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Totally Reasonable posted:
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scamtank posted:Because it looks like candy. Exactly, I recall being very disappointed as a kid that happy, funky looking little candles like that weren't edible at all despite looking and smelling so good.
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Mar 26, 2013 08:49
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mfcrocker posted:Because Gary Lineker died for our sins. That goes well with this classic from the Fast Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4I1ye2gcEo
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Mar 31, 2013 13:54
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May 3, 2013 07:45
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Is there a difference between American and European seagulls? Because I've been pretty familiar with seagulls all my life and if anything they still flap away wildly if a human so much as approaches them.
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May 14, 2013 07:49
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Eh, I am European, but probably Finland and some parts of America have different gulls than the North Sea does!
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May 14, 2013 13:25
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DreamingApe posted:as usual, belgian seagulls are more polite than their dutch counterparts. Dutch seagulls will scream bloody murder at you if you approach them and when you add some of the rear end in a top hat ducks that we've got around here in the mix it's a goddamn battlefield for your breadcrumbs. That is all true, but on the other hand, Belgian seagulls are more pleasant to listen to and eat better food.
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May 14, 2013 15:00
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xxEightxx posted:
I realise it's more normal when playing against another country, but something that struck me while I was in the US three years ago was that there are motherfucking flags everywhere. Like, you can't turn a corner someplace and see the Stars & Stripes hanging from a building, planted in a corner or used as part of a logo design. I even saw buildings with multiple flags. I understand that Americans are pretty chauvinist, but I never saw that amount of national flags in the United Kingdom or France - also both chauvinist nations. Or is it a reminder to very dim people that they are in America? It can't be that either, can it?
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Jun 12, 2013 08:17
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Mu Zeta posted:I'm in San Francisco and I don't see US flags anywhere. There are rainbow flags in the Castro and you'll see some Giants flags though. Maybe it's different from city to city. I was in Chicago. Or you've grown so accustomed to flags that you don't notice them anymore.
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Jun 12, 2013 09:01
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Wax Dynasty posted:Yes, there are many more flags on display here in the US than in some other countries, but it's not as unique (or bellicose) as you make it seem. Have you been to Switzerland? Flags everywhere. Germany, not so much. The Philippines is full of flags, but not Japan. Like many things here, the flag has been commodified and if you look you'll notice that the vast majority of flags are flying on corporate buildings. Hell, it's practically law that car dealerships have to have the largest flags available because they catch your eye. Flags on homes are unusual outside of certain holidays like Memorial Day or the 4th of July. Also, nice red text. You're right, I also noticed it in Switzerland. But then, the Swiss are really nationalist. My guess is that Germany and Japan downplay flag nationalism a bit for obvious reasons. 
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Jun 12, 2013 15:35
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Someone on the last page was talking about speculoos in Northern France, but let me tell you that this attempt by the French to steal yet another cultural aspect from Belgium (and the Netherlands) will not stand. It's lovely enough already to have to explain to people that French fries are not French  . Incidentally, and I'm not joking, if you want to get into a fist fight with a Belgian real quickly, keep insisting that French fries are French.
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Jun 13, 2013 08:05
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Phlegmish posted:Seriously? If by 'get into a fight' you mean 'elicit a half-hearted shrug', then yes. It's certainly not enough for me to start bashing clueless foreigners' heads in. Of course, I wouldn't expect a Flemish nationalist to get upset about such matters  .
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Jun 13, 2013 10:16
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Pity, I'd thought it would've been something like 'frittor'.Inpossible posted:Isn't it an American thing to call them French fries? Yes, but most L2 English speakers learn American English, even in Europe.
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Jun 13, 2013 11:56
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Also note how all these women look somewhat to very attractive and in their 20s while all these guys are at least older than 30. I bet they've turned down many a qualified male job applicant with some bullshit excuse, which strengthens my belief that the most terrible sexists to men are, in fact, men.
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Nov 15, 2013 10:24
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Tiggum posted:This would have been in 1998 or 1999, but my highschool had German as a mandatory class and (for those rich enough to afford it) an exchange program. They warned us about German poo poo-shelf toilets. Also that German host families might think you're weird and obsessive (or just wasting water) for showering every day. Showering every day is not good for most people's skin and is indeed pretty drat wasteful. The only time of the year I take daily showers is when it's blazing hot and I feel dirty/sticky after spending half a day outside.
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Jan 23, 2014 10:06
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I doubt people with medical BO problems would be helped by showering daily anyway since the stink is coming from the inside.
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Jan 23, 2014 11:17
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This is actually David Mitchell:
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Feb 25, 2014 09:17
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Say Nothing posted:
What's the story behind this?
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Mar 26, 2014 11:48
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Never mind, I already found the story, but thanks for confusing curiosity with autism, I guess.
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Mar 26, 2014 12:52
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7thBatallion posted:Who was it that had this as an avatar? Posted in D&D constantly... Boniface I think
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Apr 6, 2014 13:14
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I Am Crake posted:You are also the only country in the world that doesn't call Axe "Axe" so I just assume you call everything by a different name. Brits have pretty ridiculous names for a lot of things, but not calling Axe 'Axe' makes sense.
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Apr 7, 2014 10:58
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Captain Trips posted:Doesn't the target group have to be offended by a word for it to be considered a slur? It's like cracker. No white person has ever been offended by being called a cracker. well except racists
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Apr 9, 2014 12:13
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Max posted:Most images of Jesus on the cross include a skull somewhere within the frame as a reference to Golgotha, or Adam's skull. It makes sense that a painting about Jesus making a sacrifice for man would throw that in there. I actually thought a skull in Christian-inspired painting is a memento mori.
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