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ColinEssex said:
But, now you mention it, I bet if I had the same claim in the USA, the payout would be massive and not a couple of thousand like it is here.

Col

Because you probably wouldn't have had a helmet on :eek: ;) :D
 
ColinEssex said:
We get enough of the USA shoved down our throats on the news every night thank you.:rolleyes:
That explains why you spew it back up here each morning. :rolleyes:
 
Kraj said:
That explains why you spew it back up here each morning. :rolleyes:

:eek: :eek:

Shoved down the throat / spew it back up
every night / each morning

Pretty darn good... :D

(No offense Col - ;) )
 
Bodisathva said:
wonk, wonk, wonk...

you're starting to sound like Charlie Brown's teacher...
:confused: Who or what is Charlie Brown and who or what is his teacher?

Because you probably wouldn't have had a helmet on
then my friend I would be dead

That explains why you spew it back up here each morning
spew? hmm good word as we are sick of seeing every night some suited prat spokesman from the Casa Blanca telling us how fab things are going and how fab the USA is at saving the world - oh and we've just killed 200 innocent people - but hey! arn't we doing a great job on terror?

Col
 
ColinEssex said:
:confused: Who or what is Charlie Brown and who or what is his teacher?
Sorry, I forgot, you only get the horrible, bad, ugly news from the US and none of the culture.

Ken? Kraj? Since I'm at work can someone locate a sound-byte of Charlie Brown's teacher for Col?:D
 
Bodisathva said:
Sorry, I forgot, you only get the horrible, bad, ugly news from the US and none of the culture.

Ken? Kraj? Since I'm at work can someone locate a sound-byte of Charlie Brown's teacher for Col?:D

These are all I can find - Link

(But the first one on the second page is kinda appropriate...;) )
 
KenHigg said:
Pretty darn good... :D

(No offense Col - ;) )
Thanks Ken. :) I thought that was pretty clever if I do say so myself. :D

ColinEssex said:
spew? hmm good word as we are sick of seeing every night some suited prat spokesman from the Casa Blanca telling us how fab things are going and how fab the USA is at saving the world - oh and we've just killed 200 innocent people - but hey! arn't we doing a great job on terror?

Col
I thought Casablanca was in Morroco? :confused:

Bodisathva said:
Ken? Kraj? Since I'm at work can someone locate a sound-byte of Charlie Brown's teacher for Col?:D
Here ya go :)

http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/play/play.cfm/sound_iid.4741
 
ColinEssex said:
You didn't say you were responding to Rich. Where do you think the sue-all culture came from?

Colin, I also said

My response was really not directed at you, Colin, and I apologize for any misunderstanding. I am sure your claims are justified.

ColinEssex said:
who said you did?

Perhaps my wording was inappropriate. No one has said anything to me personally, but I have seen several comments submitted to different threads where a person's opinion was responded to as if it was being disputed, based on them being an American. When something appears on your TV as popular opinion in this country, then it must be true. I would think it would be refreshing for you to see that the popular opinion you see on TV really isn't as true as it is portrayed, based on the opinions you see here. I mean, for God's sake, even I don't believe everything I hear on TV or read in the newspapers, about my own country. Why do you? Do you beleive everything your media tells you about your own country? Is there no bias in the media there?

Lisa
 
lmnop7854 said:
as if that idea originated in the US,
Lisa


It did


Only us shameless Americans, out for a buck.

It's part of the capitalist ethos

I'm not happy with the President, and I didn't vote for him.

The Majority did

But I am not an evil person,
never said you were

and I don't sue everyone I see,
never said you did

and I don't kill people in foreign countries,
never said you did

and I don't condone that behavior.
never said you did

Unfortunately, our media displays all of our imperfections loudly across the airwaves, and manyof us get a bad rep as a result.

we don't watch your media :confused:

So stop putting words in my mouth, .

I've never done anything of the sort

and aligning me with the ideals of my government.
never done anything of the sort

If I say I don't believe something, it would just be nice to be trusted at my word,

never doubted it or said anything different

rather than having someone act incredulous that America could have spit out someone with a brain.

