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Old 10-22-2005, 10:09 PM
shant shant is offline
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Default Re: How do I get a coloured name?

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Become less average.

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OOPS POW SURPRISE !!!

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I thought it was BOOM POW SURPISE
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Old 10-22-2005, 10:20 PM
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Default Re: How do I get a coloured name?

It's pretty easy to get a colored name really.
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Old 10-23-2005, 12:11 AM
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Default Re: How do I get a coloured name?

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unlike the British who drive on the right .


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I thought the British drove on the left side and the drivers side was on the right? Man, you guys are messed up.
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Old 10-23-2005, 02:18 AM
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Default Re: How do I get a coloured name?

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unlike the British who drive on the right .


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I thought the British drove on the left side and the drivers side was on the right? Man, you guys are messed up.

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No, we drive on the right side and Americans drive on the wrong side.

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Old 10-23-2005, 02:37 AM
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Default Re: How do I get a coloured name?

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Stop using British spellings when we all know you're American.

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Awesome.
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Old 10-23-2005, 07:47 AM
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Default Re: How do I get a coloured name?

That's because it was how it was spelt in the ~18th century when we shipped all you guys over there. As they'd all come from or took exile to avoid jail, the word had greater use and so was likely more resistant to change than normal English words.

(P.S, I think we should export our criminals to other countries too, Australia turned out pretty good - let's try Paris? And that was a joke too)
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Old 10-23-2005, 07:51 AM
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Default Re: How do I get a coloured name?

There's a story for that too.

It's to do with knights and swordarms dictating passing sides and which side of the road you rode on - if you're right handed and you pass on the right hand side of the road, you can't swing your sword/hold your lance and hit the guy coming from the other direction.

Americans just wanted to be different!
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Old 10-23-2005, 07:53 AM
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Ignoring all the pathetic race jokes, it's down to the moderators. At least, I assume it is - I didn't ask to get a black name, I just woke up with it one morning, no notice.
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Old 10-23-2005, 08:44 PM
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That's because it was how it was spelt in the ~18th century when we shipped all you guys over there. As they'd all come from or took exile to avoid jail, the word had greater use and so was likely more resistant to change than normal English words.

(P.S, I think we should export our criminals to other countries too, Australia turned out pretty good - let's try Paris? And that was a joke too)

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Although you are joking, I completely agree. IMO Australia is one of the best examples of a classless society. We have a good sense of equality in a socialist/communist way (I don't know if these terms are correct, I'm a polotics n00b, what I'm trying to say is minimum wage is high, health care is good and cheap for everyone, welfare is high etc.), while still having most of the benefits of capatalism. If your father is a garbage man no one thinks anything of it, and treats you no different.

After all, how can you claim you are 'better' than some one else when your ancestors are criminals? (For instance, I have in my family tree from Ireland, a thief who married a one-legged prostitute.)
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Old 10-23-2005, 08:51 PM
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Become less average.

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OOPS POW SURPRISE !!!

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I thought it was BOOM POW SURPISE

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Yah it could be. It looks like it is a show from comedy central but I've never seen it, so I have no idea what the context is. But I really like the "OOOOOOOOOoooooo.... OOOOOOOOoooooo...."
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