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100 Reasons America is Greater than Wherever you Come From
Recently, CNNMoney and Fortune magazine did an article about 100 things that make America great. It was a shameful list with things like Jay-Z, Honda Commercials, TMZ, Glee, the Kardashians, and yes even Sandusky (look it up). But what does really make America so much better than everyplace else? Here is a list…
Shock and awe
Sarah Palin
We re-elected George W
Flag on the Moon
Indiana Jones
The Suicide Squeeze
Trail of tears
Rush Limbaugh
Proper English
American Housewives
Ronald Regan
American Bacon
American Revolution
Amy Grant
Nukes (we used em)
Fox News
Freedom that makes you jealous.
Freedom Fries
Manifest destiny
Aircraft Carriers
Comfortable and tough cars that get 12MPG
Off shore drilling
Won two world wars in a single century
Fat man and Little Boy
The V8
Republican Party
Homes have more than 1 TV
We don't use the metric system
Sherman Tank
Internet Explorer
We don't use our children as child-soldiers
American (real) Football
We killed communism…
Blanche Beecham
Nevada test site
Kellen Moore
Saturn V
HEMI Engines
We own Facebook
Tamed our Indians to not build nukes or speak gibberish at call centers
Buzz Aldrin is allowed to punch liberals in the face
We have no idea what happens in your country, but we're your front page news every day.
Abe Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
The almighty Dollar
Las Vegas
The Internet
Dick Butkis
We will always remember 9/11
World Champions of every sport
Your people want to come here
We control all of North America
War on Terror
The Male American Soldier
None of your foreign diseases
Make dictators beg for mercy, and then kill them. Regularly
Smith and Wesson
Patriot Act
Electric Chair
Kirk Cameron
Kirk Gibson could beat you all at cricket with no legs
Barbara Bush
Evel Knievel
Charleton Heston
Left Behind Books
March Madness
Abe Goodman
Second Amendment
Our flag isn't gay looking.
Tim Tebow
College Life
No prime minister
The B-52 Stratofortress
Wes Anderson
You make it for us, even though we invented it
Our singers don't have to sing without an accent, they just sing
- Excited
- Fascinated
- Amused
- Shocked
- Sad
- Angry
Retired Hydroelectric Engineer. Now spend my time helping others who won't help themselves. http://christwire.org/august-weisz-biography MA
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Tyson Bowers III
And that is only the FIRST 100!
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Susan B. Xenureplied:
I look for a 1,000 article coming up soon.
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"Abe Lincoln, Vampire Hunter"
Huh, I didn't think you'd like this movie…Mainly because it involves vampires…
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If I had a dollar for everytime you "didn't think" I'd buy myself a new boat.
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Look at that, you know humor…Good one.
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What a perfect pick me up! This is a wonderful list that I plan to read aloud during our next ladies circle meeting.
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No Toby Keith? Un-American! [img]http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m068kjXTjw1qjhgkpo1_500.jpg[/img]
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who in the wide world of Earth is Toby Kieth
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Some guy with a guitar I guess…
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Needs a soundboard, I'd probably hear of him, then
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anonymous atheist
Only a few of these are good reasons, many are bad, many are false, some of them are good things which we cant take credit for, some are only partly because of us. Below here are the things that are actually good and that we can take credit for.
Flag on the Moon
Indiana Jones
American Bacon
American Revolution
(helping to win) WW2
The V8
Internet Explorer
We don't use our children as child-soldiers
Saturn V
We own Facebook
Abe Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
Las Vegas
The Internet
We will always remember 9/11
College Life
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I'm honestly surprised Las Vegas is even in the list…I thought hey see it as some "hole of depravity and sin" or something…
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My retirement plan sent me a notice that they were going "socially responsible" a while back. They were no longer going to invest in companies that do business in Gambling, Guns, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Weapons. So I immediately dumped them and only invested in these items. I retired in my late 40s. The right side of Vegas is very profitable.
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Real Mericanreplied:
Ever heard of the Hoover Dam, Outorborus? American ingenuity at it's finest. Look it up. I love this list! America, heck yes!
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True…There is the Hoover Dam…But I was thinking more the Las Vegas that people know best…As in the "what happens here, stays here" city…
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Anonymous Atheist, why do you like Patton so much when he was a rabid anti-communist who despised Russians?
Sample quote: "The difficulty in understanding the Russians is that we do not take cognizance of the fact that he is not a European, but an Asiatic, and therefore thinks deviously. We can no more understand a Russian than a Chinaman or a Japanese, and from what I have seen of them, I have no particular desire to understand them, except to ascertain how much lead or iron it takes to kill them. In addition to his other Asiatic characteristics, the Russian have no regard for human life and is an all out son of bitch, barbarian, and chronic drunk."
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Patton would have bayoneted you on general principles just for your stupid avatar.
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Reverend Billybob Cletusreplied:
Re:"In addition to his other Asiatic characteristics, the Russian have no regard for human life and is an all out son of bitch, barbarian, and chronic drunk."
Great quote. Pretty true description which applies to each and every one of Christian America's external and internal enemies.
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Reverend Billybob Cletusreplied:
And may I add, General Patton's description of Russians is also an apt description for some of the left-wingers, emosexuals, furries, bronies and homogays that attempt to derail this holy site by posting their anti-American and sexually confused filth on our comment boards.
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Patton would have rounded that lot up and served them up as diversionary fodder for the Nazi machine guns.
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Wow. You obviously don't know the fact that bacon was first made in China right? Smh. And what you said about how the bombings on Hiroshima and nagasaki made America great, your just an inconsiderate dumbass, who, if I believed in god, should rot in hell. Fuck you, and goodbye.
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I saw this list and thought of this song, and it never fails to make me laugh, just thought I'd share it
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CD that was a wonderful video. It made me proud to be an American. Fu@K YeaH!
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this is America's theme song. every bit of it
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Can it be amusing that the only reason I know this song is because of Assassin's Creed?
Because I find it very amusing.
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I only know it from… well I can't remember.
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Reverend Billybob Cletusreplied:
CD, that was a patriotic song, there is hope for you yet. You aren't quite the America hating, liberal, left-wing emosexual homogay supporter I thought you were. Maybe in time, you'll grow to join our movement to purify America of sinners, left-wingers and sexual deviants. Praise Jesus!
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Nope, still support the homogays
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Billybob. That song is from the film Team America. It is a film by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. It is a film that throughout focuses strongly on satirising the fact America think they are responsible to police the world. It mocks America for this constantly throughout the film. Isn't what I'd call patriotic.
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I loved the shit out of that movie.
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It is a great movie
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yet another thing you tell me about that I'm apparently missing out on!
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here, this is for you.
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I mean this one, this is for you. damn keyboard
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Texas? But it's full of Mexicans and is even connected to the country.
ChrisTwire, I think our country is sad because of that one it cry's in every state now.
The almighty Dollar, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA good one.
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Thank you for creating this Amazing list of true facts! America is the best country in the whole world. All the other countries rely on us to win, because we are the freaking best.
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That's why 90% of the stuff we use is NOT made in the US?
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"Hiroshima" "Nagasaki" so killing lots of innocent people makes you good?
"Proper English" Right dumb fucks your from the USA which started by UK colonist so you took our English and dumbified so no you dont have proper English you have dumb English
"Won two world wars in a single century" WW1 you joined 1917 we did most of the work you just joined because Germany sank seven merchent boats. WW2 You joined at 1941 because Japan attacked pearl harbor you only hepled win.
"Your people want to come here" why we have free health care most people want to come the uk more because of that
"None of your foreign diseases" really? im preatty sure diseases are easly spread
"Our flag isn't gay looking." your flag always makes me laugh
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If you're so proud of the English language why don't you use it better?
You made at least 13 mistakes in the paragraph beginning with "Proper English".
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If you're so proud to be American where are you stealing alot of british stuff claming that America made it =3
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Because they forgot to add theft in their list, if they didn't steal other countries stuff, there list would only consist of 1 thing XD
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I'm not American, dipshit.
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then you know this list is bullshit
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The point that I was making was that you speak English poorly.
