<!--QuoteBegin--Z.X. Bogglesteinsky+Aug 9 2003, 01:52 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Z.X. Bogglesteinsky @ Aug 9 2003, 01:52 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> americans are fat blokes with denim dungarees, shotguns, pickup trucks, a debt to the rest of the wolrd of about $22,000 dollars each, trying to police the world and who dont give a flying **** about global warming. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Fat: I'm going to say that from where I'm standing, aren't a whole lotta fat people. Supposedly, the average American is statistically a bit heavier than the world average, but I suspect it's not by that much. Of course, I'm from California, and one of the main things I hear from recent arrivals from the Midwest is "everyone's so THIN here!" So maybe the rest of America is full of waddling obese people and I'm oblivious, but then the out-of-staters in question don't seem all that fat to me either.
Denim dungarees: I actually had to go look the word up to figure out what you meant, but yes, a lot of us do wear jeans. I in fact wear almost nothing but blue jeans on my legs because they're durable and comfy, and as a Californian, they're part of my cultural heritage, so there. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Shotguns: I don't think I've ever seen a shotgun in real life. Then again, there's not a lot of duck hunting around here.
Pickup trucks: I know a few people with pickup trucks - doesn't seem like that much to me, but I suppose to someone from the land of the clown cars (while in Europe I was constantly amazed by the number of people driving cars that I would be hard pressed to fit into without folding myself in half), a few pickup trucks here and there would seem bizarre. Friends with pickups are darn handy when you're moving, though, let me tell you.
Debt to the world: I personally don't have any debt to anyone or any country. Some governmental entity that claims to represent me might, but I assure you it was not acting with my approval when it started writing IOUs.
Trying to police the world: Nope, not doing any of that either. France seems like it could use some policing, though, especially its public transit system.
Global warming: Living in a coastal area, I give quite a few flying **** about it.
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Fat:
I'm going to say that from where I'm standing, aren't a whole lotta fat people. Supposedly, the average American is statistically a bit heavier than the world average, but I suspect it's not by that much. Of course, I'm from California, and one of the main things I hear from recent arrivals from the Midwest is "everyone's so THIN here!" So maybe the rest of America is full of waddling obese people and I'm oblivious, but then the out-of-staters in question don't seem all that fat to me either.
Denim dungarees:
I actually had to go look the word up to figure out what you meant, but yes, a lot of us do wear jeans. I in fact wear almost nothing but blue jeans on my legs because they're durable and comfy, and as a Californian, they're part of my cultural heritage, so there. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Shotguns:
I don't think I've ever seen a shotgun in real life. Then again, there's not a lot of duck hunting around here.
Pickup trucks:
I know a few people with pickup trucks - doesn't seem like that much to me, but I suppose to someone from the land of the clown cars (while in Europe I was constantly amazed by the number of people driving cars that I would be hard pressed to fit into without folding myself in half), a few pickup trucks here and there would seem bizarre. Friends with pickups are darn handy when you're moving, though, let me tell you.
Debt to the world:
I personally don't have any debt to anyone or any country. Some governmental entity that claims to represent me might, but I assure you it was not acting with my approval when it started writing IOUs.
Trying to police the world:
Nope, not doing any of that either. France seems like it could use some policing, though, especially its public transit system.
Global warming:
Living in a coastal area, I give quite a few flying **** about it.