We know some Americans have brains, we've frequently heaped praise on the likes of Clinton, Roosevelt etc., sadly there aren't enough of you at the moment and please read some more of our posts before jumping to the conclusion that we think you're all stupid warmongers
 
Rich said:
We know some Americans have brains, we've frequently heaped praise on the likes of Clinton, Roosevelt etc.,

They're the only ones with brains? Is that what your media tells you?

Rich said:
sadly there aren't enough of you at the moment

How do you know? How many Americans do you regularly speak with? How much time do you spend over here? So how could you possibly say that Americans don't have brains because Bush is in the White House? We could then, by the same token, say that people in the UK don't have brains because Blair is the PM. You guys voted him in, didn't you? And you're just as unhappy with him as people are with Bush? Makes sense, doesn't it? I'm not trying to pick a fight here, I'm just trying to understand how you could say that...

Rich said:
and please read some more of our posts before jumping to the conclusion that we think you're all stupid warmongers

Sadly, reading your posts is where one would get the idea that you think all Americans are stupid warmongers. :(
 
MrsGorilla said:
They're the only ones with brains? Is that what your media tells you?

Our media didn't tell me who to put on the list, those two stood out because oddly enough they've been vilified by Americans here, probably Republicans :D
I could list more;)

How many Americans do you regularly speak with?

Thousands, online here and elsewhere ;)

So how could you possibly say that Americans don't have brains
Where have I said that? :confused:

You guys voted him in, didn't you?
Oddly enough no we didn't, he got elected with a minority share of the vote, Bush got elected with a majority


And you're just as unhappy with him as people are with Bush
We're a great deal more unhappy with Bliar than even Bush, he destroyed our being seen as a country with a sense of fair play and justice overnight :mad: :mad:
Our European neighbours won't even vote for us any more because they think he was acting on our behalf, the vast majority of the UK were dead set against the war in Iraq, cabinet ministers even resigned over it at the time.


Sadly, reading your posts is where one would get the idea that you think all Americans are stupid warmongers

No we're just trying to make sure you don't elect jingoists like Bush again :)
 
Rich said:
Thousands, online here and elsewhere ;)

So, how many of said Americans would you say "had brains"? And then, would you say that you thought they were representative of the American population or an anomoly?

Rich said:
Where have I said that?

You said there weren't enough of us just a few posts ago. I was replying to that. ;)

Rich said:
Oddly enough no we didn't, he got elected with a minority share of the vote, Bush got elected with a majority

I'm still not sure I understand how someone can get elected with a minority share of the vote. :confused:

Rich said:
We're a great deal more unhappy with Bliar than even Bush, he destroyed our being seen as a country with a sense of fair play and justice overnight :mad: :mad:
Our European neighbours won't even vote for us any more because they think he was acting on our behalf, the vast majority of the UK were dead set against the war in Iraq, cabinet ministers even resigned over it at the time.

Good. Then you know how we feel. :D Trust me, the majority of Americans are not happy with how we are portrayed in the media, or with the fact that our reputation and credibility with the rest of the world has plummeted. It does nothing to help matters when our soldiers commit heinous acts toward Iraqi prisoners, even though I know the vast majority of our soldiers are doing a fantastic job. Sadly, the good ones don't get any recognition, only the twisted few who are criminals themselves get all of the media attention (another reason why I don't watch much news any more). :rolleyes:


Rich said:
No we're just trying to make sure you don't elect jingoists like Bush again :)

I've already decided, I'm voting for Jeb if he runs, just to spite you. :rolleyes: :D
 
Cindy said:
I've already decided, I'm voting for Jeb if he runs, just to spite you. :rolleyes: :D

You do realise he'll repeal all the crash helmet laws to start with ;) :D
 
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Rich said:
You do realise he'll repeal all the crash helmet laws to start with ;) :D

Then we'll have mass chaos on the roads from then on. :cool: :p

By the way, I'm sure we've covered this before, but do you have helmet laws over there?
 
MrsGorilla said:
By the way, I'm sure we've covered this before, but do you have helmet laws over there?


Both motorcyclist and pillion passenger must wear an approved safety helmet on all journeys. Under The Motor Cycle Crash Helmet (Religious Exemptions) Act 1976, this regulation does not apply to a follower of the Sikh religion while he is wearing a turban.
 

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