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Old 01-11-2007, 09:35 AM   #15301
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britain rules.

I'm afraid you're mistaken.

In Pakistan, they eat American Corn Pops.

In Germany, they play American AG.

In Britain, they watch American movies.

In Brazil, they buy American MP3 players.*

In Russia, they eat American McDonalds cheeseburgers.

In Switzerland, they buy American Paladin self-propelled artillery.

In Canada, they move down to the U.S. to become interns at American game companies.

*Made in China.

Yes, the Westernized World Runs on America™. It's just too true.
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Old 01-11-2007, 09:39 AM   #15302
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yeah, but at least we can admit that we're screwing the whole world.
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Old 01-11-2007, 10:23 AM   #15303
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In Germany, they play American AG.
Eh? Aye, but only a few. Most of the AGs these days are made in Europe these days anyway, and quite a lot of them in Germany.

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In Britain, they watch American movies.

Aye, but the Hollywood versions are rarely as good as the original movie produced in another country.


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Quite.
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Yes, the Westernized World Runs on America™. It's just too true.
You may be right. However, as a canuck, I feel obligated to mention that the proper terminology to use is The States™.
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Old 01-11-2007, 10:51 AM   #15306
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Aye, but the Hollywood versions are rarely as good as the original movie produced in another country.
Hmm... What movies would you be reffering to?

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You may be right. However, as a canuck, I feel obligated to mention that the proper terminology to use is The States™.

Naturally. However, that usually only applies to persons in North Armerica.
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Old 01-11-2007, 11:33 AM   #15307
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Hmm... What movies would you be reffering to?
How about Taxi?
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james bond..

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I know there's not been made an American james bond movie (even though I think the new one is much more American than english), I'm referring to among other things the movie "xxx"
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Um... you do know that the Bond films are financed by the Americans, don't you? And that the producers are American?

Still, they are filmed in the UK (at least for now), star British actors and so on. So they're probably some strange kind of hybrid .
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So they're probably some strange kind of hybrid .
Some kind of freak, mutant love-child...



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But enough about you. Let's talk about the Bond movies.




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But enough about you. Let's talk about the Bond movies.





*laughs*

Ah, stop that, Hunk!


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Hmm... What movies would you be reffering to?
Nikita was a great movie which the Americans tried to remake: Point of no returnThe original french version is so much better IMHO. And I believeLes Visiteurs also was remade in the US.
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In other news: I am now back in Oxford. Sans cookies.
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How about Taxi?
don't forget the Wicker Man!
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Old 01-11-2007, 01:10 PM   #15316
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In other news: I am now back in Oxford. Sans cookies.


KHAAAAAN!

They're still in my room. Sorry...

You'll get Easter cookies, I promise. They're the same as Christmas cookies, but we use different cookie cutters.


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Does that mean I get an Easter card, Chick?

Oh, and at least this way they're not going to arrive at home while I'm at college...
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Nikita was a great movie which the Americans tried to remake: Point of no returnThe original french version is so much better IMHO. And I believeLes Visiteurs also was remade in the US.
A few flops cannot tarnish a otherwise spotless record....

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..XXX? As in "XXX: State of the Union", the "Ice Cube" action movies?
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Yes, though that was a sequel to a Vin Diesel vehicle.
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Does that mean I get an Easter card, Chick?

Oh, and at least this way they're not going to arrive at home while I'm at college...
Yes, of course!

And yeah, that would have been quite bad. We don't want your parents gobbling up your cookies, do we?


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