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| klikger |
Posted - 05/10/2004 : 23:41:21
I know everyone here is a FB fan, and that makes us love eachother unconditionally. But to everyone who isn't from the U.S., what is your opinion of Americans (based on experiences <2reelers> and/or irrational biases) in general? And please don't only comment on our current presidential administration, because most of us on this site at least agree that he is kind of a putz. Just wondering. |
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| The Calistanian |
Posted - 05/19/2004 : 13:41:03
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Well, here's hoping for hovercars and hoverboards anyway!
I actually just picked up my widescreen copy yesterday, I watched the first last night, the second right after work, and am going to now watch the third even though it 2:20 AM.
 "Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
I knew someone wouldn't be able to resist watching it after all that Michael J. Fox talk!
BTW, in Northern Minnesota, we are closer to the BTTF3 timeframe than the BTTF2 timeframe!
I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
| This_Guy |
Posted - 05/18/2004 : 00:42:27
BLT: i know you were kidding. i was kidding right back. as i always am. a good sense of humor makes life tolerable in more ways than 12.
sadly my "good sense of humor" was overlooked due to the improper mispalcement of "LOL". glad to know you didnt miss the condeceding cadence and kept up to the band though.
i couldn't tell you how many fundamentalist flag waving americans there are here in particular, and oddly enough it shouldnt matter. what i have noticed about afew of the americans here thusfar, is that they get really bent out of shape when somebody expresses their opinion, and thats sadly entertaining.
my typing licks too fella, no worries.
floop: i never said there wasn't anything worthwile in your country, because any glass scratchin, short bus rider can see that there is. i simply said you had nothing that the rest of the free world didnt, and presuming that jealousy is the motive behind american distaste is dysfunctionally juvinile.
it's not my intention to piss you gun packers off, so i'll end by saying nana-nana-boo-boo. |
| klikger |
Posted - 05/18/2004 : 00:03:25
Yeah, we'll trade you guys Moore for 2 cases of decent champagne. |
| BLT |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 15:16:32
Sorry, I've got a flagmaking class all weekend.
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| floop |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 14:52:18
hey BLT, i just heard they're going to have the JESUS truck at the rally this weekend (just announced).. are you sure you still don't want to go?
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| BLT |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 10:09:34
quote:
Originally posted by Adnan_le_Terrible
Keep your Michael Moore home instead of sending him over here to Cannes, you lousy Americans!
We sent him because he farts up a storm. At least keep him for a few weeks. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 09:57:59
J'aime Cannes.
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| Adnan_le_Terrible |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 09:44:06
Keep your Michael Moore home instead of sending him over here to Cannes, you lousy Americans!
It's our tradition to control, Like Erich Honecker and Helmut Kohl, From the Ukraine to the Rhône. Sweet home über alles, Lord, I'm coming home. So come on, Sugar Daddy, bring me home. |
| floop |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 09:07:24
quote:
Originally posted by This_Guy
youse fellers are funnier than a blind guy in a room full of deaf people.
yes, ive been to america many times, and for the most part the people ive met are nice and open about anything youre wanting to talk about. it's the christian fundamentalist, overtly proud, flag waving ones that always stick out in my mind though. perhaps thats not a fair stigma, but your country is indeed half and half.
i also know that america has good attributes too. it's pleasant to know that you'd presume otherwise due to a couple of posts criticising your blessed, rightous country. i have facts and history's testament to back up my critical claims.
i won't resort to childish name calling dallas. if that makes you feel "smarter" than me, then good on ya pallie. it doesn't make me any less right about my critique though. and i hope also that a trait as juvinile as envy isn't something you accuse everybody of. just total strangers you'll never meet.
and as far as being banned from istening to american music goes: c'mon, your country is becoming fascist enough without comments like that flowing from behind it's borders. keep saying shit like that and people might get the wrong idea about americans.
i thought there wasn't anything worthwhile in the United States (according to you). or were you just trying to be an ass when you said that? |
| BLT |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 08:40:39
quote:
Originally posted by This_Guy
and as far as being banned from istening to american music goes: c'mon, your country is becoming fascist enough without comments like that flowing from behind it's borders. keep saying shit like that and people might get the wrong idea about americans.
