BBC America

[DariusMonsef]

I think this is my new favorite station.

So Graham Norton & Faking it are a hoot.

Are these shows big in the U.K.?

**Edit**

Ooohoooh and The Office.

[Soul]

Yup :)

What else is on it?

- Soul :s:

[mdipi]

i love BBC its the best news i have ever read or seen

[Soul]

It's because it's English ;)

[mdipi]

yeah they even use the u in colour like there should be

[nobody]

No, there shodn't be any excess "u"s in any words. Color, Favorite, Neighbor. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[mdipi]

i like the u...

[nobody]

I like you too :love:

[mdipi]

yay!

[Coppertop]

U is the proper way of spelling it. When the sa (no U in usa) broke away from britain, they decided to be as differant as possible. which is why they are the only ones to still use the imperial system, they eliminated the "u"'s in words, changed mum to mom, etc.

God, theres a whole list out there somewhere.

Postu whatu youu knowu tou beu differentu. (The u's!)

[Soul]

Stoopid American's wanting to be different :P

[Coppertop]

Ya, they're like the french. (which they hate)

Does anyone else think the "Freedom Fries" was a stupoid idea?

[DariusMonsef]

This is what I think about freedom fries (http://www.ethanmedia.com/sites/smallerdoses/freedomfries.html)

I mean I just walked out my freedom doors and freedom kissed my imaginary girlfriend...

[Coppertop]

haha.

[Kitiara]

OK, dumb blonde question here...

I know the whole 'freedom fry' thing came from the war and the French not co-operating or whatever, but are you guys serious? I mean, are people actually going round saying "freedom fry"?!? :sure:

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I don't think so...

it's a good thing we aren't mad at Denmark...

then "Freedom" would come in Blackberry and Blueberry flavors...

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[kirupa]

Originally posted by Kitiara
OK, dumb blonde question here...

I know the whole 'freedom fry' thing came from the war and the French not co-operating or whatever, but are you guys serious? I mean, are people actually going round saying "freedom fry"?!? :sure:
Kit, I'm planning on adding the words "French" and "French Fry" to the censored words list. Actually, I have been saying Freedom fries since the last Gulf War in 1991.

:ub:

[Coppertop]

Actually Kirupa, why not for just a day or 2 you have that on the sensored list just for "phun"

[Kitiara]

Hehe... :)

I just had to ask, you know. :) To find out if there were people in this world weird enough to call French fries 'Freedom Fries'.

Actually, as it happens you're all wrong and they're called 'chips', but I'm willing to overlook that for the time being... :P

[Soul]

Yay for chips :love:

[Coppertop]

Indeed! And its football! not soccer!

Just wondering, but how did american football (rugby football I believe its called in the UK occasionally) a game played mostly with hands become known as Football? where as Soccer, a game played almost entirely with feet (and a ball, not a funny eggish shaped object) became, well, not football

[Soul]

Because thats the americans for ya

- Soul :s:

[nobody]

They call if foot ball because the ball is a foot long

[Coppertop]

An american football is the only ball that is "long".

Also goes back to my point of being the only ones who still use the imperial system (for something other than estimating)

[[Legoman]]

american football (rugby football I believe its called in the UK occasionally)
rugby is a whole different ball game. it is played with an oval ball and mainly with the hands, but doesn't involve silly padding, helmets or cheerleaders, just big men hurting each other.

[Coppertop]

i know, but I have heard some brits refer to it as rugby-football. I don't think they still do anymore though.

[[Legoman]]

yeah, it's proper name is rugby-football, but it's commonly referred to as rugby, American football is always referred to as American football.

[DariusMonsef]

Yes it is a name game, we won't get into the debate of which sport requires more athleticism (sp?). Well it's not really a debate.

P.S. People born in the UK... Is it a conscience thing to know have a you are a higher level of cool, or is it something that just pleasantly surprises you from time to time?

[Kitiara]

It's genetic. :sure: