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Post by ThePowersThatBe on Mar 22, 2005 1:12:00 GMT
LOCATION: Fayetteville, North Carolina Bout bleedin' time we got another bloke from the Colonies in here! Welcome aboard, mate! |
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Post by TheDemonClown20 on Mar 24, 2005 17:09:46 GMT
colonies? i feel as if i'm missing something here...explain?
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angelusfan
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Post by angelusfan on Mar 24, 2005 17:23:38 GMT
The 13 original Colonies. I may live in Va. but my home and heart is in Mississippi, so maybe that don't count:)
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Post by ThePowersThatBe on Mar 25, 2005 13:06:01 GMT
Well, hell, I live in Wyoming... that's almost as far removed from the original 13 as you can get (can't take everything away from Alaska and Hawaii, y'know). But anyway, DemonClown, referring to the US as The Colonies is kind of a wink and a nudge to all of our good friends in the UK, who I'm sure have heard our lil' country referred to as such numerous times. I know I certainlay have. And, for the record, not that anyone cares  , I REFUSE to refer to us as "America." It's a overused misnomer. We are the United States of America (or USA if you simply must). But it seems that everyone has forgotten that there are several other countries in North and South America, and I think it's downright selfish to hog the term "American" all to ourselves  |
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Post by Joss on Mar 28, 2005 0:01:11 GMT
To avoid unpleasantness right off the bat: This post is 0% sarcasm. And, for the record, not that anyone cares , I REFUSE to refer to us as "America." It's a overused misnomer. We are the United States of America (or USA if you simply must). But it seems that everyone has forgotten that there are several other countries in North and South America, and I think it's downright selfish to hog the term "American" all to ourselves Allow me to say in the words of the immortal Homer Simpson: Bravo (clap) (clap) (clap)As a resident of one of the "backwater" Central American countires (which I'm sure EVERYONE in this forum is sick of hearing me say) this is something that has always bothered me and many of my friends. But I've never seen an actual "American" that is also bothered by this. |
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Post by TheDemonClown20 on Mar 28, 2005 1:27:51 GMT
as far as that's concerned, i really never thought of it. plus, people i've talked to about stuff like that never refer to themselves as "south american" or whatever, but they refer to themselves by which country they're from: argentinian, brazilian, peruvian, mexican, etc. it seems that we're the only ones who even want the term "american"
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, I REFUSE to refer to us as "America." It's a overused misnomer. We are the United States of America (or USA if you simply must). But it seems that everyone has forgotten that there are several other countries in North and South America, and I think it's downright selfish to hog the term "American" all to ourselves 
