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(Message started by: deltadarlin on Jun 10th, 2006, 9:42am)
Title: How to kill an American
Post by deltadarlin on Jun 10th, 2006, 9:42am
Written by an Australian Dentist....


To Kill an American


You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.


So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)


"An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.


An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.


An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim.
In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.


An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.


An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.
The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration ofIndependence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.


An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.


When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!


As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best of everything...the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best services. But they also welcome the least.


The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America.


Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.


So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by jimmers on Jun 10th, 2006, 12:03pm
BOOYAAHH!

Fucking Awesome 8)

American Jimmers
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Jonny on Jun 10th, 2006, 4:13pm
[smiley=bigguns.gif] [smiley=headbanger.gif] [smiley=bigguns.gif]
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by AussieBrian on Jun 10th, 2006, 8:21pm
While I'll fight to the death to protect his right to hold and express an opinion, he doesn't speak for all Australians.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by nani on Jun 10th, 2006, 8:23pm
It wasn't written by an Australian dentist, it was written by an American professor.
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/america2.htm
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by AussieBrian on Jun 10th, 2006, 8:26pm
Onya Nani, I thought it smelled a bit fuunny.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by deltadarlin on Jun 10th, 2006, 8:40pm
It was sent to me, I didnt' research who wrote it. Sorry, I'll not post anything like that again.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Ree on Jun 11th, 2006, 8:38am

on 06/10/06 at 20:21:12, AussieBrian wrote:
While I'll fight to the death to protect his right to hold and express an opinion, he doesn't speak for all Australians.


"What the Hell does that mean???????"

says Ree who is very proud to be an American!
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by brewcrew on Jun 11th, 2006, 8:57am

on 06/11/06 at 08:38:46, Ree wrote:
"What the Hell does that mean???????"

says Ree who is very proud to be an American!

If I may, I think it means that some Australians hold a very different opinion of Americans.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by The mad viking on Jun 11th, 2006, 10:41am
When i read the title of this thread the easyest way to kill 1 american has to be to take his car away    ;;D ;;D ;;D


Svenn
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by brewcrew on Jun 11th, 2006, 10:48am

on 06/11/06 at 10:41:00, The mad viking wrote:
When i read the title of this thread the easyest way to kill 1 american has to be to take his car away    ;;D ;;D ;;D


Svenn

No, that'll just piss him off. ;)
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Charlie on Jun 11th, 2006, 12:40pm
Piss him off is right but he's likely to buy a bigger SUV or a Hummer. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/steamed.gif

Charlie
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by brewcrew on Jun 11th, 2006, 12:56pm

on 06/11/06 at 12:40:00, Charlie wrote:
Piss him off is right but he's likely to buy a bigger SUV or a Hummer...

...so he can come run over your ass for taking something that's not rightfully yours! ;;D

It's what I like to call "playground justice."
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Ree on Jun 11th, 2006, 1:53pm

on 06/11/06 at 08:57:57, brewcrew wrote:
If I may, I think it means that some Australians hold a very different opinion of Americans.
I was looking for AussieBrain to answer... I took it that was his opinion of American's or was he speaking for his fellow countrymen......which I might add I have a few friends that love America and the people that inhabit its land......thankyou very much....!  ree
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by PL259 on Jun 11th, 2006, 6:26pm
Here is the original article, by original author. No idea who came up with the aussie dentist junk. Can they even write?
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-ferrara092501.shtml

Guess I need to go buy more bullets  ;;D since I can!
And to be perfectly honest,
Opinions is like a$$holes, everyone got at least one!
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Mr. Happy on Jun 11th, 2006, 7:21pm

on 06/10/06 at 20:40:52, deltadarlin wrote:
It was sent to me, I didnt' research who wrote it. Sorry, I'll not post anything like that again.

Glad to see you finally got the hang of this festering sewer. No matter what you say, somewhere, someplace, somebody is going to take offense at something you say. Beauty, eh?

Lips tight, knees together, zipper up.
RJ
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by andrewjb on Jun 11th, 2006, 7:34pm
:),non the less.continue to spread a little happyness as you go by . andrew
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by JeffB on Jun 12th, 2006, 11:19am
I've been to Australia (Perth and Brisbane) and I've been to Europe. One country is filled with beer swilling drunks and the other with snobs.
I'll take the USA anyday over those countries!
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Ree on Jun 12th, 2006, 1:39pm

on 06/11/06 at 19:21:23, Mr. Happy wrote:
Lips tight, knees together, zipper up.
RJ

hehehe   whats the occasion Hap????

I couldn't resist!!!   ree


Oh and at the great sacrifices my family takes I surely damn do take offense to someone who reaps the benefits of an American message board who as I quote says "its not the opinion of every Austrailian" when someone says something nice about Americans.  The Aussies that I know love America... as we do them..... ree
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by JeffB on Jun 12th, 2006, 2:43pm
Australia is a great island though!
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by AussieBrian on Jun 13th, 2006, 8:48pm
Relax, Ree.  I wasn't giving offence nor taking it, merely pointing out that not everyone in the world is of the opinion that America is the centre of the universe.

