Completley random facts EVERY American should know

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are separate countries within the nation of the United Kingdom. The first three are on the island of Great Britain, the fourth is on the island of Ireland with the nation Eire. None of these terms are interchangable

Bah, all of you Welsh bore me with your prattel.

[DaShi]

Not all x-posts are funny, but a lot of them are.

[Bosh]

Originally posted by Vesayen
Yes because the commercials ignore the Y....

The commercials are wrong

[Rufus T. Firefly]

If current demographic trends continue, by 2050 the majority of US residents

1) will not be white

2) will be Catholic

[Az]

nah. what will happen is that hispanics will be accepted into 'whiteness'.

[Tattila the Hun]

Squirrels are small animals.

[Winston]

The phrase "I could care less" has no meaning in the situations where it's most commonly used. "I couldn't care less" however, will sometimes be perceived as clever, even cool, but you have to learn to say it properly.

Also, don't say things like "I could of sworn...", "I should of stayed home" etc. It makes you appear very, very dumb.

[Thue]

There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in the runup to Gulf War II, and George Bush knew or should have known it. The weapons of mass destruction were used to mislead the American people to support the invasion of Iraq, which George Bush and co. wanted for other reasons.

[Thue]

The current US economy with giant budget deficits, low tax rate and tax cuts, and trade balance deficit, is not sustainable in the long run without changes.

[Thue]

It is irresponsible for the US to classify SUVs as light trucks for fuel efficiency regulation purposes. It would be in the US interest to tighten SUV regulations to lessen dependency on foreign oil, as well as to lessen greenhouse emissions.

[Thue]

The consensus among climate scientists are that global warming is real, and that it is caused by humans with a high probability.

The US oil industry has in the past tried to influence the global warming debate with unethical means, including a widely-publicised and influential declaration signed by 100 'respected scientists'. On closer inspection in a Danish documentary the 'respected scientists' turned out to be people like a fx a weatherman with no formal education and absolutely no claim to being a 'respected scientist'.

[Winston]

[DeathByTheSword]

10 THINGS AMERICANS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THERE OWN COUNTRY
1. You can have a president without electing him.
2. You can spell colour wrong and get away with it.
3. You can call Budweiser beer.
4. You can be a crook and still be president.
5. If you've got enough money you can get elected to do anything.
6. If you can breathe you can get a gun.
7. You get to be really obese.
8. You can play golf in the most hideous clothes ever made and nobody seems
to care.
9. You get to call everyone you've never met "buddy".
10. You can think you're the greatest nation on earth with condom on.


and oh yes fact i counted 2 boats on work today

[Thue]

The practice of gerrymandering is amoral and undemocratic, and any politician or party which tolerates it is morally bankrupt.

[Ari Rahikkala]

Re: Completley random facts EVERY American should know

Originally posted by Vesayen
These facts must be:

A. Relativley simple.

B. Interesting.

C. Completley random!