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I always liked their national anthem better anyway!

That would explain my odd desire for warm beer, boiled meat, and a spanking. How did this homopatriation take place?

It's a reference to the French news headline on 12 September four years ago, and also a reference to events in London today.

*blinks*
*looks at manuscript*
Something happened in London...?
*scurries off to CNN & BBC*
Perhaps I should pay some attention to what is happening outside of my skull.

Dear Fucking Gawd. "Mind the gap," indeed.

I find the short time period between those two posts slightly amusing. I can imagine the news is crawling all over the story like worms in manure.

you mean the french actually said "Today we are all american," with a straight face?

It's rather difficult to tell, in newsprint, if somebody is smirking. However, I suspect that the worldwide concern and sympathy was indeed heartfelt.

Are you sure it was "Aujourd'hui nous sommes tous américains"
and not, "Aujourd'hui nous crachons sur des Américains"
or even "Aujourd'hui nous passons le gaz dans votre direction générale"

After breaking up with my first girlfriend, I went out of my way to forget any French I might have learned. Some days I have trouble remembering what 'laissez faire' means. (:

"Today we spit on americans." and "Today we pass gas in your general direction."

:P

And it was the pre-pre-emptive war era. So I would consider it much more likely.

...I always have a craving for warm beer, boiled meat and spankings...

...Maybe I should move.

In with Mnarra? (:

You just wanna see what happens when two people drink warm beer, eat boiled meat and start in with the spankings.

So there were going to be a few webcams involved. Big deal. Mmmm. Happy place.

*lol*

Perv. :P

Wait...someone was going to take pictures of my boils warming while spanking my meat and drinking beer?

...I am so confused. But, I feel strongly that Bridgette will have some thoughts on this issue.

*laughs* As will Mike.

You've been on my friends list for how long? Hopefully this does not come as a surprise. (:

Hey, I didn't go running outside yelling "FIRE! FIRE!" or anything, did I? :)

Working in an office of Britons, Germans, Austrians, Asians and Indians has given me an interesting view on the events that have occurred this morning... However my mother, A Canadian, said it best:

"The US is a true 'why me' society, they can't let go of the past and they grasp on to every tragedy that occurs. Build a memorial already and get on with it."

The Britons are more annoyed at the fact that someone interrupted their morning commute than afraid or angry at anyone... In fact I would dare to say the US is more angry and vengeful about these attacks than they are. then again, I suppose when your little sister is an angry, angsty and vengeful teenager who is gonna beat up anyone who even breaths on you wrong, you can be a little more relaxed about it all.

The US is also really part of that 'passionate convert' mentality. The world as a whole has been living with terrorism for over fifty years now and they seem to be a whole lot better adapted to it. Whereas the US more or less just discovered it four years ago, and they're like a smoker who's just quit and is now out to make sure everybody knows how bad smoking is.

That's the best analogy EVER. Can I use it?

Of course you can.
Just make sure to footnote properly or the instructor will have to dock you points. (:

That smoker has come up to me a few times... I just wish I had the gumption to say what a friend of mine did to a guy at Disneyland...

"Excuse me, but smoking is bad for you and.."
"Are you calling me an idiot?"
"i..uhm...no...."
"Then why do you come up here touting information that everyone on this planet knows already as if I have never heard it before?"
"uhm... I uh... just thought..."
"No, you didn't. You thought you would be a self-righteous pompous-ass and come up here and try and prove how much better you are than me because I smoke and you don't. Well I hate to tell you Mister, but I know smoking is bad for me and I chose to do it anyway, It's part of living in a free country, I can do what I enjoy doing. Now if you don't mind, your Communist ass is blocking my ashtray."

Oh to be young again.

You might have difficulty getting your ex-smoker to follow your script. I'd suggest something shorter & pithier:

"You know, smoking is bad for your health."
[No change of expression]"Thank you. You have changed my life."
[blows smoke in face.]
"Really. Thanks. Did you know that masturbation causes carpal tunnel?"

*laughs*

I thought it was "Did you know that every time you masturbate God kills a kitten."

But there's also a lot of survival history involved. The Brits have been dealing with the IRA for a long, long time. When I studied abroad there 10 years ago, I remember the speech the native RA gave us about immediately reporting unattended belongings (and not going near them). This is also the city that survived the Blitz (and fought WWII on its own for a bit), and are justifably proud of that.

It's a different outlook on life; one I don't think is particularly dependent on the U.S.

Drat, and we were just celebrating *not* being the Colonies any more, again.
*ducks and runs*

(On the other hand, good. I want quite a few of their TV shows.
Also, this automatically ups the quality of British food.
And at least I can make that joke from experience. XD)