# Ask the American **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 23, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-american/464836 "2008-09-23T14:46:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-american/464836/21 "2008-09-23T22:40:59Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Something other countries feel. You mean those countries without hyper-inflated opinions of their own world standing? I get ya. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-american/464836/22 "2008-09-23T22:53:36Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > And here I was expecting a slightly more serious answer… but I guess that’ll do. Actually, he’s not far off. (seriously). 😉 What language do Americans speak? What are some of their native customs? ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-american/464836/23 "2008-09-23T23:10:46Z")
If you were sitting in your very large Ford 350 pickup truck and were asked if you would blow a man away with your .44 Smith & Wesson for the price of a Big Mac, how would you evaluate the situation. Would it be better to kill the man for the price of one cartridge or just buy a Big Mac Value Meal yourself? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-american/464836/24 "2008-09-24T00:21:25Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > You mean those countries without hyper-inflated opinions of their own world standing? I get ya. 😉 Hey, if you got a hyper-inflated opinion of your own world standing, flaunt it ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-american/464836/25 "2008-09-24T00:24:48Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > If you were sitting in your very large Ford 350 pickup truck and were asked if you would blow a man away with your .44 Smith & Wesson for the price of a Big Mac, how would you evaluate the situation. Would it be better to kill the man for the price of one cartridge or just buy a Big Mac Value Meal yourself? The _price_ of a Big Mac? Sheet, dude better be standing there with Big Mac in hand before most Americans would even _consider_ the proposition. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-american/464836/26 "2008-09-24T00:26:31Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Actually, he’s not far off. (seriously). 😉 > > What language do Americans speak? What are some of their native customs? Americans speak English, which was taught to us by our poodles. Our main custom is bitch-slapping. The world is our bitch. Then comes praying. We pray devoutly that the rest of the world understands our superiority and bends over. Using the lash gets tiring. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-american/464836/27 "2008-09-24T00:35:31Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > If you were sitting in your very large Ford 350 pickup truck and were asked if you would blow a man away with your .44 Smith & Wesson for the price of a Big Mac, how would you evaluate the situation. Would it be better to kill the man for the price of one cartridge or just buy a Big Mac Value Meal yourself? This won’t be an issue once the plan to substitute ammunition for currency is complete. A .22 caliber will replace the penny, a .32 the nickel, a .38 will be a quarter, a .44 a dollar, and a .50 will be the five dollar bill. You can make $5 payments from thousand yards away. The Euro will be replaced by the 9 mm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-american/464836.md?page=1)