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We all know the ones... like how they think Australia is an island "somewhere near Brazil"; a good place to go skiing in Europe; and kangaroos wander aimlessly around the Sydney CBD which is yet to get asphalt roads.

One of the best I've heard is my brother was sitting near two of them chatting on a plane. Chuck says to Hank (cue accent) "how far you gotta east until you start goin' west". Like as if you get to the edge of the world and start turning back to come around the other side.
 

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The re-election of Bush on the grounds of morals and values.

So if you think that morals and values are important (and they are). Why did you vote for George Bush (a man proven to have no values or morals)?
 

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Characterization of Americans as especially stupid or ingorant is blatantly racist. If I started up a thread about 'stupid Saudis' or 'stupid Africans' you would all be calling for me to be banned.
 

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Stupid is, as stupid does Tim.

The ones who voted for Kerry obviously have a brain, not so sure about the religious nutters who voted as they were told to
 

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Tim56 said:
Characterization of Americans as especially stupid or ingorant is blatantly racist. If I started up a thread about 'stupid Saudis' or 'stupid Africans' you would all be calling for me to be banned.
Picking on a COUNTRY with (as a guess) 20 different races of people is RACIST?

Why is everyone jumping up and down about racism so much lately anyway?
 

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Tim56 said:
Characterization of Americans as especially stupid or ingorant is blatantly racist. If I started up a thread about 'stupid Saudis' or 'stupid Africans' you would all be calling for me to be banned.
No I'm saying the americans who voted for george Bush as stupid, ignorant and racist.
What about those zillions of Germans who voted for Hitler.
it's the same thing in my opinion and if you don't like it, suck on a lemon.
 

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Tim56 said:
Characterization of Americans as especially stupid or ingorant is blatantly racist. If I started up a thread about 'stupid Saudis' or 'stupid Africans' you would all be calling for me to be banned.
Americans aren't a race, Timmy.
 

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celtic_pride said:
No I'm saying the americans who voted for george Bush as stupid, ignorant and racist.
What about those zillions of Germans who voted for Hitler.
it's the same thing in my opinion and if you don't like it, suck on a lemon.
And you're not a self righteous liberal elitist at all.
 

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I was on a Greyhound bus going from Portland to Denver. An American guy sitting next to me starts up a conversation with me. He asks me where I'm from and I say Australia. We keep chatting for about five minutes and then he says, "So you say you're from Australia?" "Yes" I reply. He thinks about it for a minute then says in all sincerity, "Gee your English is good. A bit of an accent but very good". :rolleyes:
 

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Characterization of Americans as especially stupid or ingorant is blatantly racist. If I started up a thread about 'stupid Saudis' or 'stupid Africans' you would all be calling for me to be banned.
you idiot
 

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Characterization of Americans as especially stupid or ingorant is blatantly racist. If I started up a thread about 'stupid Saudis' or 'stupid Africans' you would all be calling for me to be banned.

I dont agree.


If the thread was titled 'Dumb Sayings' and we all naturally took it to mean Americans then yes I think that might be racist.

But the title is Dumb American Sayings.. Perhaps implying that there are also Intelligent American Sayings, Childish American Sayings, Humerous American Sayings, Depressing American Sayings and even un-decipherable American Sayings.

Not racist at all. It's actually wuite an accurate title. If it was titled Dumb Aussie Sayings and has some dumb things that we say, would that be racist??? Or just humour?

Seems to me as though you might be on a wishlist to funkyland where you can ride the gravy train till midnight and be crowned Political Correctness Constable Timbo.
 

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Tim56 said:
Characterization of Americans as especially stupid or ingorant is blatantly racist. If I started up a thread about 'stupid Saudis' or 'stupid Africans' you would all be calling for me to be banned.
You forgot the sarcasm emote

Is it racism if its true? :p
 
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