American Quotes
Discussion
"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff."
--Mariah Carey
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life,"
--Brooke Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.
"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body,"
--Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.
"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president."
--Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents.
"That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it,"
--A congressional candidate in Texas.
"Half this game is ninety percent mental."
--Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
--Al Gore, Vice President
" It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another"
--George Bush, US President
"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix."
--Dan Quayle
"We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"
--Lee Iacocca
"I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version."
--Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony.
"The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
--Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people."
--Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
--Bill Clinton, President
"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
--Al Gore, VP
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."
--Keppel Enderbery
"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a
change in your circumstances."
--Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina
--Mariah Carey
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life,"
--Brooke Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.
"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body,"
--Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.
"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president."
--Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents.
"That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it,"
--A congressional candidate in Texas.
"Half this game is ninety percent mental."
--Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
--Al Gore, Vice President
" It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another"
--George Bush, US President
"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix."
--Dan Quayle
"We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"
--Lee Iacocca
"I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version."
--Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony.
"The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
--Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people."
--Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
--Bill Clinton, President
"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
--Al Gore, VP
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."
--Keppel Enderbery
"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a
change in your circumstances."
--Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina
v8thunder said:
I've got two volumes of 'George W. Bushisms'. You wonder how on earth he ended up in a position of authority, let alone the President of the USA, sometimes.
Smart bloke who looks dumb. Fools a lot.
Tony Blair by contrast is an excellent orator, so fools even more people. I laugh to think of all the gullible lefties who thought he was the answer to all the world's problems.
I guess as soon as we (Americans) all join Piston Heads, maybe if we hear it often enough from ya"ll, we will start to believe it. It's easy to make people look stupid through selective quoting. You could just as easily compile a list of quotes of the clever people in the US. After all most of those people are celebrities, since when are celebrities the measure of national intelligence? Do Posh and Becks represent the UK's intelligence?
Look to the faults within yourself before criticising others.
Look to the faults within yourself before criticising others.
Hey, Americans, don't overreact to a few tools who've probably never left England. Their posts really aren't worth responding to. [Pet hate rant on]
I'm with the "Americans" on this and anyone else who gets pigeonholed. I'm so tired of hearing "the bloody French" "the smelly French" "French cars are shit". This elitism is so typically
British and one of the things I hate about the country. Trouble is the people saying these things don't realise how small minded it makes them look. OK I know the thread started as a bit of fun (and I found them funny )but they always go the same way afterwards...
[/pet hate rant off]
>> Edited by driller on Sunday 13th March 09:17
I'm with the "Americans" on this and anyone else who gets pigeonholed. I'm so tired of hearing "the bloody French" "the smelly French" "French cars are shit". This elitism is so typically
British and one of the things I hate about the country. Trouble is the people saying these things don't realise how small minded it makes them look. OK I know the thread started as a bit of fun (and I found them funny )but they always go the same way afterwards... [/pet hate rant off]
>> Edited by driller on Sunday 13th March 09:17
i have to agree on the pigeon holing not being always true but what is it with the french, just been there for a week and i have to say what an awful bunch of people. I dont know why so many brits move there? shit drivers, shit food, shit people. I think they need to be relocated nearer to the middle east to free up some valuable land!
Hardcore2000 said:
i have to agree on the pigeon holing not being always true but what is it with the french, just been there for a week and i have to say what an awful bunch of people. I dont know why so many brits move there? shit drivers, shit food, shit people. I think they need to be relocated nearer to the middle east to free up some valuable land!
Tw@.
Hardcore2000 said:
i have to agree on the pigeon holing not being always true but what is it with the french, just been there for a week and i have to say what an awful bunch of people. I dont know why so many brits move there? shit drivers, shit food, shit people. I think they need to be relocated nearer to the middle east to free up some valuable land!
Which bit of France did you go to?
I spent a couple of weeks last summer with some mates, travelling all over France, stopping off to do karting on our route.
Whilst there, I came across some of the friendliest people and some brilliant food. How can you honestly say that a week in one place gives you the authority to comment on an entire country-full of people?
Actually, I've found when I'm abroad it's the English on the whole that are the worst. They are an utter embarrassment - loud-mouthed, patronising, drunk, badly-dressed, all in all coming in on a foreign culture like a sledgehammer to plate-glass.
And yes, whilst in France I came across chavs, laxxers, dirty towns and rude people, but you get them in every country, not least our own.
One thing I've found helps when abroad is to try and understand the people - I don't mean going out of your way to learn the minutiae of the language and culture, but at least memorise a few phrasebook terms and learn how to pronounce it properly. How would you like it if you got French people coming up to you in England and just speaking French to you very loud and slowly? You'd blow a fuse.
And as for 'shit drivers'. There's a reason why every other thread on General Gassing seems to be dedicated to numpties - every country's got them.
I actually think your post borders on racist, if not definately xenophobic. One of my best friends is French and I know she'd be quite hurt by it.
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