The interesting thread

[jowcol]

Could you pass a US citizenship test? Find out.

For what it's worth, when my wife got naturalized, we studied the hell out of this stuff.  In the interview, she was asked the colors of the flag.

[Karl Henning]

Aye, my wife and mom-in-law studied with admirable diligence.

[Lethevich]

http://textsfrombennett.tumblr.com/post/15535858996/bennett-shows-his-respect

[Lethevich]

MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren't Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought

[eyeresist]

MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren't Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought

USA - where the dollar is king.

[DavidW]

That is so obscene and corrupt that I'm not surprised it was on fox news (the interview)!

[Todd]

And Chris Dodd was the one who delivered the message.  Hilarious.  Now back to figuring out how to implement Dodd Frank.

[Karl Henning]

Barney is retiring to wed his dreamboat . . . .

[Todd]

USA - where the dollar is king.

You were expecting the Pound Sterling, perhaps?

[Karl Henning]

By God, we had a tea party over those outrages, Sir!

[Todd]

Wait just a minute!  Does this article imply that Warren Buffett may not, in fact, be a populist billionaire? 

At least he wants to pay more taxes on his new riches.  Or something like that.

I'm thinking Romney's guys should call Buffett's guys.

[Lethevich]

http://isitnormal.com/story/is-it-normal-that-i-feel-this-way-about-people-in-africa-90545/

[DavidW]

A Pompeii-esque preservation for our time:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099187/Bodies-21-German-soldiers-buried-alive-WW1-trench-perfectly-preserved-94-years-later.html

[Opus106]

A Pompeii-esque preservation for our time:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099187/Bodies-21-German-soldiers-buried-alive-WW1-trench-perfectly-preserved-94-years-later.html

It's pretty weird -- or not -- how I involuntarily associate the emoticon in your signature with each of your posts and end up wondering what is there to laugh about certain statements you make or questions you ask. And then I realise.

[DavidW]

It's pretty weird -- or not -- how I involuntarily associate the emoticon in your signature with each of your posts and end up wondering what is there to laugh about certain statements you make or questions you ask. And then I realise.

I've removed it so there will be no confusion.

[Opus106]

I've removed it so there will be no confusion.

Why? I mean, it wasn't disrupting my reading of your posts in any significant way. I just thought it was funny, again weirdly so (should have included more emoticons ). I'm sorry if I offended you in any way. Please bring back your acknowledgement of John's avatar-creating talent.

[Wendell_E]

For what it's worth, when my wife got naturalized, we studied the hell out of this stuff.  In the interview, she was asked the colors of the flag.

I can imagine if it was Rick Perry.  "Red, white, and...... Oops!"

[DavidW]

Why? I mean, it wasn't disrupting my reading of your posts in any significant way. I just thought it was funny, again weirdly so (should have included more emoticons ). I'm sorry if I offended you in any way. Please bring back your acknowledgement of John's avatar-creating talent.

I'm not offended!   I just saw the point to what you said.  I would hate to look like a sarcastic, unfeeling jackass on say the Whitney Houston thread just because I didn't really think about the effect of my sig.

[eyeresist]

I'm not offended!   I just saw the point to what you said.  I would hate to look like a sarcastic, unfeeling jackass on say the Whitney Houston thread just because I didn't really think about the effect of my sig.

Whereas the exploding head is much more tasteful 

[DavidW]

Whereas the exploding head is much more tasteful 

Well I can only do so much on one day!