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BritGuyTN Aug 29th 2007 12:57 pm

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Originally Posted by anotherlimey (Post 5246749)
"on our map"??

I bet her map looks like this:

http://www.etsu.edu/scitech/entc/images/us-map.gif

Go on, lay a pin on that; there's a 33% chance she'd get it correct.

OI! Thats where my wife went. She did get a full ride so she was at least in the upper half of her class! :rofl:

Have to say though, a lot of her girlfriends from there are as thick as pig shit

BritGuyTN Aug 29th 2007 1:01 pm

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Originally Posted by another bloody yank (Post 5245847)

pickups
pizza
Budweiser (select)
cutoff jeans for hot women
NFL
flip flops
drive throughs

well I score 7

I just cleaned my pickup out wearing flip flops and drinking bud select and earlier I went to a bank of america ATM - 4 in one afternoon...

Maz Aug 29th 2007 1:29 pm

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Originally Posted by Bill_S (Post 5245661)
The South Carolina contestant in the Miss Teen USA pageant was asked (on live TV) why only 20% of Americans can identify the USA on a world map. She answered with an incoherent ramble that included multiple mentions of Iraq and South Africa...

Actually it was "the Iraq". Quite classic! :lol:


Originally Posted by TruBrit (Post 5245926)
world series :lol: ohhh pleeeezzee that so makes me :rofl:

Me too! I downloaded a bunch of Eddie Izzard albums the other night and he references the "world" series and how odd it is that the US has won every single time. :rofl:


Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad (Post 5246701)
getting back on topic, did you see her considered reply after thinking about it.....

"I would love to re-answer that question," Upton said. "Well personally, my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on our map. I don't know anyone else who doesn't. And if the statistics are correct, I believe there should be more emphasis on geography."

Anyone else note that she still didn't actually answer the question then either? :blink:


Originally Posted by BritGuyTN (Post 5251254)
well I score 7

I just cleaned my pickup out wearing flip flops and drinking bud select and earlier I went to a bank of america ATM - 4 in one afternoon...

:rofl: You yank! :p

Maz Aug 29th 2007 1:31 pm

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Originally Posted by another bloody yank (Post 5245847)
Because you love it here! You just can't admit it to yourself. You love McDonalds and fried chicken and giant puffy Lazy Boy Recliners and pickups and country music and pizza and Budweiser and cutoff jeans and those tanktops with the built in bra and Chinese Buffets and shopping at the Mall and cowboy hats and Truck Nutz and Harleys and TV commercials and Dairy Queen and the NFL and flip flops and drive throughs and the World Series and snowcones in July....

:p

I wasn't aware that flip-flops were quintessentially American, and I just wear sandals anyway. Going to invest in some crocs soon. :D ;) I go to the drive-through at my bank, but that's it. I've no idea what a snowcone even looks like... :D what is it? I've only spent nearly 12 years here... :lol:

another bloody yank Aug 29th 2007 2:00 pm

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Originally Posted by Maz (Post 5251332)
I wasn't aware that flip-flops were quintessentially American, and I just wear sandals anyway. Going to invest in some crocs soon. :D ;) I go to the drive-through at my bank, but that's it. I've no idea what a snowcone even looks like... :D what is it? I've only spent nearly 12 years here... :lol:

That's 12 years wasted if you've never had a snowcone! It's ground up ice in a cone shaped paper cup with liquid flavoring poured over it. It could be in a regular shaped cup too, but the cone is traditional.

Maz Aug 29th 2007 2:01 pm

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Originally Posted by another bloody yank (Post 5251390)
That's 12 years wasted if you've never had a snowcone! It's ground up ice in a cone shaped paper cup with liquid flavoring poured over it. It could be in a regular shaped cup too, but the cone is traditional.

Aah that's a snowcone! (ick...) :D

Thanks. :)

another bloody yank Aug 29th 2007 2:05 pm

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Originally Posted by Maz (Post 5251397)
Aah that's a snowcone! (ick...) :D

Thanks. :)

Ick?:huh:

How can a snowcone be ick? It's just crushed ice with flavor added!

anabella Aug 29th 2007 2:22 pm

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So that's what a dumb blonde is..



Originally Posted by another bloody yank (Post 5245847)
Because you love it here! You just can't admit it to yourself. You love McDonalds and fried chicken and giant puffy Lazy Boy Recliners and pickups and country music and pizza and Budweiser and cutoff jeans and those tanktops with the built in bra and Chinese Buffets and shopping at the Mall and cowboy hats and Truck Nutz and Harleys and TV commercials and Dairy Queen and the NFL and flip flops and drive throughs and the World Series and snowcones in July....

:p

:blink:

Tell us more about these..

another bloody yank Aug 29th 2007 2:31 pm

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Originally Posted by anabella (Post 5251452)
So that's what a dumb blonde is..




:blink:

Tell us more about these..

My wife sleeps in 'em sometimes and they're much easier to remove than a regular bra....

That's about all I know...

krizzy Aug 29th 2007 2:38 pm

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I've not owned a bra since I stopped breast feeding 18 years ago...
My friends breast cancer doctor said that if women needed unwire they would be born with it....

Sally Aug 29th 2007 3:27 pm

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Originally Posted by krizzy (Post 5251494)
I've not owned a bra since I stopped breast feeding 18 years ago...
My friends breast cancer doctor said that if women needed unwire they would be born with it....

Compression/overheating is believed to be bad for breasts - but fashion seems to be more wire and uplift than ever.

another bloody yank Aug 29th 2007 3:57 pm

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Originally Posted by anabella (Post 5251452)
So that's what a dumb blonde is..




:blink:

Tell us more about these..

OK, according to Mrs. ABY, they are much more comfortable than a regular bra, they are more like a sports bra but without all the smashing and uniboob look.

She likes the "Jockey" kind, here is an example: http://www.barenecessities.com/Jocke...NEW_,size,.htm

anabella Aug 29th 2007 3:59 pm

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Originally Posted by another bloody yank (Post 5251638)
OK, according to Mrs. ABY, they are much more comfortable than a regular bra, they are more like a sports bra but without all the smashing and uniboob look.

She likes the "Jockey" kind, here is an example: http://www.barenecessities.com/Jocke...NEW_,size,.htm


They sure do look more comfy than a bra..

Sally Aug 29th 2007 4:01 pm

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Originally Posted by another bloody yank (Post 5251638)
OK, according to Mrs. ABY, they are much more comfortable than a regular bra, they are more like a sports bra but without all the smashing and uniboob look.

She likes the "Jockey" kind, here is an example: http://www.barenecessities.com/Jocke...NEW_,size,.htm

The only problem I find with those, which I thought were fab to start with, is that the elastic can cause a skin reaction. There was a thread about it in the Aus forum.

britvic Aug 29th 2007 4:01 pm

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Originally Posted by Sally (Post 5251580)
Compression/overheating is believed to be bad for breasts - but fashion seems to be more wire and uplift than ever.

Oh I cant go out without my wire & uplift.


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