TBK
Joined: Feb 03, 2006
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thesquig
Joined: Apr 11, 2004
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May 04, 2006 - 01:26 |
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Although British music is easily the best in the world, American is a close 2nd!
Other than that, I thank USA for Fender and Gibson, the finest popular guitar makers who help make my life a joy. |
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Longshanks
Joined: Feb 02, 2005
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May 04, 2006 - 01:32 |
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I like that it's over there, and not here  |
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LegendaryBill
Joined: Oct 23, 2005
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May 04, 2006 - 01:57 |
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The US has its hands in so many things around the world it is easy to resent our presence, but for the most part we are doing good things. OK, arguably misguided wars aside, we do participate in a lot of aid projects, and give more to third world countries than the countries themselves - and that's just Angelina Jolie - zing!!
And while agree humble pie is in order, sometimes it does not go well alongside of Apple Pie and Hot dogs. And it is hard to be humble when you are so isolated (geographically, at least.) It is also harder to swallow when a lot of what you hear from others is how much America stinks. While I believe the world does not begin or end with the USA, why do criticisms always seem to.
So what do I like about America? I like knowing that when help is needed, we will be there to lend a hand. Be it a tsunami or a nuclear meltdown on land or at sea, the USA is often there among the first. |
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ElGuappo
Joined: Apr 28, 2005
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May 04, 2006 - 02:33 |
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Hunter S Thompson, Elvis Presley, Bill Hicks, Jonny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jordan, Michael Stipe, Jesse Owens, Kurt Cobain, Jessica Simpsons Legs, Lisa Simpsons Brain, Martin Luther King, John Steinbeck, Steven Malkmus, Carl Lewis, Marlon Brando, Babe Ruth, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Neil Armstrong, JFK, Steven Speilberg, Jack White, The Coen Brothers and most importantly of all the two most effective and emotive voices of my generation HOMER SIMPSON and ERIC CARTMAN.....
These are the best things about America for me, I think many of these people could not have existed elsewhere... sweepstake now to see how many of these I will be told are not Americans.... |
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Furious_George
Joined: Aug 13, 2005
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May 04, 2006 - 02:46 |
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Quite frankly i'd be proud of a lot of what america does/has done, but just right now i wouldnt be talking about americas natural disaster response times as a positive point.
The incodent in New Orleans was very poorly handled from what the BBC reported, having said that, putting a chap on the moon is something to be proud of.
I cant help but admire a country where Presidents can cheat on their wives, rock and roll heroes can drink JD til they fall out of windows and people devote their lives to ugly pickup trucks. Its a strange country of opposites, and for that its worth something. All in all, I dont feel the 'sleeping giant' analagy works, I think its the mutant baby grown to 18 feet tall, dosed up on meths and dancing the tango on a hopscotch court : It makes no sense, but then nobody is surprised |
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EvolveToAnarchism
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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May 04, 2006 - 03:47 |
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Pirrekurr
Joined: Mar 11, 2004
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May 04, 2006 - 10:44 |
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| LordSnotball wrote: | the bad thing is that the Americans are always patting themselves on the back saying 'we are the best, we are the greatest', and it has now reached the point where the population are getting lazy, coz regardless of what they do, they will always be the best...
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Hey, that fits other countries too. We Swedes for instance know that we sit on the moral highground most of the time  .
| Furious_George wrote: | | I cant help but admire a country where Presidents can cheat on their wives |
Only in America would this be an issue. Doesn't the english find about one politician a week in the bed with some prostitute with an orange in his mouth and a sheep beside the bed? Europeans just don't care anymore. The Swedish Minister of State divorced and remarried one of his coworkers (why he would trade in his old wife Anita against his new wife Anitra, no one knows) but it almost wasn't commented on in the papers. Maybe this is something good or bad with the States. I don't know, but it is definately different...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it is great. I just saw a rerun on daytime TV and I must say that it is great. Cute chicks that kill monsters at high school, can't get much better than that. |
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JockMcRowdy
Joined: Jul 07, 2004
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May 04, 2006 - 13:43 |
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Giving us someone to look down on.
Showing us how not to do things. |
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Meech
Joined: Sep 15, 2005
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May 04, 2006 - 13:51 |
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And its called a family restaurant |
Are you telling me that wouldn't want you to start a family? On the Spot? |
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veron
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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May 04, 2006 - 14:01 |
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Stanley Kubrick and Paris.
Well, Kubrick moved out of US quite early and never went back, and Paris has some real issues with his home country, but I spose they still have to count... |
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Furious_George
Joined: Aug 13, 2005
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May 04, 2006 - 14:11 |
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America has the capacity to wind up even the most passive individuals... I mean, hell.. Moby got angry with america!? MOBY? that guy couldnt look more passive if he got dropped from his label and replaced by the 'cheeky girls'.... |
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SideshowBob
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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May 04, 2006 - 14:18 |
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I like the "Girls Gone Wild" videos. |
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f_alk
Joined: Sep 30, 2005
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May 04, 2006 - 18:49 |
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A tricky question.
I think i am thankful for the internet, and for two of my favorite jokes:
Q: What do the USA and Canada have in common?
A: Both have a southern border to a develpoing country where they like to go for cheap shopping.
Q: What do US beer and making love in a canoo have in common?
A: both are f*cking close to water. |
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CorporateSlave3
Joined: Feb 07, 2004
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May 04, 2006 - 19:04 |
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Carlos Mencia put it this way:
During the days of the Space Race, we realized that all the pens that had been invented so far would only work if there was gravity present. Therefore, the USA spent 30 million dollars to develop a pen that would be capable of writing in a zero-gee environment. We were successful, and our 'astro-men' proudly carried pens that could write upside-down with them into space.
The USSR said 'Let's use pencils'. |
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