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Post by **Superior Bacon** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:06 am

I like America, even if it can be incredibly stupid. I haven't lived in any other country, but Ireland was very nice when I visited it.

Decker · Post by **Decker** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:56 am

Bacon wrote:Decker, I love you, but please shut up about America. We know you don't like America. We know you like Britain.

So drop it, okay?

I like America. You've made some pretty interesting discoveries and progresses in science, but there's just so much useless crap that you guys do I just don't understand it at all

Operation Awesome · Post by **Operation Awesome** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:26 am

Decker wrote:
Bacon wrote:Decker, I love you, but please shut up about America. We know you don't like America. We know you like Britain.

So drop it, okay?
I like America. You've made some pretty interesting discoveries and progresses in science, but there's just so much useless crap that you guys do I just don't understand it at all

I don't understand it either Decker, though you are aware of just who was president up until a year ago?
He may have something to do with our more pointless and rash actions recently.

Decker · Post by **Decker** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:34 am

I was mostly referring to "Having a holiday to celebrate how a holiday has just passed" and also "Having holidays for the sake of having days off work"

DoNotDelete · Post by **DoNotDelete** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:07 pm

Hahahah!

People being proud of their nationality... that's hilarious!

Karilyn · Post by **Karilyn** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:22 pm

Decker wrote:I was mostly referring to "Having a holiday to celebrate how a holiday has just passed" and also "Having holidays for the sake of having days off work"

Uhhhhhhh... Boxing day is a British holiday, not an American holiday. Labor Day is the only American which hits the second qualifier.

Britain: 1
America: 1
Looks pretty even to me.

News Flash: British can be just as ignorant of other world cultures as Americans. More at the top of the hour.

Fooflyer · Post by **Fooflyer** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:53 pm

Hey guys remember when Britain colonized America? Yeah, good times.

Post by **The Bouncer** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:48 pm

DoNotDelete wrote:Hahahah!

People being proud of their nationality... that's hilarious!

Okay, that was seriously not cool and did not add to the discussion in here at all.

Post by **DarkSurfer** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:32 pm

Creeper wrote:
DoNotDelete wrote:Hahahah!

People being proud of their nationality... that's hilarious!
Okay, that was seriously not cool and did not add to the discussion in here at all.

This. If you're going to bash, then give a good reason.

DoNotDelete · Post by **DoNotDelete** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:41 pm

It's a joke.

Seriously though, people taking too much pride in their nationality has historically been a precipitant of riots, social conflict and/or wars.

See: Orange Marches, Northern Ireland.

I could give other examples but that's about the best example I have to hand.

Also, try removing the rods from your asses, and not taking everything I say as a personal attack.

Crawfish · Post by **Crawfish** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:49 pm

Whatevs, I fucking love America even though I know we have a loooot of really dumb people and some problems. At least we have a country that encourages political criticism and stuff. If something terrible happens, it's reported on for weeks. Decker, I really don't understand your holiday qualm like, at all. Holidays like Colombus Day just give students off of school, but teachers still go in for work planning and such. Government workers also get a few of those off too, but seriously. If you want to hate America hate us because we have a stupid Christian population, treat gays as sub-citizens, and have a somewhat mediocre public school system.

You know, real things.

Squigzog · Post by **Squigzog** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:52 pm

Hey.

I'm a christian and I isn't stupid.

Also: What's with that stereotype anyways? Oh wait nvm.
I kinda get it. I never really have been blinded by faith and have sort of been looked down upon for it.

Crawfish · Post by **Crawfish** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:53 pm

Sorry, I worded it badly. I didn't mean that all Christians were stupid, but that America has some of the dumbest ones ever.

Squigzog · Post by **Squigzog** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:55 pm

Zeal is a double edged sword. As well as ignorance

Bill Nye the Science Guy · Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:58 pm

Decker wrote:I was mostly referring to "Having a holiday to celebrate how a holiday has just passed" and also "Having holidays for the sake of having days off work"

to be honest i would love it if England had more of these