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Brother Johnathan Bane
August that was a beautiful list of just 100 things great about America, it made me wept. Clearly with the others ideas added in this thread it would be very easy to make a list of 1,000 things great about this Nation under God!
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Jeb Boone
""Hiroshima" "Nagasaki" so killing lots of innocent people makes you good?"
How were the Japs innocent? They started the war and committed huge numbers of atrocities. I suppose you think we were mean to the Nazis too?
""Proper English" Right dumb fucks your from the USA which started by UK colonist so you took our English and dumbified so no you dont have proper English you have dumb English"
The USA was not started by "UK colonist." The colonies you speak of started 100 years before the UK was created.
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"How were the Japs innocent? They started the war and committed huge numbers of atrocities. I suppose you think we were mean to the Nazis too? "
I agree japs did indeed do a huge number of atrocities and i gues Hiroshima was in order to end the war with US and Japan but Nagaski was going to far a second bomb was uncalled for. And I better hope you was mean to the Nazis there killed millions maybe more and claming them selfs to be superior
The USA was not started by "UK colonist." The colonies you speak of started 100 years before the UK was created.
I'm sorry jeb but i disagree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_colonization_of_the_Americas please read this before replying back
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Adam Nelsonreplied:
How do you figure Nagasaki was uncalled for? You do realize the Japanese were not going to quit attacking, don't you? They did not surrender completely until the second nuke. It was necessary. Even after Nagasaki, they fought on in many islands.
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And Adam lest we not forget that the reason the Japs didn't surrender after Nuke 1 hit them is because their false Imperialistic Commie Loving
Emperor simply didn't believe the US had a second bomb. Their Emperor rolled the dice and took a gamble that he lost. Had those Godless nips developed the bomb all of us today could very well be speaking Japanese. GayFurryBunny read up on history before your next comment here, try and make it somewhat of a challenge for us here at CW to counter-point you. You made it to easy this go around.
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Adam Nelsonreplied:
We should bomb them and Germany every 20 years or so, just to keep them honest. Nothing as drastic as a nuke, but maybe a day of stealth firebombing in a random city to make sure that sting of fear and inferiority isn't forgotten by their younger generations.
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Now that's going too far. Are you seriously behid the idea of a random bombing every 20 years?
There's winning a war, and then there's just cruelty: you crossed the line into cruelty.
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It is called prevention through submission and suppression. It works. I support him fully and it is part of our doctrine.
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Prevention of what?! They pose no threat to us and we have NO reason to just bomb them because we feel like it.
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empire and communist doesnt go together I hope you know
since empire has a ruler who contorl the mass and nobody is equal while communist is the opposite
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what doctrine you talk about oh and by the way by bombing germany and japan you broke the treaty
which make them go at war with you
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when russia attack one of your island Normally you DEFEND IT
but even before hiroshima they started to lose moral and wanted to surrender
and Nagsaki was just little bit over
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Let us not forget history FagFurryBunny. The Japs were days away from having Nukes and it was their intention to drop them on us. Nuking them was the best thing for Jap culture in the long run. They should thank us. America the "Sleeping Giant."
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FagFurryBunny…..I like it that shall be my new name. And are you saying you did Japan a favor? Dude people are still suffering till this day because of those bombs! people are dieing from it there shouldn't thank you at all.
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They should have thought about that before they bombed Pearl Harbor.
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August we talked rember and you know I can be calim and I know you can to the attacked pearl harbor yes and I understands you bombed a city of Japan to end a war but droping a bomb on them a second time and then wanting them to thank US is wrong
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I think what we should have done was send a nuke to everywhere, all countries just full assault everyone. then in the fallout, only the toughest survive. thus begins the quest for clean water and the fight against rival factions of the Scar Mercenaries.
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Thiefenz I thinking your getting Fallout mixed up with real life
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To those saying that America was right to use nuclear weaponry. There is some historical proof that the Japanese planned to surrender prior to the dropping of the first bomb. There is some evidence to suggest that America may have known of their intentions yet still went ahead. The bombs killed many people that weren't involved with the military in any way. The land is still affected by radiation.
Pearl Harbor was a military base death toll 2,402 and 1,282 further injured less than 100 of these were civilian casualties. Hiroshima was a city the rough total number of casualties was 90,000–166,000 by the end of 1945 due to direct relation of the bomb. Nagasaki was another city. The death toll by the end of 1945 may have reached 80,000. That is a rough total of between 170,000 and 246,000. Many of which are likely to be civilians due to both being major cities. Hardly seems like a fair retaliation to Pearl Harbor.
GayFurryBrony, Thiefenz often comes up with comments that skew reality ever so slightly. It is part of Thiefenz's charm and makes for some wonderfully ridiculous conversations.
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august : you should have thought that before imposing oil embargo to Japan
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"There is some historical proof that the Japanese planned to surrender prior to the dropping of the first bomb."
Really? Where is this historical proof? Or is this just unfounded assertion on your part?
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http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16n3p-4_Weber.html This article includes a quote from historian Gar Alperovitz who states basically that they attempted to seek terms of a surrender possibly as early as September 1944. It states that Chiang Kai-shek was approached that December regarding the possibilities and also says that the US intercepted various messages between Japan and Russia concerning surrender.
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http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16n3p-4_Weber.html This article describes how Japan was clearly attempting to surrender before the bomb
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For fuck's sake. The Institute for Historical Review is a notorious anti-semitic, Holocaust-denying, neo-Nazi pseudo-historical organisation.
Why are you linking to neo-Nazi propaganda? Find a better source. Jesus.
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Never heard of them to be honest but googled it and apparently so so here are a few other sources that state a similar position: http://mediafilter.org/caq/Caq53.hiroshima.html from CovertAction Quarterly which is founded by ex-CIA agent who became an agency critic
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http://www.doug-long.com/hiroshim.htm by Doug Long who lists the various sources that he used
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or there is even wikipedia which can be used as a good starting point http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrender_of_Japan#Attempts_to_deal_with_the_Soviet_Union
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Not getting much better, Jonny.
Covert Action Quarterly was a crank publication that routinely revealed the identities of serving CIA agents. Think the Valerie Plame scandal x1000.
It was founded by ex-CIA man Philip Agee, who has long been accused of being a traitor and a communist spy. At the very least he was anti-American and a communist sympathiser. His US passport was revoked.
Doug Long is not a historian; he is a retired computer programmer.
There are two patterns emerging here:
1) Everything you have linked to is written by cranks and/or amateurs. If what you are saying is true we could expect to see some reputable sources advancing that position.
2) You're not interested in reliability of the sources you cite. You just google shit and cut and paste the URLs of sites you think agree with you — even if they're neo-Nazis.
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Does anything at all in that Wikipedia article support your contention? Thought not.
First rule of holes: Stop digging.
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Doug Long may not have been a professional historian but he sourced the article he wrote. He read up on the topic and found the evidence that supported the article. http://www.doug-long.com/bibliog.htm He even posted a bibliography containing numerous historical sources both primary and secondary. Quite a few of the books are written by respected historians on the topic of Japanese Surrender. This makes it a reputable source.
As for the wikipedia entry it discusses Japan's desire to come to a surrender. They were constantly consulting with various countries involved trying to find some terms that didn't offend their honour. They even went to Russia to seek mediation. They were prepared to deal. America refused to budge at all on the terms of the surrender.
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eNotes the educational resource states that a number of historians agree that all possible methods of ending the war weren't explored before the bombs were dropped. http://www.enotes.com/hiroshima-reference/hiroshima
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It is clear that around the time the bomb was dropped the Japanese were a defeated nation. They clearly knew there was no way they would win. It was clear to them that the continuation of the war would be pointlessly bloody and result in tragic loss of life. They wanted to seek a way of surrendering that wouldn't completely dishonour them and the only terms they offered just seemed too harsh for some so they sought out help from Russia to act as a mediator to help them come to a preferable surrender. America refused to negotiate on the subject at all.
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doesn't matter: the reapers are coming to wipe out all organic life anyways. our only option is to dig underground until we hit bedrock, then the search for redstone ensues.
