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More Americans to own passports and travel instead of the 19% of the population that do now. I've always thought America's biggest problems was because many Americans don't ever seem to leave their own country and experience other cultures therefore thinking the world revolves around them with the attitude "why do I need to go anywhere when I have everything here?"

There's nothing better than travel to broaden one's mind and to perhaps gain an understanding of other cultures.

We are in agreement - alert the media. {#Lol}

Yes, the walmart/foxspews/oprah/goodmorningamerica/newcarevery2.5yearsetc perspective is rather limited in its ability to identify with anyone outside the typical American suburban landscape. Hell, most folks around here have difficulty imagining the idea of riding public transport on a regular basis.

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Posted: Dec 6, 2009 - 5:05am

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Posted: Dec 6, 2009 - 3:31am
hippiechick wrote: People get the government they deserve. I couldn't agree more.

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Posted: Dec 6, 2009 - 3:03am
hönx wrote: what for? when there is no brain in-between... gee, thanks.

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Posted: Dec 6, 2009 - 12:38am
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: which ear should I use? what for? when there is no brain in-between...

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 10:33pm
winter wrote: Two ears, one mouth - think about it. which ear should I use?

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 4:35pm
oldviolin wrote: Very thoughtful suggestion!

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 4:34pm

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 4:28pm

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 4:22pm
oldslabsides wrote: I've done the participation thing, believe me. And it's never Pepsi. People get the government they deserve.

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 4:20pm
oldslabsides wrote: I've done the participation thing, believe me. And it's never Pepsi. interesting juxtaposition

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 4:19pm
winter wrote: Here's one: participate. Democracy isn't for the lazy, the cynical, or the disengaged. Here's another: listen. If everyone shouts, no one gets heard. Two ears, one mouth - think about it. And the third? Grow up. It's not always good and evil, right and wrong. Sometimes it's Coke and Pepsi. I've done the participation thing, believe me. And it's never Pepsi.

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 3:22pm
dionysius wrote: Wow, HJ! I think I saw Ice Cold in Alex when I was a kid, but not since, and then it was bugging me that I couldn't put a name to the film until Maryte cross-referenced Anthony Quayle and John Mills and found it. Today's #1 obscure movie reference!

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 3:16pm
Wow, HJ! I think I saw Ice Cold in Alex when I was a kid, but not since, and then it was bugging me that I couldn't put a name to the film until Maryte cross-referenced Anthony Quayle and John Mills and found it. Today's #1 obscure movie reference!

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 3:10pm

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 3:00pm

hobiejoe wrote:

Yup, learnt that lesson, but then again, some occaisions demand a really cold sharp beer - I'm thinking mainly after big exercise or some such, or maybe crossing the Egyptian desert in an army ambulance with a traitor in your midst....

I've lately been having, as an after work happy hour, a few of the Red Hook Long Hammer IPAs and New Belgium 2° Below Ales. Not Budweiser, not Miller, not Coors. But they need to be sipped while cold, even in chilly weather. Higher alcohol content warms you up, not the temperature.

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 2:57pm
Frosty, frothy, cold root beer for everybody!

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 2:56pm
BlueHeronDruid wrote: I hope the same thing. Because most American mass market "beer" must be drunk extremely cold, in order to be barely palatable. Yup, learnt that lesson, but then again, some occaisions demand a really cold sharp beer - I'm thinking mainly after big exercise or some such, or maybe crossing the Egyptian desert in an army ambulance with a traitor in your midst....

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 2:52pm
hobiejoe wrote: I do hope, darling, that you meant more cask conditioned beers served at 12°C rather than Budweiser at room temperature? I hope the same thing. Because most American mass market "beer" must be drunk extremely cold, in order to be barely palatable.

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Posted: Dec 5, 2009 - 2:51pm
MrsHobieJoe wrote: warmer beer There are some northern European habits we in warmer climes will never adopt, and I think this is one of them.

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