I'm American. Ask me anything.

[bagpuss]

In which state is the famous creek that you do not need a paddle?

 

[Drago]

Who's won the election

Putin. Whichever way it goes hes a clear winner.

 

[PeteXXX]

Why are American roads so long that they have to have numbers as big as 23,654?
(or even bigger numbers!)

 

[GetFatty]

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Americans seem to catch all the heat for this, but don't forget, Canadians also find one i to be sufficient. That's 365 million (minus those pesky French speakers in Québec) of us who just want to buy our aluminum foil, if not foil syllable sleuths, in peace.

View: https://youtu.be/6ji-L7JBzdY

Spelling differences, including this one, were bound to come up, and already have a number of times.

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But fair enough, it's a long thread, just recently bumped after a nap. And it did attract @figbat to the conversation, leaving me free to spend my time on an image search.



It also gave me an excuse to post everyone's favourite song about the elements

View: https://youtu.be/AcS3NOQnsQM

(this version is a little easier to follow).



Some blame COBOL.



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"Yanks prefer to pledge allegiance to the Math, indivisible, under God."



Also Mr. Bierce, patron saint of curmudgeons:

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another’s resemblance to ourselves.

Cabbage, n. A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man’s head.

Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Idleness, n. A model farm where the devil experiments with seeds of new sins and promotes the growth of staple vices.

Trumpium, n. An element too far.



Fewer than are called Riverside, for what it's worth.


View: https://youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY



You caught me. I do this. It's too late to stop now.
The actual tyre is the tire. This doesn't normally present a problem, as people tend to know what you mean.



No particular place. Carry a big enough stick and the job's yours. There's a minimum height requirement.


View: https://youtu.be/q9iIgRYUyA0

Walking Tall was the first drive-in movie I remember. Joe Don Baker was THE MAN.



In my experience, which includes having a cou rouge brother-in-law, no.





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There's ink in them thar subcultures. Black ink.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvE9zJgm8OY&t=0m33s

Distant relations of the Yorkshire Yokels.



Yes, though that one appears to be named after this one.

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Say hi to my wife, standing in the middle of Times Square.

Why is it called Times Square when it isn't one. It's just a traffic junction

 

[Drago]

Why do your elections take so long? By the time the children have finished bickering it'll be time for the next election.

 

[MichaelW2]

Why do your elections take so long? By the time the children have finished bickering it'll be time for the next election.

Top Tip. For timely election results, just stop counting when you get to the right result.

 

[rockyroller]

In which state is the famous creek that you do not need a paddle?

is it this? Schitt's Creek is a small town in Ontario, Canada, founded in 1895 by Horace Schitt and his sister. The town is the primary setting of the television series of the same name.

 

[Chris S]

is it this? Schitt's Creek is a small town in Ontario, Canada, founded in 1895 by Horace Schitt and his sister. The town is the primary setting of the television series of the same name.

They could have called it something far less puerile.

 

[rockyroller]

They could have called it something far less puerile.

couldn't agree more. I detest the show, but Wifey likes it. it's won some awards so I guess it has some commercial value. but not every dollar, is a good dollar

 

[Drago]

They could have called it something far less puerile.

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You think thats bad. Feel sorry for the people that live at 69 Cleo Lane.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

We're the ones who aren't speaking it properly

Ain’t.

 

[HobbesOnTour]

is it this? Schitt's Creek is a small town in Ontario, Canada, founded in 1895 by Horace Schitt and his sister. The town is the primary setting of the television series of the same name.

North Carolina?

 

[Bazzer]

What is the point of a Ford F650?

 

[CharlieB]

Why is Socialism such a fearful crime?

 

[MntnMan62]

Why is Socialism such a fearful crime?

I think people associate socialism with handing everything to people for doing nothing. I actually believe in a strong safety net for people who are unable to provide for themselves. But it cannot be permanent and it cannot be without some sort of obligation on the part of the recipient. Some of what Sanders had proposed could be considered crossing the line betweeen safety net and hand outs. That is the fear. The problem is that many Republicans simply associate the entire Democratic Party with Socialism and hand outs. As someone who is fiscally conservative and socially liberal and who voted for Biden, I obviously don't agree with that perspective.