Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans (21)

Mar 19, 2008 3:42 AM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
onehitwunder1
onehitwunder1onehitwunder1fort wayne, Indiana USA1 Threads 17 Posts
I live here [born and raised]and there are more than a few things about this culture and people I have trouble understanding.I would have to guess there are things about us that have you scratching your head and wondering what the hell are we thinking.What's your favorite unfathomable American thing?
Mine would be the large segment of our population that continue to buy and drive huge and unnecessary vehicles.With oil prices what they are why would someone buy a 3 ton vehicle[truck or suv] that might get 15 miles per gallon when they don't need a truck and spend most of their driving time alone
Mar 19, 2008 8:56 AM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Elley
ElleyElleyCadiz, Andalusia Spain131 Threads 1 Polls 2,808 Posts
Conrad73: That's still bugging you too?
Has been bugging me ever since that fateful November back in '63.


So spillfrustrated
Mar 19, 2008 9:05 AM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
foreveryoung1
foreveryoung1foreveryoung1cartagena, Murcia Spain2 Threads 1 Polls 2,984 Posts
What about the pics of man on the moon? where the real or filmed in the Navada desert?
Mar 19, 2008 2:14 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Jacko50
Jacko50Jacko50Qawra, Majjistral Malta70 Threads 371 Posts
The nations foreign policies always confuse melaugh
Mar 19, 2008 2:33 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Sparky55
Sparky55Sparky55Somewhere, Afghanistan48 Threads 1 Polls 2,678 Posts
Conrad73: That's still bugging you too?
Has been bugging me ever since that fateful November back in '63.


What's your theory Conrad? I always suspected Hoover. There was no love lost between the two of them or Bobby Kennedy for the matter.
Mar 19, 2008 3:12 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Sparky55: What's your theory Conrad? I always suspected Hoover. There was no love lost between the two of them or Bobby Kennedy for the matter.


Probably some of the Old Boys on both Sides of the Fence had their Fingers in it.
Same goes for Bobby,MLK,and Malcolm X.
Hoover had some excellent Connections to Organized Crime exactly in those Circles which are suspected by some Investigators.
Problem is that so many Records are still sealed and won't be opened in my Lifetime.
Probably the Mob and Rogue Elements of the different Intelligence Services plus possibly some Organisations we don't even know about.
There are just too many Inconsistencies about all those killings. dunno frustrated wave
Mar 19, 2008 3:41 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
onehitwunder1
onehitwunder1onehitwunder1fort wayne, Indiana USA1 Threads 17 Posts
Well put Conrad,that is what i believe also

Yes,as far as i know,Kennedy did have a relationship with Ms Monroe.was she killed for it?probably

as for the moon landing,i believe we did go.there does appear to be some funny business going on with some of the pictures and transcripts.i would guess it's more a case of they saw something the govt didn't want to talk about than the 5 or 6 missions were faked
Mar 19, 2008 11:15 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
solitare
solitaresolitareBariloche, Rio Negro Argentina40 Threads 4,041 Posts
Anyone see the newest TV reality show from the US: Wife Swap?? or another one called Street Smarts, on which passersby at random are asked very simple questions such as Who is buried in President Grant's tomb...what river flows from a great lake to the Gulf of Mexico? Who was Marlyn Monroe? etc. and most get it wrong...ie, No she was NOT Madonna's mother...Jimmi Hendrix is not in Grant's tomb...it's the Mississippi river, not the Nile...%D What planet are they from?? %D
Mar 20, 2008 6:43 AM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Sparky55
Sparky55Sparky55Somewhere, Afghanistan48 Threads 1 Polls 2,678 Posts
Conrad73: Probably some of the Old Boys on both Sides of the Fence had their Fingers in it.
Same goes for Bobby,MLK,and Malcolm X.
Hoover had some excellent Connections to Organized Crime exactly in those Circles which are suspected by some Investigators.
Problem is that so many Records are still sealed and won't be opened in my Lifetime.
Probably the Mob and Rogue Elements of the different Intelligence Services plus possibly some Organisations we don't even know about.
There are just too many Inconsistencies about all those killings.


Yeah, I agree, it could have been any number of people or organizations involved. I think whoever it was they were more than likely responsible for the other people you mentioned and possibly others erased from existance during that period of time. Lot's of questions remain and the official stories don't add up.
Mar 20, 2008 6:45 AM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Sparky55
Sparky55Sparky55Somewhere, Afghanistan48 Threads 1 Polls 2,678 Posts
solitare: Anyone see the newest TV reality show from the US: Wife Swap?? or another one called Street Smarts, on which passersby at random are asked very simple questions such as Who is buried in President Grant's tomb...what river flows from a great lake to the Gulf of Mexico? Who was Marlyn Monroe? etc. and most get it wrong...ie, No she was NOT Madonna's mother...Jimmi Hendrix is not in Grant's tomb...it's the Mississippi river, not the Nile...%D What planet are they from?? %D