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Maybe dropping them on YOU would have been their best plot yet, then we wouldn't have to deal with your religious wank-shite
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The United Kingdom did not come into existence until the passing of the Acts of Union in 1707.
British colonisation of North America began in 1607 — a century earlier, just like Jeb said.
The most priceless thing? That this information is contained in the very first paragraph of the link you posted.
Please read your own link before replying.
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The oldest proto-human bones discovered in England date from 500,000 years ago
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What the fuck does that have to do with the fact that the UK didn't exist until 1707?
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Because it was a bone discovered in England dated from 500,000 years ago meaning england was around 500,000 years as we know
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Jesus Christ. We are talking about the fact that the modern nation-state of the United Kingdom didn't exist until 1707.
Before 1707 the British Isles were occupied by the kingdom of England and the kingdom of Scotland.
Those two kingdoms did not unite until 1707, at which point the United Kingdom came into existence.
That was 100 years after British colonists arrived in North America in 1607.
They were not "UK colonists", as you erroneously stated because the UK did not fucking exist in 1607.
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hmm United kingdom existed like very Long time ago ? ever heard of Joan of arc in around 1100-1200
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Was that dircted at mE?
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I believe it was directed at Jeb Boone and in support at you. Millenium usually takes the right thinking side in these discussions.
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The "right-thinking side"? Do you really also think that the United Kingdom existed in the time of Joan of Arc?
What are they teaching you British kids in school these days?
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OK by right-thinking side I actually meant that he didn't go the ultra-Christian bigoted route. I must admit though I was not aware when exactly England and Scotland had united to become Great Britain.
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Jeb Boonereplied:
"hmm United kingdom existed like very Long time ago ? ever heard of Joan of arc in around 1100-1200"
Yes, and the existence of a French witch in the 15th century (your dates are out by 200 years) does not change the fact that the UK was formed in 1707.
"I believe it was directed at Jeb Boone and in support at you. Millenium usually takes the right thinking side in these discussions."
Right thinking? Read the above. The blind leading the blind.
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"Right thinking? Read the above. The blind leading the blind." Reread my comment above. Wasn't saying they were right about the UK existing before 1707
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Jeb Boonereplied:
"Because it was a bone discovered in England dated from 500,000 years ago meaning england was around 500,000 years as we know"
That has to be one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever read. There may have been land where England is currently situated, but there were no countries at all 500,000 years ago. You really are clueless when it comes to history.
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We seem to have a particularly dense one here, Brother Jeb.
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August your list needs some reworking. Just to point out you actually reuse a number of items just phrased slightly differently so it isn't even 100 things mentioned. I would not be proud of many of these if I were you. A number of the stated reasons are in fact why you are ridiculed by the rest of the world. Some you can't take credit for.
Shock and awe – I take it you are referring to the doctrine written by Ullman and Wade. Although that is technically a product of the National Defense University (felt dirty spelling defence with an 's' too american.) of the US you can't claim it. It takes all it's aspects from different cultures which include the Germans and the Chinese. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_and_awe#Historical_applications This gives a list of examples outside the US that fall within the concepts.
Sarah Palin – No. Nothing to be proud of.
Re-electing George W Bush – Shameful. The world still ridicules the man and are stunned by the fact you re-elected him.
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Nukes (you used them), Fat Man and Little Boy – Definitely not something to gloat about killing lots of innocent children, women and men. The Japanese were on the verge of surrendering there is some evidence that they had even written up their surrender BEFORE the bombs were dropped. Still controversial decision to this day.
Flag on the Moon – First thing to be proud of.
Indiana Jones – Fair enough you've made a few good movies but all down to preference. My favourite movies are British made comedies.
The Suicide Squeeze – A baseball play? Really? Google baseball it evolved from games played over here in England. Baseball is an English Sport at heart.
Trail of Tears – Forcing the Native Americans from their land is nothing to be proud of.
Texas – Ridiculed globally.
Guns, Second Amendment, Smith and Wesson NRA – Can't take credit for all guns. firearms themselves were invented in 12th century China, also there are a number of countries where you can legally own a gun. Ease of access is nothing to brag about.
Rush Limbaugh – Admittedly didn't really know who this was but seems like your typical conservative american moron.
Thanksgiving – Good to give thanks.
Jeep, SUV's – Petrol guzzling off-roaders that are used mainly by people with no need to and very rarely do go off-road. There are also various versions created by different countries.
WW2, Won two world wars in a single century – No you didn't you were on the winning side and helped win twice in a single century and nothing more. Also those wars were two of the most horrific wars fought no one should look back on them with pride.
Fracking – A process used by various oil companies from around the world. Not an American thing also has various serious environmental concerns. Don't feel pride.
Sports – Has been around longer than the US
God – The concept has been around longer than the USA. Even Christianity is older than the US. Can't claim this one either.
Proper English – The clue is in the English part. Proper English is British English because that's where it originates from.
Cheerleaders – I shall let this one go.
American Housewives – How's the American housewife differ from any other housewife? Housewives of other nations are even stereotypically more devoted to the family if that is what you were suggesting.
Ronald Regan – Meh. Big deal. Looked up his approval ratings as well seems like statistically you weren't that impressed either a career average approval rating of 57% and retrospective of 64% isn't really that good.
American Bacon – Nothing to say on this topic.
Bing – a pathetic search engine hardly anyone uses.
American Revolution – Declaring independence well done. Not much to say on the matter. Doesn't make you better than any other country, many of which have done exactly the same thing at one point in history.
Amy Grant – Some Christian song writer apparently no big deal.
Patton – An impressive general yes.
Fox News – Globally ridiculed
Freedom that makes you jealous – more than a few countries share the same level of freedom as America.
Microsoft – has done a lot yes
Freedom Fries – refusal to call French Fries by that name is a bit pathetic
Manifest Destiny – Has been used to justify wars and it is a phrase that generally only refers to the spreading of the American People across the continent.
Aircraft Carriers – Used by multiple countries. The first example of the standard aircraft carrier was the HMS Angus, a BRITISH Ship. There goes that claim.
Comfortable and tough cars that get 12MPG – Around the world car manufactures work on creating comfortable and tough cars. America is not alone in that respect. As for 12mpg that isn't impressive nor is it economical you'd spend a fortune running a car like that.
Off shore drilling – Globally done by oil companies from many different nations.
The V8 – Original patent of a V8 engine belongs to Léon Levavasseur who was French.
Republican Party – Globally ridiculed.
Homes have more than 1 TV – Same can be said for many other countries.
We don't use the metric system – Although you officially are the only industrialised country not to adopt the metric system as its official system of measurement you are not alone. Over here in Britain for example we only partially adopted it.
NASCAR – Multiple different stock car racing events exist outside the US.
Boeing – Let it slide as it is the largest GLOBAL aircraft manufacturers but others exist outside the US.
Sherman Tank – Might be an american model but tanks such as the Sherman Tank are developed from the early WWI models developed simultaneously by the UK and France.
Internet Explorer – probably the worst internet browser going.
Gitmo – Very controversial because of its detention camp and neglecting the Geneva Conventions.
Baseball – A slightly altered version of an English game.
You don't use your children as child-soldiers – very few countries do. It is only really guerilla groups that do this and it is generally seen in a very bad light.
American (fake) Football – Football should be played predominantly with feet the clue is in the "foot" part of football. Has its origins in football (soccer) apparently which can be seen in earliest forms as a military exercise in 2nd century BC China and Rugby which is British.
You "killed" Communism – The idea still exists. There are still countries that claim to be communist. Also it collapsed on its own. Can't work in practice.
Blanche Beechman – ridiculed on this site
Nevada Test Site – Other countries have places where they test nuclear weaponry. Nuclear weapons are nothing to gloat about.
Kellen Moore – Not impressed by an American football player.
Arby's – Fast food causing obesity is nothing to be proud of
Saturn V – yep impressive
Hemi Engines – a V8 engine with a hemispherical combustion chamber. Neither are American designs.
