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The American World :D

Unread postby Barbara » Tue 24 Jan 2006, 06:09:32

**no english mothertongue**
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Objects in the rear view mirror
are closer than they appear.
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Re: The American World :D

Unread postby Tuike » Tue 24 Jan 2006, 06:32:42

Very funny...

Here's another version:
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Here's how finns view the world:
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Re: The American World :D

Unread postby Novus » Tue 24 Jan 2006, 08:56:11

That map is pretty accurate as how Americans see the world though it might be a bit dated. I-Rack should be on there somewhere. Draw a Tan circle on there somewhere and lable it I-Rack Terrorists live here.
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Re: The American World :D

Unread postby crow » Tue 24 Jan 2006, 09:44:33

I think it accurately reflects the average american IQ and ignorance. You even got the typical arrogance in there. Well done.
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Re: The American World :D

Unread postby Wildwell » Tue 24 Jan 2006, 10:00:37

I was reading about the history of America last night, it’s a shockingly young country, in the 1860s slavery was rife and the country was still divided. They clearly didn’t like tax, that’s why they kicked the British out. But interestingly the whole growth of the country came about in the early 1800s. Thomas Malthus, our old population pessimist from Dorking, just south of London, got so worried about population in England, after an especially bad agricultural period he lobbied for the first census…which took place in 1801. Panic ensured when they discovered that Britain had nearly 11 million people, so they decided to encourage people to colonise America in their droves. A lot of Irish went too, the potato famine had made it’s mark. A few years later a bet between two Welsh industrial tycoons produced the first ever workable steam locomotive. The technology was exported America, which opened up the country rapidly, and after a bit of fisticuffs with the locals, the country was United and opened up to immigration and breeding. The rest as they say is history.
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