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Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :

(Warning: might upset some members of this community

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

No, no, no.

Only some Americans are like that.

Land of the TREE?

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Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Deadly.

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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

I have yet to ascertain the source but 2 out of 3 Americans don't know what or where actually Canada is.

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[This message has been edited by Tahna Los (edited April 20, 2001).]

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

There are people in this country that still don't know that there is a state called West Virginia. They think it's still Virginia. We've been a real state since 1862.

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

You've been a PRETEND state since 1862. That population will never be a real state. Not with 'dueling banjos' as a theme song.

I know where Canada is. I know the names of the Provinces, even that new Territory. I know where Transkei is on a map. I can point out Bophuthatswana.

So there.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

It's not England, BTW. It's "Brattan". And "Fraance."

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

This is alltogether too much.

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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Indeed, I don't really see much humor in this. In fact, I'm a bit insulted. Who the hell likes Disney and McDonald's? Ew!

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Seriously. Taco Bell's the king. With Subway a close second. And we don't spell "neighbor" with a "u". Sheeesh.

Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Neighbors spelled with a 'U?' Oh, i missed that. Well, that just shows you that the origin of the map is clearly not from the US. Probably one of those snowchuckers to the north.

Posted by MC Infinity (Member # 531) on :

Yeah, that's about right.
But pretty soon, the seemingly friendly snowchuckers are gonna chuck so much snow, and cover your entire country, and then, THE WORLD!!!
Mwahahaha!!

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Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :

This reminds me of
"AMERICANS ANNOYED BY "ALL THIS
INTERNATIONAL SHIT" ON INTERNET" http://www.satirewire.com/news/0010/international.shtml
The real sad part is the editor's note at the bottom

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

They also spelled "civilization" w/ an 's'. So, apparently, we don't know foreign geography, while, wherever this was made, they don't know foreign spelling or the fact that "America" != the United States.

I also know where Bophuthatswana is. Er... about. I know what country it's in, anyway. *L*

In eighth grade, I was fifth place in the state level of the National Geography Bee, if that says anything. :-)

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

You know, we got revenge on many countries for many thing, by franchiseing McDungs!

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You've been a PRETEND state since 1862. That population will never be a real state. Not with 'dueling banjos' as a theme song.

As long as we, meaning WVU, beat Pitt in football, all is well!! (granted that only happens about half the time)

You know, Ned Beatty is our state animal!
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Posted by MC Infinity (Member # 531) on :

LOL
That IS good!

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Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :

TSN:

someone has been brushing up on his boolian computer syntax (I'm referrring to the "!=" bit)

^.^

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

TSN:

That's not bad. I got something like fifteenth or twentieth.

I think the source was a National Geograpic survey in 1980 that determined that most adults couldn't find Canada on a map. That number's been greatly reduced.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

BlueElectron: I'm currently in college, majoring in computer science. It's not "brushing up". It's something I happen to know. :-)

BTW, I'm not saying this country isn't full of idiots who couldn't follow a map to their own asses... I'm just saying a few of us have made sure to know what we're about, despite our surroundings. :-)