(Except for Texas, of course.)
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Paul98 on Jun 13th, 2006, 9:16pm
Yep, The Ausies do have some beer swillers and Europe has some snobs but Europe dosn't have Vegimite! ;;D  Hard to find in the US.

-P.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by AussieBrian on Jun 13th, 2006, 9:28pm

on 06/13/06 at 21:16:54, Paul98 wrote:
..... Europe dosn't have Vegimite! ;;D  Hard to find in the US.

You know it's owned by an American company?

(Singing... "Puts a rose in every cheek.)
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Paul98 on Jun 13th, 2006, 9:49pm
<You know it's owned by an American company?>

Kraft-Australia makes it.  Why Kraft dosn't market in the US is beyond me.  It's tasty on pumpernickle w/ butter.  

-P.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by AussieBrian on Jun 13th, 2006, 9:53pm
Or a goodly teaspoon of it in a mug of boiling water - great on a cold morning.  Mind you, it horrifies a lot of people visiting Oz.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by andrewjb on Jun 13th, 2006, 10:49pm
called "marmite" in the uk.only thing to put on toast !.it realy helps burn the fat in a diet !.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by LeLimey on Jun 14th, 2006, 3:38am
Andrew what a load of rubbish you talk!
I had eleven slices of toast with marmite on this morning and didn't lose an ounce!  ::)
Paul are you going to the convention? Want me to bring you some vegemite/marmite?
lots of love
The beer swilling snob LMAO!
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Paul98 on Jun 14th, 2006, 5:28am
[quote author=LeLimey link=board=general;num=1149946950;start=25#26 date=06/14/06 at 03:38:55]Andrew what a load of rubbish you talk!
I had eleven slices of toast with marmite on this morning and didn't lose an ounce!  ::)
quote]

ROTFLMAO!!!

Thanks for the offer Helen.  I'm set for now.  I had ordered some off the internet and stocked up.  Great thing about Vegimite is that it's shelf life (in fridge) is almost infinate! [smiley=laugh.gif]  With all the B vitimins in it, it is also good at warding off biting insects in the hot weather.  ;;D  (eating it, not wearing it ;;D ;;D)

-P.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by LeLimey on Jun 14th, 2006, 6:11am
ooooh paul, you sound good enough to eat!
Have you ever had twiglets? They are knbbly little biscuits (crackers?) that look like bits of twigs (surprisingly) that are sort of covered in marmitey stuff.. I love sucking the marmite off them (don't like the "twig" bit though so I spit that at the kids!  ;) ) We have marmite flavour crisps (chips) here too.. when does your flight arrive?! ;;D
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by andrewjb on Jun 14th, 2006, 7:16am
:),marmite eaters make better boooooooozers !
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by Paul98 on Jun 14th, 2006, 8:41am

on 06/14/06 at 07:16:09, andrewjb wrote:
:),marmite eaters make better boooooooozers !



Not when they are in cycle. :(

Helen-  Never knew that they made coatings on snacks with vegimite.  Cool!  It goes good in meat loaf too.  

-P.
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by rickyshot on Jun 14th, 2006, 8:55am
That stuff is nasty definitely an acquired taste. But the meatloaf idea might be good as I understand that crapy is supposed to be good for you. Anyway count me in as loving Aussies the whole beer swilling lot.......
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by catlind on Jun 14th, 2006, 9:04am
Well I'm a Canadian living in America, whose mother comes from England and Father's family from Scotland - Who branched out to Australia.

I always wanted to visit Australia, now that I'm married with a different last name I can.  The story is that there's a place called Dalgety Down's on that island continent, and that every last Dalgety was shot.  Think it's safe with a different last name now? ;)

I simply need to find some pickliliy (sp), cadburys (purple only) a devonshire cream puff, some real marmalade, and then the usuals from Canada, although I did stock up on Keen's.  Vegemite might be an interesting addition!

I'll stick to Bavaria for the beer though :)

Cat
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by LeLimey on Jun 14th, 2006, 9:17am
Cat are you still coming to Milwaukee? I've got your shopping list! LOL
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by catlind on Jun 14th, 2006, 9:36am
LOL Helen, I'll be there!  Of course picklilly might get you frisked at the airport security ;)  (How DO you spell that right anyway?) LOL

Cat
Title: Re: How to kill an American
Post by LeLimey on Jun 14th, 2006, 9:53am
piccalili!
oh and if you want to add to the list feel free!
Last year I bought a great pile of cadburys bars of chocolate to dallas, somehow I don't think I'll be loved much if I leave them behind and just bring twiglets this year do you?! ;)


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