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Forum » Topic: Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:12:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php beau-jolly on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92141 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:40:29 +0000 beau-jolly 92141@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Dunno. I'll ask a tunasa witless on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92137 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:10:53 +0000 witless 92137@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ my head is spinning after that last sentance! beau-jolly on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92134 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:04:46 +0000 beau-jolly 92134@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ OK Sod you I'll look it up. <Some time later> Euskadi Ta Askatasuna Basque for Basque Homeland and Freedom, so maybe we should call them BHF or is that where your granny buys her bloomers? More difficult question is; Why is the Basque for Basque not Basque? witless on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92132 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:56:48 +0000 witless 92132@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Shoudln't the acronym for the Basque Separatist Group be BSG? COC (Confused of Cheam) bonjonelson on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92117 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:03:41 +0000 bonjonelson 92117@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ And they probably want to be pronounced "Eee Tee Ay" rather than "Etta", which is a bit too familiar for their liking. Alan Sundry on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92098 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:53:33 +0000 Alan Sundry 92098@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Oh no, a 14-year-old boy thinks I'm a cunt. My life is over. Alan Sundry on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92077 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:27:02 +0000 Alan Sundry 92077@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ VGS. 5* I'm a bit bored of the "saltire is a cunt" tags though - maybe grow up, someone? writinginbsl on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92026 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:06:04 +0000 writinginbsl 92026@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ stars and stars for spoolie's comment John Ffitch-Rucker on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92023 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:36:24 +0000 John Ffitch-Rucker 92023@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I’d quite like to separate Pippa Middleton from her basque. Stars. spoole2112 on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-92007 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:57:30 +0000 spoole2112 92007@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Explain This Acronym beau-jolly on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-91999 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:28:05 +0000 beau-jolly 91999@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Estimated Time of Attack? Vertically Challenged Giant on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-91995 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:15:00 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 91995@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Environmental Transport Association beau-jolly on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-91994 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:05:49 +0000 beau-jolly 91994@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ What do they stand for? Apart from Basque seperatism of course. Nice sub have stars GreenCross on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-91990 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:14:12 +0000 GreenCross 91990@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ like Vertically Challenged Giant on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-91983 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:39:35 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 91983@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Like it. waylandsmithy on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-91982 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:37:11 +0000 waylandsmithy 91982@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Quality. And nice user name, by the way. iRonA on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-91981 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:34:11 +0000 iRonA 91981@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Maybe it is because nobody knows what ETA stands for. Not like the KGB. No, hang on. dvo4fun on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-91977 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:24:26 +0000 dvo4fun 91977@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Yep. Same as with "'Nice' the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence" (BBC current affairs ad nauseum); at least I think that what it means. Either way NICE sub Gong of Fur on "Basque separatists ETA blame ceasefire on lack of "initial-only recognition"" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=32371#post-91973 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:19:13 +0000 Gong of Fur 91973@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ ‘Why couldn’t you for once just say “ETA”?’ asked Basque separatist group ETA leader Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, in an emotional plea to the world’s media to afford them the same status as the IRA, the KGB and JLS, all referred to by their three letter acronyms without any explanation. ‘Explaining it every time makes it sound like nobody knows us, like you have to remind them who is [the Basque separatist group] ETA' Many feel that the implied snub, repeated over the years, was what really drained the Basque separatist group ETA of support, rather than suppression by the Spanish government. High-profile publicist, Max Clifford agrees front-of-mind salience is vital for brand-building public figures, asking us just to call him "Max Clifford" from now on.