If a sense of humor makes me a fascist, then call me Benito! Because I joke about your comments, that makes me a part of the problem, eh? I'd like to think I'm one of the people on this board who is most critical of America. Your condescending history lesson is not news to me. For the most part, you're preaching to the choir on these issues. How many Yankee flag-waving fundamentalists do you actually think listen to FB and frequent this board?
==edit==
to correct my spelling because my typing sucks |
| This_Guy |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 03:46:45
youse fellers are funnier than a blind guy in a room full of deaf people.
yes, ive been to america many times, and for the most part the people ive met are nice and open about anything youre wanting to talk about. it's the christian fundamentalist, overtly proud, flag waving ones that always stick out in my mind though. perhaps thats not a fair stigma, but your country is indeed half and half.
i also know that america has good attributes too. it's pleasant to know that you'd presume otherwise due to a couple of posts criticising your blessed, rightous country. i have facts and history's testament to back up my critical claims.
i won't resort to childish name calling dallas. if that makes you feel "smarter" than me, then good on ya pallie. it doesn't make me any less right about my critique though. and i hope also that a trait as juvinile as envy isn't something you accuse everybody of. just total strangers you'll never meet.
and as far as being banned from istening to american music goes: c'mon, your country is becoming fascist enough without comments like that flowing from behind it's borders. keep saying shit like that and people might get the wrong idea about americans. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 11:12:25
Oh, and by the way, me watching BTTF3 last night lasted all of 20 mins before I started drifting off. :)
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 11:11:44
Yeah, I had to special order the widescreen one. I don't know why it was so hard to find?!
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| klikger |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 01:42:45
I can only find the fullscreen version. :( |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 01:27:49
Well, here's hoping for hovercars and hoverboards anyway!
I actually just picked up my widescreen copy yesterday, I watched the first last night, the second right after work, and am going to now watch the third even though it 2:20 AM.
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| VoVat |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 23:49:57
quote:
Also, aren't we actually living in the time period of Back to the Future 3, right now?
Since it's been established that you actually mean BTTF 2, the answer is no. That movie (the future part of it, anyway) was set in 2015. We have a few years left to go.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
| Adnan_le_Terrible |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 18:50:06
Euh, Charles?
It's our tradition to control, Like Erich Honecker and Helmut Kohl, From the Ukraine to the Rhône. Sweet home über alles, Lord, I'm coming home. So come on, Sugar Daddy, bring me home. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 11:38:37
quote:
Originally posted by Dallas
I really cant think of any country in the world that doesnt have at least a couple of things that I admire.
Ooh, ooh, what do you admire about us???
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
| BLT |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 11:28:42
Kickass. After you get that tattoo, don't go around wearing a blue wifebeater or someone might mistake you for a mailbox and shove a letter in your mouth.
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| floop |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 10:39:59
BLT, they just came in the mail. i decided to spend the extra 100 bucks and have them chromed. i think it looks more bad ass.
i want to have it all geared up for the monster truck rally next weekend. i get more unemployment benefits now that we just had another set of twins, so i figure i can splurge and get that American eagle tattoo. check out this guy's artwork. it's siiiiick!
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| BLT |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 10:08:52
Hey floop, did you get that new set of steer horns mounted on your Caddy yet? When I saw you at the Pixies show in Pomona, you said you had ordered them. You were so happy that you could afford them because you had finally finished paying off the loan you had to get so you could afford a doctor to remove that bullet from your leg. Using your grandma's house as collateral was probably the best thing you could have done-- I would have done it myself, given your situation. Still I was surprised that the cop shot you in the leg. Usually they just whiz a warning shot past your ear. |
| floop |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 09:46:54
just out of curiosity, have you ever been to the Unites States This Guy? |
| BLT |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 08:30:31
quote:
Originally posted by This_Guy
quote:
Originally posted by Dallas
The most patently bitter and envious line from this entire thread:
"like the states has anythihng to be jealous of in the first place."
