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I was in town yesterday.... (4.00 / 2)

and I suddenly noticed that there's a lot of people wearning Obama stuff. Y'know, this is like... London. in England.

And I got to wondering and then I realised. It's how Americans can be americans abroad and not get hassled about well everything. They don't have to wear Canada flag patches anymore. An Obama t-shirt is get out of jail free card, a great big "I'm one of the good guys buy me a beer" neon sign.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 05:59:59 PM EST

Re: I was in town yesterday.... (none / 1)

A couple of friends were wearing:

constantly during their trip to Paris.

Got a lot of notice. ;-)

A doo run-run-run, a doo run-run

by ATinNM on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 06:12:02 PM EST
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Re: I was in town yesterday.... (none / 0)

VERRRRY cool!

When the music's over, turn out the light. Jim Morrison, the doors

by THE Twank (paszeski__aaaaaaatttttt__yahoo.com) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 10:29:24 AM EST
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What a relief (none / 0)

I won't have to say "eh" all the time when I travel. I can just wear an Obama button. :)

by Maryb2004 on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 06:12:51 PM EST
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Re: What a relief (none / 1)

Huh. Somehow I've never had these problems - I've never once been mistaken for a Republican...

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 07:07:27 PM EST
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Re: What a relief (4.00 / 3)

how come? is it the lack of swiveling eyeballs? lack of frothing at the mouth? what gives it away? ;-)

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 07:12:49 PM EST
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Re: What a relief (4.00 / 2)

I'm not sure! You'll have to ask the meetup people...

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 07:20:35 PM EST
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Re: What a relief (none / 1)

It's the shoes.

by Maryb2004 on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 07:26:15 PM EST
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Re: What a relief (none / 1)

Oh! I'll bet you're right!

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 07:27:54 PM EST
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Re: What a relief (none / 1)

Of course I'm right. The shoes AND your international sensibility.

by Maryb2004 on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 08:05:01 PM EST
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It's the smile (none / 1)

and the irresistible way she says "bohnjoooor" or "mayrceeeee"

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (jeromeguillet@yahoo.fr) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 12:33:57 PM EST
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Re: What a relief (none / 0)

I generally didn't have a problem, although a few did assume we were all right-wing lunatics. Had a classmate who, when we first met, kept asking me why Americans believed in Bush.

But, hell, the Brits were more Republican than I was much of the time.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 07:56:29 PM EST
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