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Thank you America

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Barmy Army, Aug 22, 2010.

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  1. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    Ok, I'm fed up of it. America gets too much bad press on here and I think it's about time it stopped. Let's have an America love fest to try and balance it out. Some come on guys, what do you all love about Uncle Sam? I'll start.

    Thank you America: for The Simpsons. The funniest cartoon ever.
    Thank you America: for Malcolm in the Middle. Hilarious.
    Thank you America: for George R. R. Martin. My favourite author.
    Thank you America: for Half Life
    Thank you America: for Quentin Tarantino
    Thank you America: for Hollister. My favourite clothes & fragrance brand.
    Thank you America: for my Xbox 360
    Thank you America: for Coca Cola. Horrifically damaging goodness.
    Thank you America: for Steven Wright
    Thank you America: for Bill Hicks
    Thank you America: for George Carlin
    Thank you America: for the Ford GT
    Thank you America: for Forza 3. The best driving game ever.

    A country that has given us so much, can't be all bad, can it?
     
    Barmy Army, Aug 22, 2010
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  2. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    No, no we're all bad; we just do a few good things to throw you off :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, Aug 22, 2010
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  3. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Thank you for Modern Family and the Grand Canyon.
     
    Harbourboy, Aug 22, 2010
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  4. NOG (No Other Gods)

    NOG (No Other Gods) Going to church doesn't make you a Christian

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    What? No internet? No satellite communications? No nuclear power? Come on, you can do better than that! :)

    Seriously, though. Thanks for the effort.
     
    NOG (No Other Gods), Aug 22, 2010
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  5. Morgoth

    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

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    I didn't realize Americans invented nuclear power :p
     
    Morgoth, Aug 22, 2010
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  6. Morgoroth

    Morgoroth Just because I happen to have tentacles, it doesn'

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    Yeah and technically soviets launched the first satellite. ;)
     
    Morgoroth, Aug 22, 2010
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  7. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Umm...the Californians do some OK chardonnay...
     
    Silvery, Aug 22, 2010
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    [​IMG] Thank you for:

    - Ernest Hemingway,
    - Charles Bukowski,
    - Robert Frost,
    - William Faulkner (SO bloody much! :) ),
    - Thomas Stearns Eliot (even bloody more)...

    And, last but not least, a certain man I knew once. Not a writer, though. :D
     
    Runescarred, Aug 22, 2010
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  9. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    An English guy invented the internet.
     
    Barmy Army, Aug 22, 2010
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  10. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    America didn't invent the internet, researchers at CERN in Switzerland did. :doh:

    We just made is awesome! :bigeyes:
     
    Kitrax, Aug 22, 2010
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    Al Gore is not English. He's American.
     
    starfox64, Aug 22, 2010
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  12. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    Hm, will Americans get this joke? Because it's missed me lol.
     
    Barmy Army, Aug 22, 2010
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  13. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    History is not exactly our best subject. However: Telstar - we just made it better. ;)

    And thank you for the thread, Barmy. :)

    There was a false claim that Al Gore stated he invented the internet. Politics, of course.
     
    Chandos the Red, Aug 23, 2010
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  14. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    Thank F'N You for Jolt Freaking Cola, and all it's freaking flavors.
     
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    When you say "America" does that include Canada and South America?





    Hehehe.
     
    nior, Aug 23, 2010
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  16. Cap'n CJ

    Cap'n CJ Arrr! Veteran

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    Cheers for Relentless - The drink that's kept me standing for the past 3 years.
     
    Cap'n CJ, Aug 23, 2010
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  17. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Thanks for "The Karate Kid".
     
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  18. Morgoth

    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

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    No, Americans did invent the Internet. Researchers at CERN only invented the web :p
     
    Morgoth, Aug 23, 2010
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  19. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    IIRC, Gore claimed that "I took the initiative in creating the Internet" while on a Senate committee. This was then deliberately misquoted, bent out of shape and widely ridiculed by certain political opponents during the 2000 presidential campaign. This might very well have cost Al Gore the presidency. But I suppose this is a topic for the AoLS... :)
     
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  20. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Thank you America for making the rest of us look good. :p
     
    Splunge, Aug 23, 2010
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