , but moved to Australia in 2001 when I was 21.
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the_scotsman said:
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I currently work in IT Support at a University in Australia. ... but moved to Australia in 2001 when I was 21.
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Where in Australia? NSW ... I have family near Sydney
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Where in Australia? NSW ... I have family near Sydney
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I hope they aren't affected by the severe, extreme flooding that is supposed to occur in the greater Sydney area. Fingers crossed!
also @the_scotsman what is a cobber? XD
svetius said:
also @the_scotsman what is a cobber? XD
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So what’s a Cobber?
In the Yiddish dialect of Hebrew, a cobber is a friend, comrade or good companion. In old Australian slang, a cobber is a good buddy, a pal (‘ga day, cobber!) And in Britain a cobber is someone to take a liking to.
sd_shadow said:
So what’s a Cobber?
In the Yiddish dialect of Hebrew, a cobber is a friend, comrade or good companion. In old Australian slang, a cobber is a good buddy, a pal (‘ga day, cobber!) And in Britain a cobber is someone to take a liking to.
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My translator (https://www.dict.cc/) just says it's Australian slang for buddy or mate. In German we call it "Kumpel".
Haha yea, it's Aussie slang for friend or mate
And I met and married an Aussie, and moved to Australia when I was 21.
It_ler said:
Where in Australia? NSW ... I have family near Sydney
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I'm 2 hours south of Sydney
the_scotsman said:
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I'm 2 hours south of Sydney
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Watch out for Germans about 1 hours west of Sydney
Oswald Boelcke said:
I hope they aren't affected by the severe, extreme flooding that is supposed to occur in the greater Sydney area. Fingers crossed!
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The current flood is in the north of Sydney ... region around Port Macquarie.
Neither my cousins nor David seem to be affected luckily

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