connackers 0 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 The Guardian (British paper) launched a cmpaign to get British people to write letters to Americans in order to pursuade them not to vote Bush. This is some of the replies they got back - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/story/0,13918,1329858,00.html Makes for entertaining reading! Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 I get the feeling there are a lot of narrow minded rednecks out there. Bush commented plenty about the Australian election! Forcing democracy on other countries, People in glass houses... Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 If Americans think that they are the world's super power, how dare they critisize what other countries peole think. After all the Us president does have an impact on the rest of the world. Afgan & Iraq...etc etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 There is an old joke . America General How is the second biggest army in Iraq. British General OK how is the second best Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Nice one that, I 'll save it for my mid-morning coffee. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 The whole thing was a setup of the type that online chatroomers used to call a "troll". The first question that comes to mind is, what kind of person would have the desire and time to actually follow through with a written response to such letters? If I were still in college and leading the grand old student lifestyle, I and my roommates would have sat around drinking beers and each writing 5-10 different absurd or seemingly real responses, all under fake names. I must admit I have already drafted several in my head, but being a slave-driven expat worker with many pressing obligations, I don't have time to commit them to writing. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Americans have something about British people's teeth don't they? Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 The other way to look at it is, Americans have an obsession with orthodontia and cosmetic dentistry. Just as they have forgotten what real normal beef tastes like, so also have they forgotten what a real normal human mouth looks like. Isn't there an episode of the Simpsons where the dentist finally gets the little one to open her mouth by showing her a few pages from "The Book of British Teeth"? Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Haven's seen that one ,sure sounds funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 You limeys need to take a leaf out of the Osmond family book. Good old well-capped-teeth wholesomeness . Guess who they're voting for. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 From the look of this picture on Donny's website, they have a pretty filthy pool. Not surprising if they get in it wearing those rags. Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Quote: Isn't there an episode of the Simpsons where the dentist finally gets the little one to open her mouth by showing her a few pages from "The Book of British Teeth"? hehe I remember that - "The big book of British smiles." Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 This anti-Britishism - it's envy right? Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Ocean, about the teeth thing, I had never heard of that stereotype until Austin Powers camae out. Maybe it's an East coast thing Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I don't think so. It goes way back. I first encountered it in PJ O'Rourke years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I see, I guess it shows how apart Hawaii is from "the Mainland." Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 if the same thing was done ie ohio writes York and says "dont vote Blair" you would get just as many nuts saying "buzz off Yank" Link to post Share on other sites
guzzlers-baps 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Thats right, I think most people would. And wouldn't give a crap. That page was a scream to read by the way! Link to post Share on other sites
connackers 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 I think this is my favourite - "My dear, beloved Brits, I understand the Guardian is sponsoring a service where British citizens write to Americans to advise them on how to vote. Thank heavens! I was adrift in a sea of confusion and you are my beacon of hope! Feel free to respond to this email with your advice. Please keep in mind that I am something of an anglophile, so this is not confrontational. Please remember, too, that I am merely an American. That means I am not very bright. It means I have no culture or sense of history. It also means that I am barely literate, so please don't use big, fancy words. Set me straight, folks! Dayton, Ohio " Superb! Link to post Share on other sites
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