You own Facebook – Privately owned. America can't ttake credit for it
Tamed your Indians to not build nukes or speak gibberish at call centers – Racist remark this in more than one way.
Buzz Aldrin is allowed to punch liberals in the face – He isn't. He was provoked into punching a conspiracy theorist in the face one time. If he went around punching people he'd get arrested.
We have no idea what happens in your country, but we're your front page news every day – a) If you had no idea what is going on in other countries how would you know you regularly were on our news b) Sorry to burst your bubble but America is hardly ever mentioned in the news let alone front page news. Only really mentioned in passing if it involves our own country in some way or on an international news segment. c) We live in an age where the whole world is connected you should have some idea of global events.
Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter – A piece of fiction, really something to be jealous of. You chose that specific piece as well, not read it but hardly seems like it is going to be the greatest of literary works.
The almighty dollar – like all economies the US economy is suffering due to the GLOBAL recession. Very few countries value the dollar to a greater extent than any other currency. The British Pound is quite popular.
Las Vegas – Commonly referred to as the city of sin. People only really go there for prostitutes, cheep weddings and gambling.
The Internet – The combination of various forms of projects that connect one computer to another from various countries. Interestingly enough the World Wide Web we all know and love, was invented by Tim Berners-Lee who is BRITISH.
Dick Butkus (think you meant Butkus instead of Butkis) – Another American Football player I don't care about.
We will always remember 9/11 – so will many other nations. It was called the WORLD Trade Centre. Dealt on a global level. Wasn't only Americans that died in that attack. British citizens lost their lives as well.
World Champions of every sport – Not true
Your people want to come here – Not at all. Only for holidays.
We control all of North America – Not as big a deal as you seem to think.
War on Terror – A war on a concept. War inspires terror. You can't fight terror. Only in America would it makes sense to fight terror by causing people to become terrified. Also you are not the only country fighting these wars.
Supersized – Obesity and poor health due to poor diet. Also isn't gluttony one of the seven deadly sins?
Male American Soldier – Often suggested to increase the casualty number of allied troops due to friendly fire.
None of our foreign diseases – America like every country can have an outbreak of any disease.
Make dictators beg for mercy, and then kill them. Regularly – With a lot of help from your allies that you often neglect to mention you have managed to place one or two dictators on an INTERNATIONAL based trial for which they have been sentenced to death.
Christwire – Ridiculed regularly
DOMA – Legal justification for homophobic outlooks towards same-sex marriage
Patriot Act – Possible that it leads to paranoia.
Electric Chair – Horrific way to be sentenced to death and to my understanding it is hardly ever if at all used today.
Kirk Cameron – Seems like your typical homophobic evangelical Christian. They get mocked regularly
Kirk Gibson could beat you all at cricket with no legs – Kirk Gibson plays baseball. Cricket is far more complicated than baseball.
Barbara Bush – Besides being the wife of George H. W. Bush I know little about her nor do I care.
Evel Knievel – Notoriously remembered for failing to land a large number of stunts and breaking 433 bones during his career. Yeah will skip over him in the reasons why America is great shall we?
Charleton Heston – Famous actor yes. Acting skill great enough to prove the US is better than the entire world no.
Left Behind Books – never heard of them not in any hurry to go read a series that is highly Christian and focuses on the end times.
Fraternities – Exist world wide. Both college based fraternities and those existing outside college life.
March Madness – Sudden death basketball tournament interesting concept but doesn't really scream America is better than all other countries. Similar tournaments exist world wide.
Abe Goodman – ridiculed on this site
Your flag isn't gay looking – Many flags can share this claim
Tim Tebow – Yet another American Football player I couldn't care less about. American Football isn't vitally important outside America. Yes people like it but not as obsessively as you lot do.
College Life – Usually great. As a current British University student I can vouch for it being pretty awesome in the UK.
No prime minister – President functions as a head of state and a head of government. Prime minister is just the head of government so in that respect your president is your prime minister. Also you are not the only country that doesn't separate into a head of state and a head of government.
The B-52 Stratofortress – Is not the only bomber out there nor is it guaranteed to be the best. Even if it was finding better ways to kill people is not something to pride yourself on.
Wes Anderson – Has one or two interesting movies under his belt but he is not something that makes America superior to other countries.
We make it for you, even though you invented it – Need to be much more specific here. It is actually cheaper to import almost everything from outside the country than have it manufactured in the country. All countries do this. They export their home-made/grown goods and import goods for a fraction of the price.
Our singers don't have to sing without an accent, they just sing – Not true. I've heard bands from all over the world who sing and you can place where they come from. I have also heard American singers who sing without an accent and found myself quite surprised when hearing on an interview that they have a heavy and distinct accent specific to their home state. I have also experienced American Singers that put on an accent.
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Realise that it is quite a sizeable comment so here is the quick version of the above comment. Most of what you suggested can't be attributed to Americans, is part of the many reasons why Americans are mocked or are nothing to be proud of or are completely subjective. Here are the reasons from your list that can make you proud to be an American:
Flag on the Moon
American (fake) Football
Saturn V
We will always remember 9/11 – Included because it happened on American soil but will stress that it affected families around the world so will be remembered by all.
Control all of North America
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"American (fake) Football"
First off, Soccer has always been called Soccer and is a sport for women and children.
Second off Football has always been called football, we never needed to change it's meaning due to the complaining of some 3rd world peoples.
Third off, The world should rename Soccer to Divegrass since that is what's actually happening in their fairy sport.
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"Soccer has always been called Soccer and is a sport for women and children."
Football is the only sport I've ever seen where one man reaches into another man's crotch and yells "Hut!" while grabbing a ball from between his legs.
Baseball is the only sport worth watching
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Wow…Long…But a fantastic comment nonetheless!
Too bad most of Christwire will tl;dr it…
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I read it, word for word. He was too dismissive.
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You're just upset that almost everyone of your items can be torn apart.
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Try tearing apart Kellen Moore. He simply dismissed him. Not worth my time responding.
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So because he couldn't tear apart one thing, he isn't worth your time?
More like you are just a coward who got beat
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That is just one of many.
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August. So just because I had no idea who Kellen Moore was besides an American Football player I'm not worth the time responding?
He like all the other American footballers on this list was dismissed because they are a matter of personal preference really and also outside America it isn't as popular outside the US. People still watch it but not a vital part of their life like it was in America.
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Everything I have "dismissed" actually really works out as personal preference matters.
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I read it. I felt no need to respond. Then Ouro calls me a coward, not offended, just not motivated. You put a lot of time and thought into it and at least read the list and I do appreciate that.
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Fair enough. I too appreciate the fact you took the time to read my response and the fact you recognised that on the whole I put a lot of thought into it.
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I somehow created compromise!
Anyway, I apoligize for calling you a coward, Mr. Weisz
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That you did Ouroboros. Such a rare sight on this site
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Thanks guys.
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Lol, my prophecy begins to come tue!
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I expected someone would put tl;dr
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What is tl;dr?
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tl;dr = too long; didn't read
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Thank Jonny
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Also known as "Teal deer".
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I KNEW someone would put TL;DR. this is the internet, it was inevitable
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No exbrony you did read it you just cant accept the truth you dumb fuck
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"Bing – a pathetic search engine hardly anyone uses."
What is wrong with you?
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A better question is, what's wrong with you?
Bing is indeed a pathetic search engince
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Google 65% and Bing 30% together make up 95% of all searches. Are you saying all thirty percent are idiots and that we would be beter served by only one search engine without any accountability?
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I'm not a marketer…So the link you provided really dosen't effect me…
Those 30% of searches Bing does could also be found on Google…It's not like Bing has secret searches Google dosen't..
Besides, everytime I use Bing, it has issues looking for what I want
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Stop looking for "nekit ladees" nasty person!
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why does anyone need Google for that, BB?
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American Bacon is more delicious than Canadian bacon! Great job August for putting it in there! Same with the Internet!
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That's because Canadian Bacon is actually Ham, you DO know that right? They're not the same products.
But Bacon is awesome. Can't deny that.
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Electro, Despised Enemy of Spidermanreplied:
The Canadians brainwashed you as well? Figures. Commies just don't leave any left for our ministry anymore.
