Neither annoy me, and as for Europe, it is only a matter of time now that most of it uses the same currency.bdcjacko said:
Which misconseption annoys you more?
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When he said march for life what other implication am I to draw upon other than the pro-life vs pro-choice debacle. If you don't want to be misunderstood you should make an effort to present your point as clearly as possible.The Bandit said:
Also he gave a very clear response to this post, if you had bothered to read further into the thread, which we are still debating upon. Much better than your pointless bashing.
I find 'em both to be quite stupid, really.
Also, here's a funny/rage-inducingly stupid thing that happened to my friend at the "It's a Small World" ride at Disney World. Basically, it's this redneck and his son on the ride behind my friend and his grandmother. And here's what they say (Note: most of this stuff is paraphrased from my friend's description of what happened):
At the France part of the ride
Redneck Kid: "Pa, what's this country?"
Redneck Dad: "This is Europe!"
At the U.K. part of the ride
Redneck Kid: "What's this country, pa?"
Redneck Dad: "This is the country of British! The people who live here are called the Britains"
At the part that covers all of Asia
Redneck Kid: "Where's this?"
Redneck Dad: "This is where the Chinese live"
Also, he claimed that the part that covers Australia and the part that shows the world is America, and they both tried to deduce what the words in the foreign languages at the end meant and how they were pronounced. They failed miserably.
Also, based on the stuff at (The Customer is) Not Always Right, there are people out there that don't know that there are countries other than America..
Also, here's a funny/rage-inducingly stupid thing that happened to my friend at the "It's a Small World" ride at Disney World. Basically, it's this redneck and his son on the ride behind my friend and his grandmother. And here's what they say (Note: most of this stuff is paraphrased from my friend's description of what happened):
At the France part of the ride
Redneck Kid: "Pa, what's this country?"
Redneck Dad: "This is Europe!"
At the U.K. part of the ride
Redneck Kid: "What's this country, pa?"
Redneck Dad: "This is the country of British! The people who live here are called the Britains"
At the part that covers all of Asia
Redneck Kid: "Where's this?"
Redneck Dad: "This is where the Chinese live"
Also, he claimed that the part that covers Australia and the part that shows the world is America, and they both tried to deduce what the words in the foreign languages at the end meant and how they were pronounced. They failed miserably.
Also, based on the stuff at (The Customer is) Not Always Right, there are people out there that don't know that there are countries other than America..
People not understanding what the term theory means in a scientific context as opposed to the day-to-day use of the word. i.e. "Evolution is only a theory".
People assuming "natural" equals "good for you". Just because something is natural doesn't mean you won't get sick or die from consuming or even touching it.
That circumcision has any major medical benefits.
People assuming "natural" equals "good for you". Just because something is natural doesn't mean you won't get sick or die from consuming or even touching it.
That circumcision has any major medical benefits.
What's even worse is people not acknowledging that there are Latin Americans that are not from Mexico. There are some incorrigible people who, despite my constant assertions, believe that Guatemala is just another part of Mexico. ¿Que ondas, voz? ¡Soy chapin!DJ_DEnM said:
You mean exactly what you are doing?Wicky_42 said:Yes, you can, but it's inherently less accurate to refer to the CONTINENT than to the country.bdcjacko said:I see your point. But New York City is no more an accurate representation of America than Rome is of Europe. So again, if a European who has only been to a very small part of America can say they have been to America (which they can), then if some American goes to London, they have in the same respect been to Europe.Wicky_42 said:Though you have to realise that, as America is a single country, you can say you've been to America and be accurate (well, I guess it'd really be "the United States", as opposed to "North America", the continent equivalent to "Europe") - your comparison is more like saying "I've been to Italy", when you've actually been to the Tuscan region of said country opposed against a European saying "I've been to North America", which holds a few countries before you start dealing with regional boundaries.
