But really it's what you make of it. That's the beauty of a melting pot of other cultures. There are plenty of downsides, but hey. Someone will always *** about something.
Man...Violent Femmes always makes me think of They Might Be Giants, because I had a friend in high school who was a big fan of both and got me into TMBG.
I seriously want to kick mosin's *** for making me think about it. and complaining that he doesn't have any...
American culture is so vast and varied...
I remember trying to show it all to some exchange students from the soviet union during the cold war and it was like.... where do you even begin?
sure you have the melting pot aspect like ramy said but there is so much more... cowboys and blues and debutantes and soul food and moonshine hillbillies and break dances and slam dancers and yuppies and swamp people and surfers and new yorkers and hippies and soccer moms and beatniks and sweet jazz, jesus, snake handling, wild west nascar, fireworks, bbq, summer whatever festival, corn dogs, funnel cakes, low riders, mob wannabees, and four thousand varieties of rock and roll.
and somewhere along the way... one of the girls had a complete breakdown at the Dread Zeppelin concert... we took the house of the holy and turned it into a slam dancing fat elvis impersonator side show cavalcade of insanity... with reggae... and it was apparently too much for her
and somewhere along the way... one of the girls had a complete breakdown at the Dread Zeppelin concert... we took the house of the holy and turned it into a slam dancing fat elvis impersonator side show cavalcade of insanity... with reggae... and it was apparently too much for her
Sometimes I feel like you'r describing dreams of which I've forgotten like 99.5%.
I remember trying to explain "what americans do on the weekend" when I was asked by a mexican that had never left the city he was born in....
EVERYTHING! anything you could think of they do it. some people are into boating. and that's what they do on the weekend they go drink beer on a boat in a lake in Tennessee... and they have these gigantic party boats they have parties on and they grill up some food and get hammered with five hundred people they don't know... /shows him a picture of it...
There are no limits. I can have korean bbq tacos in a leather fetish gay bar with a cuban cigar while listening to a liza minnelli impersonator sing proud mary while I drink scotch from some peat bog in Scotland and wear a Hawaiian grass skirt and shirt made out plastic six pack holders and feathers...
you can *** do whatever you want... you can wrestle an alligator or surf a wave or bungie jump out of a helicopter in a light up elvis jumpsuit...
EVERYTHING! anything you could think of they do it. some people are into boating. and that's what they do on the weekend they go drink beer on a boat in a lake in Tennessee... and they have these gigantic party boats they have parties on and they grill up some food and get hammered with five hundred people they don't know... /shows him a picture of it...
The sure fire way to blow any foreigners mind is to take them to vegas... you can eat breakfast in paris, hike the red rock canyon, party on a lake, skydive, pet a baby lion, watch a jousting match, see a circus, throw a tomato at celine dion, ride a gondola, drink a pear sake mojito...
And the professor/leader of the ussr group wanted to see some cowboys... and I think he was probably thinking more along the lines of the roy rogers kind...wild bill hickok... but we took him to a country western line dance bar..... which I think they also enjoyed...
once the shock wore off enough they could close their mouths....
you can not construct an awesome culture in a mere 250 years. we are a hog-poge collection of weirdos from all over the globe. a true *** of an identity.
you can not construct an awesome culture in a mere 250 years. we are a hog-poge collection of weirdos from all over the globe. a true *** of an identity.
Well, it sounds like you need more challenge at work, then. Maybe you should take on tasks that you wouldn't normally do! Volunteer yourself! Get some character in those evil cheeks!
then the hangover remedy is a shot of moonshine and a shot of... I'm going to call it "cabbage juice" which is a cabbage flavored brine/vinegar liquid left over from making cabbage salad... it will help slap the cobwebs off your eyeballs.
I just pop a couple of Caffebols. 30mg of codeine does the trick just fine + caffeine lol.
you can not construct an awesome culture in a mere 250 years. we are a hog-poge collection of weirdos from all over the globe. a true *** of an identity.
Which is why I feel it's important to keep as close a hold on where your family came from as you can.
But don't get so caught up in the awesome stuff that came before that you let the awesome stuff you get to have a hand in making pass you by.
Trust me. I know well the feeling you're talking about. I'm a lover of European history and culture too. But the day-to-day folks that live there aren't any more cultured than we are; just differently so. All they've got on us is older buildings. Which are pretty awesome, for sure. But not a deal breaker.
Edit: As of 2010-10-05 14:48:06 CST, Ni reached 10,000 pages.
Since we all can't be on the same linkshell in game, this can be our cross server linkshell thread.
Like most linkshells, it can be pretty dead at times. Other times it's full of intense conversations about either rl, gear, goals, pokemon or anything else you want to contribute.
We can cover any sort of topic at all, within reason of the forum rules. No real main topic, just a bunch of FFXIAH friends/people coming on and discussing random things.
Yeah Chuu. Bringing you up to speed, Ludoggy is the LS pedophile. I'm the fountain of random and useless knowledge that makes you go "Hrm" with the occasional side of "holy shit he said what?"
Kungfu is the LS nutjob, spouting super random things that are usually sexist, until Savvy or Alyria comes into the room. Then he's a classic case of sexual harrassment. Rumaha is also true to the second part; we're wondering about his sexuality though.
