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Offline Ford Prefect

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Re: what country
Reply #60 on: November 30, 2006, 06:35:20 pm
That's not fair. I'm American and I know there are other countries. I saw them in Disney World. They have funny music and live in grass huts. And if it weren't for us they'd all be speaking German or something.
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Re: what country
Reply #61 on: November 30, 2006, 06:37:14 pm
Oh, you're a riot Ford.
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Re: what country
Reply #62 on: November 30, 2006, 06:55:41 pm
Yes, he is. He's also sadly accurate about the state of too many American's awareness of the rest of the world.
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Offline wtf_cl0vvn

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Re: what country
Reply #63 on: November 30, 2006, 07:24:32 pm
that is true. even right next to the industrial, globalized city of Houston ignorance is prevalent.

however, my guess is that most of the citizens of HLP are NOT the ignorant american :)
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Offline Kosh

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Re: what country
Reply #64 on: November 30, 2006, 07:37:45 pm
May I ask why Kazan got monkeyed this time and not the people who tried to turn this thread into a political flame war?


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Offline Nuclear1

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Re: what country
Reply #65 on: November 30, 2006, 07:45:34 pm
Quote from: Kosh on November 30, 2006, 07:37:45 pm
May I ask why Kazan got monkeyed this time and not the people who tried to turn this thread into a political flame war?

Because he also had two other threads that got locked; one pointless one about "look at the pretty kittens" that devolved quickly, and another about circumcision where he actually posted "FLAME ON!"
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Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
AndrewofDoom - Make it a trio!
 

Offline Goober5000

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Re: what country
Reply #66 on: November 30, 2006, 11:27:18 pm
And the person who provoked him, despite a warning to knock it off, got temp-banned.  So there you go.


Quote from: wtf_cl0vvn on November 30, 2006, 07:24:32 pm
that is true. even right next to the industrial, globalized city of Houston ignorance is prevalent.
No, no, no, it's the planet Houston! :D
« Last Edit: November 30, 2006, 11:31:25 pm by Goober5000 »
 

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Re: what country
Reply #67 on: November 30, 2006, 11:44:33 pm
I know it's a little off topic, but I work in a place that teaches appropriate technology to 3rd world "interns" and helps teach people in the US what they have to go through. Pretty amazing things that you can come up with with just a little PVC pipe an old tire. ;)
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Offline Turey

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Re: what country
Reply #68 on: December 01, 2006, 07:54:08 pm
Quote from: Ford Prefect on November 30, 2006, 06:35:20 pm
That's not fair. I'm American and I know there are other countries. I saw them in Disney World. They have funny music and live in grass huts. And if it weren't for us they'd all be speaking German or something.

I learned all I need to know about foreign countries from the "It's a Small World" ride.
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Offline Unknown Target

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Re: what country
Reply #69 on: December 01, 2006, 09:05:52 pm
We must liberate the unfortunate brownies of the world! :p
 

Offline Taristin

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Re: what country
Reply #70 on: December 01, 2006, 09:10:00 pm
Quote from: Unknown Target on December 01, 2006, 09:05:52 pm
We must liberate the unfortunate brownies of the world! :p
That's racist.
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Offline Ford Prefect

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Re: what country
Reply #71 on: December 01, 2006, 09:14:11 pm
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Offline Flipside

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Re: what country
Reply #72 on: December 01, 2006, 09:46:35 pm
I'm too damn tired for this, Insomnia sucks, big time.

This thread is locked, I detect a certain degree of self-sarcasm in UT's post anyway, but either way, this is going down the toilet fast, regardless of who said what.

I am available through PMs if anyone thinks it should be re-opened.

I refer you to Item 2 of the Forum Guidelines.

*HLP will not tolerate any posts of a racist, sexist or bigoted nature. Nor shall we tolerate any attacks of a personal nature.

Whilst I'm not certain this fits 100% into this category, the fact that complaints were made is enough to warrant action.
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