"We got ways of making you pronounce the letter O"conithegreat said:
Yes. Because clearly "America" there isn't a casual reference to the USA but intended to take into account all of the countries, regions and both continents that take the name. Or do you think that the US is a continent?Canid117 said:You mean exactly what you are doing?Wicky_42 said:Yes, you can, but it's inherently less accurate to refer to the CONTINENT than to the country.bdcjacko said:I see your point. But New York City is no more an accurate representation of America than Rome is of Europe. So again, if a European who has only been to a very small part of America can say they have been to America (which they can), then if some American goes to London, they have in the same respect been to Europe.Wicky_42 said:Though you have to realise that, as America is a single country, you can say you've been to America and be accurate (well, I guess it'd really be "the United States", as opposed to "North America", the continent equivalent to "Europe") - your comparison is more like saying "I've been to Italy", when you've actually been to the Tuscan region of said country opposed against a European saying "I've been to North America", which holds a few countries before you start dealing with regional boundaries.
No there just happen to be two American continents and you could potentially be referring to any country within either one of those continents or both continents as a whole when you just say America. Its like the Europe situation. Only worse.Wicky_42 said:Yes. Because clearly "America" there isn't a casual reference to the USA but intended to take into account all of the countries, regions and both continents that take the name. Or do you think that the US is a continent?Canid117 said:You mean exactly what you are doing?Wicky_42 said:Yes, you can, but it's inherently less accurate to refer to the CONTINENT than to the country.bdcjacko said:I see your point. But New York City is no more an accurate representation of America than Rome is of Europe. So again, if a European who has only been to a very small part of America can say they have been to America (which they can), then if some American goes to London, they have in the same respect been to Europe.Wicky_42 said:Though you have to realise that, as America is a single country, you can say you've been to America and be accurate (well, I guess it'd really be "the United States", as opposed to "North America", the continent equivalent to "Europe") - your comparison is more like saying "I've been to Italy", when you've actually been to the Tuscan region of said country opposed against a European saying "I've been to North America", which holds a few countries before you start dealing with regional boundaries.
The thought that the thick Canadian accent ("Eh?" and such. "What areya talkin Aboot?") is the norm in Canada. It's not. It's comparable to saying the entire of the United States say "Howdy there Partner!" in think western or southern accents. Canada is bigger, we have a broader range of accents.
I've never heard either of them in cases of genuine ignorance, but I suppose that Europe as one big country thing would be more annoying. I mean, if you weren't from America I could understand that you wouldn't know our states had some degree of power separate from the central government, but that Europe thing is inexcusable to anyone whose ever looked at a map.
The continents are North America and South America, but you chose to call the country United States of America, thus making it common place to shorten that to US or America - no-one refers to Brazil or Peru as America, nor do they lump in Canada, so what's your problem? Trying to nit-pick? Or are you just trolling?Canid117 said:No there just happen to be two American continents and you could potentially be referring to any country within either one of those continents or both continents as a whole when you just say America. Its like the Europe situation. Only worse.Wicky_42 said:Yes. Because clearly "America" there isn't a casual reference to the USA but intended to take into account all of the countries, regions and both continents that take the name. Or do you think that the US is a continent?Canid117 said:You mean exactly what you are doing?Wicky_42 said:Yes, you can, but it's inherently less accurate to refer to the CONTINENT than to the country.bdcjacko said:I see your point. But New York City is no more an accurate representation of America than Rome is of Europe. So again, if a European who has only been to a very small part of America can say they have been to America (which they can), then if some American goes to London, they have in the same respect been to Europe.Wicky_42 said:Though you have to realise that, as America is a single country, you can say you've been to America and be accurate (well, I guess it'd really be "the United States", as opposed to "North America", the continent equivalent to "Europe") - your comparison is more like saying "I've been to Italy", when you've actually been to the Tuscan region of said country opposed against a European saying "I've been to North America", which holds a few countries before you start dealing with regional boundaries.
Aghh!! This again! Fox News? Fox News??? Look, I know Jon Stuart is funny, but will young adults stop their mindless attachment of everything "stupid" to one single network, and for completely illegitimate reasons 60 to 80 percent of the time?MercurySteam said:
Because really now, even Glenn Beck thinks the 9/11 conspiracy theories are a joke. He's made fun of them before.
You know what's really nuts, though? I've actually talked to people online who heard of GB making fun of the conspiracy theories, took it out of context and incorrectly thought that he DID believe in them. And they weren't just blathering idiots, either (except for one). They had good grammar, they looked like they were informed, and they were very confident and strong in their arguments.
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