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Electro? Sorry dude…I think Spiderman left this site sometime ago…
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You are a treasure Ex-Otaku. I look forward to reading your upcoming work!
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Shock and awe <=== whatever
Sarah Palin <==== She is an idiot
We re-elected George W <=== he is the most hated world leader of all time
Hiroshima <===== Killing Millions of people and you are happy ?
Flag on the Moon <=== first man in space was russian just saying
Indiana Jones <=== No comment
The Suicide Squeeze <=== Japan has suicide club ? ( ok bad joke )
Trail of tears
Texas <=== a states full of pedophile ?
Guns <=== Most dangerous weapon ever
Rush Limbaugh <=== anti religious other than christianity
Thanksgiving <=== we have that in Canada
Jeep <=== we also have that in Canada actually most piece are foreign
WW2 <==== Many countries participated in it yet you didn't won it solely
Sports <===== you suck at Most sport
God <==== we don't care about this imaginary friend
Proper English <=== american is a dialect from the real english
American Housewives <=== No comment
Ronald Regan <=== an actor and a puppet
American Bacon <=== I'm not fond of bacon anyway
Cheerleaders <==== hell yeah they are hot but sadly prefer asian one
Bing <=== Gay search engine
American Revolution <===== so you gain freedom because of french people …
Amy Grant <=== No comment
Patton <==== No comment
Nukes (we used em)<==== Albert einstein said it's was the worst invention of the century and should never be used again
Fox News <=== Propaganda media
Freedom that makes you jealous. <=== You wnat to Ban everything to get rid of eveyrone who doN,t agree with you so what is this "freedom" ?
Microsoft <=== No comment
Freedom Fries <=== Freedom fries ? You still means french fries where actually invented in europe ( and created ) in belgium to be exact
Manifest destiny <=== a pathetic excuse to control mass land
Aircraft Carriers <=== The first "aircraft carrier" where chinese
Comfortable and tough cars that get 12MPG <== and the most polluted one too
Off shore drilling
Nagasaki* <=== congratulation you showed how barbaric you are
Won two world wars in a single century <=== many countries won these 2 wars yet you Lose vietnam your point is ?
Fat man and Little Boy <=== I know USA is full of Fat Man but "little boy" ?
The V8
Republican Party <=== And they doN,t follow the real menaing of republicanism
Homes have more than 1 TV <=== I have 3 TV ( if not more ) in my house and I live in Canada
We don't use the metric system <=== I don't use it neither
NASCAR <=== its only racing car
Boeing <=== one of the "weapon" that USA loves to use against their own citizen
Sherman Tank <=== Prefer Panzer tank but thanks anyway
Internet Explorer <=== The crap You call Internet explorer ?
Gitmo <=== Guantanamo the msot contraversial ( which by the way is on cuban soil not american )
Baseball <=== UK has a sport similar to that
We don't use our children as child-soldiers <=== No comment
American (real) Football <==== American football is rugby with tight pant
We killed communism… <=== No you didn't an ideology can't be killed
Blanche Beecham <=== Bitcham
Nevada test site <=== To make experiment on alien ?
Kellen Moore
Saturn V
HEMI Engines
We own Facebook <=== Mark zuckerberg own it
Tamed our Indians to not build nukes or speak gibberish at call centers<=== and killed Millions of them
Buzz Aldrin is allowed to punch liberals in the face
We have no idea what happens in your country, but we're your front page news every day.<=== actually we never heard of USA other than when there is a tragedy like some redneck on a killing spree … not something I should be proud of ?
Abe Lincoln, Vampire Hunter <=== would love to see this movie seriously
The almighty Dollar <=== crumbled dollar
Las Vegas <=== with your crumbled dollar you kinda are fucked up
The Internet<=== Invented in europe thanks again
Dick Butkis
We will always remember 9/11 <=== it's happen every fucking years so of coruse you rememebr this "dates"
World Champions of every sport<=== Hmm No actually In ice hockey in 2010 vancouver you lost to what the country name again ah yes CANADA
Your people want to come here<=== not in 100000 years
We control all of North America <=== Canada and mexico are aprt of North america so No
War on Terror<=== Only USA have stupid ideology like that yet the biggest terrorist of all time are them
The Male American Soldier<=== well there is also female american soldier
None of your foreign diseases <=== You create all the "foreign disease"
Make dictators beg for mercy, and then kill them. Regularly<=== or you place them in Power ?
Smith and Wesson
ChrisTwire<=== troll site
DOMA <=== next it's be FEMA ?
Patriot Act <==== the act that remove the 9 out of 10 first ammendment of your little constitution
Electric Chair <=== you are proud of Killing people ?
Kirk Cameron
Kirk Gibson could beat you all at cricket with no legs
Barbara Bush
Evel Knievel
Charleton Heston
Left Behind Books
March Madness
Abe Goodman <=== another gayish man
Second Amendment <==== bearing arm = having a wepaon not necessarily a gun
Our flag isn't gay looking. <=== but a woman woven it ?
Tim Tebow<==== the suckiest player of all time
College Life <==== a lot of country has that
No prime minister <==== you have governor it's similar
The B-52 Stratofortress
Wes Anderson
You make it for us, even though we invented it <=== most of the invention you stole it
Our singers don't have to sing without an accent, they just sing <=== and they sing badly
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that is so wrong on SOOOO many levels i don't even know where to start
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start with the end. then show the beginning in the middle wrap back around into the origin, then go to the scene before the final revelation, head back to the early middle then finally show the conclusion.
now no one will understand your plot.
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Amazingly similar structures to the one you suggest have been used before with varying success.
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I must share this with you all
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How come your country music does not make your country great?You call yourself a patriot?
"We have no idea what happens in your country, but we're your front page news every day."
Don´t know what your´e talking about, all i read about here is Greece.
That is, when there is nothing to read about russian shenanigans in the elections.
"World Champions of every sport"
Especially when it comes to roiding, the American way.
"Your people want to come here"
The American dream ended after the good old days when people could get rich off prohibition.Now you harass erveryone who comes to USA because they might have a mini-nuke stuffed up their anus, or because a bottle of milk could actually be a chemical compound that seriously kills everybody to death.
I still just want to visit the USA to see how you people get out the door after a visit in a fast-food restaurant.
But that is only if the one seraching my anus for a mini-nuke will be Eva Mendes.
Otherwise, i will not even consider getting in a plane.
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I drive a giant robot to work
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yet again, the site automatically converts the URL into a video.
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I drive to work where i build giant robots.
Hmmm, seems like Weiszbrot actually got one thing right, you come up with stuff and we build it.Lazy bunch.
Let´s just hope your robot does not transform while on the road, that may cause some digestion problems.
But we are working on that.Drive safely and always remember, if it seems alien, it just may actually be something that is not from America.No need for a spacebuddy program, we are on earth as well.
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Megas XLR!!!
F&@# Yea!
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For the record Americans do not speak proper english. People from England speak proper english
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Most English people don't speak proper English.
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All English people speak proper English by definition. The language used originates from the country, there is a clue to this in the name of the language. Bad grammar and slang may be used whilst speaking yes but it is still proper English. Bad English would be a better phrase.
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Also American Football is not real Football. Soccer as we call it is real Football. I mean seriously are you stupid. This list is horrible half of this is bullshit and the other is your opinion.
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Half of what you say is bullshit and the other half is your opinion, which is also bullshit.
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Aw boo hoo the exbrony insulted what I had to say. I'm going to go cry now because I value his idiotic opinions so much. Seriously if your only comeback is trying to insult my intellegence I suggest you try hard because I can back up anything I say with proof that it's true.
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Cheer up, emo =)
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Now you're just pulling comebacks out of thin air. I'm not emo. I'm a human being with thoughts and feelings just like everyone else on the planet.
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Bruce Myron Danusreplied:
Please back up what you say with proof then. How is half of this list horrible? Do you hate America so much that you think half of our Greatest achievements are horrible?