What a hilariously dumb statement. Just dripping with envy.
envious of a piss poor public education system. right.
envious of crime rates in contention with none. sure.
envious of a rabid fervor for firearms. whatever makes the ego flume pallie.
envious of a disturbingly redundat stockpile of nuclear, chemical, and bilogical weapons. woohoo!!
envious of a healthcare system that caters to the 9% of the general population that can afford it. hahaha!!
envious of ecological catastrophies and industrial waste that no other producing nation can even come close to. USA! USA!!
envious of the manipulation of third world economic markets for profit, AND the support of dictators world wide. bravo!!
envious of more military engagements, mishandelings, police actions and war orchistrations since pre- world warll germany. good on ya son.
envious of weapons sales and supply to waring nations world wide to this very day. rockin.
envious of a two party system. tsk. tsk.
envious of a corporate owned media. i'm sure you think you get "the scoop". pfffft.
dripping with envy indeed.
perhaps the opinions of others wouldn't appear 'halariously dumb' if you took the time to view the world through eyes unbound by the red white and blue? i doubt it though. youre proudly american, and a texan to boot. you got shit sorted out already. god is on your side and he supports his people.the american way.
This Guy, you are hereby banned from listening to American music. This ban includes the Catholics and Pixies. Either throw away the disks or take them to your nearest secondhand music store to exchange for music by non-American artists. |
| Dallas |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 08:21:06
Absolutely dripping with envy. But mostly moronic. I really cant think of any country in the world that doesnt have at least a couple of things that I admire. But, then again I'm not a close-minded jackass.
I cant post on this thread without mentioning that I spent about a week in Vanc/Vict for the Pixies shows and was just awed by its beauty. Its an absolute gem of the world and I hope everyone gets a chance to visit there one day.
I met and talked to 4-5 Canucks who came to know where I was from and what I was doing there. They were extremely nice and hospitable. Went out of there way to give me advice on things to do and also gave me phone #'s that I could reach them at if I had questions. It was a great experience all around.
So, when I read about the Star Spangled Banner getting booed in Canadian arenas I will at least be able to counter that news with my personal experience. |
| floop |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 07:25:28
quote:
Originally posted by This_Guy
envious of a piss poor public education system. right.
envious of crime rates in contention with none. sure.
envious of a rabid fervor for firearms. whatever makes the ego flume pallie.
envious of a disturbingly redundat stockpile of nuclear, chemical, and bilogical weapons. woohoo!!
envious of a healthcare system that caters to the 9% of the general population that can afford it. hahaha!!
envious of ecological catastrophies and industrial waste that no other producing nation can even come close to. USA! USA!!
envious of the manipulation of third world economic markets for profit, AND the support of dictators world wide. bravo!!
envious of more military engagements, mishandelings, police actions and war orchistrations since pre- world warll germany. good on ya son.
envious of weapons sales and supply to waring nations world wide to this very day. rockin.
envious of a two party system. tsk. tsk.
envious of a corporate owned media. i'm sure you think you get "the scoop". pfffft.
dripping with envy indeed.
perhaps the opinions of others wouldn't appear 'halariously dumb' if you took the time to view the world through eyes unbound by the red white and blue? i doubt it though. youre proudly american, and a texan to boot. you got shit sorted out already. god is on your side and he supports his people.the american way.
and this would be the more "bitter" side Cult was talking about. |
| klikger |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 04:39:18
quote:
envious of a healthcare system that caters to the 9% of the general population that can afford it. hahaha!!
Hilarious. I hope that was a typo.
