The US of A - definitions

[Jah Lush]

It's a throwback from another thread. Spell check and puncuation Nazis are all over this forum at the moment calling each other Pinhead. I thought Pinhead was a Ramones song anyway. Gabba Gabba Hey!

[louisiana]

bigbadwolf Wrote:

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> The Mexican and Canadian borders, as well as the

> Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Unfortunately not. It now extends to certain parts of the UK.

[louisiana]

bigbadwolf Wrote:

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> It is actually bare Lou.

I could get out the Oxford Shorter. But I can't be bothered.

So here's the Wikipedia entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_keep_and_bear_arms

>

> Pinhead.

!

>

> However...

>

> I appreciate that it could be seen as a one way

> street and I'm mainly highlighting the general

> feeling of mutual respect given to Brits since we

> share such a common history and to an extent,

> culture.

The history was one of domination and rebellion, in case that passed you by.

>

> I agree that the 'special relationship' is, a

> mainly one way street concerning U.S interests,

> but it can be beneficial when we're leaning away

> from Europe. A luxury that most E.U members don't

> enjoy.

Oh, I don't know. Spain has the whole of South America to call on.

>

> Apart from America, Russia has got to be without a

> doubt, the most pikey nation on earth.

Russian pikeys? I like the idea.

We actually have a lot of Polish peeps round these parts. Who are all very lovely.

It's far to

> big for it's own good and is run by some of the

> shadiest characters imaginable. The place is a

> mess!

I think the empire will die.

Just wondering about what to call them, in the meantime. To raise a laugh, like. BBW, I expected you to be more on the case here.

[Brendan]

How long before we get onto the right to arm bears?

[louisiana]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> I can't believe

>

> a) someone was stupid enough to start this thread

>

> and

>

> b) she has got to the point, three posts in, where

> she is correcting people's spelling.

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> 0/10

Sandperson

That's an arithmetic epic FAIL.

I notice you don't hang out in the Drawing Room. If you did, you might welcome some light relief in the Lounge from time to time.

The cheese-eating surrender monkey meme was massive; why not want to promote equal inventiveness around another target? Had a sense of humour bypass recently?

[louisiana]

Brendan Wrote:

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> How long before we get onto the right to arm

> bears?

Now *that* I would be in favour of.

[Sandperson]

How was my maths wrong? You had posted three times, as I stated.

-1/10

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Right arm bears? Hairier than Panesar - let's get them in the team quick!

[Windom]

the phrase 'special relationship' does make me laugh. Special in a 'Dont tell you mother its our little secret' way more like.

[candj]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Gun-toting, overweight; overbearing, loud-mouthed,

> thick, burger munching bastards.

I don't carry a gun, nor am I overweight, or overbearing for that matter, am rather reserved, perhaps too clever for my own good and do not like burgers (parents were married when I was born incidentally). ;)

But I don't live in the States, thank the Good Lord.

[Jah Lush]

Candy. If you look you'll notice that I've already replied to that earlier. It wasn't meant to be taken seriously. Jeez! Americans eh?

[Jeremy]

candj Wrote:

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> thank the Good Lord.

You were doing such a convincing job up until this bit!

[candj]

Jah et Jeremy, Crikey, shall I spell it out..... T-O-N-G-U-E I-N C-H-E-E-K!

I'll admit that I can't spell, btw, which might be an American thing.

[Jah Lush]

And there was me thinking Americans don't understand irony.

[Asset]

'Cheese-eating surrender monkeys' was coined by Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons dontcha know!

[candj]

And groundskeeper Willie is a Scottish immigrant !

[EDKiwi]

Brendan Wrote:

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> How long before we get onto the right to arm

> bears?

Now that I like, give em a sporting chance.....hmmm an idea for a new spectator sport maybe, see who gets who first, the hunter or the gun toting bear?

[louisiana]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> candj Wrote:

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> > thank the Good Lord.

>

> You were doing such a convincing job up until this

> bit!

Yup, it's when the prayer mats come out that the cat is out of the bag.

[louisiana]

As I said early on, kind of, cheese-eating surrender monkey is a characterisation that may or may not have elements of truth. But it's got enough truth (the French are famed for their cheese; the French as a nation do not by and large go to war; but could someone explain the monkey thing to me?), and enough pithy somethingorother to make it really catchy.

So I suppose I'm looking for something that represents the US on the grand scale (something that many people do, something they are famed for producing), plus something that represents the nation/government angle. And perhaps some kind of animal ;-) All rolled into one.

[Brendan]

louisiana Wrote:

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> ... French as a nation do not by and large

> go to war;

Yes they do. They're actually pretty good at it too contrary to comon (well not common more like just Anglo Saxon) belief.

[mockney piers]

The French not go to war?

Wow that's like saying the pope doesn't wipe his arse in the woods.

And like Brendan says, long been reknowned for their prowess for a very very long time.

But you hide behind one ill thought out strategic defence line......

[Ted Max]

The French as a nation do not by and large go to war

Brilliant stuff. Have you got more of this?

[Ted Max]

They're actually pretty good at it too contrary to comon (well not common more like just Anglo Saxon) belief.

You'd have thought the Anglo Saxons would have had pretty good reason to believe the French were quite tasty. What with having had their arse handed to them on a tapestry, and all.

[bigbadwolf]

Ted Max Wrote:

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> They're actually pretty good at it too contrary to

> comon (well not common more like just Anglo Saxon)

> belief.

>

>

> You'd have thought the Anglo Saxons would have had

> pretty good reason to believe the French were

> quite tasty. What with having had their arse

> handed to them on a tapestry, and all.

That was very funny Ted.

[Brendan]

Anglo Saxon as in modern English identity not medieval ethnicity.