# If you only want to talk about America, fuck off elsewhere, brickbacon **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 26, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130 "2005-04-26T06:23:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/41 "2005-04-27T07:18:48Z")
> [@buns3000](#): > > The foreigners can help fight your self-confessed ignorance. But is that really an option given a) foreigners hate America and b) therefore Americans and c) the Reader owns the Dope and d) the Reader is based in Chicago, IL., USA and e) we are living in a global village without boundaries and f) my head’s aching… As Karl Pop-up said, “you cannot force anybody by argument to take arguments seriously”. ---
**Author:** ![Latro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Latro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latro)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/42 "2005-04-27T08:25:39Z")
What is so difficult about this? The _server_ is in Chicago but the board is connected to the **World Wide** Web. Membership is international. So the board is international. ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/43 "2005-04-27T09:06:27Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > [Here’s my numbers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=269991&page=3&highlight=american+posters) based on an outdated sample. Post #114. > > USA — 76% > Canada — 8% > UK — 4.4% > Australia — 3 % > Ireland — 1.5% Where are the Dutch on that list, hmmm? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/44 "2005-04-27T09:26:44Z")
> [@gum](#): > > Where are the Dutch on that list, hmmm? > 😉 Exactly! They could account for the other 7%!! ---
**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/45 "2005-04-27T09:47:47Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > We didn’t defeat you limey buggers in two wars to get made fun of on internet message boards! No brit is even 1/15th the least American…NO ONE!!! > > Erek We were at war with the US?! Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/46 "2005-04-27T10:44:10Z")
> [@Martiju](#): > > We were at war with the US?! Who knew? Maybe it was just friendly fire 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/47 "2005-04-27T11:12:46Z")
> [@Martiju](#): > > > [@mswas](#): > > > > We didn’t defeat you limey buggers in two wars to get made fun of on internet message boards! No brit is even 1/15th the least American…NO ONE!!! > > > > Erek > > We were at war with the US?! Who knew? He didn’t say that, he merely said that it takes 15 Brits to equal one American. Anyone with an accurate set of scales can confirm this. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/48 "2005-04-27T11:19:31Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > I bet he can’t wait til you’re 50 and all your bad british teeth have fallen out so you can polish his knob 100X more effectively. > > We didn’t defeat you limey buggers in two wars to get made fun of on internet message boards! No brit is even 1/15th the least American…NO ONE!!! > > England is just the beta test version, America is retail baby! > > Go Brickbacon keep getting pitted for pointing out simple demographics! > > Erek America defeated Limeys in 2 world wars? Shit my history books are way the fuck out of wonk, here I thought the US and the UK were on the same side. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/49 "2005-04-27T11:26:07Z")
> [@calm kiwi](#): > > America defeated Limeys in 2 world wars? > > Shit my history books are way the fuck out of wonk, here I thought the US and the UK were on the same side. I blame the liberal school boards. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/50 "2005-04-27T12:41:04Z")
Don’t blame the schools. I’m sure **mswas** had a cold those days 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/51 "2005-04-27T13:33:20Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > We didn’t defeat you limey buggers in two wars to get made fun of on internet message boards! The last year my mom lived in Canada, her class studied the War of 1812. The first year my mom lived in the U.S., her class studied the War of 1812. She says these were apparently two different wars. [/pointless observation] ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/52 "2005-04-27T14:36:34Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > We didn’t defeat you limey buggers in\*\* two wars\*\* > [@calm kiwi](#): > > America defeated Limeys in **2 world wars**? > > Shit my history books are way the fuck out of wonk, here I thought the US and the UK were on the same side. > [@Harborwolf](#): > > I blame the liberal school boards. I’m sure there’s some connection here… ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/53 "2005-04-27T16:17:28Z")
> [@calm kiwi](#): > > Don’t blame the schools. I’m sure **mswas** had a cold those days 😃 Yeah, I missed the day where they taught us that the two world wars were the only wars that ever happened. Erek ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/54 "2005-04-27T16:26:30Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > Exactly! They could account for the other 7%!! Now,now. Don’t make fun. You _know_ we can’t count. ---
**Author:** ![guinnog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@guinnog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guinnog)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/55 "2005-04-27T16:55:49Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Yeah, I missed the day where they taught us that the two world wars were the only wars that ever happened. > > Erek Aha! You were referring to your nascent nation’s terroristic defeat of the evil King George! In the Eighteenth Century! How proud you must be… ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/56 "2005-04-27T16:59:39Z")
> [@guinnog](#): > > Aha! > > You were referring to your nascent nation’s terroristic defeat of the evil King George! In the Eighteenth Century! How proud you must be… Hey, the only time we ever fought an honorable war it was either against England with France or Germany with England. Gotta take our pride where we can. It doesn’t matter though, because we can take a point of pride knowing that England is our bitch now. Erek ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/57 "2005-04-27T20:08:18Z")
> [@Zabali\_Clawbane](#): > > That’s pretty funny considering the fact that a recent retired moderator was Dutch. **brickbacon** , you really shoved that foot in far! This isn’t “an American board”, it’s a worldwide community with a goal of fighting ignorance, but it seems you’ve forgotten that too. JMHO of course. How about a current [moderator](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) who is Indian. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/58 "2005-04-27T21:01:00Z")
I had no idea **brickbacon** was still around. ---
**Author:** ![guinnog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@guinnog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guinnog)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/59 "2005-04-27T21:18:05Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Hey, the only time we ever fought an honorable war it was either against England with France or Germany with England. Gotta take our pride where we can. > > It doesn’t matter though, because we can take a point of pride knowing that England is our bitch now. Sadly, you have a point. Not just England, but all that Tony Blair rules is ‘your bitch’. Maybe we can somehow wipe that shit-eating grin off his face? I know, dream on… John ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130/60 "2005-04-27T21:37:14Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > I had no idea **brickbacon** was still around. I thought it was a not-so-clever play on **bricker’s** username. That’s why I wandered in here in the first place… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-only-want-to-talk-about-america-fuck-off-elsewhere-brickbacon/301130.md?page=4)