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Say something nice about each of these countrys.

post #1 of 27
1/14/03 at 2:56pm
Thread Starter 
How long the paragraph will be about each country, is up to you.

England
Finland
America
Scotland
Belgium
Italy
Spain
Estonia
Germany
Russia

I hope this is an okey topic.
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post #2 of 27
1/15/03 at 2:25am
Why? 'Cause I have nothing better to do....

England:US's staunch ally in 2 World Wars; Winston Churchill is the most quotable of world leaders

Finland:Suomi Kutsu! One of my best friends is of Finnish descent

America:Well, we DID give the world democracy...

Scotland:Braveheart and Trainspotting are great films

Belgium:I have some Belgian blood, so that's good enough for me...

Italy:Latin is the basis for 3 major languages, and is prominent in English as well

Spain:financed Columbus' expedition to the New World

Estonia:um, jewel of the Balkan states?

Germany:c'mon, Germans INVENTED Pilsner beer!

Russia:proved that whatever you think of Communism as a political theory, it's NOT a good idea in practice
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post #3 of 27
1/15/03 at 3:05am
Notice there's no france? hahahahaha
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post #4 of 27
1/15/03 at 4:52am
England- Gave us the word "Wanker"
Finland- Cool windmills? (I Don't fuckin KNOW!?!)
America- Yay for crapitalism!
Scotland- I hear the yard is nice. Also, no pants ROCK!
Belgium- Great waffles
Italy- Chicks with sideburns are sexy.
Spain- Porn stars in congress? Nice.....
Estonia- Get stoned-ia!
Germany- MMMMM.....Beeeer....
Russia- Love the huge triangle guitars and furry hats.

<forgot Russia>

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post #5 of 27
1/15/03 at 5:54am
There seems to be some type of subversive message in this seemingly harmless, "say something nice about each of these countrys" (I already knew that something was amiss due to the misspelling of "countries").....

You be the judge!

Belgium
England
Estonia
Russia

Italy
Spain

Finland
America
Germany
Scotland

The insults to alcoholic beverages have gone on far too long!
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post #6 of 27
1/15/03 at 6:11am
Quote:
Lt. Chavez thinks he's Ethel Merman:
America:Well, we DID give the world democracy...
The Greek may have something to say about that...
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post #7 of 27
1/15/03 at 6:14am
England - They're too busy being British to mess with America.

Finland - They're too busy commiting suicide to mess with America.

America - They're too busy policing other countries to mess with America.

Scotland - They're too busy watching Braveheart to mess with America.

Belgium - They're too busy making waffles to mess with America.

Italy - They're too busy trying to sleep with preteens to mess with America.

Spain - They're too busy messing with bulls to mess with America.

Estonia - They're too busy trying to let people know they exist to mess with America.

Germany - They're too busy trying to prove they're not nazis anymore to mess with America.

Russia - They're too busy getting drunk, living in poverty, and thinking of the good 'ol days when they messed with America to mess with America.

This is why they won't let me take a class in world cultures and/or world politics.

[edited for UBB]

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post #8 of 27
1/15/03 at 6:25am
England: Thank God they don't all have bad teeth!

Finland: Thank God they have skiing!

America: Thank God we're not Scotish!

Scotland: Thank God they're not all Fat Bastards!

Belgium: Thank God for Dr. Evil putting them on the map!

Italy: Why did England Roberto Benigni spawn?

Spain: Thank God for their ladies (ohyeah)

Estonia: Who?

Germany: Thank God for the brats!

Russia: Thank God for Anna Kornakova!!!
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post #9 of 27
1/15/03 at 6:38am
Quote:
voltes5:
There seems to be some type of subversive message in this seemingly harmless, "say something nice about each of these countrys" (I already knew that something was amiss due to the misspelling of "countries").....

You be the judge!

Belgium
England
Estonia
Russia

Italy
Spain

Finland
America
Germany
Scotland

The insults to alcoholic beverages have gone on far too long!
Hopping on the conspiracy theory bandwagon:

The first is the usual drug propaganda -

Russia
Estonia
England
Finland

Italy
Scotland

Belgium
America
Germany
Spain

Then onto more dire anti-Big Brother style messages -

Germany
Russia
Estonia
America
Scotland
England
Spain

Finland
Belgium
Italy

And finally, most horrifying of all -

Belgium
Italy
Germany

Finland
Russia
Estonia
England

America
Scotland
Spain
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post #10 of 27
1/15/03 at 12:55pm
voltes gets POST OF THE DAY.

