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Post by Coito ergo sum » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:28 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:Did you look at any of the previous covers? The US ones are often different, including one instance where the US cover story was "Can you still move up in America?" vs the rest of the world, which had "Mom liked you best: the science of favouritism." Sometimes there are multiple variations amongst the four covers.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:30 pm

I love it when people call the US "America".
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Post by tattuchu » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:34 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:
Geoff wrote:What's an America? One of those mythical places outside the UK?
I believe it's rather like Canada but slightly warmer, on average.
Canada :think:

Oh, you mean Northern U.S. :{D
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tattuchu wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:
Geoff wrote:What's an America? One of those mythical places outside the UK?
I believe it's rather like Canada but slightly warmer, on average.
Canada :think:

Oh, you mean Northern U.S. :{D
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Post by Ian » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:17 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:
Geoff wrote:What's an America? One of those mythical places outside the UK?
I believe it's rather like Canada but slightly warmer, on average.
Very much like Canada. We do get the same versions of Time magazine, after all.

We've got a better reputation though. "Yankee" is much less pejorative than "hoser". I think. :think:

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Post by Geoff » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:25 pm

Ian wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:
Geoff wrote:What's an America? One of those mythical places outside the UK?
I believe it's rather like Canada but slightly warmer, on average.
Very much like Canada. We do get the same versions of Time magazine, after all.

We've got a better reputation though. "Yankee" is much less pejorative than "hoser". I think. :think:
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Post by Jason » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:28 pm

Geoff wrote:
Ian wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:
Geoff wrote:What's an America? One of those mythical places outside the UK?
I believe it's rather like Canada but slightly warmer, on average.
Very much like Canada. We do get the same versions of Time magazine, after all.

We've got a better reputation though. "Yankee" is much less pejorative than "hoser". I think. :think:
One colonial is pretty much like another.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:40 pm

Geoff wrote:
Ian wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:
Geoff wrote:What's an America? One of those mythical places outside the UK?
I believe it's rather like Canada but slightly warmer, on average.
Very much like Canada. We do get the same versions of Time magazine, after all.

We've got a better reputation though. "Yankee" is much less pejorative than "hoser". I think. :think:
One colonial is pretty much like another.
You have Empirical evidence for this?
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Post by Geoff » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:41 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Geoff wrote:
Ian wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:
Geoff wrote:What's an America? One of those mythical places outside the UK?
I believe it's rather like Canada but slightly warmer, on average.
Very much like Canada. We do get the same versions of Time magazine, after all.

We've got a better reputation though. "Yankee" is much less pejorative than "hoser". I think. :think:
One colonial is pretty much like another.
You have Empirical evidence for this?
Yep, they all have funny accents...
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:44 pm

Geoff wrote:Yep, they all have funny accents...
And funny mannerisms, eh?
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Post by Geoff » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:46 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Geoff wrote:Yep, they all have funny accents...
And funny mannerisms, eh?
That too! And funny colored gravy! And they call hundreds and thousands something else, can't remember what...
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Post by Ian » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:49 pm

I had some SPRINKLES on my ice cream just last night. Right as I was watching a FOOTBALL game in which the players scored touchdown rather than goals.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:50 pm

Geoff wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Geoff wrote:Yep, they all have funny accents...
And funny mannerisms, eh?
That too! And funny colored gravy! And they call hundreds and thousands something else, can't remember what...
There are clues sprinkled about on that one.
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Post by Coito ergo sum » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:59 pm

tattuchu wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:
Geoff wrote:What's an America? One of those mythical places outside the UK?
I believe it's rather like Canada but slightly warmer, on average.
Canada :think:

Oh, you mean Northern U.S. :{D
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