Americans are awesome - Page 2

#11 10-31-2005, 05:00 AM

nh

jokerthief · #12 10-31-2005, 05:52 AM

It's too bad this isn't true. If it was I think it would be worthy of a :

mason55 · #13 10-31-2005, 06:00 AM

This is less believable than the Blair Witch Project

@bsolute_luck · #14 10-31-2005, 10:04 AM

the always leave off the rest of the conversation:

Canadians: This is the lighthouse. Your Call.

Americans: Fire.

Ensuing sounds of a lighthouse being shelled to the bottom of the ocean.

jakethebake · #15 10-31-2005, 10:06 AM

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I loved this story the first time i heard it ten years ago.

diebitter · #16 10-31-2005, 10:07 AM

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I loved this story the first time i heard it ten years ago.

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Me too. It never gets boring.

I guess because it's so believable.

jakethebake · #17 10-31-2005, 10:11 AM

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Me too. It never gets boring.

I guess because it's so believable.

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Actually it was boring the second time I heard it. And how is it believable? You actually think naval vessels depend on lighthouses so as not to crash into things?

Vavavoom · #18 10-31-2005, 10:15 AM

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Me too. It never gets boring.

I guess because it's so believable.

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Actually it was boring the second time I heard it. And how is it believable? You actually think naval vessels depend on lighthouses so as not to crash into things?

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Don't spoil it Jake.....This is funny....

diebitter · #19 10-31-2005, 10:18 AM

It does represent an American world-view very nicely, and a
'rest-of-the-world' view even better.

In that sense, it's allegorical nature is ageless, and remains both amusing and representative of current world culture.

I don't interpret anything in the document about naval vessels depending on lighthouses - I think your projecting your own issues onto my statement/the original text here.

Ding-Ding round two...

jakethebake · #20 10-31-2005, 10:23 AM

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It does represent an American world-view very nicely, and a 'rest-of-the-world' view even better.

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No arguement.

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I don't interpret anything in the document about naval vessels depending on lighthouses - I think your projecting your own issues onto my statement here.

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I'm not projecting any issues. There was no rally-round-the-flag in my statements. I just meant that it was funny once, but it's a really, really old joke and not at all funny anymore.