Daj is Ludoggy's gay lover. Not much else is known about this Asuran. Tairo is kinda new, but since is a female and Alyria's lesbian lover, she fit right in real quick.
Celene(F) and Rowland(M) are more of the shyer members, but often say things that are witty, have a good pun and sometimes cause three page discussions. Celene hates when people hit on her. It doesn't stop them from trying.
Krizz is just social and likes to kill time here during work Tbest is about the same, except tends to be a douche to guys and affectionate toward girls.
Alyria is the most social female, gets groped a lot without provoking it by others, and Tairo ends up stabbing people for it. Cai is just a barrel of lols, I might be gay for him. If I wasn't straight.
Not sure about Citag, s/he's new. Kiriyu is just an in-out kinda person. Says one thing every three days that every guy makes a big fuss over. Ludoggy gets really defensive since she's asian and underage (might be 18 now).
Artem is the wayward soul that makes you ponder the meaning of life by constantly reminding us life can suck. But he deals, and so do we. About the same for Savannah, except people are more "AWH!" to her because of a vagina involved.
Dasva is the ex military man (as is Krizz but this doesn't apply to him) who hates the world and plots a way to destroy most of it.
Number2 is kinda like a mix between Cai and I; never bashes, likes to laugh and has odd avatars. His current suits a lot of the convos this LS gets into. Barti is most well known for his moustache. He gives mousatche rides for a fee. I'm missing a few people but whatever. CARRY ON!
Luelle Smells.
Roster of FFXIAH Ni (as of April 1st, 2010 Pocoyo avatar craze)
Happy b-day ls.
Heres my lame gift to AHLS, since Row is lame and took away the OP, I made my own!
Haseyo/Bignose: He's got a bigass nose, Leader of the RL avi revloution or some junk no one gives a crap about...crazy about his asian pop/rock bands and is a closet pedo. AKA LAME
Dameshi: wont level his sam sub and is a lolblu, LAME
Citag: Doesnt put out, Really lame
Dasva: Uses Chu as a cover up for his desire for me greased up and naked on his bed, Lame.
Rydiya/Bra+Panties: Secret lesbien, doesnt wear bra+panties, like to knit and other old people stuff (bingo)
Pikachu/Chu: Hi Chu, I love chu
Kryee/Socks: Noms on socks, wears the sam red pair everyday and frequently sniffs her arm pits.
Cheyne: Domo origoto, Mr Roboto...I think he's gay.
Urial: SOCCER IS LAME AND YOU'RE LAME.
Thundars: LOLCANADIAN
Spence: LOLFRENCHCANADIAN
Enterius/ghost: He's a ghost...he'll say something witty to me later.
Ixe: Ducky face and cant seem to get a straw in her mouth (can get other things in there though)
Mairah: She cool...lame
Bart: Full times OPO-OPO, free mustache rides otherwise LAME
Sav/Mango: Field trips, yay!
Aly/thatgreenmodthatwillbanmeifIsayanythingbad: *tapes*
Woody: You're not Italian...no tea for you.
Sectum: My apprentice...loves asian girls, loves to cook...he's awesome. put me in a story where I wasnt a pedo and that'd cool
Rum:STOP RAIDING MY BASEMENT AND TAKING AWAY MY GIRLS GAWD. Long Islander...lame
Valencea:Wont tell me the color of her undies, you lost the bet...no we cant get married...NO MEANS NO
Kojo:Open pedo...he likes scat, ewww
Tohsou: I think he's a pedo with a girlfriend as cover up, lame.
Kiriyu/strawberry: Lurk Less post moar! I see you what you are doing!
Krizz: Mohawk guy #1
Triet: Mohawk guy #1...wait
Bloodbathboy: The Hulk
Kungfuhustle: AH%DUE%$JNSRGHSRHHEYHEHSA Y%HEDHGSR EAT AHUYY DONKEY NUTS
Celene: Quit...Canadian...who the hell quits?
Tbest: MIA
Eternaltriumph: Where the hell has he been? Is he gone cause he got pussywhipped or something? Whatever...
#2: GOD...I miss him /cry
Luelle/otherlu: The Other Lu.
Zekky: Quit, kicking ass, raped me :\
Krystale/Girlwithpiercing: Magnets stick to her, Toke Canadian, hawt...she's 15 right?
Marzbarz: NINJA
Rowland: All your Pocoyo are belong to...him
Weewoo/Tool: He liked Asura and wont admit it.
Miemo: Has a mithra avi c.c
Kalyna: is a girl right? right? oh...lame
Gimmeurselables: TOO MUCH BOUNCE...TOO BIG, EWWWW
Sagittario: Lame elf whu runs around in a diaper subligar
Ludoggy: Faggot
Edit: The Family Ni Tree
Luelle's (And Citag's too!) birthday present
[h1]H1[/h1]
[h2]H2[/h2]
[h3]H3[/h3]
[figlet]Figlet[/figlet]
[spoiler="Custom spoiler!"][h1]Yay[/h1][/spoiler]
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/matas/hobnotropic[/soundcloud]
Will try to get to more stuff when I can.
Disclaimer: Your Feelings May Get Hurt In Your Stay Here.
