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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:00 PM
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Which is better, the USA or Europe?
The USA gave the world Mark Twain. Europe gave the world Shakespeare. Advantage: Europe.

The USA gave the world Sousa and Copland. Europe gave the world Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and many others. Advantage: Europe.

The USA gave the world Edison, Ford, and Franklin. Europe gave the world Eintein. Advantage: Push. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT Einstein used his brain and moved to the USA. Advantage: USA.

The USA gave the world Calder and Warhol, among others. Europe gave the world da Vinci, Van Gogh, and many others. Adv: Europe.

Europe gave the world George III, Victoria, De Gaulle, Napoleon, Mussolini, and Hitler. The USA gave the world Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, two Roosevelts, Truman, JFK, Reagan, and Clinton. Adv: USA.

Europe gave the world monarchies, but now has Democracy. The USA went the other way around. Adv: Europe.

Europe gives the world Elizabeth II, Benedict XVI, Schroeder, Blair, Berliusconi, Zapatero, and Chirac. The USA gives the world Bush. Adv: Europe.

Next king of England: Charles. Next President of the US: Kleeb. Adv: USA.

The USA gives the world John Conyers and Russ Feingold. Europe gives the world George Galloway. Adv: USA.

The USA has given the world Katharine Hepburn, Paul Newman, the Keatons, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Tom Hanks, and many others. Europe gave the world Ah-nuld. But even he moved to the USA. Adv: USA.

Europe's version of football: People kicking balls, and scoring MAYBE three or four times a game. America's version: running and passing balls and scoring much more often in sixty minutes than they do in ninety. Oh, and knocking each other silly. Adv: USA.

The USA can be blamed for starting three wars: a Revolution, a Civil War, and a quagmire in Iraq. Europe? Where do we begin? Adv: USA.

Then USA gives the world 23% of the world's greenhouse emissions, as well as gas-guzzling SUV's. Europe gives the world more eco-friendly cars. Adv: Europe.

Europe Gives the world Big Ben. The USA gives the world big people, a few named Ben. Adv: Europe.

Europe gives the world pizza, French fries, hamburgers, and other fattening things. The USA gives the world the same, but adds soft drinks and good Southern cooking. Adv: USA.

Europe gives the world BBC. The USA gives the world Fox News. Adv: Europe.

America gives the world DU. What does Europe give the world? Adv: USA.

Europe has universal health insurance. America has 13% of its people uninsured. Adv: Europe.

Europe has blizzards and heatwaves. America is home to hirricanes and tornadoes, as well. Hurricanes and tornadoes are both dangerous and exciting to be in. Adv: Push

The USA gives the world people like me. Europe (specifically, Germany, Poland, and Lithuania) gave the world my ancestors, but they moved to the USA. Adv: USA.
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:03 PM
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1. Canada
Tim Hortons


Trailer Park Boys


Tragically Hip


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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:06 PM
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2. Fuck yes
Edited on Thu Jul-21-05 03:06 PM by primate1
Trailer Park Boys alone give us the advantage.
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:10 PM
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3. This man is my GOD


I just put a couple songs by Sandbox on my overnight show, too; he really is a helluva guitar player..
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:11 PM
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5. My high school music teacher went to university wuth him actually
That show is beyond brilliant.
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glarius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:13 PM
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7. Not to mention Pourine!..........
:)
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:21 PM
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8. Oh, there is much more..
I haven't even started posting about my new-found obsession w/ Curling yet:)
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:10 PM
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4. I am a little biased toward the USA!
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I Know How To Do it Donating Member (499 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:11 PM
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6. Uhhhhh Europe is a continent.
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:43 PM
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9. Ah, but Europe gave the world America.
Evaluate *that*!
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cheeseit Donating Member (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:56 PM
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10. I'd probably go for Europe on governance and US on pop. culture
Edited on Thu Jul-21-05 04:02 PM by cheeseit
unfortunately I live in Britain where we have an awful lot of the reverse...
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LeftyDarthBrodie Donating Member (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 05:29 PM
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11. Slight correction to one of these
Europe gave the world George III, Victoria, De Gaulle, Napoleon, Mussolini, and Hitler. The USA gave the world Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, two Roosevelts, Truman, JFK and Clinton. Adv: USA.

Just HAD to take Reagan out. Sorry. Actually I'm not sorry about that.
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