And where's my BIG FREE ASS?
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post #11 of 27
1/15/03 at 1:02pm
Look behind you.
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post #12 of 27
1/15/03 at 1:15pm
Shhh... I was hoping he didn't see me.
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post #13 of 27
1/15/03 at 1:36pm
England--Actors who can read Lucas' dialogue and sound good.
Finland--Have a language completely separate from the Indo-European family.
America--invented Movies, Comics and Rock n Roll.
Scotland--Robert Burns, first (as far as I know) writer to write in phonetic dialect.
Belgium--Best beer (allegedly).
Italy--Hottest babes.
Spain--Bosch, Dali, Bunuel...must be a weird place.
Estonia--They seem to mind their own business, which is always a good thing.
Germany--German police beat up Noel Gallagher. Well done, boys. Also, Magma's Orc Alarm=best Tolkien-inspired song ever.
Russia--I like the fact that they don't let other countries tell them which way a "P" faces.
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post #14 of 27
1/15/03 at 2:13pm
England- monty python, led zepplin, and the who. need i say more? please no pete townsend jokes.

Finland-don't known much about this place. i like the cold. i want to visit.

America-my home, my heart... a place where so much has been accomplished. so much more potential. let's not ruin it.

Scotland-i'm part scottish, and i loved trainspotting.

Belgium-waffles?

Italy-florence is on my list of must see places. don't take this the wrong way, but the pope can fuck himself.

Spain-funny history, especially when it comes to exploration of the new world. never seemed to ambitious.

Estonia-isn't this where brandon fraiser is from?

Germany-i'm mostly german. i want to visit. there is a town with the same last name as mine. some day i will go there.

Russia-a whole nother universe. like texas with cold air. everything is bigger. even bigger than texas.
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post #15 of 27
1/15/03 at 2:18pm
Hilarious posts by Voltes and Kiteless....I can't stop giggling....hhehehehe
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post #16 of 27
1/15/03 at 2:22pm
Quote:
Z-Man

America--invented Movies, Comics and Rock n Roll.
France invented movies.
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post #17 of 27
1/15/03 at 2:26pm
They invented movin pitures. We invented the movie. wink
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post #18 of 27
1/15/03 at 2:26pm
True. But we perfected them. Unless you count Michael Bay movies.
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post #19 of 27
1/15/03 at 2:34pm
I believe Thomas Edison invented the motion picture camera and filmed the first motion pictures, before the Lumiere brothers. Of course, I've also been told the Wright brothers invented the airplane, so I could be wrong.
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post #20 of 27
1/15/03 at 2:41pm
England= you guys gave us The Beatles. No one can top that.

Finland= you gave us cool Nokia Phones. God bless.

America= We Are Who We Are

Scotland= Interesting accents that I love to hear and giggle at.

Belgium= you gave us Van Damme

Italy= you gave us Ferraris and lamborghinis

Spain= you gave us miguel de onamu...

Estonia= i don't have patience to go to google.com

Germany= you gave us BMW and Benzes.

Russia= Caviar and Stolichnaya Vodka.
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post #21 of 27
1/15/03 at 2:46pm
Quote:
Rasheed Call:
True. But we perfected them. Unless you count Michael Bay movies.
the french came up with the closeup shot... something Bay is fond of...
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post #22 of 27
1/15/03 at 3:16pm
Depends on where you want to start. I've been reading William K. Everson's American Silent Film, and he he mentions Eadweard Muybridge from California spurring on the invention of moving pictures, with John D. Isaacs from the Southern Pacific Railroad providing much of the mechanical know-how. This was in 1877. Edison didn't get involved until 1887, when the Kinetograph and Kinetoscope made it possible for big audiences to watch. HOWEVER... Edison didn't really invent "the movie" so much, since the early stuff is fairly uncinematic and more a novelty.

So the Americans had the early TECHNOLOGICAL advances. As for who invented "movies..."

From Everson:

American cinema of 1896-1906 was actually far less enterprising than French cinema, which was unquestionably in the lead in terms of vitality and inventiveness. Both British and American cinema, the latter based largely in New York, were strongly influenced by the French.

I only mention because French bashers piss me the fuck off. Goddamn ingrates.
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post #23 of 27
1/15/03 at 3:19pm
I love the french. They invented the edible potato and tongue-kissing. Oh, and tickling.

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post #24 of 27
1/15/03 at 3:52pm
Did a little google research, and the names that keep coming up are Thomas Edison (American) and Eadweard Muybridge (great name--British, but living in America at the time). The Lumiere Bros. obviously were the first to do anything signifigant with this technology, but all sources seem to have them building on tech established by Edison. Thus, America invented movies.
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post #25 of 27
1/15/03 at 4:03pm
Quote:
Blofeld:
I love the french. They invented the edible potato and tongue-kissing. Oh, and tickling.
And Blunt.
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post #26 of 27
1/15/03 at 9:06pm
Quote:
Z-Man:
Did a little google research, and the names that keep coming up are Thomas Edison (American) and Eadweard Muybridge (great name--British, but living in America at the time). The Lumiere Bros. obviously were the first to do anything signifigant with this technology, but all sources seem to have them building on tech established by Edison. Thus, America invented movies.
And Muybridge did his breakthrough work -running horse- right here in Sacramento.
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post #27 of 27
1/16/03 at 9:28pm
Quote:
Jaason

Finland
I believe the Leningrad Cowboys (Angry Inch prototype and stars of Leningrad Cowboys Go America) came from Finland, and that's good enough for me.
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