@AchromaticMagus Loves Wotter: That is actually exactly how language works.
@Reicheru: Or Jade Empire
A neutron walks into a bar and orders a drink. He asks the bartender, "how much will that be?"
The bartender, a good friend of the neutron, smiles and says, "for you, no charge."
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What do you call a triple post?
Buggy Gawker/Kotaku code
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What do you call a cow with no legs?
Ground beef
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What do you call a cow with no legs?
Ground beef
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@Musouka [Region 4]: Even though you're telling me not to try to change your mind, I will. I can't help myself.
In Spanish, 'America' refers to the continents of North America and South America. To a Spanish speaking person, 'Americano' means any person from the Americas.
In English, 'America' refers to the United States of America. 'American,' to an English speaker means someone from the USA.
This false cognate causes a lot of Spanish speakers to think English speakers are being arrogant when they refer to the USA as 'America.'
The fact is that the USA is called 'America' because in English, 'America' is not a continent the same way it is in Spanish. This is probably because English speakers use the seven continent model, while Spanish speakers use the six continent model.
Because of this, 'America' is very rarely used to refer to both North America and South America in English.
This linguistic quirk combined with there being no version of the word 'Estadounidense' in English has led to people from the USA calling themselves Americans (it should be noted people from the United Mexican States call themselves Mexicans) and the country of the USA being referred to as America (in English).
Also what about Ecuador? Are Ecuadorians being arrogant because there are people in Africa and Indonesia who live on the equator as well?
In summary, please be more understanding of English speakers who call the USA 'America.' It's just a little quirk in the English language and the speaker isn't trying to offend any other countries in the Americas.
Also, if you ever encounter an English speaker in a Spanish speaking country who uses the word 'Americano' for 'Estadounidense,' instead of getting angry at him, politely tell him about the how in Spanish 'America' and 'Americano' refer to the continent, while in English, they refer to the country. If he still refers to the USA as 'America' while speaking Spanish, send me a message and I'll fly down there and punch him in the face for you :).
Two muffins are baking in an oven.
One muffin says, "it sure is getting hot in here."
The second muffin replies, "holy crap a talking muffin!"
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Why don't clams ever share?
They're shellfish.
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What was the one-legged woman's name?
Eileen
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What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A fsh
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@Athena's Paladin:
Where do toys develop during gestation?
Ut "Я" Us
Ok, I admit that was really bad.
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How can you tell a weasel apart from a stoat?
It's easy: they're weasily distinguishable because they're stoatally different.
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Why did the woman get married to Count Dracula?
He was her bite in shining armor.
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What does Italian food say when it gets in a fight?
"You want a pizza me?"
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I can't see any rhyme or reason for the picks in the "10 Games of the 90s That Have Aged Well" (or similar lists from earlier articles, such as "7 Games of the Past Decade that Have Aged Well" and "Top 10 Video Games We'd Like to See in 3d") .
I think these lists should just be renamed "Popular Games During a Certain Time Period."
Everyone survived, slept with Tali, and took Legion's advice (when he explained why the Geth refused Reaper technology) and blew up the base.
@BigManMalone: I doubt corporations would want to support one candidate over another anyway due to elections being so polarizing; nobody wants to lose half of their customer base.
@Josh Taylor: I didn't dislike Arkham Asylum, it just didn't appeal to me. I felt like the game was too videogamy if that makes sense. To me, it goes in the same category as Brutal Legend and Red Faction: Guerrilla; that category being games that are decent but didn't blow me away.
Of course, everybody has different tastes, and I can see how Arkham Asylum could really appeal to a Batman fan the same way Knights of the Old Republic appealed to me as a Star Wars fan.
