Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 Lawnmower Boy and slikmar 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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death tribble Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 How dare they obscure Canada ! And how dare they confuse geometry and geography ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 TBH when it comes to Americans, we're rather used to it. 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 5 hours ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: Almost right. Corrected, America is Middle North America, Canada is North North America, and Mexico is South North America. You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) My Brazilian wife hates it when people completely forget about South America Edited August 6, 2023 by Starlord Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 5 hours ago, death tribble said: How dare they obscure Canada ! And how dare they confuse geometry and geography ! Too bad it wasn't Geology, nobody cares about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 What are you talking about? Geology rocks! (But in fairness, geography is where it's at.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Old Man said: Almost right. Corrected, America is Middle North America, Canada is North North America, and Mexico is South North America. You're welcome. What about Alaska? That's farther north than half of Canada. Of course, technically the United States of America is only a fraction of all America (or "the Americas" to some). The problem is, what do you call people from the United States? Staters? Unies? USAs (pronounced "oosas")? "Yankees" has derogatory implications. There really isn't a decent-sounding alternative to "Americans." Edited August 6, 2023 by Lord Liaden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 24 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: What about Alaska? That's farther north than half of Canada. Of course, technically the United States of America is only a fraction of all America (or "the Americas" to some). The problem is, what do you call people from the United States? Staters? Unies? USAs (pronounced "oosas")? "Yankees" has derogatory implications. There really isn't a decent-sounding alternative to "Americans." Therefore, Canadians and Brazilians are also Americans. We're not locked up in here with you. You're locked up in here with us! Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 44 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: What about Alaska? That's farther north than half of Canada. North by Northwest North America Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 USA*: Independent British, or Indies Canada: Formerly British, or Formies Alaska: Previously Russia, or Previes. (* Depending if you subscribe that America is a nation-state in itself, or a federation of independent states) You’re welcome. 🤣😇 Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Bazza said: USA*: Independent British, or Indies The West Indies and East Indies would like a word with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) A quick check of Wikipedia states the the Indies they are referring to is India not “independent”. Your word is noted, and rejected. Now, if India wants a word… Edited August 7, 2023 by Bazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: The problem is, what do you call people from the United States? Staters? Unies? USAs (pronounced "oosas")? I have only my own limted travels by which to judge, but "@$$holes" seems to be rather popular, globally-speaking. rravenwood and Old Man 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Bazza said: A quick check of Wikipedia states the the Indies they are referring to is India not “independent”. Your word is noted, and rejected. Now, if India wants a word… The word already exists, and it has a meaning. If somebody wants to start calling "associates" by a one or two syllable abbreviation, I don't think they're going to care what word it's claimed to be derived from. Edited August 7, 2023 by Lord Liaden Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: The problem is, what do you call people from the United States? Staters? Unies? USAs (pronounced "oosas")? "Yankees" has derogatory implications. There really isn't a decent-sounding alternative to "Americans." I read two fun short stories many years ago, where each narrator was an archaeologist or historian researching a long-lost people. In the first, the researcher referred to the long-ago people as the "Nacirema." It took me a while to realize that he was talking about modern US society. Spoiler Spell his name for the people backward if you haven't already made the connection. In the second, he said that some skeletons were wearing uniforms with "US" pins on the collars, so he referred to them as the "USans." I think the second one could work to refer to citizens of the USA. (Though I actually like "Nacirema" more.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, BoloOfEarth said: I read two fun short stories many years ago, where each narrator was an archaeologist or historian researching a long-lost people. In the first, the researcher referred to the long-ago people as the "Nacirema." It took me a while to realize that he was talking about modern US society. Hide contents Spell his name for the people backward if you haven't already made the connection. Body Rituals Among the Nacirema. I read that faux-academic article in a Humanities class as an undergraduate. A classic satire of both modern American society, and the smugness of academic sociology. I once showed it to my sister-in law, the Doctor of Psychology, without explanation. She was completely fooled by it, and didn't look happy when I suggested she read the name backwards. BoloOfEarth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 hours ago, BoloOfEarth said: In the first, the researcher referred to the long-ago people as the "Nacirema." Hide contents Spell his name for the people backward if you haven't already made the connection. To this very day, I pronounce "sanitized for your protection" as the most somber of blessings, and regularly schedule visits to the Holy Mouth Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Body Rituals Among the Nacirema. I read that faux-academic article in a Humanities class as an undergraduate. A classic satire of both modern American society, and the smugness of academic sociology. I once showed it to my sister-in law, the Doctor of Psychology, without explanation. She was completely fooled by it, and didn't look happy when I suggested she read the name backwards. I remember reading about this in the ol' People's Almanac (the OG 70's one) back when I was a kid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christougher Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 8/6/2023 at 3:13 PM, Lord Liaden said: The problem is, what do you call people from the United States? Staters? Unies? USAs (pronounced "oosas")? "Yankees" has derogatory implications. There really isn't a decent-sounding alternative to "Americans." On another forum USAians was typed, but I'm not sure how it could be pronounced. Spanish has the word Estadiounidense, but it is both difficult to say and hear. 16 hours ago, BoloOfEarth said: In the first, the researcher referred to the long-ago people as the "Nacirema." It took me a while to realize that he was talking about modern US society. Hey, Nacirema! *dances* Pariah and Old Man 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 8/5/2023 at 8:17 PM, Starlord said: A wheel lift towtruck would have no real problem. It would damage the driver's side tires, but that's minor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 hours ago, Cygnia said: I remember reading about this in the ol' People's Almanac (the OG 70's one) back when I was a kid... Help! Help! I've been hit! I just took a shot to my youth and vitality! Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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L. Marcus Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 5 hours ago, Duke Bushido said: Help! Help! I've been hit! I just took a shot to my youth and vitality! Come on -- you had neither. Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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