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Most of the achievments listed can be attributed to help from other countries. I do not hate America I hate the people who think America is so much better than everywhere else. I personally was fond of living in Japan, but sadly I hsd to move. If we have "freedom that makes you jealous" why do people like you tell me my sexual orientation is wrong. I'd be straight if I could, but I can't because that's not who I am. We aren't a free country we are a country of hypocrites who believe freedom is telling people you have to believe what they believe.
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Bruce Myron Danusreplied:
I didn't force you to choose to be a gay, you did that of your own free will. Don't try to blame your problems on me.
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Jonnyreplied:View March 24, 2012
Sexual preference isn't a choice Bruce. Everyone with half a brain knows that.
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Chuck D. Finley
America is the best place to be. Any of these liberal America haters are welcome to go to canada which is where they put white liberal gays
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Susan B. Xenureplied:
Amen to that Brother Finley. Best place on earth.
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DannyLovesTheTruthView March 28, 2012
America sucks. I live here and it's just horrible. mostly because of people think this. You would all go to Hell if Heaven and Hell actually existed.
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If it were me, I'd sell it.
This is a discussion on The sequel to my long going Solo hassel with Kimber...the final chapter within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I seriously doubt you'll be able to get full retail price for the Solo. I haven't seen them that high for some time. I'd sell ...
I seriously doubt you'll be able to get full retail price for the Solo. I haven't seen them that high for some time. I'd sell it anyway and cut your losses now.
"Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States can't make it without Texas!".... Sam Houston
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Firearms Instructor
NRA Life Member
My first thoughts are to get rid of it, mainly because in the back of your mind you will have doubts. However, you will lose money if you sell it. You bought at retail. Surely no one is paying full price anymore.
Since you more than likely won't sell it and break even, go shoot it and see what happens. Your previous issues happened early on, and if the new one is as unreliable you should know pretty soon. If it misbehaves early on at no fault of the shooter or the mags, sell it at a greater loss.
Money aside, you need to consider your confidence now more than anything as mentioned above. Good luck.
May you be in Heaven before the Devil knows you're dead
I've had a similar experience with another make of firearm (keep it at that). I was sent a new firearm and the gun shop kept it and sold it as a new gun...it was all new. I went in another direction. Give THAT a try.OMO
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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NRA Life Member
I'd get rid of it. Let Kimber ship it to their FFL. Trade it for a different gun that they have in stock. That way you should get full value of the gun. They can sale it as new, since no one else has ever owned it.
Freedom doesn't come free. It is bought and paid for by the lives and blood of our men and women in uniform.
USAF Retired
NRA Life Member
I think you answered your own question, you seem to have serious doubts about the solo now, sell it and buy something with a proven record.
"Don't start none, won't be none!"
I vote "sell it" and (as QKShooter suggested), sell it brand new.
There are plenty of proven single-stack 9's in the same size/weight range. The only gun that's ever given me that many problems were two different Hi-Points.
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Have I told you lately that I love my Glocks?!
Sell it then walk into GLOCK plop down your $700.00 + and tell them "I'll pay $200.00 over the price of a GLOCK 19 for you to build me a single stack, 9x19, pocket GLOCK. CASH!"
Maybe, just maybe that would be the staw that breaks the camel's back.
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With great power comes great responsibility.-Stan Lee
I agree with QKShooter to sell it as 'purchased new and unfired'.
Monsters are real and so are ghosts. They live inside of us, and sometimes they win.
~ Stephen King
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
This is why I don't buy guns that have not been in production for a year or two and why I still haven't upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion :-)
ALL of the reviews I have read in the last two months can't say enough about how GREAT this Kimber offering is from feel to ergonomics, etc.. ... You must have gotten the WORST LEMON of all time... OR else the reviewers never say a really bad word re. the gun being reviewed( a real possibility!). I agree with those who say get rid of it new and get yourself a proven "Roscoe".(Old timer talk!). And good luck--- you certainly deserve it!!
Chicken Little? Who the heck is Chicken Little? And what does she know, anyway?!
" The will of the majority, the natural law of every society, is the only sure guardian of the rights of man." Thomas Jefferson.
Gee, and it gets such great reviews in all the gun rags. Imagine that.
Retired USAF E-8. Official forum curmudgeon.
Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth

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Amanda Waller: "They are designated task force X."
Deadshot: "Give me a break. This ain't no task force. Call it like it is. Welcome to the Suicide Squad."
"Suicide Squad" is tonight's episode of "Arrow." If you haven't seen it yet, beware of spoilers. To review the last case file, click here. Be sure to check out the slideshow for more quotes from tonight's episode. "Arrow" airs Wednesday nights at 7 on the CW.
The flashbacks of the episode are Diggle-centric. It is great that the writers don't shove in island flashbacks in addition to the Diggle ones because it would have been too much. In the flashbacks, we start to see where Diggle questions what he does. He gets rewarded for shooting a kid, which does not sit right with him. It is great to see that moment, especially since in this episode Diggle goes back to work for the government, and he ends up doing what he thinks is right versus what the marching orders are. Did you enjoy the Diggle flashback?
One of the best moments about Diggle teaming up with A.R.G.U.S. is that he gets to spend some quality time with Deadshot. The two of them aren't exactly friendly, but they definitely have some friendship like moments in this episode. Interestingly enough, there isn't really a mention of Diggle's brother, which is what has driven most of the interactions between Diggle and Deadshot in the past. This is the first time viewers get to see more of a human side of Deadshot. Are you a fan of the Deadshot and Diggle bromance?
Here are some thoughts on elsewhere in the episode. Oliver works through opening up to Sara about Slade, and it is great to see him struggle with this. It makes sense that Oliver wouldn't immediately share this news. Surprisingly, Laurel is the one to help Oliver see that he needs to share with Sara. Seeing the two of them be friendly is nice. The A.R.G.U.S. case itself is interesting because it is a different sort of case than we normally see on "Arrow." It is always great to see the world expand. Sadly, there is not much of a showcasing of the various assets of the Suicide Squad. They are just sort of there, and it would have been great to see more of their feelings on working with A.R.G.U.S. or just generally spending more time with them. What did you think of the episode?
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I stood on the bridge just before midnight, the wind from the ocean arriving in violent blasts, as if saying under its breath, 'Jump, motherf***er, jump.' This was the last of a string of attempted departures, most orchestrated in my tired mind. Always a bitter reminder of all that had been lost and destroyed by my foolishness."
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Hope For the Best: Oklahoma Edition
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The Clash of the Titans. SEC defense versus Big 12 offense. Saban versus Stoops. "Boomer Sooner" versus "Roll Tide." Crimson and White versus Crimson and Cream. If ever a "consolation prize" could be so alluring, such would be the case in the Sugar Bowl match-up between...Read more


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Two days before the funeral of Julion Evans, 42, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Tampa decided to cancel. This decision came after the pastor learned the deceased was gay and his obituary listed a surviving husband.
Julie Atwood, mother of Evans, says she was baptized at the church as a child and several of her family members still attend. She learned about the shocking news while visiting her sons casket.
It was devastating," she said. "I did feel like he was being denied the dignity of death."
Kendall Capers, was the 17 year partner of deceased Evans and the pair married last year in Maryland. Capers says the newspaper named him as husband because their marriage was no secret.
"Everyone who knew us knew about our relationship," he said. "We didn't keep secrets."
T.W. Jenkins, pastor at New Hope says he was not aware that Evans had a husband or was gay until members of his congregation saw the obituary and called to complain. They did not think it was right to have the funeral at their church.
Jenkins said his church preaches against gay marriage.
"Based on our preaching of the scripture, we would have been in error to allow the service in our church," Jenkins said. "I'm not trying to condemn anyone's lifestyle, but at the same time, I am a man of God, and I have to stand up for my principles."
Capers says the family scrambled but managed to put together a new service. But with only 24 hours notice, many mourners were not notified and did not make it to the new location.
"This is 2014, this is not the 60s or the 70s," Capers said. "So at the end of the day I just want his wrong-doing to be exposed."


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Quick Links
Important University Research Deadlines
The University of Texas at Austin Stimulus Package Web page is online.