Yeah, I agree that there's a LOT wrong with American and our government specifically. But at the same time, there's a LOT right with America. And if Canada got as much international press as we do, I'm sure there'd be a list of stuff that they do wrong. But there can't be a list because only Canadians know what there capital is and who their PM is. ;)
Anyway, nice work Cult of Frank, you get a solid A for that long, informative post. You should teach a class on Can-Am relations. :) Seriously. |
| This_Guy |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 00:35:10
quote:
Originally posted by Dallas
The most patently bitter and envious line from this entire thread:
"like the states has anythihng to be jealous of in the first place."
What a hilariously dumb statement. Just dripping with envy.
envious of a piss poor public education system. right.
envious of crime rates in contention with none. sure.
envious of a rabid fervor for firearms. whatever makes the ego flume pallie.
envious of a disturbingly redundat stockpile of nuclear, chemical, and bilogical weapons. woohoo!!
envious of a healthcare system that caters to the 9% of the general population that can afford it. hahaha!!
envious of ecological catastrophies and industrial waste that no other producing nation can even come close to. USA! USA!!
envious of the manipulation of third world economic markets for profit, AND the support of dictators world wide. bravo!!
envious of more military engagements, mishandelings, police actions and war orchistrations since pre- world warll germany. good on ya son.
envious of weapons sales and supply to waring nations world wide to this very day. rockin.
envious of a two party system. tsk. tsk.
envious of a corporate owned media. i'm sure you think you get "the scoop". pfffft.
dripping with envy indeed.
perhaps the opinions of others wouldn't appear 'halariously dumb' if you took the time to view the world through eyes unbound by the red white and blue? i doubt it though. youre proudly american, and a texan to boot. you got shit sorted out already. god is on your side and he supports his people.the american way. |
| BLT |
Posted - 05/13/2004 : 23:44:56
What more appropriate day than Friday to raise a toast to Canadians Mike Reno and Loverboy? For it was they who reminded us why we go to work every day: FOR THE WEEKEND. Huzzah! |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/13/2004 : 22:31:12
Heh, I think we'd give you a run for your money. We're pretty hardy up here what with the cold and the constant polar bear wrestling. But it's all made up for by watching two of the finest Canadian girls wrestling in maple syrup.
If I go back and correct my spelling mistakes, can I get that mark bumped up?
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| floop |
Posted - 05/13/2004 : 22:21:18
dean,
thanks for taking the time to answer some of my questions, and for being honest about it (you're the only one. aren't there a LOT of Canadians here?). not to mention thorough and well written. i give you an A-. (a few spelling errors).
i really appreciate it. and again, if my dad and i come up there, please don't fight us. because we'll end up kicking your asses and i don't want to worsen Canada/United States relations more than they are. |
| martha_promise |
Posted - 05/13/2004 : 17:48:30
"You ain't me" - Frank Black (Cult of Ray)
I was just listening to this on the porch after lurking on this thread for a few days and it seemed relavent. Of course that could've been just the state that I was in. No pun taken, non intended.
So anyways, If Canada, Greece, the United Kingdom, Spain, the South Sandwich Islands, Israel, or Pakistan, are anything like Iowa,... then we are all fucked...
I'm not quite sure what I'm talking about. sorry.
~~I love the north part,... I love your marble ear~~ |
| BLT |
Posted - 05/13/2004 : 16:22:16
I actually know a guy called 'Biff'. |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 05/13/2004 : 15:09:34
MCFLY!!!
I love that film.
"Everywhere I go I want to travel by X-Wing" |
| The Calistanian |
Posted - 05/13/2004 : 14:57:24
quote:
Originally posted by BLT
quote:
Originally posted by Carolynanna
It seems that there's been more and more pro-sentiment for Michael J Fox since he first disclosed his illness.
You mean he's an upwardly mobile Republican in real life? I thought that was only on TV.
Actually the most pro-sentiment came when he had to work on the same set as Skippy. That's when I became a huge admirer.
Michael J. Fox/Alex P. Keaton/Scott WhateverfromTeenwolf = My Idol
I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
| Carolynanna |
Posted - 05/13/2004 : 14:56:54
See you've got Alex P Keaton and Michael J Fox mixed up.
He has Parkinson's. |
