From: Homer J Simpson on

"Kurt Ullman" <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Right. Sure. If the US wasn't importing oil to feed its ridiculous fleet
>> of
>> inefficient cars what would happen to world prices and hence the flow of
>> money to the Middle East?
>
> Not much since it would largely be gobbled by China and India
> among others.

25% of world production?














From: Homer J Simpson on

<lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Reminds me of a bumper sticker when I was in grad school in Boston and
> used to go up into northern New England on road trips: "Welcome to
> Vermont. Now go home."

In Oregon: "Don't Californicate Oregon"
















From: JoeBloe on
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:29:00 GMT, "Homer J Simpson"
<nobody(a)nowhere.com> Gave us:

>
>"Kurt Ullman" <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:kurtullman-25F347.08023505102006(a)customer-201-125-217-207.uninet.net.mx...
>
>>> And what percentage of Americans have ever been further than Canada or
>>> Mexico? Or have even left their own state?
>>>
>>> Ever watch Jay Leno?
>>
>> Yep that certainly meets my criteria for a well-done population
>> study....
>
>Jay Leno: "Which two countries border the United States?"
>
>Girl on the Street: "Ummm, errr, ahhh, Europe and ummm, Paris?"
>
>Yep, that's an American all right. Like those who think Alaska is an island.
>
Do you actually think that it was unrehearsed and not intentional,
dumbass?
From: lucasea on

"Homer J Simpson" <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>> Your American Love of Violence is once again nnoted.
>>
>> Do you think that violence is the only way to 'win an argument' ?
>
> Isn't it the message of almost all US made movies?

Sadly, yes, Hollywood has perpetuated and profited from that stereotype.
There are a large number of excellent independent films that tell
interesting, compelling stories and don't involve violence.

Eric Lucas


From: JoeBloe on
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:29:00 GMT, "Homer J Simpson"
<nobody(a)nowhere.com> Gave us:

> importing oil to feed its ridiculous fleet of
>inefficient cars

I doubt that you even have any clue as to the model and make
distribution of cars in the US population.