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Speakers from Ebay, Merck and Shell and a licensing attorney will walk faculty through the ins and outs of a licensing agreement and what corporations are looking for in a partner.
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I'm on a local windows machine. The MySQL DB is on a CentOS machine elsewhere on the same local network. I want to output the results of the query that I'm typing directly into Putty into an Excel (or csv) file elsewhere on the local network. How would I do this?
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March 20, 2013
UA Photo Gallery | NCAA Tournament Central
SALT LAKE CITY--The University of Arizona men's basketball team held a practice on Utah's campus, worked out publicly in an NCAA Championships open-practice day session, and took part in a slate of media activities Wednesday on the day before UA opens play in the NCAA's second round here.
The Cats did the bulk of physical work at Utah's facility, then joined the other seven teams in the region at EnergySolutions Arena downtown for the NCAA's programmed day of introducing the participants to the media, including Turner-CBS and the NCAA Radio Network.
The Wildcats' opening round game against Belmont will be the third game of the regional, tipping at 5:20 local time in Salt Lake City (4:20 p.m. Tucson time). The game will be televised on TNT. UA's radio partner IMG will air the game over its network, with NCAA Radio spreading the game nationally.
Part of the events Wednesday included separate podium sessions with Arizona players and Coach Sean Miller. Here's a complete transcript of those:
THE MODERATOR: We have the University of Arizona student athletes on the dais, Solomon Hill, Nick Johnson, and Mark Lyons. Questions, please?
Q. Guys, what has Coach Miller told you about enjoying this experience, just about being in the moment and enjoying being here, being part of all this?
Solomon Hill: Just enjoy the process. You know, it's a great show of our work through the regular season that we're here. This is what you work for throughout the season. Guys are not upset about the Pac 12 season or the Tournament Championship, because when it's all said done, you want to do something big in the tournament. So we're grateful to be here.
Nick Johnson: It's my first time in the tournament. I'm really excited, thought we had a great year and looking forward to continuing in the tournament.
Mark Lyons: Just like both of them said, it's an honor to be here. We are cherishing every moment of it, it's me and Solomon's last time here in this tournament. So trying to make the best of it.
Q. Last year at this time you guys were done, you lost in the NIT on your home court which is unusual for the program. Can you take us back and tell us what was going through your mind and how low of a feeling that was for you guys?
Solomon Hill: Well, it was kind of a disappointing season last year. Came down to a couple of games if we made it or not, and we ended up getting a No. 1 seed in the NIT, which you could tell the guys were motivated to play in that game, Mike Muscala led his team to a "W" and showed up that night. It was kind of a burden off our back, fighting with the demons of the season, couple of guys left the program after that year and focusing on the next year and being able to have a great recruit class of big time freshmen, so finishing up the year and school and getting ready for the summer.
Nick Johnson: It was definitely a disappointing season, wasn't the way we wanted to end it. But at that point on, I know myself and Solomon worked our hardest during the summer in the off season to set ourselves up for this season.
Q. Guys, you had a nice representation in Vegas last week, stands to be the same here this week. How much are you able to play off that? How important is that having the fan base here?
Solomon Hill: That's big time. That's a big part of the program that Arizona brings to the table. It's part of the tradition we have. It's one of the reasons I chose the University of Arizona when you can have a turnout like we did in Vegas, and I hope to see the same here.
Nick Johnson: It's huge for us. Whenever we can have a home environment away on the road, it always gives us an advantage.
Mark Lyons: Honestly, I just feel like personally as a team we play better on the road and the only people we got is each other. But our fans do a great job of traveling and every time they come out and support us it does give us an extra boost of energy, things like that.
Q. Mark, you were here for the Xavier, K State game, everybody remembers what a great game it was. What sticks out to you about that experience?
Mark Lyons: I just remember the intensity of the game, seems like every shot was a big shot and every possession meant the game. Terrell Holloway and Jordan Crawford made a couple of big shots and so did the guys from the Kansas State team. It was a great game. It was my first year, and I was fortunate to make the tournament. It was a great experience for me.
Q. Nick, your coach has been singing your praise all year. Were you disappointed not to be included on the Pac 12 all defensive team?
Nick Johnson: Honestly, I was a little bit, maybe for about a minute. Then I had to get ready for the next game. I would have loved to have been on it, but I wasn't so just trying to do something now.
Q. Can you talk about the strides you have made defensively from last year? Where have you made the most? And how challenging is it to get to the opponent's best player?
Nick Johnson: Just my focus. I was a freshman last year, simple as that. I'm one year older and one year wiser and I had an opportunity to watch a lot of the older guys, how they approached their match ups and stuff like that. So just my focus on it.
Q. You guys start 14 0, second in the league, make the semifinals of the conference tournament and you're a 6 seed. Is that motivation? Disrespect? What are your thoughts on that?
Solomon Hill: I think we got a good seeding as far as location when you look at both parts in hand. As far as your seed number, doesn't matter who you play. Everybody in the field are really good teams. You look at what Cal has, a chance to play a game in San Jose and it's kind of like a home game and doesn't matter because every team is going to be good at this point and everybody is something to show out and we have a chance to stay closer to Arizona and have our fans show out so I think we got a good deal with our seed.
Q. Some national perspectives have picked Belmont as a trendy upset pick in this round. Is that something you guys see, look at, absorb, and do you use that as a motivating factor?
Solomon Hill: I don't think it's a motivator. If you need something to motivate you at this point you're here for the wrong reasons. I think everybody on our team wants to win. I think we all dial into what we are going to do on the court and not about the opponent.
I think we want to stick to what we want to do defensively and really key in on the way they score on offense, I think we have a good chance of going out there and executing a defensive plan.
Q. When you guys started the season you had such incredible finishes in so many games to keep your record perfect. Do you feel that this is a special season for you and can be?
Mark Lyons: Yeah, I think it's been a great season for us so far. You can't win every game. We started out real hot, 14 0. Our conferences is one of the best conferences in college basketball, if not the best.
So we had our ups and downs, but we fought hard and I feel like we're playing our best basketball right now. We got a bunch of guys who want to win, so our will to win is at a high level and as long as it stays like that we should be in this tournament for a while.
Q. The last time you were in Utah the coach made a lineup change, put Kevin in. Can you talk about that and how much of a difference that's made, the seniors.
Mark Lyons: Kevin is a senior. Coach felt like if we were going to go out the season with a bang we should have the seniors, the guys who dedicated the time to this program. Ever since Kevin has been starting it's been great for us. He gives us the extra boost in the lineup with his 3 point abilities and his defensive abilities and the way he hustles and his leadership. So with him in the starting lineup, it benefits our team.
THE MODERATOR: Thank you, gentlemen. Questions for Coach Miller?
Q. Sean, you have had success in this tournament. Aside from having good players, what has made you successful in the NCAA Tournament as a coach?
COACH Sean Miller: Well, the teams that I've been a part of that have gone beyond this first weekend, there's three of them. The one thing that stands out is that we were ourselves. The things that we did well during the season that we learned to make as part of our overall identity, those things didn't change once we entered the tournament. We were able to establish those same strengths.
Sometimes in this tournament, game pressure in the moment becomes so big that you can deviate. Players do things that they haven't done. Teams almost take on a different personality; and in those cases, the personality of our team remained the same.
That's what we are going to try to do tomorrow against Belmont. We have to go a very good rebounding team and a good minded defensive team. On offense we have to play unselfish team basketball where we can create good shots.
Q. Sean, Nick was talking about his defensive improvement from last year. Generally, when a guy comes out of high school, where do they need to make the most strides defensively as a perimeter defender?
COACH Sean Miller: Freshmen, it is such an adjustment because especially on the perimeter because screening is usually not a big part of the high school game. They may run into a screen and many times when they do they're as big as anyone who tries to screen them.
In college for the first time they're dealing with sophistication, systems, styles of play, coaches that have 6'10", 7 foot players on a mission to screen.
As you have to learn to navigate these screens, it's a different game for freshmen players, being in the right position, how hard you have to play.
