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Author Topic: The American World  (Read 4336 times)

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Offline ademas

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The American World
« on: January 03, 2007, 08:01:01 pm »
from a friend in the Netherlands...
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry!



the link is easier to read:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ademas2006/34american-world1.jpg?t=1167872097
« Last Edit: January 03, 2007, 08:15:18 pm by ademas »

Offline twofires

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Re: The American World
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2007, 08:06:15 pm »
that is pretty funny!

I haven't had a good, sick laugh in awhile, thanks!
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Offline alisenjafi

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Re: The American World
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2007, 08:10:35 pm »
I wish I could read the whole thing but it sums it up
"You shut your mouth
how can you say
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and I need to be loved
just like everybody else does"
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Offline ademas

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Re: The American World
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2007, 08:16:30 pm »
I wish I could read the whole thing but it sums it up

I added a link...it's a little easier to read...but you got the idea.

Offline GSOgymrat

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Re: The American World
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2007, 01:39:02 am »
Canadians are "Mouse Heads"? I don't know what that means.

Offline alisenjafi

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Re: The American World
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2007, 02:12:37 am »
This reminds me of the thread with the youtube(?) video where the guy would ask geography question to Americans. For some reason they kept thinking Australia was Iraq. I would disagree with Ireland with the British flag and then written as the 51 state though.
It would imply that the irish gov't is a rubber stamp to the Americans. I guess the person was trying to imply that because of the large irish population it would make sense, but usually if anyone refers to the 51 state it  tends to be either Puerto Rico, Israel or Washington DC.
Because the lettering was small I thought Canada was Moose Head- which probably is what the nederlander meant .
I would have put in India with a caption like Outsourceville or "Hello my name is John can I help you" since almost all American companies use Indian people for customer service now.
With all the news of AIDS in Africa I would have thought they would have put that on the African continent with diamonds. But then this isn't my work of art.
« Last Edit: January 04, 2007, 02:17:15 am by alisenjafi »
"You shut your mouth
how can you say
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and I need to be loved
just like everybody else does"
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Offline allopathicholistic

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Re: The American World
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2007, 10:12:19 pm »
mouse heads or moose heads  ???  ???


Offline Eldon

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Re: The American World
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2007, 10:16:21 pm »
My initial response was that it is the truth. I giggled to myself.


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Offline dtwpuck

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Re: The American World
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2007, 10:31:24 pm »
This reminds me of the thread with the youtube(?) video where the guy would ask geography question to Americans. For some reason they kept thinking Australia was Iraq. I would disagree with Ireland with the British flag and then written as the 51 state though.
It would imply that the irish gov't is a rubber stamp to the Americans. I guess the person was trying to imply that because of the large irish population it would make sense, but usually if anyone refers to the 51 state it  tends to be either Puerto Rico, Israel or Washington DC.
Because the lettering was small I thought Canada was Moose Head- which probably is what the nederlander meant .
I would have put in India with a caption like Outsourceville or "Hello my name is John can I help you" since almost all American companies use Indian people for customer service now.
With all the news of AIDS in Africa I would have thought they would have put that on the African continent with diamonds. But then this isn't my work of art.


Ummm you took this really seriously. 
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Offline allopathicholistic

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Re: The American World
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2007, 05:47:41 pm »
LOL @ "Outsourceville"

or, if you wanna twist the knife you can say

"Where the jobs are now"  :D
« Last Edit: January 20, 2007, 06:12:27 pm by allopathicholistic »

Offline aupointillimite

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Re: The American World
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2007, 06:08:14 pm »
This reminds me of the thread with the youtube(?) video where the guy would ask geography question to Americans. For some reason they kept thinking Australia was Iraq. I would disagree with Ireland with the British flag and then written as the 51 state though.
It would imply that the irish gov't is a rubber stamp to the Americans. I guess the person was trying to imply that because of the large irish population it would make sense, but usually if anyone refers to the 51 state it  tends to be either Puerto Rico, Israel or Washington DC.
Because the lettering was small I thought Canada was Moose Head- which probably is what the nederlander meant .
I would have put in India with a caption like Outsourceville or "Hello my name is John can I help you" since almost all American companies use Indian people for customer service now.
With all the news of AIDS in Africa I would have thought they would have put that on the African continent with diamonds. But then this isn't my work of art.


Since it's making fun of Americans' stereotypical lack of knowledge about the world... not showing Ireland as independent works within the oeuvre.

And most people don't know, or care, where diamonds come from.

It's uber-simple because most Americans are dolts.
Your tastebuds can't repel flavor of this magnitude!

Offline fondeveau

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Re: The American World
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2007, 09:02:31 pm »
http://www.diversophy.com/petersmap.htm

Try some of these perspectives.

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