Scarey isn't it. I've seen some of those street smarts type of things done by Leno. Funny on the surface but when you really think about it, it's not so funny.
Mar 20, 2008 3:35 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Elley
ElleyElleyCadiz, Andalusia Spain131 Threads 1 Polls 2,808 Posts
How is it you guys ALWAYS get to save the planet ? Why can,t it be a Bulgarian or Aborigine ?dunno
Mar 20, 2008 3:36 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Elley
ElleyElleyCadiz, Andalusia Spain131 Threads 1 Polls 2,808 Posts
Elley: How is it you guys ALWAYS get to save the planet ? Why can,t it be a Bulgarian or Aborigine ?


Or better still, Why not a camel or kangaroo ?
Mar 20, 2008 7:51 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Lareyl
LareylLareylColumbus, Ohio USA1 Posts
Not always. When Arnold Schwarzenegger saves the day its an Austrian. Then there's Sean Connery and Roger Moore.
Elley: How is it you guys ALWAYS get to save the planet ? Why can,t it be a Bulgarian or Aborigine ?
Mar 20, 2008 9:57 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
kidatheart
kidatheartkidatheartFruitvale, British Columbia Canada30 Threads 16,544 Posts
solitare: Anyone see the newest TV reality show from the US: Wife Swap?? or another one called Street Smarts, on which passersby at random are asked very simple questions such as Who is buried in President Grant's tomb...what river flows from a great lake to the Gulf of Mexico? Who was Marlyn Monroe? etc. and most get it wrong...ie, No she was NOT Madonna's mother...Jimmi Hendrix is not in Grant's tomb...it's the Mississippi river, not the Nile...%D What planet are they from?? %D



There's a Canadian named Rick Mercer from a program called "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" who does a similar thing. He asks Americans questions about Canada and North America in general and some of the answers he gets are hilarious, but also sad in a way. One question in particular was, "Should Canada stop putting their elderly onto ice floes?".
I should also add there are a few knowledgable Americans that have been questioned and Mr.Mercer has almost had his lights knocked out a few times.laugh
Mar 20, 2008 10:11 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
solitare
solitaresolitareBariloche, Rio Negro Argentina40 Threads 4,041 Posts
kidatheart: There's a Canadian named Rick Mercer from a program called "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" who does a similar thing. He asks Americans questions about Canada and North America in general and some of the answers he gets are hilarious, but also sad in a way. One question in particular was, "Should Canada stop putting their elderly onto ice floes?".
I should also add there are a few knowledgable Americans that have been questioned and Mr.Mercer has almost had his lights knocked out a few times.


Yes, and I miss that show, used to watch it all the time, same with Canadian Air Farce! It would be hard to pick which is the better! %D
Mar 21, 2008 12:33 AM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
onehitwunder1
onehitwunder1onehitwunder1fort wayne, Indiana USA1 Threads 17 Posts
How is it you guys ALWAYS get to save the planet ? Why can,t it be a Bulgarian or Aborigine ?[/quote

We seem to be the only ones silly enough to spend that kind of money on a non productive resource

as for saving the world,as far as i can tell,the current war is being waged to save our economy.none of their other reasons make much sense
Mar 21, 2008 2:40 AM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
natasha555
natasha555natasha555Plovdiv, Bulgaria14 Threads 649 Posts
Elley: Or better still, Why not a camel or kangaroo ?



Hey Elley,I don't know about Aborigine,but Bulgarians have a secret plan to save the planet ,we only wait for the right time wink laugh
Mar 21, 2008 3:14 AM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
Sparky55
Sparky55Sparky55Somewhere, Afghanistan48 Threads 1 Polls 2,678 Posts
Elley: How is it you guys ALWAYS get to save the planet ? Why can,t it be a Bulgarian or Aborigine ?


I think that's all done with since Rambo has officially went home
Mar 21, 2008 6:48 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
Conrad73: what's so UNUSUAL about that?????


I am laughing, more than the emoticon can show!rolling on the floor laughing

Ah ha, now I see the bigger plot! Could it be the reason for all the Auslanders being allowed in here?...... just in case of a repopulation having to take place ....... As long as they dont have to do it to Each Other!rolling on the floor laughing Sorry, I am just perpetuating what is supposed to be a myth......rolling on the floor laughing
Mar 22, 2008 6:34 PM CST Poll:what do you find most baffeling about Americans
smoky: I am laughing, more than the emoticon can show!

Ah ha, now I see the bigger plot! Could it be the reason for all the Auslanders being allowed in here?...... just in case of a repopulation having to take place ....... As long as they dont have to do it to Each Other! Sorry, I am just perpetuating what is supposed to be a myth......
??!!!confused grin laugh rolling on the floor laughing hole santa waving grin
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