I think most importantly the price that you pay defensively if you run into screens whether on or off the ball. With Nick Johnson, he has become our team's best perimeter defender. He has all the athletic talent. He has the mind set to be great. I believe one day he will be an elite defender.
But you're right, when we have played well defensively he has had a big part in it, and tomorrow he may be meeting the biggest challenge of his season in Ian Clark. If you look at his efficiency, his ability to score I can't believe the field goal percentage he shoots for make and go taking as many 3 point shots that he takes. It won't just be Nick, but it's part of his responsibility and it's a big one.
Q. You're talking about being the same, but some of the guys seem to think since the LA trip confidence and mentality has changed. Is there a different underlying thought in this team than two weeks ago?
COACH Sean Miller: I think all of us are going to hope that we're playing our best and a very high level of basketball. What our players are talking about is in the second leg of our trip to LA, near the end of our conference season, although we did not win, we played with a lot of energy.
We played a solid second half against UCLA. Had a week off of practice from no games, just practice, played a very good Arizona State team and may have played one of our better games we played all season leading into the Pac 12 tournament, playing a difficult Colorado team on a neutral court. Ditto. I thought we played very well, very hard on defense, and we lost a heart breaker to an excellent UCLA team. So I think part of what our players are saying is we have played well and played hard against quality opponents and hopefully that will lead into tomorrow against a great team in Belmont, well coached and certainly a coach and a team we respect greatly.
Q. Aside from preparation, what message would you have for your players especially your seniors, about stepping back, soaking it in and enjoying the moment.
COACH Sean Miller: We talk a lot about that. This tournament is so hard to get to and it's even harder to advance in. To me, part of the success of a team is to be able to, on one hand, focus and play terrific basketball. But on the other hand, it's really enjoying being part of this great tournament.
Whether you're a player, a coach, a fan, we can talk about the balance that we want to have from start to finish. But March is what defines so much of this and here we are as part of the tournament.
I think everything from enjoying this day, the day before a game to the trip here, enjoying each other. You could see in last night's games, when you lose in this NCAA Tournament it's a deafening blow. It's the one time where there is no more basketball. Keeping the guys in the mindset of enjoying this is part of what we are trying to do, and I think we're in a good plays there.
Q. Sean, is Ian Clark similar to any guard you have faced in the Pac 12 this year?
COACH Sean Miller: Well, as you know, there are so many good guards in our conference. You can pick any team, and you can pick one or two. He's almost like a combination of Jordan Adams and Spencer Dinwiddie, and I say that because Spencer Dinwiddie, he reminds me so much of him because he shoots a great percentage from the 2, from the 3 and from the foul line. In terms of Jordan Adams, how well he can use the screens without the ball and how confident he is, how he can shoot the ball in transition. Those are two examples that I would give, but I know he's the Player of the Year in the conference.
Part of what makes Clark so good is they have an excellent point guard in Johnson and when you look at his free throw attempts, how he runs the show, the big plays he makes, including the game winning shot here in the conference tournament, they have a dynamic backcourt. I believe that's one of several keys to what makes them such a great team.
Q. Sean, have you had any follow up conversation with the Pac 12, the fine, a response on your part, a protest, an apology, anything like that?
COACH Sean Miller: That was last week. We're in the NCAA Tournament right now. Our focus is on our players and Belmont.
Q. Were you paying that personally yourself, or does the school pay that? How does that work?
COACH Sean Miller: Like I said, I'm focusing on Belmont.
Q. In a short prep week like this, do you ever fear you don't have enough time to find out about Belmont?
COACH Sean Miller: No, not really. The first game you're hard at it on Sunday. The way the world is today, there is so much information that you have on these teams and almost immediate footage. Maybe 10 years ago you worried about how many games right away you have the opportunity to watch, but today, really, at the fingertips, the minute we know we're playing Belmont, we have roughly half of their season right in front of us.
So because of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, I would almost say that and we already practiced today. It's not about practice right now as much as it is focus on the opponent, making sure we're healthy and we have the ability to play hard.
Right now, I don't think the game can get here quick enough for our players. The last thing they want to do is watch another film or go through another practice. With a coach, you always want that extra day. But I think, especially in the first round, you have plenty of time.
Q. Is it coincidental that your three freshman bigs seem to be playing their best ball the last three games or so?
COACH Sean Miller: That coincides with our team. I know they have said this to you guys that we feel like we're playing well. One of the reasons is Grant, Brandon, Kaleb, if you think about the experience they have gotten from start to finish, they are no longer freshman, and you can see that out there.
They're more sure of themselves on offense and defense. Like any team our team is so much better and sophomore difficult to beat when those three guys are playing well. Hopefully, tomorrow that will be the case.
Q. Sean, is it too simplistic to think this comes down to the 3 point situation? Is that what it's going to come down to?
COACH Sean Miller: Well, Belmont I think one thing you've got to worry about, or caution against is, when you put so much emphasis on just one area, you almost put them in a category that that's all they can do.
If you take that 3 point shooting away you're going to be successful. That's the furthest thing from the truth in watching them. Their free throw attempts from the point guard position alone and their ability to score inside 3 as a matter of fact, the percentage of shots they make inside the arc is one of the nation's best.
That's what scary about them. I would say they're a great offensive team, period. They score 80 points. They score quite a few of those points from the foul line and inside.
Now, with our own team we have had times where we have surrendered too many threes. It's important that our 3 point defense is in plays, but we're going to need a great defensive performance, period. They have a lot of diversity in their offense, they use ball screens a lot like UCLA does and that gives all teams problems, especially when you have a backcourt like they have.
I think looking at Johnson and Clark, not that their other players aren't good, but they have a really, really good backcourt and it's going to be a greatest of our defense.
Q. In light of what you're saying about the keeping the routine, does it help at all to have your same hotel? You played here a couple of years ago in this arena, you've been to this city, the elevation, et cetera. How much difference does that make?
COACH Sean Miller: I think it makes a big difference. We're grateful to be in Salt Lake City, period. I know this is a city that loves college basketball. This NCAA Tournament itself has great history here.
But the fact that Utah is in our conference's footprint, we have played, like you said, here not too long ago. There is familiarity, and most importantly I'm glad our fans don't have to travel across the country.
Our fans are among the best in the country and to put them into a position to get here, we can't ask for anything more.
Q. Coach, you started 14 0, you said you were happy to be here, does the 6 seed bother you or your players?
COACH Sean Miller: No, I'm happy to have a 6 seed, 6 times 4, you're among the top 24 teams, somewhere between 20 and 24, I would say that's accurate in describing our team.
I don't ever want the 14 0 start to be a negative, because what you then say is you lost all your games after that. We also played some incredible games of basketball through the months of November, December, and January.
We were in a difficult conference this year. Just by the number of teams they have in the NCAA Tournament, this wasn't a year where you're going to go 16 2 in the Pac 12.
So for us, we played in an excellent conference, playing well now, feel honored to be in the tournament, a 6 seed is exactly what we deserved and I'm going to tell you the difference between 6 and 11 isn't very much.
We played Bucknell last year in the first round of the NIT, and I'm telling you I know they're an 11 seed. That defines reality for our team, because they have a great team themselves.
So you look at the four 11 seeds, none of them are a match up that we want or any team would want. We're going to have to play one heck of a game tomorrow for us to have a chance to advance, we know that.
Q. Your impressions on how today isn't the most beautiful day along the Wasatch Front, you have been here before. But what does Salt Lake City mean to you to come and play here, your thoughts on playing here in Salt Lake City?
COACH Sean Miller: First of all, we respect the University of Utah and Salt Lake City as much as any school in the country. They're part of our conference. This city in and of itself has a unique history with the NCAA Tournament. Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, I can remember watching that game.
A few years ago, I coached against Gonzaga here in Salt Lake City, lost a heart breaker. We're grateful to be back. This arena is one of the great basketball arenas in the country. We played here a couple of years ago and we're excited.
It's not as far for our fans. It's not as far for our team. To be here in the west is something we were hoping for, and we got what we hoped for. Now we have to perform so we can stay longer than tomorrow.
THE MODERATOR: Thank you, Coach.