Strangely American miscellany

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 12/25/2015 at 14:00 • Filed to: America

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Next up is America, home of........actually not so much that’s almost unique to there. Many things we associate with America were invented elsewhere (pizza, burritos, baseball) or spread from there so as to become ubiquitous (Coke, Big Macs, country & western)

Nonetheless some strange things are associated with America. Some are unique, some deservedly so and some should remain there.

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No. Just no.

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Well, it’s different.

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Americans interpret an amendment to their constitution to mean the right for everybody to have a great big gun at all times.

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Nothing more ghastly could be imagined, if you’re from a place where biscuits are sweet and crunchy. To the Americans though they’re a kind of soft bread roll.

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Twenty feet long and fins at the back. An American icon, although in most places Cadillac haven’t been taken seriously as a car maker since.

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American universities began playing football in the 19th century according to the Football Association rules of the time and then switched to rugby while keeping the old name. As time went on the rules diverged so as to create two completely different sports. Like all too many games, American football is tedious and incomprehensible unless you’ve grown up with it. Like soccer in many countries, if you want to play with success you’d be better off being black.

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No marks for spelling or much else either

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Not unique to America but uniquely popular there. It’s the best selling vehicle in the US and Ford’s best seller globally, despite being absent from nearly all of the globe.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 14:23

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I know we’re not supposed to discuss politics here.. but if Trump actually ends up as the favoured candidate on the red side (I know, the bloody americans use the colour RED to signify the RIGHT side not the LEFT) I’ll give up all hope that the US can be saved.

Cé hé sin > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 12/25/2015 at 14:26

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Trump has to attract first more of the republican vote than anyone else, then the majority of the national vote. Given how many think he’s a dangerous moron, I think his chance of election is only slightly better than mine and I’m not standing.

DrJohannVegas > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 14:27

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As a graduate of the less-prestigious of the two American universities to play the first “Football” game: I prefer the older rules. 25 on a side sounds like fun.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 14:29

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I know.. But the fact that so many people actually consider him a valid candidate scares the bloody crap out of me.

Cé hé sin > DrJohannVegas 12/25/2015 at 14:29

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It used to be even more so. Football began as a contest between neighbouring towns and villages in England and deaths were not unknown. Expected almost.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 14:35

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They still do that.. Kirkwall have this Ba game thing.. (no deaths now though)

vondon302 > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 14:44

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If you live even close to detroit Michigan a gun is mandatory but other than that your spot on.

Svend > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 14:45

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Only now it’s the fans.

Anyone remember the Chelsea-Smile from the 90s? Credit Card in the mouth and use the edges to cut out from the side of the mouth.

Bloody awful.

Makes the old Glasgow Kiss seem more like an actual kiss.

Svend > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 14:59

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The Baseball World Series who’s nations are listed below:-

*America

*Canada (one team the Blue Jays)

* ?

Someone once pointed out that the Football World Cup doesn’t have every nation in the world either. However 32 (as of 2014) is still considerably more than two who don’t represent their country but a team. So technically no countries are in the World Series.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 14:59

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Give me a moment...

Biscuits! Gravy! Biscuits! Gravy! BiscuitsGravy! Biscuitsgravybiscuitsgravyudhf!

Cé hé sin > Svend 12/25/2015 at 15:01

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Yuck.

whoarder is tellurium > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 15:09

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Donald Trump has quite the lead right now but I’m still not sold on him being a “legit” candidate.

I’ve never liked the Ponti Aztek- infact I hate it.

I like guns. I own em, build em and shoot em. I carry one for self defense too.

Biscuits and gravy is not appealing unless there are bits of meat involved.

I love all things Cadillac. (especially the V series)

I’m not completely sold on football (American).

I wish the KKK didn’t exist.

I’m OK with the Ford F-150 and it is a good vehicle but I’m not a truck owner.

Svend > Cé hé sin 12/25/2015 at 15:47

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It was also named the Glasgow Smile but they had copied the Chelsea Smile.

People do some sick stuff, truly awful when it’s only because they other person only simply follows another team.

Burn-Spaz1966-Burn > Cé hé sin 12/26/2015 at 03:43

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Americans interpret an amendment to their constitution to mean the right for everybody to have a great big gun at all times.

Way to generalize. Maybe we just need to borrow something from France.

The device is best known for its use in France , in particular during the French Revolution , where it was celebrated as the people’s avenger by supporters of the Revolution and vilified as the pre-eminent symbol of the Reign of Terror by opponents.

The guillotine continued to be used long after the Revolution and remained France’s standard method of judicial execution until the abolition of capital punishment in 1981.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Cé hé sin 12/26/2015 at 10:43

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For an artery clogging breakfast it’s hard to go wrong with biscuits and gravy. Fry up some ground sausage and add flour and milk to make thick, but not pasty, gravy.

Biscuits should be like an unsweetened scone. Light flour, buttermilk, Butter, and baking powder is about all you need. Split the biscuits and pour the gravy over them. Delicious.